Pacific City Sun, March 10, 2023

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Culture at the Coast

Trio Karenine to play March 19 concert as part of Neskowin Chamber Music series

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Design of upgrade to Transfer Station is 30% complete

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

In a little more than a year, Pacific City is expected to have a revitalized and expanded solid waste transfer station as the design work for an expansion at the Tillamook County Solid Waste Department’s station on Brooten Road is now at the 30 percent design level.

Sally Rissel,

Terry Sullivan, Chelsea Yarnell

Solid Waste Program Manager David McCall shared the development milestone on Feb. 22 during the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners weekly meeting. He told commissioners that the plans call for a more than doubling of capacity to take in yard debris as well as erecting a building. And that extra capacity is much needed, he added.

“It’s amazing how much more activity happens at that transfer station as opposed to less than 10 years ago,” he said. “It’s not only in terms of trash, but also in terms of recycling. Yard debris has also increased significantly.”

The project, which McCall later told the Sun is expected to cost between

$1.2 and $1.4 million, is expected to be fully designed by the end of June with construction beginning next winter. McCall is hoping to secure some partially forgivable loans from the State of Oregon to help pay for the project as well as using funds from the Solid Waste Department’s capital project savings account.

Key components will be an expanded area to collect both garbage and yard debris and a 50- by 80-foot building that will include office space as well as an area for recycling. As well, there are plans to install solar panels on the roof to help power the building. Provisions for stormwater management will also be added to the facility.

“The capacity we have now is limited and old,” McCall said. “Right now, what we have was constructed at least 40 years ago. “(The upgrade is) not just fixing it, but it’s upgrading it and preparing to handle the next 10, 20 years of growth.”

Currently, during the summer months, the facility services 600 to 650 cars on its busiest day (Monday). McCall told the Sun that with the upgrade, traffic patterns

for that kind of volume would be greatly improved. He added that he is electing to plan on construction in the winter to minimize impacts on users.

“Construction is difficult enough as it is,” he added. “It needs to happen during the winter when there’s not three times as many people (using the facility).”

In promising to keep it open during construction, McCall said plans are being crafted to minimize the impact on users.

Once it’s open, he said he hopes to split one full-time worker between the Pacific City facility and the nearly finished upgrade in Manzanita. Each facility already has one full-time attendant serving the public.

Current (winter) hours of the Pacific City Transfer Station are 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Monday. Those hours will be expanded to Monday, Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. on April 1 when it goes to its summer schedule. For more information about the Pacific City Transfer Station, visit https:// www.co.tillamook.or.us/solid-waste/page/ pacific-city-transfer-station.

PCDA scholarships, events are on tap

Students encouraged to apply for Pacific City Dorymen’s Association annual scholarships

TRIO KARENINE will play a Sunday, March 19 concert, starting at 3 p.m., at the Chapel at Camp Wi-Ne-Ma. The performance is part of the Neskowin Chamber Music series.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Pacific City Joint Water-Sanitary Authority is recruiting to fill a vacancy on the Budget Committee. The function of the Budget Committee is to hold one or more public meetings, to receive the budget message and budget documents of the Authority, hear public comments on the budget and approve the budget. Candidate must be a qualified voter of the Authority, a resident of the Authority and be able to attend the budget meeting(s). Applications are available at the Authority Office located at 34005 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City, Oregon and on the web at www.pcjwsa.com. Additional information and applications can be provided by calling the office at 503-965-6636. Applications are due by no later than March 30 at 4 PM.

The Pacific City Dorymen’s Association recently announced that its spring and summer events are back on track. Upcoming events include a Membership Meeting on May 27 (time and place TBD); the Blessing of the Fleet, set for June 10, starting at noon, on the beach at Cape Kiwanda; and Dory Days, scheduled for July 1416 (for related story, see page 11).

First though, the Dorymen’s Association will be compiling scholarship applications for its annual scholarships. PCDA Co-Chair Ray

Monroe says Pacific City Dorymen’s Association is committed to supporting local students and has added a fourth $1000 scholarship, as well as administering the Smith Family Scholarship for a total of five - $1000 scholarships. The new scholarship is the Kiwanda Scholarship, and, like the Paul Hanneman Heritage Scholarship, will be awarded to an applicant who has applied for the Nestucca High or Open Scholarships. The applications are on the PCDA website at https:// pcdorymen.com. Application deadline is May 12.

