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TBCC PRESIDENT ROSS TOMLIN cuts the ribbon for the college’s new CDL training program simulator. Pictured (l-r) are: Arlene Soto, Brett Rivenes, Buzz Wilcox, Ross Tomlin, Kathy Gervasi.
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Tillamook Coast - October, 2019 September 28 - Tillamook Quilt Walk Various downtown Tillamook businesses will display quilts, 1 - 3 pm October 5 - Quilt Month Kick-off Second Street Plaza, Tillamook, 10 am - 4 pm October 12 - Quilt Block Workshop 4506 3rd St, Tillamook , 9:30 am - 3:30 pm October 19 - Quilt Explosion Kiawanda Community Center 9 am - 5 pm October 25 - 27 - Tidal Treasures Show Tillamook Creamery Red Barn Farm Experience Building 9 am - 6 pm; 10 am - 4 pm facebook.com/TillCoQuiltMonth/
More than 35 people attended a ribbon cutting at the Partners for Rural Innovation building on Sept. 12 to get a first-hand look at and the option to drive Tillamook Bay Community College’s new Truck Driver Training Simulator. The simulator is an addition to the Truck Driver Training program launched by the college last year. The simulator can be used to train new drivers on navigating adverse weather conditions and road hazards and is programmable to simulate any type of driving challenge. It records and evaluates the sessions to show improvement and progress. It is the only one of its kind in this region. “The need for both a CDL training program and a simulator was brought to our attention by the local trucking industry,” said Dr. Ross Tomlin, president of TBCC. “We are very excited to bring these new resources to the community. We began the program almost one year ago and have successfully held five classes here in Tillamook, and expanded with three classes in Clatsop County upon the request of Clatsop Community College. We have graduated 18 students and many are now employed locally.” The simulator cost $115,000 and was funded entirely through grants from The Ford Family Foundation, USDA,
and a grant from the Tillamook County Creamery Association Community Enrichment Committee Fund. “The simulator is for rent to trucking companies who would like to use it to train employees. Right now, that training takes place here, but the goal is to make it mobile so the unit can travel to whereever the training is needed,” added Arlene Soto, executive director of the TBCC Small Business Development Center who facilitated the purchase of the new equipment. The TBCC Truck Driver Training program includes classroom curriculum as well as 120 hours of hands-on training in the truck, which prepares students for the driving test to receive a Class A Commercial Driver’s License. The simulator will be used to enhance the training. Students also learn how to work with paper logbooks, trip planning, and the pre-trip inspection of a commercial vehicle. The next class is scheduled to begin Oct. 21. Those interested in renting time on the new simulator or learning more about the next Truck Driver Training course should contact Arlene Soto at TBCC, 503-842-8222 x1410, or visit tillamookbaycc.edu/commercial-driverslicense-cdl-training/.
Mildred Davy Memorial Scholarship and Recognition Luncheon to recognize recipients, donors on Oct. 18
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recognition of scholarship recipients and a catered lunch will be served. An RSVP is required by Oct. 4 and tickets are $15 per person; checks can be made out to the TBCC Foundation. To RSVP, attendees should contact the foundation office at 503-842-8222, ext. 1026, or email foundation@tillamookbaycc.edu. The event is sponsored by TLC Fibre Federal Credit Union, Judson Randall, and Near Space Corporation.