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Master Recyclers volunteer in many ways.

Master Recyclers can work with school children.

Master Recyclers marched in the 2016 Dairy parade.

Local Sustainability:

Become a Tillamook County Master Recycler

“I

’ve recycled all my life…

I’m an avid recycler…

I recycle EVERYTHING” How many of us have said any of those or similar expressions? If you have, you may consider joining the team of Tillamook County Master Recyclers.

With its first class in 2014, Tillamook County became the 13th county in Oregon to establish a Master Recyclers program.

“Our current list of 18 Master Recyclers include young and not-asyoung, employed and retired, male and female, and those living in all areas of the county” states Sue Owens, Solid Waste Outreach and Education Coordinator, who is also the Master Recycler Coordinator. “These volunteers have been a real asset to our department outreach and wonderful people to get to know and work with.” With the Solid Waste Program Manager, David McCall being the only full time employee, the rest of the department consists of part time employees. “The success of recycling in Tillamook County relies heavily on the volunteer contributions of the Master Recyclers,” said McCall.

“Our Master Recyclers attend a 20 hour course, held over three days where they learn more about recycling and materials management than most of them expect,” Owens notes. “We bring in out-of-town and local specialists and present a tremendous amount of information not just on a global scale, but we also bring it home to what is happening here, in Tillamook County.”

Master Recycler students can expect to learn more about what is in our waste stream, what is being done to divert it and how they can “make a difference in their neighborhood.”

Course topics include but are not limited to: waste composition, E-waste, household hazardous waste, waste reduction and prevention, construction debris, composting and microplastics. During the 20 hour class, students have hands on

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Students enjoy a moment on a field trip.

training as well as several field trips.

Students from the first course are still involved, so much so that some even help teach the new courses.

Graduates from the program can find themselves volunteering for an array of opportunities. In the few years the program has been established in Tillamook County, over 500 hours of volunteer time has been logged. Not everyone is comfortable in every volunteer environment,” Owens acknowledges, “so we try to keep a wide assortment of opportunities out there.” Most activities are established, such as volunteering at the County Fair, or Home and Garden Show, but the door is open for those who want to share their gifts and talents in innovative ways. One of the newer graduates built a nice backyard composter made from pallets for the Home and Garden raffle. Another designed a clever hat to generate discussions in the classrooms. “Each volunteer has a unique set of strengths and interests,” Owens notes, “We try to match those to the opportunities available.”

The primary mandate given to the Master Recyclers is to be a spokes-

Field trips are big part of the Master Recycler class.

Students in class.

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Master Recyclers help with State-wide programs and events.

person in their circle of influence.

“We ask the graduates to share their knowledge and enthusiasm with their friends and family,” Owens notes, “If you are working out at the YMCA, playing cards with friends, or shopping at the grocery store, you interact with people and the best way to share the message of recycling and environmental stewardship is word-of-mouth.”

The current membership roster includes the following graduates: Anna Travers, Bob Jeans, Karen Reddick-Yurka, Maria Prince, Terri Stevens, Peggy Weitman, Emily Dana, Stephanie Lewis, Pam Shabatura, JoAnne Woelfle, Dawn Beyer, John Goertzen, Linda Kozlowski, Anne Osborn-Coopersmith, Wendy Ryan, Stephanie Welch, Vic Starostka, and Roger Miller. Owens encourages readers to visit with these people about the

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program and how it has impacted their lives.

Virtually everyone who has taken the course has responded they were pleased with the class and glad they invested their time and energy into it. Master Recycler John Goertzen stated, “I joined the Master Recyclers to continue my effects of a lifetime.” Another participant commented, “This was a fascinating weekend. Anyone interested in the realities and possibilities of recycling in Tillamook County should take it!”

Originally held in Central Tillamook County, collaboration with Tillamook Bay Community College has allowed the course to be more easily offered in all areas of the county. The next class will be held Wednesday through Friday, September 28-30, 2016 at the TBCC central campus. For more information, contact Owens at 503.842.3419 x 3104 or email at sowens@co.tillamook.or.us. You may also register for the class by clicking on the MASTER RECYCLERS tab on our website at http://www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/ SolidWaste.

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A Trusted Friend -

Stratos Wealth Partners is pursuing success one investor at a time I t’s always nice to have a trusted friend “in the business” and certainly many folks here in Tillamook over the past 13 years can identify with that as they have interacted with local financial advisor, Ted Erickson during his 14 years at the TLC. During his tenure at the TLC Federal Credit Union, Ted was instrumental in starting and administering their investment division which served the needs of many in our area.

Now, Ted along with Val Braun, have branched out on their own and have aligned with the nationally recognized professional financial planning firm of Stratos Wealth Partners to form their own investment firm that is process driven, not product focused.

Specializing in Income Distribution, Estate and Retirement Planning, coupled with the latest in financial technology tools, such as Wealth Vision, Riskalyze and Account View, to assist his clients, Ted is now able to bring a whole new and enhanced level of services to individuals who are thinking about their families financial futures.

In 1930 the average life expectancy was 58.1 years for men and 61.6 years for women. By 2014, life expectancies had increased to 76.4 years for men and 81.2 years for women (Source: Center for Disease Control’s National Vital Statistic Report, 2015).

Can your current financial plan carry you through your retirement?

Having been in the financial planning business since 1992, Ted brings almost 25 years of expertise based on the rock solid belief of trust with his clients. Simply put, Ted shared

that, “Trust is built on keeping your word and not making promises you can’t keep.” Ted feels he has built a reputation in our community over the years based on being transparent, persevering, and exhibiting moral and ethical principles to all he has come into contact with.

According to Ted, “Reputation and credibility is given by others and you just can’t give yourself a good reputation. That status is given by others when they say positive things about you and the work you have done for and with them.”

At his new business, Ted continues to bring the enhanced services locals expect in a financial advisor who is also their neighbor. That includes: meeting and speaking with you on a regular basis, a strong willingness to understand your goals and assist you in meeting them, offering a straight forward and understandable answer to your questions, and revisiting your portfolios with routine checkups. If your current advisor is not performing these tasks with you, then it’s time to ask why not.

When asked what other factors are involved in today’s more complex world and an individual seeks financial advice, Ted stated that a person needs to seek an advisor with the CFP® designation. This is the only financial credential that enjoys trademark protection and requires its certificants to adhere to a fidu-

Ted Erickson

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ciary code of ethics. This distinction, he stated, requires that an advisor who carries these credentials is to act in the best interests of his clients at all times.

Certainly holding this certification may add to the credibility of Ted and his business, but we asked “what are some of the other things that people need to be aware of that sets his office apart.” He added, “That he knows the local community and he works with his clients to discover their personal risk tolerance in addition to their individual and family comfort levels, as well as his ability to design individual portfolios and the affordability of his services.”

Financial planning is often perceived as a service reserved only for the wealthy. “Not so”, according to Ted. People who do not have hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings need financial guidance from time to time and don’t have enough money to meet some of the minimum asset requirements set by some financial advisors. Ted offers a simple strategy to those by offering two levels of compensation for his services: one is fee based relative to the AUM (Assets Under Management) and the other is an hourly rate for consulting. Bottom line, not everyone needs a full financial plan right away in life. Even if it’s just a small lifetime event that pops up, where you think that advice from a financial planner might be helpful, Ted, Val and their staff are ready to help you with answers to

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your questions in a simple, easy to comprehend and straightforward manner.

Whatever the case, it certainly doesn’t hurt to take a few minutes for a free, no obligation call and get some independent, objective financial advice from a person you have known for years and will strive to make you feel comfortable no matter what your question.

