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ODF reaches settlement in salmon suit

Will Chappell Headlight Reporter

Along running lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Forestry for the incidental take of coho Salmon in the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests has been settled, with the department agreeing to increase buffers around streams in the forests and complete a road inventory.

The lawsuit, brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, Cascadia Wildlands and the Native Fish Society, said that logging on steep slopes and road building activities had been harming coho salmon in the forests for years.

“For too long the timber industry has treated our state forests like cash cows, without enough protection for fish or water quality,” said Amy Atwood, senior counsel at the Center for Biological Diversity. “The protections provided by the agreement aren’t everything we want, but they’ll go a long way toward recovering coho salmon on Oregon’s North Coast.”

The settlement is part of the ongoing and contentious development of a habitat conservation plan (HCP) that is currently being undertaken

by ODF.

The settlement’s requirements are included in the draft of the plan submitted to federal regulators for review and the settlement would be superseded by that document upon its passage.

However, the HCP’s future remains murky after the January release of new harvest projections for a transitional implementation plan set to start in July came in well below current levels. Stakeholders with an economic interest in the forest believed that those figures would closely mirror those of the new HCP and have begun lobbying the board of forestry to reject the HCP and restart the process.

The new settlement complicates that by immediately implementing several measures from the proposed HCP while simultaneously underscoring the legal jeopardy ODF faces without the document. HCPs allow entities like ODF to craft federally approved plans to protect endangered species under their purview, without which they are open to lawsuits like the one just settled.

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A series of landslides above the Kilchis River in the Star White Timber Sale resulted in the lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity and others. The suit claimed that forestry activities had contributed to slides like these and debris flows throughout the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests, harming coho salmon. Headlight photo by Will Chappell

the material from a similar project the next year and work began on the road approach in 2020. Hunter did not have the permit required by the county to build the road approach and said that he was unaware of the need for such a permit.

Hunter says that the contracted road crew stopped installing his driveway about halfway through the work and instead used the rest of the material to build a driveway for his neighbor.

installed an unpermitted road approach, all of which has now been removed by the county at a cost of more than $20,000.

“It’s just a feud because of the neighbor, he wants that piece of land,” Hunter said, “he’s been harassing my mom for years over it.”

Hunter’s mother Judith DeBrey has owned the picturesque 5.5-acre piece of property in south Tillamook County since 1981. The property is bisected by East Beaver Creek, with the 4 acres on which DeBrey’s house and Hunter’s trailer sit lying across the creek from the road, only accessible by a long, shared, dirt driveway.

Hunter said that he has always been interested in building something on the 1.5-acre piece of the property that abuts the road across the creek from his mother’s house. In earlier years he had envisioned building a house, but more recently had set his sights on building a barn or workshop.

His neighbor, Jim Mahannah, has been the source of much consternation for Hunter since he purchased a property neighboring Hunter’s on East Beaver Creek Road in the late 2010s.

Prior to the aborted construction of the road approach, Mahannah and Hunter had butted heads over the property access and Hunter’s use of

tires on his property. In September 2018, Hunter accessed his road-adjacent parcel through Mahannah’s property, believing that he had an easement to do so. While doing some work on the property, Hunter said that Mahannah called the sheriff and posted no-trespassing signs facing his property. Hunter waited for the sheriff’s deputy who responded to depart and claims that Mahannah’s wife gave him permission to leave via their property.

However, a week later Hunter received a ticket for criminal trespass in the mail, which he eventually pleaded down to a misdemeanor, receiving 24 months on bench probation.

In January of the next year,

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The problem for Hunter is that the 1.5-acre parcel had no road approach and sits at the bottom of a steep bank below the roadway, making access difficult.

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When road crews were installing a bridge on East Beaver Creek Road in 2019, Hunter asked if they could give him the material from the old bridge to build a driveway for his property. Although that debris was spoken for, they agreed to give him

A County Public Works crew removes tires from Scott Hunter’s property after the county found Hunter in noncompliance for tire storage and issues with a road approach to his property. Photo by Will Chappell

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Bud Johansen For the Hearald

This winter of 2022-23 has been long and wet, and with some local flooding here and there. But the great flood of 1996 was especially prolonged and damaging. The following story, told in a three-part series by Tillamook’s Bud Johanson, tells of an important local rescue made during that flood. This is part two of three parts.

The second morning of the flood, knowing there would be no school, I snuggled up in my comfy bed and prepared to sleep in. I got a very rude awakening. At 5 a.m., the phone rang, and startled me so much that I leaped out of bed—wide awake. It was Mike Cooley, who was an Administrator and my boss, at the ESD.

Mike tersely said, “Go to the bus garage, get your bus, and meet me at the ESD building.” I hurried to comply, though not having a clue what was going on.

Mike informed me, “We’ve been asked to help evacuate the Tillamook Care Center,” which was located south of town and right across the road from the swollen, onrushing Trask River. Mike and I were not professionally trained rescuers, but the burden was placed on our shoulders.

As we headed out, I felt an adrenalin rush along with an insecure and anxious feeling. We had heard no updates on the flood situation and had no idea what lay ahead. The road could be washed out or totally closed by high water. We only knew that the care center had requested help for immediate evacuation from the still rising waters. We would do our best to get the job done. We were headed blindly into the unknown early morning dark.

We ran into flooded streets even before we reached the south end of town. Water was spewing and bubbling up around all the manhole covers, looking like springs in the flooded streets. When we headed into the dark flood south of town, all that showed in our headlights was a huge sea of dirty brown water, floating logs and debris and the tops of fence posts, paralleling the submerged roadway. I used these post tops as a guide to follow and try to stay on the road. There might have been a deep, underwater ditch between the fence and the road, deceiving my perception of the road’s location. Had I run into the ditch, it would have spelled disaster for Mike and me. Mike stood behind me as we slowly crept forward, helping to watch for floating obstacles of whatever kind, and trying to help keep me on the hidden roadway. We dodged several logs. The rising waters crept under

the bus door and over the bottom step. It got deeper as we progressed. The water pushed up against the front of the bus, leaving a wake as we slowly pushed through. I hoped it wouldn’t rise above the exhaust system to the rear and drown out the engine.

Mike and I were both well past our “prime,” but each was still blessed with a sense of adventuress spirit. Maybe even a little bit of an inclination for “living on the edge.” In spite of this, I was beginning to subtly have an uneasy feeling of, “Good God, what has Mike volunteered us into now.”

We came to a small bridge that had swirling waters trying to pass under it. There was too much water for the culvert to carry. I could picture the surging, whirling flood undermining the bridge and having it collapse as we crossed over it. Goodbye Mike and Bud. We passed over the bridge and slowly felt our way through the inky darkness. It was eerie, sort of hypnotizing, to look at nothing but water and debris through the glare of headlights, which reflected off the water.

We finally spotted the warm, beckoning lights of the Care Center looming directly ahead. It looked like a haven of shelter and safety from the flood waters. We both heaved a sigh of relief. So far so good. I managed to back the

bus up to a door at the end of a lighted hallway, which was under water. The bus sat in water up to the high first step. I would not be able to use the electric chairlift to load the evacuees, as it would be under water when in the down position.

We would have to wrestle, push and physically shove each of the mostly disabled senior citizens up the steep and narrow bus steps. It would be a challenging undertaking. Perhaps thirty care center residents would rely on us to get out of the flood waters to safety. Our school bus was a shorter bus than those used today, so we would have to make at least two trips to accomplish our task.

Mike and I had very important help from a young woman on the care center staff. She worked hard to help us load the passengers. She was small and petite, but quite strong and willing. Her presence eased the bewildered old folks’ anxiety, for they knew her well. Mike and I were total strangers to them, but they gamely helped all they were able to. The three of us did all the loading of the passengers. Earlier, ambulances had hauled some bedridden tenants out and taken them up to the hospital. After that, it was left up to just Mike and me to evacuate the entire center of its remaining tenants. Apparently, no other resources were available.

Looking north toward Rosenberg’s across Hoquarton Slough from Front Street during the 1996 flood.

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Mahannah sent pictures of tire tracks on his property to the district attorney, claiming that Hunter had again trespassed on his property. The district attorney issued an arrest warrant for Hunter, who was picked up by the police.

Hunter says that his attorney noticed that the pictures had apparently been taken in the summer or fall, noting vegetation and leaves on trees. The attorney pointed this fact out to the district attorney, but Hunter remained in jail for a week before being released.

“I lost my job, I lost my place of residency,” Hunter said. “Right from that point on things just started falling apart.”

Before the trespassing confrontation, Hunter had drawn Mahannah and other neighbors’ ire when he purchased more than 200 used tires, some of which he began using for a retaining wall for a future driveway, in 2018 or 2019.

One of the neighbors complained to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, which sent Hunter a warning letter with opportunity to correct for the excess tires in 2019. Oregon Law requires a permit for storage of more than 100 waste tires on a property, which Hunter had not obtained.

Hunter argues that his reuse of the tires should have exempted him from the limit as they were no longer “waste,” but DEQ requires a beneficial use application to reuse waste tires, which Hunter also had not obtained.

After receiving the letter, Hunter removed the tires from the the retaining wall and erected them as a fourtire-high fence on his shared property line with Mahannah.

Mahannah, who could not be reached for comment for this article, said at a December 2022 meeting that he had complained to county officials and law enforcement repeatedly since the fence was installed.

Tillamook County’s Solid Waste Program Manager David McCall, who declined to comment for this story citing Hunter’s threats of litigation, said at the same meeting that his department had been working on the issue since 2020, visiting the property numerous times.

One of those visits occurred with a DEQ inspector present on May 12, 2022,

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HCP,” ODF’s State Forests Division Chief Mike Wilson said.

The letter of intent to sue for the case was originally sent in 2014, although filing was delayed until 2018 as the plaintiffs gathered expert witnesses. The suit went through pretrial motions in 2019, before the covid pandemic delayed progress for several years.

“We’re pleased to have the litigation resolved,” Wilson said. “It certainly takes up staff time and resources so we’re happy to have it out of our way so we can continue on with our business.”

