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Tillamook County at 44 positive COVID-19 cases Hilary Dorsey
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he Tillamook County Board of Commissioners held their weekly community update meeting Friday, Sept. 18, through teleconference and discussed COVID-19 updates, resources for depression and anxiety, and the aftermath of local fires. “Our PPE supply is good,” Adventist Health Tillamook President Eric Swanson said.
Tillamook County Community Health Centers Administrator Marlene Putman said if you are feeling anxiety or depression, connect with resources. You can reach out to your behavioral health or primary care provider at the health center or connect with the Tillamook Family Counseling Center. The county is at 50 total cases with three new positive cases as of Sept. 14; six presumptive, and 44 positive, Putman said. Age ranges for
the three new cases are 50-59, 60-69 and 70-79. There are six active cases and 44 closed cases. The health center reports that two people are currently hospitalized out of the county with COVID-19 related illness this week. There have been zero COVID-19 related deaths in the county and 2,847 negative tests. Tillamook Family Counseling Center Executive Director Frank Hanna-Williams said if you have concerns about
anxiety and depression, please reach out. You can reach the counseling center at 503-8428201 or 1-800-962-2851. Hanna-Williams said they were able to provide support to some Lincoln County residents when they evacuated to Tillamook County. Gordon McCraw, incident command and emergency management, said as of Thursday, Sept. 17, the Oregon Department of Forestry called the Pike Road Fire 301 acres and 100 percent
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contained. This was one of the biggest fires the county has seen and no homes were lost, McCraw added. He said it was an honor to lead the incident command team. The community also stepped up in countless ways. A shelter was open at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds and most of the individuals sheltered there were from Otis. Oregon Rep. David Gomberg said the fires at the north edge of Lincoln County
were close to Tillamook County. There are still large areas on the northern edge of Lincoln County that are closed. “The pictures are just heart wrenching,” Gomberg said of the fires that took place throughout Oregon. “There are entire communities that have just been reduced to ash and twisted metal.” Send comments to: headlightreporter@countrymedia. net
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A grant of $73,800 along with a Friends of NCRD donation of $1,400 and funds from NCRD and the Nehalem Bay Pickleball Club, pickleball can be played on new courts. Courtesy photos.
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t all started in July, 2017, when members of the Nehalem Bay Pickleball club came in to talk about the possibility of building pickleball courts. Pickleball is considered to be the fastest growing sport in the country, and the representatives explained that there is only one older court in the area. Often there is a lengthy wait for a court because of the number of people wanting to play. It took time, but eventually a plan was developed for NCRD to apply for a grant from Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD). The club’s role was to assist by raising over $10,000 in donations and securing numerous letters of support from the community, necessary components in a successful grant application. The OPRD grant was submitted in the spring of 2019 and was awarded last September in the amount of $73,800.
The Friends of NCRD also donated $1,400 to the project, with the balance funded by NCRD. There was still of lot of work to do. Construction plans had to be completed, and Brittell Architecture (with Jim Fanjoy in Nehalem) was hired to design the courts. First, we had to have the NCRD property on 7th street surveyed. Then we had a geotechnical survey completed because of the low elevation of the land. Eventually it was determined that construction of the courts was feasible. The project was advertised locally and state-wide. The low bidder was Bob McEwan Construction in Gearhart. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 29th, with many community members in attendance, and excavation started the following Monday. Several more phases of construction continued through the summer and work
was completed on Sept. 4. A grand opening ceremony was held Sept. 11, featuring sparkling wine, champagne, and pickles with cheese balls. About 50 people attended, including many members of the Nehalem Bay Pickleball Club. In attendance were Michael McEwan from McEwan Construction, Scott Havens from Pacific Ace LL, NCRD Board Chair Jack Bloom, Nehalem Bay Pickleball President Gordon Louie, past President David Gostnell, and Friends of NCRD President Constance Shimek. The courts are open for use by the general public at no charge. The courts may be reserved for specific times for a small fee. NCRD appreciates the support from the Nehalem Bay Pickleball Club, the Friends of NCRD, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, and the City of Nehalem for making this project a reality.
