Category: General Interest

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

But what about all the lies?? And there were many, many, many of them:

And:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEl8NKSqThg

Submitted By: ben.killen.rosenberg@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

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

Transparency and Compensation

When I taught Writing as Critical Inquiry at PSU, I always told my students to go to the primary source material before writing that 5,000 word final paper on whatever subject they chose related to our text—a behemoth of a book titled American Earth. They could have any opinion they wanted, of course, but an opinion without source material cited in their bibliography wasn’t ever going to cut it for me. Oh, and 5,000 words means 5,000 words and they better be spellchecked, honey.

There’s been some talk about a raise or a bonus for the City Manager. It’s on the agenda for the next council meeting Wednesday May 3, at 6pm. I was recently with some folks and the subject of a raise for the City Manager came up. People chimed in with their opinions but it struck me that it would be a good idea to have more information—some kind of source material and not just beach gossip or coffee talk between friends, in order to form an opinion.

The City Manager’s performance review was completed a few weeks ago in an executive session. The public couldn’t attend the meeting or read the materials presented so there’s no information about why a raise is justified now or what kind of work she’s been doing.

Performance reviews are usually completed every year to identify the areas you excel in as an employee and the areas in which you don’t. You make career goals as an employee and have a discussion with your boss to help you reach those goals. If your job involves oversight of other staff, there’s input from that staff to see what kind of leader you are.

In a private company all that information goes into your personnel file where it hangs out in a drawer until the next year. Nobody sees it except you, your boss and HR until it’s hauled out again to see how you’re doing. Raises in compensation above the cost of living increases that I sincerely hope you always get or got are tied to your performance. If you do your job well, the company can reward you with a raise or a bonus or like at the mobile home factory where I worked for one sad year–a frozen turkey at Christmas.

As Council President, Kozlowski has traditionally taken the lead on performance reviews. She also has a long career and experience in human resources. She’s one of two councilors who have worked with the current city manager since she was hired. Plus, Kozlowski’s worked with a number of the previous city managers during her time on council. She put together the review form for staff and the council to submit. Three of the five on council are new and have only worked with the city manager for a few months.

Kozlowski summarized the performance review for the public at last month’s council meeting, but because the review itself took place behind closed doors justification for a raise isn’t clear to the public and neither is how well she does her job or what challenges and obstacles she’s faced in performing her job.

Performance reviews can be done in public sessions and review materials can be made public after the fact, if the employee agrees. The city manager gave permission to share the documents with the public.

You can read Aman’s performance review materials including staff and council’s input and community comments on the city’s website by clicking the City Manager Employment Agreement link. The review materials begin on page 7.

Four of five councilors feel Aman has exceeded her role as City Manager. Staff input shows Aman to be a “transformational manager.” These are the people who work with and for her every day—staff and council. I trust their opinions.

The only way to let the light in is to open the curtains. As they say in the 12 step groups, we are only as sick as our secrets.

Kim Rosenberg loretta.kim.rosenberg@gmail.com

City Manager Contract and Performance Review (pages 7-15)
ci.manzanita.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Council-Packet-Additional-Materials-RS-Item-H-05032023.pdf

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

The Tillamook County Retired Educators and Teachers, TREAT, PAC endorses school board candidates who want to secure the future of public education in Tillamook County.

TREAT’s endorsed candidates (below) bring a variety of skills that will keep the positive momentum going at TBCC. They understand state and district curriculum policies and budget issues and have communication skills that will ensure that board business is conducted in a collaborative and cooperative manner. They also have extensive experience in finance, business, and building construction. Above all, their highest priority is providing a strong foundation for all students, whether that be preparing to transfer to a four-year college or preparing for a career in the trades through the many TBCC certificate and apprenticeship programs.

In addition to the three TBCC candidates below, TREAT supports the election of candidates Andrea Goss and Shannon Hoff who are running unopposed. They need your support, too.

For information about each endorsed TBCC board candidate, visit the TREAT website at: www.tillamookretiredteachers.org. When you reach the website, be sure to sign up for the TREAT mailing list so you receive the latest election updates.

