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Neah-Kah-Nie graduates give senior gift to custodians Hilary Dorsey Staff Writer
Neah-Kah-Nie High School Senior Class President Jacob Waldron and Class Representative Jett Johnston presented the gift of the class of 2020 during graduation on Aug. 14. The senior gift, given to the custodians, was a new Keurig coffee maker and janitorial carts. Every year, the graduating class has a tradition of giving a gift from their class to the school. “Their class chose to honor the custodians because when they polled their class, having been the victims of the first COVID-19 closure in history, they realized how much work the custodians were putting in to make sure the school was clean and safe and kept up,”
Principal Heidi Buckmaster said. “They just kind of felt like they wanted to make sure they felt recognized and supported by the students.” Waldron said the senior class had great consensus to recognize the janitorial department of their school. They work hard to keep the school and clean and safe learning environment to foster a great education for every student. “With our year ending early, it was difficult to really finalize on everything, however, both me and Jett worked in housekeeping together in the summer of 2019,” Waldron said. “We understood that having a good caddy or janitorial cart makes work much easier and convenient.” Buckmaster said the custodians were excited to receive their gift. John Wheeler, head
custodian, was excited not to use Folgers coffee anymore. Waldron added that the new coffee maker helps the janitors get a great start to their day as their work has only increased during these times. “They haven’t received their janitorial carts yet but they were excited and thought about the ease of use and storage of things to make their job just more organized and efficient,” Buckmaster said. “They also just felt flattered to be recognized.” The cart, from Home Depot, is larger, can carry more and is of much higher quality than the carts the custodians currently use, Waldron added. The custodians have a big impact on the students, Buckmaster added. They interact with the students at school every day and build relation-
ships. They set up the gym for assemblies, took chairs out for graduation and installed the stage. They offer continuous support for everyone in the system. “It was really neat that the kids recognize that custodians don’t always get the recognition they deserve,” Buckmaster said. Past senior gifts have included a bench that sits outside the front entrance, touchless water bottle filler, a pirate rug for the main entrance and soft toilet paper for the next school year. Buckmaster said she appreciates the fact that the senior class came through COVID-19 and ended the school year on a positive note. Send comments to: headlightreporter@countrymedia. Custodians John Wheeler and Paul Short enjoying their coffee. Photo courtesy of Heidi Buckmaster net
Election Coverage
Hans Tonjes announces candidacy for reelection for Manzanita City Council I
remain passionate about my service to our community. Manzanita has been in my heart for 50 years now, my principal residence for the last 25. I have helped grow a family and a strong business community here. Developing the first phase of Coast Cabins and more recently the mixed-use projects at 144, 457 and 507 Laneda have occupied much of the last 20 years of my life. I have strived to balance community interests among locals, second homeowners and visitors. My concern for the health and welfare of our broader community is born from nine years as a past board member and treasurer of the Rinehart Clinic. Over the years I have endeavored to become more involved in the success and financial support of several or our local nonprofit organizations. My hope is that local government can continue to be responsive to the ever-changing challenges of the current pandemic while increasing our preparedness for many of the other
Hans Tonjes potential emergencies our community may encounter. Prior to the last eight years I have
spent on the Manzanita City Council, I served on the planning commission for over four years. I am proud that during that time I was able to lead the update to our commercial parking ordinance that created an incentive for developers to actually carve larger lots into smaller properties, thereby increasing landscaping and reducing density. The winery at 3rd and Laneda and twin buildings at 507 Laneda are examples of lots that were divided to follow this incentive. For many years a top priority of the council has been the creation of a new city hall. I look forward to using my experience as a general contractor, local developer and realtor to continue this process. I invite any member of the community to come and meet with me face to face (mask to mask!) and share their thoughts about our village and hopes for its future. Please email me at Tonjes2020@gmail.com -Every best wish, Hans Tonjes
Take a virtual walk on the Oregon Coast Trail T
he Oregon Coast Trail is a border-to-border hiking route first proposed about 50 years ago and first declared hikeable in the 1980s. But it remains a work in progress. People have actually been walking some version of the Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) for a very long time. How long? And how does one go about planning a thru-hike on the OCT today? Join guidebook author Bonnie Henderson and North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC) at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10,. for a virtual presentation about the OCT: its geological and human history and the quirks of hiking this
unique long-distance trail. Find the registration link at NCLCtrust.org/event/virtual-oct. Why Sept. 10? This is the evening CoastWalk Oregon 2020 participants would have met in Seaside for orientation before embarking on three days of hiking on the OCT. CoastWalk Oregon is an annual three-day event benefitting NCLC that had to be cancelled this year; organizers hope to walk the 2020 route in September 2021 instead. Meanwhile NCLC is offering this talk to registered participants and anyone else interested in learning more about the OCT.
