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Headlight Herald
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016
TILLAMOOK, OREGON • WWW.TILLAMOOKHEADLIGHTHERALD.COM
VOL. 127, NO. 24 • $1.00
Headlight Herald photo/ Jordan Wolfe
(L to R) Honorary Grand Marshals of the 2016 June Dairy Festival, Phyllis Wustenberg, Dr. John Emerson and Nancy Emerson, Grand Marshal Jack De Swart, Jeanne De Swart and 2016 Tillamook County Dairy Princess Kalli Swanson.
June Dairy to be full of treasure By Jordan Wolfe jwolfe@countrymedia.net Headlight Herald photo/ Brad Mosher
A Tillamook home on McCormick Loop (off of Highway 101) just south of town was severely damaged June 7 afternoon when a southbound motorhome crashed into it.
RV driver suffers life-threatening injuries after crashing into house Family members sustain minor injuries On June 7, Oregon State Troopers, Tillamook Fire District and emergency personnel responded to the report of a vehicle that crashed into a house off of Highway 101 near McCormick Loop in Tillamook. Preliminary investigation
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revealed a 1956 motorhome (30 feet in length) had been traveling southbound on Highway 101, when for unknown reasons, drifted off the highway. The motorhome traveled through a yard and into the north side of the house located at 3005 McCormick Loop Road. A family of five was upstairs watching a movie when the crash occurred, stating it felt like an
earthquake had occurred. Fire command was able to determine there were two immediate injuries requiring EMS transport with one occupant removed from the home by family members and the driver who was entrapped inside the RV. One of the occupants of the home, an elderly woman, was pinned under debris and was extricated. She only received minor
injuries. The driver of the motorhome, Jerry O. Bahles, age 41, of Welches, was extricated by fire personnel and taken by air ambulance to Legacy Emanuel Hospital for life threatening injuries. Additional minor injuries were sustained by family when they were escaping their home, none of which required ambulance transport to TRMC.
This year, Jack De Swart will not be able to watch the June Dairy Parade from outside his home. Instead, he will be riding in the 59th parade as Grand Marshal. “I’ve always been the kind of guy to help when I can,” De Swart said. “It’s an honor to be Grand Marshal.” As a dairyman on Trask River Road for over 40 years, he also cited his civic involvement as a contributing factor to why he believes he was selected as Grand Marshal. De Swart said he was the first volunteer fire fighter to live outside city limits. Other include serving with the Sheriff Department, and being a Fair Board member for 19 years. “I came from Europe,” he said, “I was born in Holland and came to the United States in 1950. I’ve spent 90 percent of
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Farmers Markets are underway By Jordan Wolfe jwolfe@countrymedia.net Grab the re-usable shopping bags, Farmer’s Market season is here. Every Tillamook County Farmer’s Market is offering “Double Up Food Bucks,” to offer incentives to low-income Oregonians who receive benefits through SNAP. Emily Vollmer, Manzanita Farmer’s Market manager, said, “’Double Up Food Bucks,’ is a matching program. We match the first ten dollars, so people have twenty dollars worth of buying power at the markets.” Manzanita Farmer’s Market -Fridays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (September 9 and September 16 open until 7 p.m.) -June 10 to September 16 -Located in Downtown Manzanita, at the corner of Fifth and Laneda Avenue In its eleventh season, Vollmer said, “We have some great local businesses represented with a number of new vendors and new farmers as well.” Among the new additions, she added, is a food cart that features food from local farmers. “We also have a space where we feature a different winery or brewery. The new distillery
at Cannon Beach will be featured as well,” Vollmer said. “They will offer tastings of their products,” she added they will also be offering these products to sell. Another space features a different non-profit organization every week, according to Vollmer. “There is a station where kids dog sit. They just ask for a donation. For most of these kids, it’s their first experience as entrepreneurs,” she said, adding for various reasons, dogs are not allowed in the Farmer’s Market, but are welcomed at the dog sitting station. Vollmer said there is about 40 vendors, all offering various goods. “There are farmers, artisans, prepared food vendors, cheese, vinegar, honey, lavender and beauty care,” she said, naming a sample of what people can expect at Manzanita’s Farmer’s Market. Tillamook Farmer’s Market -Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. -June 11 to September 24 -Downtown Tillamook at Second Street and Laurel, between the Courthouse and City Hall. A fun and vibrant Farmer’s Market is continuing in Til-
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Visitors took advantage of sunny weather to stroll along the booths at the first Farmers Market of the season Saturday in Tillamook on Laurel Avenue at Second Street. The market continues every Saturday until the end of September. lamook, according to Dawn Beyer, Tillamook Farmer’s Market Manager. “We have live music every week and lots of new and old stuff, this year,” Beyer said. “It’s a community event that brings lots of people.” Three new additions that immediately spring to Beyer’s mind, she said, is the addition of different vendors specializing in barbecue sauce; wood-fired, brick oven pizza and Brickyard Farms will be joining with different herbs. “The second Saturday of ev-
ery month is Kid’s Day. We give ‘Kid’s Bucks’ away to spend on fresh and local produce. We want to empower children to make healthy decisions.” Pacific City Farmer’s Market -Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. -June 12 to September 25 -Corner of Camp Street and Brooten Road, on the library grounds at 6200 Camp Street.
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