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Organic support Organic farmer’s house burns community supports with donations Staff Writer
ehalem Valley organic farmer Jeff Trenary, of Kingfisher Farm, lost all his belongings after his home was destroyed in a fire July 24. A GoFundMe page has been set up with a goal of $50,000. As of Friday, Aug. 6, $39,694 has been raised. Jeff has been supplying much of the local fresh regional produce for almost 30 years. He was the first organic Nehalem organic farmer Jeff Trenary with his daughter, Lucy. Jeff lost all his belongings after farmer on the Oregon Coast. The family moved to the prop- his home was destroyed in a fire on July 24. erty in 1986. The house was a I could live with that but all city for a year. has been helping out with the small house that Jeff built a large the family photos, things that I Jeff plans to build a new strucManzanita Farmer’s Market. addition on. collected traveling all over the ture to live in on the property. “I’m really happy they want to Jeff said an electrical fire had world. My dad traveled all over “The house literally burned to do this,” Jeff said. “My children started in the basement. He woke the world too and he left me a lot the ground,” Lucy said. “It had have gone on to become other up and smelled smoke. of things.” a basement and two stories. All professions.” “As soon as I saw there was Jeff also lost all of his farm of that debris is basically in the Jeff has two other children: an actual fire, I went outside and records and tools. The farm basement.” Clinton and Mercedes. His chilcalled 911,” Jeff said. “The only records are important to look back Jeff had been doing the Astoria dren were hoping to continue with way into my basement is from and see data from year to year. Farmer’s Market for 20 years. the house. outside so I opened the base“That’s really a big loss itself,” Lucy Trenary said her dad rallies “From my personal experience, ment door and I could see where Jeff said. around people with food. If there really be aware of the danger there was some wires that were Jeff’s daughter Lucy, born is a fundraiser or potluck, he of fire,” Jeff said. “The fireman burning.” Megan, grew up in the house. always shows up with produce. told me that at least 80 percent of He grabbed a fire extinguisher She is now living and attending “He has a strong, incredible house fires are bad wiring.” and tried to put the fire out. He college in Portland. It is the only presence,” Lucy said. “He’s just a Jeff said he has known a couple had a two-foot fire extinguisher home she knows. She had lived very cool guy.” of people who have burned their and said it hardly did anything. there off and on since she was 6 Before COVID-19, Jeff had 25 houses down by a barbecue. His advice to everyone is to have years old, farming with her dad. restaurant accounts, co-ops, stores Lucy said the love and support multiple fire extinguishers. Lucy said losing the home has and did business in Portland. He the family has been receiving has “I tried to get the garden hose been one of the biggest losses she has been running a big operation been truly humbling. Jeff said going but there was too much has experienced. She spent the for 30 years. He said a lot of people have poured out so much smoke by then,” Jeff said. “I gave last few years there and it was people call him the godfather of love to him and he feels so loved it my best.” going to be her home. Everything organic farming. Even after his by the community. The community has been she had throughout her life was in house has burned down, he still To donate to Jeff Trenary and rallying around Trenary and his the house: photos from growing calls people up for orders. his family, visit the GoFundMe family, donating and supporting up, newspaper clippings, journals, When Jeff retires in a few page at https://bit.ly/3fzWZnG him, via a GoFundMe page at items her grandma gave her when years, the O’Dea family will take https://bit.ly/3fzWZnG she graduated, and everything over the farm. Jeff has been menSend comments to: headlight“It’s a really hard experience,” else she did not need to live in the toring Brian O’Dea. The family reporter@countrymedia.net Jeff said. “Just losing my house,
Preparing for the next heat wave T
