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Board briefed on state forester recruitment

In the wake of senate bill 1051, members of the board of forestry were updated on Governor Tina Kotek’s plan for the recruitment of a new state forester, a responsibility reassigned from the board by the bill, on July 17.

Several board members were dubious about the importance of their positions given the change with Kotek natural policy resource advisors Geoff Huntington and Chandra Ferrari reassuring the board that they would still have a role to play.

“The board still, in my opinion has a very important role,” Ferrari said. “I still think you’re a very important interface point with the forester and with this agency and in terms of providing some clarity around how well the department is functioning in achieving the outcomes we’re all still going to collectively share for the department and for forest management in Oregon.”

Senate bill 1051 reallocated the responsibility for the hiring and firing of Oregon’s state forester from the board of forestry to the governor, in the middle of the process to find a replacement for Cal Mukumoto, who resigned from the post in January.

Kotek’s representatives were at the board meeting to detail the process the governor’s office will be using for the recruitment. Huntington said that Ferrari would be taking the lead on the recruitment and that their office was using the same framework they had in the recruitment of executives at six other natural resource agencies during Kotek’s tenure.

Huntington told the board that a recruitment firm had been retained and that the job listing would be posted sometime on the day of the meeting and remain active through the end of August.

At that point, applications will be reviewed by staff from the governor’s natural resource office, Board of Forestry Chair Jim Kelly and two board members, who will subjectively rank the candidates’ qualifications based on the recruitment criteria. Huntington said that in past recruitments, six to eight candidates have typically advanced.

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Garibaldi businesses ready for 101 reopening

WILL CHAPPELL Headlight Editor

Since last September, Garibaldi businesses have contended with difficult access slowing customer traffic throughout a major upgrade to Highway 101 through the city’s downtown.

With the project set to wrap up this week, just in time for the annual Garibaldi Days festival, Garibaldi Business Association (GBA) President Valerie Schumann said that her members wanted to encourage locals to come out to support the businesses and thank the project team from K&E Excavating.

“They were exceptional, really from the beginning they made a point to attend our Garibaldi Business Association meetings,” Schumann said. “Mike Zollner, who was their superintendent, was a face, he was really everywhere, and he came in and listened.”

The project to overhaul 101 with a new alignment, bike lane, parking spaces and ADA-accessible crosswalks between First and 11th Streets began last September and came with a price tag of $10.5 million.

Early on, the project did not cause many delays, but starting in March, intermittent one-lane closures began to disrupt traffic through the city, with waits to pass through sometimes surpassing half an hour, and impact

businesses.

Becky Sage, owner of the Ghost Hole Public House, said that her revenues had been down at least 25-30% from a normal

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year. Sage said that business during the days was particularly slow but that over the past month, evenings have begun to pick up. Sage credited the team from

Tillamook Fair musical lineup set

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three-day lineup of musical performances is set for Wednesday through Friday, August 6-8, at the Tillamook County Fair, with performances beginning each night at 8 p.m. in the Grandstand Arena.

Admission is free with your fair ticket so get ready to enjoy Chase Matthew on Wednesday, Fleetwood Mac tribute band Taken By The Sky on Thursday and Waylon Wyatt on Friday. Chase Matthew opens the 2025 Tillamook County Fair’s concert series on Wednesday night, August 6th. Bringing raw, real country straight from the heart of Nashville, Chase is known for hits like “She Loves Jesus” and his breakout album Born For This. With gritty vocals, honest lyrics, and a live show packed with energy, Chase is one of country music’s fastest rising stars and you won’t want to

miss him under the Tillamook summer sky.

On Thursday, experience the magic of Fleetwood Mac brought

to life with Taken by the Sky.

Known for capturing audiences with their authentic performances, this six-piece Portland-based band recreates the iconic sound and spirit of Fleetwood Mac at the height of their career. With gorgeous harmonies, impeccable musicianship, and a captivating stage show, Taken By The Sky delivers the music you know and love and a night you will not forget. Catch one of country music’s brightest young stars on Friday as Waylon Wyatt takes the Grandstand Arena, Main Stage at the Tillamook County Fair. An 18-year-old folk-country prodigy from Hackett, Arkansas, Waylon blends raw storytelling with Red Dirt soul. With over 100 million streams and his debut EP Til the Sun Goes Down already under his belt, he is carving his path alongside the genre’s greats, one song at a time. His live show is a must-see for any true country fan.

Garibaldi Days promises weekend of family fun

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Returning for its 65th year from July 25-27, Garibaldi Days features a schedule filled with fun activities for all ages centered around the Port of Garibaldi.

The main attraction will be Saturday’s parade, which, thanks to an ahead-of-schedule work completion by contractors overhauling Highway 101, will proceed on its normal course from the port down Seventh Street right on 101 to Third and back to the port via American Way at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

On Friday, festivities will get under way in the port’s event tent and along Jerry Creasy Way as

more than 60 vendors set up from noon to 8 p.m. In the evening, both Kelley’s Place and the Ghost Hole Public House will have live music.

Lumberman’s Park will feature a kid’s zone with bounce houses and Claudia the Chinook, an oversized, walk-in Chinook salmon classroom from the Nehalem Bay Watershed Councils, from noon to 4 p.m., a performance from the Tillamook School of Dance from 4-6 p.m. and a dance party from 6-8 p.m.

Saturday will again feature the kid’s zone at Lumberman’s Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and vendors on Jerry Creasy Way and in the port’s event tent from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The annual Water Ball Challenge between the fire department and coast guard will take place at 3 p.m.

Any Day Now will kick off Saturday’s musical acts at the event tent at 11:30 a.m., before a four pack of bands rock the night away from starting at 5 p.m. Ladies of the 80s will kick things off at 5 p.m., followed by Van Halen tribute band Jump at 6:15, Joan Jett/Pat Benatar tribute Jett-a-Tarr at 7:30 p.m. and AC/DC Tribute band Back Into Black capping off the night at 9:15 p.m. There will also be a beer garden open during the evening performances from 5-9:30 p.m.

Sunday will see the Garibaldi Days Car Show take over Biak

Avenue between Fifth and Seventh Streets from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with live music from 10 a.m. to noon, and vendors will have the option to remain on Jerry Creasy Way throughout.

The Garibaldi Cultural Heritage Initiative will be hosting a silent auction, with a preview gathering from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday and bidding on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at the Berkshire-Hathaway Real Estate Office at 406 Garibaldi Avenue.

Find additional information about all the events and a full schedule in the special section in this week’s paper or online.

Birth announcement

Colter Leroy Young born July 12, 2025. Colter’s proud parents are Kalli Swanson Young and Bob (Robert) Young of McMinnville. Grandparents are Steve and Brandi Young, Bloggett and Rich and Lara Swanson of Nehalem.

Great grandmothers are Pat Young, Tillamook and Betty Owens, Nehalem and Great-Great grandmother

Janice Urrey, Tillamook.

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seemed that people weren’t interested in stopping after sitting in a snarl of traffic. “They make their way through the 45-minute wait or 20-minute wait or whatever and they just keep going,” Sage said.