Rockaway Beach Lions help SOLVE beach cleanup Hilary Dorsey
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he Rockaway Beach Lions Club hosted a beach cleanup Saturday, Sept. 19. The event was part of SOLVE Oregon’s annual Beach & Riverside Cleanup and the International Coastal Cleanup, a worldwide effort to keep our beaches healthy. Organizer Mark Fiebig said the cleanup had 30 volunteers
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on the beach: seven youth and 23 adults. Thirteen volunteers had originally signed up online on SOLVE’s website. “Typically we would have 70-90 people,” Fiebig said. An estimated 400 pounds of trash were collected, Fiebig added. This is about half of what is usually collected during cleanups. At this cleanup, people found cigarette butts, plastic bottles and dog poop bags. “Most interesting was a Neah-Kah-Nie High School freshman who found an injured Cooper’s hawk,” Fiebig said. “She called wildlife rescue and stayed with it until rescuers showed up.” Hauling, disposal and recycling services were donated by R Sanitary and Tillamook County. The Lions Club provided snacks, refreshments
and free hot dogs as a thank you to the volunteers. SOLVE’s 37th annual Beach & Riverside Cleanup will continue with events until Oct. 4 with volunteer litter cleanups and restoration efforts both along the coast and inland. An increase in reports of coastal litter throughout the
summer, including take out food containers and personal protective equipment, has fueled volunteer efforts to care for Oregon beaches. There are a total of 45 project locations throughout Oregon, including 11 beach cleanups that took place on Sept. 19.
hen locals need help, organizations throughout Tillamook County step up. It happens after natural disasters, accidents, business setbacks and now the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the Tillamook County Creamery Association’s Hometown Resilience Fund, plus a portion of the lodging tax managed by Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (Visit Tillamook Coast), assistance is on the way for tourism businesses hit hard by closures, furloughs, and vastly reduced revenues. The Marketing Renewal Grant will help local businesses with promotions in 2021 as they recover from the impacts of COVID-19. Applicants can apply for up to $20,000 and must submit a marketing work plan as part of the application process. Collaboration with other tourism businesses and individuals is highly recommended, and support by the tourism organization will be available throughout the year. “We’re taking a different approach with this grant, one that I’ve seen be very helpful – the cohort model,” said Nan Devlin, executive director of Tillamook Coast Visitors Association. “I’ve taken part in cohorts with Travel Oregon and Business Oregon, and we used it during the planning of the North Coast Food Trail in 2017. It’s a way to share ideas and conduct business together, all while the grantees implement their market outreach.” Devlin said if COVID-19 continues to be a public safety issue in 2021, or the state mandates continued closures that impact the ability to fully conduct tourism-related business, Tillamook Coast Visitors Association would revise the marketing project schedule if needed. The grant application opens Sept. 1; submission deadline is Nov. 1. Download the information packet and application at www.tillamookcoast.com/grants. For questions about the grant, contact Amy Blackburn, grants administrator, at amy@tillamookcoast.com “When our communities are strong, so are we, and we want to support the people and place that have supported us for decades,” said Paul Snyder, executive vice president of Stewardship at the Tillamook County Creamery Association. “We are hopeful that these funds will bring a little relief to the important businesses that make up the fabric of our community.”
Meditation series offered at Hoffman Center in October A
six-week meditation series offered by the Art of Aging/Art of Dying will begin on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 9 a.m. The series is open to experienced meditators as well as beginners. The group will explore several different types of meditation practices, including guided meditations, mantras and breath focus. There also will be discussion of ways meditation helps bodies and minds. Multiple studies have shown that by reducing stress, meditation can help with age-related issues such as poor sleep, anxiety, memory loss and high blood pressure. Chairs will be provided, but attendees can bring yoga mats or meditation cushions if they prefer. If you have physical constraints, you can meditate in the sessions sitting, lying down or standing, whatever is most comfortable. Due to social distancing requirements for indoor events, class size will be limited to 10 people. Pre-registration at https://hoffmanarts.org/events/meditation_ series/ is required, because of the restricted class size. The cost for the series is $25. The class will have multiple instructors, each with experience teaching different meditation styles. For further information, contact dcipolla3@gmail.com.
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The Tillamook County Face Mask Project, in partnership with the Tillamook Creamery, delivered 2,500 face masks to the Neah-KahNie (NKN) School District on Sept. 2. Dylan James and Nicole Bringuel, of the Tillamook County Face Mask Project, delivered the masks. The NKN School District said via social media that the donation involved approximately 500 hours of volunteer time. Bringuel said volunteers, from Manzanita to Hebo, worked around the clock to get the masks done by September. Tillamook Creamery had also donated masks to the face mask project, which made the 2,500 mask delivery possible. Bringuel said the face mask project delivered 500 masks to NKN for their graduation. All masks were in the school colors. The school district thanks the Tillamook County Face Mask Project, Tillamook Creamery, Hurd’s Upholstery and more. “We’re having to reevaluate things as they come up,” Bringuel said. The face mask project will also be delivering masks to
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Bringuel thanks the community for their support. Shops have donated fabric. The county has come together and showed their strength. “We’re proud to be part of this group,” Bringuel said.
