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Headlight Herald
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
VOL. 127, NO. 36 • $1.00
TILLAMOOK, OREGON • WWW.TILLAMOOKHEADLIGHTHERALD.COM
Pot tax revenue high as a kite
Cape Kiwanda Vandalized
By Ann Powers editor@northcoastcitizen.com The Oregon Department of Revenue (ODR) reports the state has collected more than $25 million in taxes on marijuana from Jan. 1 – July 31, significantly higher than the $18.4 million initially projected.
(Right) Cape Kiwanda’s sandstone pedestal, locally known as “The Duckbill,” as it once stood. (Courtesy photo/ Chelsea Rutherford, KATU News) (Left) The remains of the Duckbill on Sept. 4 after the pedestal toppled. Officials stated the monument fell due to natural conditions before footage showing a group of people pushing it over surfaced. (Headlight-Herald photo/ Brad Mosher)
Popular Cape Kiwanda formation destroyed By Brad Mosher bmosher@countrymedia.net ‘Duckbill’ rock, a famous attraction to visitors who went into the posted danger zone atop Cape Kiwanda for many decades, is now just a pile of sandstone rubble. It wasn’t time, erosion or an earthquake which destroyed the small formation almost hidden out on Cape Kiwanda’s north side. It fell at the hands of a group of suspected vandals. The sandstone rock formation had survived thousands of years and even survived many years of humans climbing on top of it. It just couldn’t survive a group of vandals who were caught on video pushing and shoving it until it collapsed August 29. The incident came to light
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Sunday when a video went public showing three people pulling the sandstone formation down. Known as the Duckbill, people had to go past posted signs warning of danger to get to the small clearing where it was located along the northern edge of the cape. Prior to the release of the video, most of the public felt it was destroyed as part of a natural process. However, David Kalas of Hillsboro captured cellphone video of the people pushing and pulling on the rock before it suddenly collapsed last week. He told a television interviewer that “there was a bunch of screaming so we (Kalas and a friend) went over there. We noticed the rock was actually wobbling. There were eight going after this rock, just pushing and
pushing it. “One of the guys told me it was a safety hazard and one of their friends’ friend broke their leg while on top of the rock. “I think it was totally bogus when they said it was a safety hazard,” Kalas added. In fact, Ka-
las said that he thought the group came to Pacific City with plans to topple it. With the release of the video, the Duckbill became the latest geological oddity to be destroyed by vandals.
Courtesy photo/ Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept.
Headlight-Herald photo/ Ann Powers
Steven Reynolds and Trista Burnham, of Sweet Relief in Tillamook, say they support the hefty marijuana tax and so do many of their customers. But, the buzz kill for public entities earmarked to benefit from the sin tax is they haven’t seen any of that revenue to date. Those who slated to receive marijuana tax funds are: • Common School Fund – 40 percent • Mental health, alcoholism, and drug services – 20 percent • Oregon State Police – 15 percent • Cities for local law enforcement – 10 percent • Counties for local law enforcement – 10 percent • Oregon Health Authority - 5 percent “Last year we received $68,000
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A taste of Colombia comes to Bay City By Jordan Wolfe jwolfe@countrymedia.net Viewing the world through a child’s eyes can provide a unique perspective, especially if those eyes come from another culture, a world away. Every day for three weeks this summer, 85 children in Colombia, equipped with five digital cameras took over 1,000 photographs, with the help of Rebekah Laszlo, of Tillamook, and her oldest son Henry. “Roses are pretty,” Laszlo said, “But I told them to find the beauty in everyday things.” The children’s work has culminated in the photo gallery “Luz y Sombra,” (translation: Light and Shadow), the Bay City Art Center’s Artist of the Month. “When I told them I was bringing their gal-
Headlight-Herald photo/ Jordan Wolfe
Headlight-Herald photo/ Jordan Wolfe
A student photograph of the Colombian outdoors.
lery to the U.S., they all pretty much felt like ‘That’s it! I’m famous,’” said Laszlo. The artists are children from the Fundación Niños de Los Andes in Manizales, Colombia. “It houses, educates and feeds kids who, otherwise, would be on the street.”
“When I told them I was bringing their gallery to the U.S., they all pretty much felt like ‘That’s it! I’m famous,’” says Rebekah Laszlo (center). After spending three summers volunteering in Colombia, she has opened a photo gallery of their work. Laszlo discovered the Foundation in 2014, after arriving in Colombia for a month-long trip to better her classroom Spanish abilities. She said after staying with a family through AirBnB, they recommended her to offer her English-teaching abilities there. “I showed up on the first day and they said ‘who are you,’” Rebekah Laszlo said. “They
handed me a dry-erase marker and said ‘you start tomorrow with four classes.’” Laszlo quickly became enamored with Colombia and the area she was in. Now having visited every summer since.
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