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Headlight Herald
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016
TILLAMOOK, OREGON • WWW.TILLAMOOKHEADLIGHTHERALD.COM
VOL. 127, NO. 21 • $1.00
Local man injured in Banks crash Headlight Herald photos/ Jordan Wolfe
Nearly 70 people gathered for lunch and a sneak peek of the Pacific Restaurant’s new 2nd Street location. Nelia Seratista, co-owner and chef, says that her and her team envision the new space and restaurant to offer a history of Tillamook and the building itself.
Pacific Restaurant preview By Jordan Wolfe jwolfe@countrymedia.net When the doors open on the new Pacific Restaurant, mid-summer, Nelia Seratista, co-owner, said it will be a celebration of world-class food, beverages and its home - Tillamook. To kickoff the 2016 Tillamook Downtown Walking Tour of Featured Properties on Saturday, Seratista said she negotiated an agreement with the contractor allowing around 70 guests to enjoy
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lunch, provided by the Pacific Restaurant crew, in the construction zone, to get a sneak peek at the new restaurant. “With a lot of my projects, I rush to get it done. But we’re taking our sweet, sweet time with this,” Seratista said, “We want to offer something beautiful.” She added that her and her team envision the new space and restaurant to offer a history of Tillamook and the building itself. Odd Fellows, the dairy farmers, fishing industry, quilts and the bank that once occupied the building are among themes planned to be implemented in some fashion. “In the northeast corner, we are going to suspend a dory built by the Dorymen of Pacific City,” Seratista said. The custom-built dory is only
one example of how the new Pacific Restaurant is locally sourcing its labor and materials. McRae & Sons are set to do the tabletops, and upholstery will be done by Hurd’s Upholstery. She said the 100-year-old red fir wood flooring will remain and be refurbished. The south area of the restaurant will be dedicated to the kitchen. “Of course, our kitchen is a showcase kitchen,” Seratista added. She said guests of the restaurant will be able to watch their food being prepared and cooked. “And see my fits,” Philip Biermann, co-owner and chef of the Pacific Restaurant, added, to laughter. Seratista said the grand ballroom is being renovated, to applause, and added that it will be
able to host 250 people. Where the stage was located in the 2nd Street Public Market has been transformed to be a culinary learning center. “We’re unlimited with what we can do there,” Seratista said about the learning center. A large vaulted shelf will host glass floats that will illuminate in the evening, according to Seratista. There will be a light fixture that pays tribute to the crabbers and one made out of oars, a pillar adorned with quilts and a mural of Tillamook’s history are all planned for when the restaurant opens. “We hope to make this home for the next 70 or 80 years.” The new Pacific Restaurant is located at 2003 2nd St. in Tillamook and expected to open mid-summer.
On May 23, at about 6:44 a.m., Oregon State Police troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two vehicle crash on Highway 26 near milepost 49 (north of Banks). Preliminary investigation revealed a 2003 Chevrolet pickup was traveling westbound on Highway 26 when it crossed over the centerline for unknown reasons. The Chevrolet collided head-on with an eastbound 1993 Peterbilt commercial motor vehicle towing a trailer loaded with logs. The driver of the Chevrolet, Bradley Cole Vandehey, age 20, of Hillsboro, was pronounced deceased on scene by emergency personnel. The driver of the truck, Raymond Michael Scott, age 32, of Tillamook, was injured and transported to OHSU where he was treated and released. Contributing factors to the crash are still under investigation. Highway 26 was closed for over six hours with an established detour. OSP was assisted by the Oregon Department of Transportation, Banks Fire Department and Washington County Sheriff’s Office. More information will be released when it is available
Nazarene Youth Group helps Habitat for Humanity By Jordan Wolfe jwolfe@countrymedia.net A perfect team-up occurred on Saturday to help the community, according to Cami Aufdermauer, executive director for Tillamook’s Habitat for Humanity. The Tillamook Church of the Nazarene Youth Group, along with Habitat for Humanity, teamed up to build a residential fence and prepared Habitat’s next home, according to Cami Aufdermauer, “The Youth Group’s mission is the same as ours. It’s a perfect partnership for local kids, it just makes sense to me,” she said. Aufdermauer said that Habitat has partnered with the Youth Group only once before, and
that was several years ago to clear brush for their project on 8th place in Bay City. Stuart Symons, contractor, said before work started on Saturday, “Today is dedicated to service project work in our community to build something together.” He is also the job supervisor for the Youth Group’s annual mission trip to Mexico. In midJune, the group that assisted on Saturday will travel to Mexico, for a week, and build a house. “I’ve known Stuart for a long time. We’re in need of contractors who want to partner with us to build, and I would see him working by my house and prayed for him to come in. “One day, while I was leaving
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Headlight Herald photos/ Jordan Wolfe
Before a service work party began on Saturday, volunteers with Tillamook’s Habitat for Humanity and the Tillamook Church of the Nazarene Youth Group met in front of one of their projects: the next Habitat home.