Category: General Interest

Submitted By: onesmartwoman99@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

“To help Tillamook County prepare for a Cascadia earthquake event, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Office of Resilience and Emergency Management delivered two large portable cargo containers filled with emergency relief supplies and equipment to the Tillamook Municipal Airport.”
Click here to read article: www.northwestobserver.com/index.php?ArticleId=2744

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Posting on behalf of Kim Rosenberg loretta.kim.rosenberg@gmail.com

We Get What We Pay For

I bet everybody who lives in Tillamook County knows friends, family, or neighbors who have either traveled hours and miles into the valley for health care or have moved somewhere else to get the health care they need. Or maybe it’s your own sweet self, driving the 26 to Portland to see a doctor or get health care that’s unavailable to you here. That’s me, and a whole bunch of other people I know.

On Sunday I went to NCRD to listen to Marc Johnson and Gail Nelson speak about the health bond on the ballot, May 16.

Here’s where we are with health care in north Tillamook County right now and without significant investment the picture is pretty bleak.

The clinic in Wheeler has 1.5 exam rooms per provider. The general standard in patient clinics is 3 rooms per provider. This means longer waits to get an appointment or to see a provider once you do. There aren’t the specialists here that an aging population could use like rheumatologists, cardiologists, neurologists and oncologists. There’s not even a dentist.

Two local long-term homes closed recently but not for lack of patients. For folks requiring skilled nursing care, no beds available means leaving the place you’ve called home for years or maybe a lifetime, to move away from friends and community when you really need your people for support.

There isn’t affordable housing for our health care work force. Not for doctors, not for skilled nurses and definitely not for the folks who do the grunt work of health care like certified nursing assistants or medical assistants.

The pharmacy is only 450 square feet with not much room for storage so not every prescription can be filled the same day because it has to be ordered and there’s also no room for the other stuff we usually get at a pharmacy—stuff like over the counter meds, first aid supplies, hot water bottles, greeting cards and such. There’s no space for a private conversations between the pharmacist and the patient. That little space is crowded and busy. They do a great job but it’s a tight space.

The Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy works hard for the community. It provides so many necessary services and functions for all of Tillamook County and because it’s also a Federally Qualified Health Care district it receives money from the feds to provide care and services to the uninsured and underinsured including transportation for people who need to get to the doctor but can’t without a ride. They also offer folks without resources a sliding fee scale. No one is turned away because they can’t pay and for some folks it’s the only way they are able to access health care. Other state grants helped to establish the bilingual food program serving 157 low income families, and the Student Health and Wellness Center for the Neahkahnie School District.

The Local Health Care bond would help create the space to do more for our community and to do it better.

The plan is to build a nearly 17,000 square foot pharmacy that would include a three-chair dental suite. The proposed location is at the bottom of Hospital Road and 101. There’d also be room for disaster supplies and food storage. There’d be room for the kind of merchandise that a typical pharmacy carries like greeting cards and such. Located right on 101, it could make some cash money.

Up top of the hill the old hospital will be torn down and the site prepared for building some much needed work force housing for health care workers built in keeping with the character of the existing neighborhood. Some of those units could be studios for visiting specialists who commit to providing care a certain number of days per month.

The existing 50 bed skilled nursing and care center would get an update and modernization like some air conditioning for those hot summer days. There’s nothing worse than being sick and sweaty or doing a physically demanding job in the heat.

There are discussions to engage in collaborative partnerships with Providence, and OSHU to get specialists and interns. There are more plans, people, and they’re good ones. These plans invest in the health and well being of our entire community.

Does it cost money? Yep. It’s an investment in the community that we live in for all our people.

It will cost a total of 10.25 million dollars over the 25-year life of the loan, and if the bond is approved, property owners within the Health District boundaries would pay .37 cents per $1000 of assessed not market value. For a $300,000 home that’s $111 at first and will increase to $170 over time. That’s like $14 bucks a month. That’s less than Netflix, kids. And we get some stuff we need.

We are all connected. When one of us is in trouble, we’re all in trouble. In taking care of each other, we take care of ourselves. This bond is an investment in our shared future.

The last presentation is at NCRD May 3, at 5pm. You don’t need to register, just show up.