Outdoor Recreation Committee to evaluate grant applications

The Oregon Outdoor Recreation Committee will meet March 23 to rank and establish a priority list of Land and Water Conservation Fund grant proposals from around the state for projects to develop and rehabilitate public outdoor recreation areas and facilities. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department administers this federally funded grant program.

The meeting is open to the public, but there will not be time for public comments during the meeting. It will be held in person with an option to attend via Zoom. View the agenda for a list of project proposals and meeting information: https:// www.oregon.gov/oprd/GRA/Documents/2022LWCF-OORC-Agenda-20230323.pdf

Recommendations from the OORC will be submitted to the Oregon State Parks Commission

for review and approval at their April meeting. OPRD will then forward approved project proposals to the National Park Service for final approval.

The OORC is made up of nine members who represent a variety of interests and are appointed by the OPRD director.

The Land and Water Conservation Fund Program is a financial assistance program of the National Park Service. LWCF grants provide matching funds to state and local governments for acquiring and developing public outdoor recreation areas and facilities.

For more information contact Nohemi Enciso, LWCF Grant Program Coordinator, at 503-4809092 or nohemi.enciso@oprd.oregon.gov, or visit Oregon.gov/oprd/GRA/Pages/GRA-lwcf.aspx.

Short Term Rental Committee to discuss draft ordinance at its March 14 meeting

The Tillamook County Short-Term Rental Advisory Committee, at a meeting on March 14, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m, at the Port of Tillamook Bay Conference Center, will continue its efforts to refine revisions to Ordinance 84, which spell out the rules and regulations for short-term rentals in unincorporated Tillamook County.

As reported in the Feb. 24, edition of the Sun , the goal is to wrap up its feedback by the end of May so that the Board of Commissioners can host two public meetings in June. That timeline is tied to the July 1 expiration of Commissioner’s “pause” of short-term rentals, which number 1,226 in unincorporated Tillamook County.

Those that can’t make the meeting in person, can access virtually. To access the link, visit co.tillamook. or.us/commdev.

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A Tour into Another Time

Tillamook County Historical Society to offer tour

By SALLY RISSEL for the

The Tillamook County Historical Society is planning its first event of 2023. There will be a tour of the historical Old Wheeler Hotel, which was once the Rinehart Clinic.

Katie Brown, the proprietor, will give an informal talk about the town of Wheeler and her building’s history. Brown has restored the hotel as a destination getaway with vintage rooms and period antiques. The tour and presentation will take about an hour. The Salmonberry Restaurant across the street on Nehalem Bay is being billed as an excellent place for lunch afterward.

Because of space constrictions, TCHS can only accommodate 25 people for this tour, which will be held Saturday, March 18, starting at 11 a.m. It will be on a first-come, first-served basis. For a peek at what Brown has accomplished, visit oldwheelerhotel.com.

For more information about the Tillamook County Historical Society or the events planned this year, contact Sally Rissel at heronlanding123@ gmail.com.

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THE TILLAMOOK HISTORICAL SOCIETY is hosting a tour at the Old Wheeler Hotel, which once housed the Rinehart Clinic, on Saturday, March 18. First come, first served as space is limited.

THE OLD WHEELER HOTEL, where the Tillamook County Historical Society is hosting a tour on Saturday, March 18, has gone through a restoration and is now a destination getaway with vintage rooms and period antiques.

Photo courtesy of Sally Rissel

Growing Rural Oregon initiative welcomes Tillamook County

Local leaders in Tillamook County and St. Helens are joining a cohort of rural communities across the state who are reportedly committed to supporting strong entrepreneurial growth and “bottom up” economic development using the Growing Rural Oregon framework.

With targeted coaching and funding for a local GRO Navigator for the next five years, the leadership teams in Tillamook and St. Helens will be equipped to identify growth and investment opportunities, leverage best practices and connect to new ideas, resources, and industry leaders. They will also have the benefit of learning from and networking with peer communities in GRO’s inaugural cohort: Grant County, Independence and Klamath Falls.