While the Ghost Hole has been able to keep all its employees, Sage said she had to cut back on hours somewhat and that she hadn’t hired more workers to staff up for the summer rush as she normally does. Sage said that she is a little stressed about the situation and possible decreases in on-street parking with the addition of bike lanes but that she was hopeful busi-

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Candidates will then move into three rounds of interviews.

ness would pick up, noting that she had just hired an additional staff member.

Phil Maske, owner of Belladonna Beads, said that while business had suffered somewhat during the construction, he had been surprised by the support shown by customers.

“Business was a little bit down, but I was pretty impressed by how much people made the effort to support us still,” Maske said. “There was a real press to support the store despite the construction going on.”

Maske credited the relatively strong performance to a combination of past patrons making a special effort to support the store and new customers seeing his store while in traffic and deciding to stop in.

“We had a lot of people who had never really noticed us before, even if

Garibaldi was part of their routine or part of their vacation,” Maske said, “they just were forced to take the time to notice us a little bit more.”

As part of the project, crews installed an entrance on a vacant lot that Maske had purchased next to his business to allow it to become a parking lot, and like Schumann and Sage, he said that the team at K&E had done everything possible to mitigate the impacts of the work.

Port of Garibaldi Manager Mike Saindon also echoed the positive sentiments about K&E and said that he is excited for the transformation the project will bring for the city.

Saindon said that the port had not been economically impacted by the project but that tenants at the property, which leases buildings to several busi-

nesses, had been. Saindon said that while everyone had weathered the slow year so far, many were stressed about making enough money during the remaining summer months to sustain them through the winter. However, like the business owners, Saindon stressed the necessity of the project for the community and said that he hoped to see future projects build on the work it has done to make downtown Garibaldi more accessible.

“I am hopeful that when the Highway 101 project is 1005 done the community and Garibaldi Business Association can continue to move forward with some main street projects and other things to move Garibaldi to the next level and make the town truly Walkable for people,” Saindon said.

“Hands to Work, Hearts

Dates of show: Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26 from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 27, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Free admission

Place: Tillamook United Methodist Church 3808 12th Street, Tillamook

Featuring vintage quilts and handwork

Door prizes

In addition to the exhibit, there will be a sales boutique of quilting supplies and handmade gifts.

The first will feature two stakeholder panels, comprised of members of different groups interested in forests, with Huntington mentioning the possibility of forest industry and conservation groups. The groups will offer feedback on the candidates, and the field may be narrowed.

Candidates will then interview with a panel consisting of two board of forestry members, staff from the department of forestry and executive-level employees from other state agencies. Huntington said that the goal was to winnow the field of candidates to three or four following this round of interviews.

The final round of interviews will take place with the governor’s executive team and Kelly, who will recommend two or three finalists for a decisive interview with Kotek.

Huntington said that the goal is to conduct the interview panels throughout September, allowing Kotek to do her interviews in the first week of October and reach a decision by Octo-

ber 17, a month ahead of the November 17 legislative days when Kotek will seek senate approval for the nomination.

Following several procedural questions about the recruitment, Kelly opened a discussion about the board’s role under the new law, and it quickly became clear that board members, especially Brenda McComb, were concerned about the change.

McComb started the discussion by pointedly asking Huntington and Ferrari what the board’s role would be now that they did not manage the state forester.

“Since we now have responsibility without authority to appoint the state forester nor to oversee or hold accountable the state forester, I would like to hear from Chandra and Jeff what they see as our role from this point on,” McComb wondered.

Ferrari said that the board would still play an important role in helping the governor evaluate the forester’s performance and that she was committed to creating mechanisms to promote communication with the board.

McComb pressed on the issue, saying that without the authority to oversee the forester, any attempts to resolve policy or management disagreements between the board and forester would be mediated by the governor’s office and that given recent events, she did not have much faith in receiving their support.

“We then have to trust that your office will listen to what we have to say,” McComb said, “and right now after the passage of the senate bill, I have very little reason to trust your office.”

McComb then again asked what authority the board would wield without oversight of the agency’s director.

Huntington chimed in that the board was now in the same position as the water resources commission and that they would continue to participate in policy setting for the department. Huntington argued that the board would still have lots of influence and said that the authority to hire and fire did not matter to the governor’s office.

McComb shot back that Huntington was describing a situation where the board would have responsibility without authority.

Huntington pushed back, arguing that the governor had always had ultimate discretion over the department and its human resources, with 1051 simply formalizing that authority. “The ultimate authority for the enterprise sits with the governor, working in partnership with our boards and commissions whether they have hiring and firing authority or they don’t,” Huntington said.

Kelly asked how the board could rely on the governor’s office to remain engaged after the recruitment policy ended when they had many other responsibilities. Ferrari said that she wanted to collaborate to establish best practices and expectations to create continuity in the board’s communications with the governor’s office.

Board Member Liz Agpaoa said that she was concerned the change would put state foresters in jeopardy of being fired for situations outside of their control, such as wildfires or inadequate funding mechanisms for the department, robbing the

department of stability.

Huntington said that Kotek stood up for her agency heads, specifically pointing to the Oregon Department of Transportation, which has perennial budget struggles, as an example of Kotek not turning on an embattled director. Huntington said that he also felt there was a better understanding of the challenges posed by climate change and budget constraints now than at any time in the past.

Hungtington argued the change would reduce the political pressures on future state foresters as long as they were transparent about issues facing the department.

“Our office believes that having the governor be responsible for the state forester being hired and fired and responsible for the duration of that tenure is part of settling things out,” Huntington said. McComb said she thought it was “incredibly naïve” to believe that transparency would keep an angry public from turning on an agency head and that she doubted the governor’s resolve in such a situation.

From there, the discussion began to wind down, but a commonality among several board members began to emerge when Kelly asked a question on behalf of Ben Deumling, who wondered how the board would be able to create meaningful performance measure for the state’s forests if they lacked authority over the state forester and why he should remain invested in the board given that.

Ferrari responded that the performance measures, like the board’s feedback, would play an important role in the governor’s evaluation of the agency.

However, that answer did not seem to assuage concerns, with McComb saying that the change had eroded her interest in investing time and energy in the board, and both Kelly and Board Member Joe Justice agreeing.

Kelly ended the meeting with an impromptu pep talk for himself, Justice and McComb, encouraging them to join him in remaining engaged.

“I guess we just need to—the three of us—put our big boy or our big girl pants on and do the work,” Kelly said, “because it’s going to be really important as all this transition happens that we’re not checking out early.”

Rockaway receives $1.4 million towards watershed purchase

WILL CHAPPELL Headlight Editor

Rockaway Beach’s city council voted to accept a $1.4-million grant from the Oregon Water-shed Board to support the purchase of the lower half of the Jetty Creek watershed at their July 16 meeting.

Council also approved a decrease in the speed limit on Highway 101 through the city’s business district from 30 miles per hour to 20, and appointed Patrick Ryan to fill a vacant position on the council. The $1.4-million grant from the Oregon Watershed

Board was awarded as part of the agen-cy’s drinking water source protection program and will contribute to staff costs, contrac-tors and the purchase of the 550 acres of the lower watershed that are owned by Nuveen Capital.

City Manager Luke Shepard said that the city was also “nearly approved” for a grant from the clean water state revolving fund, which should provide the remainder of the needed funds for the purchase, which is expected to be complete by October 2026.

