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Headlight Herald WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2014
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Rec district names new GM
Port of Nehalem fined $6,000 by DSL, finds itself in a pickle By Dave Fisher The North Coast Citizen
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The Eland, shown here on the Nehalem River in late December, finds itself in the midst of the controversy centered around the Port of Nehalem.
For the Port of Nehalem, it’s a story that just won’t go away. More than a year after its dredging of Deer Island Slough along Nehalem’s waterfront in early 2013, port officials find themselves knee-deep in the muck resulting from that project. Meeting Mar. 26, port commissioner Jim Peters, a newcomer to the commission, chastised his counterparts as to how the port does business, at least when
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Steven Cangelosi says he looks forward to becoming a member of the community and building on the programs in place at the North County Recreation District.
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by Dave Fisher The North Coast Citizen The North County Recreation District Board of Directors has selected a general manager to replace Peter Nunn, who is retiring. Named to the job is Steven Cangelosi of Gig Harbor, Wash. The board’s decision to offer the job to Cangelosi came after a round of interviews and a special board meeting Mar. 21. “Bringing in Steven Cangelosi as the new general manager of the North County Recreation District will, in my perspective, allow the district to continue and build on the outstanding stewardship of retiring GM Peter Nunn,” said board chair John Coopersmith. “Under Mr. Nunn’s leadership, the district has achieved fiscal stability,” added Coopersmith. “The district has seen growth in See NEW GM Page A9
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The Tillamook High School pep band performs Mar. 14 during the fourth quarter of the boys’ basketball game against La Salle at the 4A State Basketball Tournament on March 14. by Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net They cheered, they danced and they definitely made joyful music. Faithfully, the Tillamook High School pep band attended every Cheesemaker home basketball game this season, priming the students and fans with upbeat music
and rollicking cheers. Their skits about Moses parting the Red Sea, arm wrestling, rollercoaster rides and surfing kept Mooks fans wondering what the band would do next. “What they did had an incredible impact on everybody, including other schools,” band mom Eve Josi said. “Our school, fans, families
and a great part of this community are so proud of what they did and how they supported their team. And how well they represented their school and town.” Senior band member Brianna Armitage told the Headlight Herald that the group received positive community throughout the season – even from the fans and coaches of
opposing teams. Armitage and senior band members Cady Hale, Cody Brown and Gregory Macias give much of the credit for the pep band’s success to teacher Bob Lee. “Every year, [Lee] comes up with new cheers and dances for us,” See UNSUNG Page A9
it comes to how the port handled the dredging project and the leftover “spoils” from the dredging that were deposited downstream. Apparently unbeknownst to Peters, the port had approved payment of a $6,000 fine due Mar. 14, 2014, to the Department of State Lands for the port’s noncompliance in removing the spoils as required by the state in a letter dated June 7, 2013. In addition, the port has enlisted the help of a Portland-based See NEHALEM Page A7
Sheriff warns of thieves targeting unlocked vehicles Tillamook County law enforcement officials said they have taken 16 theft reports over the past several weeks from persons who have had property stolen from unlocked vehicles. The thefts have occurred, mostly at night, in Netarts, Oceanside, Tillamook, Nehalem and Manzanita. The authorities said the thefts are under investigation. Tillamook County Sheriff Andy Long said he is asking Tillamook County motorists “to please lock your vehicles, and remove valuables if your vehicle is parked outside. “Most neighborhoods in Tillamook County are safe from this kind of criminal activity most of the time,” added Long, “but It only takes one person to cause this many thefts. “Locking and removing valuables is a good habit all of the time.” For more information or to confidentially provide information about a theft, call the Sheriff’s Office tip line at 503-815-3319.
Three vie for Oregon House District 32 by Adam Schwend aschwend@countrymedia.net
Neither State Sen. Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose) nor State Rep. David Gomberg (D-Lincoln City) face opposition in the upcoming May primary or November’s general election. But State Rep. Deborah Boone (D-Cannon Beach), who represents part of the City of Tillamook up to Astoria in the Oregon House of Representatives, will face the winner of a two-way Republican primary. Rick Rose, the owner of an assistedliving facility in Warrenton, and Louis DeMartino, a retired newspaper distributor from Rockaway Beach, are vying for the GOP vote to become the first Republican to represent District 32 in decades. LOUIS DeMARTINO Overspending and government foolishness spurred Louis DeMartino to run for the Oregon Legislature. “At the local level, I saw it at the Highway 6/ Wilson River Loop interchange. What a waste. They said it was for safety, but now it’s even more dangerous.” He said his priorities in the Legislature would be the priorities of District 32. “We need to increase salmon runs into Tillamook Bay,” said DeMartino. Doing so, he said, would bring more people to the Oregon coast and see them stay in our hotels, eat in our
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restaurants and increase tourism in general, thus creating more jobs for the community. He also suggested increasing tax credits to encourage businesses to hire more employees, especially those businesses that fear hiring because of
firearms sales, unless those sales occur between family members. Background checks now are required only when firearms are purchased from a licensed dealer or at gun shows. DeMartino said he supports such criminal background checks, to a point. He believes the ex-
See our coverage of the county commissioner race on page A-5 the cost of training workers. “There’s lots of unemployment here, and it’s the training period that costs [employers] the most,” he said. For several legislative sessions, said Demartino, there have been attempts to require background checks for private
ception should be extended to friends. “If I’m selling to a friend, I know who they are. You don’t need a background check for that,” he said. As for stabilizing state revenue, DeMartino believes, “The government needs to spend money like it’s
Rick Rose their own. Don’t spend $7.5 million on something that doesn’t work.” He rejects the idea of a sales tax, which he says hurts the poor, and he opposes a rainy-day fund for government operations, which he believes would just disappear whenever government officials need more money. DeMartino opposes more money for K-12 education, instead seeing an imbalance in how current funds are used. “It used to be that there was a superintendent and two assistants,” said DeMartino. “Now, there’s far too much money spent for administration. Teachers should get everything they need and deserve. Let’s take that from excess administration.” See DISTRICT 32, Page A10