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Area ready for Halloween fun

Chelsea Yarnell Guest Contributor

This is Part Two of a two part feature on local 2022 Hal loween events. Read next week’s edition for another feature on local events.

Downtown Trick-or-Treat

It’s time to trick-or-treat your way through Tillamook.

Downtown Trick-or-Treat will take place Oct. 31 from 3-5 p.m. hosted by Tillamook Area Cham ber of Commerce and participating downtown businesses.

“You’ll know which businesses are open for the event by check ing their window for our flyer,” Chamber Executive Director Justin Aufdermauer said. “Participating businesses will also set up a table or other means of handing out candy in front of their building. As you walk by, you can stop at each storefront to trick-or-treating and show off your costumes.”

The event is expected to draw large crowds, so Aufdermauer reminds trick-or-treaters to practice patience when waiting in line for treats.

“There will be lots of kids out and about, so you may have to wait occasionally. I recommend using that time to admire other costumes, look at the window decorations from businesses, or practice saying ‘trick-or-treat’ in the most frighten ing ways,” Aufdermauer said.

The Chamber Headquarters, as well as many other downtown businesses, will be participating. The event will happen rain, shine, or anything in between.

Tillamook Revitalization Association creates Monster Mash Bash

The Tillamook Revitalization Association (TRA) is starting a new tradition. Coinciding with Tillamook’s Downtown Trick-orTreat, TRA is hosting their first annual Monster Mash Bash! event.

The event will take place Oct. 31 from 3-8 p.m. on Second Street at the Second Street Plaza and be tween Main Street and Ivy Avenue.

“There will be food vendors; I believe we’re up to seven now,” Event Organizer Chella Herder said. “Bottoms Up Mobile Bar tending will be featured and offer ing non-alcoholic drinks including ‘Bags of Blood,’ cider, and a hot cocoa bar.” Pacific Restaurant will be

serving candied apples and other festive goodies.

“The [Tillamook] Police Depart ment will be set up in front of the Headlight Herald [office] with a patrol car passing out candy and stickers,” Herder said.

Additional activities will include pumpkin carving/painting, pumpkin bowling, cornhole, a DJ with dancing, and an adult and kids costume contest with prizes for the winners.

Ride the ‘Trick or Trolley’

Tillamook County Transporta tion District’s Holly the Trolley, also known on Halloween as ‘Trick or Trolley,’ will be providing transportation around downtown Tillamook for trick-or-treaters.

On Oct. 31 from 3-6 p.m., the Trick or Trolley will make stops at Tillamook PUD, Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, and the YMCA every 10 minutes through out the evening.

Tillamook Bay Community College to offer indoor trick-ortreating opportunity

Want an indoor trick-or-treat stop? Tillamook Bay Community College, along with their partners, will be offering an indoor trick-ortreating event on Oct. 31 from 3-6 p.m.

“We will have multiple locations for kids to trick-or-treat throughout the lobby,” TBCC Vice President of Administration & College Rela tions Heidi Luquette said. “We have wanted to participate in the community trick-or-treating event for a few years, but felt we were a little too far away to participate… but last year Werner’s jumped in to participate so we thought, ‘Let’s do it too!’ We hope this is a fun, rain or shine event for kids.”

TBCC’s partners from the Part ners for Rural Innovation build ing (OSU Extension, 4-H, TBCC Foundation, SBDC, and EDC) will be participating in the event as well.

The Juntos Club’s Afueras Dia de los Muertos altar will also be on display.

2022 Tillamook County Halloween Happenings

Trunk-or-Treat NCRD Oct. 29, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Rex Champ Field, Nehalem Family friendly community event.

Neah-Kah-Nie Second Annual Haunted House Oct. 29, 7-10 p.m. NKN HS Gym Fundraiser for NKN High School Student Council.

Trunk-or-Treat Rockaway Beach Fire & Rescue Oct. 29, 1-3 p.m. Rockaway Beach Wayside, Hwy 101 & S. Pacific Meet Rockaway Beach firefight ers, collect candy and information for a safe Halloween.

Trick-or-Treat the Dory Fleet Oct. 29, 5-8 p.m.

Kiawanda Community Center, Pacific City “Trunk-or-Treat” the local dory boats.

Hall-O-Nita Oct. 31, 3-5 p.m.

Downtown Manzanita Trick-or-Treat at participating businesses. Enter coloring contest at Toylandia for a chance to win prizes.

Downtown Trick-or-Treat Tillamook Oct. 31, 3-5 p.m.

Downtown Tillamook Trick-or-Treat at participating businesses.

Tillamook Family County YMCA Trunk-or-Treat Oct. 31, 4-6 p.m. YMCA parking lot

A safe event for family and friends to gather and trick-or-treat from trunk to trunk.

Tillamook Bay Community College Trick-or-Treat Oct. 31, 3-6 p.m.

TBCC 4301 Third Street, Til lamook Trick-or-treating, indoor activi ties, and more!

Monster Mash Bash Oct. 31, 3-8 p.m. 2nd Street Plaza, Tillamook DJ, dancing, costume contests for adults and children, pumpkin carving/painting, food, pumpkin bowling, and more.

TBCC President honored with Howard Cherry Award

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nity College President Ross Tomlin honored with prestigious Howard Cherry Award

Dr. Ross Tomlin has been awarded the Howard Cherry Community College Administra tor award for 2022 by the Oregon Community College Association (OCCA). The award is its highest honor, and represents outstand ing accomplishments on behalf of community colleges in Oregon. It is named after the late Dr. How ard Cherry, a lifelong advocate for education and community involvement. Awardees must be responsible for bringing statewide

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recognition to community colleges through their contributions. Tomlin will be presented with the award at the OCCA conference in Sunriver, Oregon, on November 3.

“I speak for the TBCC Board members when I say that we are all so proud of President Tomlin for receiving this prestigious award.

Our Community College has moved forward with increased en rollment, new programs and raised standards because of his leader ship in education. His role in our county and communities has made a significant difference for our citi zens,” said Kathy Gervasi, Chair of the TBCC Board of Education.

Dr. Tomlin has served as a senior-level leader in commu nity colleges for over 14 years and as an administrator at four of Oregon’s community colleges – Central Oregon Community College, Umpqua Community College, Southwestern Oregon Community College, and was appointed President of Tillamook Bay Community College in 2017. His advocacy at the state level in support of educational equity for rural community college students and his commitment to building strong partnerships across the K-14

Local measures, candidates on the ballot

Measure 29-166 City of Tillamook Fuel Tax

Provides additional funding to pave and maintain City streets.

Question: Shall Tillamook

increase its fuel tax to $0.03 per gallon November-April and to $0.06 per gallon May-October (retail only).

The Tillamook City Council submits this measure to the voters, proposing an amendment to the City of Tillamook’s motor vehicle fuel tax. This amendment would increase the tax from $0.015 per gallon to $0.03 per gallon for the months of Nov. through April and $0.06 per gallon for the months of May through Oct. non-retail facil ity sales would stay at $0.03 per

gallon all year. This tax is imposed on motor vehicle fuel dealers. If adopted, the increased tax would be imposed on dealers when they sell or distribute motor vehicle fuel within the city. Most commonly, the tax will be paid by gas stations for the sale of gasoline and diesel. If approved, the ordinance would take effect on January 1, 2023.

Measure 29-167 Incorporation of the City of Oceanside

Question: Shall Oceanside become a city with a permanent tax rate limitation of $.80 per $1,000 of assessed value?

This measure would form a new city with roughly 350 resi dents within the current Oceanside Community Boundary, with minor variations to the north and east, and excluding The Capes. Incorpora tion would create a local govern ment with authority over land use

Former Garibaldi City Manager set to sue city, former mayor

Will Chappell Herald Reporter

The City of Garibaldi received a letter late in September inform ing them that former City Manager Juliet Hyams plans to file suit against the city and former Mayor, and cur rent city councilor and candidate for mayor, Judy Riggs.

The suit alleges that while city manager Hyams was subjected to re taliation for whistleblowing, invasion of privacy by false light and defama tion by Riggs, leading to her eventual resignation in July of this year.

“Ms. Hyams will allege that she was publically and illegally subjected to false accusations and insinuations about her job performance that ef fectively made it impossible to do her job,” Hyams’s attorney Tim Volpert said in a statement.

Interim City Manager Jay Marugg confirmed that the city had received the letter informing them of the suit but said that he could not comment further on the matter, citing pending litigation.

When Hyams took over as city manager in the summer of 2021 she found that the city had serious ac counting issues.

Under former City Manager Geoff Wullschlager, Garibaldi fell behind on annual audits of the city’s fi nances, submitting the audit for fiscal year 2019 only in October 2021, after Hyams’s tenure had begun.

Auditors carrying out that inves tigation found that there were issues surrounding the reliability of financial information and accounting disci pline.

The city is still in the process of completing audits for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

The suit will allege that as Hyams brought these deficiencies to the counsel’s attention and tried to ad dress these shortcomings, Riggs adopted a hostile attitude towards her.

Hyams says that Riggs began spreading unfounded rumors about Hyams’s job performance, including making false statements about Hyams inappropriately purchasing a fire truck at a December 2021 city council meeting.

Riggs, who served as mayor of Garibaldi from 2019-2021, declined to comment for this story stating she had yet to see the suit or letter of intent to sue. The suit will allege that Riggs became more aggressive towards Hyams as the first half of 2022 progressed.

Riggs’s attacks intensified this spring in the lead-up to the Garibaldi Days festival, which Hyams was organizing. In April of this year, Riggs accused Hyams of going over budget on the event and threatened to schedule Hyams’s performance review early.

Matters came to a head at the July 2022 city council meeting, according to the letter from Hyams’s attorney.

At this meeting, Riggs falsely said that Hyams and her staff had illegally conducted the 2022-2023 budget, despite Hyams holding all required meetings and providing proper notice.

Hyams resigned the next day.

The letter claims that Riggs’s treatment of Hyams led Hyams to de termine that she could not effectively perform her duties facing concerted opposition from Riggs and fellow councilor Laurie Wandell.

Hyams’s attorney Tim Volpert attached several emails to the letter,

Downtown Tillamook will be bustling with trick or treaters on Halloween as many ghoulish events are slated in the area. Headlight file photo.

Garibaldi boy honored for actions taken to save two kayakers

The United States Coast Guard has awarded a Garibaldi boy a certificate for his actions that helped to save the lives of two kayakers in Tillamook Bay earlier this month.

Tanner Mautner was playing with Legos in the evening two Fridays ago, when he heard a whistling coming from outside.

Sensing that something was amiss, Tanner alerted his mother and insisted that they go outside to check on the noise.

Arriving in their front yard, across the street from Tillamook Bay, Tanner and his mom saw a

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light flashing in the water where the whistling was also emanat ing.

The pair signaled to the person in the water with their flashlight and immediately called the local Coast Guard station, where Coast Guardsmen sprang into duty.

Tanner’s father and a friend arrived shortly after the call and went to the North Jetty. There they were able to spot the people in the water and stay in contact with them until the Coast Guard arrived.

The Coast Guardsmen saved

regulations.

sewer, water, fire/

and other

If approved, the city would be located primarily in that portion of the rural unincorporated community of Oceanside north of South Avenue and aHighland Drive,

the two individuals, who had been checking their crab pots after dark in a kayak. When the kayak tipped, one of them ended up in the water and was unable to get back in the boat.

They developed hypothermia over twenty minutes in the cold waters and would have been in worse trouble had Tanner not been alert.

In recognition of his help saving the two, the Coast Guard invited Tanner to their Garibaldi station and awarded him with a certificate recognizing his ac tions and a coin.

and south of the gravel pit and Short Beach.

The City would be governed by an elected five member City Council, one member of which would serve as mayor.

Measure 29-168 City of Garibaldi 5-Year local Op tion Levy to fund Paid Fire Personell

Question: Shall the City of Garibaldi impose a 5-year Optional Levy to fund paid Fire Department Personnel beginning FY2023-2024? This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent.

If passed, the City of Garibaldi would impose a 5-year Optional Levy to fund paid Fire Department Personnel at a rate of $1.35 per 1,000 assessed value. This 5-year Levy would gener ate a total of $873,111.60.

The City would use this tax revenue to retain its current paid Fire Chief, Division Chief and Seasonal Summer Firefighter9s). Without this tax revenue, the City will not be able to employ paid Fire Department Personnel and ill instead operate with volun teers only.

Measure 29-174 City of Garibaldi 5-Year Optional levy to fund Fire District Operations

Question: Shall the Fire District impose a 5-year levy at the rate of $1 per $1,000 of assessed value beginning FY2023-2024? This measure may cause taxes to increase more than three percent.

The Garibaldi Rural Fire District would use generated tax revenue to fund opera tions; increasing the sustain ability and longevity of the district. This 5-year Levy would generate an estimated total of $699,811. Without this revenue, the district will continue to rely solely on tis current budget, falling short of funds for replacing aging apparatus and equipment. The current ta rate is $0.49 per $1,000 assessed value which was established in 1958.

Measure 29-173 Prohibits Psilocybin-related busi ness within the City of Wheeler

Question: Shall the City prohibit psilocybin-related businesses in the City of Wheeler for two-years. Until Dec. 31, 2024?

Stat law allows operation, manufacture, distribution and possession of psilocybin and psilocin. State law provides that ta city council may adopt an ordinance to be referred to the voters to prohibit the establishment of any of those

registered or licensed activi ties within the city limits. Ap proval of this measure would prohibit the establishment of psilocybin manufacturers and/or psilocybin service center operators and related businesses within the city limits of the City of Wheeler until Dec. 31, 2024 to allow sufficient time for the state to complete rule-making and to allow the City to adopt reasonable time, place and manner regulations for psilo cybin related businesses.

Measure 29-172 Tempo rarily prohibits psilocybinrelated businesses within the City of Tillamook

Question: Shall the City of Tillamook temporarily prohibit psilocybin-related businesses within the city?

State law permits persons licensed, controlled, and regulated by the State to le gally manufacture psilocybin products and provide psilo cybin services to persons 21 years of age and older. State law authorizes the governing bodies of cities and coun ties to adopt ordinances to be referred to the voters that prohibit the establishment of psilocybin product manufac tures and psilocybin service center operators with the area subject to the local govern ment’s jurisdiction. The City of Tillamook is referring to the voters an ordinance that would place a temporary prohibition on psilocybin product manufacturers and psilocybin service center operators within the city. The temporary prohibition would expire in Dec. 31, 2024.

Measure 29-170 Tempo rarily prohibits psilocybinrelated businesses within unincorporated Tillamook County

Question: Shall Tillamook County temporarily prohibit psilocybin-related businesses within the unincorporated area of the County?

State law permits persons licensed, controlled, and regulated by the State to le gally manufacture psilocybin products and provide psilo cybin services to persons 21 years of age and older. State law authorizes the governing bodies of cities and coun ties to adopt ordinances to be referred to the voters that prohibit the establish ment of psilocybin product manufactures and psilocybin service center operators with the area subject to the local government’s jurisdic tion. Tillamook County is referring to the voters an ordinance that would place a temporary prohibition on psilocybin product manufac turers and psilocybin service center operators within the

unincorporated portion to the County. The temporary prohibition would expire in Dec. 31, 2024.

Measure 29-169 Prohibits psilocybin-related busi nesses within the City of Nehalem

Question: Shall the City prohibit psilocybin-related businesses in the City of Nehalem for two-years, until Dec. 31, 2024?

Stat law allows operation, manufacture, distribution and possession of psilocybin and psilocin. State law provides that ta city council may adopt an ordinance to be referred to the voters to prohibit the establishment of any of those registered or licensed activi ties within the city limits. Ap proval of this measure would prohibit the establishment of psilocybin manufacturers and/or psilocybin service center operators and related businesses within the city limits of the City of Nehalem until Dec. 31, 2024 to allow sufficient time for the state to complete rule-making and to allow the City to adopt reasonable time, place and manner regulations for psilo cybin related businesses.