In addition to accepting the grant, council also approved a $10,355 payment to Stimson Lumber to pay for

the company to mechanically brush the 10.9 miles of road in the upper part of the Jetty Creek watershed, which it owns, through 2028, rather than spray pesticides.

The speed limit decrease from 30 miles per hour to 20 in the downtown business corridor between North and South Third Streets came at the recommendation of the Oregon De-partment of Transportation.

Ryan was appointed to fill council position four, which was recently vacated by Alesia Franken. Ryan previously served on the Neah-Kah-Nie School Board for more than 20 years.

Garibaldi

Stop the City Manager’s Madness

While the City of Garibaldi desperately hired Jake Boone as its city manager at a substantial salary of $120,000, he now plans to relinquish a key responsibility of his job by creating a new City position of Recorder with a salary of $76,932. Boone is bound by the City Charter to carry out these duties. His response is: change the Charter.

Under Garibaldi Municipal Code, Section 2.10.060, “…the salary and benefits of the city administrator… may be revised from time to time by the City Council in its discretion and legislative function.” Therefore, the City Council has a duty and responsibility to the citizens of Garibaldi to adjust Boone’s annual salary to reflex his fewer duties, to accommodate the cost of the new position, and to recognize the City’s fiscal limitations regarding staff salaries.

Further, Boone has demonstrated he does not have the full qualifications required for the city manager post based on his lackluster performance to date and inexperienced on Public Record and Public Meeting rules that have been recognized by watchful citizens. The City is facing complaints to the State of Oregon’s Ethics Commission as a result of his rule violations.

As this new Recorder job is more than a $25,000 pay addition to a replacement clerical job required by City administration, Boone’s salary should be revised to $100,000. His current salary is already $40,000 more than the City paid to a more qualified and experienced city manager in 2021-2022. This salary adjustment is reasonable, generous and in the best interest of Garibaldi.

Our small city should not have to shoulder the large payroll for a very small staff. I remind the City Council and residents that part of Garibaldi’s financial troubles are connected to a situation in 2023 where big job titles and high salaries were set by employees who promoted themselves. The temporary city managers had no authority or Council permission to approve it, but the huge pay raises stand.

The Garibaldi taxpayers deserve fiscally responsible oversight of City staff.

The recent rejection by Boone on a salary freeze (to help reduce water/ sewer fees increases) and his refusal to cancel his across-the-board 3 percent staff pay increases demonstrates his lack of commitment to solve the city’s serious financial crisis.

Now, after jacking up water and sewer rates with little explanation, Boone has proposed having individual residents pay for costly sewer repairs on City property connected to their homes. More to come on this.

It’s time for responsible oversight of Boone from the City Council.

Tim Hall Garibaldi

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Nehalem Council raises water rates

WILL CHAPPELL Headlight Editor

Nehalem’s city council raised water rates by 8% at their July 14 meeting, to keep up with increases in the utility’s budget.

Council also heard an update on the Thompson Springs project being led by local nonprofit Sammy’s Place, which plans to bring ten units offering home ownership opportunities, with a portion dedicated to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), to the city.

The water rate increase came as the city heads into a new fiscal year and to close a gap between revenues and expenses caused when the council declined to increase rates in 2023. That put rates 4-5% behind expenses and a 5% increase last year was insufficient to make up for it.

City Manager Lori Longfellow told councilors that the water revenues were the city’s financial lifeblood and that it was important they not fall further behind on updating them. Councilors agreed with Wandell and approved the increase. The base rate for .75” pipes will now be $65.85.

Members of the team working on the Thompson

Springs project presented at the meeting, with Kevin Shluka who sits on the Thompson Springs Housing Advisory Committee and Shane Boland from construction company Owen Gabbert LLC speaking.

Work on the project began in earnest in 2019, when Tillamook County donated the three-acre property on Thompson Lane in Nehalem to Sammy’s Place after it went into foreclosure. At that point, there were hazardous material concerns on the property, but Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality and the United States Environmental Protection Agency donated staff time to remediate those issues, and it is now largely ready for development.

The plan for the project is to build six one-bed and four two-bed homes and a community building featuring a communal kitchen, generator and emergency supplies on the property. Five of the homes would be for people with IDD, while the others would be open to anybody to create an integrated community.

Residents will purchase the individual units while the common land remains under the ownership of a land trust.

Two of the units will be af-

fordable to residents making 120% of the area’s median income or less, while the rest will be even more affordable, though final prices will depend on fundraising efforts, as IDD individuals will also be eligible to participate in a Homebuyer Assistance Program.

The project is still in the design phase and Boland said that the project team is now evaluating necessary infrastructure improvements around the site to facilitate it, including widening Thompson Road and improving water service with the installation of a new loop.

Fundraising for the project has been successful thus far, with more than $3 million raised, including a $1.8 million grant from Oregon Housing and Community Services, $1.2 million from the Fairview Trust and $840,000 from the KUNI foundation.

Boland said that the project had an estimated construction price of $5.5 million and that his firm was still working to determine the cost of the needed infrastructure upgrades. He also said that the affordability level of the homes would be affected by the amount of money raised.

A random act of kindness

For some time now, I’ve been depressed and discouraged. It’s not just the medical issues I’m experiencing. It’s my beliefs in mankind. I follow current events closely and find them increasingly disturbing. The divisions and hatred in our country and world grow and are a real downer.

But an event happened to me on July 8, that absolutely floored me, stunned me and renewed my faith in human nature.

I was shopping at Fred Meyer in the morning. Needed groceries and a birthday gift card for my granddaughter. I pulled up to a checkout line in my electric cart with my basket filled with items (I’m disabled and can only shop with the cart).

There were two carts stuffed with items in front of me and a mother and daughter checking out. My Vietnam veteran cap started a long conversation. They were getting supplies for their annual family Oregon coast seafood fest. We discussed our histories, families and Tillamook stories. My groceries had been scanned and were waiting to be bagged when these other two finished bagging and left. When I asked the clerk when I should put in my debit card, she informed me that the customers in front of me had paid my bill. A $173 bill.

I was flabbergasted. Really brought to tears. They have renewed my faith in humanity. Despite being a divided nation, there are generous, warm, caring individuals on both side of the divide. We are, after all, all Americans. We pull together and help each other when things get bad. God bless America.

Bricker Fletcher Tillamook

Issues with ICE

The ongoing actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), whose tactics resem-ble abductions more than lawful enforcement are distressing and cruel. The quiet, often violent apprehensions of both documented and undocumented individuals—many of whom have lived, worked, and raised families here for decades—are a stain on our national conscience.

ICE operates in the shadows: snatching people off the streets, raiding homes without proper warrants, and detaining individuals in facilities where due process is often ignored. Many times ICE shows up in unmarked vehicles and wearing masks so they aren’t identifying themselves as “law enforcement” to the people they are taking. These are not just arrests—they are state-sanctioned disappearances. Families are being torn apart without notice, leaving children trau-matized and communities destabilized.

What’s most disturbing is the increasing normalization of these tactics. We are told these actions are necessary for “national security,” yet time and again, ICE targets long-standing members of our communities, not dangerous criminals.

This is a human rights issue, not just an immigration issue. ICE also received a significant budg-et increase with the recent passage of the Big Beautiful Bill Act. This is another cause for con-cern with this agency run amok. We must demand that Congress investigate and reform ICE calling for greater oversight, trans-parency, and accountability. The USA cannot claim to be the “land of the free” while allowing such inhumane tactics within our borders. We must stand up, speak out, and protect the dignity and rights of all people living in this country.

