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Headlight Herald
TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021
TILLAMOOK, OREGON • WWW.TILLAMOOKHEADLIGHTHERALD.COM
VOL. 133, NO. 11 • $1.50
Tillamook County moves to Moderate Risk as cases increase T
Hilary Dorsey Staff Writer
illamook County moved into Moderate Risk Friday, March 12, through March 25. Tillamook County Health Department reported 31 new confirmed and presumptive cases from Feb. 21 through March 6. Emergency Coordinator Ed Colson said the next movement day with be Friday, March 26. If cases increase above 45, the county would move to High Risk. “Indoor social gathering size decreases to eight with no more than two households,” Colson said
of Moderate Risk. “Outdoor social gatherings are limited to 10 people.” Colson said cases are increasing in Tillamook County. The majority of the cases look to be from close family members. “From Friday, March 5, through Thursday, March 11, we have 21 new confirmed cases,” Colson said. “We have 16 positive and 5 presumptive.” The health department is monitoring over 50 cases. There are no COVID-19 hospitalizations in Tillamook County this week. Oregon Health Authority reports a total of 437 positive cumulative tests, as of Thursday, March 11.
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COVID-19 testing is still available through the health center’s acute clinic, Colson added. To make an appointment, call 503-842-3900. Vaccines administered this week by the health department and vaccine partners include 733 primary doses and 420 booster shots. A total of 1,947 Phase 1A booster doses have been administered since the vaccine was made available. A total of 5,113 primary vaccines have been administered in the county so far. Colson said when being called to schedule a vaccine appointment, vaccine partners will try calling three times and leave a voicemail. After
Tillamook, Clatsop, Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah and Washington counties – 70 adult ICU beds are available. A total of 121 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 across Oregon. “In Oregon, we have 772 ventilators available today,” Swanson said. Almost 60 percent of Adventist Health Tillamook’s staff has been vaccinated. The hospital is working on bringing its volunteers back after those who wish to volunteer have been vaccinated.
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Patricia Croman-Scott celebrates 100th birthday on St. Paddy’s Day T
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oday we celebrate PatriciaCroman Scott’s 100th birthday. The first of three siblings, she was born on Saint Patrick’s Day in London, England in 1921 and attended Catholic primary and convent schools. At an early age she developed her prominent traits: love of God, love of family, and an eccentric sense of humor. Pat graces every soul she meets with an infectious smile and a hug with her favorite inspirational saying, “You know God loves you!”. Known as “Tutu” to her grandchildren, “Mom” to her kids, and “Silly Patty Venes” to her mother, Pat relied on her Catholic faith to guide her through her tumultuous life. During World War II, she enlisted in the Women’s Royal Navy. Her unit provided staff support for D-Day, and she remembers
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the third time, they will put you back on the list if they were not able to reach you. When arriving for a vaccine, if you arrive early, wait in the car until your vaccine appointment time, Colson added. Rescheduling or canceling your appointment makes it difficult to administer doses, so commit to your appointment. Those 65 and older are encouraged to fill out the online eligibility form at https://tillamookchc.org/ coronavirus/vaccines/ Adventist Health Tillamook President Eric Swanson said for Region 1 hospitals – which includes
hearing the bombers taking off in the early hours. She later traveled to Australia on an aircraft carrier to join a WRN group providing support for the planned invasion of Japan. Just before D-Day, she met William Croman (an American Navy Intelligence Specialist), at the “Donut Dugout” near Portland, England. When Bill returned to the States, the two corresponded until he proposed by mail. They married in 1945 in Vancouver, British Columbia and settled in Vanport, Oregon where they started a family. After Bill’s graduation from University of Portland in 1951, they moved briefly to Washington, D.C., where Bill served during the Korean War. By 1953 they had relocated to Linda Mar, CA, (now Pacifica) where they settled in a new subdivision with other postwar families. In Linda Mar, Pat was active in her local parish and relished being the “rummage queen” in charge
of the church’s annual rummage sale. She co-founded the Teapots, a social club for British war brides, and also tried her hand at selling Tupperware. The ultimate multitasker, Pat took on a position as a journalist after the arrival of their fourth child. While working for the Pacific Tribune, a small local newspaper, she wrote a weekly column contributing tidbits of Linda Mar news. Her work at the Tribune evolved into a larger part-time role, with Pat becoming the newspaper’s first “woman’s editor”. She was then among the first women admitted to the San Francisco press corps. In 1965, the Croman family, now with six children, moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon when Bill was promoted by his company. After Bill’s sudden heart attack, Pat saw the necessity to begin a
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NKN schools return to class in hybrid model N
Hilary Dorsey Staff Writer
