INSIDE
Cloverdayle to perform in Tillamook PAGE A9
SPORTS
Morales looks toward Nationals in men’s physique PAGE A12
Headlight Herald WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2014
VOL. 125, NO. 26 • $1.00
TILLAMOOK, OREGON • WWW.TILLAMOOKHEADLIGHTHERALD.COM
Libraries Tillamook baseball forced hold to cancel summer season summer program By Michael Waterloo mwaterloo@countrymedia.net
By Michael Waterloo mwaterloo@countrymedia.net Members of Tillamook County can break our their beakers and books this summer, as the Tillamook County libraries are hosting a science-themed summer reading program for children, teenagers and adults. “The theme for the summer is ‘Fizz, Boom, Read.’ It is kind of a science-based program. A lot of the programming that we’re going to have is a lot of science-type programs. The key ingredient to the summer reading program is just getting kids into the library so that they can keep See LIBRARIES Page A3
Cape Kiwanda bell buoy replaced By Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net In a letter on Thursday afternoon, John Moriarty of the U.S. Coast Guard District 13 announced the federal decision to change the bell buoy to a whistle buoy off of Cape Kiwanda. “This process was a most dif-
In the summer, baseball is king as far as sports go. With the Stanley Cup Finals and the NBA Finals both over, baseball has its chance to shine until the NFL starts up its training camps and preseason games. The same goes for the local community, as well. Sure, the local blacktop and tennis courts will get their fair amount of use, but the baseball and softball fields are where the action is. Well, at least normally. This year, the Tillamook baseball team was forced to cancel its summer season. “The turnout was the main and only reason that we canceled the season. We might have been able to have enough people for Thursday night and use the incoming eighth graders and freshmen this week, but knowing that I’m going to lose two to a Gonzaga basketball tournament, we’d be right back to eight guys,”
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The Tillamook baseball team poses during their trip to PK Park in Eugene in late March. head coach Josh Brown said. “No matter how hard I tried or who I called, I couldn’t get anymore kids.” Tillamook is the latest place to have low numbers for summer baseball, an issue that is impacting programs throughout the country. Brown said that since he started coaching, he’s always had problems finding committed bodies during the summer months. “Summer season has been hard each of the three years that I’ve been
doing it. Our turnout is low, and it’s a combination of the older guys with jobs and needing to make money. The other part of it is vacation, and I think this year specifically, for our JV guys, we really pulled some strings to get them so that that we could have a JV squad,” Brown said, adding that the turnout this year wasn’t tremendous for the high school season, but it was enough See BASEBALL Page A3
County school districts protect against intruders
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By Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net Dozens of kids lined up outside the Champion apartment complex basketball courts, laughing with their siblings and friends just waiting for “Grub Club” to start. White paper bags stored in coolers were brought from a car in the parking lot, packed with the day’s lunch; a sandwich, half a banana, fresh vegetables, string cheese and a carton of chocolate milk. On most weekdays during the summer, this is a typical scene at several locations in Tillamook County. It’s the opportunity for children ages 1-18 to receive a free meal. Many students in the county qualify for free or reduced lunches during the school year, but when school is out of session students no longer have that option. To bridge the gap during the summer months, Congress created the Summer Food Service Program for Children in 1968 to provide funds to community organizations that volunteer to serve meals to children through the summer months. Children under the age of 18 are eligible to receive free meals and do not need to prove their income in order to participate. For each meal served, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will pay See HUNGER Page A8
PART ONE IN A TWO-PART SERIES ON SCHOOL SAFETY By Blayne Sheaffer bsheaffer@countrymedia.net Michael Waterloo mwaterloo@countrymedia.net
One injured in crash on Highway 26
Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net
See BUOY Page A5
INDEX
Wiping out summertime hunger
Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into the cause of Sunday morning’s injury commercial truck crash that closed Highway 26 for several hours closed in both directions near milepost 35 in
In light of the recent traumatic events at Reynolds High School, the Headlight Herald asked Tillamook County school districts which measures they’re taking to keep students safe in the event of See SCHOOL Page A9
See HWY 26 Page A3
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