Pacific City Sun, May 3, 2024

Kiawanda

VA Jumping Off Point for Coastal Adventures

Kiawanda Community Center is welcoming all to its new Visitors’ Center

isitors — and locals, too — take note, Pacific City now is home to a new spot for those seeking information about the coast and its local attractions.

The Kiawanda Community Center recently announced the availability of its brand-new Visitors’ Interaction Center.

Located in the heart of Pacific City at 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City — just north of the west side of Beachy Bridge (Pacific Avenue) — officials are hailing it as an exciting addition that comes thanks to what they describe as a refreshing revitalization of KCC’s Fireside Room. They say it transforms the room into a modern and inviting space for both locals and visitors alike.

Integral to making the project a reality was a a grant from the Tillamook Coast Visitors Association together with support from local partners such as Roby’s Furniture, G3 Electric, Atomic Drywall, the Nestucca High School metal shop and welding program, DuChene Construction, Haltiner Fireplace & Heating, and the Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce. KCC representatives say these organizations’ partnership with the KCC Board, as well as their dedication to the effort, have ensured that the Visitors’ Center reflects the unique charm and warmth of our coastal community.

The newly renovated space aims to provide a welcoming stop for guests seeking information about the coast and local attractions. Whether those stopping by are visitors planning a coastal adventure or locals looking to stay informed about community happenings, the Visitors’ Center is what KCC is describing as the go-to destination. Guests can expect to discover a wealth of information on local events, culture, programming, pop-up markets, talented

artists, and more.

“We wanted to create a welcoming and comfortable space, where residents and visitors alike can come to learn more about all that is going on in our vibrant community,” said Jeremy Strober, board member for the Kiawanda Community Center.

“Our goal is to foster a sense of community and connection within the space, where everyone feels welcome to relax, unwind, and engage with the rich tapestry of our coastal heritage,” added Amanda Graves, event coordinator of the Kiawanda Community Center.

The aim for the Visitors’ Center is to be open five days a week, 10 a.m.-3 p.m, providing ample opportunities for exploration and discovery. Additionally, KCC is extending an invitation to all to learn more about the KCC and explore the many volunteer opportunities available, including opportunities to contribute to the Visitors’ Center itself.

Though it is already opened for visits and already features a wide range of printed material focused on things to do in the area as well as a small reference section that contains (not to be removed) cultural and historical literature as well as road maps, more is to come — including artwork and information on local businesses.

“The Chamber is inviting all Chamber members to drop off marketing materials that we can help distribute here,” Graves told the Sun.

The official opening celebration will be May 24 when the public is invited to join KCC for an open house from 4-6 p.m.

For more information on the new Visitors’ Center, contact Amanda Graves, event coordinator for Kiawanda Community Center at events@kiawanda. com.

school students and their teachers who built the racks that will hold items like

formational brochures and pamphlets that the public can use to discover more about the Pacific City area and what it offers.

KIAWANDA COMMUNITY CENTER’S former “Fireside Room” is the new home of of a Visitors’ Center. Pictured above, l-r, are Amanda Graves, KCC event coordinator, Kim Sheehan, KCC volunteer, and Kris Rooke, KCC board president. Pictured below are Nestucca Valley High

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Photos by Tim Hirsch

SUN Pacific City

Nestucca competes at State speech tournament

MEMBERS OF THE NESTUCCA HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH TEAM demonstrated their oration skills at the Oregon state tournament on April 18-20 at Western Oregon University in Monmouth. Pictured (l-r) are students Mariah Aparicio, Lilly Shippee, Neri Tate, Maria Huerta Nieves, and Maddison Ehly. Nestucca’s best scoring competitor was Tate, who performed her Oratory piece at the competition. Her efforts earned her a spot in the semi-finals. “(She made it) further than she did last year,” said Speech Director Kathleen Serven. “This means she was in around the top 10 Oratory speakers in all 1A to 6A schools this year.”

TCCA’s new report showcases Co-op’s stewardship successes

Tillamook County Creamery Association, a Certified B Corporation®, recently issued its 2023 Stewardship Report. Released on April 17, the new report features numerous stories of TCCA’s stewardship efforts, including a strategic partnership to rebuild ecosystems; employee-led initiatives to improve environmental sustainability; community enrichment initiatives and much more.

million gallons and saving 7 million kWh of electricity.

The annual Stewardship Report shares additional stories, projects and updates toward TCCA’s stewardship commitment areas: thriving farms, healthful cows, inspired consumers, enduring ecosystems, fulfilled employees, and enriched communities. Key milestones from the 2023 report include:

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Contributors: Sally Rissel PO Box 1085 Pacific City, OR 97135 Phone: 503-801-5221 tim@pacificcitysun.com

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THE KIAWANDA COMMUNITY CENTER recently announced the opening of its Visitors’ Center in an effort to point visitors —and locals — to all the area has to offer.

“TCCA employees embrace our stewardship efforts and our commitment to doing right — across teams, job functions and locations,” said Paul Snyder, executive vice president, stewardship, TCCA.

“Because stewardship is core to who we are as a co-op — and has been for more than 115 years — we see tremendous ownership and innovation coming from scrappy, employeedriven efforts. Our progressive approach encourages action wherever there is a need.”

For example, the TCCA Goal Zero team is an employee-led group that works to reduce water, energy and waste impacts at TCCA manufacturing facilities. The team identified more than 110 projects to advance TCCA stewardship-related efforts further. Both large and small in scale, more than 50 of the projects have already been completed, resulting in highly tangible annual outcomes such as reducing water by more than 41.3

99 percent of all paper-based packaging is from sustainable-certified materials, with a goal to reach 100 percent by 2025.

$2,500 bonuses awarded to farmer-owners who wrote and implemented an animal care improvement plan, such as increasing milk volume, improved walking paths, and automatic foot baths to help enhance cow comfort.

60,000 lbs. of agricultural plastic collected by farmer-owners and TCCA’s Farm Services team ready to be shipped to a recycler, reducing on-farm landfill waste.

130 grants awarded to worthy causes focused on agriculture advocacy, food security and healthy children, totaling 6% of TCCA’s net income donated.

2,891 hours volunteered by TCCA employees.

Further highlights from the report include a strategic partnership with New Seasons

Market — a Pacific Northwest-based grocer and fellow B Corp — to support on-theground environmental projects within the TCCA supply chain. Earlier this year, volunteers from TCCA and New Seasons Market came together to plant native, woody vegetation in Tillamook. Additionally, during the next five years, TCCA will partner with New Seasons Market to undertake a massive manure management program with local dairy farms.

“Each year, we are humbled by the progress made in advancing our stewardship efforts,” said Snyder. “We are also inspired to do even more along our journey and continue progressing toward our stewardship goals.”