GRO officials say they recognize that every rural community has entrepreneurial talent, but not every community has an entrepreneurial “ecosystem,” with the resources and supports necessary for rural entrepreneurs to establish and meet success. They says its flexible framework serves all kinds of communities — those who are brand new in their efforts to support entrepreneurship, those who have some systems in place and those who have done this work for a long time.

“We always meet communities where they are,” said Kathleen Flanagan, director of Community Economic Development at The Ford Family Foundation. “When you take a grassroots approach and focus on entrepreneurship, you build better diversified and more stable economies that are much more adaptive and prepared for change.”

Rapid change has reportedly been the experience of St. Helens, where postCOVID start-up and spin-off businesses are booming, both a new Small Business Development Center and an Oregon Main Street organization have launched, and the city has begun redevelopment of its business district and waterfront.

“The inclusion of St. Helens in the GRO initiative is a very fortunate convergence,” said Paul Vogel, executive director of the Columbia Economic Team.

“In a rural county, when one community is strengthened and elevated, every

community is strengthened and elevated.”

John Walsh, city administrator of St. Helens echoed these sentiments. “With this support, we can leverage local assets and grow local talent.”

In Tillamook County, communities support businesses from the new to the established, from large to small, from crafting to manufacturing, from forestry to fishing, from tourism to the arts, and from agriculture to technology.

“Tillamook County has a heart of entrepreneurship, which is beneficial to both our economy and our citizens,” said Nathan George, Tillamook city manager.

“Participating in the GRO program is a way to ensure that we honor the entrepreneurial spirit that made this county what it is and ‘pay-it-forward’ to all the future entrepreneurs who will benefit from this work,” added Terre Cooper, director of the Economic Development Council of Tillamook County.

Tillamook County EDC and Tillamook Small Business Development Center will serve as core partners in the implementation of the GRO framework.

Partnership is critical to GRO’s success. GRO utilizes a framework developed in close collaboration with e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, a leader in rural economic development with more than 30 years of experience in the field. The e2 framework has been used in the field for nearly two decades by NetWork Kansas and dozens of other communities across the U.S. The initiative is housed within Oregon’s Economic Development Districts and managed by Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council.

To learn more about Growing Rural Oregon, its partners and the communities involved, visit growingruraloregon.org.

The Ford Family Foundation believes in the power of rural communities. It is a private, nonprofit foundation proudly headquartered in Roseburg, Oregon, serving rural Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. Its investments through grants, scholarships and community building create the conditions so that children have the family, educational and community supports they need to succeed in life.

For more information, visit tfff.org.

Tides (at Nestucca Bay)

Man loses life in accident atop Cape Kiwanda

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

For the first time since 2014, the fragile sandstone environment of Cape Kiwanda claimed a life when a man reportedly crossed a safety fence and fell to the cold waters below.

The event was believed to have happened in the area locals call the “punch bowl,” which is a hazardous area on the north side of the cape that has claimed several lives over the years.

Oregon State Police say that the victim, Henry Minh Hoang, 25, of West Covina, Calif., was reportedly hiking beyond a safety fence in an area known to locals as “the punch bowl” (not to be confused with Devil’s Punch Bowl State Park) when he slipped and fell approximately 20 feet to the water’s edge. OSP says the victim was reportedly knocked unconscious from the fall and was swept into the ocean by the waves. Witnesses lost sight of the victim, and the rescue operation later transitioned into what OSP described as a likely recovery operation.

Nestucca Rural Fire Protection Chief James Oeder told the Sun that NRFPD first got the call on Saturday, March 4 at approximately 4:55 p.m. “We put crews up on top of the dune trying to locate the person while state police were interviewing the person that was with the victim,” he said.

Oeder said rescue workers continued operations until just before 7:30 p.m. when all agencies made the tough decision to call it a night since they were unsuccessful in spotting the victim.

“The sea was so rough where (the individual fell) we couldn’t (deploy a) rescue swimmer,” he told the Sun. “For us, the weather was getting too bad.”

Oeder also said that part of his original plan was to use Garibaldi Fire’s drone, but that by the time the drone arrived, the weather had changed, and it was too windy and dark.