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Letters to the Editor Elect leaders that plan for change The future is now in Manzanita. We can’t call our growing city a village. We can’t insulate from growth. We need to vote for individuals who can steward balanced, careful and strategic growth. That’s why I support voting for Mike Scott, Mayor, Thomas Aschenbrener, Councilor and Hans Tonjes, Counselor. The world is happening around us, out of our direct control. Climate change adversely impacts us now. From the 2016 tornado to the 2020 fires and Covid-19, we no longer remain in a unique bubble geographically or intellectually. How we plan, prepare and address our city government matters. We can’t manage our city as we did 30 years ago, and we can’t save our way to success by cutting jobs, working out of temporary quarters and micromanaging timecards. Building infrastructure, safety and resilience into our city is essential to its long-term
sustainability, and livability. Population shifts, travel limitations, work-from-home are happening now. We can’t put up imaginary gates, post keep-out signs or shut down rentals. The Sharing Economy has transformed vacation destinations all over the US. We can’t stop that movement, but we can manage, balance, evaluate and adjust how we handle STRs and coexist successfully. We need to support our incumbent leaders running for reelection. They’re seeking to balance quality of life, support small businesses, protect public health and safety, and support community services. We occupy the planet together. We succeed together; part-timers, full-timers, renters, owners, neighbors and visitors. We must elect leaders that help us plan for change. Donna Morrow Manzanita
Manzanita Water Fund paid 50% of City overhead under Kugler
A detailed review of Manzanita City budgets and audits from 1989 to 1996, the period when current city council candidate Randy Kugler was City Manager, reveals that Kugler managed the city’s overhead allocations in the same way that he has relentlessly criticized. For months, Mr. Kugler and his supporters have criticized the way Manzanita has apportioned the City’s administrative overhead costs among the City’s departments and funds. Specifically, they have complained that allocating 50% of the compensation for the City Manager and Assistant City Manager to the Water Fund is excessive. They have also alleged that a new indirect cost plan adopted by the City Council that has the Water Fund paying 32% of those costs is too high. Manzanita 2020, a citizens group, requested budget and audit records from the period when Kugler was City Manager. Three researchers examined those records in detail. What they found surprised them. “We didn’t know what we would find,” said
Deb Tinnin, one volunteer who reviewed the records. “We just wanted to know how Mr. Kugler had managed the City’s administrative overhead when he was in charge.” The records reveal that Mr. Kugler treated Manzanita overhead costs during his tenure in the same way that he now criticizes the current City management and City Council for using. The City’s budgets from 1989-96 show the Water Fund paid from 46% to 61% of the compensation for administrative personnel and even higher shares of other overhead costs (such as 80% of City Hall building maintenance). Mr. Kugler now advocates that City employees fill out daily time cards to allocate their work hours among City departments and funds, but he did not do such record keeping himself when he was city manager. “We found an ‘attendance card’ that shows how many daily hours Mr. Kugler spent on the job,” Ms. Tinnin said, “but there is no indication of time spent on different funds or departments.” In fact, Mr. Kugler assigned the same percentage of employee time to the Water Fund every year from 1991 to 1996. There was no variation that would be expected if they were using time cards to indicate differing amounts of time spent on City departments and funds from year to year. “It is exceedingly strange that Mr. Kugler as a candidate is criticizing the very cost-sharing measures that he fully embraced when he was a city employee,” Ms. Tinnin said. Finally, the review found that for three years running, during Mr. Kugler’s tenure and Terry Staehnke’s term on the Budget Committee, the City’s auditor refused to
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Marine Board approves 16 cycle two grants The Oregon State Marine Board approved 16 boating facility grants for motorized and non-motorized boating access and improvement projects around the state during a special Marine Board meeting held virtually on Aug. 27. This is the first grant cycle to award waterway access permit funding for non-motorized access projects and education programs to encourage safety into this growing activity. The following grants were approved beginning with the facility owner, the project location and description, funding sources, and total project costs: • Oregon State Parks: Bullards Beach State Park, Coquille River. The Board approved cost increases for the debris boom with $63,419.34 in state boater funds, combined with $21,139.78 in applicant cash for a cost increase total of $84,559.12. • Port of Arlington: Port facility, Columbia River. Funding to replace the flush restroom, add showers, expand the parking area, and add paddling access and a staging area. The Board
approved $183,695.26 in state boater funds, $95,064.74 in waterway access permit funds, combined with $226,884.00 in applicant match for a project total of $505,644.00. • Yamhill County: Rogers Landing, Willamette River. Funding to repair the shortterm tie-up dock. The Board approved $47,091.00 in state boater funds, combined with $15,697.10 in applicant match for a project total of $62,788.10. • Bureau of Land Management: Spring Recreation Area, Brownlee Pool of the Snake River for the self-adjusting dock replacement, and guide rail repair. The Board approved $48,950.00 in state boater funds combined with $53,900.00 of applicant match for a project total of $101,900.00. • Oregon State Parks: Nehalem Bay State Park funding to replace the boarding docks. The Board approved $103,779.00 in state boater funds combined with $33,500.00 of applicant match for a project total of $137,279.00. • Port of Alsea: Port Marina funding to improve
paddling access by installing a kayak dock. The Board approved $28,000.00 in waterway access permit funding, combined with $17,000.00 of applicant match for a project total of $45,000.00. • Port of Alsea: Port facility funding for paving the gravel parking area. The Board approved $39,750.00 in state boater funds, combined with $13,250.00 in applicant match for a project total of $53,000.00. • Clatsop County: Westport boating facility located in Westport Slough off the Columbia River. Funding for consultant services for a lift station and other utilities. The Board approved $35,000.00 in state boater funds, $2,500.00 in waterway access permit funds, combined with $17,939.00 for a project total of $55,439.00. • Douglas County: Amacher Park on the North Umpqua River. Funding for consultant services and permitting. The Board approved $17,500.00 in state boater funds, $17,500.00 in waterway access permit funds, combined with $12,693.00 in applicant match for a project total of $47,693.00.