To read the full 2023 Stewardship Report, visit tillamook.com/stewardship-report.

Founded in 1909 as a farmer-owned cooperative, TCCA is owned by a group of farming families, primarily based in Tillamook County, Oregon. It operates production facilities in Tillamook and Boardman, Oregon and employs more than 1,100 people throughout the state. The Tillamook Creamery is the largest tourist attraction on the coast of Oregon and one of the most popular in the state, attracting more than 1 million visitors each year. For more information on TCCA and Tillamook, visit Tillamook.com.

PACIFIC CITY JOINT WATER-SANITARY AUTHORITY NOTICE OF BOARD VACANCY

Effective April 10, 2024, Pacific City Joint Water-Sanitary Authority (PCJWSA) is accepting applications for the unexpired term of Board Position #4 to begin immediately. Applications are available at the PCJWSA office located at 34005 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City, Oregon 97135 or on line at www.pcjwsa.com. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applicants must be an elector of the Authority, live within the boundaries of PCJWSA and be willing to attend scheduled meetings. For more information, please call 503-965-6636.

John Wesely, Authority Manager

Photo by Tim Hirsch

Photo courtesy of Kathleen Serven

Volunteers Make a Difference

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

The Nestucca Bay estuary

is a cleaner ecosystem thanks to the hard work of 24 volunteers and the careful coordination by Nestucca, Neskowin, and Sand Lake Watersheds Council; Nestucca Anglers; and SOLVE.

The effort, which was held Saturday, April 20, collected an estimated 700 pounds of trash from the bay. A number of tires were also removed from the watershed.

“The team of volunteers spent about 3 hours cleaning our bay,” said organizer and Watershed Council secretary Jon Warren. “It was a family affair, and good work was done.”

The effort, which dates back to 1999 when it was an annual event, has been held every other year since 2002 (with the exception of during pandemic restrictions). It was initially started by the Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake Watersheds Council but now enjoys support from Nestucca Anglers, and SOLVE, as well as a number of local businesses.

Volunteers met at the Pacific City Boat Ramp operated by the Tillamook County Parks Department (located off Sunset Drive and near Bob Straub State Park) and were driven over to the Fishers Point Boat Launch on Brooten Road where boats provided by Nestucca Anglers took them to several clean-up areas.

For more information on the restoration

work of the Nestucca, Neskowin, and Sand Lake Watersheds Council, visit nestuccawaters.org. For details about Nestucca Anglers, visit nestuccaanglers. com. For background on the work of SOLVE, visit solveoregon.org.

VOLUNTEERS at the April 20 Nestucca Bay Clean-up in Pacific City collected hundreds of pounds of debris, both by boat and by land. The event was a joint effort between Nestucca, Neskowin, and Sandlake Watersheds Council, Nestucca Anglers, and SOLVE.

THE VOLUNTEERS spent about three hours cleaning trash, including several tires, out of Nestucca Bay.

Photo courtesy of Don Toedtemeier / Nestucca Anglers

Photos courtesy of Don Toedtemeier / Nestucca Anglers

Researchers who created “family trees” for nearly 10,000 fish found that first-generation, wild-born descendants of hatcheryorigin Chinook salmon in an Oregon river show improved fitness.

The finding, based on data collected over 13 years, is encouraging for Chinook salmon recovery efforts, said Kathleen O’Malley, an associate professor at Oregon State University and the study’s senior author. In this study, fitness is measured by the number of adult offspring a fish produces, with higher fitness leading to more offspring.

“Previous studies have shown that hatchery-origin Chinook salmon have lower reproductive success relative to their natural-origin counterparts when they spawn in the wild, but this study looks beyond that,” said O’Malley, who directs the State Fisheries Genomics Lab.

“While our work doesn’t contradict the earlier findings, we found that the first-generation descendants of these hatchery-origin Chinook salmon produced more offspring than hatchery-origin salmon spawning alongside them in the river, meaning that reproductive success may improve in the wild as quickly as it declines in the hatchery.”

The results were just published in the journal Evolutionary Applications. The paper’s lead author is David Dayan, who was a faculty research assistant in O’Malley’s lab and now works for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Spring Chinook salmon in the Upper Willamette River are listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. The McKenzie River, a tributary to the Upper Willamette River, has historically supported one of the largest populations of spring Chinook salmon, and today supports a large portion of the natural-origin spring Chinook salmon in the Upper Willamette Basin.

Cougar Dam on the South Fork McKenzie River blocks about 40

kilometers of historical spawning habitat within the McKenzie sub-basin.

At the base of the dam, an adult fish collection facility, constructed in 2010, allowed fisheries managers to collect and reintroduce returning adult Chinook salmon above the dam.

Researchers collected tiny fin samples from salmon arriving at the collection facility over the years and used them to determine parent and offspring relationships and quantify their numbers.

“Essentially, we created family trees for each fish, similar to how you would trace your own ancestry using a DNA service,” O’Malley said. “We were able to create a pedigree for nearly 10,000 fish in this system.”

They found that first-generation, wildborn descendants of two hatchery-origin fish produced significantly more adult offspring than hatchery-origin salmon that spawned alongside them in the river. These first-generation descendants produced similar numbers of offspring to natural-origin fish.

“Attempts to recover or reintroduce a population using wild salmon are often limited by the lack of a healthy nearby donor population,” O’Malley said.

The findings offer hope that naturally spawning Chinook salmon populations can be established from hatchery-origin salmon and that reestablished populations may experience generational increases in

fitness as they spawn naturally in the wild.

The researchers’ study design did not allow them to determine what led to the increase in fitness between the first generation, wild-born salmon and the hatcheryorigin salmon.

“We don’t know if it’s genetic, if it’s the environment or if the two interact,” O’Malley said.

Concerns remain over the risk hatchery-origin salmon pose to the genetic integrity and productivity of natural populations. Continued interbreeding between hatchery-origin and naturalorigin salmon could contribute to a decline in overall fitness for the natural-origin fish, unless the level of interbreeding is carefully managed, she said.

The study’s authors also cautioned that their conclusions may not apply to other river systems that have reduced natural production or historical transfers of nonlocal origin salmon stock; the conclusions also may not apply to other species, such as steelhead. In addition, practices specific to the McKenzie River hatchery may have maintained adaptive genetic diversity and the capacity for increased fitness among the wild-born descendants of hatchery-origin salmon.

Nonetheless, the study’s findings offer encouraging news for the use of hatchery salmon in support of conservation and recovery efforts, O’Malley said.

O’Malley, Dayan and coauthor Cristin Fitzpatrick are all affiliated with OSU’s Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, which is part of the College of Agricultural Sciences and based at Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.