The bottom line is that the many of American families and individuals do not have any type of comprehensive financial plan in place and certainly wish when that moment in time arrives, they had. That’s why it is so great to have Ted Erickson and his staff in Tillamook… neighbors with the expertise you may need.

You can reach Ted and his staff at Stratos Wealth Partners NW with two office locations: 2505 Main Ave. N, Ste. D, Tillamook, OR 97141 Tel: 503-354-5136 20 Basin St. Ste. 103, Astoria OR 97103 Tel: 503-741-3005.

Both offices can be reached toll free at 1-844-427-3494 www.StratosWealthPartners.com Securities offered through LPL Financial, member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice offered through Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD., a registered investment advisor. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. and Stratos Wealth Partners NW are separate entities from LPL Financial.

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Double Vision: Sustainable Bite in Tillamook mixes good food with environmental sustainability for successful recipe

By Joe Warren Publisher jwarren@countrymedia.net

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hris and Alexa Coulombe opened Sustainable Bite in Tillamook with a double passion for the environment and food and a love for cooking and making people happy.

The combination is working for the Coulombes.

Since opening in the spring, business has exceeded their expectations.

“Our model has changed some since opening,” Alexa said.

“We first wanted to do a food truck, then we found this place and decided to go for it.”

The new restaurant, located on third street in the old Muddy Waters building, is open for lunch and will soon open for breakfast, with an emphasis on sourcing as much of their offerings as locally as possible, according to the owners.

“When we opened in this location, we expected to get more take-out business,” Chris said. “But people love to sit in the corner and relax and look out the window.”

Sustainable Bite is really the combined ideas of Chris and Alexa.

Chris loves to cook and Alexa is passionate about the environment. And they both agree about the importance of sustainability.

“I went to school for environmen-

tal chemistry and sustainability put as we can,” these two passions together,” Alexa Chris says. “I says. “We love to cook, we just love started making food.” my own lunch Chris adds, “it is important for us meats, and to get as much local food as we can. that’s what We’re always looking for other local we’ll use here.” sources.”

For bever“Sustainability ages, Alexa is also about com- says, “We’re munity,” Alexa definitely says. staying away Sustainability, from soda.

Chris says reWe’ll have fresh ally means three lemonade and things. “People fresh juices need sustenance that we make to survive, we ourselves. And need a sustainable tea and coffee economy, so we’re and water.” buying as much “And Tomato local food as posShooters,” sible and because Chris says. we are purchas“They’re little ing locally we virgin Bloody are helping the Mary’s. Someenvironment,” he thing to get said. “Helping you started in the community the morning.” is a huge deal and we’ve been really The busiaccepted by the community.” ness is totally ran by the couple, The Coulombes will offer a variety from menu planning, preparation, of wraps, sandwiches, soups, dips cleaning, bookkeeping and kabobs, as well and ordering, but they as some gluten-free bringing in their son, e are t i B e l and vegetarian opOden, who is seven to b Sustainandly Food help out over the sumtions.

Earth Frie Street “We’re also doing mer. d r 3 4 0 breakfast, because my “Oden is our food 9 1 k o o m husband is awesome critic,” Alexa said. la il T 9 5 5 at breakfast,” Alexa “He’s old enough to 2 4 503-95 admits. Along with help out he’s a good their signature wraps sweeper.” and soups Chris will be The Sustainable Bite is located cooking up a daily special, which on 1904 Third Street and will be they both put together. open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for “We want to do as much of our lunch and earlier when they begin own meat like turkey and roast beef making breakfast. They are also

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opening on what Chris calls, “Secret Saturday” for the locals. “We will keep our closed sign up but we will be secretly open for the locals to pop in and grab a breakfast sandwich or wrap,” Chris said. “We’re not going to be advertising Saturday’s but we will be here working on stocking and prepping for the next week so we will feed our customers if they come in.”

“Everybody loves to eat,” Alex added. “Business has been good so far, this has morphed into a much busier venture than we expected, which is good, it’s not what we expected, but it’s been great.”

For more information, contact The Sustainable Bite at 503-354-2559.

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Bay City’s Downies Cafe:

Generations of family friendly dining

By Joe Warren Publisher jwarren@countrymedia.net

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n Downtown Bay City, Downies Cafe has been a breadfast and lunch meeting place for locals for years. The cafe which sits next to Center Market on 5th Street, used to be part of Bay City Market owned by Charles Downie, his wife Hazel ran the cafe on the north end of the market. It’s been handed down through the family and now is their grandmother Hazel, who is on it’s third generation of Downie now 97, did so many years ago.” ownership.

Taking over the cafe for Jen and “My mom decided to open a cafe Joni seemed like a natural progresbecause she was involved in restausion, and would keep the family rants through her family,” Karen business intact. So after 25 years, said. “Dad remodled the spot on the Karen handed over the business her north end of the store and she had mother had handed down to her, her cafe.” one she nurtured for a quarter of a Back then Hazel prided herself on century to her daughters. her cooking, especially her baking “Both my girls worked for me over focusing on the best pies in the area the years,” Karen said. and the biggest and “Really they are good freshest cinnamon workers, they bought e f a C rolls for miles. the cafe from me in s e i Down th St, The Cafe was passed 2007.”

9320 5 down to Charles and But, Karen would Bay City Hazel’s daughter Karen not give up the cafe Downie and she ran it that easily. She said, Phone: 0 2 2 for the next 25 years, they did a trial run -2 7 7 (503) 3 keeping Hazel’s already for a few months. successful business “She had to make model. sure she was ready to turn it “When mom and dad retired, over to us,” Jen said.

Ken (Karen’s brother) took over So, what’s the secret to Downies the store and I took over the cafe,” Cafe success? Jen says they have the Karen said. “My mom started this best cinnamon rolls and pies, and cafe and she could really make pies, their breakfast are cooked to order, her gift was feeding the family, so everything is fresh and purchased lowe’ve always been stuck on large cally when they can. Like the bacon portions because of that.” they buy from Reed and Hertig in When it came time for Karen Warrenton, the same place they have to retire, she brought in her two always bought it.” daughters, Jen Malcom and Joni “Our pancakes are made from Roberton who run it today, but still scratch, it takes two days to make pride themselves on baking the best our hash browns,” Jen said. “That’s pies and cinnamon rolls, just like the unique thing about our cafe — everything is homemade and fresh, our meat is from Tillamook Meats for all of our steaks.”

Karen still comes by to visit with the customers and check on her daughters. She says it’s nice to come into the cafe, it feels like home.

“We have our daily customers, a lot of mine are gone now and I miss them so much,” Karen said. “I met

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so many people having this cafe, so many good people.”

Now that the girls have had the restaurant almost 10 years. They are busy every morning, cranking out plate size pancakes, made to order bacon, fresh eggs, baked goods until after the lunch crowd dies down.

“My girls have it all set up,” Karen said. “The staff as been with us for years — Raul Camacho and Shelly Green handle the cooking and Ragan Bradish has been our waitress for a long time. “Everyone is cross trained to do whatever job is needed. Raul is constantly getting recruited by other restaurant owners, but he has been with us for a long time and we love Raul, and Shelly is the friendly tornado, she goes 100 miles per hour — we have a great staff.”

Karen admits that it was the groundwork her mother Hazel laid over the years as the biggest reason the cafe is still successful today.

“We had a business built up by my mom and I did not change a thing,” Jen said. “Good homemade old fashioned comfort food, but we will make anything for our customers, if they want a burger at 6 a.m. we make it for them — everything on our menu is served all day long, breakfast or lunch.”

Jen admitted that having her mom stop in is nice, she said she usually puts her to work.

“Mom woks for us sometimes, but

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she likes to chit-chat so sometimes we have to crack the whip on her... not really,” Jen said.

