NCA newsletter 1:RK - Neskowin Community Association
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NCA newsletter 1:RK - Neskowin Community Association
Neskowin Village Voice APRIL 2013 Farmers’ Market to Return Neskowin Store Makeover By Nancy Hadley By Cameron Nagel Spring has sprung and summer is soon to come! That means the Neskowin Farmers Market. We have been busy planning for our 3rd year and are excited to share our news with the community: this summer NFM will be in a new location, the Neskowin Wayside parking lot. Come one, come all to shop and socialize at this new great site at the entrance to our village. Mike and Kim Herbel have taken over as operators of Neskowin's only store and have undertaken a major re-build of the entire space, including the addition of a fullyequipped commercial kitchen for onsite food production. It will now be known as The Neskowin Trading Company. We are happy to report that our vendors have been busy planting, baking, and creating in order to provide us with even more products this season. We will have new local producers joining us as well, so it's going to be a great market, a fun gathering place, and the sun will be shining ... we hope! In addition to basic market items, expect to find the following amenities: deli cases offering fresh and frozen foods, cheese and charcuterie, and ready-to-bake dishes (including pizzas and casseroles). Also look for fresh produce and fresh seafood in season. And in the old pub space, the Herbel's plan to have a wine and beer bar offering up to 10 different craft brews on tap. An outside seating terrace will be available as well. Our opening date will be Saturday, May 25, and our hours will remain the same: 9am to 1pm. We will continue the market through September. The community support shown Neskowin Farmers’ Market 2012 to our Farmers Market has been overwhelming and we are very appreciative of your words of encouragement and your enthusiasm. We are all eager to let the fun begin! If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer to help, or have any input, please contact Nancy Hadley, Market Manager, at 503-392-3582. Cafe Set to Open in July Locals Frank and Genie Ullrich are the proud new owners of The Hawk Creek Cafe. Extensive remodeling is underway and they hope to open in July. Expect the same great food and pizza! 1 For the wine lover, the new store will feature a wine 'alcove' offering a broad array of wines both domestic and international. Mike and his wife Kim are South Beach Neskowin homeowners and plan to move here as full-time residents after selling their Salem home. Kim is an accomplished artist (painter) and plans to have a gallery adjacent to the store in the former realtor's office building. Volunteers Needed for Nestucca Fire and Rescue By Kris Weiland, Fire Chief, The backbone of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services in this country are volunteers. For several years the numbers of volunteer responders nationwide has declined for many reasons. Nestucca Fire and Rescue has maintained the ranks with the rest of the country as we work to keep a strong volunteer base, but it is becoming more difficult to recruit new members in our area as many of our communities in the Fire District consist of second homes or retirement homes. The full-time residents, for the most part, work out of the area and are working to meet their family’s needs with our current economy. We have seen the impact of these reduced numbers of volunteers in the communities by the drastic increases in insurance costs many companies have charged due to the “Insurance Services Organization (ISO) Rating”. Five years ago the rules that ISO used were changed and many Fire Districts are having problems meeting the new requirements, Nestucca Fire and Rescue included. The biggest single issue is the lack of volunteer responders. We have recruited Water Board Update volunteers from all over including California. We have offered rooming, schooling at the community college, and training in exchange for them to be resident volunteer responders. It helps, but we need more responders. Have you ever considered becoming a volunteer firefighter? You may not want to be on the hose line going into a structure, but there are many other functions that need to be performed on the fire ground. We need drivers, pump operators, EMS providers that provide rehab to our responders, and several other functions. Our limited funding puts us in a position that adding additional paid staffing is unrealistic. Your help will make a difference. We have a limited base to draw volunteers from in our area as we don’t have major population areas like Tillamook or Lincoln City. If we don’t gain more volunteers we will continue to fight not just the insurance issues, but we can’t do our job of protecting our community safely. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact me or our Division Chief of Training, Jim Oeder at 503-392-3313. Neskowin Community Association By Jean Cameron, President, Neskowin Regional Water Board Thanks to much effort by Guy Holzworth, General Manager and Alex Sifford, Board Member, the Neskowin Regional Water District recently submitted its revised Water Management and Conservation Plan to Oregon's Water Resources Department (WRD). This Plan was first developed when our water treatment plant was renovated, then an updated version was required when we applied for updates to our water rights. Based on requests from the WRD for a few revisions, Guy has updated planning estimates, and working with Troy Trute of the District staff, improved our ability to track water losses throughout the system. As a result, our new tracking ability has helped the staff quickly find and repair several leaks recently. In other news, two positions on the Water District Board will be up for election on the May ballot. Current member Reggie Pratt will run again; Alex Sifford has decided to "retire" from the Water District Board after 20 