Additional coauthors include Nicholas Sard of the State University of New York - Oswego; Marc Johnson, formerly of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and now with the National Marine Fisheries Service; and Ryan Couture of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Let’s celebrate

Albert Thompson, MD

Please join us in honoring Dr. Albert Thompson as we celebrate his remarkable 42-year commitment to delivering medical care and service to our Lincoln City and Pacific City communities and beyond. We look forward to seeing his colleagues and patients at this memorable retirement gathering.

Join the Retirement Celebration Thursday, June 6, 3:30 – 6 p.m. Adventist Health Medical Office – Pacific City 38505 Brooten Road, Suite A, Pacific City

Light refreshments and celebratory treats will be provided.

Ready to Roll

Nestucca Fire puts new fire engine into service

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

t was a tip of the hat to the last 75 years and a healthy dose of optimism for the next chapter on Saturday, April 27, when the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District hosted an open house in part to celebrate their anniversary and in part to officially “push in” its new 33-foot fire engine. Push-in ceremonies are a time-honored tradition dating back to when engines were powered by horses and when returning from a call firefighters would detach the horses and push the fire pump back into the station.

Honoring those memories, the district officially put the new fire engine — its first new one since 1994 — into service. The open house was also a chance to learn about the benefits of joining a Certified Emergency Response Team and to meet with firefighters.

The new 2024 HME-branded fire engine boosts a 1,000-gallon water tank, and 1,500 gallon per minute pump. It is being housed in the Hebo fire hall and is being purchased on a five-year lease to purchase contract for $565,000.

NRFPD Division Chief of Maintenance Eric Shoop told the Sun that the engine can accommodate a six- man crew — two more than they can load up with on other rigs. It is also set up for automobile extrication, rope rescue, surface and swift water rescue and firefighting.

“It will go out on (every call),” he said about the district’s new “front line” rig.

Shoop added that another benefit of the new engine compared with its other engines is its shorter wheelbase, which will allow firefighters to steer it in tight driveways and roadways much easier.

Though it isn’t light enough for firefighters to cross some of the smaller bridges in the district, NRFPD has enacted a plan so it’s prepared for situations where they can’t use their heavy equipment on sub-standard bridges.

“We have been doing pre-plans (for smaller bridges),” Shoop told the Sun. “We had a temp person go around the whole district last summer and mark all of the locations of the bridges. (They were then) uploaded to our CAD system so when we get the call, we know we’re going to be coming up on a bridge that we can’t cross so we have extra hose on the rig.”

Shoop said the district went with a new rig in place of another used engine in part because of the maintenance cost associated with used vehicles.

“It’s a little less on maintenance costs because everything’s under warranty,” he said.

He also added the district is striving to meet National Fire

Protection Association guidelines.

“NFPA says a front line engine has to (have no more than) 60,000 miles,” he added. “(After that,) it (is supposed to go) into reserve stock and then it needs to be retired after 20 years.”

That’s quite a different picture than NRFPD’s current fleet, a fleet that Shoop says averages 20 years in age.

Staff has already trained on the new engine.

“Everyone’s been training on it for the last month and a

half since we’ve had it,” Shoop said.

Though the district, which is once again on pace for 1,000 calls this year, serves many more medical calls then blazes, those fires still do happen. Shoop said in the last “couple of weeks” the district has responded to three car fires. He added that they also respond to three to four house fires a year. For more information about the Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District, visit nrfpd.com.

Photo courtesy of Dan Doyle

Photo courtesy of Dan Doyle

Photo by Tim Hirsch

Offshore wind projects could be in the works

Wind sales in Oregon, Gulf of Maine have combined potential to power more than six million homes with clean energy

The Department of the Interior recently announced two proposals for offshore wind energy auctions off the coast of Oregon and in the Gulf of Maine. Officials say the two sales proposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have the potential to generate more than 18 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, enough to power more than 6 million homes.

The announcement is reportedly part of the Administration’s commitment to expand offshore wind opportunities and the White House’s agenda to develop a clean energy economy.

“Since the start of the Biden-Harris administration, the Department of the Interior has approved the nation’s first eight commercial-scale offshore wind energy projects. Today’s announcement represents another stride in our commitment to building a greener energy future while creating jobs and supporting families,” said Secretary Deb Haaland.

leasing activities for public review and comment.

BOEM is seeking feedback on several proposed lease stipulations that officials say would reaffirm its commitment to create good-paying union jobs and continue robust engagement with Tribal governments, the fishing industry, affected communities, and other ocean users. Potential stipulations for the proposed Oregon sale include providing bidding credits to bidders that commit to supporting workforce training programs for the floating offshore wind energy industry, developing a domestic supply chain for the floating offshore wind industry, or a combination of both. The proposal also includes providing bidding credits to bidders who commit to executing community benefit agreements with Tribes, local communities, ocean users, or stakeholder groups expected to be affected by potential impacts from activities resulting from lease development.

“We’re taking decisive action to catalyze America’s offshore wind industry and leverage American innovation to provide reliable, affordable power to homes and businesses, all while addressing the climate crisis.”

“As we move forward with offshore wind energy in Oregon and the Gulf of Maine, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management remains dedicated to close collaboration with our government partners and key stakeholders,” said BOEM Director Elizabeth Klein. “We’re excited to unveil these proposed sales and emphasize our commitment to exploring the potential for offshore wind development from coast to coast.”

The draft environmental review and additional information regarding virtual public meetings and how to comment can be found by visiting https://www.boem. gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/ oregon-wind-energy-areas.

GULF OF MAINE PROPOSED OFFSHORE WIND

SALE

The first-ever offshore wind energy auction in the Gulf of Maine Wind Energy Area would include eight lease areas offshore Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, totaling nearly one million acres, which have the potential to generate approximately 15 GW of clean, renewable energy and power more than five million homes.

The proposed sales reflect a multiyear planning process that has included engagement with Tribes, local communities, federal and state agencies, ocean users, and stakeholders to balance the complex social, ecological, and economic factors. BOEM’s strategic partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science has reportedly enhanced this process and incorporated the best available ocean resource information to inform wind energy areas. In identifying these areas, BOEM says it prioritized avoidance of offshore fishing grounds and identification of vessel transit routes, while retaining sufficient acreage to support the region’s offshore wind energy goals. Officials say these efforts are designed to set an informed foundation to deconflict multiple ocean uses in areas of future offshore wind energy development.

BOEM says it will continue to work through its Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Forces, which include representatives from federal, state and local agencies and Tribal governments, to coordinate on potential lease sales and support ongoing stakeholder engagement processes on broader offshore wind considerations — for example, state-led development of strategic roadmaps on offshore wind, which can help inform the multi-year process for proposed projects.

OREGON PROPOSED OFFSHORE WIND SALE

The proposed lease sale in Oregon includes two lease areas totaling 194,995 acres — one in the Coos Bay Wind Energy Area and the other in the Brookings Wind Energy Area — which have the potential to power more than one million homes with clean renewable energy.