On the ballot for Tilla mook County election At-A- Glance

Treasurer Shawn Blanchard - unop posed

Tillamook Soil and Wa ter, Director Zone 1 Walt Porter - unopposed Tillamook Soil and Wa ter, Director at large 2 Rudy Fenk - unopposed Tillamook Soil and Wa ter, Drector Zone 2 Daren E Filosi - unop posed

Tillamook PUD, Subdivision 2 David Burt - unopposed Tillamook PUD, Subdivision 4 Val Folkema - unopposed City of Bay City

Mayor David McCall - unop posed

Councilperson (Vote for three) Kathleen Baker Write-Ins Write-Ins

City of Garibaldi Mayor Judy Riggs Tim Hall

Garibaldi City Council (vote for 2)

City of Manzanita Mayor Deb Simmons

City Councilor (vote for 2) Brad Mayerle Linda Kozlowski Mark Kuestner

City of Nehalem

Mayor Lydia O’Connor Phil Chick

Councilor Position 1 Kevin B Brunswick Hilary Howell

Councilor Position 2 Ruben Bitts Sandi Huntley

Councilor Position 3 Dave Cram Neil Mibus

Councilor Position 4 S Doug Larzelier

City of Oceanside (Pro posed) vote for 5 Blake Marvis Cynthia Miller Jerry Keene John Prather Sharon M Brown Craig Wakefield Gill Wiggin Bruce Jaeger Simeon Dreyfuss

City of Rockaway Beach Mayor Charles McNeilly Susan J Wilson (Sue)

Councilor position 1 Mary McGinnis

Councilor Position 4 Cindy Kay Gregory Terry A Walhood

City of Tillamook Mayor Aaron Burris

Councilor Ward 2 Paige Folkema Rebecca Hopkins Councilor Ward 4 John Sandusky Councilor Ward 5 Dean Crist Nick Torres

Coundilor Ward 6 Douglas Henson City of Wheeler

City Coundilor Garry Gitzen Karen Matthews Deanne Ragnell Walt Porter Dave Bell Mary Leverette

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Tanner Mautner honored for his quick action by Coast Guard. Photo provided

BOLI upholds right to sue on claims against city

Will Chappell Herald Reporter

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries released a finding last week substan tiating claims of sexual dis crimination made by former Tillamook Police Lieutenant Erica Bomar against the Til lamook Police Department.

The report confirmed that Bomar had been paid less money than a male subor dinate and that when she complained about the pay discrepancy, Police Chief Raymond Rau retaliated by placing her on administrative leave.

Information about pay sub mitted to the bureau showed that when she was lieutenant, Bomar earned less money

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showing that members of the public noted Riggs’s antipa thy for Hyams.

Mayor Tim Hall also declined to comment for this story citing the pending litigation.

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continuum to ensure student success and local economic development were recognized in his nomination.

“I never thought in my career I would receive this award,” Tomlin said. “This is a great honor to receive from my peers in the state and to be in the same company as prior recipients of the award. There is great work being done at

during the 2021 fiscal year than a male sergeant did in the same period.

When Bomar was fired, and that sergeant was promot ed to fill her vacant position he earned the equivalent of 25% more than Bomar had in his first six months in the new position.

But following the April council meeting at which Riggs and Wandell threatened Hyams with a premature performance review, Hall made a statement to publi cally apologize to Hyams. He said he had allowed the decorum at the meeting to deteriorate to the point that threats and accusations were made by Councilors Riggs and Wandell.

all 17 community colleges in Oregon and the presidents all work together very well to promote student success, so to be recognized at this level is truly special. The amazing accomplishments happening at TBCC are a tribute to the incredible staff we have and their passion to help students succeed.”

Tomlin is involved in a variety of local community service activities, including the Adventist Health Tilla mook Civic Advisory Board; Tillamook County Transpor tation Advisory Committee,

In a press release sent to the Headlight Herald Friday, the City of Tillamook said that it “confirms its position, which is that the former em ployee, Erica Bomar, was not mistreated or discriminated in anyway,” the release states. “As this is a confidential per sonnel matter, not all aspects of the investigation may be made public at this time.”

In addition to the wage claims, BOLI found that Bomar had been treated differently than her male colleagues in disciplinary matters.

Officers subordinate to Bomar refused to report to her directly, instead going outside of the chain of command to interact directly with Rau.

When Bomar complained

He said he believed that the attacks were “malicious and likely retaliation for Juliet’s work that exposed what we’ve learned was the incompetence and negligence of the previous managers.”

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Economic Development Council of Tillamook County Board of Directors; the Tillamook County Future’s Council; the Chair of the Northwest Regional ESD Board of Directors; the Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District Board of Directors; Kiwanis Club; Chair of the Tides of Change Board of Directors; and the Tillamook High School Natural Resources Advisory Council, and he continues to teach in the Forestry program at TBCC.

about the insubordination, no action was taken by the department to discipline the officers. However, on another occasion when Bomar refused to follow an order that she believed would violate wage law, superiors punished her for her perceived insubordina tion.

BOLI is investigating a separate claim by Bomar

regarding her firing, which she alleges was retaliatory and illegal. A finding on that claim is expected in the next few weeks.

Bomar’s attorney, Randy Harvey, is also represent ing former Tillamook Police Department employee Molly Folkema in a separate case against the department.

Folkema alleges that an

officer on the force repeatedly sexually harassed her and that when she complained she was fired in retaliation.

The BOLI findings sub stantiating Bomar’s claim come with a letter of right to sue on the claims, with filings required within 90 days.

Harvey said that his client plans to sue in Federal Dis trict Court in Portland.

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Asmall yellow sign where Bayocean Road meets the dike road announced “Base.” An other yellow sign, up where Highway 131 intersects with Bayocean Road, said “Crew.” Big vehicles, some pulling long trailers, were carrying odd equipment west on Bayocean Road. In Cape Meares itself, several ATVs drove onto Cape Meares beach and headed north on Bayocean Spit. Out in the parking lot on the dike road, there were camper-type ve hicles and people wandering about in costumes, wearing what appeared to be animal skin cloaks with fringed hems and moccasin-type

Hebo Woman’s Book Club met for October last week at South Tillamook County Library. Besides myself, attendees included: Melanie Merryman, Madlen Silkwood, Nancy White head and Joan Wilke. Joan led a discussion of “The Tilted World” by Beth Ann Fennelly and Tom Franklin. The group was hungry for a good novel and this one didn’t, reportedly, disap point. I haven’t yet started the book, I’m still reading “Who Cooked for the Last Supper?” the club’s selection for September. We missed the trio of women (Rachel,

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shoes. What in the world was going on?

It turns out that a crew was filming Season 5 of the Book of Mormon right here on our spit, part of a week spent filming along the Oregon coast. This video series depicts the faith’s

Tami and Velma) who were absent this time.

Nestucca Valley School District has a “surf pro gram,” open to middle schoolers to start, did you know? Thanks to Zac Braun for a Facebook post request ing specific donations. They need: wetsuits of all sizes, boots. gloves, hoods, and any other neoprene good ness.” They could also use “pads and helmets, and one or two more soft top long boards in decent condition.” They do not need surfboard leashes. Items may be de livered to the Nestucca K-8 school, in care of Zac.

origins and follows the trials and tribulations of believers who left Israel and traveled to America in 600 BCE. If you’d like to check out Season 1-4 videos, go to https://www.youtube.com/c/ BookofMormonVideos.

As for the video filmed on Bayocean Spit, it will appear on YouTube sometime next year. Keep your eyes peeled!

Avid beachcomber Boyd Rulifson found a note in a bottle this month on Bay ocean Spit. The message was printed on bright violet paper and placed in a clear, screw-top liquor bottle. It said: “God put us here with a purpose intended for us if our life is taken before your

purpose is finished it makes him angry Live life as if tomorrow is your last.” Great find, Boyd! While certainly a rarity, several messages in bottles have been found over the years on Bayocean Spit or Cape Meares beach.

The most interesting MIB discovered by our family was found in 2014. It was dated Jan. 5, 1979, and said: “Dear Antonette, You’re the most beautiful Argentine girl I have ever met in Mexico. I hope this finds you in Van couver. I miss you, Josué.”

A 35-year-old love letter! If you have a note-in-a-bottle story you’d like to share with Fencepost readers, please contact me at ellensteen2@

nection with housing help, food bank access, and free clothing to emergency pet care. The event is free. The fairgrounds are located east of downtown TIllamook on Third Street.

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Kathy and Kevin Burke and Pete Steen attended a county emergency prepared ness session on Oct. 13.

Various Tillamook County agencies were represented— Public Works, PUD, fire de partments, law enforcement, county commissioners—and involved community mem bers attended. There were close to 20 reports about what is being done to prepare for winter-related problems, such as flooding. The Cape Meares representatives discussed our major danger: landslides, fallen trees, or flooding closing Bayocean Road, our sole route in and out, and/or causing power

outages. Preparations for that are simply an extension of our normal activities in pre paring for a Cascadia Sub duction Zone earthquake and subsequent tsunami: storing water and staples, having generators with adequate fuel, and keeping tabs on neighbors through our Map the Neighborhood program. Be prepared, not scared! Get ready for a spook tacular evening on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. That’s the date for a Cape Meares potluck at the Barbara Bennett Community Center. Bring your ghoulish dish to share; soda and water will be provided. Costumes are welcome. See you there this Saturday.

Tillamook County Fair grounds will host a “Stand Down” for veterans from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 3. Helping organizations in the community will be on hand to offer everything from con

Remember that Trick or Treaters can “trick or Treat the Dory Fleet from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. this Saturday, October 29 at Kiawanda Community Center. It’s locate at 34600 Cape Kiawa nda Drive in Pacific City.

Thanks to Wally Nelson, of Hebo, for news from Til lamook Association for the Performing Arts. Let’s clear our calendars for a weekend

performance between now and the end of the month to see their production of “Deathtrap” by Ira Levin. Evening performances are held at 7:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays with 2:00 matiness each Sunday. $15 tickets are available online. Go to Tillamooktheater.com or call 503-812-0275 for more information.

Pacific City Transfer Sta tion resumed winter hours on October 1. This means that there are no Sunday hours at the facility which accepts garbage, yard debris and recycling and is located on Brooten Road in Pacific

City. They are open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Mon day, weekly.

We who have outstanding student loans can apply for a Federal loan Forgiveness program now. Go to http:// studentaid.gov/debt-relief/ application.

Happy Halloween dear reader, Happy birthday this week to: Sawyer Adkins, Anna Allen, Reagan Dooher, John Elliott, Joseph Fagan, Wyatt Link, Payton Owens, Carol Pippenger, Amanda Polivka, Joey Sigman and Sam Thurman.

It’s always exciting when a local business expands. So when Kim Tackett opened the Garibaldi branch of Simply Charming, it was welcome news for those of us who had known and enjoyed her shop over the years.

We discovered it when it was in the yellow house past South 3rd. Memories of that location included the year Santa Claus came to visit the children there, no doubt through the good graces of Kim’s husband Steve Tackett. Steve has been one of the guiding hands of the Salty Strings ukulele group, and our tropical-themed carols that year helped provide a festive atmosphere.

That building changed hands, but the Tacketts kept their spirits up, and when they finally moved into the lovely mid-century modern building at 130 N Highway 101, with its floor-to-ceiling windows fac ing the street, it became a new home for her business, with its unique blend of, well, charm ing clothing and housewares, many made by local artisans.

The decision to open a second location has caused a little sadness and confusion on the part of regular visitors to Garibaldi. The site, at 302 Garibaldi Avenue, had long been a beloved bakery, famous for their doughnuts and other delicious treats.

Sadly, health issues forced the closure of the bakery; as the building underwent a renovation, speculation up and down our stretch of the coast was wild. Many hoped it would be another bakery, or at least another great source for doughnuts. Kim reported that in the early days of the Garib aldi Simply Charming, visitors would come in asking, “Where are the doughnuts?”

For now, doughnut lovers take heart: Grumpy’s at the corner of N 2nd and 101 can hook you up, and as they’re just a block north of the Rockaway Simply Charming, that’s an easy walk. The Beach Bakeshop is just a few doors south on 101, though their baked apple-cider doughnuts are the only option they offer in the circular-deliciousness category. (We can’t get past their cheddar-bacon biscones, whether for a savory breakfast treat or with a cup of their clam chowder in the afternoon.)

If you’re heading south, doughnuts are on the menu at the Barview Jetty Store and Deli just south of Twin Rocks, which has its own story of revitalizing a longtime icon of our little villages. (Can anyone else see a future column about

SCOTT FISHER ROCKAWAY BEACH sfisher71@yahoo.com

‘Nevermore’

A HALLOWEEN POEM

Who can I be on Hal loween night?

Enhanced by the moon in the shadowy streetlight.

A princess, a mime or a pirate perhaps?

Or someone mischievous and menacing with deadly booby traps.

Watch out for eerie eyeballs mixed with maniacal laughter, The shrieking and scream ing may send you to the frightening hereafter.

Ghastly ghost stories will cause goosebumps and quiv ers,

The groans and moans will give you spine chilling shivers.

Oh wait! If you just bob for apples on All Hallows Eve night,

Then your unnerving dreams won’t give you a sinister fright.

As I wrote this poem I was trying not to scare you, In Rockaway Beach you can just smile and say Boo!

Happy Halloween to the greatest community on earth!

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There is a pathway forward

I spent 38 years in finance, retiring from JPMorgan Chase about 3 years ago. There I worked with various Gov ernments and not for profit organizations, including bond transactions. Before that I spent 25 years with US

Bank primarily as a lender. I have reviewed and analyzed thousands of financial state ments, budgets and proformas, for lending purposes. When underwriting, one looks to anticipate likely financial outcomes, using historical performance with anticipated results. This is called a “risk analysis”. Naturally, with my financial background I was

That was fun. Just a reminder that there will be a boo-nanza of children lurking about so don’t forget to watch for the little monsters and super heroes on the moonlight Halloween night. Remember when you were a kid? On this night they are pondering what terrifying and thrilling pranks await them and may not see your car approaching. Let’s safely enjoy the evening and help our families and tourists have great memories in our community.

“While the moonlight lights up on Halloween night, be sure to stay close to the pump kin light.”

That’s just a small taste of Rockaway Beach, “Sugar Coated!”

interested in the incorporation proposal and so undertook a deep-dive study to see whether it was realistic and sustainable. I discovered it wasn’t. I was not alone in this deep-dive study. Dozens of our Oceanside neighbors with expertise in this area have

n See LETTERS, Page A6

Ialways try to do a special Halloween column to ward the end of October. Usu ally it is about spiders, but one year I did bats and last year I put together a pumpkin deco ration using sedum. For 2022, I was trying to come up with something a little different to talk about. And I saw an ad for Halloween decorations that included crows and ravens. So I thought this might be the perfect time to learn a little bit about these amazing birds.

First, did you know a group of crows is called a “murder?”

Right there we have some thing a little spooky to relate to these black birds. But I also learned this is a very misun derstood and intelligent bird.

Crows are a member of the genus Corvus, which also in cludes ravens and rooks. And they all belong to the family Corvidae that also includes magpies and jays. There are a lot of different sizes of crows and about 40 different species. The American crow is about 17.5 inches and weighs as much as 21 ounces. Com mon ravens – like the one in Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven”- are much larger, weighing in at 2.5 pounds and 26 inches long. Ravens have heavier bills and somewhat shaggy feathers around the throat. Ravens are easily distinguished from crows because their tails and wings come to a point instead of the straight tail of the crow. They also have a deeper voice.

Common ravens are world-wide and are found in Europe, Scandinavia, Asia,

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the doughnuts of Rockaway Beach?)

But since its grand opening on October 1, the Garibaldi location, Simply Charming 2, has been welcoming custom ers to what could shape up to be a wider selection of diverse wares. Kim’s vision for this location is to have a mix of her

India, North Africa as well as throughout North America. They are also found in Central America as far south as Nica ragua. They like open spaces near seacoasts, mountain forests, riverbanks and even in the plains. American crows are found generally in agricultural lands as well as grasslands and open area with trees close by. But crows are residents of the suburbs and sometimes in cities.

One thing I particularly like about crows and ravens is their intelligence. Studies have shown crows remember hu mans who have been mean to them and they will teach other crows how to identify that per son in the future. (Not unlike human behavior.) Ravens have a wide vocabulary of croaks, gurgles and a sharp “tok.”