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n May 19, 2019, 21-year-old Michelle Casey fell while taking photos at the Neahkhanie Mountain overlook. Despite the best efforts of the rope
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rescue teams from Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue and Cannon Beach Fire, Casey did not survive her injuries. In Casey’s memory, her family organized a fundraiser to provide much needed rescue equipment and training for both fire-rescue agencies. In December 2019, both agencies received a check for $2,750. Then, earlier this month, members from both departments had the opportunity to meet Casey’s family and receive a check for $11,500. The total Family and friends of Michelle Casey with members n See DONATION, Page 3 of Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue. Courtesy photo
Labor Day fires activate incident command T
illamook County Fire Defense Board instituted a full burn ban Monday, Sept. 7, for Tillamook County due to dry conditions and expected high winds. Late afternoon to early evening, Tillamook started to experience easterly winds which also brought with it heavy smoke from fires in other parts of the state. High winds increased throughout the evening and by late night, wind speeds reached gusts of 81 mph on Mount Hebo and 52 mph at the Tillamook Airport. The wind speeds reached their peak between 10-11 p.m. Numerous trees and branches were blown over which resulted in many power lines downed. Several fires are believed to be caused by downed power lines. Tillamook County Incident Command was activated at 11 p.m. The largest fire, Pike Road Fire, started at approximately 10:50 p.m. and has grown to over 50 acres in size. Oregon Department of Forestry personnel responded to this fire along with Tillamook Fire District, Nestucca Rural Fire District, Bay City Fire, Garibaldi Fire, Sheriff’s Office and S. Fork Inmate crews and heavy equipment operators. Evacuations were instituted for residents and a shelter has been established at the County Fairgrounds. The sheriff’s office is requesting people stay clear of the area so as not to impede emergency operations.
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County at 36 positive COVID-19 cases to date A
s of Friday, Sept. 4, Tillamook County has 36 positive confirmed cases. Emergency Manager Gordon McCraw announced the two new cases at a sheriff’s candidate forum Thursday, Sept. 3. “Effective today, we’re two higher on the COVID cases,” McCraw said in the meeting. “Two more people were reported today.” According to Oregon Health Authority (OHA), the county has 40 confirmed and presumptive positive cases, zero deaths and 2,685 people who have tested negative for COVID-19, as of Sept. 4. As of Aug. 29, Oregon’s cumulative positivity rate is 4.6 percent of people tested, OHA reported. This is lower than the national average of 9 percent. “A declining positive rate shows that Oregonians’ efforts to use face coverings, physically distance, and avoid gatherings is helping to slow the spread of COVID-19,” OHA’s weekly report stated on Aug. 31. As of Sep. 4, there are 27,601 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Oregon, 475 deaths and 26,268 positive tests. The number of people who have been tested in Oregon is 575,596. Send comments to: headlightreporter@countrymedia.net
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Important Dates and Timelines for the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 3 National Voter Registration Day is September 22, 2020, it’s a day of nonpartisan civic unity. Since 2012 nearly 3 million voters have registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day. Now you can help those numbers increase for this year’s election! Your vote counts, register today. To register logon to: https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/
County sheriff candidates square off in open forum Hilary Dorsey Staff Writer Tillamook County Republican Central Committee hosted Thursday, Sept. 3, a candidate open forum for Tillamook County Sheriff candidates Gordon McCraw and Josh Brown. Because of the number of attendants, the forum was moved outside to comply with COVID-19 guidelines. McCraw is the Tillamook County emergency manager, weather forecaster and lieutenant on the sheriff’s force. He was in the Navy for 20 years. He moved to Tillamook from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. McCraw worked part time in emergency management and part time on patrol at the sheriff’s office. He was made administrative lieutenant four years ago.