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he Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has submitted an After-Action Review (AAR) of the June 2021 excessive heat event to Gov. Brown’s office. The AAR assesses government efforts to prevent and prepare for extreme weather events and outlines recommendations for immediate and future implementation. Brown directed OEM to lead the expedited review following the excessive heat that occurred June 25 to June 30, in which at least 83 Oregonians tragically lost their lives to heat-related illness. With potential triple-digit temperatures expected again this weekend, OEM is working with local emergency management partners and fellow state agencies to immediately implement recommendations from the report to help ensure Oregonians are prepared for the extreme heat. The AAR analyzed collaborative actions by federal, state, tribal, local agencies and non-profit organizations to respond to the unprecedented heat event. Topline results found that partners moved quickly to assess regional needs and align outreach to provide information and resources to their communities on how to stay safe. “While these efforts undoubtedly saved lives, it is unacceptable that so many were unable to access the available resources,” OEM Director Andrew Phelps said. “Oregon lives were lost to the heat, highlighting gaps where improvements are needed to reduce the impact of future extreme weather events” Phieps said the OEM is calling on state, local and regional 7 29467 70001 8 governments,
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community organizations and the public to pull together and prepare for the hot summer months ahead -- and the inevitable effects of our changing climate. The review presents 16 recommendations for immediate and long-term implementation. The state is working swiftly with partners to implement immediate recommendations; four of which have already been put into action. Those include: • Increased and earlier health information sharing with local leadership. • Ensuring 211 is resourced to provide 24/7 coverage to respond to inquiries and requests for assistance. • Ongoing conversations with local partners to waive public transit fares during extreme heat events. • Prioritizing the importance of readiness for Oregonians and communicating the importance of checking on neighbors, relatives and coworkers. Long-term recommendations advise governments to prepare for future climate-driven events by identifying communities in need, enhancing early communication around the risks of extreme weather and implementing infrastructure-level policy changes to mitigate the effects of climate change. Oregon’s Public Health Director Rachael Banks said OHA is looking at innovative approaches to help Oregonians protect themselves during extreme weather conditions like excessive heat, including working on new strategies that will make existing housing healthier and safer. “Simple steps such as weatherizing a home can help keep cool temperatures in and hot temperatures out.” Banks said. “Such improvements can also help people avoid wild-
fire smoke that has become a common part of our summers.” Gov. Brown’s statement Brown issued the following statement following the Oregon Office of Emergency Management released its after action report on the June extreme heat event, and in advance of extreme temperatures this weekend: “Because of the impacts of climate change, it’s clear that we will face very high temperatures in Oregon again. What we learned from June’s extreme heat wave is that we all must do more at every level––state, county, local, and individually––to prepare for extreme weather events. “With triple-digit temperatures expected this weekend, I am directing state agencies to work proactively with local emergency management partners to implement the recommendations in this report immediately. “We all have a role to play in emergency preparedness. Lives were saved in June by neighbors checking on neighbors, and friends and family making sure vulnerable Oregonians had a place to go to cool down. As we head into another very hot weekend, please make sure your family has a plan, and sign up for emergency alerts at ORAlert.gov today.”
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illamook County Health Department reported during a Tillamook County Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday, Aug. 4, 52 COVID-19 cases from July 18 to July 31. The previous two-week period had 30 cases. “Our one-week case count is also something we monitor pretty closely,” Administrator Marlene Putman said. “We had 42 cases in this past week with 15 of those on the weekend from Friday through Sunday this week.” Putman said the majority of individuals testing positive in the county are not vaccinated. The county has had nine breakthrough cases out of 100. The health department is looking at seven potential workplace, public gathering and event outbreaks, Putman said. There are two confirmed official workplace outbreaks, with five or more COVID-19 cases. Oregon Health Authority confirmed Tillamook Youth Correctional Facility has six reported cases and Tillamook County Creamery Association also has six reported cases. “The delta variant continues to be the prevalent variant circulating Oregon and across the United States at this time,” Putman said. “There are 179 cases being tracked in Oregon at this point.” As of Aug. 4, there are 20 delta variant cases in our region, which includes Tillamook, Clatsop, Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah and Washington counties. Even if you are vaccinated, you can still carry the virus and pass it on to