“The weather was getting very bad, so we ended up not putting the drone in the air,” he said.

The recovery effort was suspended until Sunday morning, March 5, when searchers could safely resume their efforts.

“It’s really hard to (suspend operations) when you know you have a witness seeing what happened, but (we) also have to take into account what’s safe for responders,” he told members of the Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce during that

group’s March 7 lunch meeting. “The wind had been blowing 40 to 50 mph.”

At approximately 4:30 p.m., on March 5, the victim was located deceased on the shoreline, at the bottom of a nearby cliff. The decedent’s body was recovered and transported to a local funeral home.

Oeder said the recovery was easier as it was low tide at the time of operations.

“We were able to use some rope systems and get people down and make recovery of person,” he said. “They were able to do visual identification from photos received so we were able to confirm (the body was) the person we were looking for.”

OSP and NRFPD were also assisted by the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Coast Guard.

In the aftermath of the tragedy, Oeder emphasized caution when exploring Cape Kiwanda.

“The fences are there for a reason,” he told the Sun. “We’ve been very fortunate there recently. We haven’t had this kind of accident since 2014.”

At the Chamber meeting, he also elaborated on the concerns of the sink hole that appeared earlier this year.

“A concern that we’re starting to have

OREGON STATE POLICE say that a victim, Henry Minh Hoang, 25, of West Covina, Calif., was reportedly hiking beyond a safety fence in an area known to locals as “the punch bowl” (not to be confused with Devil’s Punch Bowl State Park) when he slipped and fell approximately 20 feet to the water’s edge. According to Nestucca Fire Chief James Oeder, the sinkhole atop the Cape is also becoming a safety concern.

right now is the sink hole is still moving,” he said. “In talking with the Coast Guard, they identified five or six caves underneath there. Where that sink hole is, is one of those caves. That might be sink hole straight into the water. It’s probably going to be sooner rather than later (if it isn’t already). People want to go out — they want to see what’s behind the fence and don’t realize what the danger is.”

Oeder also urged the community to use greater sensitivity when it comes to sharing — and discussing — matters like this accident over social media.

“If somebody puts a Facebook post out about operations — whether it’s the Sheriff’s Office, whether it’s our operations, state police — (I’d like to them) lock it down so that nobody comments,” he said. “If anybody looked at the comments that were being put up there, they were nasty. They were just very bad comments. It’s very great to get that information out there, but I don’t think (the comments were appropriate). What if it was a family member (of yours)? Would you want to see (all those derogatory comments)? In those times, it’s really bad to have (those) kind of comments out there, and it went rampant.”

Photo by Tim Hirsch

Photo courtesy of ORPD

Calendar Events of

March 11. Nestucca K-8 School, 36925 Hwy. S., Cloverdale. 10 a.m. check-in, 10:30 a.m. batting practice, noon first pitch. To register, email johns@nestucca.k12.or.us or call 541-200-9345.

‘GREASE - THE MUSICAL’

March 10, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Presented by the youth cast of Lincoln City Playhouse. Admission by donation at the door. For more information, visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541994-9994.

STORYTELLER BRIAN ROHR

March 11, 2 p.m. Tillamook County Library, 1716 3rd St., Tillamook. Wisdom of the Mythic through storytelling. For more information, visit tillabook.org or call 503-842-4792.

BIRDING AT ALDER CREEK FARM

March 11, 10 a.m. Meet at 35955 Underhill Ln., Nehalem. Moderately strenuous 1-mile hike. Space is limited - visit nehalemtrust.org to register.

NESTUCCA ALUMNI GAME

March 11. Nestucca K-8 School, 36925 Hwy. S., Cloverdale. 10 a.m. check-in, 10:30 a.m batting practice, noon first pitch. To register, email johns@nestucca.k12.or.us or call 541200-9345.

GARDENING & SIP

March 11, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Join Rebekah from Bare Moon Farm to learn how to create a garden inside repurposed objects like lampshades, planters or pots. $40 fee includes instruction, supplies, and first beverage. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

BIRD WALK: SPRING LAKE OPEN SPACE

March 11, 9-11 a.m. From Hwy. 101 in Lincoln City, turn east on NE 14th and drive four blocks to Port Ave. Parking on the right. Guided bird walk free and open to the public. For more information, visit LincolnCityAudubon. org. or call 541-994-2131.

