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Staff and volunteers have spent the last several days cleaning up water damage at the Lincoln City Eagles Lodge on 32nd Street after Lodge officials said a plugged culvert in Baldy Creek caused water to flood onto the property and into the building.

“We found the parking lot plugged Tuesday morning Nov. 19 when we arrived and there was about seven inches of water inside the building,” said Ellen Mellin, Eagles Lodge assistant secretary.

“We called Lincoln City Publics Works, which sent a crew out to clear the culvert where the water was backing up.

The creek had lots of debris.”

Mellin said insurance agents were assessing damage to the building and its contents.

“The water went down and we found thousands of dollars in damage to the Lodge,” she said.

The flood forced the Lodge to close pending cleanup and repairs.

“We are unable to open,” said Mellin. “Our normal business and our

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- Ellen Mellin, Eagles Lodge assistant secretary meetings have been postponed. Usually we have a packed house on Friday night for supper and on Sunday morning for breakfast. We are like a family.”

The Eagles Lodge has been a gathering place for members and their guests since the 1950s.

Mellin stressed that the Eagles Christmas basket project for the needy will go on despite the inconvenience of the flood.

“People need to know that the Christmas baskets program will go on no matter what,” said Mellin. “That is one of our main charitable projects.”

Lila Bradley, Lincoln City Public Works director, said activity at the creek led to the flood. The area in the Nelscott neighborhood is part of a City and Oregon Department of Transportation improvement project.

“Recent survey activity had cut overgrown blackberry and vegetation from the bank of the creek to make a path for setting survey stakes and flags on this private property,” said Bradley.

Public works crews responded to the scene on Nov. 9 and Nov. 12 after receiving calls from Lincoln City Police about debris in the culvert and, following the Lodge calls, returned Nov. 19 to dislodging debris from the culvert.

Bradley said the City is taking other steps to prevent flooding from reoccurring.

“We are currently clearing as much debris as we possibly can without entering private property,” said Bradley, who estimated the culvert cleanup would cost approximately $500 in public works department staff time.

Bradley said the improvement project is designed to replace the creek culvert.

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A three-story, 25,000-square-foot, multifamily apartment complex is planned for 1220 S.E. Oar Ave. in Lincoln City, now site of the North Lincoln Grange Hall. The Grange would be demolished prior to construction of the apartment development, according to a site review plan submitted to the City of Lincoln City’s Community Development Department by Lakin Holdings, a Lincoln City-based development company owned by Joe Barnes and his partner, Nathan Knott.

“Our goal is to offer a quality and affordable living facility for all the great

Final results from the King County Environmental Lab in Washington confirm that the Devils Lake Water Contact Advisory is lifted, according to Paul Robertson, Devils Lake Water Improvement District lake manager.

“All toxins monitored were below the limit of detection and thus significantly below the state’s guidelines for recreational water use,” said Robertson.

“Cell counts were also very low, confirming the preliminary expectations last week.

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Analysts in retail sales. say more discounts and shopper bargains, economic recovery, and increased consumer confidence all point to a very healthy holiday shopping season.

“Business owners are quite optimistic as we have seen fall shopping up from last year and there is a continuing and steady steam of business even now,” said Carol Burkhurst, Depoe Bay Chamber of Commerce office manager.

“The push to “shop small” and “shop local” is also helping.”

Burkhurst said there are two main factors that will determine a robust holiday shopping season.

“The two factors that have proven guides in the past are the fall shopping season, and the increase in locals shopping locally and we are seeing both on the rise compared to previous years and that is positive,” she said.

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A woman walking along the beach in Lincoln City this morning spotted what looked like an orca whale in the surf near the Taft dock.

She called Lincoln City Police to report her find.

An Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife agent and a volunteer from the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network were called to the scene to investigate.

They found an 8-foot, 8-inch young male Risso’s dolphin dead on the beach.

Witnesses said they saw no visible wounds. Several people who had gathered to see the dolphin helped the Marine Mammal Stranding Network volunteers load the animal onto to a nearby truck.

The dolphin was taken to Oregon State University in Corvallis where scientists were to perform a necropsy, an animal autopsy, to determine the exact cause of death. It could be several weeks before results of the necropsy are available.