others, Putman said. The increase is cases began after the removal of masks, but there were also other things happening at the same time, Putman said. The health department is encouraging people to wear masks in public indoor spaces. “We’re still learning across the country and across the world if people are fully protected with the vaccine,” Putman said. “We know they don’t get as sick.” If you’re feeling ill, stay home. COVID-19 testing is available at no cost. “If you need to get tested, you can come in to your 8th Street annex,” Putman said. “Give us a call at 842-3900 so we can schedule you.” For more information on the COVID-19 vaccine, call the health center’s nurse information line at 503842-3940. A vaccine walk-up event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at Tillamook High School, located at 2605 12th St. in Tillamook. Vice-Chair David Yamamoto said in the courthouse, in the state of Oregon, circuit court areas are requiring masks. Masks are also required in public areas of the courthouse. People are required to wear a mask when entering the courthouse, vaccinated or not. When the courthouse meeting rooms are used for jury assembly, masks will be required. Gov. Kate Brown also mandated masks in all state offices, such as the DMV. Schools this fall will require masks for all students and personnel. Places such as health care facilities and transportation continue to require masks as well. Commissioner Erin Skaar said the commissioners are not voting on a mask mandate. These are recommendations being made by OHA. Some folks are against wearing a mask or getting vaccinated. Social distancing and staying away from large gatherings are other ways to help. Yamamoto said the universal masking is about personal choice. Even if you have been vaccinated, if you have underlying health conditions or are elderly, you should consider wearing a mask in public indoor spaces, he said.
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Garibaldi council approves 18 one-bedroom apartments and nine sites for housing Hilary Dorsey Staff Writer
Garibaldi City Council approved during an emergency meeting Friday, July 9, an application from Coastal Housing Solutions to build 18 one-bedroom units and nine sites for housing. During a previous meeting July 1, the city committed to fast track
the project with the goal of construction beginning this fall. At the July 1 meeting, the council voted to deny the permit for the application of conditional use for a 66-unit apartment complex. “Also at that meeting, we heard from Mr. Halter that he and Mr. Daniels had come to an agreement that they would
offer rather than the 66 unit apartment complex, that they would submit a new application for 18 one-bedroom apartments, plus nine sites for houses to be built,” Mayor Tim Hall said. Hall said he spoke to Ron Halter, a partner on the application with Paul Daniels, who reaffirmed he is no longer interested in building the
66 unit apartment complex. Halter would like to begin construction no later than September, Hall added. “I am asking the city council to reconsider the motion that was made to deny the application for the 66 unit apartment complex as a first motion and second motion to accept the offer by Coastal Housing Solutions and Mr.
Halter and Mr. Daniels to build an 18 apartment unit plus nine sites for houses,” Hall said. Daniels said the new application proposes 18 one-bedroom apartments in the C zone and a subdivision in the R zone. “We don’t know exactly how many lots there will be,” Daniels said.
Coastal Housing Solutions withdrew their application for the 66 unit apartments upon approval of the new application. The council approved Halter’s offer to build 18 one-bedroom units and nine sites for housing. Send comments to: headlightreporter@countrymedia. net
Fair offers four days of fun for everyone
The 2021 Tillamook County Fair runs Wednesday August 11 through Saturday August 14, from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Here’s what you can expect to see and do when visiting the Fair. Entertainment is free with your Fair admission.
Daily Take a break to watch courtyard entertainment on our outside stage all day The carnival opens at noon with rides and games each day: Purchase your unlimited ride wristbands online through Tuesday August 10 at 8:00 pm: https://www. tillamookfair.com/p/tickets Starting Wednesday August 11, wristbands will be available for purchase onsite at the Fair for $40. Pari-Mutual Horse Racing starts at 1 p.m. in our grandstand arena. Check out the exhibits throughout the grounds, from 4H and FFA animal projects to local residents showcasing their best art, photography, flowers, culinary delights, land products, crafts and hobbies,
and textiles pieces. Try some Fair food (locals swear by elephant ears and Pronto Pups!) and visit the many vendors for some fun Fair memorabilia. Kids will love Brad’s World Reptiles, with his many live exotic animals on display to see, and some to touch.