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• Port of Garibaldi: Tillamook Bay Crab Harbor and Ghost Hole Floating Restrooms to replace the piling. The Board approved $16,800.00 in state boater funds, combined with $50,400.00 in federal Clean Vessel Act funds and $983.00 in applicant match for a project total of $68,183.00. • Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership: Funding for hands-on boating and water safety education through 12 canoe trips with an anticipated 240-288 participants from underserved communities. Canoes will be launching from Willamette Park in the Lower Willamette River. The Board approved $22,740.00 in waterway access permit funds, combined with $11,030.00 of applicant match for a project total of $33,770.00. • City of Reedsport: Umpqua River, former Bumblebee Cannery site, funding for property acquisition for parking to serve nonmotorized boater using the Bumblebee boat ramp and docks. The Board approved
$50,000.00 in waterway access permit funds, combined with $53,850.00 in applicant match for a project total of $103,850.00. • City of Estacada: Estacada Lake Shore. Funding to assist with permitting for the future installation of a nonmotorized dock, gangways, nonmotorized boat rental and storage enclosure. The board approved $35,000.00 in waterway access permit funds, combined with $385,500.00 in applicant match for a project total of $420,500.00. • Coos County: Tenmile Lake. Funding to replace the gangways for the short-term tie-up dock and multi-use dock. The Board approved $46,282.50 in state boater funds, $28,240.19in waterway access permit funds, combined with $38,438.04 in applicant match for a project total of $112,960.73. • Coos County: Tenmile Lake. Funding for a kayak launch on a multi-use dock. The Board approved $33,037.54 in waterway access permit funds, combined with $16,143.86 in applicant
match for a project total of $49,181.40. • Vive NW: Funding for 24 informational and multilingual boating and water safety education videos. The Board approved $100,000.00 in waterway access permit funds, combined with $25,000.00 in applicant match for a project total of $125,000.00. The Cycle Two Boating Facility Grant funding totals equate to $602,267.10 in motorized boating dollars, $412,082.47 in waterway access permit dollars, $50,400.00 in federal Clean Vessel Act funding, $991,933.10 in applicant funding match for a total project value of $2,056,682.35. Cycle Two grant projects are to be completed before June 30, 2021. “We’d like to thank people who took advantage of the new grant application comment process,” said Janine Belleque, boating facilities manager with the Marine Board. “We received 67 individual comments which were considered by the Board for awarding the grants.”
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The Oregon Department of Human Services has received approval from Food and Nutrition Services to disburse increased food
benefits in September. This additional $30 million for eligible Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will bring the total increased benefits to $150 million. SNAP households will automatically receive the additional allotment in the same way they receive their current benefits. For most customers this is an EBT card. The additional benefit amount will be disbursed on the schedule below to all eligible SNAP households. Some recipients may not see it until the following day. Oregonians already enrolled in SNAP do not need to take any additional action. The increase brings all households to the maximum SNAP benefit. Households that already receive the maximum benefit will not receive any additional benefits. This allotment will not permanently change a household’s monthly benefit amount. It is a temporary
supplement to help during the current health crisis. The Oregon Department of Human Services will not be sending individual notices to households about the emergency allotments.