Mimi Maduro Tillamook

FENCEPOSTS

An Adventist Healthled group of 20 volunteers made a trip to Micronesia earlier this month. Our own Karen Walz, a physical therapist with Adventist, was part of the team. One of the main goals of the trip was to screen for Rheumatic Heart Disease in children (who have had untreated strep throat infections) and to set them up with treatment when needed to prevent Congestive Heart Failure. Karen helped with this goal as well as some Physical Therapy care. She focused on establishing care plans for a wide variety of patients, both those in Chuuk Hospital on the Micronesian island of Weno and those who are outpatients. The goal was to set up programs that individuals could continue alone or assisted by nursing staff or family. In-patient cases included patients with poststroke and other neurological disorders, amputation, cerebral palsy, burn care, and patients needing assistance

with bed mobility. Outpatient care involved patients with chronic pain (spine, shoulder, overuse, and gout) as well as a younger patient following up after a shoulder labral repair. Karen thanks friends and neighbors who made a financial contribution toward the cost of her participation in this wonderful charitable effort. I heard the news just in time: The Tillamook County Creamery Association’s (TCCA’s) Original Farmstyle Cream Cheese Spread was ranked as the best cheese spread of any variety at the

International Cheese and Dairy Awards held in Stafford, United Kingdom, in late July. A granddaughter and her friend were coming to visit, and their mothers had told me that what the girls like for breakfast is bagels and cream cheese. I hurried to the grocery store to pick up some of that awardwinning cream cheese. It was a huge hit here at the Steen residence. Congrats, TCCA, and thanks. A new section of dry sand has been roped off to protect a snowy plover nesting area on Cape Meares beach. Unlike the snowy plover restricted zone far down by the south jetty, this section is right in the heart of our sandy shore, stretching for about a quarter of a mile from the Bayocean Road beach access south toward the Pacific Avenue beach access. I saw a woman carefully leashing up her dog near the restricted area, and a man who was excavating for a bonfire told me that he made sure he was

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a good distance from the flagged area. Let’s hope we can all get along until snowy plover restrictions are lifted on September 16. If you are looking for a fun day trip, drive a couple of hours up the coast to Fort Stevens State Park to see the wreck of the Peter Iredale. Shifting sands have revealed more of this 1906 wreck than has been visible for decades. It is an amazing sight. On a personal note, congratulations are in order for our son, Erik. On July 12, he completed the Mt. Hood Trail race, a 50-mile run through the Mt. Hood National Forest (mostly on the Pacific Crest Trail). In addition to the sheer distance, add in the fact that the trail gains 5,640 in elevation—and you can see why it boggles his parents’ minds. Erik came in fourteenth in his age group with a time of 10 hours, 29 minutes and 57.1 seconds. Way to go, son.

Nestucca Valley School District Superintendent Misty Wharton serves on the Board of Oregon School Activities Association. That organization recently announced that Wharton will serve a fouryear term on the Board of Directors for the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Wharton will represent Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wyoming as part of the assignment. She joins

Doug Ute (executive director of Ohio Athletic Association) and Erich Martens (executive director of Minnesota State High School League) as newcomers to the board of directors. Fencepost readers likely join me in a hearty “hat’s off” of congratulations to Wharton along with appreciating her service to Oregon and our kids. An Acrylic Painting Workshop is planned for 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 25 at Kiawanda Community Center (KCC). The address is 34600 Cape Kiawanda Drive in Pacific City.

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Admission is $25 per person; reserve your place by email to events@kiawanda.com.

Speaking of KCC, they serve senior lunches at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays (July 22)

and Wednesdays (July 23) for $3 each. (Others may partake for $6) The address is included above. Pacific City events this week also include South Tillamook County Library’s story time (at 3:30 p.m. on second and fourth Wednesdays, July 23 and August 13). All ages are welcome. Story time includes “reading and singing and moving about.”

An adult coloring hour happens there from 5:00-6:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday monthly (August 20); it’s open to anyone age 19 and up. The library is located off Brooten Road on Camp Street in Pacific City. Tillamook County Fairgrounds will host an “Open Skate” from 2-4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22. It costs $4 per skater (with your own skates) and a dollar more to rent skates. Rented skates must be worn with socks. The address is 4603

The past two weeks I have been dog sitting my oldest son’s five-yearold yellow labrador, Pungo. He’s been a really good dog, and as he loves to run and chase the ball. I’ve always had a dog of my own up until 5 years ago when my last one died, and having a dog around again has been fun, we’ve been to the beach, the lake in Rockaway and the river for some needed exercise. He’s gone home now, so me and my faithful cat are back to our regular routine. Bay City Arts Center will be presenting several performances in the coming weeks. First is a concert fea-

Third Street in Tillamook. Call 503-842-2272 for more information. Community Action Resource Enterprise (CARE) will host a drop-in legal clinic from 10 a.m. until noon and from 1-3 p.m. this Friday, July 25. Oregon Law Center staff the event. Low-income families can receive advice on civil matters (domestic violence, employee’s rights, public benefits, and tenant’s rights). They do not offer advice in criminal cases. The address is 2310 First Street, Suite #2 in Tillamook. Let’s mark our August calendars for free bowling from 3-6 p.m. on Friday, August 1. Co-sponsored by Tillamook County Community Health Centers and Tillamook Family Counseling Center at Pastega Activity Center (The former Tillamook Lanes Bowling Alley). The bowling party is being

turing Katelyn Convery on Saturday, July 26 beginning at 7 p.m. Then on August 4th join them for an evening of African music, with marimba player and songwriter Blessing Bled Chimanga. Tickets for any events can be purchased in advance at baycityartscenter.com

There are many fun offerings at both the Bay City and main Tillamook library. Bay City holds story time, along with activities on Thursdays at 10 a.m. Wednesday nights beginning at 6 p.m. at the main branch, are movie and popcorn nights. The Sting will be shown on July 23 and Ocean’s 8 on July 30th. On Tuesday July 29th at 2 p.m. at the main library, the Columbia River Maritime Museum will be presenting “Sea Shanties” This sounds like a unique and fun experience. This is not just your normal sing a long, get ready for a fun and expressive lesson on sea shanties. You will learn of the origins of these maritime melodies, identify

combined with resources to help you create a safer home. To allow space for everyone to participate, each group will be limited to one game. On offer will be free refreshments (for the first 100 participants) medication lock boxes, medication disposal pouches, firearm locks, overdose reversal medication and first aid kits. The address is 3705 third Street in Tillamook. For more information email sarahe@tfcc.org or austin.close@tillamookcounty.gov.

Happy birthday this week to: Brianna Chatelain, Noah Craven, Kaelyn Fitch, Ripkin Hale, Bayleigh Harrison, Evan Holter, Haley Ledbetter, Dalton McConkey, Pantera McKillip, Seth Merrell, Sue Merrell, Sebastion Reynolds, Verne Scheese, Lisa Sears, Ernie Short, Max Simnitt, Phyllis Sisco, Ron Sisson, Wayne Trent and Lane Watters.

what makes a shanty work and try your hand at creating your own shantie using mad libs and teamwork.