Courtyard Entertainment Courtyard Stage hosts a variety of performances throughout each day of Fair. These performances are free and include a variety of music and performing acts: Street Drum Corp (you will also find them strolling around the Fair throughout the day) Godfrey the Magician Dr. Fun & Dr. Good, balloon artists Washboard Willy’s One Man Band Local dance performances Ice cream tasting contest Ronni Kay, vocalist Justin Lepard, cellist & violinst Robert Meade, musical
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Fire districts look to consolidation in some parts of the county Fire Department one day a week to progress towards this goal. The current full time employee staffing between these three agencies combined is two, including two part-time fire chiefs, a full-time division chief and 35 volunteers. The agencies’ financial budgets are being strained by duplication of positions and understaffed stations with an annual call volume climbing beyond feasible capabilities. Staff and volunteers are being challenged both physically and mentally with the increased call volumes, long duration of calls, and increased training requirements. The most feasible solution is a consolidation that would encompass three agencies into one single fire district. The fire chiefs have been meeting monthly to discuss steps, goals and a time frame continuing towards a consolidation option. Recently, training officers
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join this committee and continue the path to success. It is the goal to consolidate Garibaldi Rural Fire District, City of Garibaldi Fire and Bay City Fire Department into one district by the end of 2022. This committee will be tasked with public education, support and assisting with setting goals to accomplish this time frame. This commitment will require individuals to be proactively involved with their local fire department, community and committee meetings. If you are interested in joining this committee, please contact your local fire agency representative. Garibaldi Rural Fire District, & City of Garibaldi Fire Department, Fire Chief Jay Marugg: (503) 322-3635 Bay City Fire Department, Fire Chief Darrel Griffith: (503) 377-0233
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from each district were included to coordinate an interagency training plan that will bring the departments together weekly, increasing interoperability and streamline incident operations. Garibaldi and Bay City have been training together and moving forward with progress for transitional ease. They have also been working together on incident coverage to improve serviceability and interoperability. Tillamook Fire and Rockaway Beach Fire have been key supporters and partners in getting to this point; their continued support moving forward will be vital to overall success. Bay City Fire Department has a citizens committee helping set goals and providing input on solutions for their agency. At this time, Garibaldi Fire Department would like to reach out to the community and ask for 1-2 citizens within the city of Garibaldi or Garibaldi Rural Fire District’s boundaries to
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For several decades, fire departments around the state have been struggling with staffing and providing adequate services to their patrons. The Bay City Fire Department, Garibaldi Rural Fire District, City of Garibaldi Fire Department, Rockaway Beach Fire Department, Nedonna Beach Fire District and Tillamook Fire District have been working for several years to find a solution for this problem. Recently the Garibaldi Fire Department, Garibaldi Rural Fire District and Bay City Fire Department have decided to proceed towards a district consolidation. Tillamook Fire District and Rockaway Beach Fire Department will continue to support the agencies with interagency training and operational aid agreements. Garibaldi and Bay City will be entering into an inter-governmental agreement for the sharing of Garibaldi’s training chief services for Bay City
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Turtle VanDemarr bids farewell to Coast at concert in Cannon Beach Joe Warren
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Turtle VanDemarr, band leader, guitarist and vocalist with the popular Richard Cranium and the Phoreheads is saying farewell to all his friends and fans on the Coast by hosting a concert in Cannon Beach in City Park on Thurs. Aug. 12 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. one last time. Turtle has been playing music on the coast for over 40 years and has performed with various bands and musicians in Cannon Beach, getting his start playing at the Tolovana Inn when they first opened around 1975. He says he used to live in the Bugs Ear cottages and worked at the Tolovana Inn that first summer.