Questions? To determine the maximum allotment for your household, visit https://govstatus.egov. com/or-dhs-benefits. SNAP customers can contact their local SSP or AAA office for more information. Find a local office at: oregon. gov/DHS/Offices/Pages/index.aspx For other ways to connect with DHS, contact 211info: • By calling 2-1-1 from any phone • Text your zip code to 898211 • By email at help@211info.org • 211info.org
Garibaldi seeks applicants for planning commission Hilary Dorsey Staff Writer
Garibaldi City Council during a special meeting Monday, Aug. 24, tabled the appointment of a commissioner to the planning commission until more applications are submitted. As of Aug. 24, Paul Daniels, former city councilor, was the only applicant. City of Garibaldi voters recalled Daniels from the city council on July 14. “Having been a resident of Garibaldi since 1992 and serving the community throughout that time, I am very devoted to the best interests of Garibaldi,” Daniels wrote in his application letter to city council. “I have served on the city council, Port of Garibaldi, Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Garibaldi Museum to name a few.” Public comments at the meeting centered on the potential appointment of Daniels to
the planning commission, after being recalled, with citizens voicing concerns and outrage. Mayor Judy Riggs said the vacancy has been open a couple of months. “I feel at this time, it would not be an appropriate time to vote on said application,” Council Vice President Melissa Elmore said. “We only have one.” The council approved unanimously to table the appointment of a commissioner until they have more applications to consider. If you are interested in serving on the planning commission, submit a letter of interest to Garibaldi City Hall by contacting Administrative Assistant II Laura Schmidt at laura@ ci.garibaldi.or.us. The council will vote on any submissions for appointment. Send comments to: headlightreporter@countrymedia. net
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Oregon experts to discuss local tsunami evacuation Two state scientists will present an online discussion of evacuation challenges that will face residents of the Nehalem Bay region in the event of a major earthquake and tsunami. The event, hosted by the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay, will be held at 1p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, and will be accessible online via Webinar to a maximum of 100 viewers. Registration for the online discussion can be done through the EVC’s website – evcnb.org. The state experts are Althea Rizzo, PhD, geological hazards program
coordinator for Oregon Emergency Management, and Jonathan Allan, PhD, coastal geomorphologist for the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI). Tillamook County Emergency Manager Lieutenant Gordon McCraw will also be on hand to address the county’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent wildfires. A large-scale Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake striking off the coast of Oregon is expected to generate a disastrous tsunami. Coastal residents and visitors
would have only 10-20 minutes to reach safety, and the only way to get there would be on foot. Rizzo will outline the role of her agency plays in emergency planning and response. “Since we can expect to be isolated for a long time following a major event, I’m sure she will stress what we always stress,” said EVCNB President Linda Kozlowski. “Learning to take care of ourselves until outside help can arrive.” Allan will discuss updates to his agency’s recent “Beat the Wave” study of the Nehalem
Bay region. The study, completed late last year, analyzed the impact broken roads, collapsed bridges, landslides, and liquefaction would have on people trying to get out of the danger zone. “The study mapped out the most efficient escape routes,” said Kozlowski. “Then it calculated the speed people would need to walk or run, and whether escape would even be possible.” Time will be made available during the webinar for questions and answers from the audience.
OHA partners with Oregon Department of Education, Lines for Life
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Oregon Department of Education (ODE), Lines for Life, and local suicide prevention champions are collaborating to launch the Suicide Prevention and Wellness Program for school districts. This program, part of the new statewide School Safety and Prevention System, is designed to support school districts in implementing and sustaining solid, evidence based and racial equity centered suicide prevention policies and plans. In 2019 the Oregon Legislature passed Adi’s Act (Senate Bill 52) and the Student Success Act (Section 36). They required each school district in Oregon to have a suicide prevention, intervention and postvention response policy and plan, and established a statewide School Safety and Prevention System. Adi’s Act was named after Adi Staub, a young transgender woman in Oregon who died by suicide in 2017. Basic Rights Oregon, the statewide LGBTQ advocacy group, worked with Adi’s family to develop and introduce Adi’s Act in the Legislature, and, after it passed, were also
engaged in planning. “This program is being designed and implemented by a very special group of leaders, staff, and volunteers across many organizations,” said Lon Staub, Adi’s father. “Their collective passion, commitment and expertise gives me confidence that we can provide hope, health and healing to at-risk youth and their families.” “It’s so powerful to see this legislation become a reality for kids throughout the state,” said Nancy Haque, executive director of Basic Rights Oregon. “The purpose of Adi’s Act is to ensure that, no matter who students love or how they identify, they are protected, supported, and see a future for themselves in Oregon.” Oregon Department of Education is responsible for coordinating implementation of the legislation, and OHA and Lines for Life work to support this critical piece of the statewide School Safety and Prevention System. The Suicide Prevention and Wellness Program for school districts established by Adi’s Act includes the
following projects: Suicide Prevention and Wellness Program positions, and mini grants and additional training opportunities. “All of our students deserve to feel safe, welcome and secure,” said ODE Director Colt Gill. “Through the Suicide Prevention and Wellness Program, we’re one step closer to making schools the welcoming safe haven our students need and deserve.” “While we know that suicide is a preventable cause of death, we also know that we must continue to do as much as we can to create and maintain safety nets for all of our students, not just some,” said OHA Director Pat Allen. Suicide Prevention and Wellness Program positions As part of the Adi’s Act implementation, Lines for Life will hire four regional school suicide prevention and wellness coordinators across the state who will be supported by the School Suicide Prevention and Wellness Program manager at Lines for Life.