Along with the proposed lease sale, BOEM has released its draft environmental review of potential impacts associated with offshore wind energy

Additional information can be found by visiting https://www.boem.gov/renewableenergy/state-activities/maine/gulf-maine.

PROGRESS TO CATALYZE THE OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY

In addition to approving eight commercial-scale, offshore wind energy projects with a combined capacity of more than 10 gigawatts of clean energy from offshore wind projects — the Department has held four offshore wind lease auctions, including sales in the New York – New Jersey region, offshore the Carolinas, and the first-ever sales offshore the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts. The Department has also taken steps to grow a sustainable offshore wind industry by encouraging the use of project labor agreements, strengthening workforce training, bolstering a domestic supply chain, and through enhanced engagement with Tribes, fisheries, underserved communities and ocean users.

On April 24, Secretary Haaland announced a new five-year offshore wind lease schedule, which includes up to 12 potential offshore wind energy lease sales through 2029. Future offshore wind energy lease sales from BOEM are anticipated in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific, and the waters offshore of the U.S. territories in the next five years.

The Department also recently announced that BOEM and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement have finalized updated regulations for renewable energy development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. The final rule reportedly increases certainty and reduces the costs associated with the deployment of offshore wind projects by modernizing regulations, streamlining overly complex processes and removing unnecessary ones, clarifying ambiguous regulatory provisions, and enhancing compliance requirements.

TELEGRAPH QUARTET will play the final concert in the Neskowin Chamber Music 2023-24 season on Sunday, May 19 at 3 p.m. in the chapel at Wi-Ne-Ma Christian Camp, 5195 Winema Rd., located west of Hwy. 101 between Pacific City and Neskowin.

Super on the Strings

Telegraph Quartet to play Neskowin Chamber Music concert on May 19

The award-winning sounds of the Telegraph Quartet will energize chamber music lovers with the talents of violinists Eric Chin and Joseph Maile; violist Pei-Ling Ling, and cellist Jeremiah Shaw when Neskowin Chamber Music presents its final concert of the 2023-24 season on Sunday, May 19, starting at 3 p.m., at the Wi-Ne-Ma Christian Camp’s chapel, 5195 Winema Rd, Cloverdale.

Now celebrating its 10th season together, the Telegraph Quartet formed in 2013 with an equal passion for the standard chamber music repertoire and contemporary, nonstandard works alike. Described by the San Francisco Chronicle as “…an incredibly valuable addition to the cultural landscape” and “powerfully adept… with a combination of brilliance and subtlety,” the Telegraph Quartet was awarded the 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. The Quartet has performed in concert halls, music festivals, and academic institutions across the U.S. and abroad, including New York City’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Chamber Masters Series, and at festivals including the Chautauqua Institute, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, and the Emilia Romagna Festival. The Quartet is currently on the chamber music faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as the Quartet-inResidence.

Notable collaborations include projects with pianists Leon Fleisher and Simone Dinnerstein; cellists Norman Fischer and Bonnie Hampton; violinist Ian Swensen; and the St. Lawrence Quartet and Henschel Quartett. A champion of 20th- and 21stcentury repertoire, the Telegraph Quartet has premiered works by Osvaldo Golijov, John Harbison, Robert Sirota, and Richard Festinger.

In August 2023, the Telegraph Quartet released its latest album “Divergent Paths,” the first in a series of recordings titled “20th Century Vantage Points,” on Azica Records. This first volume features two works that (to the best of the Quartet’s knowledge) have never been recorded on the same album before: Maurice Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major and Arnold Schoenberg’s String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7. Through this series, the Telegraph Quartet reportedly

intends to explore string quartets of the 20th century — an era of music that the group has felt especially called to perform since its formation. The New York Times praised the Telegraph’s performance as “…full of elegance and pinpoint control…” “Divergent Paths” follows “Into The Light” (Centaur, 2018), an album highlighting a gripping set of works by Leon Kirchner, Anton Webern, and Benjamin Britten.

Beyond the concert stage, the Telegraph Quartet has sought to spread its music through education and audience engagement. The Quartet has given master classes at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Collegiate and Pre-College Divisions, through the Morrison Artist Series at San Francisco State University, and abroad at the Taipei National University of the Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, and in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Telegraph has also served as artists-in-residence at the Interlochen Adult Chamber Music Camp, SoCal Chamber Music Workshop, and Crowden Music Center Chamber Music Workshop. In November 2020, the Telegraph Quartet launched ChamberFEAST!, a chamber music workshop in Taiwan. In fall 2020, Telegraph launched an online video project called TeleLab, in which the ensemble collectively breaks down the components of a movement from various works for quartet. In summer 2022, the Telegraph Quartet traveled to Vienna to work with Schoenberg expert Henk Guittart in conjunction with the Arnold Schoenberg Center, researching Schoenberg’s first and second string quartets.

Highlights of Telegraph Quartet’s 2023-24 season include performances presented by Stanford Live, Chamber Music Monterey Bay, Friends of Chamber Music Portland, Pro Musica San Miguel De Allende in Mexico, the Lane Series at University of Vermont, Hamilton College’s Performing Arts Series, Feldman Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg, and many others, as well as a residency at the University of Michigan. Telegraph will also perform residency concerts at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

For more information on the group, visit telegraphquartet.com.

Tickets to the May 19 concert are available at the door. Prices are $30 (cash or check) for adults and $10 for youth. For more information, visit neskowinchambermusic. com/.

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Calendar Events of

FRIDAY GAME NIGHT

May 3, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Use PC Pour’s board games or bring your own. Must be 21 or over. RSVP at PC-Pour. com.

‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’

May 3 & 4, 7 p.m. Nestucca Valley High School, 34660 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale. Tickets available at https://search.seatyourself.biz/webstore/accounts/nestucca/ buy-tix.

ARTIST OF THE MONTH RECEPTION

May 3, 5-7 p.m. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St., Bay City. Tillamook High School and Neah-Kah-Nie High School Art Students. Visit baycityartscenter.com or call 503377-9620.

NCRD SPRING GALA & DINNER AUCTION

May 3, 5 p.m. NCRD Performing Arts Center, 36155 9th St., Nehalem. Visit ncrd.org.

ESTATE PLANNING GUIDE

May 4, 1 p.m. Tillamook County Library, 1716 3rd St., Tillamook. Author Cheryl Gill. Free and open to the public. Visit tillabook.org or call 503-842-4792.

90TH ANNIVERSARY

EXHIBIT GRAND OPENING

May 4, 1-4 p.m. Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, 2106 2nd St., Tillamook. Celebrating the Tillamook County Pioneer Association. Call 503-842-4553.