Gordon McCraw “I have a lot of experience in emergency management,” McCraw said. McCraw said he spent the past year working on emergencies such as the Manzanita tornado, flooding, cyber attack of the county and COVID-19. Brown said he was born and raised in Tillamook and has raised
four children here. “I’m also part of the fair board, which is a very involved position,” Brown said. “I currently serve as the vice president of that board.” Brown is also a volunteer youth baseball coach. He started his law enforcement career in 2004 as a volunteer. He was a contract deputy for the first four
Josh Brown years and then moved back to regular patrol. “During my entire time in law enforcement, I’ve logged over 1,570 training hours, specific to my duties,” Brown said. “In 2012, I transferred to the patrol division, which is where I currently serve.” Community input is critical to the sheriff’s office success, Brown
added. It is his goal to create opportunities for the community to interact with the sheriff’s office on multiple levels. A citizen asked if Gov. Kate Brown issued an executive order to take firearms away, if the candidates would comply. Brown said he would not take them away. McCraw added that the sheriff’s office
cannot be the mask police and they won’t be the gun police. A citizen asked if there were riots in Tillamook County, would the sheriff’s office deputize legal citizens. “If what is going on in our community exceeds what the sheriff’s office has, I would,” Brown said. “There are a lot of good people in this community who are ready to help.” McCraw said the reality is it would be very risky to deputize people without training. He would try to get help from surrounding areas and bring in additional officers from other places. Tillamook County citizens will vote for the next Tillamook County sheriff in the Nov. 3 general election. Send comments to: headlightreporter@ countrymedia.net
Prepare for November general election addressing envelopes for insertion ahead of deadlines, so the sooner you update the more likely you will receive your ballot timely. Ballots will be mailed to all local active registered voters beginning Oct. 14. If you have not received a ballot by Oct. 23, call the county clerk’s office. • Voted ballots are due in the County Clerk’s office or in an Official Ballot Drop Box by 8 p.m. Election Day, Nov. 3. Postmarks do not count. Vote early. You do not have to wait until Election Day to vote. • If you are concerned
with mailing your ballot back through the Postal Service or if you wait until the last week before the election to vote, use an Official Ballot Drop Box. Do not mail after Tuesday, Oct. 27 – Use an Official Ballot Drop Box. • If you have questions or concerns, call the County Clerk’s Office at 503-842-3402 for an official answer. Do not believe everything you see or hear. Ask the local office in charge.
Candidates on ballot Bay City Mayor: David McCall Council: Liane Welch, Tom Imhoff, Melissa Rondeau Manzanita Mayor: Scott T. Galvin, Mike Scott Council: Hans Tonjes, Thomas D. Aschenbrener, Randy Kugler, Jerry Spegman
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Wheeler Mayor: Doug Honeycutt, Heidi Stacks Council: Gordon Taylor, Dave Bell, Michael Glowa, John Lawrence
Dr. Tracy Solis, DVM Dr. Dan Cameron, DVM Dr. Kate Steinkamp, DVM
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Tillamook PUD Subdivision 1: Doug Olsen, Maile Samek Subdivision 3: Jordan Wolfe, Randy Foshee, Harry E. Hewitt, Cheryl Davy
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• Cloverdale Drop Box 34370 Hwy. 101 South 10/14/2020 to 8 a.m. (open 24 hours) Cloverdale, OR 97112 11/3/2020 until 8 p.m. • Pacific City Drop Box - Kiawanda Community Center 34600 Cape Kiwanda Drive 10/14/2020 to 8 a.m. (open 24 hours) Pacific City, OR 97135 11/3/2020 until 8 p.m.
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• Tillamook County Clerk’s Office 10/14/2020 to 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mon. - Fri. Tillamook County Courthouse 11/2/2020 201 Laurel Avenue 11/3/2020 Tue. 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tillamook, OR 97141 • Tillamook County Courthouse - 09/18/2020 to 8 a.m. (open 24 hours) Outside: North set of stairs 11/3/2020 7 a.m. -
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8 p.m. 201 Laurel Avenue Tillamook, OR 97141 • Tillamook City Drive-Up Drop Box - NW Corner of 3rd & Laurel 10/14/2020 to 8 a.m. (open 24 hours) Tillamook, OR 97141 11/3/2020 until 8 p.m. • Tillamook City – Library Main Branch10/14/2020 8 a.m. (open 24 hours) 1716 3rd Street 11/3/2020 until 8 p.m. Tillamook, OR 97141
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• Bay City - City Hall Drop Box- 5525 B Street 10/14/2020 to 8 a.m. (open 24 hours) Bay City, OR 97107 11/3/2020 until 8 p.m. • Garibaldi - City Hall Drop Box- 107 6th Street 10/14/2020 to 8 a.m. (open 24 hours) Garibaldi, OR 97118 11/3/2020 until 8 p.m. • Rockaway Beach - City Hall Drop Box- 276 Hwy. 101 South 10/14/2020 to 8 a.m. (open 24 hours) Rockaway Beach, OR 97136 11/3/2020 until 8 p.m. • Manzanita - City Hall Drop Box- 543 Laneda Avenue 10/14/2020 to 8 a.m. (open 24 hours) Manzanita, OR 97130 11/3/2020 until 8 p.m.
