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Headlight Herald

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016

ODOT barricade impacting business

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Area ghosts and ghouls converge on Downtown for Halloween Courtesy photo

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By Brad Mosher bmosher@countrymedia.net There is a business blockade in Tillamook angering David Dieter. And he is not the only one taking issue with the large cement barricades erected on Highway 101 north of the Hoquarton Bridge. The barricades are part of the construction project to improve the traffic flow on Highway 101 (Pacific Avenue) called the 101/ OR 6 Traffic Safety Improvement Project and is part of a three-year construction project designed to improve traffic flow and safety in the downtown area. The barricades are extending far more than a quarter-mile north of Hoquarton Bridge, creating a traffic and business problem for several companies north of the bridge construction, according to the owners and managers complaining. Dieter, the manager of the Cash Company for the last 16 years, said that the giant cement barriers which have almost completely closed off the business from highway traffic has cut the number of people stopping by more than 80 percent in the last week. “I had only three customers Tuesday. Usually, on a Tuesday, we would have at least three dozen people come in,” Dieter said.

n See ODOT, Page A3

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$1.5 million judgement upheld, court costs and interest could reach up to $3 million By Ann Powers editor@northcoastcitizen.com

Headlight-Herald photos by Joe Warren

Halloween Treats, a night of trick-or-treating for big and little ghouls, goblins, super heroes, and even Cindy Lou Who, sponsored by the Tillamook Revitalization Association and Tillamook businesses, brought out thousands to Downtown Tillamook for the annual affair. Look to the Headlight Herald’s web page for more pictures of the evening’s events.

way that they can show their support for the council and the hard work they are doing on the behalf of everyone in Wheeler.” Burden is one of the five names Wheeler voters will see

Case history The lawsuit stems from the 2007 expansion and upgrade of the city’s wastewater treatment plant, completed in March of 2010. The $16 million project was initially slated for completion in June of 2009. According to Big River, major problems with the project’s engineering and incomplete design work led to eight additional months of labor, for which the city failed to compensate the company. The city countered that Big River was paid what it was owed because both parties agreed if the project was not done on time, the contractor would compensate the city. The defense added that Tillamook granted Big River the time needed to complete the extra construction, and much of the original contract work was not

n See WHEELER, Page A10

n See APPEAL, Page A11

Wheeler candidates on water issues, economic development and tri-city merger By Ann Powers editor@northcoastcitizen.com While Wheeler’s municipal election has pretty much been decided – there’s five incumbent and uncontested candidates

running for five open council seats - Mayor Stevie Stephens Burden said it’s still important for residents to vote. “I would really appreciate it if they still took the time to mark their ballots,” she said. “It is a

On Oct. 26, the Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed a 2012 lower court ruling that found the City of Tillamook in breach of contract for not paying Astoria-based Big River Construction $1.5 million for work performed to expand the city’s wastewater treatment facility.

Living up to it’s name: Sassy Express By Jordan Wolfe jwolfe@countrymedia.net It’s an attitude. It’s a lifestyle. It’s Tillamook’s newest restaurant: Sassy Express. Two chefs from a pair of popular Tillamook restaurants have come together with a passion for food. Sassy Express pairs Pacharin “Toy” Joy, formerly of the Guide Shop, with Panitta Thutaworn, formerly of Sa Bai Jai Thai. “We wanted a nice place for people to come in and feel comfortable. This is a big living room,” said Joy while sitting in a large forest green arm chair in the dining room, and added with a laugh, “But you have to pay to use it.” The new restaurant, located in Tillamook Coastal Plaza, across from Debbie D’s, opened Oct. 25 and serves American/Thai homemade fusion food, according to Joy. “Our menu doesn’t have to be fixed,” said Joy, “But we will keep what people like.” For Thai food enthusiasts, the kitchen is not yet equipped to prepare the perpetually popular stir-fry dish, Pad Thai, but Thutaworn is fully prepared to serve her curry dishes and various noodle soups. Being freed from the confines of Thai food, she also hopes to flex her skills more. “I want to do more fusion,”

Headlight-Herald photo by Jordan Wolfe

Chefs Panitta Thutaworn (L) and Pacharin “Toy” Joy in their new restaurant Sassy Express, located in the Tillamook Coastal Plaza along Highway 101 North. Thutaworn is the former chef of Sa Bai Jai Thai and Joy is the former chef and manager of the Guide Shop, both of Tillamook. said Thutaworn, “Like Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese Pho.” Since December, Thutaworn has been without a permanent restau-

rant to cook for the community. Flood damage from the storms in December led her and her partner to part ways from Sa Bai

Jai Thai. For the past year, she has been cooking in Depoe Bay and

n See SASSY, Page A4


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