NORTH COAST

OREGON SYMPHONY

March 11, 3 p.m. St. Catherine Episcopal Church, 36335 Hwy. 101 N., Nehalem. Featuring “Peter and the Wolf.” Adult tickets $10, students $5, and children 12 and under with an adult receive free admission. For more information, email info@northoregoncoastsymphony.org or call 503-368-4899.

NESKOWIN CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

March 19, 3 p.m. Chapel at Camp Wi-Ne-Ma, 5195 Winema Rd., north of Pacific City. Trio Karenine. Single event tickets $30 for adults, $20 for adults 18-29, and $10 for 17 and under. For more information, visit neskowinchambermusic.com.

‘GREASE - THE MUSICAL’

March 11, 1, 4 & 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101. Presented by the youth cast of Lincoln City Playhouse. Admission by donation at the door. For more information, visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541-994-9994.

OREGON HUMANITIES

CONVERSATION PROJECT

March 11, 3 p.m. Tillamook County Library, 1716 3rd St., Tillamook. Housing and Belonging. For more information, visit tillabook.org. Registration required - call 503-842-4792.

TRIVIA

March 11, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Different subject - movies, music the 80s, 90s, 2000s and sports. Play with your friend or on your own. Beginners welcome. Free. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

36TH ANNUAL GARIBALDI CRAB RACES

March 11, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. & March 12, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Old Mill Event Center, 210 3rd St., Garibaldi. Adults $5, children ages 6-12, $2.

PAINT & SIP

March 12, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Create your own masterpiece with Tayler Blackman. $35 fee includes instruction, supplies, and first beverage. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

BEACHCOMBING EXPLORIENCE

March 12, 9 a.m. SW 33rd St. access, Lincoln City. Hunt for agates, petrified wood, gemstones and other coastal treasures with a local expert. Free and no registration required. For more information, visit ExploreLincolnCity.com or call 541-996-1274.

CELTIC SERIES

March 12, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Tiller’s Folly - storytelling backed with acoustic Celticinfluenced roots sounds. Adult tickets $35, students/seniors $32, and ages 6-18 years old $20. Also available as a package with other Celtic Series concerts. For more information, visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541994-9994.

PACIFIC CITY WALKING GROUP

March 20, 22 & 24, 10 a.m. Meet at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Visit https://tillamookcountywellness.org/move-well/walking-groups/ or contact Kathy at katystar7@hotmail.com or 503-801-7448 (text).

MONDAY MUSICAL CLUB OF TILLAMOOK

March 13, 7 p.m. St. John’s United Church of Christ, 602 Laurel Ave., Tillamook. Lullabies and children’s songs from here and around the world. Free and open to the public. For more information, visit mondaymusicalcluboftillamook.blogspot.com or call 503-8128580.

PACIFIC CITY WALKING GROUP

March 13, 15 & 17, 10 a.m. Meet at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For more information, visit https://tillamookcountywellness.org/movewell/walking-groups/ or contact coordinator Kathy at katystar7@hotmail.com or 503-8017448 (text).

ROCKAWAY UKULELE ORCHESTRA

Mondays, March 13, 20 & 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Rockaway Beach City Hall, 276 Hwy. 101., Rockaway Beach. New intermediate ukulele group - come and jam together. For more information, email RockawayUkuleleOrchestra@gmail.com.

HARP CONCERT

March 14, 2 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter - Celtic harps, rare instruments and stories. Free to the public; no registration. For more information, visit tillabook.org or call 503-965-6163.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING

March 14, 1 p.m. Tillamook County Library, 1716 3rd St., Tillamook. Free and open to the public.

NESTUCCA VALLEY LIONS CLUB MEETING

March 14, 4 p.m. The Lion’s Den, 34510 Parkway Dr., Cloverdale. For more information, email nestuccavalleylions@gmail.com.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST LICHENSPRESENTATION & FIELD EXPERIENCE

March 14, 6-7:30 p.m. and March 15, 5-7 p.m. Virtual informational presentation on lichen on March 14 and in-person field excursion on March 15. Free admission; registration

required - visit netartsbaywebs.org for more information or to register.