You can find out more (and honey, there’s plenty more) at NehalemHealthCare.com

Kim Rosenberg loretta.kim.rosenberg@gmail.com

Submitted By: elaskey86@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Hello BBQ! just in case you missed it, here’s my candidate questionnaire posted by the Tillamook County Pioneer

1. Why are you running for this position?
I’m running because I think its important for board members to understand the history of the NCRD and the mission statement it stands for. I grew up swimming at the pool and my family has lived in the Nehalem Valley for four generations now. I have an understanding of this community’s goals and aspirations. I also think the board needs more “family minded” representation. I’d like to see more programs available to families who work and live here.

2. If elected, what will be your priorities?
My priorities will be to support transparency, stay budget minded and uphold the NCRD’s mission statement.

3. What particular experiences or skills have prepared you to serve?
Since I’m self employed I understand the importance of fiscal responsibility and self motivation. I’ve also served on the New Discoveries Preschool board for nearly 6 years now. As a board member for NDP I experienced the importance of a pragmatic approach to obstacles, and value of dialogue. I’m familiar with board procedure and I enjoy being constructive and helpful. My occupation requires a lot of negotiating and problem solving, skills that I think are very beneficial to being a board member.

4. What issues do you believe the board needs to address? Please list 3 and your solutions/ideas

1. Once the new pool is built, the board will need to determine what to do with the old one. It would be a shame to leave the space unused. Maybe we should poll the community and see what they think.
2. Since NES reduced the school’s swim program by two thirds I think the NCRD’s mission statement is at risk. I think the board needs to take a look at this and make sure all the community’s children have access to swim lessons. This could be solved with scholarships and supplemental swim programs.
3. Another issue that the board will need to address is the issue of staffing. Like the entire coast, staffing is a real challenge and the board faces an even greater challenge of hiring a new Executive Director. I would really like to see the board look at individuals who are familiar with and are invested in our community. Someone who knows and loves this community would be ideal for all the obvious reasons!

5. If you could make one improvement to the work this board does, what would it be?
I think the board could improve on its communication with the community.

6. In your opinion, what attributes must a good board member have?
I think a good board member listens well and meets challenges directly while taking a sensible and realistic approach to solutions. A good board member should respect and uphold the over all goal of the organization and take great care to remain fiscally responsible.

7. What is your vision for our community?
My vision is in line with the community members who built the pool way back in 1930. It has since expanded into the NCRD that offers much more than just the pool now but the sentiment is still the same. I envision a community that continues to look out for one another.

Submitted By: dwieb1@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Has anyone had trouble watching channel 8 (KGW) lately? Channel 15 (KOIN) is out with the bouncing DirectTV logo which happens from time to time, and I’m used to channel 10 (OPB) having signal problems (it’s been mentioned here on BBQ). But channel 8 doesn’t usually have these problems, and this morning it’s mostly black, frozen, or heavily pixelated.

I’ve been talking to John at KGW and he’s not heard of others having signal problems out here currently. So I’m reaching out to see if anyone in Manzanita or Neahkahnie is seeing what I am. These areas so close to the translator on the mountain should have no problem getting a good signal if all is working.

Thanks,
Dave

Submitted By: dmccalltillamook@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Education is an interesting thing. The more we learn, the more we understand how little we know — but we learn how to approach topics, decipher problems, and come up with opinions, solutions, and advance ourselves and society in general. 
The love for education is also interesting. Once bitten, some are in for life. Some people never stop learning, whether they satisfy that need by reading, researching, writing, or sometimes continuing to go back to school and get multiple degrees. Others transition their love for education into educating, and become teachers or professors. Some of them spend their lives educating kids, tweens, or teens, while others prefer to educate adults. Week after week, year after year, they return to the classroom and share their passion with others. 
I especially admire those who augment their passion by volunteering to serve on school boards. As the rest of us rest up after a long day of work, they gather to pool their energy in their efforts to guide the educational institutions we value. 
I have known Betsy McMahon as an educator, a world traveler, a dedicated TBBC board member, and as a friend. I know we are all served well with her on the TBCC board.
During the five years Betsy has served on the TBCC Board, she has combined her experiences from teaching internationally with those gained in multiple states, and assisted the Board in better connecting with our community and the community’s needs. She is fully committed to ensuring that each of our students have access to quality education, and developing programs in fields where our local community has special needs. She is equally passionate about apprenticeship programs for construction trades and nursing programs, and enabling high school students to take full advantage of dual credit programs while quality courses are offered for adults as well.
In recognition of this dedication, she now serves on the Executive Board for the Oregon Community College Association, raising TBCC’s reputation higher, while bringing additional access and experience back to our community. 
Please join me in filling the oval next to Betsy McMahon’s name, to ensure this dedicated educator can continue to serve us wholeheartedly on our community college board. 
David McCall

