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TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2022
TILLAMOOK, OREGON • WWW.TILLAMOOKHEADLIGHTHERALD.COM
VOL. 134, NO. 28 • $1.50
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Don Allgeier
Allgeier tapped as new library director
Board searched nationwide for new leader “Don comes with a
wealth of professional experience from one of the most highly regarded library systems in the nation. We are looking forward to working with him.” - Mary Faith Bell
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he Tillamook County Library Advisory Board and the Board of County Commissioners are pleased to announce the hiring of the next library director, Don Allgeier. Allgeier was selected following a nationwide search. After an intensive two-day interview process where candidates were questioned by the Library Advisory Board, representatives from the Library Foundation, current staff, and the Board of County Commissioners, Allgeier rose to the top as being the best fit to lead the Tillamook County Library into the future. Allgeier has worked in libraries for the past 17 years. His most recent position was Director of Operations for the Multnomah County Libraries in Portland where he supervised Human Resources, Library Facilities, Finance, and Project Management. “Tillamook County is lucky to get Don Allgeier as our new library director,” said Tillamook County Commissioner Mary Faith Bell. “Don comes with a wealth of professional experience from one of the most highly regarded library systems in the nation. We are looking forward to working with him.” One exciting aspect about the new director is he already lives in Tillamook County! “I’m so excited to contribute to the library in the place I call home and am raising my children,” Allgeier said. “I’m looking forward to hearing from the community about what they love and want from their library.” Interim Director, Bill Landau, agrees wholeheartedly with the newly appointed director. “I am so proud and excited to welcome Don as our next visionary leader,” he said. “He has the right leadership, communication, and financial skills to deliver the best possible library service going forward. I find it an advantage that he already lives here and is well acquainted with the county and our weather. ” Don Allgeier will assume the role of library director on July 18, 2022.
he City of Garibaldi is honored to recognize Joe and Siggi Gierga as the Grand Marshals for the 2022 Garibaldi Days celebration. “Joe and Siggi truly exemplifies the special qualities of the many amazing residents who live in Garibaldi,” said Mayor Tim Hall. “We are proud to have them to lead off this year’s gala parade.” Joe and Siggi have lived in Garibaldi for most of their lives. They came to America in 1960 from Germany. Working for Volkswagen, Joe was on a threeyear contract to teach local mechanics how to service and repair Volkswagen cars, which were somewhat new to the USA. He was promoted to a management position and chose to stay. They both have been US citizens since 1965. “On a coastal fishing trip, we discovered Garibaldi and fell in love with the little fishing village,” says Joe Gierga. “We purchased a lot and built a house.” After giving up his job at Volkswagen in 1972, Joe and Siggi establish “Siggi-G Ocean Charters” in Garibaldi, which they operated for the next 25 years. On a 40-foot charter boat that they had custom built called the Siggi G, they fished commercially for salmon, tuna, and crab. As an established artist, Siggi also taught painting classes in her studio. Joe later retired from the fishing business to concentrate on his aluminum and stainless steel fabrication business, he once operated to supplement his income during the winter months when the fishing was slow. Today, at age 91, you can find Joe creating his kinetic art, which he calls “Wind Spinners,” in his metal shop located in the Port of Garibaldi. The works of art spinners can be found all around Garibaldi and elsewhere.
Dory Days 62nd Annual Festival schedule Joe and Siggi Gierga Joe and Siggi have been married for 66 years and are well-known and loved in Garibaldi. The Garibaldi Days parade will be held Saturday, July 23rd, starting at 11a.m. This is the 62nd year of this city’s traditional celebration. “We invite everyone to attend and join the fun and festivities,” says Mayor Hall.