The suit focused on ten specific timber sales across the state forests that had occurred in the 2010s. The suit alleged the operations had led to debris flows or landslides that impacted coho habitat following harvesting.

Atwood said that the sites had been identified as potential slide risk areas by ODF before their sales, saying the slides had been “foreseeable and foreseen.”

To win the case, lawyers for the conservation groups would have had to prove that the debris flows and slides were caused by harvest operations and caused the death of coho, in violation of the Endangered Species Act.

Lawyers for ODF had argued that landslides were a natural occurrence on the coastal range’s steep slopes, with or without timber harvesting activities.

Even after the settlement was reached, Wilson pushed back against the idea that ODF had been harming coho. “We do not agree with the al-

leading to a pre-enforcement warning being issued by DEQ last July.

In written responses to questions from the Headlight Herald, DEQ officials said that tires could leach chemical contaminants into the air, ground or water as they decay over time, posing a potential threat to human health and the environment.

Hunter maintains that his tire fence was not dangerous but cited no evidence to support his claims, admitting that his research into the matter had yielded conflicting information.

Following the DEQ complaint and further admonitions from county officials, Hunter reduced his tire wall heigh from four tires to three last summer but kept the extra tires on the property.

By December, McCall had become convinced that intervention from the board of county commissioners was necessary, and had a hearing scheduled to determine if there was a violation at the property. At the December 22 commissioners’ meeting, Mahannah and another neighbor both commented in support of the violation, while Hunter appeared to defend his actions to commissioners.

The commissioners quickly agreed that the unpermitted road approach needed to be removed and then began a longer discussion about the tire issue. They all agreed that Hunter needed to remove many of the tires, which they agreed were unsightly, but were unsure what number they should allow to remain.

Hunter interjected that he had five vehicles and six trailers on the property, several of which he owned multiple sets of tires for and asked for that to be accounted for in the allowance.

Eventually, the commissioners decided that Hunter was in violation and needed to remove all the tires that were not associated with a vehicle, as well as the illegal road approach, in thirty days. If he did not, as allowed by county ordinance, a county crew would be dispatched to remove the solid waste and the road approach, at the property owner’s expense.

After that meeting, the county’s public works department had Don Averill Recycling Inc. deliver a county-owned dumpster to the property, which Hunter filled with tires. By the time McCall visited the property in late January, he was pleased with the progress and was prepared to recommend an

legations that plaintiffs made that our management activities are resulting in the take of coho salmon,” Wilson said. Wilson said that the agency had decided to settle because the litigation was diverting staff time from important forest management activities. He also noted that the conditions required by the settlement were already included in the HCP proposal. The settlement, which was announced in a press release from the Center for Biological Diversity on March 23, was reached after a meeting between ODF and the plaintiffs with a judge on March 17.

The settlement will increase no-cut buffers around streams to 120 feet from as little as 25 feet and increase the number of non-fish bearing and seasonal streams that receive protections.

Atwood said that these seasonal streams flow into fish bearing habitat, carrying sediment and debris from landslides and debris flows into them.

Wilson said that the 25foot minimum buffer was misleading and in practice ODF had a 100-foot interriparian buffer zone in which commercial logging is prohibited. He also said that the number of new streams protected would be minimal.

In addition to the increased riparian protections, the settlement requires ODF to complete an inventory of forest roads in the next five years, along with a cost estimate to repair them. Atwood said that although there are more than four miles of road per square mile of forest, ODF does not have a complete inventory of them and that they contribute heavily to landslides and the sedimentation of streams.

Wilson said that the department had already planned to

extension of the deadline for removal to the commissioners.

But when he returned a week later, prior to the commissioners’ February 1 meeting at which the extension was on the agenda, he found that the dumpster had not been emptied.

At the February 1 meeting, McCall told commissioners he worried Hunter was not going to complete the ordered removals and that the situation could make other residents believe they could violate county ordinances with impunity. McCall did not change his recommended extension but said that he was less enthusiastic about it.

Hunter was not present at the meeting, but later told the Herald that he had been overwhelmed by the weather and unable to coordinate the tire removal with Averill’s.

After hearing McCall’s update, commissioners decided to issue the extension, but to require weekly checkpoints, set by McCall, be met, or the extension would be subject to revocation.

“We cannot continue to let this go,” Commissioner David Yamamoto said, “this has gone on long enough.”

The situation on East Beaver Creek Road did not progress and on February 21 a work crew was dispatched to remove the tires and road approach.

The crew arrived to find Hunter upset at their presence, demanding to see a court order and asking that they halt work, citing his intent to sue the contractor who had installed the approach.

Hunter said that after agreeing to remove the materials in December he had reflected further and come to believe the contractor should not have installed the approach without seeing a permit. He said that he plans to sue the actions to pay for the costs incurred by the ensuing removal and is looking for an attorney to represent him.

Nonetheless, a sheriff’s deputy who had been dispatched with the work crew to ensure the commissioner’s order was carried out told Hunter to return to his trailer and let the work progress.

Work continued, employing a backhoe and excavator and up to four county employees at a time, and was completed, after a weather delay, on March 2.

Hunter says that the work crew removed tires that were associated with his vehicles that had been stored against the road bank on the property as well as a tent with building

complete such an inventory as part of the new HCP. He also pointed to roads that had existed in the forests prior to ODF’s management as problematic and said that the agency has been working to remediate issues with them.

“We inherited a forest that has a number of legacy roads and we’ve been trying to address those issues over the years,” Wilson said.

In the settlement, the plaintiffs reserved the right to pursue their legal costs, although Wilson said that expense would be covered by DAS Risk Management should they do so.

The settlement has a fiveyear timeframe for ODF to implement the agreed upon changes, although if a new HCP passes including the same restrictions sooner, it will expire. But if the proposed HCP fails is not implemented and the conditions not met, the settlement allows the plaintiffs to refile their case.

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supplies, exceeding the commissioners’ December order.

Tillamook’s County Attorney William Sargent declined to comment on the situation but said that the matter would be addressed at the commissioners meeting on April 26.

Sargent released a public works report detailing the work carried out by the county and showing that $20,026.04 had been spent on the removal efforts.

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It’s time to live your best life

Research shows that higher levels of physical activity is linked to lower risk of several types of cancer, including breast, bladder and colon. If you are thinking about adding new physical activity to your life, you may want to ask your primary health care provider (PCP) for advice.

Getting regular health care, which includes cancer screenings, can help you continue to be healthy for a lifetime. Our PCPs are experts in your health care, through all ages and stages of your life.

Hunter’s property after the county cleaned up and removed over 100 tires. Photo by Will Chappell

Mook FFA students realize success at State Convention

Will Chappell Headlight Reporter

Tillamook’s Future Farmers of America had a successful trip to the organization’s state convention in Redmond, with an officer elected and three students placing in speech contests.

Ryan Mizee was elected the Oregon State Future Farmers of America Secretary for the upcoming year and won the dairy production placement proficiency competition.

“This is truly a culmination of years of hard work, setbacks and perseverance,” said FFA faculty co-advisor Hayden Bush of Mizee’s accomplishment. Bush leads the program along with his wife, Brooklyn. They are both agricultural teachers at Tillamook High.

Mizee, who is a senior, will be taking a gap year after graduating to visit all of Oregon’s 114 FFA chapters, serving as a guest teacher. He is only the third Tillamook student elected to state office

in the FFA, following Dave Luethold in the 1960s and Rick Whitehead in the 1990s.

The Tillamook delegation also had a strong showing in speaking competitions at the convention, with all three of its speakers placing in the top four in their respective competitions.

Bridget Allen placed first in the creed speaking competition, earning the right to compete at the national convention in October in Indianapolis.

Peyton Rawe placed third in the prepared public speaking competition and Abby Blackburn placed fourth in the sophomore public speaking competition.

Vivian Seaholm was the sheep production proficiency district winner and 10 students received state degrees. “We have said it time and time again, but we couldn’t be more proud of the students and community that we get to work with,” said Bush. Please send any comments to headlightreporter@countrymedia.net.

Alderbrook celebrates Grand Reopening April 1

Alderbrook Golf Course is proud to announce their grand re-opening on April 1st, 2023. Located in Tillamook County, Oregon, Alderbrook offers quality golf, fine dining, business and event space. Alderbrook Golf Course known as “The Mook”, The Bunker Grille and The Gardens at Alderbrook provide an entire entertainment experience for our community. The Bunker Grille at Alderbrook offers the Tillamook community a gathering place for family & friends while enjoying great food & drink. The Bunker Grille is a family friendly, upscale restaurant offering American style food, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner as well as on the go food for the course. Cedar

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The grand re-opening will feature a variety of activities

• 8 a.m. ceremonial flag raising,

• Bunker Grille breakfast

begins at 9am, special menu items will be served outside: Polish Dogs and chips, Brisket sandwiches.

• 11a.m. Mojo Holler will perform followed by DJ entertainment.

• Cedar Hall the gorgeous private event space at Alderbrook will host venue tours and feature tastings from Fort George Brewing & Distribution, Galaxy Wine, Clatsop Distribution, Tillamook Cheese

For more information about The Mook at Alderbrook Golf Course or its grand re-opening event please contact, Patrick Zweifel at 971.289.GOLF (4653), golf@ themook.com. 7300 Alderbrook Rd., Tillamook, OR 97141

Tillamook council approves code update

Tillamook’s City Council completed a re-enactment of the city’s code of ordinances at their March 20 meeting.

Mayor Aaron Burris also announced that Tillamook has been selected for the Moda Assist Program, which will see it receive $30,000$40,000 to replace playground equipment.

The program donates $20 per assist made by the Trailblazers and the city will learn the total amount to be donated at the conclusion of the NBA season in April.

The code re-enactment process was completed with a second public reading and unanimous vote by the city council in favor.

City Manager Nathan George had been working on the project to compile all

the ordinances passed by the city council into an update code, a process which had not been completed since 2021. The updated code will soon be available on the city’s website.