Submitted By: pattyrinehart@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post

Erin Laskey-Wilson has my vote for Position #2 on the North County Recreation Board.
Like Erin, I have lived pretty much my whole life in North Tillamook County-Manzanita-to be exact. Before I knew Erin, I knew her Mother Linda. Linda worked for me in the grocery business as a baker. I found Linda to be honest, kind, and a hard worker-just like the other Woodwards in our community.
Erin came along and as a child in our community worked in the community as she was growing up. Washing dishes, dishing ice cream, pouring coffee, and all the jobs available in our area. Erin is also honest, kind, and a hard worker, just like her mother.
Erin moved away to go to college and then decided to come back “home”.
Erin has had her children in the pre-school at NCRD and voluntered several years with the pre-school. Self employed as a real estate broker, Erin has worked on a path to better herself and her family. Erin has excelled with her family and her career. She’s not afraid to offer her opinion and listen to other opinions. She shows positive ambition with whatever she takes on. I believe this positive ambition and her ability to listen to different views will make her a good fit with the North County Recreation District as it grows and continues to help the youth in our community. Thank you for listening and please vote for Erin. Thanks, Patty Rinehart

Submitted By: kimmarkc@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post

Tillamook County Retired Educators and Teachers (TREAT) PAC endorsements and candidate information can be found at www.tillamookretiredteachers.org

Submitted By: elaskey86@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Hi BBQ land!!

I’ve received quite a few emails over the weekend and I just want to say how thankful and honored I am to have your support!
A lot of people are wondering where my signs are and I’m happy to say they are coming! I was able to grab a few older campaign signs from a former local candidate and have been working on them all weekend!! Keep an eye out and let me know if you’d like a sign for your yard or business. I’m happy to drop it off and pick it up right after the 16th.

Thank you again to everyone who has reached out. And anyone who is curious to know more feel free to drop me a line! I’ll also have a meet and greet event very soon! More details to come!

-Erin Laskey-Wilson

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Contributing to peace and the celebration of life…River Community Meditation meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m.. As a matter of principle there is no cost, ever. We share silent meditation, what is important to us, and often read together from inspirational teachers. Our meeting facilitation is shared week to week. All faith traditions are welcomed to experience the wisdom and beauty of buddhist inspired practice and how that can further strengthen our lives and community. We meet every Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary at St Catherine’s church near the Hope Chest between Manzanita and Nehalem.

Submitted By: gardencoachkaren@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Fellow North Tillamook County Citizens:

Please be sure and vote in this upcoming election. There are many people running for office and we need their leadership and support for our shared programs. NCRD is a valued public facility that helps us improve our health and quality of life.

I am voting for Constance Shimek as I have known her for over a decade and have been continuously impressed by her commitment to her community.

Constance is active in a number of community projects and programs. As the President of the Nehalem Bay Garden Club she works to provide funding to our community through club grants, brings people together to learn about plants, and to develop community and amaraderie. She always exhibits a desire to contribute her problem solving skills to the task at hand and finds ways to address the needs of the community. Her willingness to help in many projects and programs has created value for our three villages, as well as for Tillamook County.

Constance has my vote, as I know she is a person who has the community’s best interests in mind. She listens to input and makes decisions based on the input from her constituents.

I encourage my fellow citizens to vote for Constance for NCRD Board Representative.