About one month from now, on the weekend of August 23rd and 24th, the Bay City Pearl and Oyster Festival will take place. On Saturday there will be five bands playing free music all day, craft vendors, great food, beer and wine. Sunday the 24th is kids’ day, dedicated to family fun, with kid-run vendor booths, youth bands and a talent show, plus games, crafts and other surprises.

That same weekend, on Saturday August 23, the Bay City Booster club will be holding their famous, annual rummage sale in the Ad Montgomery Hall. This is the Boosters primary fund-raising event, and they always have a huge variety of good quality, wonderful items for sale. Monies raised from this event go toward the multitude of communitybased programs they put on throughout the year, including the Christmas lights around town, summer flower baskets and programs such as fire alarm installing, emergency starter kits and many others. This year, Booster members will be on hand at the new Welcome Park to answer any questions visitors may have and show them around the newly created park.

FENCEPOSTS

Congratulations to Patrick Ryan, Rockaway Beach’s newest member of city council. He replaces Alesia Franken, who herself was initially appointed after the untimely death of Cindy Kay Gregory in early 2023, then elected to her position in November 2024. During her tenure, she acted as city council liaison to the Sourcewater Protection Plan Development Advisory Committee and played a crucial role in the successful development of the plan, as well as other duties. We wish former councilor Franken all the best.

The process for selecting a replacement for an empty council seat involves each current councilor, plus the mayor, asking questions of each candidate. While one candidate is being interviewed, the others remain outside the council chamber.

Councilors and the mayor come up with their own questions, but each asks the same question to all the candidates. At the end of the interview process, the councilors and mayor vote for the candidate they believe will do the best job for the city.

New City Councilor Ryan’s 20 years of experience on a number of boards and organizations, including school board, gave him a clear edge of experience in

revenue taken in by the city.

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Community members gathered at Wheeler’s waterfront park on July 12, for a celebration of the Salmon-

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the kinds of negotiations and evaluations required for a position of this responsibility. He was sworn in near the end of the meeting. In addition, city council appointed two new members to the Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee: Nancy Lanyon, longtime member of the Planning Commission, and Darlene Johnson. Johnson has a wealth of experience in financial planning, appraisal of industrial properties for the State of Oregon, and much more. As the Forest Stewardship Plan will require extensive work with the state government, Johnson’s expertise is expected to be of great value to the team. We wish them both success.

One pressing issue is the deveopment of a wastewater rate analysis program for the city. The last time Rockaway’s wastewater rates were adjusted was in 2009. At present, the costs of processing wastewater exceed the

A Zoom presentation by wastewater analysis company HDR listed rates for eleven cities on the northern Oregon Coast. Rockaway Beach is 4th lowest, at $50.80 per month. The range runs from a low of $34.86/month in Astoria to a high of $92.68 in Tillamook.

During the meeting, Mayor McNeilly explained that in the coming months, wastewater processing costs would exceed the revenue from city rate payers. He went on to say that other city funds cannot be used to cover the additional cost, which makes the current analysis of wastewater rates a necessity.

One question that came up involved the term “customer classes” used by HDR. This refers to the difference in cost between processing wastewater for a single-family home versus a commercial establishment, especially restaurants and food-service businesses. A commercial kitchen, it was explained, produces far more wastewater and can require more processing, due to food waste, dishwasher effluent and other requirements due to the number of customers during a typical day.

The process of rate analysis will take several months. HDR is planning to provide a

draft report sometime in August, which will be followed by public outreach from September through November. The final results will be presented to city council in December 2025 for consideration of new rates for January 2026.

At this point, it has not yet been decided whether to have town-hall type meetings as we have done for other issues, but they have been suggested, if not decided upon. You can expect to see other communications during this time, from bill inserts explaining the change, to social media posts, articles in the city newsletter and more. I am planning to cover proposed changes in detail in a future column.

Other city council decisions: as expected, the council voted unanimously to approve Oregon Department of Transportation’s speed limit change from 30 to 20 mph in the downtown corridor. This will extend roughly from the Little White Church at the south to Dollar General at the north.

We learned that the recent speed limit change in Nehalem was motivated by an accident between a pedestrian and a motor vehicle several months ago. It is hoped that the change will prevent a similar accident from happening in Rockaway.

Community begins work on Salmonberry Trail in Wheeler

berry Trail project, culminating in a groundbreaking for a .6-mile stretch of trail in the city. The event featured guided walks, history talks, live music, events for kids and more, and Wheeler Mayor Denise

Donohue told the crowd that the planned trail will be transformative for the city.

“This trail represents a new era for us,” Donohue said, “more tourism, more recreation, more connection, more vitality. It honors

our past while creating a new normal, a more vibrant, walkable, welcoming future.”

As envisioned, the Salmonberry Trail will be an

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emony, Donohue welcomed the crowd, while Rockaway Beach Mayor Charles McNeilly, State Senator Suzanne Weber and Tillamook County Commissioner Mary Faith

Bell also spoke. All were enthusiastic about the beginning of work on the trail on the coast, highlighting its positive potential impacts for local recreation, health and tourism opportunities.

“It’s going to be game changing for mental and physical health. It’s going to be game changing for economic success,” Weber said. “We’re going to be bringing people here from all over the world and they’re going to see what you have here, all the wonderful things in your environment.”

The trail segment has received a $62,000 grant from the Tillamook Coast Visitor’s Association to support the cost of construction. Work is scheduled to begin in late August and finish by the end of November.

Garibaldi Days parade marshalls announced

Toby was born in 1957 in Tillamook and lived most of his life in Garibaldi when it was filled with loggers, mill workers and fishermen. Attending Garibaldi Grade School and Neahkahnie Middle and High School, he was well known for his abilities in track and football. During high school, he worked for three summers at the Port of Garibaldi when his uncle Ben was the Harbor Master. His father was Garibaldi’s Chief of Police for 22 years, working nights on duty and building homes during the day with Toby’s assistance.

After high school, he worked in the woods for two years followed by three years at United Electronics Institute (now known as ITT). In 1984 he started JLT Construction and is officially retired as of last month. Anywhere you go in town, Toby has a hand in some of the construction and remodeling you see. From the subdivision at Arbor View and two apartment complexes to remodeling Parkside Restaurant in 30 days while doing construction projects for the Port, City and school district in earlier years. Other remodeling includes the initial City Hall remodel, the old Coast Guard station, Dairy Queen in 1990, and three phases of the Garibaldi Museum. He built the Chevron station and remodeled it ten years later. The old Miller’s Seafood and Lounge was not only built by Toby, but he also got the contract for demolition. Where the current JLT office stands, he purchased the shop from Wayne Sours in 1992 and remodeled it to add an office and showroom.

Toby was active in the community for over 6 years on the city council where he helped with the first county contract with the Sheriff’s Department, reunited the Fire Department and served as the Public Works liaison. He also spent 8 years on the Planning Commission.

Now that he’s retired, he

Tillamook County Library at Garibaldi Days

Garibaldi Days is a big event for a small community and Tillamook County Library is excited to be part of it. Here’s what we have planned:

Saturday, July 26

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Garibaldi Branch Library Open House Come explore your library and make a Garibaldi Days commemorative button!