The council also proclaimed March Red Cross Month in Tillamook. Please send any comments to headlightreporter@countrymedia.net.

(Top left to right) Bridget Allen, first in creed speaking, Abby Blackburn, fourth in sophomore public speaking, Peyton Rawe, third in advanced public speaking, and Ryan Mizee, Oregon State FFA Secretary and dairy production placement proficiency competition winner. Courtesy photos by TSD9

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Plant Pathology

The 2023 Tillamook County Master Gardener Apprentices have finished taking the Master Gardener course and have been learning all about home gardening since early January. They have studied soils, botany, plant propagation, water quality and so much more. Soon they will be ready to see clients with gardening questions and problems in the OSU Extension Office on Third Street. They will have limited hours but at least they will be in the office in person this season. I know they have missed helping people in the office with their problems, being limited to farmers’ markets and the County Fair due to Covid restrictions. Apprentices are not just thrown to the “wolves,” though, and will spend hours training with experienced Master Gardeners before they can answer questions on their own. So no need to worry that you are getting correct answers.

One of the last classes the Apprentices took this winter

was Plant Pathology, taught by Nika van Tilburg. Nika has tremendous creds and has been interested in plant pathology since she was an undergraduate, moving through to her doctorate. Her class in mid-March was informative as well as entertaining.

If you are wondering what Plant Pathology is, it can best be described as studying plant disorders and the how and why plants get “sick.” It also can cover how we deal with the plant to correct the conditions that caused the plant to fail.

Without getting too much into the science of plant pathology, we need to realize

that there is a Plant Pathology Triangle of three things that contribute to a plant’s decline. First, we need a causal agent. This is the pathogen that needs to be present, like a fungus or bacteria. Second, we need a host plant. And the type of host needs to be susceptible to the causal agent. Third is environment. This needs to be favorable to the pathogen and can vary from microclimate to microclimate. There can even be microclimates on individual leaves. Think wind or direct sun vs shade or rain vs dry. There is an additional element that needs to be present, though, and that is time. The pathogen needs that time to delve into the plant’s cells to create havoc. Nika went on to tell the Master Gardeners that 85% of plant diseases are caused by fungi. There are over 700 species of powdery mildew alone. That was mind-boggling to me. Fungi, reproducing by

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Don Allgeier Library Director

The library has been busy preparing for spring. After the successful launch of the Lucky Day collection at the Tillamook Main branch, the library has expanded this collection to all branch locations. Meaning that at every single one of our locations you will find popular materials that cannot be put on hold and are immediately available for checkout. We are also continuing to grow the Library of Things collection. Based on recommendations we have received from you, we are debuting a few new items for those who want to learn a new instrument. The library now has a guitar and a kalimba.

The library recently concluded a series of listening sessions to help inform our new strategic plan. This effort has led to the identification of some themes on how folks would like the library to focus its resources. In the coming month, the library will look for ways to get more input on how to prioritize the feedback we have received. Once finalized, this plan will start in July and provide organizational direction through 2028.

Along with all that, we are really excited to launch our Book-A-Librarian program. This new program allows us to bundle the services we offer to the public in one easy place. Currently, you can schedule notary services, get personalized book recommendations and reading lists, ask for technology help, and use online tools to develop tech skills with this program. All of this is available through the library’s website at www.tillabook.org/library/ page/book-librarian.

Need a document notarized? The library provides free notary services by appointment. With Book-ALibrarian, you can fill out a request for a notary appointment online. These services are currently provided at the Tillamook Main branch, but we expect to get more staff

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certified to provide availability in North and South County later this year. Are you looking for that next book or having trouble finding something to read?

We’ll create a list of titles just for you based on your interests. We are glad to help find your next favorite mystery or develop a list of grade-appropriate materials for your kid. You can also find convenient lists already prepared for you on the Book-A-Librarian: Recommended Reading Lists webpage. Need help with your computer or smart device? The library is here to help with all tech-related issues. You can book one-on-one appointments for help with computers, smart phones, and tablets. Library staff will work with you to make sure you get the most out of your devices. If you want to further develop your technology skills, we offer links to resources for self-guided learning from the comfort of your own home. From typing and mouse use to setting up printers and internet privacy, we have resources to help you unleash your technology skills. We can’t wait to see you and learn alongside you on your next visit to your library.

What to know about colorectal cancer

Paul Welch MD Ambulatory Medical Director at Adventist Health Tillamook

As Ambulatory Medical Director at Adventist Health Tillamook, I have the pleasure of regularly interacting with many of my physician and provider peers locally and across our Adventist Health system. This allows me to hear what common diseases and healthcare concerns members in our community should be aware of, and colorectal cancer comes to mind as important to highlight this month because it can be easily detected and treated in its early stages. Currently, the five-year survival rate for colorectal cancer found early is 90%!

For today’s Medical Minute, I’ve invited one of my peers, Fredrick Foss, MD, who regularly performs colonoscopies and other colorectal surgery procedures right here in Tillamook, to share the im-

portance of regular screening to prevent much more serious and invasive procedures if cancer is found.

Dr. Foss, what’s your take on what members of our community, especially those who have never had a colonoscopy before, should do to protect themselves from colorectal cancer?

Thanks, Dr. Welch.

Colorectal cancer is a serious disease, recently linked to alcohol, tobacco and processed sugar as well as genetic predispositions. As the fourth most common cancer in the United States, it is the secondleading cause of cancer deaths in men and third in women, which is such a shame because if caught early it has a very high survival rate. With these important facts in mind, it is equally important that you know how to take care of your colon as you get older. Consider the following tips:

• If you’re 45 or older, schedule a colonoscopy or get a Cologuard® collection kit through your provider. While not as accurate, the Cologuard® kit is a non-invasive test to detect precancer and cancer in your colon. Either screening is important to detect indicators that could

be or eventually could lead to cancer. Most insurance plans cover either option.

• Consider getting screened earlier than age 45 if you have inflammatory bowel disease, certain genetic syndromes or a family history of colorectal cancer or polyps.

• And to protect your colon, no matter your age, include getting 14 grams of fiber for every 1,000 calories you eat. As well, skip alcohol, tobacco and processed sugar. The benefits of fiber such as fresh fruits and vegetables with the skin left on or wholegrain starches and legumes are incredible while alcohol, tobacco and processed sugar are known to increase the risk of colorectal cancer. I want to thank Dr. Foss for his contribution to this month’s Medical Minute. His experience in this area is greatly appreciated. Please remember that getting a colonoscopy is as easy as talking to your provider and scheduling a consultation with a surgeon at a hospital near you. Be sure to talk to your healthcare provider for more information to help protect your body for a long and cancer-free productive life!

In good health, Dr. Paul Welch

Paul Welch, MD, is the Adventist Health Tillamook Ambulatory Medical Director. As a board-certified medical provider with decades of experience in both care and leadership, he provides strategies for all clinical practice settings to provide the best experience and outcomes for all patients in the communities that Adventist Health Tillamook serves.

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Spring Whale Watch

Week starts today, March 28, and runs through April 2. Thousands of gray whales are making their way north along the Oregon Coast from their calving lagoons in Mexico to their home feeding grounds in the Arctic. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) estimates that

18,000 gray whales will traverse this route from late March through June 2023. Trained volunteers will be at 17 sites, including the Cape Meares Lighthouse, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily to answer questions and help visitors spot whales. What a great

David Roth, a prolific writer and singer of folk songs from New England, is returning to the North Oregon Coast. He’ll perform a concert at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, at the Istanbul Rug Bazaar in downtown Cloverdale. This will be David’s 20th anniversary visit to the Oregon Coast, so all are welcome to help celebrate with an evening of original music. Sonya Kazen and Fred Bassett, Cloverdale’s own folk duo, are the opening act.

We all appreciate Mehmet Sahin hosting the event at his beautiful gallery and to Tom Goodwin for providing the seating. Admission is a

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spring break activity for your children and grandchildren! Some smart neighbors took off for warmer climes while we were finishing up the cold weather here in Cape Meares. Mary and Scott Gordon and Spike and Randy

suggested donation of $15; nobody will be turned away. Coffee and tea will be served. For more information go to davidrothmusic.com.

South County Food Pantry serves households in Nestucca Valley School District. They’re open from 12:30-6:30 p.m. every other Tuesday. In April, open dates are the 11th and the 25th of the month. They’re located in the annex of the Presbyterian church in Pacific City; it’s located on Brooten Road, just south of The Inn at Pacific City. A harm reduction syringe exchange is planned from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12 at Nestucca

Klobas went to Costa Rica, where the skies were bright blue and the temperature 85 degrees. They swam in the Pacific Ocean, about the same temperature as the air, and Scott enjoyed surfing on “beginner waves.” The guys spent a couple of days fishing with great success, bringing back tuna and mahi mahi to eat at the time and freezing the extra to take home in a suitcase on the airplane. They saw schools of a thousand spinner dolphins while out fishing. Colorful exotic birds and lush plants were a delight, as were the friendly and helpful natives. Randy got to practice his Spanish, as few

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Rural Fire and Rescue Station #87, in Hebo. The address is 30710 U.S. Highway 101. Oregon Coast Bank is gathering donations of the following items: body wash, cotton swabs (in their packaging), hand lotion in larger bottles with pumps, lip balm,

people spoke fluent English in the areas they visited. The foursome soaked in hot springs and enjoyed the food, especially the nice breakfasts at their lodgings. Other than a rental car without power steering, heavy traffic and long waits at the airport, it was the ideal getaway! Thanks for the travel report, neighbors.

It’s that time of year again: plover nesting season! Wendy Burroughs from Cape Meares and other volunteers helped OPRD rope off a section of Bayocean Spit and post signs with regulations that are in effect from March 15 to September 15, providing

shampoo and conditioner for him, her or in unscented varieties, sport sunscreen and snacks- fruit/grain or granola bars to eat out of hand. The Bank is located at 35490 Airport Way (where it intersects with Brooten Road) in Pacific City. The Audobon Society of Lincoln City is hosting two upcoming hikes. They’ll hike The Villages Open Space and Roads end State Park on Friday, April 7. Participants will meet on N.E. Devil’s Lake Road past the golf course (watch for signs) at 9 a.m. They’ll tackle the two-mile “Two Rivers Nature Trail” at Nestucca National

“That was the train!” Indeed it was. The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad returned to its seasonal operation on Saturday, March 25.

