Toledo Food Share Pantry Shamrock 5K Event

Saturday March 16, 2013

Run/Walk

for fun while doing something good for Toledo Food Share Pantry

Event starts at 12pm at the Port of Toledo's Waterfront Park. 

 5K is through Historic Toledo. 

Rain or shine!

Registration fee is $25 and includes a shirt.  The after 5K party will feature music by James & Julz Kasner Band, Big Foot Distributors pop & water, Mo's Clam Chowder, Yaquina Bay Oysters.Toledo's Twisted Snout Brewery & more! The after 5K party will be at Toledo's Waterfront Park from

12:30-5pm.

All Proceeds benefit the Toledo Food Share Pantry

To Register:

Call Jolene at 541-336-9611 or email j.mcelroy@dahldisposalservice.com



PORT OF TOLEDO FAMILY BOAT BUILD 2013 March 25-29 (Spring Break) at the Toledo Community Boathouse The Port of Toledo is hosting a Family Boat Build over Spring Break – March 25 through 29. At the end of the event, each family will own the boat they built together. The boat to be built is a QT Skiff, a flat bottomed, plywood boat capable of holding two adults, light enough to be carried on top of a car, and being powered by a trolling motor or outboard of up to a maximum of 5hp. The build will happen March 25-29 – Spring Break for Lincoln County schools – and will be held in the Toledo Community Boathouse at the docks in Toledo. It is scheduled to start at 10am and last four hours each day. There is space to build four boats by four groups (families or teams.) There is a $200 per group participation fee and each group must have at least four participants over the age of 12. Each group will assemble, shape, and sand their boat using power and hand tools, then paint it. All materials will be provided – there are no additional costs. Instruction and supervision will be provided by Toledo Community Boathouse volunteers. Participation is First Come, First Served, determined by when the group’s $200 check arrives at the office of the Port of Toledo. P.O. Box 428 496 NE Hwy 20, Unit 1 Toledo, OR 97391 Phone: 541-336-5207 info@portoftoledo.org More information can be found at: http://toledocommunityboathouse.com If you would like more information about this topic, please email Andrew Linn at: alinn@andrewlinn.com

Strategic Business Plan Process Starting

The Port of Toledo will be starting a comprehensive planning process which will examine all of the Port’s activities. This process is being funded through an Oregon Business, Infrastructure Finance Authority, Port Planning and Marketing Grant.

In 2010 the State of Oregon, through Oregon Business Infrastructure Finance Authority, developed a new Strategic Business Plan for Oregon’s Statewide Port System. Through that process a template was developed to be used by individual Ports. Click here for a link to the State's Plan.

From the Statewide Port Plan:
"Oregon’s ports provide recreational, commercial, and economic services to residents and businesses in Oregon and beyond, serving as state, national and international transportation gateways. They are a key component in sustaining Oregon’s economy and quality of life, supporting thousands of family wage jobs. One out of six Oregon jobs is directly or indirectly tied to cargo, recreation, industrial, commercial or other activities at Oregon’s ports, including privately-owned and operated docks which import and export goods."

The consultants selected have recent experience working with other Oregon Ports. Besides touring the Port’s properties, and interviewing Port Staff and Commissioners there will be open houses to take community input. They will also meet with key stakeholders in other agencies representing the community, commerce, and transportation. The plan will look at the Port’s history, mission and overall goals. It will examine the Port’s resources, the district’s economic profile, and state and national trends for development of industries. All of this information will be used to develop a Strategic Business Plan that the Port can use as a guide for future decision making.

One component of the Plan will be to design a build out plan for the Boatyard’s future expansion. The Port has secured a US Department of Agriculture Rural Business Enterprise Grant to fund this portion of the plan. The plan will also update the Waterfront Development Plan which was adopted by the Port Commission in 2007. Click here to read the Waterfront Development Plan.

The Port’s Commission is looking forward to this process and is expecting to have the completed plan ready by its next Fiscal Year starting July 1, 2012.

Changes on the Waterfront

Big changes are taking place on the Waterfront!

Transient Dock

The Port's maintenance crew kept busy through the month of December assisting with the dredging operation, and in early January installed the new Transient Dock.