Karen Matthews

Submitted By: diannerbloom@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Vote for Strong Leadership

I am a retired nurse and clinical nursing specialist. Because I am concerned about our community’s health care, I have been attending the Nehalem Bay Health District (NBHD) Board meetings for the past 12 years. The changes that have occurred due to the hard work of the Nehalem Bay Health District Board under the leadership of Marc Johnson are awesome and inspiring.
The Health District has gone from being a land lord, managing rentals, to being a driving force advocating for better health care for our community. We recently lost two local skilled care facilities for seniors. I never thought I would see the day that the quality of care at the Nehalem Valley Care Center would improve. But it has! A needs assessment was performed, a new management company found, staff hired, and strong is oversight provided by the NBHD Board. I never thought anyone would have the foresight or be bold enough to try to renovate the Nehalem Valley Care Center, let alone help the Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy (formerly Rinehart Clinic and Pharmacy) get a new building. (Vote YES for local Health Care!) All of this extradorinaiy planning and foresight has occurred due to strong performance of the NBHD Board under the formidable leadership and drive of Marc Johnson. I strongly encourage you to vote for Marc Johnson for the NBHD Board in this upcoming election. His track record is outstanding and we could not do better.

Dianne Bloom BSN, MSN, CNM

Submitted By: Mindyc3756@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Local garden helper for hire. I can help with weeding, cleaning up brush, and other projects if you need help getting your garden or landscaping going for the season. Happy Spring!
Mindy Claflin
406-300-8487

Submitted By: herekittykitty1111@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Yesterday I found an article in the paper that showed some art that I had created. Today they are having an event at TBCC and the artists are invited. I really want to go.

This event is a 22 minute drive from my home. I don’t drive. For about $15 each way I could call Dial-A-Ride and they could take me. But, they don’t travel on the weekend. And, even if this was a weekday I would have had to make the reservation 48 hours in advance.

But, like I said, I really want to go. I live up Miami Foley. There is no bus that travels along Miami Foley. Luckily, my housemate is going to the same location as the event and I arranged to get a ride to TBCC with them. Unfortunately, they will be going five hours ahead of the event. I will take my Kindle and a book and wait in the lobby until the event begins at 2pm. I’ll use some time to write this letter.

My ride in will be leaving at 2pm just as the event is beginning, so I will have to find another way home. I can conveniently catch the bus just outside of TBCC about 15 minutes after the event ends at 4pm. That bus will take me a mile down the road to the bus station near the court house. I will then wait over an hour for a bus to take me north. It will pass the intersection of the 101 and Miami Foley by a couple of miles.

Another housemate will drive ten miles to pick me up in Garibaldi at 6:17pm and I should be home by 6:30. I left at 9am.

Nine and a half hours to attend a two hour event 22 minutes away from my front door. This is the reality of public transportation in Tillamook County. This keeps people isolated and doing only what must be done.

Determined board members can help create solutions that will allow people like me to simply decide to go to an event one day and go. With a regular bus on Miami Foley that intersects at the 101 in a timely manner I could have been to the event in an hour. I would still be taking 3 buses, but the entire outing would only take me 4 hours instead of 9 and a half. More importantly, I could do it on my own and not have to ask favors. Having to ask for help often keeps me home.

I feel deeply that Mary Leverette is the one candidate for Tillamook County Transportation District that has the determination, experience, and the time to develop solutions that will create access to any and all in need of public transportation throughout the county. It’s very important that board members have time to do more than just show up at meetings.

I selfishly urge you to vote for Mary Leverette for Tillamook County Transportation Board in the upcoming election. There are a lot of places I would like to go, and all of you can help get me there.

Sincerely,

Danielle Clark

Submitted By: gailmyoung@mac.com – Click to email about this post

A candidate for NCRD position #2, Erin Laskey-Wilson represents the spirit of our North County community and North County Recreation District. Erin grew up in this community, attended Nehalem Elementary School, and learned to swim in the pool at NCRD. After attending U of O, she returned to North County and is raising her three children, the family’s 4th generation in North County, in Nehalem. Erin believes, “It’s important for people who know the history and traditions of our area to serve on the Board.”
Erin is not new to positions of leadership. She served on the New Discovery Preschool Board for six years as a coordinator, fund raiser and enrollment recruiter. She’s active at the White Clover Grange where she helped organize a home-school program during Covid. She’s currently the Chairperson of the “Manzanita 4th of July Parade” Committee. THANK YOU, ERIN!
Erin and her husband are Fitness Center members and long time supporters of the New Pool Project. Their children attended, the youngest currently enrolled in, New Discovery Preschool at NCRD. The boys, now at Nehalem Elementary School, participate in NCRD’s “Learn to Swim” program. Erin understands the interests and needs of working families and local business owners. She’s a licensed real estate broker and has had experience working with her mom, owner of Handy Creek Bakery in Wheeler. Among Erin’s goals as an NCRD Board member are strengthening NCRD’s youth and sports programs and serving the interests of all North County families.
Please join me in supporting Erin Laskey-Wilson for NCRD Board position #2. She knows our community; the values and traditions of our community are ingrained in her. She’s a proven leader in honoring and continuing what makes North County strong and vibrant.
Thank you,
Gail Young