TREAT is also on Facebook at tillamookretiredteachers.

Your VOTE matters!

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

www.the-sun.com/news/8007124/jeffrey-epstein-calendar-noam-chomsky-meetings/

If you thought Noam was just a nice old man, this news might come as a shock.

But Noam advocated starving me (see below), so for me, it is no leap to see him befriending a known gun-dealing bank-rigging Mossad/CIA-agent/pedophile.

smartfish.substack.com/p/letter-to-noam-chomsky

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

Glenn is gay, he lives with his husband and several of their rescue dogs in Brazil. Glenn is anti-war. He is for gay rights and fiercely supports the civil rights of individuals worldwide. He is a true liberal, and an environmentalist.

So when the ‘left’ goes after Glen for being anti-war, when they chastise him for being concerned about the tens of thousands of Ukrainian men being conscripted then murdered in Biden/NATO’s/Zelensky’s war, it must be because Glen is pro-Putin??

It’s called a psy-op. Without the work of the intel agencies that run the mainstream media, who on earth would think of Glenn Greenwald as ‘pro-Putin’?

Again, were we ‘pro-Saddam’ when we protested Bush/Cheney attacking Iraq for reasons fabricated by the same intel agencies trashing Glenn?

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1653042092006862849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1653042092006862849%7Ctwgr%5Eefb456fe67b188235bec5b343da61158bf781233%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.infowars.com%2F

Submitted By: ben.killen.rosenberg@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

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

Transparency and Compensation

When I taught Writing as Critical Inquiry at PSU, I always told my students to go to the primary source material before writing that 5,000 word final paper on whatever subject they chose related to our text—a behemoth of a book titled American Earth. They could have any opinion they wanted, of course, but an opinion without source material cited in their bibliography wasn’t ever going to cut it for me. Oh, and 5,000 words means 5,000 words and they better be spellchecked, honey.

There’s been some talk about a raise or a bonus for the City Manager. It’s on the agenda for the next council meeting Wednesday May 3, at 6pm. I was recently with some folks and the subject of a raise for the City Manager came up. People chimed in with their opinions but it struck me that it would be a good idea to have more information—some kind of source material and not just beach gossip or coffee talk between friends, in order to form an opinion.

The City Manager’s performance review was completed a few weeks ago in an executive session. The public couldn’t attend the meeting or read the materials presented so there’s no information about why a raise is justified now or what kind of work she’s been doing.

Performance reviews are usually completed every year to identify the areas you excel in as an employee and the areas in which you don’t. You make career goals as an employee and have a discussion with your boss to help you reach those goals. If your job involves oversight of other staff, there’s input from that staff to see what kind of leader you are.

In a private company all that information goes into your personnel file where it hangs out in a drawer until the next year. Nobody sees it except you, your boss and HR until it’s hauled out again to see how you’re doing. Raises in compensation above the cost of living increases that I sincerely hope you always get or got are tied to your performance. If you do your job well, the company can reward you with a raise or a bonus or like at the mobile home factory where I worked for one sad year–a frozen turkey at Christmas.

As Council President, Kozlowski has traditionally taken the lead on performance reviews. She also has a long career and experience in human resources. She’s one of two councilors who have worked with the current city manager since she was hired. Plus, Kozlowski’s worked with a number of the previous city managers during her time on council. She put together the review form for staff and the council to submit. Three of the five on council are new and have only worked with the city manager for a few months.

Kozlowski summarized the performance review for the public at last month’s council meeting, but because the review itself took place behind closed doors justification for a raise isn’t clear to the public and neither is how well she does her job or what challenges and obstacles she’s faced in performing her job.

Performance reviews can be done in public sessions and review materials can be made public after the fact, if the employee agrees. The city manager gave permission to share the documents with the public.

You can read Aman’s performance review materials including staff and council’s input and community comments on the city’s website by clicking the City Manager Employment Agreement link. The review materials begin on page 7.

Four of five councilors feel Aman has exceeded her role as City Manager. Staff input shows Aman to be a “transformational manager.” These are the people who work with and for her every day—staff and council. I trust their opinions.