They also are smart enough to save items they think might be of value as a tool or bartering in the future.

Crows can be solitary or live in murders. If a crow is found dead, the rest of the murder will surround the deceased and try to figure out what killed their friend. Then the murder will band together to chase away any predators. This is called mobbing.

Although crows are wellknown to famers as being pests that will devastate their crops, they also eat insect pests as well as forage dead animal carcasses and gar bage. Crows and ravens are omnivores, meaning they eat almost anything: small mammals, reptiles, eggs, seeds, nuts, grains, mollusks, garbage, and sometimes other birds.

own traditional offerings— clothing, housewares, small furnishings, decor, and other creations—alongside booths where individual vendors and artists can display and sell their own products.

We wonder if there’s an opportunity here for some cross-pollination of different ideas around creativity, artistry, and of course doughnuts. The growth of the Rockaway Re naissance Artist Group here in town has led to several shows, displays, and sales over the

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Crows often stay close to the area where they were born to mate and raise their fami lies. This makes them “coop erative breeders.” The crows will defend offspring that aren’t necessarily their own, too. Mating pairs will jointly build a nest between 16 and 60 feet off the ground. They like to use branches, human hair, twine, bark, mosses and cloth to build and furnish their nests. They also are attracted to shiny objects like foil and even jewelry - if they can find it. The female will lay four or five eggs and sits on the nest for 18 days. When the chicks have reached the age of four weeks, they can leave the nest. But they return home so the parents can continue to feed them until they are 2 months old. Crows can live up to 14 years and ravens between 15 and 20 years, so the ones you saw last year are probably the same ones you see this year. Some varieties of crows will migrate, while others stay closer to home, only leaving to find warmer areas of their territory if the weather turns cold.

Ravens were considered to be harbingers of death, pesti lence and disease long before Poe wrote his poem in 1845. But native peoples were also admiring of this bird because of its cleverness and bravery.

The Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest Coast have trickster-transformer tales with Raven as a cultural hero that gives storied explanations of how humans came to be. He was known to recreate order from chaos. But, sometimes, that chaos was of his own creation.

These remarkable black birds, be they crows or ravens, deserve a lot of our respect and attention. Watch a murder of crows sometime and see them as they play games with each other during flight. Let’s make these symbols of good luck rather than bad.

summer; there might be a tie-in for individuals or for the group at large to partner with Kim for the holidays, and expand their reach.

And of course, it seems like a natural for someone to work a deal with Grumpy’s or the Barview Jetty store to sell doughnuts to visitors who stop in at the old bakery location in Garibaldi. Talk about a hungry market!

To inquire about space in Simply Charming 2, contact Kim at (503) 887-1900.

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also published their findings on the noincorp.com web site. These neighbors, your neighbors, who have falsely been described as “a small group of outsiders” working “to fearmonger and mislead Oceansiders”, are CPAs, retired CFOs, a City Manager, County Officials, Hospital Administrators, Directors and Managers of Fortune 500 companies (and many more). They have all posted their studies and findings, and agree that incorporation is not the right step for our com munity. Before you vote you really need to check out these studies, and learn why they are voting “No”!

I am hoping you will join me in voting “No” for incor porating Oceanside. I am voting No because it is simply too risky for a community of our size to take on this effort.

There may be a time and a plan when it makes economic sense to incorporate, but now is not that time and this is not that plan!

First, our population and budget size are inadequate to support a city structure that would represent all neigh

borhoods, control special interests, and demonstrate a fair level of oversight.

Second, I am concerned with what we would be losing from the County in support. A more robustly funded and supported neighborhood as sociation, in partnership with the county, would better meet our community needs without the added bureaucracy, finan cial risks, and administrative costs found in city govern ment. Ironically, if all of the time, money and community effort spent on this incorpora tion measure had been spent on organizing and coordinat ing an effective Oceanside, to work as liaison with the County, I am sure we would have seen the key issues driv ing incorporation addressed already. Instead, the ONA Board members have skipped that step to jump into outright cityhood.

Finally, in addition to the fiscal challenges, it is my opinion that a simple major ity of just three united votes on a council of five members opens the door to the pro motion of special personal interests over the needs of the community. It is reckless for us voters to give our voice away like this. This lends itself to coercion, excessive control of authority, and too limited oversight. Should

any of these occur, and they most assuredly will, the result will likely lead to a divided community like we have already experienced with this measure.

There is a pathway forward for Oceanside. Unincor porated Pacific City, the County Commissioners, and the Tillamook Coast Visitor Association have demon strated this way. This should be our journey to again unite our citizenry, our initiatives, and improve and sustain our treasured community. Please join me in voting “No” on incorporation.

Bruce Jaeger Oceanside

I’m voting for Busch and Laity

Melissa Busch and Logan Laity are a dynamic duo to represent our district in the State legislature.

Melissa is a home health care nurse who brings not only her keen skills at finding the most effective treatment for the problem, but also a deep understanding of the scope and impact of day to day issues that people in SD16 are handling. On the campaign trail she’s been learning yet more on-the-go: from meetings at the chamber of commerce to the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership Bounty of the Bay event, from talk ing with the Northwest Early Learning Hub to the Tilla mook Creamery leadership. With your vote, she’ll become the only nurse in the Oregon Senate!

Logan is a small business owner himself who’s been dedicated to public service in Tillamook County since high school. He’s passionate about standing up for our commu nities’ health and resilience, and understands that his job as HD32 representative will be to sit down with all of the stakeholders— labor, business, renters, homeown ers…— and find solutions that meet everyone’s needs.

Both candidates shine with respect and intelligence. That’s why they’re endorsed by the Independent, the Democratic, and the Working Families parties and multiple unions. That’s why they’re the duo to represent us.

Helena Birecki Neskowin

Charles McNeilly for Rockaway Beach Mayor

Rockaway Beach is a place where we all love to live, work, and play. Its natural beauty and warm, inviting people make this a great place to call home. But it has so much more potential for what it can be for everyone who lives here, works here, or chooses to come here to recreate.

Charles McNeilly sees Rockaway Beach for all the great things it has been, is now, and more importantly, can be in the future. He envi sions a future for Rockaway where every resident has ac cess to their local government and is informed and able to provide input on city gov ernance. He envisions a re sponsible government, where fiscal decisions prioritize the needs of the entire com munity and are made with transparency and openness.

Perhaps most importantly, Charles sees a future for Rockaway where everyone has what they need to thrive in our small town. This means decent housing for all who make Rockaway home, especially a sufficient stock of affordable and workforce housing for our families and workers in our local busi nesses. This also means local infrastructure, especially municipal water service, that is healthy and keeps up with the demands of a growing community.

Finally, Charles under stands the role that tourism plays in our local economy and envisions a future for tourism that works for both full-time residents and guests alike. This includes effec tive enforcement of current short-term rental policies and an ongoing evaluation of whether or not those policies are serving our community. This also includes a creative exploration of the benefits tourism brings to our commu nity and how we can support small business in making Rockaway Beach an event better place to live, work, and play for all of us.

This is why I am voting for Charles McNeilly for Rocka way Beach Mayor, and I hope that you will join me.

Eric Brinkert Rockaway Beach resident, homeowner, and small business owner

Sowing Seeds for Our Shared Future

These can feel like dark times to us everyday Americans: extraordinary natural disasters, rising prices, violence against innocent children, social and political divisions even within fami lies, our cherished democracy under threat. All these things affect our lives and our liveli hoods, how we feel about our days ahead and the kind of world we are leaving for our children, grandchildren, and generations to come. It can be overwhelming, to say the least. I often ask myself, “Where can I find hope in these times?”

For me, hope lies in good people doing good things, for each other and for our community, state, and nation. I am grateful for the sense of hope that comes from the many accomplishments of the Biden Administration and the Democratic-led Congress. These achievements don’t solve all our country’s prob lems by any means, but they are vital seeds being sown for a brighter, healthier, more prosperous future for us all,

including working class rural Americans. Here are a few of those seeds planted in the last two years:

Improving the Tillamook Bay South Jetty, expanding our rural high-speed internet access, upgrading our rural bridges and roads through the Infrastructure and Jobs Act package

Funding emergency rural healthcare grants, accelerating economic recovery from the Covid pandemic, and building more resilient local econo mies through the American Rescue Plan

Passing the Safer Commu nities Act, the first gun safety legislation in a generation

Providing supplemental funding for local communitybased mental health and substance abuse prevention

Lowering prices for pre scription drugs (like insulin), and investing in domestic energy production while promoting clean energy and clean energy jobs through the Inflation Reduction Act

Forgiving student loan debt for disabled, disadvantaged, and defrauded students, and reducing debt for other students

Prohibiting discrimina tion against LGBTQ patients in healthcare through U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Rejoining the Paris Climate Accords, whose efforts will protect us in rural communi ties against wildfires, flooding and food instability due to climate changes resulting from rising CO2 levels

Rejoining the World Health Organization, which is committed to boosting public health and protecting the global community from new strains of COVID-19 and future disease threats

Ending the war in Afghani stan after 20 years

I’m a Democrat and these accomplishments reinforce my belief that Democrats care about what is beneficial for everyone and are sow ing seeds for the good of our common life. It gives me hope in these challenging times, and so I support and will vote for Democrats in the coming midterm election. I hope you will do the same and make an enduring invest ment in our shared future.

Kim Cavatorta Hebo

Why whistleblower is suing City of Garibaldi and former mayor

By the time you read this, the City of Garibaldi and “former mayor” Judy Riggs will have been notified in an “intent to sue” document that they are to be named defen dants in a whistle-blower lawsuit.

I am aware of this docu ment’s pending arrival be cause I, among others, have been asked to testify on be half of the plaintiff, were this to go to trial. The plaintiff, for the sake of anonymity, either is or was associated with the City staff within the last two years.

I am in the process of verifying when I can release the document because this impacts more than just the City.

Without getting into sharp specifics, I will tell you that the neglected accounting and CPA financial audits during Judy Riggs’ term as mayor are major components. Because Judy Riggs is on the budget committee for the Port of Garibaldi and is a director on the Tillamook County Transportation board, it would appear any litigation could risk the integrity of monetary matters she has par ticipated in for these entities.

Once I receive official confirmation, I will acquire the document and share it with you.

Why would I testify for the plaintiff against the City? Be cause most of what I’m aware of at this time is already on public record.

Nathan “Finn” Findling Garibaldi

Vote No on Measure 111

On the ballot there will be

measure 111 which makes health care a right under the Oregon constitution. OK that sounds good - right?. What does this mean? What it re ally means is that for months and months and months - the Oregon legislature has been working on a medicare for all health care plan. ( without your input or notification) No discussion! No mention in the news. You will pay for this. The Oregon Catalyst says your take-home pay. or income will decrease by an average of 15% to pay for this program. If you have insurance now, you can’t keep it. Everybody has to be on this Oregon legislated health care plan. That should scare you right away, knowing that the state cannot even get out unemployment checks on time, or with the correct amount of money, with col lapsing computer systems, and data breaches. I don’t know if seniors who are on medicare have to be on this system because there has been no intelligent discussion on this subject and no attempt to let the Oregon public know anything about it. The Oregon Health Plan has been terribly mismanaged. If it were man aged better more low income people could be served by this program. If Oregon has mis- managed this program just think what they will do with a state-wide program which includes every citizen. I shudder to think. Don’t vote for this measure until there are many discussions with many groups of citizens. This measure - putting this in the constitution is too pre-emp tive. Discussions and expla nations first please. Oregon is the fourth highest taxed state right now. We don’t need more taxes to pay for a ques tionable new agency which is hiding in the wings.

Dixie Gainer Nehalem

Vote no on Oceanside incorporation

Hello neighbors. I’m a37 year resident homeowner in Oceanside. Very shortly you will be receiving a ballot for Oceanside incorporation and city council members. Please take the time to consider this. At the pres ent time you are paying and receiving the following services. Oceanside Wa ter district,County Sheriff patrol, Netarts-Oceanside Sanitary district and NetartsOceanside Fire district. If city incorporation is passed, ask yourself what other ser vices do you need that you are not receiving from the county. Will it be worth the $500 to $1,000 per year in city taxes based on your home evalua tion? Also, Oregon law allows a 3% increase each year.

Vote No on Incorporation. When voting for council members please vote for Bruce Jaeger, Cynthia Miller and Craig Wakefield. These three would give us a check and balance on the board and eliminate a one party rule who would control the budget and do whatever they want.

Ed Gorzynski Oceanside

Vote no on Measure 114

Ballot Measure 114 is deeply flawed for many reasons. In the Oregon Voters Pamphlet, the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association and the Chiefs of Police Association were clear. BM114 is not enforceable, even with adjust ments to correct its many er rors. BM114 is unfunded and will pull funding from first responders thus making our communities less safe.

The permit process will disproportionally impact marginalized populations and prevent them from exercising their 2nd amendment rights and providing for their selfdefense. The most obvious is the projected costs for the requirements will make it im possible for some to complete the process.

Additional issues include, but are not limited to: - Permit requirements are

not defined.

- Permit registration data base is not protected from public disclosure.

- Training officers, fa cilities, and budgets are NOT resourced.

BM114 will NOT:

- Impact criminal intent / actions.

- Impact actions of an indi vidual bent on violence - Deter domestic violence, familicide, or gang violence.

- Force a criminal to obey laws they already ignore.

In summary, it’s a measure that is poorly written, nearly impossible to implement, and does nothing for improving public safety.

Craig Griswold Rockaway Beach

Don’t believe the ‘non-issues being tossed out there

For a very long time, poli ticians of the “red” persua sion have campaigned using “non-issues” to impugn their opponents.

In 1980, the Panama Canal treaties were an important “non-issues” used to pil lory those of the “blue” persuasion. The treaties were signed and we were doomed to lose control of the Panama Canal to the communist men ace. The treaties were never rescinded and our use of the canal was never impeded. But tooting the false alarm garnered a lot of votes.

In this year’s elections, I see more examples of “nonissues” be used in ways that are less than truthful.

I keep getting (three time and counting) slick full-color, oversize mailings touting Suzanne Weber and Cyrus Javardi. They look very expensive and very similar. I have to wonder who foots the bill.

Both mailings thump the drum of “local control” for our schools, as if we were a sinister movement to wrest control of our schools away from us. Tillamook has always had “local control of our schools. Our school boards would have it no other way.

Candidates who stoke our fears with dishonest “nonissues” like “local control” do not deserve our vote

Betsy Johnson does not deserve our vote either. She spent years masquerading as a Democrat, yet continuously accuses Democrats of wish ing to defund the police. It’s a lie. I’m sure Betsy knows it’s a lie..But maybe it gets her votes.

I’m tired of politicians who lie. They won’t get my vote.

Jim Heffernan Tillamook

I support Betsy Johnson for Governor

The November election is fast approaching and the race for Governor has really in tensified. For me, there’s one person who has already con vinced me: Betsy Johnson.

Betsy was Tillamook County’s Senator and was al ways responsive to our issues and critical needs.

As founding president of the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay, we believed a critical resource needed during an Emergency was a well-organized Medi cal Reserve Corps (MRC).

The MRC is made up retired doctors, nurses and other reg istered health professionals.

The purpose of the MRC was to train and coordinate these key professionals so when an emergency occurred, they would be ready to help and support our medical profes sionals.

At the time we organized the MRC, there were numer ous roadblocks preventing the State and County from sup porting the MRC! We went to Betsy and she went into action. She moved changes through the legislature and in the end, she was amaz ingly success. Ultimately, the legislators were thanking us for providing the service and appreciative of our commit ment.

Fast forward to today, if you got a vaccination from Tillamook County, the vac cine was provided by the

County and administered by our MRC. The County could not have provided the resource without the MRC and the MRC would not be able to provide that service without Betsy.

This is why I support Betsy – she is a responsive leader with vast experience who knows how to get things done!! Betsy will actually stand up for us, not special interests or partisan extremes. Betsy will bring the best ideas from both parties together and work tirelessly to help fix our state and move us forward.

Please join me in voting for Betsy Johnson as our next governor.

Linda Kozlowski Manzanita

I support Logan Laity for State HD 32

Logan Laity is an oppor tunity for all of the citizens living in State House District 32.