But early on, Jen and Joni almost passed on the business venture.

Jen says that if it were not for her Grandfather, Charles, they might not have taken over the business.

“We didn’t want to do this at all, but my grandfather told us we couldn’t let it go,” Jen said. “He told us it would always feed your family, so we decided to do it, I’m glad we did and I’m glad we did it together.”

And as long as Jen and Joni follow Hazel’s business plan for the place and Karen’s work ethic and drive, it should be around for many more years.

“We don’t do a lot of advertising, it’s word of mouth,” Jen said. “We don’t see the ups and downs this place has always been supported by the locals and our steady customers.

It gets a little slower in the winter, but not that much.”

The cafe is open seven days per week for breakfast and lunch, rain or shine all year long from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“We have served neighbors during power outages,” Jen said. “When they could not cook, we fired up the grill and cooked for them, we are all family here.”

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Ring of Fire Glassworks’ John Gladson blowing a bubble that’s about to burst

By Joe Warren Publisher jwarren@countrymedia.net

‘Art washes from your soul the dust of everyday life’ — Dr. J., Tucson

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he minute you step into John Gladson’s Ring of Fire in Rockaway Beach right off Hwy 101, you can’t help but become energized. You also become aware that John is a one-man-show, sent me 6,000 lbs, enough for the entire who is extremely talented, a high energy season.” artist, who likes to play with fire, literally.

That is a good thing, because John is Gladson is the artist and owner of adding something to his offerings, that is John’s Handblown Glassworks/Ring sure to catch fire. of Fire Glassworks in the quaint beach After years of making glass floats, community with most of his business in glass paperweights and glass nitelights, a the busy months, teaching visitors the heated art of glassblowing. He also creates tornado-like vortex of colors is something John has captured in glass as a way to many pieces for sale in his showroom, hold memories. like floats, nitelights, glass eggs, cups, He now offers a unique way bowls…just about anything for people to remember their to do with glass loved ones. He uses ashes as a decorations. ire key part of the process.

Ring of F s With being rk o Inside of a large colorful W a single owner, s s Gla lassworks.com glass container he works to g John has to re goffi www.rin Hwy. 101, create wispy whirlwind take care of class 496 within, “a porthole to Beach bookings, marketockaway 12 R heaven,” he said with ing, production, 1 -1 971-306 a smile while showing teaching, ordering one of two designs he’s — everything it takes finished. “There are nothing in the to run a successful world like this.” business. And sometimes that can be He said he was inspired by an age-old difficult.

“This year is a blessing thanks to a good simple children’s toy. “I’d seen them in marbles. I thought that I could try to community behind me,” he said. “The incorporate them in my glass,” he said. glass business is in a transition, materials Using the cremated ashes of a loved are scarce — hard to find because of the big glass companies,” he said as he readied one created some challenges of its own, Gladson said. for a demonstration to a threesome of A misstep would create cracks. visitors. “This year is a blessing because “It has to be tempered just right,” he my glass company was only going to send me about 2,000 lbs of glass and they said. “So the layers are the layers of their life.”

Gladson has been a glassblower since 1990.

His biggest challenge has been meeting the demand with a growing group of visitors who stop by his shop to take a lesson.

It is something he admits he really enjoys doing, performing for the visitors.

“What is really flying here is the classes.

I have many different things you can blow.

You can make the float with a hook so you can hang it, you can do it with a flat bottom and set it on a mantle, or you can make it into a nitelight,” he said. “You can do a paperweight egg. You can do a vase or

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a bowl,” he added, noting just some of the choices his students have.

“It has been just phenomenal how busy I have been just doing the classes,” he said.

There also has been a very positive response left online by the students, with some posting comments and others posting videos.

“People are really happy with the experience. I am very thorough – and a live wire,” he said, adding a smile.

At times, it may get a little crowded in the repurposed gas station that Gladson calls home. “I have had as many as 14 at one time in a class.

“First thing I do after they decide the color, I run them through safety. I tell them what not to touch.”

Sometimes, Gladson admits he likes to show off a little bit for the students. He proceeded to demonstrate rolling the molten glass behind his back or using his legs.

“It is really demanding. You can’t stop and take a break. When you start a piece, you have got to finish the piece. You have got to have a certain timing because of the temperatures. If it gets too cold, it will crack.

“You have got to keep on top of it and maintain the temperature,” he explained.

“But once people get the rhythm, it is almost like a dance,” Gladson said.

The Ring of Fire is the sixth glass shop he has started over the years.

After learning the basics, he admits being self-taught when it comes to blowing glass. “It is mechanical thinking… It is just troubleshooting. It is heat versus gravity.

“You have got to keep it rotating and turning,” he explained.

When you watch John whip the rods of molten glass around his shop cooling and forming the pieces while adding layers of color and then adding more molten glass, it’s almost like watching a graceful dancer turn ninja from one motion to the next.

But every action he takes is a contrived step in the process.

“The art flows with my energy, everytime I do something it has a purpose,” he said. “I like the motion, I like to move.”

Gladson readily admits he enjoys instructing the people who stop by to take his classes. “I’m very thorough,” he added.

“We create memorable moments, and that’s what it’s all about.”

Gladson was a featured artist years ago when he had a shop in Mt. St. Helens. “I had designed a five-page catalogue, but it was work, work, work…”

Some things still haven’t changed. “I build my equipment. I maintain my equipment. There is a lot more to it than just blowing glass,” he added.

Although he has been living in Rockaway Beach for several years, he didn’t take over shop until July of 2015. “Up until then, I was just advising and helping. I had the opportunity to become owner then and make it work, so that’s what I did,” he explained. “That is what I am working hard at.”

The Ring of Fire Glassworks is located at 496 Highway 101 on the southern side of Rockaway Beach. It’s good to call before you show up, because his classes fill up quickly. But you will be able to bring home a piece of glass art after Gladson puts the final touches on them.

“Everything they make is at least worth the cost of the class,” he said. “The memories they make are priceless.”

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• Kelley’s Place Garibaldi Opening at new location soon • City Of Rockaway Beach P.O. Box 5 276 Hwy 101 S. Rockaway Beach (503) 355-2291 rockawaybeachor.us • Offshore Grill 122 Hwy 101 North Rockaway Beach 503-355-3005 www.facebook.com/offshoregrill/ • Tillamook Hearing Aid Center 1134 Main Ave. (503) 842-9327 tillamookhhearing2013@gmail.com tillamookhearingaids.com • Toylandia 320 Landea Ave. Manzanita OR 503-368-TOYS • The Sustainable Bite 1904 3rd St Tillamook, OR 503-354-2559 • Harmonium LLC 4000 Blimp Blvd, Suite 320 Tillamook OR 503-207-6400 sales@harmoniumllc.com www.harmoniumllc.com

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Honor Roll • Garibaldi Charters 607 Garibaldi Ave. Garibaldi (503) 322-0007 garibaldicharters.com • Garibaldi Museum 112 Garibaldi Ave. Garibaldi (503) 322-8411 garibaldimuseum.org • Stratos Wealth Partners 2505 Main Ave N, Ste. D Tillamook (503) 354-5136 stratoswealthpartners.com • The Blue Moon Cafe/ Vintage Nest Second St. and Main Ave. Tillamook (541) 285-5555

Protect your business: Harmonium LLC offers business solutions for data storage and protection

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become such a serious threat that now it has the potential to spell disaster for business professionals.” armonium LLC owned and Saldate says that operated by Jeremy Saldate is Tilhackers will take over lamook County’s newest tech company your computer, essenwith a focus on small business solutions for computer data storage and protection. tially shutting it down if you do not pay a Considering the gravity of current isransom. Frequently it’s sues, and the increasing number of hackScreenshot of CryptoLocker ers out there, no business computer is safe a hacker from another country. When small busifrom being taken over by a virus. Worse Complaint Center (IC3) shows ransomstill, computer viruses are becoming more nesses report it to the FBI, ware continues to spread and is infecting often nothing happens, they tell busness and more difficult to combat. devices around the globe. Recent IC3 reowners to “pay the ransom,” normally Harmonium LLC is officially opening porting identifies CryptoWall as the most around $500 or more in some cases. on June 1 after Saldate, a computer procurrent and significant ransomware threat If you pay the ransom, Saldate said, grammer and consultant, decided targeting U.S. individuals and businesses. you become a target to be hit to locate his company in CryptoWall and its variants have been again, and worse, hackers often Tillamook last used actively to target U.S. victims since ask for increasing amounts duryear.