In spring 2020, prior to the creation of the School Suicide Prevention and Wellness Program, OHA began funding one position at Lines for Life dedicated to supporting school districts with Adi’s Act implementation and some mini-grant funding for school districts. The four new positions will collaborate with local suicide prevention coordinators, school districts, educational service districts (ESDs) and other local organizations to help connect the dots in suicide prevention policy to best serve students and their families. Each coordinator will be cross-trained in behavioral safety assessments, suicide prevention, equity and racial diversity, and social emotional learning. Each coordinator will be assigned to and located in one region: the Willamette Valley, Central Oregon, Southwest Oregon and Eastern Oregon. “This is going to save lives,” said Dwight Holton, executive director of Lines for Life. “It’s bringing together schools, public health, and, most importantly, community to do the work Adi’s Act envisioned – connecting young people to help,
equipping folks to respond to crisis, empowering young people to help each other. This work is going to build hope every day.”
Mini grants and additional training In partnership with OHA, Lines for Life is offering district-level grants of up to $1,500. Approved grants can be applied to costs of staff and student training and curriculum, as well as other costs associated with implementation of school suicide prevention plans. School districts can apply here. In addition, funding from OHA is available for school districts or local suicide prevention leaders to offer various trainings to students, staff, school counselors, parents and other adults. The Big Six suicide prevention training initiative includes Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA), Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), safeTALK, Question Persuade Refer (QPR), Sources of Strength, and Connect: Postvention. These trainings are offered at low to no cost.
Oregon men caught setting stolen crab traps await trial
Two men caught setting stolen crab traps in Cape Falcon Marine Reserve of the north Oregon coast await trial following a joint effort of citizen reporting and solid detective work. Bob Browning has fished Oregon waters all his life. He started fishing off the Garibaldi dock with his family when he was five years old. When he saw a strange object bobbing on the ocean surface, he pointed it out to his client, Dr. Sarah Henkel. m Henkel, a researcher with the Oregon State University Marine Program, was collecting data for her latest project: The feeding ecology of Dungeness crab in a reef area. She had hired Browning and “The Lady Lee” on April 3, 2019 to take her out to the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve for the research project. Henkel squinted to get a better look. It wasn’t a bird. Even through binoculars, neither the researcher nor the boat captain could identify the small black thing bobbing on the water’s surface. It definitely didn’t look like the bright orange and white surface buoys that marked her research beacons. Browning steered “The Lady Lee” in for a closer look. Browning reached down and pulled at the object. It was a black bait bag, about the size of his fist. Inside were two pieces of foam to keep it afloat. But when he tried to pick it up, there was resistance. And a long cord. Browning threaded the rope through his hydraulic lift and started the motor. When a crab pot broke the surface of the water, they knew there was trouble. The line continued. Another crab pot rose from the depths. They reached for their phones to report it. The Investigation Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Sergeant Todd
Thompson was on shift that day and took the call. He instructed them to pull the string of crab pots and bring them to the dock. The nearly invisible float marked a string of 19 pots, all with crabs in them. Even in areas where crabbing is legal, each pot must have a surface marker. But these were secretly placed in the center of the 12-square mile marine reserve, where commercial fishing is strictly prohibited. Trooper Jim O’Connor was surprised when he saw the string of crab pots on the dock that afternoon. And for good reason. Commercial crabbers generally paint all their pots the same color. These pots were a variety of colors. “It looked like a rainbow of crab pots sitting on the dock,” he said. “They were all different colors.” Not only were the pots different colors, but they were set with a variety of bait styles—another deviation from commercial crabbers, who set all their traps the same way. O’Connor concluded that the pots were stolen property and began investigating recent reports of stolen crab pots. One by one commercial crabbers stopped by the OSP office to identify and claim their gear. “All in all we had seven different commercial crabbers between Astoria and Newport who’s stolen pots showed up in this string,” he said. “We found eight pots that had been stolen from the same person.” Everyone thought that would be the end of it. The poacher and thief would surely never claim the pots, and likely not set gear in that area again. Still, O’Connor started tracking boats traveling in and near the marine reserve. He took notes and paid attention. Then he began an official investigation. Marine reserves protect habitat from human influence
and create a place for marine life to grow and mature, according to ODFW Marine Reserves Program Leader Cristen Don. With little fishing pressure, ecosystems have an opportunity to regenerate. “Greater populations mean greater opportunities to encounter fish and other marine life on Oregon waters,” she said.