Logan is knowledgeable: He has taken the time to meet a broad range of District 32 voters and ask them, “What are the issues most important to you?” He has the curios ity to attend meetings with a wide variety of community groups where he learns about their focus, their challenges, and their opinions for solu tions. He is well versed in the ways of the Oregon Legisla ture through formal educa tion, local and state political affiliations, and direct lobby ing of the Oregon Legislature.

Logan is energetic: He brings the enthusiasm and passion needed to spend the time required for issue re search, issue debate, outreach to constituents, and policy formulation.

Logan is all about commu nity: He will be a representa tive for everyone in District 32. He will include everyone in issue definition and prob lem solution building.

Logan is the opportu nity for District 32 to be represented by someone with broad views, out-of-the-box thinking skills, and a focus on how best to serve the entire District 32 community.

Logan is the opportunity District 32 needs to meet the future. Please join me in voting for opportunity — Vote for Logan Laity House District 32 Representative.

Ruth LaFrance Tillamook

Why Vote?

I grew up in a time when rivers were so polluted they caught fire. There were signs keeping different races from using bathrooms and drinking fountains or eating in restau rants or sleeping in hotels. The KKK was considered a ‘fraternal organization.’ Even I, a 16 year old girl, had to ask for an equal minimum wage to teach tennis!

Then Americans of both parties and all faiths came together and elected repre sentatives to make changes protecting our environment, guaranteeing racial equal ity, and promoting women’s rights.

I believe in our democracy. I watched it work as I grew to adulthood, and have voted in every election since 1968. I believe in taking personal initiative and benefitting from my own hard work. I believe our country thrives when we understand, respect, and care for each other. I believe in protecting our physical envi ronment, and protecting the

Janet Johansen, of Rockaway, passed away October 13, 2022. Janet was born April 4, 1952 in McMin nville, Oregon to John and Ruth Whalen. She married the love of her life, Carl Johansen on October 1, 1971. Janet loved her family, especially her grandkids. You could frequently find her walking

civil rights of all. I believe in celebrating diversity, support ing public education, resolv ing differences non-violently. I believe in finding ways to meet the society’s need for shelter, food, healthcare, safety, and economic security.

We are so fortunate to live in the United States of Amer ica! We are blessed with the freedom to voice our opinions and to work together FOR THE COMMON GOOD. We may not always agree, but it is our right and responsibility to preserve the process of com ing to consensus. We will not accomplish the goals of our democracy by demonizing our neighbor or undermining the integrity of that process.

We must not let the great gains we have made over my lifetime be erased! We are all Americans, fortunate to live in the longest surviv ing democracy. Regardless of political party or religious affiliation, it is up to us to preserve it for the generations to come.

Laurie Lamb Tillamook

I’m with Betsy

As an Oregonian, born and raised, I share the angst of many others as we watch our great state inch ever closer to an unrecognizable disas ter. On November 8th we have an opportunity to elect a governor who is our best hope to “right the ship”. Betsy Johnson is a fair-minded, hard working politician who is dedicated to finding a way out of the mess this state is in. Political party affiliation is one of the polarizing aspects of our government’s inability to move forward on many avenues of reform. Betsy Johnson has chosen to run as an Independent - beholden to no one and free to work on both sides of the aisle for fair and intelligent solutions. As a former business owner, I respect Betsy’s understanding of the role that small busi nesses play in the local and state economy. No one will ever agree to every aspect of a politician’s campaign. Overall, Betsy’s agenda presents greater opportunity to provide a more mainstream and equitable outcome for the future of this great state. “Keep doing what you’ve always done, Keep getting what you’ve always got”. We can no longer afford to kick the can down the Democrats’ road. Please, for the Love

barefoot on the beach and be ing surrounded by friends and family. She loved serving the church and being a part of her church community. She was always serving at church and opening her home to friends and loved ones.

Janet is survived by her husband, Carl, brother Charles and sisters Marilyn and Gloria; her children Caran, Jon, James and Char lynn and their spouses and her 11 grandchildren, Emily and spouse Lucas, Caleb, Stella, Ethan, Nicholas, Aksel, Jo slynn, Olivia, Anders, Karsten and Alexandra. She will be greatly missed by all who loved her.

Deceased’s funeral ar rangements There will be a memorial in her honor at a future date to be deter mined.

Janice Laviolette Nehalem

What is Betsy’s stance on gun control

We hear so much about what Betsy Johnson has done in the past and being in charge of a company. Why don’t we hear where she stands on gun control and her connection with the NRA? Something needs to be done about guns, all types of guns. Nobody is talking about taking any body’s Second Amendment rights away, but the ordinary citizen doesn’t need to run around with an assault rifle. Just ask the parents in Uvalde.

Jan MacLaren Rockaway Beach

Evan was lost to us in December 2021 when he left his home on foot and did not return. Several searches proved futile, until remains were found in the forest near his home in Sept 2022.

Evan was born in Port land OR and grew up in Silverton where he attended Bethany Elementary and Sil verton High School. He was a 12 sport varsity letterman, in cross country, wrestling and track all 4 years. He continued his running at tending Clackamas Commu nity College and graduating from Eastern Oregon Uni versity. He went to National finals all four years of his college running career.

Evan married Robin Ryan with whom he had daugh ters Alyssa and Margaret. His later marriage was with Ashley (Anderson) Goin with whom he had daughters Julia and Charlotte.

After graduation from EOU Evan joined the Oregon National Guard in 2000. He completed Officer Candidate School, and at tained the rank of Major in his over 20 years of service in which he was still active until his death. He served in 4 overseas deployments

as well as one to Louisi ana for Hurricane Katrina aid. Evan’s many military honors included 2 Bronze Star awards, Order of Saint Maurice award recipient, as well as many awards for meritorious service. He was a respected commander and leader, as evidenced by the many Guardsmen who volunteered on multiple searches for him following his disappearance. His fam ily will be ever grateful for those who assisted.

Evan served as a family resource officer for other fallen Guardsmen, and un derstood the need for mental health awareness and help programs, specially for mili tary personnel. He knew there was an unmet need for change.

Evan was a volunteer for the Hamlet Rural Fire De partment, and assisted many rescues of injured hikers on and near Saddle Mt., as well as responding to frequent auto accidents on Hwy 26, rendering aid and comfort to the injured. He had a heart of compassion and a deep sense of duty. He will be deeply missed by his family and his community as a hero and a friend.

Evan loved his little farm and the many animals he kept. He was an avid woodsman and hunter. The highest passion was his pride in his 4 daughters. He attended their every school activity and sports event he could.

Along with his 4 daugh ters, survivors include his father Gerald Goin of Silverton, mother Claire (Steve) Rouse of Tillamook, brothers Jay Goin (Aleta and niece Jayna) of Salem, Corey (Chelsea and nephew Cayman) of Silverton, and many aunts, uncles and cousins who remember him as the sweetest child and dutiful adult.

Evan’s services will be at Willamette National Cemetery at a later date to be determined.

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I support Dr. Cyrus Javadi

I am writing in support of Dr. Cyrus Javadi for our next State Representative in the 32nd District. He lives, works , listens and under stands the needs and issues of rural living in Oregons’ North Coast. He sees, as many of us do, the problems affecting everyday life in 2022. I appreciate his will ingness to run for office to work for us by cutting taxes, cutting fees, and cutting ex cessive regulations, as a way to stop inflation.. He supports fully funding our local police.

As a small business owner himself, he is committed to protecting forestry, farming and fishing which employ many of our hardworking families. I’ve lived in Til lamook County for 52 years, and know Cyrus Javadi has the experience and ability to put our lovely North Coast on the right track for sup porting our rural values and way of life . Please join me in voting for Dr. Cyrus Javadi. Every vote counts.

Christine McClure Tillamook

We need to make more out of our land then we’ve allowed

I was recently asked about whether I “support continued development” in Garibaldi with respect to apartments. Here was my reply:

The only apartments project going on is the same Daniels project. Riggs’ coun cil overturned the planning commission’s opinion and tried to approve 66 apart ments, but Carl Kopacek appealed it to LUBA. Mayor Hall was mayor when it came back to council. The mayor and Councilor Katie Findling used criteria and Commis sioner Finn & Parker’s writ ten opinions to deny the 66. So, Halter (Daniels money guy) re-submitted an applica tion for 18 apartments and 7

single family lots.

We approved the applica tion last spring. It better fit our Comprehensive Plan. The appeal period is over.

The only things we as a City can do now is provide proper oversight. I have more faith in the current team to do so.

We know DEQ has been out there for additional penalties. Their final ruling is pend ing. Our planner can and will put a “stop work” on the project if Daniels colors too far outside the lines. Daniels & Halter claim this is their “swan song,” and plan to leave something to be proud of. We will see.

I don’t know what “con tinued support” means at this point. At the planning commission, we are putting the finishing touches on two pieces. The first is a design review, so we can stop any future cookie-cutter develop ment. The second is updating our zoning codes. Because we are landlocked with the bay to the south and the logging company uphill, we need to make more out of our land than what we’ve allowed.

When we’re done, anyone who wants to provide apart ments in the C-1 or D-1 zone will need to provide office and retail on the first floor.

“Multipurpose” buildings. If we had those in before, then the museum would have had more shops surrounding it to provide a better experience for visitors. Residents would have more local choices.

Residents on the east side, too, would have more local choices.

Norman “Bud” Shattuck Planning Commissioner Candidate for City Council City of Garibaldi

Karen Matthews for Wheeler City Council

We have known Karen Matthews for over 20 years and have been continuously impressed by her breadth of

experience and her tireless can-do attitude.

She has always exhibited strong problem solving skills and found ways to address the needs of the community.

Her willingness to help in many projects and programs has created value for our three villages, as well as Til lamook county.

We support Karen as a per son who has the community’s best interests in mind. She listens to input and defends democratic decisions made by her constituents.

We encourage our fellow citizens to vote for Karen for Wheeler City Council.

Rob & Angelle Soans Wheeler

A vote for Betsy is a vote for Drazan

Many of us have known and appreciated Betsy Johnson for many years. She has worked hard, provided good constituent service for our Tillamook communities and her middle of the road position is attractive to some --- but she WILL NOT WIN. Polls show she has less than 20% of the vote while Tina Kotek (D) and Christine Drazan (R) each have about 30%. Polling numbers are always suspect, but closing a gap of 10% is highly, highly unlikely. So for Democraticleaning voters a vote for Bet sy is really a vote taken away from Democrat Tina Kotek. This makes much more likely Republican Christine Drazan will win.

Tina Kotek is committed to the less fortunate having worked for the Oregon Food Bank and Children First for Oregon. She is pro-choice, supports responsible gun ownership and advocates for measures to address climate change. Christine Drazan has the opposite positions and in fact led the Republicans out of the legislature to prevent climate change legislation from passing. Drazan is antichoice, is endorsed by the NRA and has a 25% rating from the Oregon League of

Congratulations!

Conservation Voters. Kotek is endorsed by Planned Par enthood, Oregon League of Conservation Voters and the Oregon Nurses Association. She is the leader that reflects Oregon values and needs.

So I urge you to recognize reality and cast your vote for Tina Kotek not Betsy Johnson.

Beverly Stein Cape Meares

I’m voting for Logan Laity

I’m writing today in support of Logan Laity for State Representative HD 32. I served on the Neah-KahNie School District Board of Education for nearly a decade, and I appreciate Lo gan’s support for our schools. As a graduate of both NeahKah-Nie High School and Tillamook Bay Community College, Logan knows our schools and what is needed to improve educational out comes for the students they serve.

Logan attended Portland State University for his higher education. He has degrees in Business, Political Science, Urban and Public Affairs, and minored in Civic Leadership. Recognizing the need for education, he has already testified at the Or egon Legislature to support educational funding.

As our State Repre sentative he will continue to aggressively advocate for our teachers, educa tors and schools, his vision includes increasing funding for community college and high school career technical education programs, more apprenticeship programs, and support for local schools’ individual needs (one sizes does NOT fit all) while en suring that state standards are met. Logan knows that quality education is key for our children to reach mean ingful career goals, and per sonal success in our changing world.

When I was on the N-K-N school board, before every decision I made I asked myself: “What is best for our kids?” When I mark my ballot, I’ll be voting for Logan, because I believe he is “What is best for HD 32.”

Barbara Trout Rockaway Beach McNeilly for Mayor of Rockaway Beach

of voting

As the midterm elections approach, this story from my family history about the importance of voting seems pertinent in these challenging times.

More than 50 years ago, when my grandma, Geor gia Henderson, was 81, she recalled in an Election Day newspaper interview that she first voted in 1915. “I was 28 before you darn men de cided we women were smart enough to vote,” she told the reporter.

At the time, grandma was confined to a wheelchair in a nursing home. She generally voted by absentee ballot, but there had been a slip up and she hadn’t received a ballot.

She called Lane County Elections and was told it was too late to get an absentee ballot.

Angry but determined, she called her hometown newspaper. “I’ve just about used up all my cuss words,” she said over the phone. “ I am 81 and I’ve been voting since I was 28. And now they tell me down at the election department I can’t get a ballot now”.

Grandma was lucky - her newspaper contact had a sympathetic ear and took on her case. A wheelchair cab service was arranged to pick up her and her roommate and take them to their polling place - free of charge!

As she worked on her punch card ballot, she appar ently kept up a running com mentary on the candidates and issues, from dog control to garbage levy to presiden tial politics.

Back at the convalescent home, she proclaimed, “I made up my mind if there was any way for me to vote, by George, I was going to vote. And I did!”

Was she glad? Beaming, grandma responded, “You’re damn tootin’ I am!”

The moral of my story? From the figures I have seen, there are many Americans who are eligible to vote but don’t exercise that right. Reasons vary, ranging from “my vote doesn’t matter” to “too many choices and issues - who has time to figure it out?”

My grandma remembered what it was like not to have the right to vote and therefore held dear her voting right and responsibility. Too many folks have let this value die for whatever reason.

in power and rock the roads. We then sold some lots to people who built homes, we all enjoyed life here in Avalon West and began to share in the cost of our roads to pave and improve, as we all use them. This works for us because there is cooperation NOT incorporation. We make our needed improvements by voluntarily donating as neigh bors with those who share the in the cost, and thus we are proud to be a part of a beauti ful road and neighborhood. Now we have neighbors to the North Oceanside who are obviously struggling to fix roads and drainage problems. They don’t seem to be able to get together as neighbors to accomplish the problem, so a couple lawyers move in and convince them to make ev eryone else in the surround ing communities pay for the improvements needed for Oceanside, thus we will lose our money to improve and lose our agency to choose… sound familiar?

We don’t want to be a city, but we might help Oceanside if they tried to go another way, have some events to raise funds, like socials or even go-fund-me. It takes a long time but everyone who enjoys Oceanside would help. Maybe even Tilla mook County could help, or grants? I even know a couple engineers that “might” donate sometime. Maybe we could even get some much-needed bike lane improvements from Tillamook to Oceanside. It takes just improving little by little. Be patient oceanside and do it with honor, don’t drag us all in, but we could all help you.

In closing I would like to say this to the ONA of oceanside and the California lawyers “shame on you!” for putting all our friends and neighbors in a position to fight for our rights as you try to burden all of us to the North & South with no end taxes and your problems, Oceanside has been a small town for who knows how long? The county and people of Oceanside should have fixed their needs as it grew. So, shame on all of you! You have put neighbor against neighbor, now where does that sound familiar?

DR. ROSS TOMLIN TBCC PRESIDENT

Recipient of the 2022 Howard Cherry Award for a Community College Administrator by the Oregon Community College Association.

Charles McNeilly has been my neighbor for several years. In that time, I have found him to be an honorable, funny, smart, and caring individual. When he told me he was going to run for Mayor of Rockaway Beach, my first thought was, “are you crazy”? Upon reflection, I cannot think of a better person to have that position. Charles regularly attends Planning and Coun cil meetings and participates in the public portion of the meetings with his cogent and timely input for the Council (most recently in the new Short Term Rental ordinance enacted by the City). He has studied the history of the City, the Comprehensive Plan, Budget, other Statutory issues for the City, and has many ideas to move those things forward in a positive way. One of his strengths in his ability to communicate, and he is devoted to use those skills to make what goes in at the City and the Council more transparent, and with more input from the community. Please join me in supporting Charles Mc Neilly for mayor of Rocka way Beach.