The only way to let the light in is to open the curtains. As they say in the 12 step groups, we are only as sick as our secrets.

Kim Rosenberg loretta.kim.rosenberg@gmail.com

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

Tillamook County Retired Educators and Teachers, TREAT, endorses school board candidates who support public education (which is for ALL students), have experience in administration and the field of education, understand state and district curriculum policies and budget issues, and have communication skills that will ensure that the business of the board is conducted in a collaborative and cooperative manner.

For more information about each endorsed candidate, visit the TREAT website at www.tillamookretiredteachers.org.

Your vote matters!

Submitted By: marc@manythingsconsidered.com – Click to email about this post

Marc Johnson here. President of the Nehalem Bay Health District board.

I am pleased to have the opportunity to respond to “Questions for Candidates” from the Tillamook County Pioneer.

Please take a moment to review my responses to questions about Nehalem Bay Health District priorities, including my thoughts on the Health District’s bond measure on the May 16 ballot.

www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/2023-may-special-election-tillamook-county-pioneers-questions-for-the-candidates-nehalem-bay-health-district/

FWIW … I have an opponent in the election who declined to respond to any questions about the Health District.
www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/2023-may-special-election-tillamook-county-pioneers-questions-for-the-candidates-nehalem-bay-health-district/

Submitted By: marc@manythingsconsidered.com – Click to email about this post

I am pleased to have the opportunity to respond to “Questions for Candidates” from the Tillamook County Pioneer.

Please take a moment to review my responses to questions about Nehalem Bay Health District priorities, including my thoughts on the Health District’s bond measure on the May 16 ballot.

FWIW … I have an opponent in the election who declined to respond to any questions about the Health District.

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

We are just beginning Pema Chodron’s book,
When Things Fall Apart. We are a buddhist inspired meditation Sangha that meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. at St Catherine’s Sanctuary between Manzanita and Nehalem. This is an inclusive group welcoming all faith traditions.
We share a little silence, some focused study, and sharing. Nothing is required, not even the book.
Always open to interested persons. Free to all.

Submitted By: sdawagner@icloud.com – Click to email about this post

I fully endorse Constance Shimek for Position 2 on the North County Recreation District Board of Directors.

Constance really knows how to get things done. She is an enthusiastic supporter of NCRD and has been involved in MANY fund raising projects for them. Constance has been to almost every NCRD Board Meeting in the past 3 years. She will work hard to get our new pool built. She has many good ideas to help move NCRD forward through the years.

I have known Constance since 2007 when she moved here. We have been involved in many Garden Club activities over the years. Great ideas keep flowing from her, with the energy and follow-through required for completion. She has a great sense of humor, knows how to organize, works well with others, is efficient, and cares deeply about NCRD.

Her heart is in this endeavor. She will put her heart and soul into working on the NCRD Board. A vote for Constance Shimek is a vote for moving our community forward!
Thank you, kathleen moore

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

I wasn’t intending to chime in on this largely functionary position, but I can’t shake an email I received from Constance.

After I pointed out that she was flirting with a violation of election law, she emailed me.

She was very nice, and that makes me feel a little bad writing this. And she thanked me for pointing out the election violation potential.

But then she wrote, in reference to the NCRD requiring SARS-CoV-2 experimental gene-therapy shots from Mode RNA, Astrazenica, J and J or Pfizerv being required for those wishing to enjoy certain NCRD offerings, as ‘water under the bridge.”

I’m sorry, but it is not ‘water under the bridge’. Not in your wildest dreams lady.

The NCRD victimized me.

And everyone else who was smart enough not to shoot Big Pharma’s junk. And we talk about it.

But I won’t be a victim. We won’t be victims.

It is NOT water under the bridge, and I will NEVER use NCRD services or facilities again. EVER.

And because this is the second time Constance has been incredibly blind, I need to chime in.

First, if I were on the board at NCRD I would not want her as a co-board member. She will likely need to be watched over, to make sure the NCRD does not get sued. I am very serious.