STORYTIME

March 15, 3:30 p.m. South Tillamook County Library, 6200 Camp St., Pacific City. All ages welcome. For more information, call 503-9656163.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING

March 15, 9 a.m. Tillamook County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Ave., Room 106. Also available via teleconference live video at tctvonline.com or teleconference at #971-254-3149, conference ID: 736-023-979 (listen only). For agenda, visit co.tillamook.or.us/bocc.

A DEEPER DIVE INTO OREGON’S MARINE RESERVES

March 15, 5:30-8 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Celebrating the first 10 years of Oregon’s marine reserve program. For more information, visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541-9949994.

NESTUCCA VALLEY FAMILY RESOURCE FAIR

March 16, 3-7 p.m. Nestucca K-8 cafeteria, 36925 Hwy. 101 S., Cloverdale. Local resources available to touch base with during parentteacher conferences. For more information, call 503-392-3194.

SOAP & SIP

March 17, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Learn to create shea butter based soaps with Rebekah from Bare Moon Farm. $40 fee includes instruction, supplies, and first beverage. Signup at PC-Pour.com.

NESKO WOMEN’S CLUB MEETING

March 17, 11:30 a.m. Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Speaker will be John Tenny, director emeritus of the Post Graduate Scjhool of Education at Willamette University. He will speak on how the brain learns. For lunch reservation, call Cathy at 541-662-3104.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH PIPEDANCE March 17, 6 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center,

NESTUCCA ALUMNI GAME

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Photo by Tim Hirsch

Photo courtesy of Grégory Massat

540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Music by Gary Burman and Nora Sherwood; corned beef and cabbage dinner by Judy Hardy. Dinner and show tickets $34 for adults, $32 seniors, and $20 youth. Show only tickets $18 adults, $16 seniors, and $10 youth. For more information, visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541-994-9994.

BEACHCOMBING EXPLORIENCE

March 17, 2 p.m. SW 33rd St. access, Lincoln City. Hunt for agates, petrified wood, gemstones and other coastal treasures with a local expert. Free and no registration required. For more information, visit ExploreLincolnCity.com or call 541-996-1274.

SPRING BAZAAR

March 17, noon-7 p.m. and March 18, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Tillamook County Fairgrounds, 4603 3rd St., Tillamook. Handmade items, home and spring decor, gifts, food, concessions, and more.

MONEY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

March 18, noon-4:30 p.m. Care Inc., 2310 1st St. #2, Tillamook. Understanding credit, financial mapping, realistic budgets and goals, and more. Free admission. To register, email nhellmich@cat-team.org or call 503365-6549.

SHE’S SPEAKING - LIVE

March 18, 7-9 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Eight Oregon women songwriters backed by a band share original songs inspired by women and pay tribute to some of their musical heroes. Tickets $25. For more information, visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541994-9994.

BINGO NIGHT

March 18, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Bring a friends or play on your own. Free. Must be 21 or over. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

JASPERS + AGATES: ROCKHOUNDING

ON THE OREGON COAST

March 18, 3-5 p.m. Oceanside. Eric Davis of Oregon Coast Agates will lead an informational hunt for jaspers and agates. Participants should be prepared for coastal weather and hiking areas. Free admission; registration required - visit netartsbaywebs.org for more information or to register.

LUCKY LEPRECHAUN 5K RUN/WALK

March 18, 10 a.m. Taft High School, 3780 SE Spy Glass Ridge Dr., Pacific City. $30 Registration fee or $90 for three-race series. For more information or to register, visit LincolnCity. org/Departments/Parks-Recreation.

ROCKAWAY LIONS

ST. PADDYS DAY DINNER

March 19, 1-5 p.m. Rockaway Lions Club, 268 S. Anchor Dr., Rockaway Beach. Dine-in our takeout - suggested $10 donation.

NESKOWIN CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

March 19, 3 p.m. Chapel at Camp Wi-Ne-Ma, 5195 Winema Rd., north of Pacific City. Trio Karenine. Single event tickets $30 for adults, $20 for adults 18-29, and $10 for 17 and under. For more information, visit neskowinchambermusic.com.