The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (OCSR) describes itself as “a unique heritage railroading museum.” In addition to static displays and rail cars in various stages of preservation and restoration at their main location in Garibaldi, the OCSR operates seasonal excursions with their mix of steampowered and diesel-electric locomotives.

The first runs of this year used one of the dieselelectrics, the Great Northern Railway’s EMD F7 No. 274, originally used between St. Paul, Minnesota and Seattle, Washington. Produced between 1949 and 1953, this classic style of locomotive was the workhorse of the U.S. rail industry for freight and passenger service. The famous Super Chief of the Santa Fe Railroad, for ex-

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spores, cause more crop damage than any other plant diseases. Many of the fungi have the same symptoms and can be treated the same way, though, so that is encouraging and makes identification a little less daunting.

Most pathogens have only one host they prefer, but a few have two hosts. It benefits us to know what both of those hosts are so we can keep the hosts apart. For example, True Fir Rust has the primary host of only true fir trees (thus the name). But it also has a secondary host of bracken fern, so to keep True Fir Rust from spreading, we can eliminate any bracken

protection to the threatened western snowy plover. The plover management section extends from the jetty to one mile south. People may walk on foot or be on horseback on the wet sand there, so long as they stay below the high-tide line. Walking a dog (even on a leash), riding a bike, camping, flying kites, and operating drones are not allowed in this area during this time period as these activities might disturb the nesting behavior. Please respect the rules and help our little birds survive.

Many thanks to Merrie Ziady for throwing me a belated (delayed by COVID) birthday tea. Six of us gathered at Bel-

Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, April 8. It boasts a sweeping viewpoint of the confluence of the Nestucca and the Little Nestucca Rivers. The walk is moderate with some uneven terrain. Participants, will meet in the lower parking lot off of Christensen Road, near Oretown on U. S. Highway 101 at 10:00 a.m. Participants for either free event should wear sturdy shoes, dress for the weather and allow two hours.

A Facebook post on “What’s Up Pacific City?” by Brandon Dunn offers petsitting service. Brandon and his wife are new to Nestucca Valley, but have had a similar business in the Portland area,

losguardo (“beautiful view” in Italian), the Ziadys’ lovely home at the highest point in our village. We enjoyed a selection of teas; cucumber, lox and cream cheese sandwiches; salmon croquettes; pastries and chocolates; and, best of all, conversation and laughter. What a wonderful afternoon with special Cape Meares friends!

There was no community potluck this month, but get ready for a belated St. Patrick’s Day blow-out potluck on Saturday, April 29, at 6 p.m. at the Barbara Bennett Community Center. Let’s kick off spring.

so can provide referrals from happy customers. For more information (and twenty dollars off your first booking) go to rover.com/sit/carole/75912. The phone number is 503828-8529. Happy birthday this week to: Willard Anderson, Alden Betz, Linda Brown, Autumn Cardwell, Wyatt Clark, Daniel Daggett, Annie Daggettt, Clina Heathershaw, Tim Livengood, Tyler Richwine, Boyd Rulifson, Cory Schmid, Jazy Shiels, Shea Shiels, Joe Sigman, Angie Simnitt, McKenzie Whitaker and Mike Wickham.

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ample, used an F7 similar to the No. 274.

If the romance of the rails has a place in your heart, you’re no doubt fond (as am I) of the two steam engines. One of these, the Polson Logging Co. 2, is a survivor of the early days of logging.

Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1912, it originally served the Saginaw Timber Company for logging operations along the Chehalis River in Washington.

But the real star—literally—of the OCSR is the McCloud Railway No. 25. This locomotive appeared in the film Stand By Me, an adaptation of the Stephen

fern within about 1000 feet of true fir trees.

“How does all of this affect us home gardeners?” you ask. Well, that’s why the Master Gardeners take eleven weeks of class to help you. And returning Master Gardeners also have to recertify each year so they can help as well. But in the old adage that output is only as good as the data input, the MG’s need to have some basic information so they can better diagnose what is wrong with your plant. They can better tell what is happening if you bring in a branch that is large enough to get the full picture. Or if you see an insect, can you capture it? In these days of cell phones, taking a few high-quality photos can also be helpful.

But before your bring your sample or photos into the Extension Office to meet with a Master Gardener, do a little observation of your own. Like when did you first notice a problem? Is it one plant or many plants? Where in the garden is it? South facing, north facing or east? Could the damage be weather-related? Is the plant in the understory of a group of trees? What kind of trees?

In Stand By Me, several boys are hiking to find a dead body deep in the forest. On the way, they follow a railroad bridge that crosses a deep ravine. While they are in the middle of the bridge, they see a cloud of steam and hear the whistle of an approaching train. The train that menaces the lads is our No. 25, a 2-6-2 “Prairie” type locomotive. The 2-6-2 designation describes the arrangement of the wheels: two wheels on a single axle at the front of the engine, followed by six driven wheels, while a final axle at the rear holds the last two wheels. Fortunately, No. 25’s role in the OCSR is far less sinister than in the Stephen King movie. It’s the centerpiece of our annual tree-lighting ceremony, traditionally the

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How much water does the plant receive in the summer?

From what source? (drip irrigation, hose, overhead?) Have you used any herbicides on the area? Has your neighbor? These are just a few of the questions you will be asked to narrow down the possibilities. There are many other questions you might be asked, and it may seem like a lot. But when you go to a doctor for an illness, she will ask lots of relevant questions to come up with a diagnosis and a plan for treatment. This really isn’t much different except we are dealing with plants instead of people.

The Tillamook County Master Gardeners can also be found certain weeks at the county’s farmers markets during the summer and at the Learning Garden at the Fairgrounds during the County Fair. And there will be a plant clinic booth at their annual Plant Sale on May 6th. That means there will be lots of opportunities besides their office hours where you may find help. The returning and new Master Gardeners look forward to help you make your garden a success.

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Helen Johanna Wassmer Blaser

March 22, 1935 ~ March 17, 2023

Helen Blaser peacefully passed away on March 17th, 2023 at Brookdale

Beaverton Senior Living to start her eternal life with her Lord and Savior. Helen was blessed with a long and full life, loved by many and will be greatly missed. Helen was born in Tillamook, Oregon on March 22nd, 1935, to Fred and Anna Wassmer.

A confident, yet modest woman, Helen could trace her heritage to her Swiss and German parents who traveled to the United States in 1930. Their spirit set the way for a strong sense of family values and conviction that remained with Helen her entire life. She grew up in Tillamook, attended Fairview Grade School, skipped a grade, and then graduated from Tillamook Catholic High School in 1951. She married Robert “Bob” Blaser, her high school sweetheart, on Nov. 11, 1952. Helen and Bob were married 56 years before his passing in 2009. They had 4 daughters, Lori, Traci, Wendi and Juli. Together they purchased Bob’s great-uncle John Weber’s dairy farm. The farm and forest land remain in the family, and they celebrated a Century Farm and Tree Farm designation in 1998. Helen and Bob sold the farm to family and built their dream home on their mountain, overlooking the farm and forest land. Many celebrations have taken place through the years on the property. Their home remains in the family. 2023 marks 125 years of continuous family farming. Helen was a lifetime member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She held

many offices over her 70 year membership as a Catholic Daughters of America. She was the first Tillamook Habitat for Humanity President of the Building Committee, for which she was a nominee for Tillamook Citizen of the Year. She loved to travel and was a member of the Travel Group. She enjoyed Master Gardeners, Tillamook Ladies of the Elks, Tillamook County Pioneer Society, Tillamook Lions Club, Oregon Historical Society, Red Hat Ladies Society and MS Walkathon. She was involved with many charities county wide, and was a huge supporter of the THS Charity Drive. In 2018 Helen was Senior Citizen Queen at the Tillamook Rotary’s 2nd Annual Event. Helen enjoyed her mountain top view from her home, travelling and dancing with her sweetheart, Bob. She enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing, painting, reading, flying kites and sharing her knowledge with her children. She also loved hay season, because she raked every field. She treasured time spent with her family and friends and sharing laughter.

Thomas ‘Tom’ Feilen March 30, 1960 ~ March 21, 2023

his childhood, he was very active in the Boy Scouts, and he enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting and was an avid NASCAR fan. He was also a very good cook and enjoyed making (and eating) many different types of food.

Helen began working at First National Bank after graduation and continued working there over the course of 30 years. She then enjoyed working part time at the Man’s Shop and Netarts Grocery Store and Postal Office

In 2019 Helen relocated to Brookdale Beaverton, where she was living at the time of her passing.

She is survived by daughters Lori and Tim Carpenter of Netarts, Traci and Bill Hill of Lady Lake, FL, Wendi and Bennet Downing and Juli and Jason Sagar all of Tillamook.

Helen has 6 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Helen was preceded in death by her Husband Bob

and her Grandsons Lucas Mackay and Aaron Blaser King, by her Parents Fred and Anna Wassmer, Brother Fritz Wassmer and Sister Edith Wyss.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Helen to Tillamook Habitat for Humanity, Dementia Society of America or Serenity Hospice in Tigard, OR.

The Mass for Christian Burial will be at Tillamook Sacred Heart Catholic Church on March 23rd, 2023 at 11a.m. A Recitation of the Rosary will be held prior to the funeral mass at 10:30 a.m. There will be a gathering afterwards to celebrate her beautiful life and share stories at the Tillamook Elks Lodge.

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Falling is one of the biggest risks to the health and well-being of older adults, as every year, 36 million seniors suffer a fall.

From physical conditions to hazards in the home, there are many different factors that can cause older adults to be at risk of a fall.

