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2023 NORTH OREGON COAST PROVIDER DIRECTORY Serving Clatsop, Tillamook and Lincoln counties
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2023
VOL. 135, NO. 16 • $1.50
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Tides of Change marks sexual assault awareness month in Tillamook
Kiwanians prepare for KT Days Scholarship Drive
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Art by Tides of Change clients and employees being displayed at the Bay City Arts Center. Photo Credit: Will Chappell Will Chappell Headlight Editor
pril is Sexual Assault A Awareness month across Tillamook County and Tides of
Change is putting on events to increase awareness and decrease stigmatization for survivors. The headlining event for the month is a survivors’ storytelling event that will be held at Tillamook Bay Community College on April 22, featuring poems and stories from survivors of sexual assault. “I think if we can really amplify survivors’ experience and also show the resiliency that survivors have, I think it’s really important for people to know,” said Tides of Change Executive Director Valerie Bundy. The event will also serve as a
commemoration of 40 years offering services to victims of domestic and gender-based violence in Tillamook County for Tides of Change. Bundy said that in her experience sexual assault occurs in Tillamook County as often as anywhere in the nation, where on average one in three women and one in four men have experienced sexual assault. But she said that establishing an accurate picture of that situation in Tillamook is difficult due to the lack of any nurses trained to examine sexual assaults in the county for the last two years. This lack means that victims of sexual assault must travel to a different county for a physical exam, making the process more difficult and deterring reporting. Fortunately, last October, Tides of Change was awarded a
$500,000 grant to reestablish a sexual assault nurse examiner program in Tillamook County. They will be taking the lead on recruiting nurses, offering to pay for training and then keeping them on call to respond when cases come in. “We’re going to be doing some big recruitment here in the next couple of months,” Bundy said. In the meantime, victims are still able to have exams done out of county before the rest of their case proceeds in Tillamook and Tides of Change advocates help survivors navigate that process. In addition to the April 22 event that will feature nine submissions from Tides of Change clients, the organization is hosting an ongoing art show at the Bay City Arts Center, featuring works by clients. April 26 is also denim day, when residents are encouraged to wear
denim to show their support for survivors of sexual assault. Bundy is excited for the storytelling event and says that she hopes that it and all the month’s other events will help to reduce the self-blame and stigma associated with discussing sexual assault. Beyond helping survivors feel more connection, Bundy wants the month to serve as an opportunity for the entire community to gain awareness of the resources available and what they can do to help address sexual assault. “It’s not just awareness but also making sure people know what we offer and how they can support survivors and help support Tides of Change in supporting survivors,” Bundy said. The survivors’ storytelling event will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on April 22.
Commissioners green light emergency container program at airport Will Chappell Headlight Editor
Tillamook’s Board of County Commissioners signed a memorandum of understanding that will see Conex storage containers holding emergency supplies placed at the Port of Tillamook Bay at their April 12 meeting. The containers will be supplied by the Oregon Department of Human Services and both the Port of Tillamook Bay and Near Space Corporation are partnering with the county to facilitate the project. Two 40-foot containers will be stationed immediately adjacent to Near Space’s buildings at the port and contain mass care shelter kits and supplies to be distributed to residents. Tillamook’s Director of Emergency Management Randy Thorpe said that the containers will contain the supplies to set up a tent city, including showers, kitchen and
sleeping facilities. The purpose of the temporary facility will be to evaluate survivors to decide who needs medical attention and disburse supplies to those able to shelter in place. Thorpe said that the containers are the first of their kind to be deployed in the state and that the cooperation of the port and Near Space had made that possible. The containers will be part of the process of turning Tillamook Airport into a distribution point for the entire Oregon coast in the wake of natural disasters. Thorpe said that,
given its location, the airport was expected to survive most emergent events, even a maximum Cascadia subduction event, leading to its selection by ODHS for the role. Thorpe said the agency plans to deliver and distribute supplies via the airport and that Near Space will offer drones to facilitate supply distribution as well. Commissioners also gave final approval for a contract with Gallup to conduct an employee engagement and workplace survey for the county. The survey will have 12 questions and be administered annu-
ally for the next three years to judge the county’s progress. County commissioners said that the survey was part of a process that they hoped would help the county government to become the employer of choice in the county. They said that by employing Gallup they would be able to judge the responses against those of other government agencies to better assess their performance as an employer. Administering the survey and tabulating results will take about nine weeks to complete, according to Human Resources Director Jodi Wilson.
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he Kiwanis Club of Tillamook is marking its centennial this year by continuing to support kids and charities supporting them across the county. They also made four larger grants last fall designed to mark the centennial with projects that will last into the future. “We wanted to give grants that impacted children not just one year but over the years,” said past-Tillamook Kiwanis President Chris Weber. One of those grants is being used to start a bikes for kids program, with partnership from the YMCA, Adventist Health, the Northwest Region Education Special District and Tillamook Health Department. The program will be kicking off at the end of this month at the fairgrounds, with the aim of helping kids learn to ride. Kiwanians also awarded grants to pay for equipment for a new softball league organized by the North County Recreation District, to help Food Roots erect new hoop houses at East Elementary to improve their outdoor classroom and to support the work of Juntos Afuera, a program which helps Latinx students at Nestucca High School pursue outdoor activities. The Kiwanis Club of Tillamook was chartered on March 9, 1923, to offer help to Astorians after a fire burned down a major portion of their city. The club’s primary focus is on serving the children of Tillamook County, which they do in a variety of ways. In the fall, Kiwanians award annual community giving grants to local charities to support their services for children. Since the 1970s, the club has donated to Healthy Families, Tillamook YMCA, Tides of Change and other organizations across the county that serve youth. Springtime sees the club shift its focus to scholarships to graduating seniors preparing for post-secondary education. Club members raise money for those scholarships with the annual Kiwanis Tillamook Days Scholarship Drive, which will be taking place at the fairgrounds in conjunction with the Headlight Herald’s Home and Garden Show on April 29 and 30. Most funds are raised through the sale of advertising slots on KTIL over the course of the weekend. Annually, more than 100 businesses show their support with ad buys that help the club raise more than $20,000. Kiwanians also host a raffle at the
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