She was ready to engage in a ‘pay for votes’ scheme, and she would have done so had I not pointed it out.

This is basic common knowledge: you can’t pay people to vote for you.

And you want her to direct the NCRD?

Get ready to be sued.

Second, as a filmmaker, I wouldn’t hire her as a producer.

She just doesn’t have what it takes. And that job has roughly the same skill-set required as directors of corporate entities.

Finally, I see her yellow signs all over town, we all do.

But that only shows that she can drive around town and ask her friends to put up signs, and that alone does not make one qualified to direct the NCRD. I hope everyone can see through the signs everywhere nonsense.

Alas, this race doesn’t concern me.

But her blind-spot email sure does.

Andy Norris

Wheeler

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

News broke late last week that the Sunset Empire Transportation District, headquartered in Astoria, was suspending all operations on Saturday, April 30, 2023. The Daily Astorian article (April 27, 2023 www.dailyastorian.com/news/local/sunset-empire-transportation-district-to-suspend-operations/article_ac06e038-e55a-11ed-9751-7f2d3c260b1f.html), described the dire financial straits facing the District. How did this situation happen? What happens next? Answers to these questions will come. More importantly to me, is that the article told the human side of this sad story, that of the dozens of citizens who would be left stranded come Monday and be unable to get to needed medical and legal appointments, school or work. This story shines a defining light on the need for public transportation: that public transportation is critically intertwined with necessary medical care, important appointments, school and jobs and can lead to potential isolation when the bus no longer shows up. Especially hard hit will be those who cannot drive and who do not have family or friends on whom to rely.

The Tillamook County Transportation District thankfully is solvent and has buses and drivers. It is my hope that the Tillamook County Transportation District will extend a hand, or buses, to Clatsop County for a short time by offering limited routes, even if these are infrequent, to help citizens in need. We can be a good neighbor and an ongoing support to our Tillamook County residents that have important business beyond our county line.

I am running for a position on the Tillamook County Transportation Board. I understand how important public transportation is to our community, to individuals, our lives and livelihoods. If elected to the Board, I will work tirelessly to ensure that the Tillamook County Transportation District Board remains fiscally sound and responsibly managed. You have my commitment on this.

Mary Leverette
maryleverette.com

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

Another war in the works.
I’ll make the anti-war signs if you stand on HWY 101.
In my view, Kim has surpassed Amy Goodman (I met her, she was the best for years) as the bravest and most relevant American female journalist.
Biden’s CIA overthrowing Sudan?:

and this:

and this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbEiHnPDUy0

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

Just a reminder that there’s lots of puppy love to be had at local shelters and rescues that are in need of homes. (Their mamas too!!) You can always donate those charges instead to them also if you like. Let’s be kind to female dogs and not use their bodies to make money for us.

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

In an attempt to offer examples of the City Hall staff efforts to provide administrative support for the operation of our Water Fund the City Manager claimed “ the water system, they pay their own insurance premiums on their property. Who negotiates that? That would be me, who is involved in that?, me and Nina .. one example of a million things.”

I emailed the City Manager and asked if she could confirm that the above insurance premiums that she claimed to have negotiated for the water system property were for the property and liability coverage with City County Insurance (CIS). No response.

I asked if she could provide the year and month that these negotiations took place and who at CIS she had conducted these negotiation with. No response.

Since the City Manager indicated that the Accounting Manager had been involved in these negotiations, I emailed the Accounting Manager and asked if she could briefly describe her role in these negotiations including who at CIS was involved and when this took place. No response.

Failing to get any answers, I contacted the Property/Causality Trust Director for CIS and asked if a city can negotiate with CIS over costs for insurance coverage. The answer was “ We do not negotiate the cost of coverage”.

The City Manager also stated “we process significantly more invoices to the tune of about 50% of all of the financial transactions that occur in the City are for the water department and that is clearly indicated in the analysis that shows in the Materials and Services.”