A Break in the Case In May of 2019, Browning received a call from a buddy on another boat. “You won’t believe what just happened,” he said to Browning. “I’m going through the marine reserve, and I ran over a line attached to two strings of crab pots!” Browning asked for the location. It matched where he and Dr. Henkel had been the month before. Browning reacted quickly. “Don’t say another word,” he told his friend. “I’ll be right there. Don’t go anywhere and don’t tell anyone.” Browning immediately called the Turn In Poachers (TIP) Line. He reported what his friend found, then started his boat and headed out to the reserve. Senior Trooper Dave Herman, Trooper O’Connor and a member of the Coast Guard were close behind him aboard an OSP small boat. When they arrived, O’Connor pulled up several crab pots. He removed a few legal-sized crabs from each, discreetly marked them, then placed them back in the pots. They lowered the traps back into the water, then headed back to shore. The trooper knew he was going to have a long night at the fish processing plant, waiting for the marked crabs to show up. If they showed up. Several hours later, his patience paid off. The marked crabs came through the processing line, and they knew which boat had dropped them off. It was one of several
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O’Connor had been tracking around the marine reserve area. Troopers served several search warrants on the suspect over the following months, which solidified the case. Eventually they tracked him back to the marine reserve. In August 2020, a Clatsop County Grand Jury indicted Scott Edward Giles, 39, and Travis Richard Westerlund, 34, both of Astoria. Giles, captain of the fishing vessel The Baranof, faces 14 criminal charges including theft, criminal mischief, unlawful take, fishing prohibited methods and fishing prohibited area. The amount of stolen gear in his possession elevates his crimes to a level constituting felony theft. Westerlund, deckhand on The Baranof, faces 12 similar criminal charges. ODFW Director, Curt Melcher, describes the operation as a success in preserving fish and marine habitat. “We and our partners at OSP rely on information from non-enforcement personnel and this incident shows the important role that citizens play in our efforts to protect
the resource,” he said. “Moreover, illegal fishing activity negatively impacts participants who are following the rules.” O’Connor credits the OSU researcher and boat captain with solving this crime. “We would never have found those crab pots. This is a perfect example of the public working with law enforcement to identify and report a crime,” he said. Browning is quick to credit the state trooper. “O’Connor is good at his job,” he said, “I wouldn’t want to be the guy he’s after!” The Stop Poaching Campaign educates the public on how to recognize and report poaching. This campaign is a collaboration among hunters, conservationists, land owners and recreationists. Our goal is to increase reporting of wildlife crimes through the TIP Line, increase detection by increasing the number of OSP Fish and Wildlife Troopers and increase prosecution. This campaign helps to protect and enhance Oregon’s fish and wildlife and their habitat for the enjoyment of present and future generations.
Contact campaign coordinator Yvonne Shaw for more information. Yvonne.l.Shaw@ state.or.us. Rewards for information leading to a citation for poaching incidents involving fish and wildlife: • Bighorn sheep, mountain goat, moose $1,000 • Elk, deer, antelope $500 • Bear, cougar, wolf $300 • Habitat destruction $300 • Illegally obtaining Oregon hunting or angling license or tags $200 • Game fish, shell fish $100 • Upland birds, waterfowl, furbearers $100 Preference Points: • 5 Points - Bighorn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Goat, Moose, Wolf • 4 Points - Elk, Deer, Antelope, Bear, Cougar
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n Letters Continued from Page 4 ness of the City’s fixed asset balances because the City had “not maintained complete, detailed fixed asset records.” Another volunteer researcher asked, “Do Manzanita voters really want to elect to the City Council a candidate with such a mixed record of fiscal responsibility and who engaged in practices when he was City Manager that he now condemns?” For more financial and other election issue information visit Manzanita2020.org. Manzanita 2020
Old Mill needs to clean up abandoned boat docks Tillamook Bay pollution continues unabated. The boat docks at Old Mill Marina were abandoned many years ago and continue to shed harmful styrofoam into the ecosystem. As the tides and winds slowly tear apart the remaining pieces of the Old Mill boat docks, the blocks of floatation rub against the bottom of the bay (at low tide), and the remains of the dock
structure. Small particles of styrofoam are the absorbed by living creatures in Tillamook Bay. Sometimes, large blocks break loose and float away. Discussions with Old Mill management have occurred but after many months, the environmental hazard continues. Old Mill management should be ashamed. Terry Kandle Garibaldi
Time for short term rental policy change in Manzanita Three candidates running for Manzanita City Council, Scott Galvin for Mayor and Randy Kugler and Jerry Spegman for Council, are proposing a major policy change in how the City administers the Short Term Rental (STR) industry in our City. Rather than continue to allow the number of residential STRs to continue to increase under the current 17.5% allotment based on the number of residential dwellings that grows over time as new housing is built, we would propose a hard cap on the 268 rental units now in existence. We are soliciting citizen feedback on this issue as we campaign and would seek additional input
