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Seven Capes Bird Alliance to host April 12 hike at Nestucca Bay NWR............8
Bingo is Back
Annual SOLVE Spring Cleanup to include event at Sand Lake OHV Riding Area...... 9
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Variety of community activities featured in the Sun’s calendar of events................... 10
Vol. 19, No. 469 • April 4, 2025
Pacific City State Airport attracts national attention
Egg-centric Fun Kids invited to annual Nestucca Valley Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19 NVS amongst TPUD’s 2025 Community Support Grant recipients Tillamook PUD announced on March 25 the local organizations selected to receive funding through this year’s Community Support Grant Program. Following what TPUD describes as a comprehensive review process by its Board of Directors, Neskowin Valley School joined a list of other not-for-profit entities that were awarded funds for their community projects this year. NVS was awarded funds for the NVS STEM robotics program. In addition to NVS, other recipients were: Bay City Boosters Club (for its Welcome Garden), Cape Meares Community Association (for medical equipment for the Cape Meares AllDisaster Emergency Preparedness), Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers (for the Tillamook Hope Center dormer and roofing renovations), Marie Mills Center, Inc. (for computer replacements), Neah-Kah-Nie Coast Arts Music and Cultural Foundation (for investment in the NCAM’s arts programs, education & events), Neah-Kah-Nie School District (for safety lighting enhancements outside the middle and high school), Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy (for furnishings in the waiting area), Oceanside Protection Society (for power sources for the OVERT Emergency Assistance Center), Oregon Coast Children’s Theatre- Oregon Coast Children’s Center for the Arts (for restoration work at the Fairview Grange), Pine Grove Community House (for lighting and improvement projects), Sitka Center for Art and Ecology (for Energy Enhancement Upgrades),
Tillamook Association for the Performing Arts (for new stage lighting), Tillamook Beekeepers Association (for a pavilion at the Apiary and Garden Center), Tillamook County Charities dba The Hope Chest Thrift Store (for outdoor lighting improvements), Tillamook County Composite Squadron (for the construction of a compass rose at the Tillamook Municipal Airport), Tillamook County Pioneer Association (for new flooring at the TCPA building at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds), Tillamook Gun Club (for Trap #4 repairs), Tillamook Softball Association (for building a new home for Tillamook Softball and expanding fields for youth and the community), Tillamook Swiss Society (for a new heat pump), and White Clover Grange #784 (for a water system upgrade). A total of 37 applications requesting a combined amount of more than $292,000 in funding were received this year. With this number of community projects and limited funds budgeted towards the program, TPUD says the grant selection decision was very difficult for its Board of Directors. TPUD added it is excited to support these outstanding organizations and looks forward to the positive impact each project will have within the community. The Tillamook PUD Community Support Grant Program was developed in 2003 to assist local not-for-profit organizations in funding projects that promote economic growth and enhance community liveability in Tillamook County. The Board of Directors budgets funds for the program annually; the amount budgeted for the program in 2025 was $100,000.
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The value of Pacific City State Airport is getting national attention thanks to an article in the March/April edition of U.S. Department of Transportation’s, FAA Safety Briefing magazine. In an article titled “National Treasures – American General Aviation Airports,” published on page 16 of the magazine, the Pacific City State Airport was one of several such airports that were highlighted. In addition to sharing the importance of regional airports — of which it says there are approximately 4,800 in the U.S. — the article notes that each has its “own unique characteristics and charm.” It notes that general aviation airports are important because they “facilitate transportation to thousands of locations not served by commercial aviation.” Enter the focus on the Pacific City State Airport, along with seven other airports across the land. In focusing on the airport here, author Nicole Hartman delves into the history as she notes it has existed since the 1920s. She then highlights what makes it special — first noting its popularity and its perceived value because of its “economic, emergency, and transportation impacts.” She also notes its proximity to services is key. “It’s a short walk to restaurants, fishing on the Nestucca River, the scenic ocean, and lodging,” she writes. Other positives she points to includes the ability to borrow one of the airport’s bikes and the “quaint feeling” of the airport. Hartman concludes her summary with a warning of sorts: “Pilots have also reported there is usually a prevailing crosswind resulting in ‘fun’ landings.” Additional airports featured in the article were Mackinac Island Airport, Michigan; Alton Bay Seaplane Base, New Hampshire; Sedona-Oak Creek, Arizona; Gilliam-McConnell Airfield, North Carolina; George T. Lewis Airport, Cedar Key, Florida; Furnace Creek Airport, California; and Big Creek Airstrip, Idaho. To read the complete story, visit https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/ files/MarApr2025.pdf.