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Headlight WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014

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Flying with FIFI: Netarts man crews last operating B-29 By Michael Waterloo mwaterloo@countrymedia.net

Dale Harmer went on a four-week tour on FIFI along the west coast.

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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a common question, but there is no common answer. Some children want to be a doctor. Some want to emulate their favorite athlete. For Netarts resident Dale Harmer, all he wanted to do was fly a plane. Harmer, born in Fargo, N.D., moved with his family to Oregon at the age of four when his father got a job at the Bonneville Dam. At age 10, with his family living in North Bend by Coos Bay, Harmer spent much of his time at the local airport, which is where he discovered his love of flying. “We lived right across from the airport, so it was about a half-mile walk from the airport for me. I spent a lot of my time in the hangars over there, watching airplanes,

watching them fly and watching particularly the military ones that came in,” Harmer said. “This was back in the 1950’s, when they still had P-51 Mustangs, which are beautiful fighter planes from WWII. A Portland National Guardsman used to fly on down to North Bend and back as a training mission. I used enjoy seeing that plane come in.” It was also in North Bend where Harmer flew in a plane for the first time, when he won a contest for newspaper carriers of the Portland Oregonian to fly into the city to stay at The Benson and take in a Portland Beavers baseball game. That was his first trip up in the sky, but it wasn’t until two years ago that the now 74-year-old Harmer actually flew his first plane solo. See FLYING Page A2

Merchant plans to keep Moonlight Madness as usual, without sponsorship By Blayne Sheaffer bsheaffer@countrymedia.net

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Downtown business owner Ray Jacobs plans to run Moonlight Madness as scheduled, without the sponsorship of the Tillamook Revitalization Association, and invites all businesses interested to participate.

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At the Tillamook Revitalization Association meeting Tuesday, July 8, the board made an important decision involving an event that has been a part of Tillamook for more than 30 years. “The TRA [will] take a hiatus from Moonlight Madness for 2014 in order to give us the time to restructure this event,” Tom Connaughton said.

Tillamook business that the majority of folks owner Ray Jacobs doesn’t don’t give a hoot whether plan on letting Moonlight Moonlight Madness goes Madness take a year off on any further,” board just because the TRA isn’t member Aaron Palter said sponsoring it this year. in reference to the activity Discussion surrounding on the Headlight Herald’s the decision to take a year Facebook page. “They’re to revamp the event was noticing a dip in the event.” based on the steady drop in According to Jacobs, the participation of and benefit event will go on as planned to downtown businesses, on August 1, citing ongowhich the event was origiing enthusiasm of downnally intended to help. town business owners. “What I’m inferring TRA board member from the commentary that was given on Facebook is See MOONLIGHT Page A3

Tillamook Urban Renewal Agency commits to fund skate park By Chelsea Yarnell cyarnell@countrymedia.net

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Aaron Palter is heading the project to build a bike and skate park in Goodspeed Park in place of the one that currently stands.

On Wednesday, July 9 the Tillamook Urban Renewal Agency (TURA) voted 5-1 to support $160,000 toward the funding of a $200,000 skate park in Tillamook. The decision came after much debate over the price tag of the park. “I think everyone is for the See SKATE Page A3

Neah-Kah-Nie hires new athletic director By Michael Waterloo mwaterloo@countrymedia.net

Serving as a coach at a high school is a lot of responsibility for anyone. Imagine not only coaching, but adding the role of athletic director to that, as well. For Neah-Kah-Nie boys’ basketball coach Steve Sherren, he’s ready to start the year not only as the basket-

ball coach, but as the it and with athletic dischool’s new athletic rector, you’re kind of director. managing the coaches “I think it the opand the program. You portunity presented get the other side of it, itself. It has its pluses too.” and minuses. I don’t Sherren said that know if it is somehe’s looking forward thing that I’ve always to juggling both aspired to do, but it’s a roles, and that while good step into adminthere are differences istration,” said Sherbetween the two posiren. “I’m going from tions, they do share coaching to athletic some similarities. director. With coach ing, you’re kind of in See NKN Page A3

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Along with coaching the Pirates boys’ basketball team, Steve Sherren was recently named the new athletic director for NeahKah-Nie High School.

Commissioner enjoys each day in position By Blayne Sheaffer bsheaffer@countrymedia.net Tillamook County Commissioner Bill Baertlein had wanted to be commissioner for several years, but didn’t act on it until it was almost too late about two years ago. However, thanks to his wife Marilyn, he made it just in time. “I talked about running for county commissioner for several years and the stars kind of lined up for us, because both kids were going to college, so we’d be empty-nesters and I’d have some time for commissioner,” Baertlein said. “Marilyn said on the very last day, ‘If you’re going to do it, you better throw your hat in the ring now, because you probably won’t get another opportunity.’ So, on the very last day to file, we walked over and put it in together.” Baertlein said that while running his CPA firm in Tillamook, he hadn’t expected to become commissioner after putting his name in on that last day. “I thought fourth or fifth place would be a good showing, so I was shocked when I came in second,” he said. “But I wanted to try.” The commissioner runs See COMMISSIONER Page A3


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