years (now that's perseverance!). Steve Rubert of Neskowin will run for this position. Please take the time to vote! * There is now a secure drop box for both water and sewer bill payments at the South Beach offices. Susan Amort [[email protected]] PO Box 820 Neskowin, OR 97149 Bryan Arneson [[email protected]] Randall Koch [[email protected]] Web: www.neskowincommunity.org Password: fish Annual Membership Dues $25 May to May Brian Lind [[email protected]] or [[email protected]] Paul Plath [[email protected]] Jeff Walton [ [email protected]] NCA Board Officers & Members Pam Rowland, President [[email protected]] Robin Crowell, President-Elect [[email protected]] Kacey Joyce, Secretary [[email protected]] Nancy McClain, Treasurer [[email protected]] 2 Special thanks to: Ran Koch, Voice publisher Cameron Nagel, Voice copy-editing Pam Rowland, Voice editor Jeff Linman, Webmaster Trash to Treasure NCA 2013 Calendar of Events By Sierra Lauder & Rowan Mizer It’s spring already! It won’t be long and we’ll be gathering for the Memorial Day festivities. As the Spring Cleaning Season kicks off, don’t forget about the annual Trash to Treasure event Saturday, May 25th. The last few years have been great fun, and Rowan and I are looking forward to another great day with friends and neighbors. If you’ve been looking for a laid back way to get involved that promises lots of laughs and a little dirt, let us know and we’ll put you in touch with the Burn Pile guys. Just kidding … we want YOU! So much so we will bribe you with a T-shirt (Burn Pile guys don’t give out T-shirts now do they?). We can always use extra hands to greet donors, sort drop-offs, help treasure hunters, and make pick up/drop off runs throughout the day. Our close proximity to the Bake Sale guarantees a steady flow of tasty snacks, and we love the constant flow of people from the 8am opening until the final drop off of at 1:30pm. If your weekend plans make it impossible to volunteer, no worries. This is a great opportunity to clean house, garage, and shed! We will happily take those “Treasures” that you no longer have room for as well as the “Trash” that you keep meaning to get rid of. All for a monetary donation to the Neskowin Community Association of course! (Although Rowan has been known to accept copious quantities of chocolate in place of cash...) You can revel in tackling your Spring Saturday, May 25 Sign Painting at the Fire Hall: Noon - 2pm Trash to Treasures (Swap Meet & Dumpster): 8am - 2pm Bake Sale: 8am until sold out! Burn Pile: 8am - 3pm NCA Membership Signup & Fireworks Donation Opportunity: 8am until Bake Sale sells out (Approx. 2pm) cleaning knowing that you are helping to support your outstanding NCA. And if the clearing out leaves you feeling a little bare, don’t despair! There will be lots of opportunities during the day for you to discover “new to you” Treasures. Donations arrive constantly throughout the day, so plan to check back often. We have seen it all: antiques, patio furniture, rubber boots, fishing gear, wet suits, bikes, kites, and things you have to see to believe. The Trash to Treasures experience can be fun for all, and even kids can make some of the best “Treasure” hunters. We look forward to seeing everyone Memorial Day weekend, and if you have any questions, are interested in helping out, or have a particularly large item you might need help with, send us an email: [email protected] or [email protected] Happy Spring Cleaning! 3 Sunday, May 26 NCA Community Meeting at the Fire Hall: 4 - 5pm Thursday, July 4 Nesko Club Book & Bake Sale/ Parade: 10am Flag Raising & Sing-A-Long: Right after the parade Castles & Kites on the Beach: 2 - 4pm Fireworks: About 9pm Friday, July 5 Beach Clean Up: 9 - 11am August 9-11 Golf Scramble Friday: Potluck Dinner & Raffle: 6pm Saturday: Golf Scramble Sunday: Golf Scramble, Catered Lunch, Awards, and Raffle Sunday, September 1 NCA Community Meeting: 4 - 5pm students will learn more about deepsea exploration and the Vents Program on a visit to NOAA headquarters in Newport later this spring. Neskowin Valley School News By Julie Fiedler, Head of School We are feeling full of special thanks for Neskowin at NVS this year for drama support from the Neskowin Community Association, science connections to Nestucca Valley Community Alliance members, a wonderful visit from pianist Joel Fan courtesy of Neskowin Chamber Music, and weekly visits from several beloved Neskowin-area volunteers in our classrooms. Our students have had the pleasure of visits to Neskowin for science on the beach and clean-up in the Village. We are learning and gaining a lot from our proximity to all of you! By the time you read this, tickets for the annual NVS Vacation Raffle will be available. This year the prize is a whopper of a travel voucher worth $5,000—you can book the prize towards one or multiple trips of your choice. What’s on your bucket list? Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100; the drawing is April 26. Please call us at 503-392-3124 to order. The NVS Voyagers (2nd-4th-graders) just finished the 19thannual Biography Ball, impersonating famous explorers and traders from the 15th-16th centuries. You’re welcome to come to school to see their colorful self-portraits and reports —Queen Elizabeth, Ponce de Leon, Christopher Columbus, Queen Nzinga, and Hernando Cortez, among others, graced the Artspace stage in February. There’s more fun in store for June 2, when NVS will host a fundraising Golf Tournament at Salishan Resort. Please save the date. We welcome sponsorships of $250 from you or your company; we can also take reservations for your foursome at 503-392-3124. Our 2nd-8th-graders are just beginning rehearsals for this year’s spring play, The Secret Garden. A $2,000 grant from the Neskowin Community Association is helping to fund our drama program this year, and we invite all of you to see the dramatic magic your generous gift has wrought when the play debuts at NVS on April 26 at 7pm. Students