If you’re concerned about falling, either for yourself or a loved one, here at Prestige Senior Living Five Rivers we’re holding free fall risk evaluations throughout the month of April.

Our team will meet with you or a loved one and spend time going over risk factors that could exist for you to consider, including many you may not even be aware of.

To book a time with our team for a free evaluation, visit us online at prestigecare.com/fiverivers or call our community at (503) 842-0918 and speak to a member of our team.

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Thomas “Tom” Feilen was born in La Mesa, California on March 30,1960 to Edward C and Edna M Feilen. He passed away from congestive heart failure on March 21,2023 at the age of 62. He grew up in Santee, California in a family with 5 siblings and graduated from Grossmont High School in 1979. Tom married his sweetheart Mary June Barker on March 12, 1983. The two just celebrated their 40-year anniversary. He loved his family and especially his wife deeply. He was a very proud father of two sons (Edward Thomas Feilen and Kevin James Feilen). He also loved his daughter-in law Autumn, Kevin’s wife. He leaves behind a huge void in the hearts of his two surviving siblings Linda Egging (Tillamook) and Michelle ‘Missy” Goude (Payson, AZ) Tom was a simple man with an enormous heart. He could irritate you and love you equally. At the same time, he was true to himself in every aspect of life. In

Tom had a strong mechanical mind and could fix just about anything. He worked with his father who was a General Contractor for many years and then worked for another General Contractor as a carpenter where he learned to excel in all phases of construction for home remodeling. After leaving the construction industry, he worked for 26 years for Survival Systems International in California where he was involved in maintenance of the manufacturing plant including shear line repairs, CNC line, Paint-Foam and general building maintenance. He also worked many years doing maintenance of the winches and survival boats attached to the cruise ships. This work enabled him to have the luxury of being paid while traveling on the cruise lines while at sea and then work on the maintenance when the ship was docked at many international ports.

Tom is proceeded by his parents Edward and Edna Feilen, his older brother Eugene Feilen, and his older sister Cynthia “Cindy” Brown. There will be a small family gathering at the Egging’s in Tillamook on April 2, and then a larger celebration of life Mid-Year at Kevin and Autumn’s home in Lakeside, California. Call

THS softball, baseball notch wins on diamond

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The No. 19 ranked Tillamook High Cheesemakers baseball team captured their first win with a 9-2 victory over the Class 3A Dayton High Pirates (6-1) Mar. 23 at Linfield College in McMinnville.

That win snapped a losing streak that reached three straight following a Mar. 21 17-7 loss to the Class 3A Warrenton High Warriors (12) at Warrenton High School.

A highlight in that game for Tillamook was senior Trevor Leonning, who hit two home runs and had six RBI.

For Tillamook, guided by Coach Matt Strang, the win over Dayton was a much

needed victory because the Cheesemakers were definitely seeking to get their first win.

“It was nice to finally get our first win,” said Strang, a former Linfield College student athlete. “We know that we have a good team and things weren’t really clicking for us, but it finally did for us against Dayton and it felt good. We were playing together well as a team and we were having fun while we were playing, which wasn’t the case in the previous games. I have some connections at Linfield and we played a game there last year too, so I’m going to try and schedule a game there every year. It’s pretty cool to play at Linfield.”

Tillamook was led offensively by the senior trio of Cade Ross, Bryce Hamerl (two doubles)and Leonnig, who each had two hits. Freshman Jakoby Goss and junior Eligio Maciel each had two RBI for Tillamook.

The trio of starting pitcher Hamerl and reliever’s Jakoby Goss and Joshua Manns combined for a total of eight strikeouts and six hits allowed.

A key point of the contest was in the fourth inning with Tillamook ahead 4-2 and Dayton loaded the bases with no outs. Goss, a freshman, relieved Hamerl on the mound and he struck out a batter and then threw a Pirate baserunner out at third base for a defensive double play. The Cheesemakers played solid defense and prevented

the Pirates from scoring. Tillamook will play in the White Buffalo Classic Tournament Mar. 29-31 at Madras High School. The Mooks play the Madras White Buffaloes (2-2) in their next game on Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Softball

The No. 3 rankedTillamook High Cheesemakers softball team won at 11-1 at home Mar. 21 over the Class 3A No. 5 ranked Warrenton High Warriors. Tillamook played the Junction City High Tigers (2-1) Tuesday in the Battle of the Beach Tournament at Yaquina View Elementary School. The Mooks play their next contest April 1 in a 10 a.m. doubleheader at Hermiston High School.

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Joel and Dana Baker cut the ribbon during the Tillamook Revitalization Association (TRA) grand opening ceremony at their new vintage ware store at 314 Main Ave. last Friday.

The pancakes were hot off the griddle at the Netarts/Oceanside Volunteer Fire Department Burnt Sausage and Pancake breakfast, a fundraiser for the dept. By 9 a.m. over 120 (and counting) breakfasts were served last Saturday. Photo by Joe Warren

Families converged on Downtown Tillamook Saturday for the Chamber of Commerce Treats & Sweets event. Children were given Kidz Bucks to spend at participating businesses while enjoying a fun afternoon. Featured events included, Second Street Emergency Vehicles, Balloons at Oregon Coast Dance Center, Ice Cream cones at Tillamook Creamery and free animal feeding at The Blue Heron.

Photo by Joe Warren

Photo by Joe Warren

Garibaldi moves toward fire district merger

Will Chappell Headlight Reporter

Garbialdi’s City Council took another step towards combining fire departments with Bay City and the Garibaldi Rural Fire District at their meeting on March 21.

Elsewhere, they approved a $10,000 grant to the port to help with the renovation of a bathroom and were briefed on synthetic chemicals in the water supply.

The update on the chemicals, known as PFAS, was given by Public Works Director Kelly West and the city’s

engineer, who works for Civil West Engineering in Newport. West said that the city’s water supply had been tested in early 2022, and PFAS were present at a level of 12 parts per trillion.

At the time, the Environmental Protection Agency advised that up to 70 parts per trillion was a safe level, however an update last year changed that recommendation to 4 parts per trillion. This new guidance will require Garibaldi to remediate the situation, which West said will be costly and take four to five years, although he reassured

the community the water was safe in the interim.

The good news for Garibaldi is that the work to address the issue will be funded entirely by grants from the federal government. The council authorized Civil West to begin working on the issue and representatives from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will visit next month for more testing and to discuss strategies to address the problem.

Bay City City Manager Liane Welch presented on the work that has been ongoing to merge the Bay City and

Garibaldi Fire Departments with the Garibaldi Rural Fire District.

Welch said that the proposed move comes in response to a doubling in call volume at each of the districts since 2010, which has strained their resources. Combining the districts would streamline administrative services, reduce overhead and allow the new entity to increase services, according to Welch.

The Bay City and Garibaldi departments have been training together and purchasing the same equipment since

Commissioners approve 5% rate increase for solid waste disposal

Will Chappell

Headlight Reporter

Tillamook’s Board of County Commissioners approved solid waste disposal rate increases and the dates for Oregon Department of Forestry’s yard waste disposal program were announced at their meeting on March 22.

Commissioners also approved an out of state travel request for Library Director Don Allgeier to attend the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago in June.

This move drew skepticism from two members of the public who commented

opposing the trip at the meeting. April Bailey and Tiffany Jacob both took exception to several of the activities that will be offered at the conference. They said that sessions supporting diversity and inclusion, and LGBTQIA acceptance did not match with Tillamook County’s values, with Bailey characterizing the conference as “religious training” for the religion of “wokeism.”

Allgeier said that the conference was an important opportunity to network with vendors and other librarians, with whom he works throughout the year. Commissioner Erin Skaar echoed his assessment and invited the

commenters to avoid material that they found objectionable in the library.

Rates for the disposal of solid waste, yard debris and recycling were increased by the amount recommended by staff.

Solid Waste Program Director David McCall said that his department based the raises in rates on the annual rate of inflation, increasing rates to account for 80% of that figure. The rate adjustment that the commissioners approved will see rates grow by 5%.

The Oregon Department of Forestry’s yard waste disposal voucher program will run from March 30 to

October 31. The program is in its tenth year and allows residents to pick up vouchers at fire stations across the county or ODF’s Tillamook Office for free yard waste disposal at county transfer stations.

Please send any comments to headlightreporter@countrymedia.net.

2021. The council voted unanimously to form an ad hoc steering committee to discuss the proposal. The committee will consist of nine members, with each of the current districts contributing three, and it will deliver a report to the city council in four months.

Councilor Katie Findling volunteered to serve as the council’s representative on the committee.

The council also approved a grant of $10,000 in transient lodging tax funds to the Port of Garibaldi for renovations to the port’s public rest-

room. The project has a total projected budget of around $50,000 with the balance of the funding coming from the county and the Oregon Coast Visitors Association.

After an executive session, the council voted to allow Interim City Manager Jay Marugg to make an offer to a candidate for the open Assistant City Manager/Finance Director position, but did not name the candidate.

Please send any comments to headlightreporter@countrymedia.net.

Lineworker College Scholarship Lineworker College Scholarship

The 2023 Electrical Lineworker Program Scholarship is open now to

Two scholarship opportunities are available for Tillamook County students graduating high school in 2023.

APPLY TODAY! APPLY TODAY!

For more information, visit www.tpud.org/news-

For more information, visit www.tpud.org/news-community/electrical-lineworker-program-scholarship/ or stop by the Tillamook PUD office. Applications are due by 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2023.

The 2023 College Work Program is now open for Tillamook County students graduating high school in 2023 to apply. Selected applicants work at Tillamook PUD during school breaks.