LLC m April 2014. The financial impact to iu n o ing subsequent attacks. If you “I was Harm aldate President victims goes beyond the ransom fee itself, S do not pay the ransom, you working for InJeremy . .O which is typically between $200 and .E C & may never be able to access 20 tel in Hillsboro , Suite 3 d $10,000.

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Between April often has no jurisdiction when you beach house and I 2014 and June 2015, the IC3 received do get hacked. The FBI used to say ‘don’t started working on this new company.

992 CryptoWall-related complaints, with pay the ransom’, but now with the latest In a nutshell, I take care of victims reporting losses totaling over $18 versions of ransomware, they are recomnetwork security and data million. mending that businesses simply pay it.” management.”

In a recent LA Times article, they According to Saldate, underworld Saldate said there is a very real and reported that Hollywood Presbyterian activities have become so well-organized growing need, especially for business Medical Center paid a $17,000 ransom and “user friendly” that virtually anyone, professionals, such as attorneys, mediin bitcoin [a form of digital currency] to a even non-technical users, can go onto the cal professionals, and financial advisors, hacker who seized control of the hospital’s internet, download software, and launch to store their data and protect it from computer systems and would give back an attack on anyone else. advancing viruses. access only when the money was paid.

“For business professionals, this really “As computer viruses have gone from The assault on Hollywood Presbyterian can be a ‘worst-case scenario’” he said. mere nuisances to serious problems for occurred Feb. 5, when hackers using mal“And the government is focused on the businesses, we offer protection from ware infected the institution’s computers, big picture rather than the little guy, so them, and in some cases, methods to preventing hospital staff from being able that’s where we come in: by providing retrieve your information,” Saldate said. to communicate from those devices. protection for business professionals.”

“One of the biggest threats to busiThe hacker demanded 40 bitcoin, the Saldate said that in 2014, CryptoWall nesses today (in terms of data storage equivalent of about $17,000. was developed as a form of ransomware. and recovery) is ransomware, a type of “The malware locks systems by encrypt“When it gets onto your computer, it computer virus that has been around ing files and demanding ransom to obtain encrypts everything on your computer since the 1980s. Back then ransomware the decryption key.

The quickest and and locks you out of your files,” he said. was almost a joke, but it has advanced to most efficient way to restore our systems “You can’t access any of your files, and you can’t do much of and administrative functions was to pay anything other than follow the the ransom and obtain the decryption instructions to pay the ransom key,” a spokesman from the hospital said in the LA Times article. “In the best once you’ve been infected.”

“An ounce of prevention can interest of restoring normal operations, we did this.” work wonders in this case,” The local solution is to visit with he said.

Saldate who has focused on small business According to an article in solutions to this growing problem. the fall of 2015 from the San “The problem for small businesses Diego Press Tribune, data is that the FBI is focused on disabling from the FBI’s Internet Crime CTB-Locker message ransomware at the network level, resulting

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in little attention being given to reports submitted by small businesses,” Saldate said. “The other problem is the FBI has been so overwhelmed with requests for assistance that they are taking a triage approach, so small businesses often get left out in the cold, and in all likelihood they will not be helped by the FBI when this happens.”

Tips to protect yourself

(also from the San Diego Tribune): • Always use antivirus software and a firewall. It’s important to obtain and use antivirus software and firewalls from reputable companies. It’s also important to continually maintain both of these through automatic updates.

• Enable popup blockers. Popups are regularly used by criminals to spread malicious software. To avoid accidental clicks on or within popups, it’s best to prevent them from appearing in the first place.

• Always back up the content on your computer. If you back up, verify, and maintain offline copies of your personal and application data, ransomware scams will have limited impact on you. If you are targeted, instead of worrying about paying a ransom to get your data back, you can simply have your system wiped clean and then reload your files.

• Be skeptical. Don’t click on any emails or attachments you don’t recognize, and avoid suspicious websites altogether.

If you receive a ransomware popup or message on your device alerting you to an infection, immediately disconnect from the Internet to avoid any additional infections or data losses. Alert your local law enforcement personnel and file a complaint at www.IC3.gov.

Local solutions:

Saldate is hosting a luncheon seminar entitled: “Ransomware - What is it?

What is your best defense?” on Wednesday, May 25 at 11 a.m. in the Port of Tillamook Bay Conference Room at 4000 Blimp Blvd. Call 503-207-6400 to reserve your space.

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• Ring Of Fire 496 US-101 Rockaway Beach (971) 306-1112 www.ringoffireglassworks.com • Kelley’s Place Garibaldi Opening at new location soon • City Of Rockaway Beach P.O. Box 5 276 Hwy 101 S. Rockaway Beach (503) 355-2291 rockawaybeachor.us • Offshore Grill 122 Hwy 101 North Rockaway Beach 503-355-3005 www.facebook.com/offshoregrill/ • Tillamook Hearing Aid Center 1134 Main Ave. (503) 842-9327 tillamookhhearing2013@gmail.com tillamookhearingaids.com • Toylandia 320 Landea Ave. Manzanita OR 503-368-TOYS • The Sustainable Bite 1904 3rd St Tillamook, OR 503-354-2559 • Harmonium LLC 4000 Blimp Blvd, Suite 320 Tillamook OR 503-207-6400 sales@harmoniumllc.com www.harmoniumllc.com

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Sustainability: Tillamook County Solid Waste offers local recycle solutions

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hazard, especially to streams and water tables. McCall tells us that paint accounts for more than half the materials they receive at the Household Hazardous Waste facility. “We used to ship our unused paint to Portland, where it was recycled into MetroPaint. It was a good thing, but I wanted to find a way that we could find value for 2016 Household Hazardous Waste our local community, collection dates not just the folks in Jan./none For the SAFE AND PROPER DISPOSAL Portland.” of common household items.

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McCall Mar. 5 looked Tillamook Apr./noneand then around, Transfer May 7 experimentstarted Station June 4 ing. Friends at the 1315 Ekloff Rd., July 9 Tillamook TCCA Aug. 6 Feed Store 9am to 1pm and HeatSept.Barclay’s 10 We DO NOT 1 ingOct. helped with theACCEPT main parts, and Ammunition, Explosives, Nov./none or Medicalloaned waste Lincoln County him their Dec. 5 mixer for the first trial. The result of Tillamook County Solid Waste Department this collaborative 503 Marolf Loop, Tillamook 97141 innovation: “About a Ph: 503.815.3975 www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/solidwaste year-and-a-half ago we kicked off our PLEASE separate Hazardous Waste from other items in your local collection and recycling vehicle prior to arriving at the event.program, using volunteers and staff at HHW events. Last year we mixed 1,447 gal2016 Household Hazardous Waste lons of locally collected, locally recycled collection dates latex paint,”Forsaid McCall, “and by April the SAFE AND PROPER DISPOSAL Jan./none ofFeb. this6year we ofhad already mixed common household items. 630 (See our website for a list of items.) gallons.