from citizens before making any final decision should we be elected. The present 17.5% policy was established in the 1990’s and was created at a time when STR activity was totally unregulated and a more informal activity by individual home owners than the “industry” that it continues to evolve into. We support the necessary work of the City STR Workgroup to improve program details of how the activity is administered and enforced to mitigate negative impacts in the neighborhoods in which they are located but this citizen group to date has not received this proposed policy direction from the Mayor and Council to consider as a part of their final recommendations. We are troubled by the City survey on STRs now being conducted which in its preamble notes “We have extremely low property taxes in Manzanita, and this percentage cannot be changed. Thus, short-term rental taxes account for the majority of the city’s budget and are a necessary part of our city economy.” We view this issue as a quality of life matter for our full time and regular part time homeowners and the messaging of this statement implies that there may be
www.NorthCoastCitizen.com negative consequences to City services should the continued growth of this income stream be interrupted. Sacrificing this valued experience to grow the City budget in order to provide necessary City services is a tradeoff that we believe is best solved with a new approach to the fiscal management of the funds currently received by the City. We ask for your feedback on this issue. If you wish to see this and other changes that we are advocating for then it requires all three of us to be elected to achieve a majority voice on Council decisions. We respectfully ask for that support in the November election. Randy Kugler Scott Galvin Jerry Spegman
Daniels’ empire
So why does Paul Daniels want to serve on the Garibaldi Planning Commission and City Council? By serving on either panel, Daniels reportedly wants to continue to guide an effort to change Garibaldi’s zoning code to allow for unrestricted developments of apartments throughout the city. Apartments could sprout up next to
a house, or rows of existing houses torn down to make way for a complex. To do this, Daniels needs three votes – a majority – on both the Commission and Council, and the help of the City Manager. Daniels currently has three votes on the Council with the appointment of his friend Gaylord Forsman, and the support of Mayor Judy Riggs and Councilor Melissa Elmore. Over the past two years, City Manager Geoff Wullschlager’s number one priority has been to help Daniels by convincing the Planning Commissioners to recommend a zoning code change that would benefit Daniels and his millionaire investors but do harm to Garibaldi’s quality of life. Wullschlager conducted so-called “workshops” on code changes, like one in November 2019 to persuade the Commissioners to act soon. In April 2018, as a resident, Tim Hall exposed a scheme where people were told the State of Oregon “required” the zoning codes be changed. This was a lie that once exposed was rejected by the Commission, City Council and most residents. Former City Manager John O’Leary resigned. The zone
change was actually written by Wullschlager and reportedly encouraged by Daniels. How else could a zone change impact residents? Already Wullschlager said at the 2020-2021 city budget hearing that the city’s water and wastewater systems require upgrades, no doubt meaning expansion to accommodate future apartments under Daniels’ empire. Residents could see dramatic increases in their water bill. Daniels will no doubt want the favorable three Council members to again grant him a two percent interest loan on the System Development Charges (SDC) as well as another big SDC fee discount. Residents will have a choice in a few weeks to vote to choose a new mayor and two city councilors. They can pick ones who want to change Garibaldi from a “fishing village” to a labor camp, or vote for candidates – Tim Hall, Katie Findling and Norm Shattuck – who want residents and business to have a true voice in planning our city’s recovery and future. Carolee North Former Planning Commissioner Garibaldi
Wild Coast Goods opens in Nehalem Chelsea Yarnell Guest Contributor
Justin Bailie and Ashley Mersereau have always been creative. For years, Bailie has worked as a freelance photographer while Mersereau has created jewelry. But now, they’re bring their creativity together. “We’ve both been working separately, but we’ve always collaborated and served as each other sounding board. But it’s exciting to come together and create something tangible,” Bailie said. “The Beehive [in Nehalem] reached out and presented the opportunity to rent her space and it was too good of an opportunity to pass up.” Wild Coast Goods, a small shop and gallery, opened in Nehalem last month. Shoppers will find handmade goods including jewelry, art, photography, plants, flowers, and woodwork. “We’re really excited to be here and be
open,” Mersereau said. “It’s something we always daydreamed about. We’ve both been working from home for a decade plus. I was interested in in having a job and a place where I interact with the public…to have a space that you create and people walk in and you interact with them in person.” Both Bailie’s and Mersereau work will be for sale as well as work from other local creatives. “The roster of artists and things you see in there will constantly be changing,” Mersereau said. “The best thing to do is to follow us on Instagram to see what’s new in the store. We also don’t want it to be too fancy. We want to keep it gritty; it is Nehalem.” Wild Coast Goods is located at 35870 7th Street in Nehalem. Current business hours are Thursday – Sunday, 11 am – 4 pm.
“What we hope to do is add something to the community and share some art and beauty to the world when things are really hard,” said Mersereau. “That’s really been reflective in the things as people come in and are hungry for it.”