COLLEGE WORK PROGRAM

Charity Drive Community Grant Application opens Friday March 24th 2023

Congratulations to Tillamook High School and the community of Tillamook on the completion of another outstanding Charity Drive. The generosity shown by this community is truly astounding. The Charity Drive Committee is accepting applications from local charities for Charity Drive Grants beginning March 24th, 2023 Charity Drive grant applications can be found on the home page of the Tillamook School District website (www.tillamook.k12.or.us), or picked up at the District Office. Applications can be submitted to Tillamook School District C/O Angela Paladeni, 2510 1st St, Tillamook, OR 97141 or by email at: paladenia@tillamook.k12.or.us

Deadline for applications is April 21st, 2023 @ 5:00 p.m. For questions, please contact Jennifer Guarcello or Angela Paladeni at (503) 842-4414 H21784

Tillamook County Transportation District is seeking 2 volunteers to serve on the District’s Budget Committee

Members are appointed by the TCTD Board of Directors to serve a 3-year term and meetings are generally held on an annual schedule. To be qualified to serve on the Committee, an individual must:

Reside or work in Tillamook County; and

Be interested in the public transportation needs of residents and employees located within or traveling to and from the County; and

Represent various constituency groups within the County and be representative of the perspectives of the various demographics of Tillamook County.

If you are interested in learning more information, or to download the Budget Committee Application please visit www.tillamookbus.com

Tillamook Air Museum’s recently restored B-52G cockpit that will be opened to the public at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 1 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The plane flew from the Vietnam Era through the First Gulf War and the ribbon cutting ceremony will feature the THS Choir.

Traditional Napolitana pizza comes to Garibaldi

Chelsea Yarnell

Guest Contributor

Inside a pizza oven, a classic Margherita crisps upon a cooking surface made of compressed ash from Mount Vesuvius. It’s an Italian staple.

But, you’re not in Italy, you’re in Garibaldi.

Bill Thomas and Theresa Seifer opened Crab Rock Pizza on Biak Avenue in November, serving up Napolitana-style pizza.

Their presence is a welcome addition to the community. On opening night, there was standing room only in the dining room, an hour-long wait and nothing but empty plates in front of patrons.

“We both knew we wanted to live on the coast and we both fell in love with Garibaldi,” Theresa said.

“We wanted to open a business together. We saw that there was no pizza, so we decided to do pizza.”

The couple acquired their building at the Port of Garibaldi in 2020 and spent nearly two years getting the space permitted and renovated to their specifications.

“We were told we are the poster children of perseverance,” Bill said, laughing. “What was supposed to take two months, took over a year.”

While they waited for approval to open, the couple perfected their craft. In their home kitchen, they began experimenting with dough and sauce recipes.

“Theresa is a creative genius,” Bill said. “She has an amazing knack in the kitchen.”

As a licensed RN, Theresa works to keep the food on

their menu free of artificial stabilizers and preservatives.

“It’s traditional, real food. Everything is done by-hand and in-house,” she said.

“There’s no food coloring in anything that we make. That is our commitment. If it’s on the plate, it’s either the highest quality or we make it.”

Each pizza pie starts with dough that is fermented at least three days. This gives the dough flavor and structure, while also easing digestion and lowering the glycemic impact; no more brick gut feeling.

“I’m bringing my nursing background and my love for nutrition and food to the restaurant,” Theresa said. “Food is supposed to

nourish us. We want to bring that to our community at Crab Rock and nourish our people.”

Napolitana-style pizza is known for its “cornicione:” thin, puffy, crunchy and chewy crust. When placed in the oven, the dough develops “leopard spots” and becomes charred. Toppings are minimal and best enjoyed fresh.

Popular menu items at Crab Rock include their all-meat pizza the “Surfman 514” and the “Riptide” combo pizza.

“All the names of our pizzas are from the area and tied into the community,” Bill said.

Crab Rock’s pizzas are 14

inches and serve 2-3 people.

In addition to the regular items, seasonal seafoodtopped pizzas rotate on the menu. The popular Dungeness crab pizza will soon be replaced by a clam pizza, with fresh clams harvested from Tillamook Bay by a scuba diver.

“We [also] work with Fishpeople Seafood; they crack the crab right in front of us,” Bill said. “The local fisherman comes in at midnight and we get [product] first thing in the morning.”

And pizza is just the start. House-made gelato tops off the menu. Sweet cream, hazelnut, and chocolate are just a few flavors on offer and several sorbetto (dairyfree) flavors can also be found on the menu.

“Gelato is smoother with more intense flavor than ice cream,” Theresa said. “That’s because it’s kept at a slightly warmer temperature than ice cream. Try the hazelnut; see how true and strong the flavor is.” Beer, wine, cider, soda, espresso, and lattes are also available for purchase.

“If you love pizza, we’re definitely the place to land,” Theresa said. “If you appreciate real, traditionally made food, we’re the place to go. If you appreciate a good view, we’re the place to be.”

Crab Rock Pizza is located at 604 Biak Avenue, Garibaldi. For updates on spring and summer operational hours, visit Crabrockpizza.com or follow Crab Rock Pizza on Facebook. To-go charges apply.

Crab Rock Pizza is a member of the North Coast Food Trail.

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day after Thanksgiving, when it transports the guest of honor: Santa Claus. A favorite memory from several years ago: I overheard a little girl about six saying breathlessly to her mom, “Santa is coming—and he’s coming on a real train!”

Currently it’s No. 274’s time to shine in the OCSR’s Spring Break Excursions. Through April 9, the OCSR offers 90-minute trips from Garibaldi to Rockaway. Ticket prices range from $20 for children 3-12, $23 for seniors and veterans, and $28 for adults. (Children under 3 ride free.)

There are longer excursions at other times throughout the year; my wife and I took the Fall Splendor ride with a friend here in town a couple years back. That trek led us from Garibaldi past Rockaway through Wheeler. From there the tracks led us past Mohler and eventually followed the Salmonberry River well up the canyon. It was an unforgettable ride, with the steep tree-lined canyon walls leading down to the rushing Salmonberry below the tracks. Deep green spruce and fir trees mingled with bright yellow Oregon maples.

But whatever the season, the ride from Garibaldi to the Rockaway Caboose gives a unique look at the scenery along Tillamook Bay. The tracks, originally laid in 1911, are set much closer to the water than Highway 101, and the train moves at a relaxing 10 miles per hour.

The OCSR was recently featured in a Wall Street Journal pictorial essay on romantic train rides, where they mention “the coastal town of Rockaway Beach, with its quaint candy stores and hip bakeries.” Considering that other train rides in the feature included the Swiss Alps and the MiddleEarth scenery of New Zealand, I’d say we’re in good company.

For more information or to buy tickets, visit the OCSR’s Web site at http:// oregoncoastscenic.org. A wheelchair lift is available at the Garibaldi depot, 204 American Avenue in Garibaldi.

2019 FORD F-150 XLT List Price $42,995.00

2003 FORD TAURUS SES

2018 FORD ECOSPORT SE List Price $23,995.00 Reduced Price $ $22,575.00

2020 FORD ESCAPE List Price $31,995.00 Reduced Price $ $25,175.00

Bill Thoms and Theresa Seifer opened Crab Rock Pizza in Garibaldi this past November.

Crab Rock Pizza serves traditional Napolitana-style pizza.

Apts Unfurnished 804

Independent Living Apartments

With Independent Living, you get to live life on your terms while we take care of the details. Say goodbye to cooking and cleaning, and spend more time pursuing your interests and passions!

Call (503) 842-0918 or visit prestigecare.com/fiverivers

Real Estate/Trade 900

FOR SALE

Former Restaurant building in Tillamook on Highway 101. Great Location. 1.5 acres. Serious inquiries only. Call 970-596-0978. H21766

Public Notices 999

HH23-101

The Netarts-Oceanside Sanitary District (NOSD) FY 2023-24 Budget Committee and Board of Directors will hold their 1st Budget Meeting, followed by the Regular monthly meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 5:00 P.M. in person and via Remote Microsoft Teams. See website below. The purpose of the 1st Budget Meeting is to review and take public comment on the proposed budget for FY 2023-24. The Regular Meeting following is to discuss General District business including New Business; Old Business; etc., and any other matters that may come before the Board will be discussed. The District reserves the right, if necessary, to call an Executive Session. All Meeting, except Executive Sessions, are open to the public and accessible to the disabled. The District encourages your participation. Anyone requiring special accommodations, should contact the District office at least 48 hours in advance at (503) 842-8231. NOSD has set up on its website, how to remote into the meeting. Go to www.n-o-s-d.com

HH23-100

NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMIT-

TEE MEETING

A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation District, Tillamook, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, will be held at Port of Tillamook Bay, 4000 Blimp Blvd., Tillamook, Oregon 97141. The Meeting will take place on April 20, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive

Tillamook School Distr ict No.9

• 5th Grade Dual Language Teacher, 2023/24 School Year @ East (14T-24)

• 3rd Grade Dual Language Teacher, 2023/24 School Year @ South Prairie (15T-24)

• Social Studies Teacher, 2023/24 School Year @ Tillamook Junior High (16T-24)

• 6th Grade Dual Language Teacher, 2023/24 School Year @ East (17T-24

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

• Language Arts Teacher, 2023/24 School Year @ Tillamook High School (18T-24)

Classified:

• TEMPORARY Day Custodian- 2022/23 School Year, 1.0 FTE @ East Elementary (68-23)

• Title I EA 3.75 hrs/day @ Liberty Elementary (51-23)

• Title I EA, .5 FTE/ General EA, .5 FTE @ South Prairie (75-23)

• General Educational Assistant- OYC, 1.0 FTE @ Wilson River School (77-23)

• SpEd/Special Care Educational Assistant, 1.0 FTE @ East Elementary School (83-23)

• SpEd/Special Care Educational Assistant, 1.0 FTE @ South Prairie Elementary (61-23)

• SpEd/Special CareEducational Assistant, 1.0 FTE @ WRS (85-23)

• SpEd/Special Care Educational Assistant, 1.0 FTE @ Tillamook High School- 2 Vacancies

• Custodian, 1.0 FTE @ Tillamook High School (86-23)

• Childcare Coordinator- Ed Tech, 1.0 FTE, 2023/24 School Year @ W ilson River School (01-24)

Extra Duty

• Head Volleyball Coach @ Tillamook High School (01X-24)

• OYC Summer Crew Leader- 2-3 Positions (02X-24)

• Head Basketball Coach- Boys @ Tillamook High School (06X-24)

• Assistant Wrestling Coach @ Tillamook High School (07X-24)

• JV 2 Basketball Coach- Girls @ Tillamook High School (08X-24)

• Volleyball Coach @ Tillamook Junior High School (09X-24)

• Head Girls Basketball Coach @ Tillamook H gh School (10X-24)

• Summer Paint Crew Member, 2-3 Positions (11X-24)

Dial 1-888-8610198, Enter Conference Code, 8853039376, and press #

HH23-99

Estate of Dorothy C. Taksdal Tillamook County Probate No.: 23PB01948

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PER-

SONS

Notice: The Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Tillamook, has appointed the undersigned as personal representative of the Estate of Dorothy C. Taksdal, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present the same, with proper vouchers to the personal representative at P.O. Box 746, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 within four months from the date of first publication of this notice as stated below, or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by this proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative or the attorney for the personal representative.