SOAP MAKING CLASS

May 4, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Create 4 unique soaps. Class is for ages 12 and up - minors must be accompanied by an adult. $35 fee includes instruction, supplies and first beverage. Space is limited. RSVP at PC-Pour.com.

TRIVIA NIGHT

May 4, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Free admission. Must be 21 or over. Play trivia. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

SILETZ BAY MUSIC FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER

May 4, 5:30 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Live music by jazz funk band DTW. Dinner catered by Rook and Larder. Silent and live auctions. Tickets $125. Visit lincolncityculturalcenter.com or call 541-994-9994.

LINE DANCING CLASS

May 4, 7 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Classes begin with a lesson then dancing. $10 fee. Contact Kris Rooke, 425-894-4111.

PLANT SALE FUNDRAISER

May 5. Tillamook County Family YMCA, 610 Stillwell Ave., Tillamook. Annuals, perennials, houseplants, trees, vegetables, and more. Email tjohsnson@tillamookymca.org.

CINCO DE MAYO

May 5, 3-7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Ballet folklorico, Azteca dance performances, Tejano music, children’s activities, food, raffles and more. Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.com or call 541-994-9994.

SOUND BOWL SUNDAY

May 5, 6:30 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For more information, visit kiawanda. com.

‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’ May 3 & 4, 7 p.m. Nestucca Valley High School, 34660 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale. Tickets available at https://search.seatyourself.biz/webstore/accounts/nestucca/ buy-tix.

PACIFIC CITY WALKING WONDERS

May 6, 8 & 10, 10 a.m. Meet at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For more information, visit https://tillamookcountywellness.org/ move-well/walking-groups/ or contact coordinator Kathy at katystar7@hotmail. com or 503-801-7448 (text).

STITCHERS QUILTING GROUP

May 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Community of people who make things for others - all levels welcome. $6 admission. Email scnutting@ gmail.com or call 503-801-0702.

PACIFIC CITY-NESTUCCA VALLEY

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING

May 7, noon. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Local community and business matters. For more information, email pcnvchamber@gmail.com.

OREGON EAST COAST

ECONOMIC SUMMIT

May 8, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Chinook Winds Casino, 1777 NW 44th St., Lincoln City. Bringing together business leaders, entrepreneurs, and policy makers to discuss economic opportunities and challenges facing the Oregon Coast region. Free admission with online registration - visit eventbrite.com.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING

May 8, 9 a.m. Tillamook County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Ave., Room 106. Also available via teleconference live video at tctvonline.com or teleconference at #971254-3149, conference ID: 736-023-979 (listen only). For agenda, visit co.tillamook. or.us/bocc.

SOUTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY

LIBRARY STORYTIME

May 8, 3:30 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. Cohosted by David and Theresa. All ages invited. Call 503-965-6163.

PACIFIC CITY YOUTH KARATE

May 8, 4 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Life skills and beginner martial arts. $25 sign-up fee; $50 per month. Call 971910-1188.

NESTUCCA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION

DISTRICT BOARD MEETING

May 8, 4 p.m. Hebo Fire Station, 30710 Hwy. 101 S., Hebo. For more information, call 503-392-3313.

TIDE POOL EXPLORIENCE

May 9, 8:30 a.m. NW 15th St. beach access, Lincoln City. Learn about creatures that inhabit rocky intertidal pools from a local expert. Free and open to the public. For more information, visit ExploreLincolnCity.com or call 541-996-1274.

MOMMY & ME

May 9, 8:30-10 a.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Free event hosted by Fiddlesticks Toys. Call 971-533-6545.

TAI CHI

May 9, 10:30 a.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Volunteer led for all ages and levels. Call 503-510-0588.

FAMILY FUN NIGHT

May 9, 6 p.m. Nestucca Valley K-8 School, 36925 Hwy. 101 S., Cloverdale. STEM stations for preschool through 5th grade. Call 503-392-3194.

BIRD WALK

May 10, 9-11 a.m. Meet at Cutler City Wetlands Trailhead, SW 63rd west of Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Cutler City Open Space and Siletz Bay. For more information, call 541-994-2131.

FRIDAY NIGHT GAMES

May 10, 4-7 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Use PC Pour’s board games or bring your own. Must be 21 or over. RSVP at PC-Pour.com.

LIVE MUSIC: JORDAN RIVERS BAND

May 10, 5-7 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. RSVP at

PC-Pour.com.

MATHENY DOES MANCINI

May 10, 7-9 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NW Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. The Dmitri Matheny Group plays music by Henry Mancini. Tickets $20-$35. Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.com or call 541994-9994.

SUSTAINABLE CLAMMING ON THE BAY

May 11, 8:30 a.m. Netarts Bay View Point, 4940 Bourbon Place W., Tillamook. Learn how to clam on the bay. Free and open to the public. Registration required - visit netartsbaywebs.org.

TARGET OREGON:

LITTLE KNOWN STORIES OF WWII May 11, 2p.m. Tillamook County Library, 1716 3rd St., Tillamook. Performance by Alton Takiyama-Chung. Free and open to the public. Visit tillabook.org or call 503842-4792.

PAINT & SIP

May 11, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Create your own work of art with Natasha Ramras. $40 fee includes instruction, supplies and first beverage - reservation fee of $20 to hold your spot. Space is limited. RSVP at PC-Pour.com.

BINGO

May 11, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Play Bingo with others - free. Must be 21 or over. RSVP at PC-Pour.com.

TILLAMOOK YMCA DUELING PIANOS

May 11, 6 p.m. Tillamook County Fairgrounds, 4603 3rd St., Tillamook. Tickets $40. Fundraiser for Tillamook YMCA. For more information, contact Emily at ecritelli@tillamookymca.org or 503-842-9622 ext. 104.

LINE DANCING CLASS

May 11, 7 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Classes begin with a lesson then dancing. $10 fee. Contact Kris Rooke, 425-894-4111. TIDE POOL EXPLORIENCE

May 12, 10 a.m. NW 15th St. beach access, Lincoln City. Learn about creatures that inhabit rocky intertidal pools from a local expert. Free and open to the public. For more information, visit ExploreLincolnCity.com or call 541-996-1274.

COASTAL VOICES: SPRING HOMAGE

May 12, 4-6 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Listen to more than 50 voices celebrate spring. Tickets $20. For more information, visit Coastal-Voices.org.

NESTUCCA VALLEY LIONS

CLUB MEETING

May 13, 6 p.m. The Lion’s Den, 34510 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale. For more information, email nestuccavalleylions@gmail.com.

CCC INFORMATION NIGHT

May 13, 6:30 p.m. Living Water Fellowship, 1000 N Main Ave. Ste. 12, Tillamook. Informational night on Coastline Christian Coop - a K-8 education alternative. Childcare provided. Visit livingwatercoast.com/ccc.