Deb Weissenfluh Rockaway Beach

The importance

I am not telling people how to vote; I would simply ask the non-voting readers of my story to take a lesson from my grandma. Will you be glad you voted? If I can speak for her: “You’re damn tootin’!

Merrie Ziady

Merrie Ziady Cape Meares

I’m with Dr. Cyrus Javadi this election

I’ll be voting for Dr. Cyrus Javadi for state representa tive. I believe him to be a person of character and he demonstrates keen business acumen. Small businesses form the backbone of our community and I believe Dr. Javadi is committed to protecting them by oppos ing excessive taxes, fees and regulations. The roster of supporters on cyrusfororegon. com is a convincing testimo nial comprised of credible and influential community leaders. Please join them and me in voting for Dr. Cyrus Javadi.

Pam Zielinski Tillamook

“NO!” to incorporation

My husband & I bought the property in Avalon West in 1973, it took years for us to pay it off, build roads, put

Our daughter, Sarah MacDonald, volunteered to collect funds for the entire project. We opened a bank ac count to hold funds, all funds went to the Road Project. Her picture was on the front page of the Headlight Herald in 2012. This has brought our Avalon West neighborhood so much closer; we have worked together to make progress happen. We are all proud of this effort and we don’t want this to change. We want to continue to be united in our efforts to keep our neighbor hood looking good.

We feel that if we are in corporated, we will lose this sense of unity and we will not get help with our neighbor hood from this outside source called the Oceanside Incorpo ration. The ONA (Oceanside Neighborhood Association) can’t even complete a project they have been working on for years even after receiv ing grant money to do the project, it never came to frui tion. Do you think we would trust them in the slightest? Absolutely not. All houses in Avalon West have Netarts Water and Oceanside/Netarts Sewer, so therefore we must remain NUETRAL. Right now, personally we are try ing to keep our heads about water, with this increasing inflation and just coming out of Covid-19 we are feeling attacked by ONA to further their own interest.

Vote “NO!” on incorpora tion, lets help our neighbors but not by force.

Sharon & Perry Reeder Avalon West

Garibaldi Council searches for new City Manager

Will Chappell Herald Reporter

Public meeting and pro cedural requirements, and incomplete audits stymied Garibaldi’s City Council last Monday at their regular, monthly meeting.

Councilors were able to dispose of several smaller matters, but they face several meetings over the coming weeks to complete their work for the month.

The council named An drew Shelby to the planning commission, approved the collective bargaining agree ment with city employees and selected a firm to lead the search for a new city man ager.

Beyond those pieces of business, the agenda bogged down.

Mayor Tim Hall informed the council that the city’s desire to reuse the old Coast Guard building as a new City

Hall faced challenges from the lack of audits. He said that most grants require three years of completed audits, while Garibaldi currently has just 2019’s completed and is waiting for the completion of those for 2020 and 2021.

He noted that this lack of proper financial documenta tion hampered the city in grant applications beyond those for the old Coast Guard building.

He also stressed that the city would not ask for taxpayer money to redevelop the building. He further noted that if the city was unable to raise the funds to repurpose the building, it would be demolished as other uses are not permitted for security reasons.

The council approved funding for a search for a forensic accountant to un dertake the audits the city is lacking.

Approval of the supple

mental budget was needed after the departure of both the City Manager and Assistant City Manager earlier this year was delayed to allow for public notice. The meeting to approve the supplemental budget will be held on No vember 2nd.

Garibaldi urban renewal grants were similarly delayed, but only until Wednesday as the council wished to expedite the reimbursement of business owners who had completed projects over the summer.

Elsewhere on the agenda, both the adoption of the updated, 2018 fire code and the disposition of a Dodge Durango no longer needed by the Garibaldi Fire Department were delayed to allow for the writing of resolutions on the matters.

Please send any comments to headlightreporter@coun trymedia.net.

Wheeler Council hears drainage plans for Gervais Creek

Will Chappell Herald Reporter

Wheeler’s City Council heard a thorough update on the plans to improve the drainage of Gervais Creek at their monthly meeting on Tuesday.

Timothy Gross of Civil West Engineers told the coun cil that the engineering evalu ation portion of the project is complete and that with a plan chosen it is now time to apply for grants.

In addition to more than doubling the size of the exist ing, submerged pipe from 24 to 52 inches, Gross’s firm is recommending the city add a second submerged pipe to alleviate pressure on the system.

Gross said that his firm had examined leaving the exist ing pipe or implementing an open-air course for the stream as alternatives, but that due to project requirements two submerged pipes were the best option.

The new pipe will run down Orbit Street before emptying into the bay while the larger, replacement pipe will stick to its current course.

The cost of the project will be an estimated $1.4 million total when accounting for contingencies, according to Gross.

Gross said that with this phase of the project complete, the city is now ready to begin applying for grants from FEMA and the state govern ment. The city will hear deci sions on those applications by next summer, with construc tion tentatively planned for the summer of 2024.

The proposed project would not impact traffic on Highway 101 but would lead to the closure of Orbit Street for its duration.

The city council also heard a presentation from Marc Johnson from the Nehalem Bay Health District about the district’s development plans.

Currently, the district is looking into developing a

property it bought on High way 101 recently. They plan to build a new health center and pharmacy to serve the community on the location.

Johnson also said that the district is hoping to find a way to address the lack of af fordable housing for health care workers, potentially by leveraging the space freed up by the proposed new facility.

After hearing these pre sentations, the council voted to allow the Oregon Depart ment of Revenue to manage the collection of the transient lodging tax for the city. The Department of Revenue will charge $10 per return, which is less than it costs the city to collect and manage returns on its own.

Finally, the council heard an update on the progress on replacing water pipes in the Wheeler Heights neighbor hood. Currently, the city has identified a federal loan that would cover the cost with a repayment period of 30 years at 1% interest.

Bay City FD hosts quilt raffle

Bay City’s Firefighters Association recently raised more than $1,400 for their department, through a quilt raffle won by a local woman.

Gloria Guyer of Cascade Falls Quilting donated the quilt to the department in early 2020, just prior to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

After two years in storage at the station, the firefighters association decided to hold a raffle to support the fire department.

The effort was spearheaded by volunteer fireman Greg Sweeney, and sold more than 700 tickets, raising over $1,400.

The raffle drawing was held on October 10, at the firefighter association’s monthly meeting, and Andrea Ostensen was selected as the winner.

Ostensen is a Bay City local who lives right across the street from the firehouse.

Willamette Connections Academy offers online alternative for education

Will Chappell Herald Reporter

Willamette Connections Academy has been offer ing an online alternative to in-person, K-12 schooling for Tillamook families through out the pandemic.

The public, charter school has also proved to be a better alternative for local families whose children are struggling with bullying.

“It’s just been a great ex perience overall,” said Wendy Kreutzer.

Kreutzer’s daughter, Andi, was having issues with bul

lying after an early growth spurt. When the administra tion at Andi’s Tillamook school could not adequately address the issue the Kreutzers started looking for a different option.

“I did a lot of research about online public schools to see which program would work best for us,” Kreutzer said.

Willamette Connections Academy offers a mix of flex ibility and accountability, with only one daily live lesson with a teacher complimented by online materials and as signments.

The school also offers frequent field trips and group activities for students, to promote social connections amongst its students.

Founded in 2019, Willa mette Connections Academy’s enrollment soared from 50 to over 2,000 by the beginning of the 2020 school year.

Currently, the school has just over 1,000 students en rolled and is always accepting new enrollments.

“It’s just been a great ex perience overall between the teachers and the curriculum and Andi’s response to it,” Kreutzer said.

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Wayne Schroeder retires after 35 years with Zwald Transport

Wayne Schroeder will forever have trucking in his blood.

“I wanted to drive truck, Ken [Zwald] heard that I did, but I didn’t have any experi ence,” Wayne said. “Ken gave me the opportunity to drive. I owe him for letting me have that opportunity. I didn’t think it would be my whole career.”

Wayne was born and raised in south Tillamook County on the “Moon Creek.” He graduated from Nestucca High School in 1972 and was drafted for the Vietnam War. He chose to enlist in the National Guard where he dedicated six years of service.

Ken and Wayne met through mutual friends in the early ‘70s.

In 1979, Ken started Zwald Transport, his own trucking company, as a hay hauler, and then eventually purchased a milk route in 1982.

“In ‘85, Ken got a hold of me to be a relief driver for him on his weekend milk routes,” Wayne remembered.

Wayne agreed to pick up routes here and there while he was still working fulltime at a mechanic shop in Tillamook.

One day Ken called up Wayne.

“It was May ‘87 and [Ken] said, ‘Today’s the day…we want you to come on full time,’” Wayne recalled. “I told him two things: If it was going to destroy our friend ship, I’ll go home; and the second was that I wanted time off for hunting season.”

On June 1, 1987, Wayne become Zwald Transport’s first employee.

“We had one truck, one boss, and one employee,” Wayne said. “We would haul milk in the morning and evening, and haul hay to fill our time.”

The business acquired more and more milk routes until they were running all routes for the Tillamook Creamery, with Wayne some times driving 18 hours a day to get all the shifts in.

“Milk hauling was one of the good, steady jobs in Til lamook County. We did it 365 days a year, night and day,” Wayne said. “Milk had to be hauled through the snow and ice; and we did it.”

Through the years, the business grew, adding more trucks and drivers along the way.

Wayne’s route was in south Tillamook County near the

Blaine area where he grew up.

“I was offered other routes over the years, but I said, ‘That’s where my roots are, that’s where my connections are,” Wayne said.

During his years on the route, Wayne saw farms change hands through the generations.

“When I first started haul ing milk, it was the grandpar ents and then the kids came in and took it over,” Wayne said.

While trucking has a piece of Wayne’s heart, his wife Irene is his true love.

“Her father was a customer at the mechanic shop and I really bonded with him,” Wayne said. “Irene and I become friends for over 30 years.”

One night, a friend request via Facebook spurred some thing more than friendship.

“We went on our first date and it never ended,” Wayne said. “We have a strong faith in a higher power that brought us together. It was meant to be”

The two, affectionately known as “Ma and Pa” around Zwald, celebrated their second wedding anniver sary this September.

“We have inherited a lot of

Wayne Schroeder sits on the bed of his truck, ‘Just an Old Guys Ride’ prior to retiring after 35 years driving for Zwald Transport. Photo provided

non-biological kids,” Wayne said. “Heather and Nick are some of the best. It’s been neat to watch them grow and mature.”

Wayne celebrated his 35 years with Zwald this past June, and due to health issues has chosen to retire.

“Ken and I stayed friends;

we got through it all,” Wayne said. “I couldn’t ask for better bosses or a better company to work for. They’re like my family. When my life really went down, they stood by me.”

Wayne’s years of experi ence have created wisdom and advice that other drivers

take to heart and will truly be missed around the truckyard. “Come in with an open mind with the thought of being a good truck driver and not just driving truck,” Wayne said. “Be thankful for every minute of every day you have.”

November 8, 2022, General Election important dates

• General Election Day is Tues day, November 8th, 2022

• Last day for New Oregon voters to register to vote for the November 8th General Election was Tuesday, October 18th.

• Oregon is Vote-By-Mail.

• You do not need to request an Absentee Ballot UNLESS you will not be at your home address between

October 10th and November 8th.

• Ballots were mailed to all local active registered voters beginning October 19th. If you have not re ceived a ballot by October 28th, call the County Clerk’s Office.

• Voted ballots are due in the County Clerk’s office or in an Of ficial Ballot Drop Box by 8:00 PM Election Day, November 8th.

• Be sure to sign your golden envelope in order for your ballot to be counted. We verify that every signature is valid before counting your ballot.

• Vote early. You do not have to wait until Election Day to vote.

• If you are concerned with mail ing your ballot back through the postage paid envelope with the Post

al Service or if you wait until the last week before the Election to vote, use an Official Ballot Drop Box:

See attached.

• Voter pamphlets from the Secre tary of State were mailed on October 19th.

• If you have questions or con cerns, call the COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE @ 503-842-3402 for an

official answer. Do not believe everything you see or hear. Ask the local office in charge. You can also refer to our website for information or election results at the following: 2022 November General Election | Tillamook County OR or the Sec retary of State’s webpage State of Oregon: Voting & Elections - Voting & Elections.

Cost of Living Increase announced for SNAP clients

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Tillamook County residents and those across the state who use Oregon Supplemental Nutrition As sistance Program (SNAP) food benefits will receive a permanent cost of living increase of approximately 12 percent starting this month.

This means people who use the SNAP program will start receiving more food benefits when they receive their October benefits.

Every October the federal government makes cost of living adjustments to SNAP maximum allotments. These adjustments are based on changes to the amount of money needed to support

a basic standard of living.

Maximum SNAP allotments are the maximum amount of food benefits that a house hold may receive based off its size.

“As communities in Or egon continue to be impacted by COVID-19 and the rising cost of food, we know that many individuals and fami lies are experiencing hardship and rely on SNAP food ben efits to get enough healthy food for themselves and their families,” Oregon Depart ment of Human Services (ODHS), Self-Sufficiency Programs Interim Director Jana McLellan said. “We are glad that our federal partners have made this cost-of-living increase to help people get

enough healthy food. We also know that many people in Oregon are still struggling to meet their basic needs and we encourage them to con tact our partners at 211, the Oregon Food Bank and their local Community Action Agency for support during this difficult time.”

SNAP recipients do not have to take any action to receive the increased benefit amounts.

More information about SNAP is available at https:// www.oregon.gov/dhs/ASSIS TANCE/FOOD-BENEFITS/ pages/index.aspx.

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Center at 1-800-699-9075.

If your household receives SNAP and your income or the number of people in your household has changed, it could impact your benefits. It is important to make sure ODHS has the most up-todate information.

You can report any changes to your income or household in many ways: • Online at: ONE.Oregon. gov

• By mail at: ONE Customer Service Center, PO Box 14015, Salem, OR 97309

• By fax at: 503-378-5628

• By phone at: 1-800-6999075 or TTY 711

Resources to help meet basic needs

• Find a food pantry: food finder.oregonfoodbank.org

• Learn about government programs and community resources for older adults and people with disabilities: Ag ing and Disability Resource Connection of Oregon at 1-855-673-2372 or www. adrcoforegon.org.

• Dial 2-1-1, or text your zip code to 898-211, www.211info.org

• Find local resources and support by contacting your local Community Action Agency: www.caporegon. org/find-services/

• Oregon Department of Human Services COVID-19 help center

Learn more at https:// www.oregon.gov/dhs/

benefits/Pages/index.aspx .

For local resources in your area, such as food or shelter, please call 2-1-1 or reach out to the state’s Aging and Disability Resource Connec tion (ADRC) at 1-855-OREADRC or 1-855-673-2372.

Fast Facts

• Oregonians who receive SNAP food benefits will see their food benefits increase approximately 12 percent starting in October

• The maximum food benefit for a household of two has increased from $459 to $516

• The maximum food benefit for a household of four has increased from $835 to $939.

OCSR plans unveiled for Garibaldi depot development

Railroad has started a fundraising campaign

During a gala event held October 15th at Pacific Restaurant in downtown Til lamook, Oregon Coast Scenic

Railroad revealed their “Path way to the Future; Gateway to the Past” campaign. When completed, the project will

revamp the Garibaldi board ing area with the construction of a Southern Pacific style depot, a bathroom block, and a water tower complex as well as improved crossings and parking.

Local businesses as well as individuals will have the op portunity to help OCSR make this dream a reality through the purchase of pavers to be used in the project. Pavers are available in a variety of sizes and price ranges from 4x8 for $250 to 24x24 for $5000.

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Current plans call for the water tower plaza to be constructed in 2023 with the depot plaza project slated for 2024.

Back to School Wellness Spotlight: An interview with Nestucca School District

Michelle Jenck Community Well-Being Director at Adventist Health Tillamook

School District is doing this through a sciencebased, school nutrition cur riculum and on-site garden. They also recently received a grant for a school-based health clinic and are expand ing outdoor play areas with bike paths and a bike skills park that will also be open to the public.

