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Headlight Herald WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014
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What a view by Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net
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Sa Bai Jai sits just off of U.S. Highway 101 in Tillamook. The concessions trailer has indoor seating available.
Thai food trailer now open here by Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net Tillamook is not what you think of as a Thai food destination, but business partners Bill Mays and Panitta Thuthawon are out to change that. Their concessions trailer Sa Bai Jai, serving Thai cuisine, recently opened at 1085 Main St. off of U.S. Highway 101 in Tillamook. “It’s been well received by the community,” Mays told the Headlight Herald. Sai Bai Jai can be interpreted to mean “healthy heart,” said Mays, and reflects how he and Thuthawon want to be perceived by the community. “Thai cuisine with the use of fresh produce and the cooking style with the stir frying is much healthier,” Mays said. “We really need this in our diets.” Before becoming a business advisor at Tillamook Bay Community College, Mays said he worked abroad in the field of international energy development. “I acquired a taste for a lot of different ethnic foods,” he said. “I love all kinds of food, so flavorful [with] different cultural influences. I was always disappointed that we didn’t have more of that here in TilSee THAI, Page A8
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John Kraske takes a paragliding flight over Oceanside. Kraske is a local high school grad and a paragliding instructor.
The “Oceanside Open,” which began as a hang-gliding event in the 1970s, has become an annual paragliding and hang-gliding competition. Some 80 pilots from as far away as Seattle, Medford and Canada travel to the coast each year to launch off of the traditional lot on Oceanside’s hillside, event director Mark Sanzone told the Headlight Herald. The location not only is an ideal place to launch for paragliding or hang gliding, he said, but the beach below makes for a good landing zone. This year’s competition will be held April 26.
Hang gliders and paragliders will compete for prizes in categories that include longest flight, farthest distance and spot-landing (a tourist favorite to watch), Sanzone said. For spot-landing, a bull’s-eye is placed in the sand and pilots attempt to land as close to the middle as they can. Over the years, several have landed directly in the center, he said. Jay Zollinger of Portland won the spot-landing event last year. John Kraske, a 1967 Neah-Kah-Nie High School graduate and a paragliding instructor in Beaverton, said he has participated in the annual event many times. He even proposed to his fiancé during the 2012 competition – which they won.
‘Singin’ in the Rain’
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Seminar on porn, parents By Sayde Moser For the Headlight Herald
This is Bishop’s first time directing a play, although she has assisted with numerous productions in Tillamook County. And it takes quite a bit to put a show together, Bishop told the Headlight Herald. Especially when students are involved in their own numerous activities. Still, “They put a lot of dedication into this,” Bishop said. “Most of the kids will stay here after school. [They’ll] do homework or do sports and then have about a half-an-hour break and go right
It’s been a decade since Tal Prince began touring the U.S. to teach parents how to guard their children against pornographic websites. Now, he’ll be in Tillamook for a lecture series April 26-28 at the Tillamook Nazarene Church, 2611 Third St. In the 10 years he has been on the circuit, said the Alabama pastor, things have continued to change – for the good as well as the bad. “Churches are starting to be a little more open when it comes to talking about this issue,” he said. “But still not as much as we need.” Which is why Prince spends much of his time speaking at colleges and other, more secular gatherings to convey his message: The porn industry is targeting your children. “It’s a dark world and our kids are being exposed at a very young age,” said Prince. That age often is around 12, although Prince said he was 8 the first time he ran across a pornographic magazine. “The game has changed so radically for our kids,” he told The Headlight Herald. “When I was a kid, I had to go looking
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Marissa Dempsey, left, and Wyatt Peterson star as Lina Lamont and Don Lockwood in Nestucca High School’s upcoming production of “Singin’ in the Rain.”
Nestucca High to offer spring musical by Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net While we wait for the coastal sunshine to settle in, Nestucca High School students are jazzing up the weather with a musical production of ‘Singin’ in the Rain.’ The show tells the story of silent film stars Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont, two actors faced with the overwhelming task of adapting to those new-fangled, successful talking films. In their attempt to star in a
“talkie” of their own, the pair suffer myriad difficulties, particularly Lamont’s irritating voice. To save their film from disaster, budding actress and talented singer Kathy Selden is recruited to provide voiceover – unbeknownst to Lamont. The play is full of wit, scheming plots and all of the original foot-tapping music audiences know and love. “It was a fun, upbeat play and I really thought they would love it because of the energy behind it,” said director Annie Bishop.
Neah-Kah-Nie senior plans prom dress giveaway by Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net Neah-Kah-Nie High School senior Alizabethe Eckstron has decided that money should not be an object when it comes to dressing up for the prom. Inspired by Abby’s Closet, a Portland prom dress giveaway event, Eckstrom resolved to create a similar event closer to home. “Unfortunately, there are a lot of girls at our school [in Rockaway Beach] that can’t make it to [Abby’s Closet] or haven’t had access to it,” said Eckstron. “I figured there must be more who cannot afford to make their prom dreams into a reality.” As a solution, Eckstrom has elected to host a prom dress giveaway, for which she already has collected more than 60 dresses. Her goal is to gather 40 more. “The girls who attend [the giveaway] will get to keep the dresses and accessories that they pick out,” Eckstrom said. “I’ve had a good response from the community, especially alumni who are eager to make another girl’s prom dreams come true.” Eckstrom is relying on donations to make the event possible. She is still looking for more items, including formal-occasion
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Here are dresses collected by Neah-Kah-Nie High School senior Alizabethe Eckstrom for her prom dress giveaway, scheduled for April 28. dresses, purses, shoes and wraps. Donations should be new or gently used, clean and in good condition.
To donate, email Alizabethee14@nknsd.org, or bring the items by April 25 to Manzanita Sweets, 310 Laneda Avenue in
Manzanita. The prom dress giveaway will be held April 28 at NKN High School from 2 to 4 p.m.