JOHN REISCHMAN & THE JAYBIRDS

March 19, 7-9 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. A stylish, elegant take on bluegrass. Adult tickets $35, students/seniors $25 and youth $20. For more information, visit lincolncity-culturalcenter. org or call 541-994-9994.

PACIFIC CITY WALKING GROUP

March 20, 22 & 24, 10 a.m. Meet at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For more information, visit https://tillamookcountywellness.org/movewell/walking-groups/ or contact coordinator Kathy at katystar7@hotmail.com or 503-8017448 (text).

VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR DAY

March 20, 4 p.m. Tillamook County Library,

1716 3rd St., Tillamook. Stories and fun activities centered around the Silverspot Butterfly and its habitat. For more information, visit tillabook.org or call 503-842-4792.

SOUTH COUNTY FOOD PANTRY

March 21, 12:30-6 p.m. Nestucca Valley Presbyterian Church, 35305 Brooten Rd., Pacific City.

TILLAMOOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING

March 22, 9 a.m. Tillamook County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Ave., Room 106. Also available via teleconference live video at tctvonline.com or teleconference at #971-254-3149, conference ID: 736-023-979 (listen only). For agenda, visit co.tillamook.or.us/bocc.

FESTIVAL OF ILLUSIONS

March 23, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. The Amazing Bubble Man. Tickets $8-$20. For more information, visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541-994-9994.

GRAPE VINE ART & SIP

March 25, 2-3:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Join Rebekah from Bare Moon Farm to learn how to create a garden inside repurposed objects like lampshades, planters or pots. $40 fee includes instruction, supplies, and first beverage. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

JOHN STOWELL & DMITRI MATHENY

March 25, 7 p.m. Bay City Arts Center, 5680 A St., Bay City. Advance tickets $20 - purchase at baycityartscenter.com. Tickets at the door, $25. For more information, email baycityartscenter@gmail.com.

TRIVIA NIGHT

March 25, 5-6:30 p.m. PC-Pour Wine Bar, 33310 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. Different subject - movies, music the 80s, 90s, 2000s and sports. Play with your friend or on your own. Beginners welcome. Free. Sign-up at PC-Pour.com.

FESTIVAL OF ILLUSIONS

March 25, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Magician and variety artist Carisa Hendrix. Tickets $15-$30. For more information, visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541-994-9994.

PANCAKE & BURNT

SAUSAGE BREAKFAST

March 25, 8-11 a.m. Netarts Fire Hall, 1235 5th Street Loop, Netarts. All-you-can-eat. Adults $10; kids $5. To-go options available. For more information or to make a donation, visit netartsoceansidefire.org.

BEACHCOMBING EXPLORIENCE

March 25, 8 a.m. SW 33rd St. access, Lincoln City. Hunt for agates, petrified wood, gemstones and other coastal treasures with a local expert. Free and no registration required. For more information, visit ExploreLincolnCity.com or call 541-996-1274.Tick

FESTIVAL OF ILLUSIONS

March 26, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Jeff Evans’ Science Magic. Tickets $8-$20. For more information, visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541-994-9994.

FESTIVAL OF ILLUSIONS

March 27, 2 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Boredom Busting Ballon Workshop. $10 includes materials and instruction. For more information, visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541-9949994.

FESTIVAL OF ILLUSIONS

March 27, 7 p.m. Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Alex Zerbe the Zaniac. Tickets $8-$20. For more information, visit lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or call 541994-9994.

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Trio Karenine to play March 19 concert as part of Neskowin Chamber Music series

The romance of Paris and the drama and intrigue of Tolstoy’s 19th century Russia will be in the spotlight when the Trio Karenine performs on Sunday, March 19 at 3 p.m. at the Chapel at Camp Wi-Ne-Ma. The concert event is the Neskowin Chamber Music’s fifth concert in the 2022-23 season.

Founded in Paris in 2009, Trio Karenine bears the name of one of Tolstoy’s heroines, Anna Karenina. The trio of violinist Charlotte Juillard, cellist Louis Rodde, and pianist Paloma Kouider has been hailed by critics for its “musical integrity and passionate interpretation.”