Back in the saddle: Heritage Hill Acres, LLC reopens horse boarding facility Hilary Dorsey Country Media
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hile Heritage Hill Acres, LLC, previously known as Green Acres, has a new name, its new ownership ties it back to a family business of five generations. A grand opening took place from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 3. The horse boarding facility consists of 63 acres, a 40 stall barn, indoor arena, outdoor arena, big pastures and access to trails. The facility is located at 2915 South Hill Road in Otis. Owners Kerry Ann SweitzFendt and Seth Fendt took over Kerry Ann Sweitz-Fendt and Seth Fendt with their son Lane. the lease three months ago and recently closed on it. with several stalls and an indoor law, Mary Lou Sweitz,” Sweitz “My great-great grandparents said. “He married her with five arena. The business was named purchased it in 1939, which was boys and a daughter.” Green Acres. Howard and Beulah McMillen. Sweitz-Fendt and her husThe couple continued to run It was 90 acres back then of just the dairy farm and lived in the band purchased 63 acres of the property.” land back. Heritage Hill Acres, original farmhouse Howard The couple made it a dairy LLC is the new name. It is McMillen built. In 1970, Arfarm and sold the milk to Tilnamed for the heritage of the nold McMillen and Mary Lou lamook Creamery. They ran the family and sits on Hill Road. McMillen Sweitz bought the dairy farm with their children “All in all, 40 years later, the property from Arnold’s parents until Sweitz-Fendt’s grandfarest of the property is back in Howard and Buella McMillen. ther took over the operation in the McMillen/Sweitz family,” Arnold McMillen was diagthe 1960s after serving in the Sweitz-Fendt said. “I, Kerry nosed with multiple sclerosis United States Marine Corps. Ann Sweitz-Fendt, would be in 1978. The family decided to Laura Sweitz, mother of start selling off some of the land the fourth generation and my alSweitz-Fendt, said it was the most two-year-old son would be by 1982 but got a portion of it first dairy farm in Otis. the fifth generation living in the back in 1988, which is still in “In 1964, Arnold was running the family. original farmhouse. My father it when he met my mother-inwas only two years old when “The portion of the land that he moved to the dairy farm and they didn’t now my two-year-old son is livget back was ing in the same room my father passed to did growing up.” three different Heritage Hill Acres, LLC owners from 1982 to 2022,” remains a boarding facility. Lessons will likely begin in July, Sweitz-Fendt as well as horseback rides and said. “During other events. that time, the “Five generations – three second owners owners in between,” Sweitz stripped the said. “We have 80 acres of the original farm90 acres back, with 85 of it back house down into the family.” to its studs, Sweitz-Fendt said she owns lifted the 34 horses herself. She had done home, poured guided trail rides on Mt. Hood a foundation, and looks forward to starting added on, and them here on the coast. completely The family is happy to have remodeled the the business back in the comhome to save munity. It had been closed for it.” At the same a few months before they took time, they also over the lease. The family paid over $1 million for the property. tore down the “It’s kind of exciting to have old milk parlor and decided to five generations on one property and to be able to get it back,” build a large Sweitz said. horse equestrian center Arnold and Mary Lou in front of the home.
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his year marks the 62nd annual Dory Days Festival and it’s packed with three days of fun for everyone in Pacific City, the quaint destination beach town in south Tillamook County. This year’s event promises long time traditions like the fish fry at the Kiawanda Community Center (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.), traditional dory boat display by the hardware store (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.) and an artisan craft fair (July 15th - 17th) at the four-way stop. Sea Q and the Sportsman Pub-nGrub are title sponsors for the annual fish fry so swing on by for fresh fish. For those of you joining the parade, this year’s theme is Stars and Stripes. The parade will begin at 11a.m. at the County Boat Launch by Bob Straub State Park and wind its way over the bridge and through the four-way stop to Chester’s Market. In remembrance of Craig Wenrick, his wife Susie Wenrick, their children Dane, Kirsten, Derek, and Keenan & their family accepts the honor of Grand Marshal. Stepping in as royalty this year will be Craig’s three granddaughters Lainey Malcom (3), Maloree Malcom (14) and Maicee Malcom (18). For over 30 years, Craig dedicated himself to bringing the highest quality dory caught seafood to the Oregon Coast. In addition to commercial fishing, Craig was the co-chair of the Pacific City Dorymen’s Association and a familiar volunteer for community organizations. Cheer on the Wenrick family as they carry on the tradition and legacy of the Sea Q here in Pacific City and lead the Dory Days Festivities this year. Want to support this annual event? One of the best ways to support the event is by joining in the fun. If you or a friend has a dory, please enter it in the parade. Parade line up and registration begins at 8:30 am. Schedule of Events Friday July 15 1 - 4 p.m. Artisan Fair @ the 4-way stop - All day fun on the beach with various events and sales at our local restaurants and businesses. Saturday July 16 5 a.m. - Dories launching from the beach to go fishing 7 a.m. - 10 a.m. Pancake Breakfast by the Nestucca Volunteer Firefighters Association @ the Kiawanda Community Center. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Dory Display across from the Fire Station on Brooten Rd. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Artisan Fair @ the 4-way stop All day - Linfield University and Pacific City Dorymen’s Association Traveling Exhibit “Launching through the Surf: The Dory Fleet of Pacific City” @ the Kiawanda Community Center 11 a.m. - Dory Days Parade Start: Sunset Ave. Boat Ramp End: Chester’s Market 12pm - 3pm Kids Activity Center @ Kiawanda Community Center 12pm - 5pm Dorymen’s Fish Fry @ Kiawanda Community Center Sunday July 17 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Pacific City Farmer’s Market @ the Library Parking Lot on Camp St. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Artisan Fair @ the 4-way stop