Date and first published March

28, 2023. Bryan A. White, Personal Representative of the Estate of Dorothy

C. Taksdal c/o John L. Shadden, Attorney at Law 452 NE Lincoln Street P.O. Box 746 Hillsboro, Oregon 97123

HH23-98 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to ORS 477.250, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at the Oregon Department of Forestry, Forest Grove District Office, 801 Gales Creek Road, in Forest Grove, Oregon, on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 3:00 pm, to receive from any interested persons suggestions, advice, objections or remonstrance’s to the proposed budget for the Forest Protection District. A copy of the tentative budget for the Forest Protection District may be inspected during normal working hours. To ensure the broadest range of services to individuals with disabilities, persons with disabilities requiring special arrangements should contact Renae Shippey, at 503359-7424 or 503-530-0271, or by email at renae.shippey@odf. oregon.gov at least two working days in advance of the scheduled hearing. OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, CAL MUKUMOTO, STATE FORESTER.

HH23-90 NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMIT-

TEE MEETING

A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Twin Rocks Sanitary District, Tillamook County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, will be held at 18005 Hwy 101, the Twin Rocks Sanitary Building. The meeting will take place on the 13th of April, 2023 at 9:00 am. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comments from the public on the budget. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after April 3, 2023 at 18005 Hwy 101, the Twin Rocks Sanitary Building

POSITIONS:

District-wide

Neah-Kah-Nie High School

Garibaldi Grade School

Nehalem Elementary School

between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. Contact phone is 503-355-2732. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee.

All Board Meetings of the Twin Rocks Sanitary District are open to the public and accessible to the disabled. Anyone who is wanting or needs special accommodation or remote attendance should contact the District Office at least 48 hrs. in advance at 503-355-2732

HH23-102 NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE WORKSHOP

A public workshop of the Tillamook County Budget Committee will be held on April 11, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the Tillamook County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Avenue, Commissioners Room 106. The purpose of this meeting is to hear presentations from county departments and non-department agencies regarding their 202324 budget requests. The Budget Committee provides opportunity for public participation during meetings via the options below. Audio capabilities are listen-only and are offered on a best effort for the public. Workshop: Dial 971-254-3149, Conference ID: 736 023 979#. Any person may provide public comment at publiccomments@co.tillamook.or.us.

An additional meeting will be held on April 12, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. and April 13, 2023, at 9 a.m. A copy of the agenda and the budget document may be obtained on or after March 28, 2023 at https://www.co.tillamook.or.us/ treasurer/page/budget. This notice is also posted on Tillamook County’s website at: https://www. co.tillamook.or.us/news . This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Shawn Blanchard County Treasurer & Budget Officer

HH23-103 Notice of Budget Committee Meeting

A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District, Tillamook County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, will be held at Station 8730710 Hwy 22 S Cloverdale, OR. The meeting will take place on April 5th at 7 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. The meeting place is accessible to persons with disabilities. Requests for a sign language interpreter or other accommodation should be made 48 hours prior to the meeting time by calling 503-392-3313. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after April 3rd at Station 87 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5p.m.

HH23-108 PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Emergency Manage-

23-24 Intermediate Teacher, $47,086-$94,168, #468

Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School

ment Agency (FEMA) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Scoping National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)\emdash Endangered Species Act (ESA) Integration in Oregon The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the implementation of the draft plan for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)\emdashEndangered Species Act (ESA) Integration in Oregon. FEMA is preparing this EIS in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. The Notice of Intent was published in the Federal Register (88 FR 13841) on March 6, 2023. FEMA is hosting in-person and virtual public scoping meetings to solicit comments on potential issues, concerns, and reasonable alternatives that FEMA should consider in its EIS. FEMA will use these comments to define the scope of the NEPA analysis and inform its decision-making.

Please provide oral or written comments at the in-person or virtual public scoping meetings or in writing via www.regulations. gov (FEMA-2023-0007). Comments must be received by May 5, 2023, to be considered. The project EIS website with the 2021 draft plan and associated documents is at https://www.fema.gov/ about/organization/region-10/ oregon/nfip-esa-integration. This website includes information on all the in-person and virtual meetings. FEMA will host an inperson public scoping meeting on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the Port of Tillamook Bay Officer’s Mess Hall, 6825 Officer Row, Tillamook, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. The meeting room is accessible to people with disabilities. If you need to request an accommodation (e.g., sign language interpreters, Braille, CART/captioning), please make your request by March 30, 2023, to FEMA-R10ESAcomments@fema.dhs.gov.

Last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to fill. Future opportunities to comment on the NEPA environmental review process will be announced on the project website towards the end of 2023. For further information, please contact: Ms. Science Kilner, Regional Environmental Officer, FEMA Region 10, FEMA-R10-ESAcomments@ fema.dhs.gov, 425-487-4713, or visit the EIS project website.

HH23-107 NOTICE OF TILLAMOOK COUNTY HOUSING

COMMISSION MEETING

Notice is hereby given that the Tillamook County Housing Commission will hold a regularly scheduled meeting the first Thursday of every month beginning at 9:00am at the Port of Tillamook Bay Conference Center, 4000 Blimp Boulevard, Tillamook, Oregon. The public is welcome to attend. Meeting materials including a link to attend the meeting virtually and teleconference access informa tion can be found at the Tillamook County Housing Commission webpage, located at https://www. co.tillamook.or.us/gov/comdev/ housingcommission/housing. htm. A public comment period is

MS Assistant Secretary, $18.14/Instructional Assistant, $17.87, #469

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

Click on this QR code to go straight to our current vacancies.

held at the end of every meeting. Contact Thomas (TJ) Fiorelli, Housing Coordinator, at (503) 842-3408 ext. 3419 or tfiorell@ co.tillamook.or.us if you have any questions regarding the meeting or if assistance is needed to access the meeting.

HH23-106 NOTICE OF TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHORT-TERM RENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Notice is hereby given that the Tillamook County Short-Term Rental Advisory Committee will hold public meetings on April 3, 2023, and April 18, 2023, each meeting beginning at 9:30am at the Port of Tillamook Bay Conference Center, 4000 Blimp Boulevard, Tillamook, Oregon 97141. The public is welcome to attend. A virtual meeting link is also located on the Tillamook County Department of Community Development 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 consistent for future Short-Term Rental Advisory Committee meetings barring further notice. Materials and additional information will be available from the ShortTerm Rental Advisory Committee webpage, located at https://www. co.tillamook.or.us/commdev. A public comment period will be held at the end of each meeting. Comments will be limited to 3 minutes per person. For additional information, please contact the Tillamook County Department of Community Development at 503842-3408 x3412 or email Lynn Tone at ltone@co.tillamook.or.us.

HH23-105

On May 2,2023, at the hour of 10:30 a.m., at the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, 5995 Long Prairie Road, Tillamook, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 113 Arizona Way, Garibaldi, OR 97118. LOT 11, BLOCK 2, POLLYANN PARK, CITY OF GARIBALDI, TILLAMOOK COUNTY, OREGON. APN: 1N1022BA02100. The court case number is 22CV00570, where MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC, is plaintiff, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF BRENDA BARR WHITE; LINDA GAFKOWSKI; SUSAN FITZGERALD; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; STATE OF OREGON; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffssales.org

HH23-94 On April 25,2023, at the hour

Long Prairie Road, Tillamook, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 306-308 Eighth Street, Garibaldi, OR 97118. The court case number is 17CV34936, where WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MFRA TRUST 2015-1, is plaintiff, and DONNA VIOLETTE; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www. oregonsheriffssales.org

HH23-92 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting if The South Prairie Drainage District will be held at 6:00 P.M. Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 5590 Tillamook River Road. Louise Blaser, Secretary/ Treasurer.

HH23-88 NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Neah-Kah-Nie School District No. 56, Tillamook County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year

July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 will be held at the Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56 District Office Board Room, 504 North Third Avenue, Rockaway Beach, Oregon. The meeting will take place Monday, April 3, 2023, at 6:00 pm.

The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may attend the meeting in person or virtually and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. The meeting will also be available via Zoom at https://us06web.zoom. us. Meeting ID 664 132 1961 Passcode 219856 or you may call toll free at (888) 475-4499 or (877) 853-5257 and use the same Meeting ID and Passcode. A copy of the budget document may be obtained on or after March 27, 2023 at the Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56 District Office located at 504 North Third Avenue, Rockaway Beach, Oregon between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm; or may be inspected online at www.nknsd.org

HH23-81 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS PROBATE NO. 23PB01977 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF

As CHS continues to grow, we have many opportunities available.

Truck Driver

Tillamook, Oregon

ACTIVE FULL TIME

Job Posting 9763

CHS Animal Nutrition has an opening for a Truck Driver position You will work extensively with Country Operations Cooperative Customers in ensuring they are provided the highest level of service. You must be customer focused, be hard working, and have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. This position has the opportunity for growth.