The group’s repertoire includes works by Schubert, Schumann, Ravel, Faure, and Dvorak. Together, they have performed in the world’s most prestigious halls, including the Louvre in Paris, Wigmore Hall in London, the Frick Collection in New York and other venues in Amsterdam, Montreal, Munich, and Hamburg. The trio was the top prizewinner at the ARD International Competition in 2013.

Trio Karenine is supported by the Academie de Villecroze, the Culture et Musique Foundation, and the Foundation Banque Populaire.

The trio is currently supported by the

French organization Adami.

Season tickets are $130, individual tickets are $30, with children under 18, $10. For more information, call 503-965-6499 or visit

neskowinchambermusic.com. Camp Wi-NeMa is located three miles north of Neskowin, just off Highway 101, between mileposts 93 and 94.

School District preparing as stop for Cycle Oregon this upcoming September

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

Nestucca Valley School District is beginning to prepare for an onslaught of hundreds of bicycles this fall. This upcoming September, Cycle Oregon, which every year leads an epic ride across Oregon, will travel along the coast for part of its 350-mile tour. And amongst the stops hosting bicyclists overnight will be the campus of Nestucca K-8 School. The school will welcome cyclists Sept. 11 and 12 when participants will use the school’s grounds as a layover stop. The 350- to 454-mile trek (cyclists have some options) begins in Albany on Sept. 10

when bicyclists make the trip to Carlton. They then reach Cloverdale the next day, a 54.6-mile ride. Sept. 12 is then a layover day where riders will call the school home but can take an optional trip along the Three Capes scenic route. On Sept. 13, riders head out for Toledo, followed by another layover day before heading to Alsea and then finally back to Albany on Sept. 16.

“Approximately 1,000 bikers participate in this (event), but a lot more people come to the party than that,” NVSD Administrator Chad Holloway told members of the Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce during the group’s March 7 lunch meeting.

Holloway said that what’s needed is

volunteers from the community. Volunteers will be needed to help with bicyclist’s breakfasts and dinner. He said the event, too, will be good for the area, noting there will be opportunities for different community groups to reach out to the bicyclists on site.

“There will be booths where community organizations can set up,” he added. “The Bike Oregon Classic is one of those things that is going to be a great opportunity for the community and for the school district.”

Those interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities can contact Holloway at chadh@nestucca.k12.or.us. For more information on the ride, visit https:// cycleoregon.com/ride/classic/.

TRIO KARENINE will play a Sunday, March 19 concert, starting at 3 p.m., at the Chapel at Camp Wi-Ne-Ma. The performance is part of the Neskowin Chamber Music series.

Photo courtesy of Lyodoh Kaneko

By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun

We may still be enduring one of the coldest — and whitest — winters in memory, but that hasn’t stopped volunteers from looking towards summer and Pacific City’s own Dory Days festival, which will bring back its historic event July 14-16.

Organized by both the Pacific City Dorymen’s Association and the Pacific CityNestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce, the festival is an Oregon Heritage Traditions event. Efforts have been underway since January to organize this year’s spotlight on Pacific City’s historic dory fleet. The group recently announced the theme for this year:

“Legends of the Deep.”

Led by a group of 15 volunteers, the organizational effort is holding monthly meetings with the next one scheduled for March 21, starting at 6 p.m., at Kiawanda Community Center, 34600 Cape Kiwanda

Dr., Pacific City.

Though the event planning is still just in the beginning stages, already one thing is being planned to be added to the weekend, a Friday night concert featuring the music stylings of Countryfied, a country group that has played several times at South Tillamook County’s other longtime summer festival, Clover’s Day. And while many details have yet to be sorted, event chair Arica Sears told the Sun that event mainstays like the Nestucca Rural Firefighters Volunteer Association Breakfast, the fish fry, the traditional dory display, and, of course, the main event, the Saturday parade, are all on the agenda.

“We have committee leads for all of the committees, (but) we definitely need more volunteers to help with the fish fry, parade, children’s activities, (and more),” Sears told the Sun. Those interested in volunteering can contact Karen Hunt, who is serving as head of the volunteer committee, at kmhunt2000@gmail.com.

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