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Headlight Herald 2016
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
TILLAMOOK, OREGON • WWW.TILLAMOOKHEADLIGHTHERALD.COM
VOL. 127, NO. 38 • $1.00
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Measure 98 could raise grad rates if approved By Ann Powers editor@northcoastcitizen.com If the Oregon State Funding for Dropout Prevention and College Readiness Initiative (Measure 98) passes, Tillamook School District would get $519,667, and Neah-Kah-Nie (NKN) would receive about $187,000, according to Peter Zuckerman, Yes on 98 communications director. Nestucca School District is outside of the funding formula for the measure that would award roughly $800 per high school student if approved by Oregon voters in the Nov. 8 general election. “Basically, our tax base is too high,” said Nestucca Superintendent David Phelps. “We are blessed with lots of resources.” Measure 98 funds are aimed to advance career technical education programs, boost attendance records, expand college prep programs and raise Oregon graduation rates – which is currently the fourth worst in the country, Zuckerman added. “It’s really shocking,” he said. “We need to do something immediately. Our overall goal is to increase graduation rates. The future of hundreds-of-thousands of children’s lives is at stake.” What it wouldn’t raise are taxes. If given the nod by Oregon voters in the Nov. 8 general
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(Top photo) The Muttzanita Festival parade works its way through downtown Manzanita. (right) Newly elected Muttzanita Mayor Rhythm Garvin leads the Muttzanita Festival’s parade through Manzanita, Sept. 18.
Muttzanita event draws 130 dogs and guardians for annual fundraiser By Ann Powers editor@northcoastcitizen.com The Northwest Coast’s newest elected official is a 3-yearold Shorthaired Border Collie named Rhythm. As the Mayor of Muttzanita 2016, the former shelter pup led the Muttzanita Festival’s eighth annual parade, greeted
her constituents and also took home first-place in the ‘Tricks’ competition, all held in Manzanita on Sept. 18. Rhythm’s guardians, Aftyn and Timothy Garvin of Nehalem, accompanied their beloved best friend to the event – along with about 130 other dogs and their faithful owners. “Six months ago she was
The Tillamook Chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) in partnership with the Tillamook Headlight Herald is hosting a Candidates Forum on October 5th at the Tillamook Bay Community College starting at 5:30pm. Confirmed candidates include: David Yamamoto and Jennifer Purcell (for County Commissioner, Position #2); Representative Debbie Boone and Dr. Bruce Bobek (for State Representative, District 32); Representative David Gomberg (for State Representative, District 10); and Dick Anderson (for State Senator, District 5). The candidates will be present to address their candidacy and answer your questions. The candidates panel will be moderated by AAUW. Questions will be accepted from the audience in a written format. This is a good opportunity to ask candidates about their positions on issues that matter to you. If you have any questions about the event or would like updates on candidates who may confirm after this edition, please contact Lisa (AAUW) at 503-801-4122 or Joe (Headlight Herald) at 503-842-7536. AAUW is a
stuck in a kennel on a farm and now she’s part of our family and the Muttzanita mayor,” Timothy said. “She’s just been such a sweetheart for us and really a true success story for the shelter.”
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Salmonberry Trail Brownfields Assessment Project open house Sept. 28 By Ann Powers editor@northcoastcitizen.com Tillamook County Community Health is hosting an open house for the public to learn about, and participate in, the Salmonberry Trail Brownfields Assessment Project from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Twin Rocks Friends Camp in Rockaway Beach, located at 18705 Hwy. 101 North, on Sept. 28. “The Project Management Team is actively seeking community input into this process and the public’s voice matters,” said Jennifer Purcell, of the Oregon Department Of Environmental Quality. “The open house is really for the Brownfields Assessment Project.” Trail History and Proposed Future The Salmonberry Trail is a recreation corridor starting in the City of Banks, runs through the Coast Range, the Salmonberry Canyon and ends in Tillamook. This scenic rural route was once home to the Pacific Railway and Navigation rail lines dating back to 1911, according salmolnberrytrail.org. Reports state in 2007, the active railroad was severely damaged by catastrophic winter storms and the
repairs were too costly to make it functional for trains again. Hence, the trail came to be. County officials said the proposed redevelopment calls for enhancing physical connections between communities with a new 86-mile mixeduse, non-motorized path. It will connect eight cities and two counties, passing by the Oregon coastline, fisheries, farm fields and the rugged Coast Range. Many expect the Salmonberry Trail will bring in a significant influx of visitors worldwide. In addition to the tourism boost, County Commissioner and Year of Wellness Task Force Chair Bill Baertlein said there is also a health boost. “From a health benefit it just makes sense,” he explained. “It’s a great opportunity for families and seniors to walk down to the Creamery for ice-cream or students to hop on their bikes and ride to school. It’s easy and accessible exercise to do.” Baertlein said the project’s completion date has yet to be determined. “Maybe sometime in my grandchildren’s lives,” he quipped. Baertlein noted while the pro-
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Tillamook County Community Health is set to host a Salmonberry Trail Brownfields Assessment open house, Sept. 28.