“This is our farewell, our goodbye to the community we’ve loved playing for over the years. It’s also a memorial event to honor the late Billy Hults (a former band member who was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame),” Turtle said in a phone interview last week. “Carmen and I have sold our beach house in Arch Cape and are heading to Mexico.” Turtle said he’s been battling cancer for the past six years, and it’s time to slow down and retire. “I may come back from Mexico in a box for all I know,” he said jokingly. Turtle just turned 71-years-young last Friday but still loves to get on stage and play what he calls, “Rock-N-Roll Jazz with a
lot of Blues and Rockabilly influence” type of music. Turtle and his bands have also been mainstays at the San Dune Pub in Manzanita and as well at the Nehalem Winery. Turtle grew up in Portland but was always drawn to the Coast. “I’ve loved the Coast since I was a little kid, I always got so excited when we would come to the Coast,” he said. “It’s magical here.” When Turtle first started to play at the Tolovana Inn, his band opened for Phil ’N the Blank Spots. “We played for three months to a packed house every night,” he said. “It was such a fun summer.” The Coast has always been special for Turtle, he has many friends, good
memories, but Cannon Beach will always be extra special to him. “Cannon Beach is very much an arts community with lots of very talented people and artists of some sorts,” he added. “I have longtime friends in the area and I want to make sure they all know it’s my last go-a-round for the foreseeable future.” From here Turtle says, he and his wife Carmen are taking a long vacation to Mexico. The concert is free to the public, but tips for the band are much appreciated. Bring your blanket or lawn chair, sit back and enjoy the Foreheads farewell to the community concert.
Turtle VanDemarr plays lead guitar. Courtesy photo
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Community, Board & NCRD, I was told by a long term board member ‘you don’t want to get on the wrong side of the board, we have our own way of doing things’. This statement has caused me to take a closer look at the operations and relationship between the board and NCRD. I found the following concerning and took my questions to Bill, NCRD & the board. I’m told my questions are inappropriate, my numbers are not accurate and my questions/requests need to be in writing, I will then be advised how much it will cost for me to receive the answers. The Finance Mgr’s. position is posted on NCRD’s website and shows the position as 30 hrs/wk, hourly wage up to $25.50/hr. Doing the math it comes to $765/ wk, $39,780.00/yr. The last two budgets have budgeted a salary of $52,500.00. The prior Executive Director hired his friend Bill D, not as Finance Mgr, but contracted him as a Finance Consultant? According to the expense reports, NCRD has paid to B. Devlin consulting $81,664.00 during the 2020/21 fiscal year, ending June 30, 2021. If you look at the statement from June 2021, Bill Devlin Consulting was paid $8,887, 2 ½ times what a new Finance Manager’s monthly salary
would be today? I have asked and not been told if Bill also received the $52,500 budgeted salary for Finance Mgr? And, if you look in the July board meeting documents, you will see the line item for Finance Manager was paid out at 104% of budget for the fiscal year. That money went somewhere, to someone… who? AND, if it went for services of Bill D, where is that reflected? I have been unsuccessful in finding anything in the board minutes from 11/2019 referencing any of this? So here we go, NCRD send me an invoice: 1. Given the job description currently posted, it appears to describe what Bill D. has been doing for NCRD since 10/2019. What is the source of being $30,000 over the budgeted amount of a Finance Manager for (2020/21), and over twice the salary of what the next person accountable will receive? Where was this over-budgeted money pulled from? 2. NCRD states adamantly Bill is not an ‘employee’, if that is so, why is he listed as ‘staff attending’ at every board meeting since 12/2019? If not an employee, is Bill renting office space from NCRD as a contractor? If not an employee why is Bill’s email; admin@ncrdnehalem. org? 3. When was this ‘Contract’ put to bid to our community over the past 2 years, as required by a public entity. 4. Please provide a signed/
dated copy of the original contract and the renewed contract for 2020/21. 5. Who has inspected, approved and signed the checks for the $5,000-$8,000/ mo invoices submitted by Bill Devlin Consulting, since this went from an employed position to a contracted position? Please provide copies of detailed invoices from 10/1/2019 - 8/1/2021. Last question, not related. $2 million has accumulated over the last 20 years which is not included in the designated new pool account. This new pool account includes the bond sale proceeds(4+m) and loan proceeds(3m) with the additional $2 million included, there would be over $9 million in an account, 100% committed to the new pool and nothing else. Doesn’t it make sense to have all funds in the same account? Why is it not? As a concerned patron who is asking for reasonable public info which we as a community deserve, I am hopeful we will find out if any of these questions are addressed, discussed or answered at the NCRD board meeting Thursday, August 12th, 6pm. We will also have the opportunity to meet and welcome the new Executive Director, Dominic Cortinas. I hope you will join me. Thank you