With Billeter Marine's equipment Port staff installed the new docks and gangway. With a few finishing touches, and the installation of a pump-out/Dumpstation, the Transient Dock will be available for boaters' use this spring.



Waterfront Park

During breaks in the Transient Dock Project the Port’s Maintenance staff were constructing the forms for the pavilion columns. To keep the Waterfront improvements true to Toledo’s history, the pavilion was designed using elements of the original Toledo Train Depot as inspiration. The pavilion columns were poured in place, with the design built into the forms. The columns turned out beautifully, and while the concrete is curing staff is preparing the rough cut beams being used for the roof of the structure.

Work will continue on the Park and the Waterfront throughout the spring and summer. We are proud of the changes being made, and are excited to be planning this year’s Wooden Boat Show around our new facilities.

Toledo Waterfront Park Area Closed for Dredging Operations

The Park area on the Depot Slough Waterfront will be closed temporarily for the duration of the dredging operation that is currently in progress. The area will have heavy equipment traffic and is not safe for pedestrian or recreational use until completion of the project in about two weeks.

The contractor is operating a crane with a clamshell bucket along the bank of the Slough, then loading the dredged material into dump trucks, and driving around the Park to unload the material in the recently constructed bermed containment area.

The dredging completes what was started last year, and will provide enough water depth for vessels that will be using the new Transient Dock. The new dock will be installed directly following the dredging, with the pile driving and setting of the gangway being performed by the same contractor, Billeter Marine of Coos Bay, OR.

Just Moved

It has been a busy week here at the Port of Toledo. We have just moved into our beautiful new office at 496 NE Hwy 20, and were proud to show off the amazing rennovation of the building we are sharing with Firehouse Clayworks to the City at a Joint meeting last week.

The Port's new address is:
PO Box 428
496 NE Hwy 20, Unit 1
Toledo OR 97391

Our old office has been leased to American Grounding Systems. If you are looking for the Port and stop by down there, say Hi to Ronnie, Ted and the gang. They fabricate grounding straps to ship worldwide for many different industries. You can check out their website at http://ags.bz. They will be able to direct you to our new office, up the hill, just past JC Market, in the old firestation. We are in the unit on the East side of the building, with the main entrance on the side of the building.

2011 Wooden Boat Show Poster

The 7th annual Port of Toledo Wooden Boat Show is coming up on August 20th and 21st. “Coastal Classics – Working through the Decades,” is this year’s theme and will highlight wooden commercial fishing boats, an integral part of life on the central Oregon Coast. The 2011 poster depicts a classic boat, “The Gal,” known by many in this area and has operated along the Pacific coast for over 70 years.

This year’s poster was created by Newport-based graphic artist Travis Leonard. Each year, he explores the theme of the Port of Toledo Wooden Boat Show and brings his direct experience with the subject into the final product. His visit with Kevin Bastien on “The Gal” was his first experience on a commercial fishing boat. Leonard spent some time on “The Gal” with owner Kevin Bastien and listened to stories about his years of commercial fishing. Bastien described being out on the sea in all kinds of conditions. “When you are out there fishing, you have no choice,” states Bastien, “The weather does what it wants to do.”Learning about the complexity of the process and the risks taken out on the ocean inspired Leonard to create an image that communicates some of the challenge of commercial fishing. This year’s poster depicts “The Gal” on a stormy sea.

Built in 1939 at the Tacoma Boat Yard in Washington, “The Gal” is a 40’ foot double-ender. Bastien worked as a deckhand on the boat, leased it for 3 years, and then purchased the boat in 1991. He fishes, by himself, off Oregon and California for salmon, halibut, and albacore. “The Gal” will be docked and on display at this year’s Wooden Boat Show.

The seventh annual Wooden Boat Show, will bring together a collection of new and vintage wooden boats from all over the Northwest. Family boat building begins on Friday, August 19th and the finished boats are launched in Depot Slough on Sunday afternoon. Toy boat building is located next to family boat building, and the kids are supplied with all the materials necessary to build the boat of their imagination. Other family events include: the Yaquina Run-Off- a non motorized boat race, a Saturday Poker Paddle, live music, exhibits, sailing, great food, and much more.

Posters can be purchased at the Port Office, 385 NW 1st, Toledo, or at the show for $5 each.