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Headlight Herald WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2014
Port of Nehalem supports waterfront park By Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net At the Port of Nehalem’s meeting on May 28, the board voted in favor of donating $32,541 to the City of Wheeler to help acquire and develop the 6.78 parcel of land commonly known as “upland property” adjacent to Bott’s Marsh that the City hopes to turn into a waterfront park. “I think the wisdom of the Port comes in regards to regional projects and solutions and shines through in the decision they rendered,” Wheeler City Manager Geoff Wullschlager said. “The community support shown by the Port is such a keystone element in this project moving forward.” The City has already collected $10,100 as pledges from local citizens, and the City has committed to give $20,000 to the project. The City of Wheeler has also applied for funds through the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department Acquisition Grant. Their application has been pushed past the technical review process. The City applied for a similar grant last year, but finished just outside of the top 25 chosen applications. This year with less money in the grant program, the City hopes support from the community, local organizations, and other local governing bodies will give their application what it needs to be selected.
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Tillamook Taco del Mar coming By Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net
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Construction is underway behind Tillamook’s Subway to make room for the building’s new addition: a Taco del Mar restaurant.
After nearly seven years in pursuit of a franchise, ground has broken for Tillamook’s very own Taco del Mar restaurant. “We’re very excited to bring a healthy choice to Tillamook,” franchisee Keith Lawhorn said. The restaurant will be built as an addition to the backside of Tillamook’s Subway restaurant, which Lawhorn and his wife Michelle coown with manager Aaron Kinney. “We had explored Taco Del Mar a
few years ago, but it wasn’t economically feasible during that time,” Lawhorn told the Headlight Herald. He was originally drawn to the Taco del Mar chain because of it’s emphasize on freshness, similar to Subway. “Ingredients are always fresh and never frozen,” said Lawhorn. “It blends perfectly with the Subway model...I don’t want to do restaurant situations that are unhealthy.” Taco Del Mar, originally founded in Seattle by brothers James and John Schmidt, serves cuisine based See FRANCHISEE Page A3
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Commissioner Tim Josi is in his sixteenth year on the Board of Commissioners.
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Tillamook demonstrators march as a part of a global protest again Monsanto, a manufacturer of genetically modified seeds, on May 24.
Local residents ‘March Against Monsanto’ By Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net Nearly 50 people turned out on May 24 for a local march in Tillamook, in conjunction with the global “March Against Monsanto.” Monsanto, a “sustainable agriculture company” that “delivers agricultural products that support farmers all round the world,” has gained negative attention from activists for manufacturing genetically modified seeds. Kiva Kauffman, Tillamook resident and owner of FRESH in Bay City, spoke at the march on Saturday.
“Irresponsible farming practices are putting our land, health, air and water at serious risk,” Kauffman said. “These chemical poisons are being washed into our water supplies, the ground is eroding, animal and insect life dying off in extreme amounts and we are eating food that has been genetically altered. “Monsanto and other large corporations are buying out small and large farms, not only asking but forcing the farmers to push their land to any limits necessary to get as much crop as possible...using the same genetically modified dying breed of seed, giving the ground little to no nutrients. They force
Commissioner speaks of hard work, moving forward By Blayne Sheaffer bsheaffer@countrymedia.net
small family farms to get big or get out!” Romy Carver of Tillamook organized Tillamook’s march. “It was really a great group collaboration,” Carver said. “The response from passers-by and traffic was overwhelmingly positive. We had a few people stop us and ask what GMO’s [genetically modified organisms] are, and we were able to share information. “I really like to connect with people who are trying to make a difference, whether it’s about equal rights, or peace, or any number of
“I spent all these years getting up to the plate, and I need to take advantage of that.” For Tillamook County Commissioner Tim Josi, this is an understatement. Re-elected into his fourth term on the Board of Commissioners, Josi said he couldn’t let go of the issues and the state that he worked for over 20 years to improve after his last term. This may have something to do with a work ethic that is a part of every aspect of Josi’s life, beginning at a young age on a farm in Tillamook with six other brothers and sisters. “I was born and raised on a dairy farm, and after that I went away to college and got a degree in parks administration, and
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Hometown wins at Tillamook Cage Fights By Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net Close to 1,500 people packed the Dairy Barn at the Tillamook Fairgrounds to watch the annual Tillamook Cage Fights put on by Knucklehead Fight Promotions on Saturday night. The event brought in $5,000 for the Tillamook Mat Club and another $1,000 for the Tillamook Junior High Football program from parking fees. Tillamook High School grad Trevor Foss started the night off right for local fighters. Easily earned a takedown in the first round of the Light Weight fight. Foss delivered blows to the head of his opponent, Nate Adams, until the match was called. Foss won in under two minutes.
In the Light Heavy Weight division, it didn’t take long for Yan Kuvaldin to bring down Brandon England. In 1:58 into the first round, Kuvaldin easily claimed the victory to earn a win in his old stomping ground. “First of all I want to thank all my coaches,” Kuvaldin said in his victory speech. “[They] were the kids coaches thirty years ago. It’s come full circle for me. I’m glad I won this one because I needed to even my record at the fairgrounds.” Chris Bennett represented Tillamook in the first Heavy Weight matchup of the evening against Dakota Weathers. Receiving some heavy hits at the start of the first round, Bennett was able to counter and took control of the fight by body
slamming Weathers and delivering consistent hits to his side. Without a knockout, the fight proceed into the second round where Bennett started off with another aggressive takedown, the result of a fake kick and lunge toward Weathers. However, on the ground Weathers maneuvered Bennett into a chokehold and Bennett was forced to tap out. In the Feather Weight division, hometown-wrestling champion Simon Haggerty met Tillamook EMT Paul Frederickson of Astoria. As a boxer, Haggerty hoped to keep the fight on their feet, but Haggerty easily took him down and showed off his See CAGE Page A3
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Tillamook’s Simon Haggerty defeated Paul Frederickson of Astoria in the Feather Weight division of the Tillamook Cage Fights on Saturday night.