Submitted By: andynorris21@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post

Reading Candace’s BBQ post about her run for an NCRD position, it seems to me she violated election law. Offering arcade tokens for votes??
Here is one of the statutes that may apply:
260.665 Undue influence to affect registration, voting, candidacy, signing petitions; solicitation of money or other benefits
Since NCRD didn’t allow me to participate in any of their offerings because I didn’t put Pfizer’s or Mode RNA’s or Astrozenica’s or J and J’s new, experimental mRNA-technology into my body, I have zero interest in the NCRD election. I will never participate in an NCRD event again.
I also have zero interest in any of the local Health Center stuff. The Rinehart Clinic, which I had been going to on and off for years, would only see me in the parking lot, again because I didn’t shoot up said Big Tech junk. I said ‘no thanks’ and drove to Portland to see my naturopath. I will never go to the Rinehart Clinic (or it’s successor) again. I will drive to Portland and see my naturopath.
I understand that this NCRD race isn’t the U.S. Senate, and likely both candidates are more or less the same, and they are both likely very nice. But after watching Carl Rove steal the election for Bush/Cheney twice, and then watching Biden steal it last time around, my concerns are with election-integrity.
Anyway, someone should call Erin Laskey-Wilson and tell her she won. Unless there are additional candidates? Like I said I don’t really care.
Andy Norris

Submitted By: cbbcalm@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Right in Tillamook , across Freddy’s is a Camping store where we found a Colman camping 2 burner !
There was 6 gallons containers to store water. Filters, etc. worth checking out .

Submitted By: andynorris21@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post

Dutch Farmer’s have found themselves on the front lines fighting the World Economic Forum’s/World Bank’s planned insect-eating you-will-own-nothing dystopian future.

I interviewed Vandana when she was doing a short residency at U of O.

Cool lady.

She’s big in ag in India. Here she is talking about Dutch Farmers with Russel Brand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up_SQJHR6U4

Submitted By: andynorris21@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post

I didn’t receive any takers for a debate on NATO’s war with Russia.

For those of you who contacted me hoping for a debate, here are some points I would have made.

(These are my views, from my research. I encourage you to do your own research. Although most seem unaware, the war machine is in full swing, and it will be hard to nail down the truth.)

Russia was baited into Ukraine by NATO. And the moment that happened, Dwight Eisenhower’s Military-Industrial-Complex won. The war is the victory.

Ukraine will not win this war, nor did NATO countries ever expect Ukraine to win. Again, the war is the victory. Most of Ukraine has already been turned to rubble, and it will continue to be turned to rubble and folks will keep dying until a negotiation is reached.

There have been several peace agreements on the table. Boris Johnson killed one on behalf of NATO and the Biden Admin and other NATO reps killed others. Russia is rightfully demanding Ukraine not join NATO, that is the one thing driving all of this for Russia. For Russia, it’s us and NATO breaking our agreements (like we did with the Native Americans) and encroaching on their territory and threatening them existentially. They are correct, that is exactly what are war-making country and the NATO countries are doing.

The missiles NATO/Biden put into Poland can be refitted in 8 hours, they then can reach Moscow in 7-minutes. I would absolutely call that an existential threat from Biden and NATO. Would we accept Russia deploying missiles in Canada or Mexico that could hit D.C. in 7-minutes? Absolutely not.

The above is only one of many example of many examples of the United States and NATO violating the terms of their agreement with Russia, encroaching on Russian territory, and threatening them existentially.