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• The presidential general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3. The last day for new Oregon voters to register to vote for the election is Tuesday, Oct. 13. • Oregon is Vote-ByMail. You do not need to request an Absentee Ballot unless you will not be at your home address between Oct. 14 and Nov. 3. Check the status of your voter registration now with the county clerk or online at www. oregonvotes.gov – My Vote. • Ballots cannot be forwarded. The county clerk’s office starts
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funds to design and n Donation the purchase a lightweight rope rescue system that
Continued from Page 1 donation to each agency was $14,250. So far, Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue has utilized
n Fires Continued from Page 1 The Port Fire started at 10:29 p.m. and had burned approximately 7 acres and is fully contained. No structures lost. The Idaville Fire started at 10:38 p.m. at Idaville / 101 and was a brush fire and has been extinguished. The Happy Camp Fire started at 10:38 p.m. in the woods between Netarts and Oceanside and was a small brush fire which and has been extinguished. The Miami Foley Fire started at 3:16 a.m. and involve a power pole and has
can be deployed in remote or hard-to-access areas by a small team of rescuers. This kit can be carried and deployed very quickly by as few as two people. Remaining funds will be put
been extinguished. In addition, branches and trees are continuing to fall and obstruct roadways. If you must travel today, please do so safely and be aware of potential road closures due to obstructions and emergency / utility operations. Currently there are over 12,000 Tillamook PUD customers without power throughout the county. Tillamook PUD has told the sheriff’s office they are aware of the issues and have been working all night to repair the lines. Phone service is out in the Nehalem area and they are working on it. All emergency responders ask the public to not enter the area of the fire for your safety
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towards the purchase of an aerial drone to aid in search and rescue, and to provide initial rope rescue training for more volunteers. More information on the fundraiser can be found at: https://gf.me/u/ym5yja
and that of the firefighters. The weather pattern of east winds and low humidity will continue through Tuesday, Sept. 8, and into Wednesday, Sept. 9, and then followed by hot and dry conditions keeping the risk of fire high across the area. Emergency responders are asking for the public’s continued efforts to Rope rescue teams from Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue and Cannon Beach Fire try limit fire risk and follow the to rescue Michelle Casey. Casey’s family made a donation to both fire departments for needed rescue equipment and training in December 2019. county-wide burn ban put in place on Monday. Tillamook Sheriff’s Office assisted with Best of Tillamook County evacuations and traffic control to assist the Tillamook Fire Readers’ Choice Awards… District, Nestucca Rural Fire … Are coming to Tillamook County. Department, Bay City Fire, Readers of the Headlight Herald and Garibaldi Fire, Nehalem Fire the North Coast Citizen can vote on and Oregon Department of TILLAMOOK their favorite food, people, Forestry, along with TillaCOUNTY best local businesses and more, in this mook 911.
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Garibaldi resident arrested for filming child pornography
A citizen contacted the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, with some concerns regardNickolas ing some Edward electronic Olson devices. The electronic devices reportedly contained child pornography and were turned into the sheriff’s office CAMI detectives. The sheriff’s office said an
investigation was conducted and through the course of the investigation, detectives were able to identify the suspect that filmed the recordings as Nickolas Edward Olson, 36, of Garibaldi. On Aug. 11, detectives located Olson after having had returned from a fishing trip and contacted him at his residence. Following an interview with Olson, he was arrested for 16 counts of encouraging child sex abuse in the first degree, 16 counts of possession of child pornog-
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raphy in the first degree, 16 counts of invasion of personal privacy in the first degree. During the arrest, a search of Olson’s person produced evidence of drug use. He was consequently also charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine and lodged in the Tillamook County Jail. Sheriff Jim Horton said that the sheriff’s office maintains two detectives assigned to investigate cases of child abuse/neglect and domestic violence.
new and fun look at the Best of the Best in Tillamook County.
Ballots will be online for voting from Sept. 14th through Oct. 2nd and in print in our Tillamook County papers in a full page format. Either vote online or through the printed ballot for your favorite businesses and services offered to you in Tillamook County. Show your support for these local businesses and entities providing you with the goods and services you need every day.