Tillamook County Well ness interviewed Nestucca School District Superinten dent, Misty Wharton and K-8, CTE and Community Resource Specialist, Rachel Pettit, to learn more about their unique approach to whole-student learning.

Science & Nutrition Cur riculum

With a full-time garden coordinator and K-5 science teacher, students experience hands-on education every day with a focus on agriculture, not only learning where their food comes from but also growing that food them selves. According to program coordinator Rachel Pettit, “Kids love the school garden and anything that takes them outdoors to learn.” Using art, journaling and scientific inquiry, students are develop ing critical thinking skills and enjoying the process of learn ing and discovery. Rachel notes that, during the year and over summer school, students were able to dig deep and build their observation and communication skills. “Now some of those students are asking incredible questions,” she stated.

In addition to the school garden, the science cur riculum includes an outdoor classroom and wellness trail with native plants. Misty Wharton explains that the curriculum design means students are always learn ing, “Every environment is a learning environment, not just the classroom.” Wharton emphasizes the importance of students getting a well-round ed perception of their world.

Through this approach, they become more aware of larger ecosystems and how to be good stewards within them. She goes on to say, “I always hope it ignites their curios ity about the world, maybe gives insight into career paths they hadn’t thought of before,” noting that students often aren’t aware of careers beyond becoming a teacher, police officer or firefighter.

Since September 1st, they have harvested 357 pounds of school garden produce that has gone to the cafeteria, including 80 pounds of pota toes harvested by classroom students and later enjoyed in breakfast burritos. Both Pettit and Wharton agree that students are having fun. They also note that, by growing the food themselves, students are willing to try foods they otherwise would not be will

ing to try. The school garden was relocated during recent renovations and with the garden gate now next to the school playground, students regularly visit and check on their garden.

Raising a garden takes a lot of time and attention. Rachel manages the garden, working year-round except for a break in January. This spring, she worked with a middle school class (Intro to Agriculture elective course) where the students came in one day a week, helped grow all of the transplants in the garden, and got to take extras home at the end of the school year. Rachel maintains the garden in the summer and works with kids to plant and harvest during the 4-week summer school pro gram. “What I think is really exciting,” says Rachel, “is when kids are asking me what is growing in the garden and then help me harvest some cucumbers, and then I see the same kids in the cafeteria later that day and they’ve got a cup of cucumber slices off the salad bar, crunching away, talking about how beautiful the garden is.”

It was also noted that, even though we live in such an agricultural and naturally beautiful place, a lot of local students are not getting out and exploring the natural world. Many students don’t have easy access to these ex periences and so having that on the school grounds and part of daily teaching reduces barriers and introduces stu dents to new activities, skills and interests.

Outdoor Play & Physical Activity

In addition to the outdoor classroom environments, Nestucca School District has made significant invest ments in outdoor play areas. In the same way that nutri tion is built into the science curricula, physical fitness is incorporated through activi ties kids can enjoy in and out of school. When asked why such a focus has been placed on creating outdoor move ment opportunities, Misty says, “I grew up in this com munity, and there’s not a lot of structured environments for kids to play in a safe, healthy way. There was no existing playground that served the entire community before this one.” The new playground is open to the public, where kids can come after school, on the weekends, and in the sum mertime with their families.

Going beyond the traditional school playground, they have had a bike skills park engi neered and are fundraising to expand that project. Accord ing to Misty, “There’s no safe place for kids to ride their bike in this community, I was always shocked by how many kids didn’t have a bicycle.”

To change that, Nestucca is launching a fully-funded “All Kids Bike” project, part of a national PE curriculum where schools are awarded a fleet of bicycles for Pre-K

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and Kindergartener students. In addition to learning basic skills and safety precautions, the curriculum supports learning readiness in that bike riding strengthens the systems of the brain used in reading and writing. “So, we’re con structing a skills park, called a bicycle playground, and then on top of that, also using a large chunk of the acreage to develop mountain biking trails,” says Misty. “There’s a lot of excitement around it because it’s something people can do their entire lives.” The project has a lot of communi ty support, including from the Tillamook Off-Road Trail Al liance (TORTA) which raised $11,000 for the project at a re cent fundraiser. “As an adult, I’m excited for the skills park and mountain bike trails,” said Rachel, who went on to say, “I was an avid bicyclist before I moved to Tillamook and I don’t think I’ve ridden my bike in the almost 6 years I’ve lived here because the roads and highways aren’t safe. And I’m excited to learn how to mountain bike which I’ve never done before.”

The bicycle playground and trail system is a phased project. They will be seeking grants and people can also donate funds at the Nestucca k8 building (36925 hwy 101 s Cloverdale) or by calling 503 392 3194 ext 401.

Student Health & WellBeing Increasing access to healthy habits at school is wonderful; however, ac cording to local data, many students still struggle with getting enough sleep, manag ing screen time and overall mental health. The district was recently awarded a grant for a school-based health clinic, which helps to reduce transportation and other barri ers to receiving timely care.

They conducted listening sessions last year and are incorporating that feedback into new programs. Misty goes on to say that they want to increase access to drama, theatre and dance, noting it is an area of opportunity to meet student interests.

Misty notes, “Coming out of covid, it’s been super important to get students involved outside of the school day. So, right now for our elementary aged kids, we’re offering two nights of soccer & two nights of flag football. We’re seeing vast increase in participation in the middle and high schools in activities and sports and part of that is we’ve done such an upgrade to our facilities. We have really nice places for the kids to play, they’re proud of it, they’re glad that they’re participating.”

Other wellness questions? Email us at info@tillamook countywellness.org. For more local health and wellness information, visit www.til lamookcountywellness.org or follow Tillamook County Wellness on Facebook and Instagram.

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Time: 10 min

Ingredients - 1 ¾ cups cooked, pureed pumpkin (15 ounce can) - 1 cup packed brown sugar - 2 eggs - ½ cup vegetable oil - 1 ½ cups flour - 1 ¼ cups wholewheat flour - 1 Tablespoon bak ing powder - 2 teaspoons cin namon - 1 teaspoon nutmeg - ½ teaspoon salt - ¼ teaspoon ground ginger - 1 cup raisins

Directions

1. Wash hands with soap and water.

2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

3. In a large bowl, stir together pumpkin, brown sugar, eggs and oil. Mix well until smooth.

4. In another bowl, stir together the flours, baking powder, cin namon, nutmeg, ginger and salt. Add to the pumpkin mixture and mix well.

5. Stir in raisins and nuts.

6. Drop the dough by a tablespoon on to a greased baking sheet, 1 inch apart.

7. Gently flatten each cookie with the back of

a spoon.

8. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until tops are dry and begin to brown.

Notes

• No raisins? Use any type of dried fruit.

Photo and Recipe Source: https://www. foodhero.org/recipes/ pumpkin-breakfastcookies

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Mooks take Cowapa League title with win over Scappoose

Will Chappell Herald Reporter

The Cheesemakers secured their first league title since 1999 with a 17-14 win over perennial powerhouse Scap poose, in a thrilling game that ended on a walk-off field goal by the Mooks in overtime.

On a blustery evening, both offenses struggled through the air and were unable to gain traction on the ground against stout defen sive fronts.

“We knew it was going to be a complete dogfight from the get-go,” Tillamook Head Coach Kye Johnson said after the game. “They’ve got some super athletic, senior skill guys and they’re super wellcoached.”

Scappoose came out strong, returning the opening kick to the Tillamook 40yard line. They proceeded to march down the field, scoring a rushing touchdown a few plays later and taking an early 7-0 lead.

It looked like the Mooks might be in trouble when they fumbled on their opening possession, with Scappoose recovering the loose ball.

But when the Indians decided to go for it on fourth down at their own 39, the Mooks defense came up with

the first of what would be many crucial stops on the night.

The teams traded blows on the ensuing two drives, with the Mooks turning it over on downs before Scappoose went three and out.

That’s when the wind came in to play.

The Indian’s punter kicked the ball down the field right as a huge gust blew in from the west, catching the ball and holding it to a net of less than ten yards.

On the very first play of the Mooks possession, running back Judah Werner bounced a handoff to the right of the line and found daylight, breaking free for a 40-yard touchdown.

The Indians seemed poised to answer on their next pos session after they marched to a first and goal inside the Tillamook five-yard line. But defensive back Parker McK ibbin came up huge with an interception in the end zone that he returned to midfield.

After that play, the game bogged down until the half.

Holding penalties repeat edly put the Mooks behind the chains, and another fumble before the break kept the Mooks offense from add ing to the score.

“They made good adjust

ments to our run schemes, and it took us a little time to get off the script,” Johnson said after the game, also admitting that the penalties were well-called.

Luckily for the Cheese makers, their defense came to play on Friday.

Continuing their seasonlong excellence on that side of the ball, the Mooks matched Scappoose’s defen sive intensity.

The strong winds, consis tently blowing 15-20 miles an hour, also visibly frustrated Scappoose’s quarterback who repeatedly saw his passes sail over his receiver’s heads in the second quarter, and the game headed to the break knotted at seven.

After the Mooks went three and out on their first drive of the second half, Scappoose seemed to have found the initiative again, marching and scoring on their first drive to bring the score to 14-7.

But, once again, the Mooks defense calmed itself and the game settled back into a stalemate, with six drives ending in punts or turnovers on downs.

“We were very even teams, very defensive, we couldn’t get anything going tonight,” Cheesemaker quarterback

Tanner Hoskins said.

It looked as though the scoring might have been over for the night, but just into the fourth quarter a muffed punt snap by the Indians set the Mooks up at Scappoose’s 24 yard-line.

On fourth down of the first series of the Mooks drive, Hoskins connected with wide receiver Zeyon Hurliman in traffic for a pivotal reception that extended the drive. A few plays later, Tyler Moncrief found the end zone for the Mooks, tying the game at 14 with under five minutes to play.

After the game Hoskins said that his energy had been low all night, but before the critical drive he had taken a drink of Red Bull on the sideline.

“It kind of pumped me up a little bit and I got some confidence, and I made some smart passes and got first downs,” Hoskins said.

The next two drives ended in a Scappoose punt and Til lamook turnover on downs, with Scappoose taking over at their own 23 with 1:24 remaining in the game.

The Indians proceeded to quickly march inside the Mooks’ thirty, before the defense regained its footing and held them on consecutive plays.

Time seemed to expire in

the game after the second down play, but the officials added one second back to the clock, giving the Indians a chance to win the game with a long field goal.

The Mooks sideline and home crowd were displeased with the decision, but the kick sailed wide left as time expired, setting up overtime with the Cowapa League on the line.

The overtime format was the same as in college foot ball, with each team having one possession per period starting at the 25-yard line with the second team needing to match the first team’s scor ing output to extend the game or exceed it to win.

Scappoose had the ball first and on the very first play of overtime completed a 23-yard pass down the middle.

This set up a first and goal from the two-yard line, but the Mooks defense came through with their backs against the wall. They knocked the Indians back on first down and held them on three consecutive plays, forc ing a turnover on downs and giving the Mooks offense the chance to win with a touch down or field goal.

The ensuing possession did not go well for the Mooks on the first three plays, with Scappoose’s defense stone walling the Mooks for no

gain. Facing a long fourth down play, Johnson decided to give Hoskins, also the team’s kicker, a chance to win the game.

“I just had a feeling that he had just enough leg with the way the wind was blowing so we gave him a chance at it,” Johnson said.

“To be honest with you, I didn’t even know I could kick that far,” Hoskins said after the game.

But with the strong ocean wind blowing at his back, Hoskins had just enough dis tance to knock the field goal over the upright, winning the game and the Cowapa League title for Tillamook.

“I’m super happy for our community, super happy for our school. We’ve come a long way in eight years,” Johnson said after the game before breaking down in tears as family members, players, coaches and other celebrators congratulated him after the game.

The Mooks will face Mil waukie at home next week, with the official ribbon-cut ting ceremony for the newly renovated field taking place before the game.

With the win, the Cheese makers guarantee themselves a home playoff game and extend their winning streak to six games.

Mooks win Cowapa League Volleyball title

Mike Weber For The Herald

The No. 4 ranked Til lamook High Cheesemakers (12-0 league, 14-4 overall) won their first Cowapa League volleyball champion ship since 2005 following a 25-9, 25-10, 25-22 home win over the Scappoose High Indians (5-7 league, 10-9 overall) Thursday at Tilla mook High School.

Tillamook, guided by seventh-year Coach La Vonne Rawe, adanced to the OnPoint Community Credit

Union Class 4A Volleyball State Championship playoffs for the eight consecutive year.

The Cheesemakers will play a first round home game in the 16-team playoffs Oct. 29 against a yet-to-be-deter mined oppponent. Winners of first round games advance to the state tournament quarter finals Nov. 4-5 at Springfield High School.

“It’s been the girls’ goal to win league since the first day of practice,” said Rawe, who is hoping to lead Tillamook to the state tournament for the first time since 2018.

“Two weeks ago, we upped our goal to be undefeated in league and that’s exactly what we did.”

For the Cheesemakers, the 3-0 win over Scappoose was the eighth sweep that they recorded this season and they have a 42-16 set record. The Cheesemakers had an out standing performance against Scappoose, while serving at 94.6 percent and they had 19 aces. The Mooks had team totals of 28 kills, 49 digs and two blocks. The Cheesemak ers will play an alumni game at home Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Little Cheesemakers big winners

Parker McKibben makes a fourth and goal stop in overtime.

Photo by Holly Werner

Tanner Hoskins kicks the game winning field goal, securing the Cheesemakers Cowapa League title played on the new field at Tillamook High School Friday

Photo by Holly Werner

Tillamook 5th and 6th Grade Football team finished their season undefeated after a big win Saturday against Clatskanie, 85-0. This was the last game of the season for the Tillamook youth powerhouse ironclads.

Photo by Brian Cameron

4-H Clubs are open for new members

4-H is America’s largest youth development organiza tion and we empower young people with the skills for a lifetime! 4-H’s hands on approach is proven to grow life skills like confidence, independence, resilience and compassion. We are now recruiting for the next 4-H year, and enrollment is open, so call today, get enrolled and begin your child’s journey with 4-H!

Join the new fishing club!

Learn how to do woodwork ing! Are you a youth entre preneur, wanting to learn how to develop a product into a business and sell your product at the Sunday Market? Do you want to learn more about animals? We have clubs that will teach you about large animals, like cattle and swine, or small animals, like chickens and rabbits. Are you passionate about art and wat to develop or expand your skills? Attend a fun 4-H event

and get a snapshot of many different offered projects!

The 4-H program is actively looking for adult volunteers to share a skill with local youth. Skills for youth ages 5-19 years old in the areas of Cloverbuds and Lego Robotics.

For more information or to sign up contact Julie Scism at Clatsop County Extension 503-325-8573.

New Field Celebration

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County approves budgeted employment searches

Will Chappell Herald Reporter

The Tillamook Board of County Commissioners approved several alreadybudgeted new hires for the county in an otherwise

uneventful weekly meeting.

Health and human services gained approval to start the search for two new full-time employees, one to work on tobacco education and prevention, and another to drive the county’s mobile clinic.

Public works will start the search for a new fulltime engineer to supervise projects. Director of Public Works Chris Laity has been handling those duties for the past decade, but with mul tiple large projects on the horizon the new employee is

necessary. The large projects also have secured funding that will pay for the new hire.

The board then approved a contract with Brittell Architecture to design the new transfer station for solid waste in Pacific City.

Neskowin Chamber Music announced

The rafters of the old church at Camp Winema may be shaking when the Brasil Guitar Duo presents a concert on Sunday, November 6th at 3 p.m.

Joao Luiz and Douglas Lora perform a blend of tra ditional and Brazilian works with what Classical Guitar magazine calls a “maturity of musicianship and technical virtuosity.”