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Quiet Space in the Community Hall If you’d like to take a break from the fun, crowds and sun, you are welcome to enjoy a quiet break in the Community Hall above city hall. Seating, tables, restrooms, and water fountain available. Please silence phones and other devices when entering. The space is intended to be a calm and quiet atmosphere.

11 a.m. – Garibaldi Days Parade Paradise of Samoa will be marching in the parade on behalf of Tillamook County Library.

2 p.m. – 3:00pm Paradise of Samoa Polynesian Dance Troupe will be performing in the Kid Zone at Lumberman’s Memorial Park. Get ready for some high energy fun!

For more information contact the library at 107 6th St, Garibaldi 503-322-2100 tillabook.org

enjoys spending his time fishing, hunting, working in the greenhouse and garden, and taking care of their farm animals. He also enjoys spending more time traveling with his wife of 25 years, Theresa, and seeing his five children and six grandchildren.

The Honorary Grand Marshal for 2025 is Karl Morris, a teacher that started his first teaching job in 1957 as a seventh grade Home Room and PE teacher in Garibaldi. Back then, each of the five cities in North Tillamook County had their own school district. In his 37-year teaching career, 27 years would be spent in the Garibaldi and Neahkahnie School Districts. When the consolidated school district was formed in the 1960s, he taught sixth through eighth grade math and then social studies at Neahkahnie.

He worked as a summer relief teacher at Camp Tillamook at the old barracks in Tillamook. In 1979, he applied for a position at Camp Florence, and he was surprised at the interview by an interview panel of his former coworkers from Camp Tillamook! He spent nearly ten years in Florence, returning to Neahkahnie in 1988.

Mr. Morris was drafted June 5, 1953, where he served for two years in the Army as a squad leader in a heavy mortar company of the Fourth Infantry division in Germany. When he got out, he finished college at Linfield in McMinnville, Oregon. In 1957, he moved to Garibaldi with his wife Dee and ninemonth-old son Steven.

Karl and Delores (Dee) Morris just celebrated their 70th anniversary on June 26, 2025. They have four sons (Steve, Andrew, Leo and Vince), six grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren (with another one arriving soon). Karl says it is such a treasure to bump into his students, which the Morris couple refers to as “our kids.”

Silent auction benefits Garibaldi Boathouse

The Garibaldi Cultural Heritage Initiative is sponsoring a silent auction during this year’s Garibaldi Days with proceeds going to the upkeep and maintenance of historic 1936 Coast Guard Boathouse. The auction runs from noon until 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 26 at the Berkshire-Hathaway Real Estate Office at 406 Garibaldi Avenue.

A private preview party for the auction will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, with catered hors d’oeuvres and libations. Guests will be able to peruse the available items and start bidding that evening. The preview party is hosted by Jake Rzuczek and Carla Albright.

Some of the auction items include fishing bundles of rods and reels, men’s raingear, Tillamook Creamery vintage baskets, cow-related collections,

fish art and maritime items amassed by former Garibaldi Maritime Museum Director Anna Rzuczek. Also on offer is the last wooden bench handcrafted by Gary Albright before his passing in 2023. But there is so much more. An online catalog can be viewed at garibaldiboathouse. com. The auction will close promptly at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Auction organizer Valerie Schumann saids, “We are so pleased to be able to honor the memories of long-time supporters of the boathouse Anna and Gary by displaying their work and collections. They were both important contributors in our Tillamook County community.”

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Valerie at vschumann@bhhsnw.com or 503.812.8423.

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YARD SALE

9-3, Fri 7/25 & Sat 7/26

200 Bluebird Ln, Tillamook

Lots of plants, camping & fishing gear, household, collectibles, lawn mower, jewelry, women’s clothing & more.

1/2 price starts 12pm Saturday 7/26 on selected items. Cash only, no checks. H25575

STORAGE UNIT LIQUIDATION SALE

4190 N HWY 101, Tillamook (Behind ReStore)

“You’ll find lots of everything!” Open 9 to 5 Thurs 7/24 - Fri 7/25 - Sat /26 Saturday, July 26 Free items after 3 PM (Saturday only) H25584

Fuel & Firewood 732

Seasoned Firewood. Located near Cheese Factory. 503-8012518.

Nursery & Garden 741

Surplus Perennials for Sale. Local gardener has 2’ tall Orange Daylilies to bloom in July $10 ea. Clumps of 2’ tall Blue Flag Iris to bloom next year, $5 ea. Small pots of Large Daisies to bloom in July, $5 ea. Orange Daylilies and Large Daisies to bloom next year by donation. Plants are in organic soil in black pots. Cash only, 503-7392088

3000 Sq Ft HOUSE FOR RENT in Netarts across street from beach access. Gorgeous ocean & bay views. 3-4 bdr, 2 1/2 ba. Separate mother-in-law entrance. Enclosed garage/2 car carport. Wrap-around decks. Water/sewer pd by owner. Full time tenants only. Best offer. Jim 775-721-0963/no text.

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Available Aug. 1

2 BDR, 2 BA Upstairs Unit

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Public Notices 999

HH25-381 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TS NO.: 25-73054

Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust (hereinafter referred as the Trust Deed) made by TYSON CRUCHELOW AND TRACI CRUCHELOW, AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY as Grantor to T1COR TITLE COMPANY OF OREGON, as trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registra tion Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for FREE DOM MORTGAGE CORPORA TION, beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, dated 1 1/20/2018, recorded 1 1/21/2018, as Instrument No. 2018-06951, in mortgage records of Tillamook County, Oregon covering the fol lowing described real property situated in said County and State, to-wit: PARCEL 1 OF PARTITION PLAT NO. 1996-035, SITUATED IN THE NORTHEAST QUAR TER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 9 WEST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF TILLAMOOK, STATE OF OREGON, RECORDED AUGUST 6, 1 996 IN PARTITION PLAT CABINET B488- 1, TILLAMOOK COUNTY RECORDS. TOGETHER WITH A 60-FOOT EASEMENT IN COMMON WITH OTHERS FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED JUNE 5, 1995 IN BOOK 370, PAGE 35, TILLAMOOK COUNTY RECORDS. The street address or other common designation, if any for the real property described above is purported to be: 3765 WESTWOOD DR TILLAMOOK, OREGON 97141 The Tax Assessor’s Account ID for the

furniture, albums, jewelry, clothing, tools, electronics and more.