Though the reason the Saturday sign people should be along HWY 101 protesting this horrific U.S.-led war should be on humanitarian grounds, that it is simply wrong of us to be funding the mass-murder of Russians and Ukrainians, here are some economic reasons to protest:

Biden has spend 100-billion dollars on the war.

With the upcoming elections on folks’ minds, how about this: Biden has spent 100-billion on the war so far (billions more for ‘reconstruction’ will follow), that equals $200,000,000 for each Congressional district in the entire Untied States of America. (there are 400+ districts).

Seriously, when we need money for schools, rec centers, roads, emergency services, health centers, why did we just spend 100-billion dollars murdering Russians and Ukrainians instead?

This is a more violent war than Iraq, it is more dangerous as Russia has tons of nukes (nukes they do not want to use, but if we keep it up, they might.), and has already cost 25 times more than the Vietnam war. This is a proxy war that is about to lose its proxy status. That mean World War Three.

300,000 Ukrainians have died, 80,000 Russians. For the number of maimed for life, displaced, orphaned, simply multiply those numbers by (war).

I could go on and on and on about the geopolitics of this, of the history, of where the war-monger elite are planning to take the conflict. There is so much here with respect to the history and context of America’s latest war, it could be a semester-long college class.

Instead of going on and on (a debate would have been nice but now I’ve showed too much of my hand), here is a link to an outstanding film by Oliver Stone, “Ukraine On Fire.” It’s banned on Democrat-run YouTube, so you gotta find it elsewhere, and this should work:

rumble.com/vwxxi8-ukraine-on-fire.html

And if you missed this treasonous chess move from Biden, here is info on Nordstream. For those who don’t know, Sy Hersh was key in stopping the Vietnam War with his Mi Lai massacre reporting. He is the most revered and famous American journalist ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1SIr7-HxdA

I’ll look for the Saturday sign people.

It would be great to see some anti-war protesters around here.

Andy Norris

Submitted By: andynorris21@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post

I gotta say this is a shame. One of the greatest environmental voices of all-time, Riverkeeper founder, brave as hell anti-Big Pharma activist, friend to children everywhere, RFK, Jr. has been relegated to Fox News to get his run for the presidency.

No need for the CIA to kill him like they did his father and uncle. All you have to do now is cancel him on every ‘liberal’ platform available.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqAywexVWdE

And for those who have been forgetting to listen to their Bob Dylan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEmI_FT4YHU

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Land clearing available call or email me at
503-638-6662 or davisturner01@gmail.com

Submitted By: babbles@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post

hello bbq-land,
in particular, hello to those who reside within the NCRD district boundaries and are eligible to vote for new or incumbent board members.

Erin Laskey-Wilson is running for board position #2. I am very impressed with her positivity, that she appreciates what NCRD offers to our community, and wants to be a part of enhancing those offerings. She doesn’t want to “fix what is broken.” Because she doesn’t think anything IS broken (and neither do I!)

I like it that she has been participating in NCRD programs since she was a child. I like it that she and her husband are members of the fitness center. I like it that all three of their children attended New Discoveries Preschool, that they now benefit from the school swim program and after school sports.

I am copying and pasting her campaign statement below and you can see how positive she feels about NCRD.

I am making a case for you to join me in voting for Erin Laskey-Wilson for NCRD board position #2.

om peace namaste

lucy brook

“As most of you know I’m running for NCRD board position this May, and I wanted to give you all a little bit of insight on why!

First off I love what the NCRD brings to our community! It’s been such an awesome source of pro-activeness for all of us. From senior swim to Easter egg hunts, the NCRD has been a part of all our lives. I grew up learning to swim there, and taking basketball clinics in the gym. My husband and I are now members of the fitness center and our 3 children have all attended (one currently attending) New Discoveries Preschool. Now all three kids take swim lessons at the pool and participate in NCRD sponsored sports.

As a board member I would like to see our youth programs strengthened and continue to build what the NCRD already offers the community with working families in mind.

I’m also a self employed parent, and would bring a perspective to the board based in fiscal responsibility and self-motivation.

