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Tillamook County Wellness
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Headlight Herald
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021
VOL. 134, NO. 3 • $1.50
TILLAMOOK, OREGON • WWW.TILLAMOOKHEADLIGHTHERALD.COM
Tillamook County survives another flood T
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he combination of high tides and plenty of rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday caused flooding in Tillamook on HWY 6 heading east out of town and on HWY 101 in the heart of Tillamook. Emergency crews from the Tillamook Sheriff’s office marine division, Tillamook Fire Department and Tillamook Police responded to a person trapped in their car on Hwy 101 in Tillamook who tried to drive through the flooded highway heading north through town early Wednesday morning. The driver made it about 200 yards when their car stalled. Sheriff office marine crews rescued the person without incident. HWY 6 headed east out of Tillamook also flooded under the train viaduct just east of the Adventist Church, drivers were detoured to Third Street for those headed east on HWY 6 out of town. Flooding on 101 in Tillamook was from the bridge over Hoquarton Slough near Rosenberg’s Building Supply to the intersection of HWY 101 and Wilson River Loop Road near Fred Meyer.
River Crest: 1/13/21, 3:15 a.m. 16.73’ Out Moderate Flood: 1/13/21, 6:30 a.m. 15.5’ Out Flood: 1/13/21, 3:15 p.m. 12’ Trask Above Cedar Creek In Minor Flood : 1/13/21, 1 a.m. 16.5’ Crest: 1/13/21, 3 a.m. 17.1’ Out Minor Flood: 1/13/21, 7:30 a.m. 16.5’ River
Crest Below Flood: 1/13/21, 12:15a.m. 15.74’ Rainfall totals ending 1/13/21 at 6 a.m. Tillamook: 4.76” Neskowin: 3.65” South Fork: 8.59” Mt. Hebo : 8.03”
Wind/Flood data 01/12/2021 - 01/13/2021 from the Tillamook County Sheriff’s office
The maximum wind gusts
Wilson River near Tillamook In Minor Flood: 1/12/21, 7:15 a.m. 12’ In Moderate Flood:1/13/21, 12:45 a.m. 15.5’
Tillamook flooded from the Hoquarton Slough near Rosenberg’s Builders Supply to Wilson Loop Road at Fred Meyer and also on HWY 6 heading east out of town and the Adventist Church. Photos by Joe Warren
Manzanita: 56 Tierra Del Mar: 54 Tillamook: 48 Pacific City: 34 Mt Hebo : 81
Flooding Nehalem River at Foss In Minor Flood: 1/12/21, 10 p.m. 15’ River Crest: 1/13/21, 5 a.m. 17.73’ Out Minor Flood:1/13/21, 11:45 p.m. 15’
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• Numerous isolated power outages county wide on the 12th • Some unelevated businesses flooded on North Main. Food/ Coffee Carts we all ok • Misty River RV Park selfevacuated, some water into park night of 12th • Hwy 101 North Main Closed night of 12th, reopened night of 13th
• Wilson River Loop was 1 lane with flaggers during flooding Jan. 12-13. • Hwy 6 Railroad underpass Closed Jan. 12-13. • Kilchis River flooding caused Alderbrook closure. Jan. 12-13. • Several other county roads affected and/or Closed 12-1314 • Tidal Overflow Flooding caused some county road closures on 12th and 13th in Nehalem, near Tillamook River in Tillamook, and along Brooten Rd in Pacific City.
Road guardians Aangels Traffic Control on the scene when we need them
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Joe Warren jwarren@countrymedia.net
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oe Rogers owner of Aangels Traffic Control in Tillamook, says his favorite thing to do is help save lives. Preventing accidents is just one way he accomplishes this. If you’ve ever traveled the busy highways, state roads or even local streets in Tillamook County, you have probably seen his crews out directing traffic for a multitude of reasons. He started the local flagging business with a regional reach 13 years ago, but has over 30 years experience in traffic control. He also teaches first aid and CPR classes, is a certified traffic control instructor and is a Oregon OSHA certified
COVID-19 update: COVID-19 cases, vaccine updates
Kayla Merry, a flagger with Aangels Traffic Control guides traffic away from the flooded HWY 101 in Tillamook Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Joe Warren compliance officer to boot. “I like teaching people how to save lives,” he said. “You have a one-third better chance of saving a life if you are certified in first aid and CPR.” He also owns Smoking’ Joe’s and Sons Beef Bones a new business he started that has also grown to a regional reach. Last week, when Tillamook flooded on HWY 6 heading east out of the city, and HWY 101 in the heart of town, his crews were out there directing traffic. He had a crew
working on HWY 101 and another working on Wilson River Loop Road. Both supplying different traffic control duties. “We use his (Aangels Traffic Control) services, both in our public works department and our police department,” said Tillamook Police Chief Terry Wright. “Whenever we need them they are there, with flaggers, equipment, they are very dependable and professional.” Wright said Aangels service is turnkey, when he calls them for traffic control, they show up and know what to do and supply all the necessary equip-
ment. “We budget money in the police budget for this every year because we don’t have the staff in either department to do what they can do for us,” Wright said. “He’s a great asset to the community, I’ve never received any complaints, when we call they are there for us.” Aangels is also used by Tillamook County and private entities as well and other communities in Tillamook County like in Rockaway Beach for
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Hilary Dorsey Staff Writer
illamook County Health Department provided a COVID-19 and vaccine update during a Tillamook County Leadership meeting Friday, Jan. 15. The health department reports 362 total confirmed and presumptive cases. Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reports Tillamook County is at 321 positive tests, as of Thursday, Jan. 14. Administrator Marlene Putman said there can be a delay between the numbers the county reports and what OHA’s. “We have over 70 people right now we’re monitoring,” Putman said. “We’ve had over the course of this pandemic 15 people hospitalized.” There are 25 new confirmed positive cases this week. Putman said there are no COVID-19 related hospitalizations right now and no new deaths. There have been two deaths in the county to date. Tillamook County remains in Extreme Risk through Jan. 29. Tillamook County Community Health Center’s website is the best place for the community to stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccine information, Putman added. You can also check out the health center’s Facebook page. The website is https://tillamookchc. org/coronavirus/vaccines/ Ed Colson, representative for Tillamook County Community Health Centers, said 564 people in Phase 1A have been vaccinated for COVID-19 so far. Over 72 percent of people surveyed in these groups are accepting the vaccine. The health center also met with the school districts for planning processes for when the vaccines go to them, which is expected to arrive Jan. 23 or later. Colson said the health department is dedicated not to waste any vaccine doses. Currently, right now the health department is slowed down by the low number of vaccines they are receiving. There is no time frame at this time when people can go to the pharmacy or their doctor to get the vaccine. The health department will let the public no when they can receive the
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