Mar. 5 Tillamook Apr./none “By recycling locally, we reduce our May 7 carbon footprint and benefit Transfer our local Station June 4 economy.

1315step Ekloff Rd., July 9 This is a significant Tillamook inAug. our6efforts to provide convenient, 9am to 1pm Sept. 10 quality recycling services to efficient, We DO NOT ACCEPT Oct. 1 and residents businesses in Tillamook Explosives, Nov./none Ammunition, Medical waste with local County. Byorpartnering Dec. 5 non-profits with building centers, we Tillamook County Solid Waste Department are able support their efforts and 503 Marolf Loop, to Tillamook 97141 Ph: 503.815.3975 www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/solidwaste customers at the same time, creating a at the

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illamook County is home to of their hazardous waste in a the first (and only) permasafe and secure manner.” nent hazardous waste collecIn October this year there tion facility on the Oregon Coast. At will also be a special collecthis facility, located at the Tillamook tion event for commercial Transfer Station at 1315 Ekloff Road, pesticides. “This event is open residents can dispose of hazardous for businesses in not only materials like unused paint, mercury Tillamook County, but also thermometers, fluorescent light from Clatsop bulbs and tubes, fire and Lincoln extinCounties,” e t s a guishers, said McCall.

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Waste Facility is one of the most signifFeb. 6 (See our website for a list of items.) icant investments Tillamook County Mar. 5 Tillamook Apr./none has made in its solid waste system, and Transfer May 7 a stellar example of strategic longStation June 4 1315 Ekloff Rd., term thinking and good operational July 9 Tillamook management,” said Leslie Kochan, Aug. 6 9am to 1pm Sept. 10 the Department of Environmental We DO NOT ACCEPT Oct. 1 Quality’s Northwest Region’s Waste Explosives, Nov./none Ammunition, or Medical waste Reduction Specialist. “The results over Dec. 3 the past four years of operation have Tillamook County Solid Waste Department 503 Marolf Loop, Tillamook 97141 shown what a difference such a facility Ph: 503.815.3975 www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/solidwaste can make in increasing the convePLEASE separate Hazardous Waste from other items in your vehicle prior to arriving at the event. nience of hazardous waste collection opportunities.”

“Since the facility opened on Octo2016 Household Hazardous Waste ber 1, 2011, we have hosted 43 regular Recycle yourdates PAINT collection collection events,” said David McCall, For the SAFE AND County PROPER DISPOSAL Jan./none at Tillamook of common household items.

Tillamook County Solid Feb. 6 (See our website for a list of items.)

Mar. 5 Solid Waste Waste Program Manager. “At Tillamook Apr./none those events we collected over 431,000 Transfer May 7 Paint is one of those things that has pounds (216 tons!) of hazardous waste Station June 4 a profound influence on our daily 1315 Ekloff Rd., from 3,879 customers. That translates July 9 Tillamookcan lives. room Aug.The 6 color of a house or 9am into 17 pounds per person. The ability to 1pm help us10feel comfortable after a long Sept. to remove old chemicals, light bulbs, We DO NOT ACCEPT 1 day.Oct. Estimates showExplosives, that even when etc. from storage rooms and garages Nov./none Ammunition, Medical wastehow much paint we calculateorcarefully really benefits our community. AddiDec. 5 we need for a project, approximately tionally, we also held 12 special events Tillamook County Solid Waste Department 10 percent of 97141 it goes unused. But 503 Marolf Loop, Tillamook for businesses, enabling over 50 local Ph: 503.815.3975 www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/solidwaste is also a potential environmental businesses and organizations to dispose paint

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win-win-win situation.”

Recycled paint is exactly that: recycled. It is a mix of interior and exterior paint and can be used either inside or outside, however it has a longer life indoors. Because it is a mix of glosses, acrylics and enamels, it may have a low sheen finish. Recycled latex paint can be applied using a brush, roller or paint sprayer.

Locally recycled latex paint is available while supplies last in seven colors: White, Off-white, Gray, Yellow, Blue and two shades of Tan. Paint can be purchased at the same price of just $24 for 3.5 gallons at four convenient locations: • CARTM in Manzanita, • Habitat for Humanity in Bay City, • Tillamook County Public Works in Tillamook, and • The Pacific City Transfer Station (new location!).

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Tillamook Hearing Aid Center offers solutions to hearing loss

By Joe Warren Publisher jwarren@countrymedia.net

times more likely to end up with dementia or Alzheimer’s, balance disorders and social problems.”

At Tillamook Hearing “Seeing, hearing, feeling are Aid Center, Strampher and Stopper focus on an miracles…” - Walt Whitman informative and hassle-free journey towards improved earing loss is a serious hearing. They are committed matter that affects more to addressing every aspect than just the person experiencing it and at Tillamook Hear- of hearing health for their patients and their families. ing Aid Center Jane Strampher and “By recognizing the diffiDL Stopper have the experience and culties of leading a hearingstate-of-the-art equipment, services impaired life, individuals and products to help you when your and their families can benefit hearing is not what it used to be. from our counseling and exHearing loss can affect your ability ceptional customer service,” to process information, participate in Stopper said. social gatherings and enjoy life.

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Hearing Aid y ap Stopper said Fri.-Sat. B Center, we believe they work with a that everyone lot of people in the farming comshould be able to munity, logging industry and fishing live life to the fullest,” Strampher said. business. But some still believe there is “We have the expertise and resources nothing they can do or if they already to provide an unsurpassed level of comprehensive hearing care and educa- have hearing-loss, they don’t believe they need to wear hearing protection tion to those affected by hearing loss.” while on-the-job.

That means more than just selling “I hear people say all the time, ‘I someone a hearing aid; Strampher don’t need to wear hearing protection and Stopper believe in education and because I already have bad hearing,”’ keeping patients and their families Strampher said. “That’s not true so, informed about the latest advances we carry a large selection of hearing in technology. “It’s not about hearing protection equipment available for loss,” Stopper said. “It’s about hearing gain, it’s about improving your life and many needs.”

Stopper and Strampher purchased improving your brain function.”

Tillamook Hearing Aid Center in Both Strampher and Stop2013, they also have a center in Linper received their education coln City. Stopper joked that they hear in Washington, which has some of the all the time how people appreciate that strictest requirements in the business. they are carrying the business forward They both earned their degrees in in Tillamook and on the Coast. It’s Hearing Instrument Science, attended been around since 1968 in Tillamook. an apprenticeship program and passed “People still come in and ask, ‘is the state examinations in their field. community supporting you because “Through our experience, hearing is we really need you to stay around,”’ the sense that is the most underrated Stopper said. They moved into their and untreated,” Stopper said. “A pernew location in January of 2014 in the son with untreated hearing loss is five Roby’s Complex on the corner of 12th Street and Main Avenue in Tillamook.

Both Strampher and Stopper are licensed in Washington and Oregon, they will help you throughout your life from your initial visit,

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to determining the level of hearing-loss you suffer from to the proper treatment and equipment you will need as well as ongoing care and retesting when needed. They also offer pricing and plans to meet all budgets, so there is no reason to not enjoy all the benefits of hearing through their expert counseling, services and products.

• The Blue Moon Cafe/ Vintage Nest Second St. and Main Ave. Tillamook (541) 285-5555

Amplification Expectations Before purchasing your hearing instruments, Strampher and Stopper will review the benefits and limitations of an amplification solution. Learning to adjust to your hearing aid will take patience but their helpful staff will do their best to fully inform you about the realistic expectations that accompany hearing amplification.