Look for our online and print ballots soon. Voting opens Sept. 14th and will continue through Oct. 2nd
When voting is over winners will be announced in a special Best of Tillamook County, Readers’ Choice Awards special section.
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Letters to the Editor Here we go again About a year ago some residents became concerned that the direction of the Manzanita City Council towards the building of a too big, too expensive new city hall did not reflect the input or the will of the residents. This led to the resounding defeat of the council’s proposed bond measure. Door to door discussions with voters revealed a decided distrust of the council including suspicions business was being conducted beneath the table. Suspicions continued when it was discovered the council was approving questionable transfers of funds from the water fund for general fund purposes. Budgeted amounts for city manager and assistant city manager activities which bear little resemblance to their actual work are be paid by the water fund, meaning you will likely be asked to fund future water system repairs and improvements through additional taxes. Your council is at it again.
The council is determined to impose their idea of a city hall on your city no matter what others think or desire. Without full consideration of remodeling alternatives, council is determined to tear down Underhill Plaza except the Quonset hut, and design and build a new city hall to their liking. They’ve gone in cahoots with a project manager and firm “at no cost” to plan the way forward and advise the council. As we are becoming accustomed with this council, this falls short of the truth. The project manager is funded by a grant to help local communities. Of course nothing is free, except as in free, wink, wink, nudge, nudge. If the project manager truly wants to donate services to the city, he should recuse his firm from the actual project. Otherwise, I suspect the council will trade advice for the project they want for looking favorably on the project manager and his firm when the project is awarded. It stinks, but that’s nothing new with this council. City council has already lost the trust of the people
who can’t wait to vote for other candidates for council in November, who will not assume taxes are too low, and who won’t pull sneaky budget maneuvers and conduct business under the table. The current council members have been on a power grab for years, imposing their ideas without regard for citizens’ questions and comments. The time has come to vote them out. It’s too bad we have to wait until November to do it. Will Stone Manzanita
I support Weber for State Rep. Dist. 32 Our law enforcement officers are under attack. One only need turn on the news or read the newspaper to see it. While it is easy to dismiss these attacks as Portland’s problem, the hate of our first responders by extremists is evident here on the coast, as well. At an anti-police demon
stration in Seaside some time ago, we saw their message out in full force. I will give credit where credit is due; their actions remained peaceful and they didn’t cause damage like their comrades in Portland. However, their message was just as hateful. Several held signs calling all police officers racist. The group regularly chanted, “All cops are bastards” in unison. Seaside Police Officers did an amazing job keeping peace despite the hatred being spewed at them. We need leaders in rural Oregon who support our local police officers. These men and women are our neighbors who put their lives on the line every day to protect our homes, our businesses and our lives. In the race for the Oregon Legislature, Tillamook Mayor Suzanne Weber is endorsed by the Oregon Chiefs of Police Association, Sheriffs of Oregon, Oregon Coalition of Police and Sheriffs, and numerous local law enforcement officers. Debbie Boothe-Schmidt is endorsed by Indivisible North Coast Oregon, an extremist organization that has publicly endorsed defunding the police. If you want to support our local first responders, your choice is clear. Vote for Suzanne Weber. If you want to defund the police, BootheSchmidt is your best option. Marlene Acker Tillamook County
I support BootheSchmidt for State Representative Our economy here on Oregon’s North Coast relies on our environmental resources. We all treasure these resources, be they forests, soils, waterways, or ocean. We all understand that we must
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CITY MANAGER POSITION Beach, Salem response e City is one key staff positions Salary $15-18demand /hr DOE, benefits included.services TheManager City Manager is oneofofthree three key staff positions calledcalledand Yamhill County. The District also operates Looking for tree r in the city in inaddition the Recorder for in thecharter, city charter, addition totothe CityCity Recorder and and called Dial-A-Ride andlength provides non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) services for logs unicipal Judge. Applications available at www.careinc.org Municipal Judge. Tillamook County residents access to medical services in Portland and Salem. TCTD als for smallto mill employment page, CARE office: 2310 1st Street, the As chief administrative officer, the City Manager is or firewood. the chief administrative officer, theoperates City Manager is the NW Rides NEMT brokerage, which coordinates Suite 2, Tillamook, or call (503) 842-5261. medical transportation sponsible for carrying policydecisions decisions the City (503) 707-4027 responsible for carryingout outthe the policy of theofCity H49527 ouncilCouncil and administering of government. throughout Tillamook, Clatsop and Columbia counties. and