Risso’s dolphins are common along the Oregon Coast, but according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Network, it is rare to see one beached.

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This 8-foot, 8-inch Risso’s dolphin was discovered Nov. 19 on the beach at Taft. basis of the first public description of the animal,

by George Cuvier, in 1812.

Another common name for the Risso’s dolphin is grampus (also the species’ genus), although this common name was more often used for the orca.

The etymology of the word “grampus” is unclear.

Risso’s dolphin has a relatively large anterior body and dorsal fin, while the posterior tapers to a relatively narrow tail. The bulbous head has a vertical crease in front.

Infants are dorsally gray to brown and ventrally cream-colored, with a white anchor-shaped area between the pectorals and around the mouth. In older calves, the nonwhite areas darken to nearly black, and then lighten (except for the always dark dorsal fin). Linear scars mostly from social interaction eventually cover the bulk of the body. Older individuals appear mostly white. Most individuals have two to seven pairs of teeth, all in the lower jaw.

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feet, although specimens may reach 14.1 feet. Like most dolphins, males are typically slightly larger than females. This species weighs 660 to 1,100 lbs, making it the largest species called “dolphin.”

A spokesperson for the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network urges people that may find dead animals on the beach not to touch or remove them, but to call the Network’s toll-free phone number, at 1-800-452-7888 to report their find.

Dungeness crab season delayed The opening of the ocean commercial Dungeness crab season in Oregon will be delayed through at least Dec. 15, fishery managers announced Friday, Nov. 22.

The commercial Dungeness crab season along the Oregon Coast normally opens Dec. 1, but can be delayed to ensure a high-quality product.

The testing measures the percentage of meat in the crab, by weight. Delaying the season allows the crab to fill with meat.

Coast-wide testing showed some areas did not meet minimum

preseason test criteria.

Fishery managers from Oregon, Washington and California met today and decided to delay the season opening from Klipsan Beach, Wash., south to the Oregon/California border through at least Dec. 15, pending further results.

Testing is still under way in Northern California to determine the season status from Point Arena to the Oregon/California border.

Recreational harvest of crab in the ocean off Oregon will open as scheduled on Dec. 1. The recreational harvest of Dungeness crab

Hospital workers at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital have voted resoundingly to form a union with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 49, according to Jessie Stemmier, SEIU communications director.

“The North Lincoln Hospital workers decided to form a union to improve patient care at their hospital,” said Stemmier. “Now, the 120 workers who include respiratory therapists, radiology technologists, dietary aides, certified nursing assistants, phlebotomists, billing specialists and more have a voice and a collective way to address issues and solve problems at the hospital.”

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An intent to hold an election to form the union was filed in September with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

“I am so happy to see us unite together,” said respiratory therapist Dora Blackowl.

“I look forward to speaking up with one voice We as a staff are standing up for our patients.”

“I am so relieved,” said Elizabeth Wood, an assistant physical therapist at the hospital. “With our union, I know we have strength and a voice to make meaningful changes for our patients and caregivers who work here.”

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Haft family fundraising event Nov. 30 A community fundraiser that will include a spaghetti feed and silent auction will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Nov. 30 at The Eventuary, 560 S.W. Fleet Ave. in Lincoln City for the family of Jed Haft. Haft died unexpectedly from a heart attack Sunday, Nov. 17.

He was 37.

Haft leaves behind three small children, his wife Dayna, parents and siblings. A memorial service was held Nov. 23.

“Jed was well known in this community as operator of Jed’s Appliance Repair,” said Jana Grahn, a Haft family spokesperson. “Every one today (at the memorial service) talked about his smile, his whistle that he was known for, and also his amazing singing voice that, unfortunately, he didn’t get to share with more people.”

Grahn said many local businesses have donated to the silent auction.

“With the help of this generous community,

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Jed Haft and his family we are hoping to provide Dayna with more financial assistance,” said Grahn. “She has a long rough road ahead and this community is pulling together and doing all they can. The community support makes me proud to live where I do.”

Family Promise of Lincoln County has received two grants totaling $22,000.

The grants were presented to the local homeless solution advocacy group during a community meeting, Call to Action II, on Nov. 21, at Taft High 7-12.