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Legal Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR VARIANCE APPLICATION The City of Nehalem Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the application indicated below on August 26, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at Nehalem City Hall. (Masks may be required to attend this hearing.) Request: Application for Variance to standards for street-facing housing, parking lot setback and curb, and off-street parking for a mixed-use building. Applicant: James M. Fanjoy, Architect. Owner: Rocinante, LLC Location: Northeast corner of the intersection of 7th Street and H Street. The property address is 36005 7th Street, Nehalem, Oregon. Map/Tax Lot#: 3N1027AC Tax Lot 2700. Zoning: Commercial (C). Criteria: This application will be evaluated against the following provisions of the Nehalem Zoning Ordinance: Section 157.125 to Section 157.128 – Commercial Zone; Section 157.307 – Vehicle Parking Standards; and Section 157.400 to Section 157.403 – Variance. Persons interested in the proposal should become involved in the land use decision-making process. Anyone desiring to speak for or against the proposal may do so in person or by represen-
tative at the hearing. Written comments may also be filed with the City of Nehalem prior to the public hearing. The Planning Commission’s review is for the purpose of making a decision on the proposal. A decision by the Planning Commission to approve or deny the application will be based upon the above listed criteria and these criteria only. At the hearing it is important that comments relating to the request pertain specifically to the applicable criteria. Failure of an issue to be raised in the hearing, in person or by letter, or failure to provide sufficient specificity to afford the decision-maker an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal to the City Council or Land Use Board of Appeals based on that issue. All documents, evidence, and staff reports relied upon by the applicant, including a list of Nehalem Zoning Ordinance approval criteria applicable to the request, will be available at least seven days prior to the hearing for inspection at no cost at City Hall, or online at www.nehalem.gov. A printed copy can be obtained for $.25/page. If you need any special accommodations to participate in the hearing, please notify City Hall 48-hours before the meeting. For further information please contact Melissa Thompson-Kiefer, City Manager/ Recorder at mthompson@ nehalem.gov or by phone at (503) 368-5627.
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Supporting Local Journalism Supports This Community Dean Ridings
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he Local Journalism Sustainability Act (LJSA) was recently introduced in the House and has now been introduced in the Senate – and will benefit every member of this community! Unlike many issues in Washington, this legislation has bipartisan support and is focused on delivering benefits to local communities across the U.S. by sustaining local news organizations, including this newspaper. Newspapers are facing significant fiscal challenges due to technological disruption, including Google’s and Facebook’s use of newspapers’ content without compensation. This legislation provides an important, but temporary means of support to help newspapers with needed transition, and it deserves the support of Congressional representatives across the country. The bill incentivizes the behaviors needed to facilitate changes to the business model. Please join your local newspaper in calling on members of Congress to support this legislation. The LJSA has been designed to provide a much-needed boost to newspapers. What it isn’t is a permanent handout for local newspapers. Instead, it’s a well-thought-out approach to help sustain local newsgathering efforts through a series of tax credits that expire in five years. And it not only will provide aid to newspapers, but also to subscribers and local
small businesses through tax credits that will benefit them directly. Newspaper subscribers already understand the importance of their local newspaper and that their continued support is critical. Through this legislation, subscribers will receive a tax credit of up to $250 per year. It’s a winwin for subscribers as this tax credit will cover a significant part of their annual newspaper subscription, no matter if it’s print or digital. For local businesses, there’s a direct benefit from the LJSA, as well. When they use the effective print and digital solutions of their local newspaper, they will be eligible for a tax credit up to $5,000 the first year and $2,500 per year for the next four years. Not only will this credit offset some of their advertising investment, it also will help them improve their business by reaching more customers and generating more sales. It keeps money invested locally and helps maintain jobs and support other local initiatives.