GARAGE SALE

3703 Alder Ln., Tillamook 9-3, Saturday July 26

Items include: 20 ft. extension ladder Drywall sander w/vac Tools - Household items Desk & chair Deep fryer

Submit

TCTD is

with written proof that you are not in default on any senior encumbrance and provide proof of insurance. Nothing in this notice should be construed as a waiver of any fees owing to the beneficiary under the deed of trust, pursuant to the terms and provisions of the loan documents. The amount required to cure the default in payments to date is calculated as follows: From: 10/1/2024 Total of past due payments: $19,563.44 Late Charges: $783.12 Additional charges (Taxes, Insurance, Corporate Advances, Other Fees): $1,954.00 Trustee’s Fees and Costs: $1,476.50 Total necessary to cure: $23,777.06 Please note the amounts stated herein are subject to confirmation and review and are likely to change during the next 30 days. Please contact the successor trustee ZBS Law, LLP, to obtain a “reinstatement’ and or “payoff” quote prior to remitting funds. By reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation se-

cured by the Trust Deed due and payable. The amount required to discharge this lien in its entirety to date is: $288,287.72 Said sale shall be held at the hour of 1:00 PM on 9/12/2025 in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.1 10, and pursuant to ORS 86.771(7) shall occur at the following designated place: At the southern front entrance to the Tillamook County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Ave, Tillamook OR 97141 Other than as shown of record, neither the said beneficiary nor the said trustee have any actual notice of any person having or claiming to have any lien upon or interest in the real property hereinabove described subsequent to the interest of the trustee in the Trust Deed, or of any successor(s) in interest to the grantors or of any lessee or other person in possession of or occupying the property, except: NONE Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.778 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the

25-26 Director of Special Education & Student Services # 574

25-26 Special Education Teacher - District-wide # 572

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Vacancy announcements can be found on our website at www.nknsd.org Click on this QR code to go straight to our current vacancies

SUBSTITUTES NEEDED – PLEASE CONTACT ESS.COM

Teacher Substitutes

Classroom, Secretarial, Cafeteria, and Custodial Substitutes Needed

To apply for any substitute positions please go to ESS.com, click on Job Seeker Then type in Neah-Kah-Nie School District and follow the application process.

For More Information Contact:

Karen Wheeler, Administrative Assistant

Neah-Kah-Nie School District

PO Box 28/504 N. Third Avenue

Rockaway Beach, OR 97136

Phone (503) 355-3506

Neah-Kah-Nie School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation(s) of the Trust Deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with the trustee’s and attorney’s fees not exceeding the amounts provided by ORS 86.778. The mailing address of the trustee is: ZBS Law, LLP 5 Centerpointe Dr., Suite 400 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (503) 9466558 In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust

Certified:

deed, the words “trustee” and ‘beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale.

Dated: 4/29/2025 ZBS Law, LLP By: Amber L. Labrecque, Esq., OSB#094593 ZBS Law, LLP Authorized to sign on behalf of the trustee A-4842859

07/01/2025, 07/08/2025, 07/15/2025, 07/22/2025

HH25-394

Tillamook School District No.9

Tillamook School District No. 9

• Special Education Teacher (Grades 2-3) @ SP (432)

• Social Studies Teacher @ TJHS (444)

• Vocational/CTE Teacher @ Trask (445)

Classified:

• General Educational Assistant - OYC, 7.5 hrs/day, 183-day calendar@ WRS (300)

• SpEd/Special Care Educational Assistant, 7.5 hrs/day, 183-day calendar @ THS (397)

• SpEd/Special Care Educational Assistant, 7.5 hrs/day, 183-day calendar @ THS (409)

• Translator/Interpreter - District Latino Family Liaison, 8 hrs/day, 210-day calendar @ DO (427)

• SpEd/Special Care Educational Assistant, 7.5 hrs/day, 183-day calendar @ SP (437)

• General Educational Assistant - Wilson Center, 7.5 hrs/day, 183-day calendar@ THS (443)

Extra Duty:

• Freshman Class Advisor (Class of 2029) @ THS (401)

• Assistant Girls Basketball Coach - 2 Positions @ THS (410)

• Assistant Cross-Country Coach @ TJHS (436)

Substitute:

• Substitute Teacher (318)

• Support Staff Substitute (319)

To view job details, qualifications and more job postings, visit our website www.tillamook.k12.or.us Questions? Contact: Hannah Snow Roberts, snowh@tillamook.k12.or.us, (503) 842-4414, ext. 1200

HH25-397 IN THE CIRCUIT

COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Juvenile Department. In the Matter of ORION LEON LEWIS, A Child. Case No. 25JU02672.

PUBLISHED SUMMONS. TO:

Samantha Diane Lewis. IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: A petition has been filed asking the court to terminate your parental rights to the above-named child under ORS 419B.500, 419B.502, 419B.504, 419B.506 and/or 419B.508 for the purpose of placing the child for adoption. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PERSONALLY

APPEAR before the Tillamook County Circuit Court, 201 Laurel Ave, Tillamook, OR 97141 on August 15, 2025, at 10:00 AM for a hearing on the allegations of the petition and to personally appear at any subsequent court-ordered hearing. YOU MUST APPEAR PERSONALLY in the courtroom on the date and at the time listed above. AN ATTORNEY MAY NOT ATTEND THE HEARING IN YOUR PLACE. THEREFORE, YOU MUST APPEAR EVEN IF YOUR ATTORNEY ALSO APPEARS. This summons is published pursuant to the order of the circuit court judge of the above-entitled court, dated July 11, 2025. The order directs that this summons be published once each week for three consecutive weeks, making three publications in all, in a published newspaper of general circulation in Tillamook County. Oregon. Date of first publication: July 22, 2025. Date of last publication: August 5, 2025. NOTICE. READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR PERSONALLY BEFORE THE COURT OR DO NOT APPEAR AT ANY SUBSEQUENT COURT-ORDERED HEARING, the court may proceed in your absence without further notice and TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. AS DIRECTED ABOVE, OR DO NOT APPEAR AT ANY SUBSEQUENT COURT-ORDERED HEARING, the court may proceed in your absence without further notice and TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS to the above-named child either on the date an nswer is required by this summons or on a future date and may make such orders and take such action as authorized by law. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS (1) YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY IN THIS MATTER. If you are currently represented by an attorney, CONTACT YOUR ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING THIS NOTICE. Your previous attorney may not be representing you in this matter. IF YOU WISH TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY, please retain one as soon as possible to represent you in this proceeding. If you need help finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY and you meet the state’s financial guidelines, you are entitled to have

an attorney appointed for you at state expense. TO REQUEST APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU AT STATE EXPENSE, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY CONTACT the Tillamook County Circuit Court, 201 Laurel Ave, Tillamook, OR 97141 and (503) 842-2596, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. for further information. IF YOU ARE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH YOUR ATTORNEY AND TO KEEP YOUR ATTORNEY ADVISED OF YOUR WHEREABOUTS. (2) If you contest the petition, the court will schedule a hearing on the allegations of the petition and order you to appear personally and may schedule other hearings related to the petition and order you to appear personally. IF YOU ARE ORDERED TO APPEAR, YOU MUST APPEAR PERSONALLY IN THE COURTROOM, UNLESS THE COURT HAS GRANTED YOU AN EXCEPTION IN ADVANCE under ORS 419B.918 to appear by other means including, but not limited to, telephonic or other electronic means. An attorney may not attend the hearing(s) in your place. PETITIONER’S ATTORNEY, Dana M. Forman, Senior Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice, 100 SW Market St, Portland, OR 97201, 971-673-1880. ISSUED this 14th day of July, 2025. Issued by: Dana M. Forman, OSB#972622, Assistant Attorney General

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HH25-398 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF TILLAMOOK Probate Department Case No. 25PB03875. NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

In the Matter of the Estate of JIMMIE LEE TOLL, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Saraphena Toll has been appointed as the personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned attorney for the personal representative at the address below within four months after the date of publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. Published on July 22, 2025. Saraphena Toll, Personal Representative Michael B. Kittell, Breakwater Law Attorney for Personal Representative 9900 SW Wilshire Street, Ste 200 Portland, OR 97225

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HH25-399 IN THE CIRCUIT

COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF TILLAMOOK PROBATE DEPARTMENT. In the Matter of the Estate of: RONALD L. RANDALL, Deceased. No. 25PB06066. NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the party stated below has been appointed and has qualified as the personal representative of the estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the same, with proper vouchers, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, as stated below, to the personal representative at 2308 Third Street, P.O. Box 939, Tillamook, Oregon 97141, or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information

Tillamook County Church Services

Nehalem

NEHALEM BAY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

36050 10th Street, Nehalem, OR (503) 368-5612

Pastor Celeste Deveney + Sunday service 11 a.m.