To view full description and complete the online application visit www.CHSinc.com/careers

CHS is an EO/AA/M/F/V/D employer.  H21816

JOB ANNOUCEMENT

ADVOCATE POSITION

Tides of Change is accepting applications for a full-time Advocate. The advocate is responsible for direct client services for victims of domestic and sexual violence and oversight to the volunteer program. This position is grant funded. Salary DOE, includes health care benefits and generous PTO package. For more please contact ToC at 503-842-9486 or www.tidesofchangenw.org If you would like apply please send a cover letter and resume to valerie@tidesofchangenw.org or drop off at 1902 Second Street in Tillamook.

H21707

TILLAMOOK In the Matter of the Estate of Jesse Lane Colbert, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CAROLYN LANE COLBERT has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the Personal Representative at 9250 SW Tigard St, Tigard, OR 97223, within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. DATED and first published March 14, 2023. Valerie I. Kirkendall Attorney for Personal Representative.

HH23-82 TS No. LO-52651-OR

U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development Notice Of Default And Foreclosure Sale

Recorded in accordance with 12 USCA 3764 ( c ) Whereas, on 8/13/2009, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by May Donaldson as trustor in favor of Generation Mortgage Company

as beneficiary, and Premier Title of Oregon as trustee, and was recorded on 8/18/2009, as Instrument No. 2009-005949, in Book XX, Page XX, in the Office of the County Recorder of Tillamook County, Oregon; and Whereas, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and Whereas, the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an Assignment of Deed of Trust dated 6/25/2013, recorded on 5/8/2014, as instrument number 2014-002057, book XX, page Xx, in the Office of the County Recorder, Tillamook County, Oregon; and Whereas, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that the payment due on 11/2/2019, was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and Whereas, the entire amount delinquent as of 3/3/2023 is $298,725.64; and Whereas, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately

due and payable; Now Therefore pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of Law Offices of Jason C Tatman APC as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on 5/24/2018 as instrument number 2018-02976, book XX, page XX notice is hereby given that on 4/6/2023 at 10:00 AM local time. all real and personal

Bilingual Certified Peer Support/Recovery Mentor (English/Spanish)

F.T. 40-Hours/week Position

Tillamook Family Counseling Center is currently looking to add a bilingual peer specialist to our Prime+ program. The mission of the Prime+ program is to prevent acute life-threatening outcomes of substance use which include reducing overdose morbidity and mortality by providing harm reduction centered overdose prevention education and facilitating access to Naloxone. We also strive to reduce injection-related infections by providing harm reduction centered infection prevention education and facilitating access to safer use supplies. The Prime+ program supports linkage to care, diagnosis and treatment of substance use related conditions and substance us related infections.

This position includes training that leads to state certification according to OAR 410-180-0305 (12) and (13). As a certified Peer Specialist, you will be a living example and role model of recovery life. As a peer you will be a provider of the life wisdom gained through your own lived experience of recovery as well as a change agent for hope.

Benefits:

Dental Vision and Medical-prescription coverage. HSA and FSA plans. 9 paid holidays a year, paid sick leave and vacation time. Vacation starts out at 8 hours a month with increases over time. Generous retirement program: non-contributory 403(b), we put in 9% of your salary and you are vested after 6 months.

To see our complete job description and to apply go to http://tfcc.bamboohr.com/jobs. Be sure to submit an online application and upload your resume. Any questions, please visit us online at http://tfcc.org or contact us at jobs@tfcc.org

property at or used in connection with the following described property will be sold at publication auction to the highest bidder: Legal Description: Parcel 3, Partition Plat No.

Busy vet practice needs full time Veterinary Technician, experience preferred.

Must be able to multitask, great communication skills and be a team player.

Email resume to pioneervethospital@gmail.com OR bring into Pioneer Veterinary Hospital, 801 Main Ave, Tillamook, OR 97141.

If you’re looking for a fun place to work, come join our team at Jane’s Fabric Patch. Quilting experience helpful.

Bring your resume to our store at: 1110 Main Ave Tillamook, OR 97141

Questions? (503) 842-9392

Tillamook Youth Correctional Facility is hiring a permanent, full-time cook.

Starting pay is between $36,264 and $53,580 with State of Oregon and SEIU benefits.

Jane’s Fabric Patch

janesfabricpatch.com High

[10% of the Secretary’s bid] in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $30,115.60 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days

Looking for 1 year of experience as a cook in a food service facility OR certificate from culinary arts/food service program at community college or technical school. Must possess food handler’s card within 30 days of hire. Apply via oregonjobs.org and search REQ-122930 Job announcement closes 4/5/2023 H21797

Now Hiring

Lead Window and Soft Washing Technician

Work Mon-Fri • Beautiful Coastal Setting $20/Hr, 6 paid holidays & paid time off.   Health insurance (50/50 split), supplemental Aflac insurance for on and off the job. Generous bonuses.  Coming soon: 401K See full job description and apply at  https://seawindowsclean.com/job-listings

ENGINEERING SHOP

The High School positions will be open from March 20 - May 18.   The internships are open until filled.

FOR THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTIONS, REQUIREMENTS, AND TO APPLY PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: HTTP://WWW.TPUD.ORG/ABOUT-US/JOB-OPENINGS/

plus benefits

City of Tillamook takes great pride in working hard to fulfill its Mission Statement which is to, “Continue working for a safe, livable, and economically viable community that promotes managed growth while maintaining small-town values”. Coordinating of calendars, scheduling, phone messages, emails, meetings, etc.

Serves as back-up to Public relations: working with public relation/media for all matters of public relations including but not limited to promotions

The City of Tillamook takes great pride in working hard to fulfill its Mission Statement which is to,

“Continue working for a safe, livable, and economically viable community that promotes managed growth while maintaining small-town values”.

Performs specialized administrative work involving the recording of City Council proceedings, and custody of official City records and correspondence.

Attends all meetings of the City Council and runs the recording and video/camera equipment, takes minutes, takes notes, takes attendance, and reads the titles of resolutions and ordinances upon request by the City Council. Oversees preparation of agendas, minutes, journals, and other related items of Council proceedings.

Keeps City ordinances and resolutions organized, as well as the codification of such up to date.

Processes and prepares official documents of the City to be signed by the City Manager/Recorder.

Retains and ensure files are complete for all property deeds, contracts, and other official City records, which the exception of certain official files retained by the Human Resources Department, the Finance Department, and Police Department. Prepares and compiles documents for annual and periodic audits as requested by the City’s Finance Department.

Serves as a Public Notary for the City.

Serves as City Elections Officer performing duties as specified by Oregon’s Elections laws with respect to elections, including referendum and initiative petitions, candidates for City offices, political parties reporting requirements, measures, and tax levy elections.

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of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyancing fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the

any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD field office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is not right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or other subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant the Act, Therefore, the Foreclosure commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The amount that must be paid if

He’s current on shots, neutered and microchipped.

To schedule an appointment to meet Carl, fill out an application at tillamookanimalshelter.org

Tillamook County Church Services Bay City

BAY CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

A warm and friendly congregation.

5695 D Street, Bay City, OR, (503) 377-2679, Pastor David Hurd. Worship Service 10 a.m., Fellowship downstairs afterwards.

https://www.facebook.com/BayCityOregonUMC Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors!

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 (11 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.

NEHALEM BAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 36050 10th Street, Nehalem, OR

(503)

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

Weekdays: Monday (9:30 a.m.) Wednesday thru Friday (9:30 a.m.) Confessions: Saturday (4 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

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

Pastor Mary Peterson 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

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.

Pastor

NETARTS FRIENDS CHURCH 4685 Alder Cove Rd. West, (503) 842-8375. Pastor Aaron Carlson,

Adult & Youth Worship Service: 9:30 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Nursery available Handicap Accessible Small Groups Website: www.netartsfriends.org All are welcome!

Pacific City

NESTUCCA VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 35305 Brooten Road, (503) 965-6229

www.nestuccavalleypc.org

Open

10 a.m.

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 Where love transforms hearts and lives.

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 Sundays & Wednesdays

Everyone is welcome; Bienvenidos

the Mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $306,241.67, as of 4/5/2023, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary outof-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording document, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

Date: 3/3/2023

Law Offices of Jason C Tatman

basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under Penalty Of Perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and

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1, Partition Plat Records In Tillamook County, Oregon.

HH23-73 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

On April 11, 2023, at the hour of 10:30 AM at the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, 5995 Long Prairie Road, in the City of Tillamook, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 36055 Tenth St. Nehalem, OR 97131. UNKNOWN

HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SANDRA GALE MATTSON AKA SANDRA G MATTSON AKA SANDRA MATTSON; KARI FLEISHER; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to:www.oregonsheriffssales.org

HH23-65 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF TILLAMOOK No. 23CV08133 SUMMONS ELLA MAY CULP, Plaintiff, v. MARCO CORDOVA (AKA MARCO CORDOVA DELGADO)

TO: All Other Persons or Parties Unknown Claiming Any Right, Title, Lien or Interest in the Prop-

erty

Summary of Complaint: Plaintiff seeks restitution and damages relating to her previous sale of the real property and improvements known as the Dory Restaurant, Tillamook County, Oregon, as defined in the Complaint, to Marco Cordova as well as recovery of such property and damages for loss resulting to the real property and improvements known as the Hebo Inn, Tillamook County, Oregon, as defined in the Complaint. The date of the first publication will be March 7, 2023. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at www.oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or toll- free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. BREAKWATER

LAW Michael B. Kittell #112345

Attorney for Plaintiff 9900 SW Wilshire St., Suite 200 Portland, OR 97225 (503) 878-8948

HH23-57

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pacific City Joint Water-Sanitary Authority is recruiting to fill a vacancy on the Budget Committee. The function of the Budget Committee is to hold one or more public meetings, to receive the budget message and budget documents of the Authority, hear public comments on the budget and approve the budget. Candidate must be a qualified voter of the Authority, a resident of the Authority and be able to attend the budget meeting(s). Applications are available at the Authority Office located at 34005 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City, Oregon and on the web at www.pcjwsa. com. Additional information and applications can be provided by calling the office at 503-9656636. Applications are due by no later than March 31, 2023 at 4:00PM