eah-Kah-Nie School District students return to class Monday, March 15, in a hybrid model. The school district provided an update on the model during a board meeting Monday, March 8. Garibaldi Grade School Principal Janmarie Nugent said the school had K-3 students back for onsite Feb. 16. The school had half of fourth and fifth grades two days a week and the other half the other two days. “We have 95 kids that will be back onsite on Monday and 20 that will remain in CDL,” Nugent said. The school has made some tweaks to arrival and dismissal of students, Nugent added. P.E. and music classes will be held in the gym. Nehalem Elementary School Principal Kristi Woika said the school is planning right along to begin simultaneous learning. Teachers will be instructing students in person and online at the same time, with cameras set up in the classroom. “It was really important for us as a building to support students and maintain those relationships with kids we’ve built all school year long,” Woika
said. “The biggest class is I think 15 onsite and two online.” The school will have 120 onsite students Monday through Thursday and about 25 online students, Woika said. Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School Principal Lori Dilbeck said a sixth grade orientation, held throughout the last three weeks, allowed for students to come into the school during what would be their normal hybrid days. Each cohort came two days, Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday, Dilbeck added. “The teachers went over safety protocols, showed them the building, because most of them hadn’t been in the building,” Dilbeck said. “That was a huge success.” The middle school is now looking forward to starting the hybrid model March 15. “We surveyed families and out of our 188 students, 125 families chose to be in hybrid,” Dilbeck said. The other families have chosen to continue comprehensive distance learning at this time. Under Gov. Kate Brown’s executive order regarding returning students to school through in-person learning or a hybrid model, individual students or parents
who want to remain in comprehensive distance learning, or who have health needs, may do so. Dilbeck said all students would have the opportunity to leave the classroom to go to P.E. If a student is taking a band or choir class, they will be able to leave their classroom for that class as well. As for other classes, the kids will stay in one classroom while the teachers move. “We’ve been planning for a long time, just like everybody else,” Neah-Kah-Nie High School Principal Heidi Buckmaster said. “The most recent changes in our hybrid plan are that we went from 12 safe secure cohorts down to 11.” Buckmaster said teachers would be rotating classrooms instead of students. Students will transition to the welding lab, gym, and band and choir classes outside of the classrooms. Staff has figured out one-way traffic patterns and staggered exit times. The school has been practicing the entry routine during limited in-person learning. “We’re going to be eating meals in the classrooms as well,” Buckmaster said. “We’ve got those routines worked out.” Send comments to: headlightreporter@countrymedia.net
Meredith Lodging files lawsuit against Vacasa M
Hilary Dorsey Staff Writer
eredith Lodging filed a complaint Wednesday, March 3, with the US District Court of Oregon against Vacasa. Meredith Lodging claims Vacasa has embarked on a smear campaign, contacting Meredith Lodgings homeowners and
spreading false and misleading statements about the company. In the lawsuit, Meredith Lodging brings a false advertising claim under the federal Lanham Act, as well as defamation and trade libel claims under state law. The complaint states over the last two months, Vacasa’s sales representatives have contacted homeowners who Vacasa knows are under contract with Meredith Lodging, and spreading false and misleading statements about the company, including that it “suffers from lack of cleanliness,” “has problems with its housekeeping crews,” and does not have “A manager to manage negative online reviews.” Annie Robertson, chief legal officer of Meredith Lodging, said
these statements are false and misleading. “Meredith Lodging is standing up for its homeowners who have been disturbed by unwelcomed solicitation calls,” Robertson said. “We are asking the court to require Vacasa to stop making these calls, falsely defaming a business.” Robertson said Meredith Lodging, on behalf of its own business and for all of the other locally operated vacation rental property management companies, is also protecting its business from untoward business practices. Meredith Lodging is a family owned business with regional headquarters in Lincoln City and Bend, and additional offices along the
coast and Central Oregon, manages more than 700 homes exclusively in Oregon. Vacasa, based in Portland, provides property management services to over 25,000 vacation rentals in the U.S., Europe, Central and South America, and South Africa. “We did not want to have to resort to this lawsuit,” Robertson said. “Unfortunately, after sending Vacasa a letter and requesting they stop, they did not agree, and so now, we are taking a stand.” Vacasa has not responded to request for comment at the time this article was published. Send comments to: headlightreporter@countrymedia.net
Vaccines continue for 65 plus category T
Hilary Dorsey Staff Writer
illamook County Health Department addressed the recent increasing COVID-19 cases in the county during a Tillamook County Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday, March 10. As of March 10, Oregon Health Authority reports a total of 433 positive cumulative cases in the county. “Limit your travel, wear a mask, stay six feet away from those not in your household, wash your hands or disinfect them frequently, as well as taking care of those surfaces you touch frequently,” Administrator Marlene Putman said. Putman said the health center continues to provide COVID-19 testing at their acute clinic, located at 2111 8th Street in Tillamook, at no cost. To schedule an appointment, call 503842-3900. With the number of positive cases, Tillamook County has moved to Moderate Risk, effective Friday, March 12.
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