Since the two met in Sao Paulo as teenage students

twenty years ago, they have been committed to perform ing music playing the guitar. This goal has led them to premiering a concerto for two guitars with the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra in 2012. They premiered the same work the next year in the U.S. In 2014, they joined cellists Yo-Yo Ma and Carlos Prieto for the world premiere of “El Arco y La Lira” by the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer in Havana. A recording of Brou

wer’s complete works for two guitars was nominated for a Latin Grammy award in 2016. Lora earned a Master’s degree from the University of Miami Frost School of Music. He is currently working on a PhD at the University of Southern California. Luiz received his Master’s degree from Mannes College in the New School for Music. As a recipient of the Augustine Foundation scholarship, he earned a PhD from the Man

hattan School of Music.

He is director of chamber music at CUNY-Hunter Col lege and the head of guitar studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

The season ticket price for seven concerts is $130. For more information call 503-965-6499 or write Neskowin Chamber Music, P.O. Box 1044, Pacific City, Oregon 97135. Website is www.neskowinchambermu sic.com.

Commissioners also approved funding for the Tillamook Family Coun seling Center to improve its mobile crisis services.

The center hopes that with improvements in the current services offered they will be able to qualify as a medical

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on that criterion. A copy of ZOA22-02, along with a map of the request area and the applicable criteria for review are available for inspection at the City of Tillamook Planning Department located at City Hall: 210 Laurel Avenue, Tillamook, Oregon 97141. If you have any questions about this application, please contact the Tillamook Planning Department at 503-374-1836 or mcarpenter@ tillamookor.gov. The Planning Department is also open 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Monday-Friday.

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A public hearing on a proposed supplemental budget for City of Garibaldi, for the cur rent fiscal year, will be held at 107 Sixth Street and via Zoom.

The hearing will take place on November 2, 2022 at 4:30 pm. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the supplemental bud get with interested persons. A copy of the supplemental budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after October 18, 2022, at 107 Sixth Street, Garib aldi Oregon between the hours of 11:00 am and 3:00 pm. or at www.ci.garibaldi.or.us.

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HH22-426 PUBLIC NOTICE OF ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ZOA-22-02 REGARDING SIG NAGE IN THE P & S-P ZONES NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL RE VIEW Date of Notice: September 12, 2022 Date and Time of Hear ing: November 7, 2022 7:00 PM Hearing Location: Tillamook City Hall 210 Laurel Avenue Tilla mook, OR 97141 Notice is here by given that the Tillamook City Council is considering the follow ing Zoning Ordinance Amend ment: • Proposal: Text amend ment to §153.053 Sign Standards and Requirements to increase the maximum sign size in the P & S-P Zone. The proposed amend ments separate the P & S-P dis trict sign regulation from the O district sign regulation and align the P & S-P district with com mercial and industrial districts, while incorporating an option for additional or alternative signage with a conditional use permit.

• Applicable Review Criteria and Standards: Certain divisions of Code of the City of Tillamook, Title XV, Chapter 153, Sections 3, 19, 53, and 71. Certain policies of the City of Tillamook Comprehen sive Plan. Oregon Revised Stat utes (ORS) 197.250, 197.160, 227.186. Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 660-003-0010, 660012-0060, and 660-025-0010. • Comment Period: October 19-Oc tober 31, 2022 On November 7, 2022, the Tillamook City Council will hold a public hearing regard ing zoning ordinance amendment ZOA-22-03.

The city has deter mined that adoption of this ordi nance may affect the permissible uses of your property, and other properties in the affected zone, and may change the value of your property. ZOA-22-02 is available for inspection at the Tillamook City Hall located at 210 Laurel Ave, Tillamook, OR 97141. For additional information concerning ZOA-22-03, you may contact the Tillamook Planning Department at 503-374-1830 or mcarpen ter@tillamookor.gov. This notice of the proposal and a map of the subject area are being mailed to all affected property owners and other appropriate agencies at least 20 days prior to the public hearing. Written comments re ceived by the Tillamook Planning Department prior to 4:00 PM on October 31, 2022, will be consid ered in rendering a decision. Oral comments will also be accepted at the meeting. Comments should address the criteria upon which the City Council must base its decision. A decision will be ren dered no sooner than November 7, 2022. Failure to raise an issue in person or by letter precludes appeal and failure to specify to which criterion the comment is directed precludes appeal based

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TION Case No.: 22CV28539 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF TILLAMOOK PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIA TION, Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SANDRA GALE MATTSON AKA SANDRA G MATTSON AKA SANDRA MATTSON; KARI FLEISHER; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY; Defendants.

To: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SANDRA GALE MATTSON AKA SANDRA G MATTSON AKA SANDRA MATT SON You are hereby required to appear and defend the Complaint filed against you in the above entitled cause within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this summons upon you, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, Plaintiff will ap ply to the court for the relief de manded in the Complaint. NO TICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!

You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automati cally. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “mo tion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or ad ministrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required fil ing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. If you are a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service offi cer or community action agency. Contact information for a local county veterans’ service officer and community action agency may be obtained by calling the 2-1-1 information service. Addi tionally, contact information for a service officer appointed under ORS 408.410 for the county in which you live and contact infor mation for a community action agency that serves your area can be found by visiting the fol lowing link: https://www.oregon. gov/odva/services/pages/countyservices.aspx and selecting your county. You can also access a list of Veterans Services for all Oregon counties by visiting the following link: https://www.or egon.gov/odva/Services/Pages/ All-Services-Statewide.aspx. The relief sought in the Complaint is the foreclosure of the property located at 36055 TENTH ST, NE HALEM, OR 97131. Date of First Publication: McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/Grace Chu _ John Thom as OSB No. 024691 _ Michael Scott OSB No. 973947 _Grace Chu OSB No. 220848 920 SW 3rd Ave, 1st Floor Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (971) 201-3200

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TO PAYOFF: $33,455.49 Be cause of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day-to-day, the amount due on the day you pay may be great er. It will be necessary for you to contact the Trustee before the time you tender reinstatement or the payoff amount so that you may be advised of the exact amount you will be required to pay. By reason of the default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the trust deed immediately due and payable, those sums being the following, to- wit: The install ments of principal and interest which became due on 2/1/2022,

and all subsequent installments of principal and interest through the date of this Notice, plus amounts that are due for late charges, delinquent property tax es, insurance premiums, advanc es made on senior liens, taxes and/or insurance, trustee’s fees, and any attorney fees and court costs arising from or associated with the beneficiaries efforts to protect and preserve its security, all of which must be paid as a condition of reinstatement, in cluding all sums that shall accrue through reinstatement or pay-off. Nothing in this notice shall be construed as a waiver of any fees owing to the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust pursuant to the terms of the loan documents.

Whereof, notice hereby is given that QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHING TON, the undersigned trustee will on 1/31/2023 at the hour of 1:00pm, Standard of Time, as es tablished by section 187.110, Or egon Revised Statues, At the southern front entrance to the Til lamook County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Ave, Tillamook OR 97141 County of TILLAMOOK, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the in terest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired

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The City Recorder is primarily responsible for the records of the City. The City believes that a strong and organized record keeping system is a core piece of the foundation to a successful organization. The Recorder also manages the City’s contractual service provider for Information Technology, serves as the City Elections Officer, and serves as the City Asset Manager. This position maintains a high level of visibility internally and externally and requires excellent interpersonal, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills.

ORGANIZATION: City of Tillamook

LOCATION: Tillamook, Oregon

DEPARTMENT: Public Works

JOB TITLE: Public Works Tech

OPENING DATE: October 20, 2022 OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Complete job descriptions, requirements and applications may be picked up at Tillamook City Hall, 210 Laurel Avenue, Tillamook between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, or go to www.tillamookor.gov for the announcement, job description and application. A resume is required. Questions: Call Human Resources at (503) 374-1828. Position recruitment will remain open until filled. EOE. Emailed applications are accepted at jchristensen@tillamookor.gov

Application packets may be picked up at City Hall, 210 Laurel Avenue, Tillamook between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday Friday, or go to www.tillamookor.gov for announcement, job description and application. Questions

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The Public Works Tech performs general public works tasks to maintain the infrastructure within the city, including streets, storm and sanitary/sewer, and water distribution lines. Perform general maintenance tasks to assure an uninterrupted, adequate supply of water or wastewater collection to customers and to protect the City’s mains, valves, and water supply or wastewater treatment plant.

tasks

JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Considerable knowledge of the proper operation, practices, methods, vehicles, tools and equipment used in the maintenance and

of City infrastructure, including streets, rights of way, and storm/sanitary

SPECIAL MINIMUM THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS/LICENSES: State licensing and various training/certifications required (please see complete job description on our website at www.tillamookor.gov), an up-to-date immunization record, and possession of a valid Class A CDL or ability to secure one within nine months of date hired.

systems; along with general equipment servicing methods, hazards and safety precautions Equivalent to high school education and over two years of experience in public works or construction, or any satisfactory combination of experience and training which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the above duties, including basic computer skills and mobile communication device proficiency. Position may require weekend shifts.

Complete job description and application may be picked up at Tillamook City Hall, 210 Laurel Avenue, Tillamook between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, or go to www.tillamookor.gov for the announcement, job description and application. A resume is required. Questions: Call Human Resources at (503) 374-1828. Position recruitment will remain open until filled. EOE. Emailed applications are accepted at jchristensen@tillamookor.gov. H21071

SPECIAL MINIMUM THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS/LICENSES: State licensing and various training/certifications required (please see complete job description on our website at www.tillamookor.gov), an up to date immunization record and possession of a valid Class A CDL or ability to secure one within nine months of date hired

Complete job descriptions and applications may be picked up at Tillamook City Hall, 210 Laurel Avenue, Tillamook between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday Friday, or go to www.tillamookor.gov

Tillamook School District No. 9

Tillamook School District No. 9

• Temp. Language Arts Teacher @ Tillamook Junior High School (47T 23)

• Eaglet Program Child Care EA, .5 FTE @ Wilson River School Campus (38 23)

• Content Specific Virtual Teachers Variety of Subjects, 7 8 & 9 12 Grade

• English Learner Development EA, 1.0 FTE @ Tillamook High School (84 22)

o *Check website for more details, Extra Duty Contract

• Bilingual Campus Connection Coach, 1.0 FTE @ Tillamook High School (63 22)

• Title I EA, .5 FTE @ Liberty Elementary School (03 23)

Classified

• Title I EA, .5 FTE @ South Prairie Elementary School (25 23)

• Campus Connections Coach, 7.5 hrs/day @ Tillamook High School/Wilson River School

• Custodian, 8 hrs/day @ Tillamook High School (55 23)

• General Educational Assistant, .5 FTE @ South Prairie Elementary (18 23)

• General Educational Assistant, 1.0 FTE @ South Prairie Elementary (19 23)

• General Educational Assistant, .5 FTE @ Liberty Elementary School (04 23)

• Title I EA, 3.75 hrs/day @ Liberty Elementary School (45 23)

• SpEd/Special Care Ed. Assistant, 1.0 FTE @ Multiple Schools

• Title I EA, 3.75 hrs/day @ South Prairie Elementary School (25 23)

• General Educational Assistant, 3.75 hrs/day @ South Prairie Elementary (18 23)

Extra Duty

• Head Tennis Coach @ Tillamook High School (16X 23)

• Special Educational Assistants (check website for locations)

• Drama Club Advisor @ Tillamook High School (17X 23)

o Part time positions with some flexibility

• Volleyball Coach @ Tillamook Junior High School (07X 23)

Extra Duty

To view job details, qualifications and more job postings visit our website www.tillamook.k12.or.us

• Assistant Wrestling Coach @ Tillamook High School (38X 23)

• Head Tennis Coach @ Tillamook High School (16X 23)

Questions? Contact: Renee Aufdermauer aufdermauerr@tillamook.k12.or.us (503) 842 4414, ext. 1200

• Drama Club Advisor @ Tillamook High School (17X 23)

Full time employees are entitled to excellent benefits, including health insurance and retirement benefits (PERS) Tillamook School District is an equal opportunity educator and employer All employees must pass a criminal background/fingerprint check

To view job details, qualifications and more job postings, visit our website www.tillamook.k12.or.us

Questions? Contact: Human Resources aufdermauerr@tillamook.k12.or.us (503) 842 4414, ext. 1200

Full time employees are entitled to excellent benefits, including health insurance and retirement benefits (PERS) Tillamook School District is an equal opportunity educator and employer

All employees must pass a criminal background/fingerprint check

Job Opportunity Public Works Project Manager

Salary Range $64,941 - $77,542 D.O.E Plus Excellent Benefits

Public Works Project Manager

The Project Manager performs field and office work in the planning, budget and project costs tracking, design, bidding, and construction of capital projects. Work includes planning, research, developing preliminary plans and designs or overseeing contractual employees/companies in this development, reviewing plans and specifications, construction inspection and monitoring, responding to citizen calls, and grant writing and/or management of grant writers. This position carries various degrees of responsibility in the following areas which include but are not limited to streets, parks, buildings, stormwater, water distribution, water treatment, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment, traffic operations, and public safety. This position maintains a high level of visibility internally and externally and requires excellent interpersonal, organizational, and verbal/written communication skills.

Complete job descriptions, requirements and applications may be picked up at Tillamook City Hall, 210 Laurel Avenue, Tillamook between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, or go to www.tillamookor.gov for the announcement, job description and application. A resume is required. Questions: Call Human Resources at (503) 374-1828. Position recruitment will remain open until filled. EOE. Emailed applications are accepted at jchristensen@tillamookor.gov

POSITIONS:

District wide

DW Spanish Lang Family Rsc. Cord. $18.14/hr./benefits/school schedule, Posting #365 Neah Kah Nie High School

Golf Coach, Posting, #427 Sp. Ed Instructional Assistant, $18.67/hr. Posting #446

Garibaldi Grade School

Nehalem Elementary School

Preschool Instructional Assistant, $18.67, Posting #448 Neah Kah Nie Middle School

SUBSTITUTES NEEDED PLEASE CONTACT ESS.COM

Teacher Substitutes

Classroom, Secretarial, Cafeteria, and Custodial Substitutes Needed

To apply for any substitute position please go to ESS.com, click on Job Seeker, then type in Neah Kah Nie School District and follow the application process.

To apply for any of the positions, except for substitute positions, go to TalentEd at https://neahkahnie.schoolrecruiter.net/

For More Information Contact: Kathie Sellars, Administrative Assistant Neah Kah Nie School District PO Box 28/504 N. Third Avenue Rockaway Beach, OR 97136

Phone (503) 355 3506

Vacancy announcements can be found on our website at www.nknsd.org Neah Kah Nie School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing ob ligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, in cluding a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Stat utes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of De fault by tendering the perfor mance required under the obliga tion or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. Other than as shown of record, neither the ben eficiary nor the trustee has any actual notice of any person hav ing or claiming to have any lien upon or interest in the real prop erty hereinabove described sub sequent to the interest of the trustee in the trust deed, or of any successor in interest to grantor or of any lessee or other person in possession of or occupying the property, except: Name and Last Known Address and Nature of Right, Lien or Interest Michael Eckstein 34000 Mallard Avenue Nehalem, OR 97131 Original Borrower For Sale Information Call: 916-939-0772 or Login to: www.nationwideposting.com In construing this notice, the singu lar includes the plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to this grantor as well as any other person owing an ob ligation, the performance of which is secured by the trust deed, and the words “trustee” and “benefi ciary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Pur suant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has been issued by QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHING TON. If any irregularities are dis covered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buy er’s money and take further ac tion as necessary. If the sale is set aside for any reason, includ ing if the Trustee is unable to con vey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The pur chaser shall have no further re course against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Ben eficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficia ry’s Attorney. If you have previ ously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be sub mitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of repre sentations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufac turing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospec tive purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale.