A simple fact check of water department invoices processed by City Hall staff are nowhere near 50% of the annual Material and Services transactions claimed by the City Manager and is yet another exaggeration of City Hall support services to justify transfer of hundreds of thousands of dollars of Water Fund revenue to the General Fund.

The City Manager claimed “other cities that I have worked in all have used an indirect cost method.” Since the City Manager’s resume only indicates previous city employment with one city, I emailed the City Manager and asked what other cities she has worked in and also in what capacity that would have allowed her to be this knowledgeable about their overhead allocation and budget policies to make this statement? No response.

This is not the first time that I had pointed out factual misstatements made in a public meeting by the City Manager and asked that she simply correct the public record so that citizens were not being mislead. In a response to this request, she emailed the Mayor and Council stating that I or apparently other citizens who point out her public misstatements are making “personal attacks” on her and she advises “we must discourage or even ignore them if necessary”.

The above instances of non responses to simple questions seeking clarification of her public statements on important community topics seems to confirm the City Manager’s determination to discourage and ignore those citizens that are asking questions that she does not have answers for. This is a clear instance of blacklisting. Citizens who are considered by a particular authority or group to a problem because of their insistence that public officials communicate truthfully should be relegated to second class status in their community. This policy would seem to extend to instructing other City staff to also follow her lead.

The routine misstatements and exaggerations are in themselves troubling. The boldness of any public official however, that suggests that they are entitled to recommend ignoring or discouraging any citizen in our community who seeks to hold them accountable for their statements is stunning.

Randy Kugler

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

Endorsements

Tillamook County ballots arrived are arriving in mailboxes this week and we have until May 16 to complete and turn them in.

Here is a list of candidates on our north county ballots that we three support. All have shown dedication to community service and support the mission of the organization they seek to serve.
Many are incumbents.

Tillamook Bay Community College—these are all incumbents.
Mary Jones
Andrea Goss
Shannon Hoff
Betsy McMahon
Mary Faith Bell

Transpiration District
Position 1: Jim Hefferman

Neahkahnie School District #56:
Zone 6: Michele Aeder
Zone 7: Joseph Carr (Although Tim Borman’s name appears on our ballots for Zone 7, he has suspended his campaign, and gives his endorsement to Joseph Carr.)

North County Recreation District:
Mary Gallagher

Nehalem Bay Health District:
Marc Johnson

Nehalem Bay Health District Bond Measure:
Yes

Bottom line: PLEASE VOTE!

Barbara McLaughlin
Lane deMoll
Vivi Tallman

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

Hello, I’ll be in Wheeler, next to the Rice & Shine tomorrow (Saturday) from 1-2pm. I’ll be there to meet, share ideas, concerns, suggestions and/or answer any questions and of course, earn your vote for Constance! This is also an opportunity to support our locals; the Rice & Shine and/or The Roost by purchasing any deliciousness and come on over, tables/chairs available!

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 NBHD. 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: john.m.bloom@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

I would like to encourage every eligible voter in the Community to vote in the up coming election for the North County Recreation District (NCRD) candidate of your choice.

These are important positions that benefit the Community over all. I only ask you to keep in mind that these Board seats are about the ‘“US’s” of the community not the “ ME’s”. It is about supporting an institution that started as a scrappy startup and over the years has grown into an extraordinary strong and vital institution to our Community – NCRD. We received International Financial recognition when Standard and Poor’s evaluated NCRD as a A+ Investment Grade Bond issuer and that must be preserved. NCRD is a living testament to the “US’s” of our community.

NCRD has been able to grow and prosper because of the Community’s willingness to devote their Time, Energy and Money to this extraordinary institution not for the sake of any individual ego’s but for the good of the Community over all.

In that spirit, we invite the entire Community to: 1). VOTE! 2). join “US” at the Pool Ground Breaking on May 9, 2023 at 4PM. Please bring your own trowel or shovel. There will be no “Officials” there to take credit but instead NCRD gives credit where it belongs, to the Community as a whole…..the Community did it without help from any officials. We, the Community, did it ourselves! Please come celebrate!

Jack Bloom
Board President

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

Submitted By: ben.killen.rosenberg@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

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