Benefit Verification During your scheduled follow-up appointment, Stopper and Strampher will demonstrate how your new hearing instrument is helping you hear better. They also make sure that you are comfortable and satisfied with your customized hearing aids. If they need adjusted, they will help you with that too.

They strive to make sure each step in your search for better hearing is pleasant, informative, and worry-free.

Unsurpassed Service The entire staff at Tillamook Hearing Aid Center is committed to providing the highest level of service and ensuring your comfort and satisfaction on your journey towards improved hearing.

Tillamook Hearing Aid Center is a certified supplier of the most modern hearing aid products on the market.

Their technicians

are licensed to give professional hearing tests and evaluations.

Our inventory of hearing aid supplies is stocked with Starkey Hearing Instruments – the only United States hearing aid manufacturer. Starkey Hearing focuses on the latest research and development and is renowned for their excellent customer service.

Services: • Complete Hearing Evaluation • Hearing Aid Adjustment • Hearing Aid Fitting • Hearing Aid Repair • Speech and Hearing Tests

Products: • Batteries • Behind-Ear Hearing Aids • Digital Hearing Aids • In-Ear Hearing Aids • Personal Noise Blockers • Starkey Hearing Technologies

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It’s special at the beach: Bring your event to Rockaway Beach in style

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ing and in magazines like Portland Monthly.

The facility was built in 2006 when the new City Hall building was constructed, but according to city he City of Rockaway Beach manager Lars Gare, they are upgrading has cooked up something the kitchen so caterers can cook and special they hope will bring provide food and they have added the even more people to the community – historic bar-back from Harold’s Club, a multi-use facility capable of holding a turn-of-the-century solid oak Brunspublic and private events. It recently wick Blake collection piece of furniture got an that sits upgrade against the which east wall will to add allow elegance caterers to your to cook venue. for the “We left meetthe origiings and nal mirror events because it onsite. makes it It look very even has vintage,” added a Gare said.

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by James dash of history to the decor.

Nemish, the owner of Herald’s Club “Many people want to get marwhere the bar back was used for many ried on the beach,” said Terri Michel, years.

It really adds to the facility, it’s a Rockaway Beach’s City Recorder. “This part of Rockaway Beach history.” will give them a convenient place for a Gare said the facility can host up to reception.”

150 people with ease.

If you do not need to rent the The city has tables and entire facility, or need chairs to use and with privacy and the upgrades to the want to Y A W A kitchen the facilbreak into ROCK F O ity is totally turn-key Y groups, the CIT H C A E and event ready for B room has whenever you need 5 a divider . Box O .

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They even (TLT) funds, the have a piano onsite for City of Rockathose who want to hire musicians to way Beach is play live music. taking advantage of getting “We have hosted many area governthe word out about the facility running ment meetings here as well as trainads through Tillamook Coast Market-

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ing seminars,” Gare said. “We’ve also hosted our Holiday Gift Fair and annual fundraiser dinners like our recent Parks and Rec. Dinner.”

Rockaway Beach is taking advantage of other TLT funds available for advertising the facility. He said the money spent is giving the city exposure in more densely populated areas while hitting the demographic they are trying to attract.

“Those funds have really paid off for us,” Gare said. “TLT has really gotten the communities working together to make sure the word gets out not only in Portland but through Social Media and the internet, the result is we are bringing events and venues to town and perpetuating the tax.”

It’s a good match according to Michel.

“People love to come and enjoy the beach and need a space for a meeting or event,” She said. “With our Civic Facility, this gives them the venue they need.”

The city purchased a professional 10-burner stove and added a stateof-the-art ventilation hood so your caterer can prepare food onsite.

“This feature was paid for by the City of Rockaway Beach” Gare said. “Soon we will have

a reach-in-freezer and we’re going to install a commercial dishwasher, and add some onsite cookware, this will be a fully class-one commercial kitchen facility capable to prepare meals for up to 150 people. TLT funds will be used for these purchases.”

With plenty of room to host your event, the upgrades to the kitchen, the location right in the heart of downtown, two huge public parking lots near by and parking on the street, this venue is a perfect setting to host about any event.

At a glance: Escape to the beach for your next meeting or celebration!

• Great Location • Just One Block to the Beach • Many Nice Motels and Rental Houses Nearby • One Block from our Downtown with its Quaint Shops and Restaurants • A Wonderful Place for Meetings, Weddings and Family Gatherings Great Facility • 30’ x 40’ Meeting Room with Sliding Divider • Seats 150 Theater Style • Seats 100 at Long Tables • Seats 80 at Round Tables • 20’ x 12’ Seminar or Break-out Room • 30’ x 16’ Lobby & 18’ x 7’ Gallery

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• City of Rockaway Beach P.O. Box 5 276 Hwy 101 S. Rockaway Beach, OR 97136 503-355-2291 rockawaybeachor.us • Garibaldi Charters 607 Garibaldi Ave., Garibaldi (503) 322-0007 garibaldicharters.com • Garibaldi Museum 112 Garibaldi Ave., Garibaldi (503) 322-8411 garibaldimuseum.org • Stratos Wealth Partners 2505 Main Ave, Ste. D Tillamook (503) 354-5136 stratoswealthpartners.com • The Blue Moon Cafe/ Vintage Nest Second St. and Main Ave. Tillamook (541) 285-5555 • Tillamook County Solid Waste 503 Marolf Loop (503) 815-3975 www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/ solidwaste Check out Success Stories on our website each week at TillamookHeadlightHerald.com

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Garibaldi Charters makes fishing a ‘family affair’

By Brad Mosher bmosher@countrymedia.net

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ishing is a family affair.

It has been for many decades at Garibaldi Charters.

And if Ty and Tamara Mautner have a say in it, it will stay that way for many years.

“Garibaldi Charters and D&D Charters used to be separate operations back in the 1970’s. They merged at some point, and my grandfather even ran the charter boat “D&D II” out of this port back then.

“Then it was my parents’ business for 13 years,” Tamara said.

“My husband and I bought the business from my parents three years ago.

This will be our fourth season coming up. We are getting ready to open for the season.”

There already has been some growth in the business, she added. “Since we got it (the business), we have added another boat. And this year we are getting ready to add a guide boat. So we will have three large charter boats and one six-pack guide boat.

“We are also hoping to expand this summer into doing some bay tours and some crabbing trips. We are trying to make it a little more available

for families – and especially families with younger kids,” she explained.

“We want to get them out there and just experience the water a little bit.”

The charter business also offers whale watching trips several times during the year – in March during Spring Break. “We also have several eco-tours spread out throughout the summer. That is pretty much it for people with kids.”

That is one area she said she’d like to see the business grow in the near future.

“We want to give options to people who may not be quite ready to spend six hours out on the water.

“I think we’d have a lot of interest in it, we’d like to include that this year.”

“I have my captain’s license, so I would like to take some of those family trips myself, but mostly I am here in the office with my kids” said Tamara. In the past, she has worked as a guide boat captain in Alaska, a dive boat captain in Florida, as well as a charter boat captain in Oregon.

Although Mautner and her husband focus on running the office and keeping the boats and gear in top shape, the business is still a family affair, she said. “My dad runs (and owns) one of the boats. He may be selling that one to us in a few years,” she added. “My sister works for us here in the office. Ty handles the gear, boat, and engine maintenance. We like to keep it in the family. We all work really well together.”

The business offers both halfday and full day fishing trips.

“We have two of the fastest high volume charter boats in Garibaldi,” she added, with pride. The business can take groups up to 20 on fishing trips.

The business has two large 43-foot boats – the Norwester and Alaska Sunrise – which can handle 20 passengers, while a third 36-footer named ‘The D&D’ can handle up to 16 passengers, Mautner said.