NOTICE TO TENANTS: TENANTS OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY HAVE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS AFFFORDED TO THEM UNDER ORS 86.782 AND POSSIBLY UNDER FEDERAL LAW. AT TACHED TO THIS NOTICE OF SALE, AND INCORPORATED HEREIN, IS A NOTICE TO TEN ANTS THAT SETS FORTH SOME OF THE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO A TENANT OF THE SUBJECT

REAL PROPERTY AND WHICH SETS FORTH CERTAIN RE QUIRMENTS THAT MUST BE COMPLIED WITH BY ANY TEN ANT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE AFFORDED PROTECTION, AS REQUIRED UNDER ORS 86.771. TS No: OR-22-940479BF Dated: 9/15/2022 Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington, as Trustee Signa ture By: Daniel Lazos, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Ad dress: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1st Ave South, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98104 Toll Free: (866) 925-0241 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1 st Ave South, Suite 202, Seat tle, WA 98104 Toll Free: (866) 925-0241 IDSPub #0181061 10/18/2022 10/25/2022 11/1/2022 11/8/2022

HH22-435 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF TILLAMOOK PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Matter of the Estate of: IVO RICK DeCAMBRA, Deceased. No. 22PB09321 NOTICE TO IN TERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the party stated below has been appointed and has qualified as the personal representative of the estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the same, with proper vouchers, within four months af ter the date of first publication of this notice, as stated below, to the personal representative at 2308 Third Street, P.O. Box 939, Tillamook, Oregon 97141, or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative or the at torney for the personal represen tative.Dated and first published: October 18th, 2022. KAYLA D. MERRY Personal Representative P.O. Box 939 Tillamook, Oregon 97141 CHRISTOPHER M. KIT TELL ALBRIGHT KITTELL PC At torneys at Law 2308 Third Street P.O. Box 939 Tillamook, Oregon 97141

HH22-422 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF TILLAMOOK PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Matter of the Estate of: JOAN E. JAGER, Deceased.No. 22PB09188 NOTICE TO INTER ESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the party stated below has been appointed and has qualified as the personal representative of the estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the same, with proper vouchers, within four months af ter the date of first publication of this notice, as stated below, to the personal representative at 2308 Third Street, P.O. Box

939, Tillamook, Oregon 97141, or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional informa tion from the records of the court, the personal representative or the attorney for the personal representative. Dated and first published: October 18th LINDA JAGER Personal Representative P.O. Box 939 Tillamook, Oregon 97141 CHRISTOPHER M. KIT TELL ALBRIGHT KITTELL PC At torneys at Law 2308 Third Street P.O. Box 939 Tillamook, Oregon 97141

HH22-409 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF TILLAMOOK PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Matter of the Estate of: DAN IEL LANDOLT, Deceased. No. 22PB08903 NOTICE TO INTER ESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the party

stated below has been appointed and has qualified as the personal representative of the estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the same, with proper vouchers, within four months af ter the date of first publication of this notice, as stated below, to the personal representative at 2308 Third Street, P.O. Box 939, Tillamook, Oregon 97141, or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional informa tion from the records of the court, the personal representative or the attorney for the personal representative. Dated and first published: Oct 11th , 2022. Ryan Landolt Personal Representative P.O. Box 939 Tillamook, Oregon 97141 CHRISTOPHER M. KIT TELL ALBRIGHT KITTELL PC At torneys at Law 2308 Third Street P.O. Box 939 Tillamook, Oregon 97141

Oregon State University Extension Service invites applications for an Education Program Assistant 2 position based at the OSU Extension Service Tillamook County Office in Tillamook, OR.

This is a 12-month, F/T, classified position starting at $17.43 hourly + benefits.

To review posting and apply, go to https://beav.es/55i. Closes 11/03/2022.

OSU is an AA/EOE/Vets/Disabled.

HH22-411 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF TILLAMOOK PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Mat ter of the Estate of: SHIRLEY MAE DRAKE, Deceased. No. 22PB08781 NOTICE TO INTER ESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS

HEREBY GIVEN that the party stated below has been appointed and has qualified as the personal representative of the estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the same, with proper vouchers, within four months af ter the date of first publication of this notice, as stated below,

Tillamook County Job Opportunities

For required application materials and posting information visit our website at www.co.tillamook.or.us

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Building Inspector 1

Hourly Range $20.12 - $25.69

Open Until Filled

DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Deputy District Attorney 1 or 2 Monthly Range $5,398 – $7,995

Open Until Filled

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Behavioral Health Clinician 2 or 3

Spanish Preferred Monthly Range - $5,753 - $7,717

Open Until Filled

Behavioral Health Clinician Assistant Manager Monthly Range - $5,398 - $7,391

Open Until Filled

Community Health Administrative Manager

Monthly Range - $5,398 - $7,391

Open Until Filled

Community Health Communication & Wellbeing Manager

Monthly Range - $5,398 - $7,391

Open Until Filled

Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Specialist Hourly Range $19.17 – $24.48

Open Until Filled

Medical Clinic Assistant Hourly Range $18.25 - $23.30

Open Until Filled

Mobile Clinic Driver Hourly Range $20.12 - $25.69

Open Until Filled

Office Specialist 2 Hourly Range $16.55 - $21.12

Open Until Filled

Public Health Program Representative Spanish Preferred Hourly Range $22.19 - $28.33

Open Until Filled

Public Health Program Representative (Tobacco Prevention Education Program) Hourly Range $22.19 - $28.33

Open Until Filled

Public Health Program Representative (WIC)

Hourly Range $22.19 - $28.33

Open Until Filled

Registered Nurse 2 Hourly Range $29.75 - $37.98

Open Until Filled

Registered Nurse 3 Hourly Range $31.23 - $39.88

Open Until Filled

PUBLIC WORKS

Engineering Project Supervisor Monthly Range $4,990 - $6,832

Open Until Filled

Road Maintenance Equipment Operator 1 Hourly Range $15.75 - $20.12

Open Until Filled

Road Maintenance Equipment Operator 2 Hourly Range $18.25 - $23.30

Open Until Filled

SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Corrections Deputy

Hourly Range $24.06 - $31.44

Closing October 31, 2022

Corrections Deputy - Female Hourly Range $24.06 - $31.44

Closing October 31, 2022

Criminal Deputy Hourly Range $24.06 - $31.44

Closing October 31, 2022

Parole & Probation Deputy Hourly Range $24.06 - $31.44

Closing October 31, 2022

SOLID WASTE

Transfer Station Attendant - Manzanita Hourly Range $16.55 - $20.50

Open Until Filled

SURVEYOR’S

Survey Technician or Survey Technician 2 Hourly Range $19.17 - $26.99

Open Until Filled

to the personal representative at 2308 Third Street, P.O. Box 939, Tillamook, Oregon 97141, or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative or the at torney for the personal represen tative.

Dated and first published: Oct 11th , 2022. Sharon R. Werner Personal Representative P.O. Box 939 Tillamook, Oregon 97141 CHRISTOPHER M. KIT TELL ALBRIGHT KITTELL PC At torneys at Law 2308 Third Street P.O. Box 939 Tillamook, Oregon 97141

HH22-420 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF TILLAMOOK Probate Department Case No. 22PB0880 NOTICE TO INTER

ESTED PERSONS In the Matter of the Estate of Ronald Edwin Steiger NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Roni Alyssa Stei ger, has been appointed as the personal representative of the above estate. All persons hav ing claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned personal represen tative at 12909 SW 68th Parkway, Suite 160, Portland, OR 97223, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be af fected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the per sonal representative, or the attor ney for the personal representa tive. Dated and first published on October 11th 2022. Roni Alyssa Steiger, Personal Representative Launa Lawrence Helton, OSB No. 040692 Helton Law Office, LLC 12909 SW 68th Parkway,

Suite 160 Portland, OR 97223 Tel (503) 303-0057 Fax (503) 719-8993 launa@helton-law.com

HH22-403

PACIFIC CITY JOINT WATERSANITARY AUTHORITY NO TICE OF BOARD VACANCY Effective September 13, 2022, Pacific City Joint Water-Sanitary Authority (PCJWSA) is accept ing applications for the unex pired term of Board Position #5.

Applications are available at the PCJWSA office located at 34005 Cape Kiwanda Dr. Pacific City, Oregon 97135 or on line at www.pcjwsa.com. Applications will be accepted until November 3, 2022. Applicants must be an elector of the Authority, live within the boundaries of PCJWSA and be willing to attend scheduled meetings. For more information, please call 503-965-6636. John Wesely, Authority Manager

but he had a belly full of worms, an upper respiratory

was loaded with fleas, hungry and was given fluids because he was dehydrated. He was a very frightened kitten. He had a place to hide in his cage and we worked with him constantly. He has become a loving, playful kitten. In fact, he has so much love that there is a heart marked on his side! He will climb into your arms when you’re at your desk or come sleep on your shoulder. He is very playful and loves his toys. He gets along with other cats. Kenmore has one problem, and that is he needs a playmate. Kenmore is 15 weeks old, male, neutered and is grey with cream markings. His coat is extremely soft. You’ll always be wanting to pet him. If you’re interested in adopting Kenmore here is the link to our online adoption form: https://unitedpaws.wordpress.com/online-adoption-application/

Tillamook County Church Services

Bay City

BAY

egonUMC Open Hearts, Open

Cloverdale

ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 34560 Parkway Dr., (mailing: P.O. Box 9) Cloverdale, OR 97112 (503) 392-3685

Pastor: Rev. Angelo Te Mass Schedule: Saturday No Mass Sunday (10:30 a.m.)

Weekdays: Friday (10:00 a.m.)

Confessions: By appointment WI-NE-MA CHRISTIAN CHURCH Wi-Ne-Ma Campground. 5195 Winema Road, 7 miles south of Cloverdale. Kyle French, Minister. (971) 237-2378. info@winemachurch.net. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship 10:45 a.m.

Garibaldi

NORTH COAST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 309 3rd St., (503) 322-3626.

Pastor Sam McRae

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m. We invite you to join us.

HIS GATHERING 111 Driftwood Ave Garibaldi, OR. 97118 www.hisgathering.net Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

Hemlock COUNTRYSIDE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 19005 U.S. 101, Hemlock, OR P.O. Box 299, Hebo, OR 97122 (503) 398-5454

Bible Studies: Sunday 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Women’s Bible Study: Tuesdays: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Worship Service: Sunday 11 a.m. Facebook Sermons: https://www.facebook.com/countrysidenazarene www.countryside-naz.com

Let us unite together in worship and praise!

Pacific City

NESTUCCA VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 35305 Brooten Road, (503) 965-6229. www.nestuccavalleypc.org

Pastor Rev. Ben Dake.

Weekly Bible study group Fridays at 10 a.m.

Open communion the first Sunday of each month.

Regular services Sunday 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome.

PACIFIC COAST BIBLE CHURCH 35220 Brooten Road (Adjacent Post Office)

Pastor Dan Mason (503) 965-7222 Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Website: pacificcoastbiblechurch.com All are welcome!

Rockaway Beach

ST. MARY BY THE SEA CATHOLIC CHURCH 275 S. Pacific St. (mailing: P. O. Box 390) Rockaway, OR 97136 (503-355-2661)

e-mail: stmarys1927@gmail.com

Administrator: Fr. MacDonald Akuti Mass Schedule: Saturday (5:00 p.m.) Sunday (8:30 a.m.) (10:30 a.m.)

Weekdays: Monday (9:30 a.m.) Wednesday thru Friday (9:30 a.m.)

First Saturday each month: (10:00 a.m.)

Confessions: Saturday (4:00 p.m.)

Tillamook

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH (CBA) 5640 U.S. 101 South 2 miles south of Tillamook (503) 842-5598

https://bbc-tillamook.faithlifesites.com

9:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 11a.m. Morning Worship 6 p.m. Evening Service Nursery provided for all services.

Everyone Welcome

CHURCH OF CHRIST TILLAMOOK 2506 1st Street, (503) 842-4393

Preacher: Larry Owens Sunday: Adult Classes & Children’s Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service: 11 a.m. Everyone is welcome! Enter to worship…Leave to serve.

TILLAMOOK NAZARENE 2611 3rd, (503) 842-2549.

Pastor Josh Myers.

Sunday: Growth Groups: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service and Children’s activities: 11 a.m.

Tuesdays: Celebrate Recovery 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays: Youth Group 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. A place for the whole family to Connect, Grow and Serve.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) 302 Grove Ave. (503) 842-4823

Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible Class and Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Divine Worship

Pastor Dan Bohlken Where love transforms hearts and lives.

LIFECHANGE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 3500 Alder Lane, Tillamook, OR 97141 (503) 842-9300 www.lifechangefellowship.com

Pastor Brad Smith Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning followed by Worship and Message at 11 a.m. Come worship with us, enjoy the live music. Bible studies and an assortment of activities throughout the week. Let’s worship our Lord together. We will show you how much WE CARE!

ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) 401 Madrona at 4th Street (503) 842-4753

10 a.m. Worship Everyone is Welcome

EMMANUEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday Services 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Meeting at 1113 9th Street, Tillamook, OR 97141 Bible Study Thursday 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 1113 9th St., Tillamook, OR 97141

Pastor Sterling Hanakahi (503) 842-7864

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2203 4th St., (503) 842-6213.

Senior Pastor: Dean Crist Sunday Prayer at 8:45 a.m. Worship Celebration at 9:15 a.m. Classes for all ages at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Nursery facilities and handicapped accessible. Programs available for youth of all ages. Travelers and newcomers welcome.

OCEAN BREEZE BAPTIST CHURCH 2500 Nielsen Road, (503) 842-1446

Pastor Kevin Birdsong Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Service 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesdays: Prayer Meeting, King’s Kids and Teen Power Hour 6 p.m. “The end of your search for a friendly church.” www.oceanbreezebaptist.com

ST. ALBAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Co-Rectors: The Revs. Ali and George Lufkin 2102 6th St, Tillamook, OR 97141 (503) 842-6192 email: stalbans.tillamook@gmail.com 10 a.m. Worship Everyone is welcome.

TILLAMOOK CHRISTIAN CENTER 701 Marolf Loop Rd Tillamook, OR 97141 (503) 842-6555 www.tillamookchristiancenter.com 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service (Sunday) 3 p.m. Bi-Lingual Service (Sunday) Bible Studies and small groups available during the week.

TILLAMOOK SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 2610 1st St., (503) 842-7182.  tillamookadventist.net

Pastor Tim Mayne Kid’s Program: Saturdays 10 a.m. Sabbath Service: Saturdays 11 a.m. or live on church FB page Weekly Bible Study: Tues 7 p.m. Lower Level & on FB Community Services: Tues & Thurs, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Christian Radio Station: KGLS-LP 99.1 FM Handicap accessible All are Welcome!!

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 2411 Fifth St. (mailing: 2410 Fifth St.) Tillamook, OR 97141 (503) 842-6647 email: sacredheart2405@gmail.com www.tillamoooksacredheart.org

Pastor: Rev. Angelo Te Mass Schedule: Saturday (5 p.m.) Sunday (8:30 a.m.) Spanish (12:30 p.m.)

Weekdays: Tuesday (5:30 p.m.)

Wednesday thru Friday (8:30 a.m.)

First Saturday each month: (9 a.m.)

Confessions: Saturday (3:30 – 4:30 p.m.)

ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.” 602 Laurel Ave., Tillamook, OR 97141 (503) 842-2242

Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. Office Hours Mon-Thurs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Follow us on Facebook: St. John’s UCC Tillamook Handicapped accessible

TILLAMOOK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Service 11 a.m Pastor Trista Wynne 3803 12th St., (503) 842-2224

Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Closed Fri. ADA accessible. Contact the church office (503) 842-2224 if transportation is needed. Worship online www.TillamookUMC.org. All are welcome and cherished here.

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HH22-268

NOTICE OF TILLAMOOK

COUNTY SHORT-TERM RENT AL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Til lamook County Short-Term Rent al Advisory Committee will hold a regularly scheduled meeting the first Tuesday of every month from 9:30am to 11:30am in the Hatfield Room, Tillamook County Library, 1716 3rd Street, Tilla mook, Oregon 97141. The public is welcome to attend the virtual meeting. Virtual meeting link is located on the Tillamook County Department of Community Devel opment homepage: https://www. co.tillamook.or.us/commdev.

To attend the meeting by phone, please dial +1 (971) 254-3149.

This number and ID will be con sistent for future Short-Term Rental Advisory Committee meet ings barring further notice.

Materials and additional infor mation will be available from the Short-Term Rental Advisory Committee webpage, located at https://www.co.tillamook.or.us/ commdev.

The public comment period will be held at the end of the meet ing. Comments will be limited to 3 minutes per person. For addi tional information, please contact Sarah Absher, Tillamook County Community Development Direc tor at 503-842-3408 x3317 or email sabsher@co.tillamook.