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North Coast
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January 12, 2023
e all recall the January 2020 Pie Day as one of the last in-person events we attended that year … NOW IT’S BACK!! The 13th Annual North County Pie Day is coming on Saturday, January 21st. Once again, this fun and fantastic event will take place at the White Clover Grange in Nehalem (36585 Highway 53) and is a fundraiser for the Grange building fund. Over the last 10 years Grangers have made major upgrades to the 100+ year old historic building, and next up is exterior siding and painting. Come buy some pie, eat some pie and support the White Clover Grange building fund! For just $15 at the door ($5 for children 10 and under) you will gain entry to an exciting pie auction with the funny and entertaining Susan Tone returning for her 5th year as auctioneer. The auction will feature two dozen
creative, delicious, and impressive pies from local bakers, chefs, and restaurants. Following this fast-paced auction, there will be a pie and ice cream feast--fruit pies, custard pies, savory pies, vegan pies, gluten-free pies, and various piesbut-not-pies – all of them will be at this event! In addition, the incredible Liz Cole will kick off the festivities with her traditional and always compelling performance of “Ode to Pie.” (See her 2020 rendition at https://youtu.be/ujcux-3WPhc ) Presenting sponsors of North County Pie Day are Manzanita Grocery and Deli, Nehalem Lumber, Manzanita Fresh Foods and Manzanita Lumber. Join your community on Saturday, January 21st! Doors open
Says more information needed for newly elected officials Will Chappell at 2:30 pm and the auction starts at 3. There’s nothing better to get you through a winter’s afternoon than bidding on a delicious, locally made pie and then celebrating by eating lots of great pie and ice cream, all while supporting the White Clover Grange. Time, date, place
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Saturday, Jan. 21st at White Clover Grange 2:304:30 p.m. For more information about the White Clover Grange, go to www. whiteclovergrange.org or find us on Facebook.
Dungeness Crab season now reopened for recreational fishers, Jan. 15 for commercial O
regon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery season opens from Cape Falcon to Cape Arago on Jan. 15 after having passed all tests for the crab being ready to harvest. The season opens Feb. 1 from Cape Falcon north to Washington State in accordance with the Tri-State Protocol. Meat fill now meets or exceeds criteria in all areas of Oregon, and biotoxins are below alert levels in all crab tested from Cape Arago north. Domoic acid testing of crab will continue from Cape Arago south to the California border as test results today showed elevated levels of the biotoxin in that area. ODFW works closely with the crab fishing industry, the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, and the Oregon Department of Agriculture on testing and season openings. ODFW also coordinates with California and Washington to help create an orderly start to the season within the TriState region. Tim Novotny with the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission stressed the importance of being able to deliver a level of certainty in the product to the marketplace to start the fishery, both for industry and consumers to have confidence in the
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Commercial Crab fishermen haul in pots in this Headlight Herald file photo. ODFW is reopening crabbing along the Oregon Coast on Jan. 15, and reopened crabbing for recreational fishers last week. product. That comes through rigorous preseason testing and only opening regions where crab are ready for consumption. “Oregon’s Dungeness crab fishery has been recognized worldwide for its sustainable fisheries practices for generations now. The work we do with ODFW and the hard work and cooperation of the fleet helps us continue to work to solidify our reputation on sustain-
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ability, which is a huge benefit for the fleet and coastal communities year-round,” Novotny said. Novotny and Caren Braby, ODFW’s Marine Resources Program Manager, say generally the fleet and industry support later season openings when necessary to ensure crab are ready. This season has been just such a situation and industry has overwhelmingly supported waiting until now for
the season to start. “Look, everyone wants to start Dec. 1,” Novotny said. “But the fishermen know that this process sets a high bar on purpose, so consumers know they’re getting the highest quality and safest product possible,” he said. Braby agrees.
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Sat. & Sun. April 29-30, 2023 Saturday 9 am to 4 pm Sunday 11 am to 4 pm at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds
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Manzanita council delays decisions on projects
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anzanita’s new city council delayed decisions on several issues on January 4, expressing wariness about their predecessors’ committee selection process and asking city staff for more information on several items. The council gave final approval to a $1.6 million improvement of Dorcas Avenue to be complete by Advanced Excavation Inc. of Nehalem. The project is expected to take about six months and all the funding is coming from the city’s budget. Judge Larry Blake of Manzanita’s Municipal Court swore in Mayor Deb Simmons and Councilors Linda Kozlowski and Brad Mayerle at the beginning of the meeting. “I am here with a commitment to action,” Simmons said after being sworn in and thanking her predecessor, the retiring Mike Scott. After electing Kozlowski Council President by a unanimous vote, the council moved into the meeting’s business with the consideration of returning to in-person meetings. City Manager Leila Aman presented a report to the council that said it would cost around $750 monthly, or $9,000 annually to return to in-person meetings. Those costs stem from the city’s current lack of a city hall with council chamber, necessitating the rental of the Pine Grove Community House for public meetings. Additional funds would need to be allocated for staff time to maintain Zoom and YouTube livestreaming capabilities for the meetings. All six other cities in Tillamook County have returned to in-person meetings but Manzanita councilors remained reticent to commit to doing so. Each of the councilors said that with Covid case numbers high after the holidays, they were hesitant to meet in person. They said they might be willing to begin in March if numbers trend downward and postponed a decision until their February meeting. Council then heard a presentation on the ongoing stormwater system development charges assessment from Shawn Koorn from HDR Engineering. The assessment will lead to an update in charges that newly constructed buildings in the city pay to be connected to the water system. Those charges aim to equalize the cost burden for system upgrades that have been paid for by existing users over the years. The fee for stormwater system development was last updated in the 1990s and stands at $174. The ongoing assessment will be suggesting an almost tenfold increase in that fee to $1,700 for a 5,000 square foot lot, with larger lots paying more in direct proportion to their size. HDR Engineering will be bringing the final report to council at their February meeting where they will vote on the fee
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