will present it again the next night, April 27, at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. NVS welcomes contributions to our Annual Fund, which helps cover operations each year. This is an excellent year to contribute, as we have a special donor willing to match all gifts to the Annual Fund with a gift to the school’s Faculty Fund, doubling the value of your support. Finally, our Summer Day Camp schedule will be out any day now—please check our website, www.neskowinvalleyschool.com, for class listings starting the first week of July. We will have week-long classes for visitors of all ages, including classes the week of July 4— watch for a medieval troupe from NVS in the Neskowin Walkabout on July 4. Our ocean studies continue as all of our students study local fish, plants, and marine mammals for the 2013 edition of the Field Guide to the Neskowin Valley. Recent visits to Westwind, the Oregon Coast Aquarium, and the Hatfield Marine Science Center have focused on students exploring the land and sea habitats of their chosen organisms. Older Memorial Day Bake Sale By Shelley Stoll The annual Memorial Weekend Bake Sale will happen again this year. The bake sale will be held on Saturday, May 25th in the parking lot next to the wayside. Donated baked goods will be needed for this event and we know there are some great cooks out there. Plan to bring your packaged and donated baked goods to the parking lot by 8am on Saturday. If you are not sure what to bake, do consider pies as they are a big hit. You do not need to price your goodies as we will do that for you. Ann Wieck and Shelley Stoll are coordinators of this community gastronomic event. Contact Shelley Stoll at [email protected] or 503-392-3092 if you have questions or would be willing to help price and sell goodies on bake sale day. 4 Tapping Ocean Energy By Doug Olson, Tillamook PUD Director South Tillamook County residents recently learned that a site in the near-shore ocean between the mouth of the Nestucca River and Neskowin has been identified as a potential location for ocean energy testing and possible placement. The process to select that site -- along with three others -- followed a four year effort to review possible sites by the Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC), a long standing advisory group to Oregon’s Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) and a separate citizens’ group. Hundreds of meetings were held along the entire coast with literally thousands of people attending and providing testimony. The final recommendations from both working groups had the Waves coming into Pacific City with Cascade Head to the south Nestucca-Neskowin site off the table. At the last minute, a staff report from the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) modified the ranking with the Nestucca– Neskowin site in the number two slot. To date, no one has explained who made the change and why it was made. Affected parties have not been given any explanation nor had an opportunity to question the process or DLCD staff. Transparent government has suffered a major body blow with this process. If an ocean energy developer proposes to place a device in the sea off the coast of Oregon, that developer will be required to obtain various permits and submit environmental impact data. It most certainly will be a long, difficult and quite expensive process, with no guarantee of success. The ocean does indeed contain enormous amounts of energy. Many companies are designing various devices to harness this renewable, clean and plentiful energy. There has been some success in waters off Europe. Testing is currently underway just off Reedsport. Whether something on a commercial scale can be viable in the waters off the Oregon coast remains to be seen. And it’s not likely to occur for a number of years. But the electrical energy business operates on a very long planning horizon. It is the intent of your consumer owned Tillamook PUD that, if and when any ocean power seeks to come ashore in our territory, there will be no cost or impact to our ratepayers. The New Years Lanterns By Amanda Myers, Age 10 (Deb & Joe Sweeney's granddaughter) It was astonishing! They looked like giant stars floating away so fast, like they had a great destination. They were floating lanterns, and my family and I set them off for New Years Eve. hot air. At last it was flying through the air looking so exquisite. The next lantern was up and flying in seconds, but it didn't go to far before it started heading for Nancy's house … it was so funny! Her husband, Cameron was in the house and because he was sick he missed the thrill. There were so many great people there. There was Nancy, Rowan, Rowan's dog named Betsy Ross, my Aunt, and my family and I. Also, our friend Hope was there. She was wearing sparkly shorts that she called her 'disco diaper'. There were so many great people there. The first lantern was so exquisite. The last one flew high and away into the sky. Hopefully, we can do it again this summer. All of us stood in the middle of the beach village and huddled around the first lantern. Rowan was lighting the wax square on fire, and letting it fill up with 5 Grey Fox Rentals Relocates Many changes are taking place in Neskowin and Grey Fox Vacation Rentals is excited to tell you we've moved! Our new and permanent office building is located across from the Neskowin Post Office. Our new physical address is 48990 Hwy 101 South, but our mailing address (PO Box 364) and phone number (503-392-4355) remain the same. We look forward to seeing you at our new office on your next visit to Neskowin! Joe, Brooke & Bailey Boyd Jeff Walton Sr. passed away this March. Jeff was a colorful, outspoken as well as fun-loving member of our community. He will be missed. PO Box 820 Neskowin, OR 97149 NCA Community Meetings Sunday, May 26, 2013 4PM Sunday, September 1, 2013 4PM Web: www.neskowincommunity.org Password: fish Annual Membership Dues $25 - May to May