PACIFIC CITY WALKING WONDERS

May 13, 15 & 17, 10 a.m. Meet at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For more information, visit https://tillamookcountywellness.org/ move-well/walking-groups/ or contact coordinator Kathy at katystar7@hotmail.

Photo by Tim Hirsch

NESKOWIN CHAMBER MUSIC

May 19, 3 p.m. Chapel at Camp Wi-Ne-Ma, 5195 Winema Rd., north of Pacific City. Telegraph Quartet. For more information, email neskowinchambermusic101@gmail.com or call 360-513-7632.

com or 503-801-7448 (text).

STITCHERS QUILTING GROUP

May 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Community of people who make things for others - all levels welcome. $6 admission. Email scnutting@ gmail.com or call 503-801-0702.

SOUTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY

May 14, 12:30-6 p.m. Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church, 35305 Brooten Rd., Pacific City.

PACIFIC CITY JOINT WATER-SANITARY AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING

May, 14, 5-7 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For more information, call 503-9656636.

SOUTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY LIBRARY CLUB BOARD MEETING

May 14, 7 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING

May 15, 9 a.m. Tillamook County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Ave., Room 106. Also available via teleconference live video at tctvonline.com or teleconference at #971254-3149, conference ID: 736-023-979 (listen only). For agenda, visit co.tillamook. or.us/bocc.

PACIFIC CITY YOUTH KARATE

May 15, 4 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Life skills and beginner martial arts. $25 sign-up fee; $50 per month. Call 971910-1188.

TAI CHI

May 16, 10:30 a.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Volunteer led for all ages and levels. Call 503-510-0588.

NESKO WOMEN’S CLUB MEETING

May 17, 11:30 a.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For reservations, contact Cathy at gillinghamcathy@gmail.com or 541-6223104.

FLOWER ARRANGING CLASS

May 17, 5-6:30 p.m.

PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Learn to create a lovely balanced arrangement in your own vessel or a provided one. $35 fee includes instruction, supplies and first beverage - reservation fee of $20 to hold your spot. Space is limited. RSVP at PC-Pour.com.

FRIDAY NIGHT GAMES

May 17, 5-6:30 p.m.

PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Use PC Pour’s board games or bring your own. Must be 21 or over. RSVP at PC-Pour. com.

DAYL WOOD FUNDRAISER PARTY

May 17, 6 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Food, drinks, music, and raffle. Call Moment Surf Co., 503-483-1025.

CAPPELLA ROMANA:

A UKRANIAN WEDDING

May 18, 2 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Village folk songs, sacred chants and choral works for a Ukrainian wedding. Tickets $20-$35. Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter. com or call 541-994-9994.

CLAMMING EXPLORIENCE

May 18, 2:30 p.m. SW 51st St. Pavillion, Lincoln City. Brief orientation followed by clamming on Siletz Bay. Free and no registration required. Visit ExploreLincolnCity. com or call 541-996-1274.

CANDLE MAKING WORKSHOP

May 18, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Create your own unique and personalized candles. Class is for ages 12 and up - minors must be accompanied by an adult. $35 fee includes instruction, supplies and first beverage - reservation fee of $20 to hold your spot. Space is limited. RSVP at PC-Pour.com.

‘VIVA LAS VEGAS!’ DANCE RECITAL

May 18, 3-5:30 p.m. Tillamook High School Auditorium, 2605 12th St., Tillamook. Dance recital by North West Dance Academy. $10 tickets at door - cash/check only. For more information, call 503-664-0262.

KAYAK NETARTS BAYINNER BAY TOUR

May 18, 3-5:30 p.m. Netarts Bay Boat Ramp, 2065 Netarts Bay Basin Rd., Netarts. Registration required. For information or to request a spot, visit netartsbaywebs.org.

KAYAK NETARTS BAYBAY MOUTH TOUR

May 18, 4-6:30 p.m. Netarts Bay Boat Ramp, 2065 Netarts Bay Basin Rd., Netarts. Registration required. For information or to request a spot, visit netartsbaywebs.org.

SEARCH & RESCUE BANQUET

May 18, 5 p.m. Tillamook County Fairgrounds, 4603 3rd St., Tillamook. Dinner, silent and live auctions. Single tickets $35 or $250 for table of 8. Tickets available at event.gives/search2024.

PICTIONARY

May 18, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Play Pictionary with others - free. Must be 21 or over. RSVP at PC-Pour.com.

HOKU LASOYA’S VOLCANO OF DANCE

May 18, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Contemporary, Irish, and ballet. Tickets $12. Visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.com or call 541-994-9994.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

May 19, 9 a.m.-noon. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St., Bay City. $9 members; $10 non-members. Visit baycityartscenter. com or call 503-377-9620.

TSC’S DON’T GET HIGH TEA

May 19, 10 a.m. Pacific Restaurant, 205 Main Ave., Tillamook. Hosted by Tillamook Serenity Club. All are welcome. Tickets $40. Visit tillamookserenityclub.org or call 503-842-1115.

NESKOWIN CHAMBER MUSIC

May 19, 3 p.m. Chapel at Camp Wi-Ne-Ma, 5195 Winema Rd., north of Pacific City. Telegraph Quartet. For more information, email neskowinchambermusic101@gmail. com or call 360-513-7632.

NESTUCCA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING

May 20, 6:30 p.m. Nestucca Valley Jr/Sr High School, 34660 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale.

Dory Days accepting coloring contest entries

The 65th Annual Dory Days, which will take place July 19-21, has announced a button coloring contest for all ages. The theme for this year’s event is Dory Days: Decades of Dories. Coloring contest pages can be picked up at Nestucca K-8 School, Neskowin Valley School, South Tillamook County Library, and the Kiawanda Community Center. Contest age groups are 3-5 years, 6-8 years, 9-11 years, 12-17 years, 18-49 years, and 50 years and up.

The completed entries can either be turned in at KCC or mailed there - PO Box 1111, Pacific City, OR 97135. Deadline to turn in entries is June 7.

Fundraiser set for local surfer

Moment Surf Company has announced that the planned Burrito Retro Free Surf Takeover at Cape Kiwanda, originally scheduled for May 18, has been cancelled due to requests from Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. to cancel events during reconstruction of the Cape Kiwanda parking lot.

The Fundraiser Party for local surfer Dayl Wood will still take place on May 17, starting at 6 p.m., at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., in Pacific City. Everyone is invited for live music, surf videos, and board and swag raffles. Burritos from Ben and Jeff’s Burgers and Tacos and beer from Pelican Brewing will be available. All proceeds will go to Dayl and his family. For more information, call Moment Surf Company at 503-4831025.

