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Garibaldi Fire employs new jet boat
After taking delivery of a new jet boat in February, the Garibaldi Fire Department is focusing on training personnel to operate the new vessel and has already used the vessel to respond to two emergency calls. On a recent evening, the Headlight Herald tagged along on a joint-training with Garibaldi Fire and the Netarts-Oceanside Fire District in Netarts Bay and experienced the boat’s capabilities firsthand. The flat-bottomed, 21-foot, jet-propelled boat...
Letter: Why should I vote in the primary on May 21?
You may have heard all the negative responses to this question so let me give you some positive ideas to consider. Are you a taxpayer? Well, your county commissioners and the state representative for district 32 in how your tax money gets spent and on which projects. Your vote in the primary may very well elect county commissioners and your county assessor. Primaries are important. Don’t wait until November to vote. Check to make sure your registration is up to date at sos.oregon.gov and then vote by May 21. Remember, democracy is not a spectator sport. Heidi Heidenreich Neskowin
Tillamook golfers shoot for state
The Tillamook High Cheesemakers boys and girls golf teams both competed exceptionally well in OSAA Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 1 tournaments to help them preparel for the upcoming regional tourney May 6-7 at Quail Valley Golf Course in Banks. The top players at the regional in Banks qualify for the state tournament May 13-14. The Boys tourney is at Emerald Valley Golf Resort in Creswell. The girls’ tourney is at Tokatee Golf Club in McKenzie. For the Cheesemakers, guided by seventh-year Coach Johnny Begin, if any of them reach the state tournament as individual qualifiers, it would mark their first ever appearance for both the boys’ and girls’ squads. “We took a young group of players to both events for our boys’ and girls’ teams and some of them played in their first ever varsity tournament, which was great for the young kids,” said Begin, who has a total of 18 boys and 10 girls playing this season.
Riding, launching Dory boats off Pacific City is an adventure
The fishing off the coast of Pacific City is world-class. Getting to those fish, well, that's another matter. For 115 years, fishermen have used flat bottom vessels called Dory boats to slice through or over the Pacific City surf to get to the amazing fishing and crabbing spots off shore.
Tilllamook Fire chief announces resignation
Tillamook Fire District Chief Jeff McBrayer announced that he would be resigning from the district at the end of May at a meeting of the district’s board of directors on April 16. In his letter of resignation, McBrayer cited concerns over his and his family’s safety following recent work-related events as the reason for his departure. McBrayer has accepted the position of chief at the Netarts-Oceanside Fire District, where he will take over in June. ...
Fleisher targets higher public engagement in assessor’s race
In the race for Tillamook County assessor, candidate Kari Fleisher is seeking the top spot in what she sees as the natural culmination of a two-decade career in the office. If elected, Fleisher told the Headlight Herald that she would prioritize increasing public engagement, with the goal of helping residents better understand the county’s tax structure. “I am community-oriented, dedicated and wanting to have every taxpayer be a little more...
Lincoln, Tillamook counties to receive Secure Rural Schools Funds
Lincoln and Tillamook counties will share in $47.7 million being sent to Oregon in federal payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS) for schools and road maintenance, youth job training, wildfire prevention, watershed restoration and habitat conservation. Lincoln County will receive $1,298,614.26, and Tillamook County will see $662,760.56, allocated from the U.S. Forest Service, with more expected from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) soon, according to U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. ...
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