My family has lived in the Nehalem Valley for four generations now. Fun fact, my grandfather actually went to grade school in that building! Because of these deep ties I like to think I understand very well what the goals and aspirations are of the people who live here. North county has an amazing tradition of looking out for one another, and it’s what built the NCRD! If I’m elected as board member my goal will be to continue that tradition! If you have any questions please feel free to email me at elaskey86@gmail.com

Submitted By: vivi@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post

Pay attention and vote!

The ultra-conservative political movement to take over elected boards across our state and nation is gaining traction in Tillamook County. Next week, ballots for the May 16 election will arrive in our mailboxes. While usually this “special district” election consists of candidates running unopposed for positions in sanitary districts, water districts, fire boards, and school districts, this year is very different: the majority of board positions in our county school districts are contested. Three out of five Tillamook Bay Community College (TBCC) seats are contested, and for voters in north Tillamook County there is action going on in elections for the Boards of the North County Recreation District (NCRD), the Nehalem Bay Health District, Neahkahnie School District and the Tillamook County Transportation District.

Who are these new candidates, and what has inspired them to run? You can get the flavor of many of the candidates opposing incumbents here through the website and Facebook page of We the People Tillamook County which states: “Get involved in your community! Stopping tyranny at the local level dominoes to the federal level. Let no elected official go unchecked.” wethepeopletillamookcounty.com/home Read the newsletter on this site, with articles titled “Gender Indoctrination in Tillamook County Schools: Your Tax Dollars Hard at Work.” This month’s newsletter (currently on their Facebook page but not yet on their website) includes “What is the Function of the Public Library?” as well as candidate statements from selected candidates. It is also useful to look at websites for some statewide organizations with similar views, such as these two: www.oregonmomsunion.com/ and oregonabigailadams.wordpress.com/

For statements from all candidates, you can visit the Tillamook County Pioneer site www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/2023-may-special-election-tillamook-county-pioneers-questions-for-the-candidates-tillamook-bay-community-college/ To see who is running in each race visit Tillamook County Clerk’s site www.co.tillamook.or.us/clerk/elections/clone-2023-may-special-election. And a new organization called Tillamook Retired Educators and Teachers has posted endorsements for many of the races at www.tillamookretiredteachers.org/

Upcoming on April 27, the AAUW is hosting a candidate’s virtual forum for school districts and the community college positions. www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/virtual-candidates-forum-hosted-by-aauw-april-27th-school-boards-tbcc-board-candidates/

Hopefully this forum will provide what has so far been missing, which is an open and transparent statement from these new candidates about their beliefs and goals. If they object to the current mission of our schools or a special district, we need to know that. We want candidates that have put in the time and energy to attend board meetings, learn first-hand about the work of these organizations, and demonstrated in their public life that they are respectful of all voices. What values guide these new candidates? Have they been regularly attending these meetings? Are they experienced in the field? Are they dedicated to respectful behavior?

Research, talk to your neighbors, VOTE!

Sincerely,

Vivi Tallman
Lane deMoll
Barbara McLaughlin

Nehalem

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Upcoming Class at Hoffman: Elements of Visual Design, with Ben Rosenberg

Starts TOMORROW April 19, 2023 at The Hoffman Center For The Arts! Few spots are available!

No art background necessary. All materials will be supplied. Class starts this week–sign-up today!
hoffmanarts.org/events/an-introduction-to-the-elements-of-visual-design
Let’s go on a creative journey exploring line, shape, value, form, negative/positive space, color, texture, and balance. We will learn why these elements are important principles in visual communication. This will be an engaging art class that will help you develop a design vocabulary and introduce you to the skills necessary to make design decisions from an informed perspective.
With this knowledge you will increase your ability to express your artistic ideas.
Count on a hands-on, participatory class where you will work on paper through drawing, painting, and collage. We will develop knowledge of compositional strategies for various project goals: unity, variety, rhythm, harmony, tension, gravity, and more. We will learn to use and control negative space. We will develop an understanding of the color wheel and common color schemes in design.
Experimentation is essential! Art is a philosophical enterprise that seeks questions as often as it provides answers. We will introduce historical notions of form and content regarding the picture plane, vision and visuality, and the role of the artist. Being able to think about and discuss your work critically is an absolute necessity; this will become easier with practice. Group discussion will build a dialog within the class and help to create skills for talking about art.

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