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Council considers ticketing for offensive smells in Lincoln City TheNews Guard.com
Suspicious death under investigation Lincoln City Police are conducting a suspicious death investigation that began Jan. 14 at the Ester Lee Motel. Officers discovered a man’s body in one of the motel rooms after conducting a welfare check. Read more about this developing story at thenewsguard.com
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Should Lincoln City be in the business of regulating offensive odors? Lincoln City City Manager David Hawker and Richard Townsend, Lincoln City Planning and Community Development director, outlined a proposed smoke and offensive odor ordinance during the Jan. 14 city council meeting. Townsend told the council that the city had received
numerous complaints about restaurants and other sources emitting smoke and odor that interferes with the normal use and enjoyment of surrounding properties. “We have not had an ordinance to refer to when attempting to resolve these issues in the past,” Townsend said in his memo to the council. “This means that we have had no ‘stick’ to use when the ‘carrot’ has failed. I have drafted this ordinance to address these situations.”
The draft ordinance begins with a prohibition on causing or permitting offensive smoke or offensive odor to go beyond the boundaries of a person’s property. It declares offensive smoke and offensive odor to be a nuisance. It then says smoke or odor is offensive if it is released in quantities and duration that cause an unpleasant reaction by persons of ordinary and reasonable PHOTO/COURTESY
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WEEKLY OUTLOOK Don’t expect a heat wave, but it looks like the deep freeze may back off. There’s a good chance the sun will warm us during the day. Nighttime temps could stay nippy. Weather data provided by Roads End Weather Watcher Sheridan Jones
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Julia Durandeu, owner of Lucky Dog Grooming, plans to open a doggie day care facility Feb. 1 adjacent to her Lincoln City business.
Doggie Day Care set to open in Lincoln City
Jeremy C. Ruark The News Guard
Julia Durandeu loves animals and she loves what she does for a living. Durandeu has been the owner of Lucky Dog Grooming at 660 SE Highway 101 in Lincoln City since 2009. She and her staff take in and carefully groom dozens of dogs each month. But Durandeu also recognized the benefits of offering a day care facility for dogs after seeing many grooming and day care combination businesses developed around the
country. “I thought that this would be a lot of fun and I wanted to do it,” said Durandeu. “So we have rented a unit in this same complex to offer people a place where people can take their dogs when they don’t want to leave them at home alone all day.” She said the day care would be ideal for visitors to Lincoln City who may want a place to leave their dogs so they can go shop or visit our local restaurants. Durandeu is designing the 800-square-foot dog-
gie day care with love for animals in mind. “We will have people playing with the dogs, watching them, taking care of them and doing fun things with them,” she said. “We want to give them the same love their owners give them.” Durandeu and her staff will use the same specific techniques they use for grooming to help ease the fear some dogs may have when they are first brought to the day care center. “My main thing is to sweet talk them,” said Durandeu. “We kill them
with kindness. That’s usually how to get around a difficult dog.” Durandeu plans to include an outdoor play area with pools for the dogs to use in the summer months. She hopes to open the new doggie day care facility Feb. 1. She plans to charge $20 for a full day of dog day care service or $15 for half a day. “The maximum capacity will be 15 dogs,” she said. For more information about the doggie day care, call Durandeu at 541-9944353.
Kilian named Lincoln City police chief Jim Fossum The News Guard
Keith Kilian, a longtime Clark County, Wash., law enforcement officer, has been appointed Lincoln City Chief of Police effective Tuesday, Jan. 22. Kilian, 56, replaces retiring Steven Bechard, who served in the capacity for 6 1/2 years. “I haven’t been given any specific tasks or areas of concern that need to be looked at, fortunately,”
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Kilian said, “so it appears that the police department is in very good shape and I’m in a very good position. Thank Mr. Bechard for that.” Kilian Keith underwent Kilian what he called “a very daunting process, very challenging, very edu-
cational,” during the selection process, which included written testing, multiple interviews with sworn and civilian panels, and a thorough background check. “Keith’s experience and professional background made him the best candidate for this position,” City Manager David Hawker said. Kilian will relocate to Lincoln City from Vancouver, Wash., where he has been employed by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office since 1978. Born a military brat
in Okinawa, Japan, and raised in the Portland metro area, Kilian was a Clark County Deputy from 1978 until 1989, handling patrol, narcotics and investigative duties. In 1989, he was promoted to Sergeant and supervised patrol squads and internal affairs while working as a public information officer. After being promoted to Commander in 2001, See KILIAN, Page A2
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Lincoln City Police Detectives arrested a Lincoln City man Jan. 14 on warrants obtained by the Oregon Department of Justice stemming from a child pornography investigation. David L. Humphrey, a retired Lincoln County School District teacher, was arrested at his home without incident. He was lodged David L. at the Humphrey Lincoln County Jail. Humphrey is charged with 10 counts of Encouraging Child Sex Abuse in the first degree and 15 counts of Encouraging Child Sex Abuse in the second degree. According to Tom Rinearson, Lincoln County Schools Superintendent, Humphrey had been with the district for 30 years. Rinearson called news of Humphrey’s arrest appalling and surprising. “He taught grades three through six and towards the end of his career he was an eighth grade history teacher,” said Rinearson. “I had several discussions with him and he seemed like a nice guy dedicated to his craft.” Rinearson said Humphrey had been on the district’s list of substitute teachers and had been called in to teach in early December. “However, after working closely with law enforcement, we removed him from the district’s substitute teacher list,” Rinearson said. This is an Oregon Department of Justice case. Lincoln City Police Department and the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office are assisting with the investigation and prosecution.
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