Food Pantry

Open Friday, Saturday & Monday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday March - October 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

November - February noon to 4 p.m.

Nehalem Senior Lunches

Tuesday & Thursday served at noon email: nbumcnsl2020@gmail.com

Netarts

NETARTS FRIENDS CHURCH

4685 Alder Cove Rd. West, (503) 842-8375

Email: friendschurchnetarts@gmail.com

Website: www.netartsfriends.org

Pastor Aaron Carlson, Adult & Youth

Worship Service: 9:30 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Nursery available Handicap Accessible

Small Groups All are welcome!

Garibaldi

Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

Pacific City

NESTUCCA VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

35305 Brooten Road, (503) 965-6229

Rev. Ken Hood

www.nestuccavalleypc.org

Weekly Bible study group Fridays at 10 a.m.

Open communion the first Sunday of each month

Regular services Sunday 10 a.m.

Everyone is welcome

PACIFIC COAST BIBLE CHURCH

35220 Brooten Road

(Adjacent Post Office)

Pastor Dan Mason (503) 926-8234

Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 11:15 a.m.

Website: pacificcoastbiblechurch.com

All are welcome!

Rockaway Beach

ST. MARY BY THE SEA

CATHOLIC CHURCH

275 S. Pacific St. (mailing: P. O. Box 390)

Rockaway, OR 97136 (503-355-2661) e-mail: stmarys1927@gmail.com

Administrator: Fr. MacDonald Akuti

Mass Schedule: Saturday (5 p.m.)

Sunday (8:30 a.m.) (10:30 a.m.)

Weekdays: Monday (9:30 a.m.)

Wednesday thru Friday (9:30 a.m.)

Confessions: Saturday (4 p.m.)

Tillamook

BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH (CBA)

5640 U.S. 101 South 2 miles south of Tillamook (503) 842-5598

https://bbc-tillamook.faithlifesites.com

9:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages

11a.m. Morning Worship 6 p.m. Evening Service Nursery provided for all services Everyone Welcome

TILLAMOOK NAZARENE 2611 3rd, (503) 842-2549 Pastor Josh Myers Sunday: Growth Groups: 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service: 11 a.m. Tuesdays: Celebrate Recovery 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays: Youth Group 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. A place for the whole family to Connect, Grow and Serve.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN

842-4753

Pastor Mary Peterson 10 a.m. Worship Everyone is Welcome EMMANUEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Church Service Wednesday: 7 p.m. Midweek Service 1906-A 3rd Street, Tillamook, OR 97141

Pastor Sterling Hanakahi (503) 842-7864

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2203 4th St., (503) 842-6213

Senior Pastor: Dean Crist Sunday Prayer at 8:45 a.m. Worship Celebration at 9:15 a.m. Classes for all ages at 11 a.m. Casual attire. Nursery facilities and handicapped accessible. Programs available for youth of all ages. Travelers and newcomers welcome.

OCEAN BREEZE BAPTIST CHURCH

2500 Nielsen Road, (503) 842-1446

Pastor Kevin Birdsong

Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Morning Service 11 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.

Wednesdays: Prayer Meeting, King’s Kids and Teen Power Hour 6 p.m. “The end of your search

from the records of the court, the personal representative or the attorney for the personal representative. Dated and first published: July 22, 2025. Kenneth Phillips, Personal Representative, P.O. Box 939, Tillamook, Oregon 97141. CHRISTOPHER M. KITTELL, ALBRIGHT KITTELL

PC, Attorneys at Law, 2308 Third Street, P.O. Box 939, Tillamook, Oregon 97141.

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HH25-400 Self-Storage Auction. Tillamook Port Storage, 4000 Blimp Blvd, Tillamook, OR 97141. Ending 11:00 a.m. August 6, 2025. Auction held online at www.storagetreasures. com. B135 Melissa Allgood or Michael Ripley (Building tools, saws, household goods), B130 Melissa Allgood or Michael Ripley (Building tools, saws, household goods), A039 Kyle Kamna (building materials, tools, hoist, saws). Minimum $200.00 Cash deposit per unit. More for larger units. Cash Only.

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HH25-401 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF MARION. STATE OF OREGON, by and through the OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOP-

MENT DEPARTMENT, Plaintiff v. DULSENERGY, INC., an Oregon Domestic Business Corporation, JASON BUSCH, CHARLES TOOMBS, and MADELEINE TOOMBS, Defendants. Case No. 25CV25011. PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS ON CHARLES TOOMBS. TO: Charles Toombs, Defendant IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON, you are required to appear and defend Plaintiff’s Complaint filed against you in this case before the expiration of thirty days from the date of the first publication of this summons which date is July 22, 2025. Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against you for not paying a loan that you took from the State of Oregon. The lawsuit requests a money judgment in an amount not less than $185,184.33, plus interest. If you fail to appear or defend, Plaintiff will apply to the court for a judgment of the total amount. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal document called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff or

plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at www. oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or toll- free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. You will further take notice that this Summons is published by Order of the Honorable Sean E. Armstrong, Judge of the above-entitled court, made and entered on July 1, 2025, directing publication of this Summons once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper, published and in general circulation in Tillamook County, Oregon. Date of first publication: July 22, 2025, Date of last publication: August 12, 2025. DAN RAYFIELD Attorney General, _/s/ Thomas Hojem Thomas Hojem, OSB#162304, Assistant Attorney General Of Attorneys for Plaintiff, Oregon Department of Justice 1162 Court Street NE, Salem, OR 973014096 Telephone: (503) 934-4400 Thomas.Hojem@doj.oregon.gov

Trial Attorney for Plaintiff

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HH25-402 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF MARION. STATE OF OREGON, by and through the OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, Plaintiff v. DULSENERGY, INC., an Oregon Domestic Business Corporation, JASON BUSCH, CHARLES TOOMBS, and MADELEINE TOOMBS, Defendants. Case No. 25CV25011. PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS ON MADELEINE TOOMBS. TO: Madeleine Toombs, Defendant IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON, you are required to appear and defend Plaintiff’s Complaint filed against you in this case before the expiration of thirty days from the date of the first publication of this summons which date is July 22, 2025. Plaintiff filed a lawsuit against you for not paying a loan that you took from the State of Oregon. The lawsuit requests a money judgment in an amount not less than $185,184.33, plus interest. If you fail to appear or defend, Plaintiff will apply to the court for a judgment of the total amount. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!

You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal document called a “motion” or “answer.”

The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at www.oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or toll- free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. You will further take notice that this Summons is published by Order of the Honorable Sean E. Armstrong, Judge of the above-entitled court, made and entered on July 1, 2025, directing publication of this Summons once each week