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TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022
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VOL. 134, NO. 4 • $1.50
Tillamook Bay South Jetty funding request of $62M approved T
Ashley Tike Staff Writer
he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the civil works programs they plan to implement in their Operation and Maintenance Work Plan of 2022-23. The Tillamook Bay & Bar project, to repair the south jetty at the Port of Garibaldi, has been allocated 62 million dollars. The funding comes from the $22.81 billion dollars in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act). This is a triumphant success for Tillamook County and for the state of Oregon. That success has not come without a struggle. In 2009 the Port of Garibaldi’s efforts, in conjunction with partners, secured funding for the north jetty repair but the south jetty was overlooked; year after year loosing out to larger projects and fund reallocations. Leaving the Garibaldi fisherman to navigate the failing jetty system at the mouth of the Tillamook Bay. “For a jetty system to work properly both sides need to be lined up, if not, sediment doesn’t get pushed out into deep water. With an unstable jetty system, the sediment builds up at the entrance and there are breaking waves in a place where a secure
A boat captain navigates the channel on Tillamook Bay headed out for a day of fishing in the Ocean. Headlight file photo channel should be,” Michael Saindon, retired master chief of the U.S. Coast Guard and General Manager for the Port of Garibaldi said. Some would say the most prime fishing grounds in the state of Oregon are located right in front of Garibaldi. “I know some very tough fishermen that come fish here and turn around and take the product back to their ports because they’re scared to come in here. Just last year I lost a friend on the bar because of the deteriorating south jetty,” Bob Browning, 3rd generation commercial fisherman and vice president of
the Port of Garibaldi Commissioners Board said. Getting the south jetty repaired means safety for the Garibaldi fishermen but also means a positive impact on the City of Garibaldi as a whole. The jetty system, in it’s current state, is considered more of a liability than an asset for some fishing companies. The risk has stopped them from delivering their product to Garibaldi. “The jetty repair could turn things around; bringing a lot more product to our buyers, our facilities and even help create more jobs for the town,”
Browning said. Valerie Folkema, the president of the Port of Garibaldi Commissioners Board, along with partners, is credited for her tireless efforts to get the jetty project funded. “This bay has such a significant value to the community that it would be an incredible derelict of our duties if we didn’t make an effort to get the jetty repaired,” Folkema said. Senator Jeff Merkley, Senator Ron Wyden, and Rep. Kurt Schrader, as well as The Pacific Northwest Waterways Association, Oregon Public Ports Association and the Til-
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lamook County Commissioners have also been key players in getting this funding. “We’re definitely taking a victory lap on this one,” Saindon said. After 28 years of watching the jetty deteriorate, local recreational and commercial fisherman had lost hope of ever seeing the jetty function properly. “Not to sound pessimistic but I’m going to wait to pop the champagne until I see the rocks on the jetty,” Browning added. Comments contact headlightreporter@countrymedia.net
Tillamook County hits record high COVID case count for a single day A
Ashley Tike Staff Writer
illamook community members experiencing mental health issues now have local access to a non-invasive treatment option that stimulates specific target regions of the brain for effective treatment. After recognizing a local need in Tillamook County for a comprehensive, mental health clinic, Dr. Donald Olson, MD, MD MBA FACS, a Neurosurgery specialist, opened Brain Modulation Tillamook. After loosing a close friend to suicide, Dr. Olson felt he had to do Dr. Don Olson and his technician ready Transcranial Magnetic something more for people strugStimulation (TMS) machine for their next patient. gling. Tillamook County has a significant number of military veterans Photo by Ashley Tike in the community experiencing form of treatment can achieve “This has allowed me to control my mental illness. “We need do a better positive results in a shorter amount thoughts instead of my thoughts job of taking care of these folks and of time than typical mental health controlling me.” The clinic is now this machine can help,” Olson said. treatment options like counseling accepting appointments. For more This treatment is good option for in- and without complications related to information check their website dividuals who have tried everything prescription medications. www.tmstillamook.org else and need relief. The treatment involves sitting The treatment offered at Brain comfortably in a clinic chair and Brain Modulation Tillamook Modulation Tillamook is Transcrawearing a helmet containing a coil Phone: (971) 308-0021 nial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) a for approximately 20 minutes. Email: info@tmstillamook.org mental health treatment developed Philip Biermann, Chef/Owner of the for individuals suffering from a Pacific Restaurant in downtown TilAddress: variety of chronic and debilitating lamook, has suffered with addiction Brain Modulation Tillamook physical, mental, and developmenand has received 31 TMS treatments 2003 2nd St. Suite B tal health conditions. According to in the last 7 weeks. Biermann said, Tillamook, OR 97141 Doctor Olson, this FDA approved
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ccording to Tillamook County Community Health Center Medical Doctor and Public Health Officer Melissa Paulissen, a new record number of COVID-19 cases was set, with 54 new positive cases on Wednesday Jan. 19. Medical professionals are pleading with the public to follow COVID protocols to keep the community safe. According to the data from Oregon Health Authority from January 18, 2022, community transmission in Tillamook County is high with a total of 189 confirmed and presumptive cases and a 21.7% test positivity rate. This number is higher than the data collected due the number of home tests being administered. High transmission rate is indicated in a county when the percentage of test positivity is higher than or equal to 10 percent and/or the total new cases per 100k persons in the last seven-days is higher than or equal to 100 cases. According to the President of Adventist Health Tillamook, Eric Swanson, “We continue to have issues with bed availability and recently have been forced to make unconventional decisions transferring patients to hospitals we typically don’t transfer to, because they have open beds.” In Region 1 (Clackamas,
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Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook and Washington counties) there are a total of 28 (8 percent) adult ICU hospital beds available and 49 (2 percent) adult non ICU hospital beds available. “Anything Oregonians can do now to reduce the spread of the virus will help to preserve hospital capacity for those who need it most,” Peter Graven, Ph.D., the director of the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Office of Advanced Analytics said. “If we can spread the peak out over two months rather than just a few weeks, it will help ensure Oregonians get the timely hospital care they expect and deserve,” said Graven. The latest forecast from OHSU calls for the peak to hit around Thursday, Jan. 27 2022. The federal site to order free quick (rapid) antigen home COVID-19 test is now live: https://www.covidtests.gov Super easy and quick to fill out- the tests will ship out late January. Every U.S. household is eligible for 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. Need help? Contact OHA COVID-19 Support Hotline: 866-917-888. COVID-19 testing remains available at the health center’s acute care clinic from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Appointments are required. Call 503-842-3900 to schedule.
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