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Festival & Rodeo Event Guide 2021

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TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2021

TILLAMOOK, OREGON • WWW.TILLAMOOKHEADLIGHTHERALD.COM

Tillamook County Fair back to what we’ve all come to enjoy T

County at 63.59 percent residents vaccinated, with 65 percent goal

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he Tillamook County Fair is back in action this year, August 11th through 14th. With a little something for everyone, this year’s fair is not to be missed. Open 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., Wednesday the 11th through Saturday the 14th, the Tillamook County Fair’s 2021 theme is “A Time To Shine”. The Tillamook County Fair’s carnival area opens at noon each day, with a variety of rides and games for kids big and small. Back by popular demand, Rainier Amusements will be offering “All You Can Ride” bracelets for $30 if purchased by Tuesday Aug. 10. Ride bracelets will be available for $40 during the Fair. Ride tickets on sale starting July 6th only on the Fair’s website: tillamookfair.com Pari-Mutuel Horse Racing will again be providing four days of racing excitement, with races starting around 1 p.m. daily, Wednesday through Saturday. Brad’s World Reptiles is moving to a bigger and better space this

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year. Check them out in the Tennis Courts with an expanded exotic animal display, along with the Old Iron Club and educational displays from the local school districts. The Tillamook County Fair’s Courtyard stage will host free entertainment for all fair-goers each day, with Washboard Willy’s a one-man band, Brad’s World Reptiles demonstrations, ice cream tasting contests, Godfrey the Magician, Dr. Fun & Dr. Good – balloon artists, the Street Drum Corp, and more. Of course, you don’t want to miss

the traditional Pig-N-Ford races, happening at 5:30 p.m. each night in the Grandstands. Saturday night culminates the end of the Fair with the annual Demolition Derby at 7:30 p.m. And what would a Fair be without food? From coffee, elephant ears, corn dogs, and burgers…to pasta, tacos, Philly cheesesteaks, and deep fried Twinkies, you’ll never be hungry. Come for the food, stay for the fun. The Tillamook County Fair runs Aug. 11-14, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. each

day. Season admission and parking passes will be on sale soon – check the Fair’s Facebook page for up to date information! Ride tickets will only be available for purchase starting July 6th on the Fair’s website: tillamookfair.com. The Fair Office will have an online ticketing kiosk available for ride ticket purchases as well. For more information, visit the Fair’s website at www.tillamookfair. com or email TillamookFair@TillamookFair.com

Fishing Friends

Nestucca Anglers host fin clipping event

Hilary Dorsey Staff Writer

illamook County will remain in Lower Risk effective Friday, June 18, through Thursday, June 24. The next risk level changes will be announced Tuesday, June 22, to take effect Friday, June 25. Tillamook County Health Department reported during a community update Tuesday, June 15, five new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases from May 30 through June 12. Administrator Marlene Putman said these cases occurred between May 30 and June 5 and the county has had zero cases since June 6. As of June 15, Tillamook County is at 63.59 percent age eligible residents that have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, with a goal of 65 percent, and statewide is at 68 percent, with a goal of 70 percent. “For the month of June, new vaccine appointments are going to be available at the Tillamook County Community Health Center on 8th Street, not at the fairgrounds,” Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Ed Colson said. “Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are going to be offered on Tuesdays and Moderna and Johnson & Johnson clinics will be held on Thursdays.” If you received your first shot at the fairgrounds in May, the booster shots will also be given at the fairgrounds. Moving forward, both first and second dose vaccines will be given at the health clinic.

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Can the ocean adapt to rising temperatures?

Joe Warren jwarren@countrymedia.net

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he Nestucca Anglers held its annual fin clipping event last Saturday at Cedar Creek Hatchery and will eventually add the fish to the Nestucca River when the fish are large enough. Ron Byrd, president to the anglers group of over 400 volunteers said all ages usually show up to help out on that day each year, and when the clipping is over, they feed the group BBQ, host a silent auction to raise money for the group. In all the volunteers will clip 100,000 salmon. “The reason the group clips the fin on the chinook is so anglers can determine if they’ve caught a native fish or a hatchery raised Chinook. Fishermen may only keep one native fish per outing (check area rules for harvesting fish prior to fishing on any river in Tillamook County). But they can harvest up to two fish if one of them is hatchery raised. Several years ago organizers at ODFW approach Byrd to see if he would be interested in taking over the program at Rhodes Pond, raising the fall Chinook to release each year. Since then Nestucca Anglers has grown into a healthy non-

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ising temperatures, possibly from man-caused climate change, are putting ocean life at risk. Maybe. During a presentation Thursday to celebrate the 50th year of Oregon Shores, Steve Palumbi, a biologist and author, said studies have shown some ocean animals have the ability to evolve and adapt to the changes in the water. Palumbi, who also works as a professor at Stanford University, was invited to talk about the Extreme Life of the Sea, which is also the title of a book he and his son wrote. “I’ve spent a lot of time on the Oregon coast,” he said. “It’s a fabulously beautiful place.” Palumbi started off by talking about the extreme life in the ocean. For example, some rockfish can live to be 120 years old. And some fish can “fly.” “Fish and marine life are amazing creatures,” Palumbi said. “Flying fish are only fast out of the water, and they don’t actually fly, they glide.” Palumbi said the fish evolved to fly as a means of survival because that is their only way to escape faster hunters.

In these pictures from the 2019 clipping event (top) volunteers clip the fin of fall Chinook Salmon, (Bottom) Volunteers gather the salmon from Rhoades Pond.

profit organization of over 400 volunteers with a variety of projects underway. “We played a key part in being partners with Cedar Creek Hatchery and ODFW Tillamook district office, helping with projects and providing man power when needed,” Byrd said. “We continue the STEP program at Rhoades Pond, raising 100,000 fall Chinook to release-size each year. Members participate in every step of the process, from collecting of adult fish in the rivers for brood stock to rearing, clipping, and release of the smolts.” Nestucca Anglers also provide an educational component, school field trips, classroom and hands on experience with our ODFW partner to familiarize students with the life cycle of salmon.

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“We provide opportunities for students to participate in habitat enhancement, including planting stream side trees,” Byrd said. “This has resulted in an increased student awareness of the role of salmon and the environment.”

According to Byrd, the Nestucca Anglers have raised over $100,000 for the Nestucca Basin in recent years. Byrd said they plan to release the fish into the river sometime in August.

“What are really the fastest fish?” Palumbi asked. “We eventually come down to the billfish. Swordfish and marlins are the fastest fish in the ocean. They can get up to 40 miles

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