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OCTOBER 9, 2013 | WEDNESDAY
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LINCOLN CITY, OREGON
Project Homeless Connect offers hope for the needy
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Eddie Chardrosky has lived in Lincoln City for 17 years. But for the past few months he and his wife have been homeless. “I wish I could be dead,” said Chadrosky. “This is no life.” Chardrosky and his wife lost their house after it was broken into and trashed. “My wife is staying at her mom’s and I am living on the
street,” he said. “Thanks to the cops, I have to move two or three times every night.” Chardrosky is a musician and house painter by trade, but has not been able to find work. “There are no bands that I can play with and there are too many house painters,” he said. Chardrosky and his wife joined other homeless at the seventh annual Project See HOMELESS, Page A3
could “I wishbeI dead. This is no life.
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- Eddie Chardrosky, homeless Lincoln City resident
Stephanie Johnston and her husband take time to read a book to two of their three children during the Project Homeless Connect.
SURVIVAL OF THEATRE WEST
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Public review of hospital assessment Friday
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The future of Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital and its effectiveness in providing needed medical services in Lincoln City will be outlined during a public meeting Friday, Oct. 11, The assessment report, by Ankron Moisan Architects, is intended to trigger community discussion about the future medical needs of the area. The report provides a listing of proposed and possible work, repair and upgrades and the attendant cost impacts. It also points out limiting factors such as soil conditions, electrical capacities and systematic life limiting considerations. There are also code and accreditation concerns. The evaluation confirms that there is a soil issue at the current hospital site. “If there was a major seismic disaster, it may affect the hospital,” said Terry Buggenhagen, North Lincoln Hospital District board member and secretary treasurer. The hospital had designed a project to enhance the emergency
WEATHER GUIDE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
High Low Prec.
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Weekly Rainfall: 1.7 inches Yearly Rainfall: 47.46 inches
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WEEKLY OUTLOOK The week should start optimistically with sunshine. Next, it alternates between sun, showers and possible light hail. The pattern should last through Columbus Day on Monday. Fly your flags proudly! Weather data provided by Roads End Weather Watcher Sheridan Jones
Ron Bohart, one of the kite flyers at the Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival, found something else to entertain the crowds while everyone waited for more wind on Saturday, Oct. 5. Bohart used his bubble maker to send huge soapy bubbles over the beach. The winds did return for the second day of the kite festival on Sunday. The festival was held at the D River Wayside in Lincoln City.
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Taft High sports prepped for move to 3A Class 4A Taft High, for years mired in an uphill battle to successfully compete against larger schools, moved closer to learning its destination in the Class 3A ranks in 2014 following an Oregon Student Activities Association committee evaluation of league realignments Monday, Oct. 7. Scheduled for release Wednesday, Oct. 9 (see thenewsguard.com), and pending approval from the OSAA’s executive committee on Oct. 28, Taft is expected to move from the six-team Oregon West Conference to the nine-team West Valley League next season. “Our petition to go down to 3A provides greater opportunity for our athletes to
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compete with other athletes,” Taft Athletic Director Tim Dressler said. “Our numbers show that we will benefit from this change.” On Sept. 25, the OSAA Classification and Districting Committee recommended as part of its four-year reevaluation process that the Tigers, with an enrollment of 365, be able to drop in class despite having enrollment that exceeds Class 3A criteria (324-191). Socioeconomic environment, the number of students on free or reducedprice lunch and a school’s competitive success over the span of its previous districting cycle are considered in addition to enrollment in assessing a team’s placement. If approved following housekeeping measures, the Tigers will move from being
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By Jim Fossum sports@thenewsguard.com