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the deep reef March 31.” trips for the fishermen, including Spring Break has only added to the a Light Tackle bottom fishing trip business, she said. “We have more which takes six hours. The target on trips running during Spring Break those trips is usually Black Rockfish, because there is more demand for it.” but the Ling Cod and crabs could Among the other choices for the also be part of the haul when the people wanting to boat returns to the port. Accordgo on a charter ing to Mautner, trips are fishing trip, the available March business offers a sixthrough OcI D L hour Coho Salmon tober (weather A B I GAR fishing trip and a permitting).

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One of the one for kids. We most popular trips get a lot of requests comes in late July when Albacore for that. A lot of the tuna comes close to the coast, accordpeople coming in from out of town ing to Mautner. “We are the southernwant to do that trip,” she added. most port on the Oregon coast that For more adventurous fishermen, the business offers an eight-hour trip offers live bait tuna fishing, which has become really popular in the past 10 for some deep reef bottom fishing years,” said Tamara. “People come to for Ling Cod. the coast from all over to get out on a The charter boats have heavy duty live-bait tuna trip, because fishing for rods and reels to fish over 300 feet tuna is such a blast!” deep, but those trips are only avail“Our main focus now is with the able in March and in October. The fishing. That is where we are making business will be heading out with our living,” she added, noting that she charter boats March 10 if the ocean is looking for additional opportunities is calm enough, she said. “We are to add to the list of trips or services the getting pretty booked on the weekcompany is offering. ends for March because they cut off

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Garibaldi Charters is already busy booking up their calendar for the summer, so if you would like more information, feel free to give them a call at 503-322-0007 or check out their website at www.garibaldicharters.com.

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Manzanita counselor mixes physical with emotional

By Brad Mosher bmosher@countrymedia.net

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ometimes, it may be just a chance to talk.

Other times, it may mean breaking out the yoga mat to help her clients.

Either way, Holly Evans Smith is building her business Rolling Wave Silver Services in Manzanita with an effort to make people feel better.

The licensed marriage and family therapist also is a registered yoga teacher. She has found a use for both the training and skill sets since she began working in Tillamook County’s northernmost city.

On Thursday, she spends about 90 minutes at the Center for Contemplative Arts in Manzanita where she instructs the Silver Services yoga class.

“It incorporates the community,” she said, stressing her focus on the entire person. “It is not a drop-in where I don’t know how many people are coming. People check-in.

In everything I do, I am looking through an integral lens, incorporating all aspects of the person. When we are done, we have some tea and chat.”

In many ways, medical care and counseling have become fragmented,

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Smith said. “I am trying to be a little She sees clients in their homes and more global in my thinking.” also has an office space in ManzaSmith has lived in Manzanita since nita one day a week. One benefit of 2000, and claims just being in the home-based services is enjoying the community had a profound impact scenery of the North Coast. on her and her husband. “We feel As a registered yoga teacher, Smith different, calmer by the ocean.” she might incorporate yoga techniques said. into the counseling session if the cliThat prompted a quick decision ent is receptive. For example, workto move to the community. “We ing with the breath may ease anxiety. went out “As we age, it is easy to become less and found mobile because of creaky bodies or our house a lot of pain. Being willing to have that day. compassion and awareness for each We spent part of the body is important. We six years start in an area that isn’t painful. For driving example, with sore knees, we might back and start opening hands and working forth (to with the wrists. Then notice, what is and from happening in the moment.

Seattle) Smith said, “We tell ourselves before my stories about our experiences. For husband example, If my back hurts, I won’t retired. We be able to see my grandchild’s soccer just love game. By becoming aware of the the coast.” story, we can change it.

Smith was born in Hood River, “You can start feeling overwhelmed but spent much of her youth outside by just how stiff your hands are,” she of Oregon. “My father worked said. “A huge piece of it is awareness. for Boeing and my family moved “There is a way to move as an older around. We lived to the East Coast adult that is more advisable,” she and all over. He was out in the field added. “One piece of yoga that I love helping build missile sites. We ended is that you move it (an arm or a leg) a up in Seattle for quite a few years.” quarter of the way and bring it down.

Family is still somewhat near, You just gradually Smith added, noting move to where this her steparm or shoulder .

A . daughter works.”

M MITH, S S N lives in For Smith, the A EV e HOLLY Licensed Marriag t, Vancouver advice is simple.

Therapis er y il with her “Just take it a m a F & ga Teach o Y d husband and little bit at a re Registe 4 two daughters. time,” she said, 8 7 -2 503-739s@gmail.com “I call her my noting that adervice rvices.com s r e v il bonus daughter vice works for s w r silverse and she calls me the physical www.rw 267, x o B . her bonus mom,” as well as for 0 O P. R 9713 O , a it she added with a life itself. n a Manz chuckle.

Going all Her daughter is the way physically a “global nomad” with an exercise may not be as helpwho is now living in Ecuador and has ful as taking it in smaller increments, lived all over the world,” she added. she added.

“She works online and is a life coach.”

“It is a challenge in our culture.

Smith brings silver lining to effort You are just supposed to take it to the The “silver” in her class name is end (or extreme),” she said. an acknowledgement of working That is something she tells her with older adults who are discoverclients not to do. ing the limitations and opportunity Smith has a website (www.rwsilfor growth that age can bring. This verservices.com) where people can get includes work in Seaside at an assisted a good idea of what she does, both living facility. “I run a group there in her weekly yoga classes and in her called Life Changes. I also see people work as an individual and family individually. It is very interesting to counselor. work in assisted living communities That is something she tells her and support positive change.” clients not to do.

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History may be anchored at Garibaldi Museum Former Troller owner wants to keep local flavor

By Brad Mosher bmosher@countrymedia.net A former farm girl from Mt. Angel in the Willamette Valley is trying to make sure decades of local history will be anchored to the Garibaldi Maritime Museum.

Lorraine Vandecouvering has been living in Tillamook County for most of her life.

But she and her family have left their biggest mark in Garibaldi.

She has been an owner or partner in businesses along the town’s marina and waterfront area for many years.

The family was also involved with much of Garibaldi’s recent history, including the creation of the museum to highlight the community’s nautical history all the way back to when Captain Robert Gray discovered Tillamook Bay in 1788. It was the voyages by Gray that helped establish the American claim to the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and part of Wyoming. He would continue across the Pacific Ocean and back to the Atlantic to become the first American to circumnavigate the globe in 1790. He was also credited with opening trade along the Pacific Rim. The Vandecouvering family has owned or shared the ownership in a small fleet of fishing or charter boats along with local restaurants and a charter business in Garibaldi for decades.

One of the biggest things Lorraine recalls doing in Garibaldi is working with people to get the Garibaldi Maritime Museum located and built many years ago.

It was just one of the many fingerprints she has left on the community.

Along the way, she managed to hold onto hundreds of old papers, documents and photos. Among them are letters written to Charles Parkin, the executive director to the Garibaldi Museum during its formative years.

But she feels one of the biggest marks she is leaving on the community is the large “G” on the hillside above the town.

She was one of the community leaders who worked to have the mountain named for the first American sailor to visit Tillamook Bay. “It came to my attention the mountain overlooking the harbor was nameless. It already had the big ‘G’ – for Garibaldi High School and the grade school,” she said. The high school closed in 1954 with the opening of Neah-KahNie High School in Rockaway Beach.

So Vandecouvering and other members of the community wrote to the National Geographic Names Board and the Oregon Historical nial Plates to celebrate the 200th anSociety to niversary of Gray’s arrival in 1788. They have the have used the sale of commemorative mountain named. brick and fish fries to help round up the Soon, the ‘G’ had an official name – money to make the museum a reality.

Captain Gray Mountain.