Information night planned for new Christian school

Coastline Christian Co-op will be hosting an Information Night on Monday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. Families who are interested in enrolling their children and anyone interested in the co-op program are invited to attend. The event is billed as an interactive session filled with detailed program information, educational philosophy, and how people can contribute to make the community stronger.

The event will be held at Living Water Fellowship, 1000 N. Main Ave. Ste 12, Tillamook. Childcare will be provided.

Paving work at new Cape Kiwanda parking lot to begin May 13

The next step in constructing a brand new parking lot and related facilities for visitors of Cape Kiwanda is around the corner.

Tillamook County officials have announced that asphalt pavement is scheduled to be placed at the Cape Kiwanda Parking Lot and Cape Kiwanda Drive frontage May 13-17. The parking lot will be closed, but coordinated access to Dorymen’s Way is still available. Users are being advised to expect access delays. Officials are encouraging pedestrians to access the beach along the Pelican Brewing sidewalk. Once the pavement is cured, the south side of the parking lot will be opened for parking and free to park until the full lot is complete. Officials say these intermittent closures are keeping the project on schedule to be fully operational by July 2024, in time for the busy summer season.

WHERE ELSE CAN YOU PARK?

Current parking options include 86 parking stalls at the complimentary public parking lot located behind Doryman’s Pizza (a 2-minute walk to Cape Kiwanda); at Nestucca Valley Community Alliance Skatepark (55 parking stalls; 5-minute walk to Cape Kiwanda); Pacific City Boat Launch (60 parking stalls including space for large motorized vehicles); Bob Straub State Park (60 parking stalls with direct access to the beach); Pacific City Turnaround (20 parking stalls, and a walk across the Beachy Bridge to local shops and food); and Kiawanda Community Center (47 parking stalls), which is free to the public on weekdays but offers no overnight parking.

The Kiwanda Corridor Project connects multiple county properties and supports the development of other public spaces with a thoughtfully programmed design that

reopen on the south side of the lot.

disperses crowds, creates opportunities for equitable outdoor play and education, and promotes stewardship of Pacific City, Cape Kiwanda and natural resources as a whole.

The six project elements include the Cape Kiwanda Parking Lot, Jensen Property, Nestucca Valley Community Alliance Park, Multi-Use Path, Webb Park, and Shorepine Village Boardwalk.

The KCP’s values are: place (honor the natural and built heritage of Pacific City), people (enhance the experience for the diverse range of people in Pacific City), natural environment (prioritize sound ecological decisions and support

ODOT to close OR 130 for two days for bridge inspection

Oregon Department of Transportation is advising the traveling public that as part of its routine maintenance it will be inspecting a bridge on OR 130/ Little Nestucca River Highway and, as a result, a full, daytime closure is planned in mid-May.

As of press time, the closure dates were May 13-14.

ODOT says the inspection will take approximately two days to complete during which time the highway will be closed 8 a.m.5 p.m. While closed only local access will be allowed on either side of the bridge. While closure there will be s signed detour that will make use of OR

ODOT will be closing OR 130 two days for bridge inspection.

22 and Highway 101. ODOT notes that because it’s possible the schedule will change, it is advisable to visit tripcheck.com before traveling.

sustainability), fiscal responsibility (make efficient and responsible financial decisions and maintain affordability), connectivity (support and integrate multimodal connectivity in and around Pacific City while prioritizing accessibility), and safety (prioritize everyday safety alongside emergency management).

The project is being funded by county transient lodging taxes, day-use revenues from Pacific City parking lots, and grants from state agencies. For more information, contact Rachel Hagerty, Tillamook County Chief of Staff, at rachel.hagerty@ tillamookcounty.gov.

Woman dies in fatal crash

Early Saturday evening, April 27, Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 101, near milepost 39, in Tillamook County.

The preliminary investigation indicated a northbound Dodge Charger, operated by Ellis Miller Heine (56) of Cottage Grove, attempted to pass another vehicle and lost control. The Dodge slid across the northbound lane and into the ditch at highway speeds before striking a tree. Heine was seriously injured and transported to a local hospital. A passenger in the Dodge, Rhonda Sue Heine (55) of Cottage Grove, was declared deceased at the scene. The cause of the crash is under investigation. OSP was assisted by the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office and Nehalem Bay Fire.

Progress needed on ocean protection, OSU scientists tell global conference

World governments and other leadership bodies are taking vital steps to protect the ocean but more progress is urgently needed, Oregon State University scientists reported today at the eighth Our Ocean Conference in Athens.

“Highly protected areas can safeguard against destructive activities such as highimpact fishing, mining and drilling, allowing marine life to recover and in many cases support nearby human communities,” OSU’s Kirsten Grorud-Colvert said.

Grorud-Colvert and Jenna Sullivan-Stack, marine ecologists in the OSU College of Science, told global leaders from the public and private sectors that almost half – 3.7 million square miles – of the currently protected ocean area stems from commitments made at earlier versions of the annual conference, first held in 2014, that was established by John Kerry when he was U.S. secretary of state.

The Oregon State scientists shared a road map for sustaining the momentum of ocean protection during the conference’s closing ceremony, highlighting the importance of accountability for delivering on the promises made at the conference.

Seventy-two percent of the commitments made since 2014 have been completed and real progress is happening through those completed promises, Sullivan-Stack said.

“Our research shows that if all of the current protected area commitments were completed, 4.1 percent of the ocean would be protected, including 1.2 percent categorized as either fully or highly protected against destructive activities,” she said. “If all promises across all venues were completed, more than 9.3 percent of the ocean would be protected, with more than one-third of that area fully or highly protected.”

Based on their findings, the OSU researchers outlined five recommendations

for world leaders who have made or will make ocean protection commitments: 1) Support progress so actions don’t stall on the road to completion; 2) Ensure that protected areas are monitored, managed and collaborative so they can achieve intended results; 3) Support an online commitment registry for the accurate tracking of progress on ocean commitments; 4) Celebrate completed actions and success stories with a reporting at each Our Ocean Conference; and 5) Use the success of the Our Ocean Conference to create momentum for a full range of meaningful, effective ocean actions including sustainable fisheries, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, adequate financing, and vigilance to equity and justice issues.

The Our Ocean Conference, held at a different location each year, brings together leaders of governments and industry, as well as youth and civil society, to tackle problems

that threaten the health of the ocean. The goal of the conference is commitment to action that protects and restores ocean ecosystems and allows them to be used sustainably.

More than 190 new or expanded marine protected areas have been committed to since the conference started, Grorud-Colvert and Sullivan-Stack said. If they are implemented, with protections activated, they would cover more than 5.7 million square miles, or more than 4 percent of the ocean.

Since 2014, participating bodies in the Our Ocean Conference have made more than 2,100 conservation promises, the OSU researchers said. The pledges include efforts to reduce ocean pollution, thwart illegal fishing, support sustainable food from the sea and protect livelihoods.

