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Commercial crabbing begins The Yaquina Bay bar becomes a highway to the sea this time of year as the commercial Dungeness crab season gets underway. Fishing boats are in and out of the bay on a regular basis as the catch is brought ashore to unload. Left, a crew unloads crab at Pacific Seafood on the Newport Bayfront. Photographed below-left are two Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife employees measuring crabs as they are offloaded, and below-right, the fishing vessel “Last Straw” is loaded with crab pots and ready to head out to sea. (Photos by Steve Card)
‘Tis the season
Lawsuit filed against Depoe Bay Plaintiffs seek millions in damages BY STEVE CARD Of the News-Times
The city of Depoe Bay is named as the defendant in a lawsuit filed Nov. 30 in U.S. District Court in Portland by a Beaverton couple who say the city unlawfully denied them the right to develop property they own at 130 NW Sunset St. in Depoe Bay. The plaintiffs are Manuel and Rosa Castaneda, who purchased a nearly 7,000-square-foot lot around 2005 in the hope they would someday be able to build a home there for their family. In June 2020, the Castanedas transferred ownership to their Depoe Bay property to their limited liability corporation, Better Way, also named as a plaintiff in the lawsuit. The Castanedas’ property is zoned R-4 residential, and a “single-family dwelling” is a use permitted outright on the site, subject to certain city code
The night sky is aglow with color this time of year as Christmas lights adorn houses throughout area neighborhoods. These photos were taken in Newport. (Photos by Steve Card)
Battling holiday depression Lincoln County School Don’t ignore the warning signs RODNEY HOWARD Country Media, Inc.
Holidays and family gatherings have a way of increasing stress and anxiety levels this time of year and, according to experts, people tend to underestimate the impact mental health can have on an individual or family. According to the American Psychiatric Association, nearly one in three Americans can expect to be more stressed this
holiday season than last year. Leading author and Penn State graduate Stan Popovich, who has dealt with fear and anxiety for over 20 years, emphasizes not to overlook the warning signs of increased anxiety and distress this holiday season. “Everybody struggles with stress and depression throughout the year, but certain parts of the year like the holidays make people more susceptible,” said Popovich, who is the author of “A Layman’s Guide to Managing Fear.” “The issues are still there. DEPRESSION on Page A10
District, others targeted in online bomb threat JEREMY C. RUARK Country Media, Inc.
Bomb threats reportedly made on Dec. 11 at several Oregon school districts, including the Lincoln County School District, prompted police and school district responses. The Lincoln County School District issued the following statement: “On Monday, Dec. 11, two Lincoln County School District staff received an identical email of a bomb threat.
The threat was general in nature and didn’t specifically name any of our schools. The same threat was sent to several other school districts in Oregon.” The statement from LCSD said law enforcement personnel immediately contacted and were working with the FBI to investigate the source of the threat. At the time, there was no evidence to suggest the THREAT on Page A9
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