For local newspapers, the LJSA provides a much-needed bridge to continue the evolution toward a digitally-based model. The temporary tax credits for newspapers will be tied directly to maintaining healthy newsrooms and employing professional journalists committed to producing local news and information. The benefits will be local, not redirected to national media organizations, and provide local readers with continued access to the content that’s most important to their lives. However, in order for the LJSA to provide these benefits to subscribers, local businesses and newspapers, it needs the support from members of the House and Senate. And the best way for that
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to happen is for them to hear directly from their constituents and supporters. To support the future of local newspapers, reach out to your representatives and encourage them to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, and – in turn – support the communities they serve. There’s a benefit for everyone. On behalf of its approximately 1,500 newspaper and associate member companies, America’s Newspapers is committed to explaining, defending and advancing the vital role of newspapers in democracy and civil life. We put an emphasis on educating the public on all the ways newspapers contribute to building a community identity and the success of local businesses. Learn more: COVID-19 cases is mainly occurring with the unvaccinated population. The commissioners will continue to monitor the situation daily. Send comments to: headlightreporter@countrymedia. net
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A Fun Time _______________________________ Accounting _______________________________ Appliances _______________________________ Art/Gallery _______________________________ Auto Body _______________________________ Auto Service ______________________________ Bikes ___________________________________ Boutique Shopping _________________________ Cannabis Dispensary ________________________ Catering _________________________________ Clothing _________________________________ Computer Sales & Service _____________________ Cars & Trucks ______________________________ Cultural Experience _________________________ Customer Service ___________________________ Date Night _______________________________ Dentistry ________________________________ Entertainment ____________________________ Electrician Service/Install _____________________ Family Attraction __________________________ Family Night ______________________________ Financial Institution ________________________ Fishing Guide _____________________________ Fishing & Hunting Equipment/Supplies______________ Florist __________________________________ Gardening Supplies & Plants ___________________ General Contracting/Construction ________________ Gifts ___________________________________ Golf ____________________________________ Groceries & Sundries ________________________ Health Spa/Fitness__________________________ Heating & Air _____________________________ Home Furnishings/Decor______________________ Home Improvement _________________________ Jewelry _________________________________ Landscaping & Lawn ________________________ Live Entertainment _________________________ Marina __________________________________ Museum _________________________________ Outdoor Recreation _________________________ Overnight Camping _________________________ Overnight Lodging __________________________ Pet/Livestock Supplies _______________________ Real Estate Office___________________________ RV _____________________________________ Senior Living _____________________________ Support Groups ____________________________
Best At What They Do Include first and last names of individuals and place of business
BEST LOCAL PLACE FOR:
CUSTOMER SERVICE GROCERIES & SUNDRIES JEWELRY
H63992
Jared Scudder
2500 Main Ave N Tillamook, OR 97141 (503) 815-1400
Annual Event _____________________________ Bartender _______________________________ Boss/Manager _____________________________ Charter Service ____________________________ Doctor __________________________________ Educator ________________________________ Esthetician _______________________________ Financial Advisor ___________________________ Fitness Coach _____________________________ Food Server ______________________________ Hair Stylist _______________________________ Insurance Agent ___________________________ Manicurist _______________________________ Massage Therapist __________________________ Mortgage Agent ___________________________ Non-Profit _______________________________ Pharmacist _______________________________ Police/Fire/EMT ____________________________ Property Manager __________________________ Real Estate Agent __________________________ Repairman/Handyman _______________________ Roofer __________________________________ Spiritual Leader ___________________________ Therapist ________________________________ Veterinarian ______________________________
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H63924
2021 BALLOT
A Fun Time OPEN DAILY 204 1/2 Main Ave., Tillamook
Best Local Place for Appliances
100% FAMILY OWNED
allstarappliance.net 503-842-2211 2111 Third Street, Tillamook H63984
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