More than 360 of the conservation pledges are to establish, fund or enhance marine protected areas. Total financial commitments exceed $4 billion, the scientists said.

THE PARKING LOT at Cape Kiwanda is awaiting its next big step towards completion — paving of the lot is slated for May 13-17. Once the asphalt is cured, parking will

Photo by Tim Hirsch

Photo by Tim Hirsch

Childhood Resilience: The Unseen Influences

By SARAH ERMER Tillamook Family Counseling Center

What is your first memory of being stressed or upset? What was it about? Is it something that would upset you now, all these years later? Maybe, or maybe not. For me, it’s the time my brother knocked over my Lincoln Log house because he wanted one of the pieces I was using (though he would probably tell you a different story).

We all face challenges — even kids. Dare I say, especially kids, as they are still developing the understanding and skills to navigate their world and interactions with others. We, as humans, are not born with executive function, or the complex ability to think about future consequences, regulate our emotions and impulses, or organize tasks. These are all things that we learn from the environment around us. Most people would probably recognize early interactions and relationships as things that help form a child’s executive function. And they would be correct! The “serve and return” backand-forth exchange of communication with caregivers is a necessary component in a child’s ability to feel secure in the world and to know how to operate within it. Their executive function allows them to process new anxieties, building resilience. When a child is resilient, the inevitable challenges of life aren’t quite as hard to manage.

So, you’re raising a child. You’re doing all the right things: the bedtime stories, the tummy time, the peek-a- boo. Your child is on the superhighway to mastering executive function! What else could possibly be done? Well, have you checked for lead in your home?

Like, the lead pipe from the board game Clue? The lead that infiltrated the water supply in Flint, Michigan in 2014? Yeah, that lead. You probably already know that lead is bad, but do you know why? Lead is a common and exceptionally potent neurotoxin that accumulates in bones and soft tissue. It damages the brain and central nervous system. In high enough doses, it can cause coma, convulsions, or death. Even in nonfatal cases of lead poisoning, children can be left with permanent brain damage: reduced IQ, reduced attention span, and increased anti-social behavior. In other words, lead can interfere with a child’s development of executive function.

There is no “safe” level of lead exposure, and young children are particularly vulnerable. As a child plays and crawls on the floor, any lead dust or particles on the ground get on their hands. And, as is a child’s nature, those hands go in their mouth. That easily, the dust of the lead paint on the walls is now in the child’s system. This is compounded by the fact that children’s bodies are far less efficient than adult bodies at filtering out lead. The good news is that lead poisoning is preventable. You can easily find out if an item has lead in it with a home lead testing kit ordered online. Be aware of common sources of lead in the home. Lead-glazed ceramics, water pipes, imported spices and cosmetics, and children’s toys are all common places lead has been found.

About 24 percent of homes and buildings built before 1978 have lead paint. (Note: DO NOT try to sand or scrape off lead paint! This will release more lead dust into the air and can be extremely harmful. If you have lead paint and want to make your home safer, paint over the existing paint and be mindful to clean up any chipping or flaking.) Some jobs and hobbies can also come with lead exposure. Demolition work, manufacturing, renovation, welding, casting or soldering (fishing weights, bullets, stained glass) can all leave lead dust on clothing that is later tracked into the home. To avoid this, leave shoes and work clothes outdoors, wash them, and take a shower before going about your home life. Creating a physically safe environment for your child, one that is absent of lead and other dangers, gives them the capacity to focus on developing as resilient young humans.

Whew! Lead averted. Now that that’s out of the way, we can go back to focusing on the bedtime stories and peek-a-boo...almost.

Lead isn’t the only household toxin. Other common sources of accidental poisonings in children are household cleaning products, personal care/cosmetic products, and analgesics (pain relievers). About 35,000 children go to the emergency room every year after getting into medications and vitamins within their reach. Those gummy vitamins sure do look like candy, right? Imagine how tempting such a treat is to small hands. Protect your children from accidental poisoning; keep medications, vitamins, and cleaning products up, away, and out of reach. When possible, keep them locked. Never refer to medicine as “candy” to get your child to take it, and teach them to never eat something that wasn’t given to them by a trusted adult, even if it looks like candy.

Parents and caregivers: I know the list of everything you do for your kids is always growing, and it just grew a little more. Your hard work is recognized. All those veggies they don’t want to eat, the emotional guidance, late nights, and disputes over Lincoln Logs can be exhausting unlike anything else. But remember this: the environment you are creating, the support you provide, and your watchful eye are sculpting your child’s executive function, their whole health. And you’re doing an amazing job.

MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH

Sunday, May 12th, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Celebrate the mothers in your life and savor Northwest cuisine in our spacious dining room with expansive ocean views. Enjoy a special Mother’s Day brunch menu including Dory Boat Dungeness Crab Benedict paired with a Meridian Signature Bloody Mary with intriguing classic, sea, and land options.

At Headlands Coastal Lodge & Spa 33000 Cape Kiwanda Drive, Pacific City

ERIN SKAAR RE-Elect

Tillamook County Commissioner Position 1

Erin’s leadership makes a difference

• Housing Affordability: Catalyzed a new apartment building with 46 affordable units; updated local zoning and provided funds to accelerate creation of housing affordable for local workers.

• Homelessness: Secured over $2.25 million in state funds for services. Led the efforts to create a strategic plan to reduce homelessness, resulting in a new shelter with low barriers for entry and connections to addiction treatment services.

• Drug Addiction: Secured $1 million to increase prevention in the schools and intervention on the streets. Accelerated efforts to stop substance abuse with OUR Tillamook to address opioid addiction.

• Fiscal Responsibility: Using tax dollars more effectively by reducing costs for county retirement plans and lowering departments’ overhead.

• Recreation: Expanding recreational opportunities by closing gaps in the Oregon Coast Trail and beginning construction on the Salmonberry Trail.

Erin’s Priorities

“Experience matters for the work of the County. Erin’s the one I trust to deliver for us.”

- Bill Baertlein, retired Tillamook County Commissioner

• End our housing shortage by adding more homes that are affordable for middle and working-class people.

• Address homelessness and addiction through coordinated services that help get people back on their feet and improve the livability of our community.

• Help families thrive by creating pathways to good jobs in both traditional industries and newer ones.

• Utilizing tax dollars wisely by ensuring efficient use of funds and innovation in government.

• Support a future for our natural resources industry. We must build a collaborative relationship with the state to ensure that our local concerns and perspectives are heard and respected in forestry and natural resource policies.

Re-elect Erin Skaar for Tillamook County Commissioner as a trusted leader at a critical time.

SARAH ERMER of Tillamook Family Counseling Center.

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