Only 50 of the aluminum plates It became official in 1988 when were made and were sold to help fund then-Gov. Neil Goldschmidt signed a a historical pageant for the bicentennial state-wide proclamation that celebrated celebration. the official naming of the 1,428-foot For Parkin, a retired Air Force officer mountain on Captain Gray Mountain living on the East Coast, Garibaldi Day (Aug. 13). became a home away from home. “We One of the many photos she has is reserved a home for him in when Gov. Goldschmidt signed the Garibaldi for three proclamation in his moths every sumoffice surrounded mer,” VandecouverM U E S

by Larry VandeU ing recalled. Parkin ALDI M e.

B I R couvering, Marty A started a push to G aldi Av ib r a G Parkin, Secretary of have the captain 2 11 n 97118 o g e r State Barbara RobO recognized also i, Garibald 1 1 4 erts, Charles Parkin Jr. -8 by the U.S. 503-322 and Jerry Creasy. g r Postal Service o useum. iM ld a Those are the memowith a special ib r a rg o . info@G m u ries and some of her e bicentennial s u garibaldim memorabilia she hopes commemorawill soon be housed in tive stamp. It the Garibaldi Museum as didn’t succeed, but the part of its local history. effort was an attempt to publicize and It was a building that holds a special focus on Gray’s impact on the Pacific place for the family matriarch. The Northwest and his achievements as an Garibaldi Museum got a healthy start American sailor. from her egg money, Vandecoevering Parkin researched a book on Gray, said. which brought him to Garibaldi and As she explained when it had its fifth started his work to create a museum in anniversary in 2008, she spotted a site for the community. building the museum. “For the urgency It soon became a major project for of time, I ran off to Portland with my the local residents, Vandecouvering egg money. If the executive director said. disapproved, I would keep it for myself The museum helped her with a busy because it was a great location.” lifestyle. “All my spare time was workWith that, the museum had a home ing on museum projects,” she added. on Garibaldi Avenue.

That was when she wasn’t working at The museum has also worked to have the family restaurant or in the charter a distinctive look, with special Bicentenbusiness.

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Salmon brought family to town

Success forced family to make changes

Vandecouvering and her husband, Larry, first moved into the fishing industry locally after he had become the manager at the Tillamook Farmers Co-Op in the 1950s.

But, the call of the sea proved to be too strong for her husband.

Eventually, he bought a salmon troller. “He was drawn to the waterfront,” Lorraine said. “He off-loaded tons of chinook and silvers at Hayes in Bay City. The bay was deep enough then so the boats could run all the way into Tillamook.”

The waterfront in Garibaldi became the family home in many ways, with the family moving to Garibaldi in 1960.

Although Lorraine originally was crewing for her husband to help pay for the boat in one year, her ties moved ashore for most of their time in Garibaldi.

The Troller Café drew so much business that it to be razed and rebuilt.

“The little old Troller Cafe got so crowded that fishermen would take their Hangtown omelets out to eat in their pickups. Many a coffee mug made a one-way trip,” she said.

They ended up burning down the old Troller Café in the mid-1970s to be replaced by a larger Troller Restaurant and Charters. “I drew the perimeter precisely on the property line leased from the port,” she recalled wanting to make it as large as possible.

“It had to be functional to handle the crowds. We had the charter office right in the restaurant. I could look right outside and see all the boats right in the harbor. That was convenient.”

She remembers when the port at Garibaldi was really busy. She’d love to see it happen again.

The bay may have to be dredged to bring the fishing fleet back to Garibaldi, Vandecouvering added.

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Buttercup owner has sweet recipe for success J

ulie Barker opened Buttercup Homemade Ice Creams & Chowders on April 3, last year at a space in the Nehalem Riverside Trading Company building located on Hwy 101 North going through Nehalem. You can’t miss it, it’s the big yellow building on the east side of the main drag.

Barker has been in business in North County for 29 years, so she knows very well the struggles mom and pop shops face each week. But her recipe for success comes from a mixture of knowing the market, experience in the restaurant business and hard work.

“I have been wanting to do this style of restaurant for five years,” she said. “I know everybody, I do cater to the locals, that’s my number one focus.”

After listening to her clientele over the years, she decided to open a restaurant that focused on handcrafted chowders and ice cream offerings.

“What I’m making here really is artisan chowders, that’s really what it is, handcrafted,” Barker said. “As far as the ice cream, no one is doing homemade ice cream and we are the only ones pairing their ice cream with it’s own flavored cones.”

Since selling Bread & Ocean in Manzanita in November of 2014, Barker has had very little idle time.

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“I have to be working,” she commented. “I can get into trouble if I don’t have something to do.”

This will be the third business Barker has developed in North Tillamook County during that last 29 years, starting with the Blue Sky Café and then Bread & Ocean, now Buttercup.

“I’m always trying to find a niche that hasn’t been filled in our area, so I came up with the idea for a small batch, seasonal, homemade, to-go only, ice cream/ chowder shop,” Barker said “I will be making four different rotating seasonal chowders – a traditional Northwest clam chowder, maybe a spicy Thai-style seafood chowder, a non-dairy, coconut milk based sweet potato, black bean and corn or smoked chicken or smoked salmon or shrimp chowder; definitely a tomato-based Manhattan style or Cioppino, all made to order. No chowder sittin’ around.

The new shop has a freezer section to supply grab-n-go for both ice creams and chowders.

“My list of ice creams/sorbets/ gelatos is long, but I plan on rotating nine or 10 seasonal varieties includAnyone like semifreddo? Buttering non-dairy,” she commented. cup is doing that too.

“I’ve had lots of suggestions, and vol“Semifreddo is basically an ice unteers for sampling and taste-testing. cream terrine, layers of flavors of sorI plan on collaborating with anyone bets or gelatos we sell by the slice.” interested in a special ice cream each Barker uses all local ingredients, month. Let me know what you’d sourced within 25 like to see.” miles of Nehalem, inThe homecluding Bennett Fammade cones P ily Farm milk, Misty CU will also be BUTTERCHOWDERS Meadows eggs, CS available like AMS & Fishery seafood, loICE CRE chocolatey 101, w H cal organic produce N 35915 31 dipped graham 1 7 9 R from R-evolution ,O cracker cone Nehalem ) 9 6 Gardens and local W (24 with marshmalO H -C salt from Jacob8 503-36 low ice cream, m o c .

1 sen Salt. p10 prune-Armagnac buttercu “Whatever in salted macaroon can be sourced almond cone, local nearby is used,” Barker shiso-miso in green said. “I’ve had businesses in the area tea cone, and other interesting mixes for decades and it is tourist –driven, like parmesan cone with tomatobut for me, it’s really all about the basil ice cream or coconut carrotlocals,” she said. “They are my most habanero in blue corn cone. important customers. They keep me

in business the other nine months of the year.”

Barker also keeps her focus on quality.

“When I first started in Manzanita there was a tavern, a grocery store, a few motels and a haunted restaurant across the street and that’s about it,” Barker reminisced. “The quality of people and businesses that have developed here are top-notch. I’m so excited to bring the best chowder and ice cream to Nehalem.”

Her plans for the future are huge.

She said she wants to franchise along the coast and even sell her ice cream and chowders in grocery stores.

“Now that we’ve been open for a while, I’m working on franchising and marketing the business,” she

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added. “Trying to make a living on the Oregon Coast is a struggle, but with passion, experience and vision, it can be done. I believe I have passion and vision.

I felt that anywhere I would be there would be a line out the door, let’s hope this is a success story, whether it will be well received — time will tell.”

Buttercup is located at 35915 Hwy 101 N in downtown Nehalem.

Buttercup is open Wednesday through Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Summer hours are open seven days a week, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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