administeringall all facets facets of citycity government. e City Manager oversees the daily business of the city The City Manager oversees the daily business of the city nd plans and directs the activities of the various city and plans and directs the activities of the various city The person appointed to this position will serve until the next district election in May 2021. epartments. They serve as planning, development, departments. They serve as planning, development, ersonnel and budget officer and purchasing agent for Applicants personnel and budget officer and purchasing agent for are required to reside within the District and be a registered voter. Applications e city. They also supervise the preparation of the city’s the city. They also supervise the preparation of theaccepted city’s will be nnual budget, oversee all city property, act as business until February 1, 2019 at 5 PM. annual budget, oversee all city property, act as business gent for the Council in the sale of real estate and CNA’s encouraged to apply agent for Council in the sale of real estate and egotiation of the franchises, contracts and leases. 30/60/90 reviewswebsite with potential for pay increases. or may be negotiation of franchises, contracts and leases. 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Campaign to restore access to the Doris Davis Trail gains support Classic Ridge Trail Access Campaign (TAC), a group of volunteers from the 200 plus home owners of the Classic Ridge and surrounding neighborhoods
of Manzanita, are moving forward with asking the court for relief in order to restore trail access to the beach community. The group has made numerous
efforts over the past months to reach out to property owners who built a fence earlier this summer across Doris Davis Trail. The response from the owners has been more fortification of the fencing and unfriendly communication with various residents of the Classic Ridge community. The group details their plans to ask the court for relief in their latest blog post. Their first step is to file a quiet title action in Tillamook County Court seeking a declaration that the public has a right to continue using
the trail. According to the Oregon Supreme Court, if the public openly uses a trail for more than 10 years, without permission of the owners, then the public can acquire a prescriptive easement across private land. The trail has been used for well over 40 years by hundreds if not thousands of people, well before the present owners acquired the land. The goal of the action is to ensure the public has access to the trail they have utilized for over four decades and provide safe passage in the occurrence of
a tsunami. The group is also seeking to raise $15,000 from community members to support the legal effort. A long-time trail user passionate about securing the right for everyone to continue to use the trail is initiating this fundraising effort. Any funds not used for the litigation will be applied to other efforts to improve beach access from the neighborhood or donated to Trailkeepers of Oregon’s work on the coast. Donations to support the efforts of the Classic Ridge Trail Access Campaign can
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grandchildren will enjoy thriving communities now and for the future. It would be wonderful if the big, multinational corporations that profit from our resources would have the foresight to protect them for the long haul—for instance, if big corporations replanted sustainably instead of in monoculture-style tree plantations. But these corporations are beholden to their shareholders, so they focus on short-term profits and cut corners on sustainable practices while opposing environmental protections. That’s why we need Debbie Boothe-Schmidt to repre
sent us in Salem. She knows that a stronger future for our region requires prioritizing our planet and protecting our air, water, and land for future generations. She supports 66 sustainable forestry practices that don’t compromise our water supply, and she will protect our shores from offshore drilling. And unlike her opponent, Suzanne Weber, she doesn’t rely on donations from corporate interests like the Koch Brothers, Tesoro, and Chevron, companies that are willing to exploit our resources without truly protecting them for the long haul. Debbie knows the North
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be made online (https:// www.gofundme.com/f/doris-davis-reopening)
Classic Ridge Trail Access Campaign is a group of volunteers from the 200 plus homeowners of the Classic Ridge and surrounding neighborhoods of Manzanita, Oregon. They are dedicated to ensuring trail access to the beach community and are open to all interested supporters. Learn more at https://trailaccess5. wixsite.com/manzanita.
Coast is more than just a tourist destination. It’s our home. If you care about our environment, join me in supporting Debbie Boothe-Schmidt to be our voice in Salem. Ferency Warrenton
Daniels needs to listen to the will of the voters I wanted to let the people of Garibaldi know that Paul Daniels, our recently recalled City Council member is circumventing the will of the voters by reportedly running AGAIN for a City Council position. Mr. Daniels is clearly not listening to the people that voted by majority to approve a recall based on behavior unbecoming of a City Council member. Not withstanding the audacity of Mr. Daniels to run for City Council, his refusal to listen to the people of Garibaldi demonstrates that he certainly won’t listen to us if he gets re-elected. We have some good candidates vying for two council positions. I would encourage everyone to take a look and be ready to vote on November 3. Laurie Wandell Garibaldi