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Bay City resident Ed Eaton releases Vietnam memoirs Page A2

SPORTS

Track athletes prepare for championship meets PAGE A10

Headlight Herald WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2014

VOL. 125, NO. 20 • $1.00

TILLAMOOK, OREGON • WWW.TILLAMOOKHEADLIGHTHERALD.COM

Hoffman Who should be Educator of the Year? Center seeking facility ideas by Adam Schwend aschwend@countrymedia.net

Dave Fisher The North Coast Citizen Hoffman Center advocates in Manzanita recently held a special meeting to solicit ideas following a decision to shut down the center’s studio building. The building has been shuttered because of concerns about the safety of the structure. “There was a strong desire [during the meeting] that we not sell the studio building lot, but retain it for a future structure that would be compatible with and complementary to the library,” said Hoffman Center president David Dillon. “People felt that is what Lloyd and Myrtle Hoffman envisioned when they left their property and assets to the community. “The building, located at 595 Laneda Avenue [in Manzanita], will still be torn down,” added Dillon, “and soon.” A group of participants at the recent meeting volunteered to form a mortgage retirement committee to address paying down the mortgage on the center’s main building at 594 Laneda Avenue. Another group offered to form an advisory committee to take a long-term view of the center and its future. That would include what and when to build on the soon-to-be vacant studio building land. “It was a good idea to bring in so many people with good ideas,” said Dillon. “Having cultural activities, including the library on both sides of Laneda, the intersection would be the cultural hub of north Tillamook County and a more beautiful entry into Manzanita.”

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LONGEST-RUNNING BUSINESS IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY SINCE 1888

Last fall, local State Farm Insurance agent Dave Hollandsworth suggested to the Headlight Herald that the newspaper spotlight some of Tillamook County’s many accomplished educators. “There are so many educators – teachers, support staff, assistants – who work day in and day out without any public recognition,” said Hollandsworth. “I wanted to shine the light on them and say, ‘We appreciate you.’ That just doesn’t happen

enough.” Since September, the Headlight Herald has been accepting nominations from its readers for an Educator of the Month. Nominations are reviewed by and the newspaper’s publisher and editor, as well as Hollandsworth, who is a member of the Tillamook School District Board of Directors. And each month, an educator is selected from the nominations and presented with a certificate and gift from State Farm. The Headlight Herald publishes a photo and a short recap of the featured educa-

tor’s contributions to Tillamook County’s students. “We’ve gotten some amazing nominations,” reported Hollandsworth. “These people have had a profound effect on the lives of our young people. That’s coming out when you read what others write about the nominees. I’m excited to take this to the next level.” That next level is the selection of a Tillamook County Educator of the Year. Headlight Herald readers are invited to log on to tillamookheadlightherald. com/educator and cast a vote. Votes will be accepted until

Port of Garibaldi offers trip back in time

See HAWAIIAN Page A3

May 28. The winner will be announced June 4 online and in print. Hollandsworth and the Headlight Herald will present the Educator of the Year with an engraved plaque and gift in a ceremony involving their colleagues and students.

The Headlight Herald’s enhanced mobile platform features a more user-friendly design and a more interactive experience.

by Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net Garibaldi soon will be able to travel back in time aboard the ship Hawaiian Chieftain. The Colonial-inspired vessel will be docking at the Port of Garibaldi for five days. While in the marina, the ship will host open-house tours for the public May 15 -16 from 4-5 p.m., and May 17-18 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The unguided tours will allow guests to explore the craft at their leisure. Crewmembers dressed in period costumes will be on hand to answer questions and illustrate early boat life. The Hawaiian Chieftain is owned and operated by Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority. The organization also owns a full-size replica of the Lady Washington, the American ship that Capt. Robert Graves sailed to the West Coast in the 1780s. The Lady Washington will dock in Newport while the Hawaiian Chieftain visits Tillamook Bay. Designed by Raymond H. Richards, the Hawaiian Chieftain originally was to carry cargo among the Hawaiian Islands. Richards had been inspired to build a boat similar to 19th-century American trading vessels.

VOTE ONLINE For Educator of the Year Vote at tillamookheadlightherald. com/educator

Headlight Herald now goes mobile

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The Hawaiian Chieftain will be docking at the Port of Garibaldi for five days. While in the marina, the ship will host open-house tours for the public May 15 -16 from 4-5 p.m., and May 17-18 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

This design by Tillamook High School junior Shayla Hayes has won an art contest sponsored by the Tillamook School District’s transportation department.

Headlight Herald publisher Adam Schwend has announced the newspaper’s launch of an updated mobile platform with enhanced features for member/ subscribers. “We’ve seen an increasing number of people reading our content on their smartphones and tablet computers,” said Schwend. “Our staff has responded by creating a mobile platform that’s easier to use and more appealing to the eye.” The upgraded mobile platform offers photos and videos not previously available with the original model. The enhanced mobile platform also offers more opportunities for advertisers to reach the Headlight See HH MOBILE Page A3

Art contest participants Shayla Hayes, Spencer Wehinger, Gwen Weeks, Jaden Rhoades, Bailey Aufdermauer and Heather Langworthy pose with their designs.

Tillamook student wins bus art contest by Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net

The Tillamook School District’s transportation director, Jay Marugg, knows where the district’s bus barn is located. But he wasn’t sure many other people knew.

His solution: Host a districtwide student art competition to design a new, high-profile sign for the bus barn. And Tillamook High School junior Shayla Hayes submitted the winning entry. Her design reads: “School District #9 Bus Barn 6619

Officers Row” and features a school bus driving down a purple road, playfully balanced on two wheels. “They all did some really creative work,” Marugg said of the contest’s six entries. “Most of them have such detail and imagination.” The award-winning design will

be turned into a sign by students in the Trask River High School shop class led by Jim Cox. Sheldon Oil, Carson Oil, Ocean Front Cabins, and Ken Oleman Logging have all supplied funds for the sign’s conSee BUS ART Page A3


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