In presenting a $2,000 grant to Family Promise, Sue Graves, DaVita Kidney and Renal Care manager, said Family Promise is helping to better connect the community and helping to meet its needs.

Frank Geltner, North Coast Leadership Representative of the Oregon Community Foundation, presented a grant of $20,000.

The two grants, in addition to a $2,500 grant awarded last month from the PGE Foundation, provide much-needed funds

Donations to the auction may be made by calling Grahn at 541-9925537.

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that will be used toward helping the homeless with child and family education, transportation costs, and operational expenses for a homeless shelter project, according to Family Promise administrators.

“The success of this project is in the partnership with the faith-based community congregations that provide the overnight component for these homeless families,” said Linda Roy, Family Promise interim director. “They have the space that is mostly unused and vacant in the evening hours, and the congregants to form a volunteer base – it serves a great need. The optimal number of congregation hosts is 13, where each church provides one week stays four times per year on a rotating schedule. We cannot begin to serve these children and their parents without the space to lodge

them overnight.”

A total of 18,165 students in Oregon’s K-12 public schools lived in a homeless situation at some point during the 2012-13 school year, according to the latest report released by the Oregon Department of Education.

The report shows 535 homeless children enrolled in the Lincoln County School District this year compared to 466 last year. But according to Family Promise President Hanna Connett, the actual number for the 2012-2013 school year is 582 homeless children.

“That is over 10 percent of the student population in the county and it is the highest number we have ever recorded,” said Connett. “But I believe the numbers reflect more accurate reporting of homeless children rather than an actual increase in home-

less children in Lincoln County.”

Connett said homeless children have a challenging time performing well in school.

“I see kids anxious,” said Connett. “They are worried about where they are going to sleep that night, where they will cook their meals, and where they can shower.

So that anxiety, that stress has an impact on their ability to learn.”

Connett is hopeful the partnership with local churches and development of the Family Promise Day Center will be in place by next spring.

“That will provide an immediate and safe shelter system that the homeless can count on,” said Connett.

Connett said the group still needs a van to transport the homeless from the churches to the Day Center in south Lincoln City.

Local merchants hopeful for Small Business Saturday On Saturday, Nov. 30, celebrations will be held throughout Lincoln County to mark “Small Business Saturday,” an event first created

by American Express in 2010 to encourage shopping at small businesses. Merchants in Lincoln City, Newport and Yachats will offer discounts, extending special prices on Nov. 30.

Buy Local Lincoln County is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to promoting the value of shopping locally in Lincoln County.

“We’re not asking people to completely stop shopping online or in the Valley,” said Guy Faust, Buy Local Lincoln County executive director.

“Instead, we ask people to consider redirecting just 10 percent of the spending they typically do outside Lincoln County and spend it locally.

If every family did that, more than $10 million would be added to Lincoln County and many jobs would be created and retained.”

Buy Local Lincoln County volunteers will fan out Saturday to communities north and south, promoting Buy Local member businesses

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and signing up individual free memberships.

“Every individual who signs up for Buy Local on Small Business Saturday will receive a ‘Buy Local Buck,’ which they can immediately spend in the Buy Local business of their choice,” said Faust.

In Lincoln City, the Nelscott Strip will be the site of the Buy Local Lincoln County sign-up booth, and the free ‘Buy Local Bucks’ distribution site with board member Dave Price at the site next to the Nelscott Wine Shop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In the event of rain, the Buy Local booth will move inside the Nelscott Wine Shop.

In Newport, Buy Local volunteers will be on hand from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Nye Beach and at the Newport Farmers Market. Shoppers will receive one raffle ticket for every $10 they spend at participating businesses in Yachats. Prizes donated to the raffle include an overnight stay at the Overleaf Lodge, gift baskets, candles, coffee, beads, jewelry, and gift certificates.

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Deep sand causes concern at beach entrance

Police and area residents continue to warn motorists about the dangers of getting stuck in the sand at the bottom of the 15th Street beach entrance hill.

On June 7, while on a water rescue call to the beach just off the 15th Street entrance, North Lincoln Fire & Rescue District #1 water rescue crews had to maneuver their emergency vehicles past a vehicle stuck in the sand at the bottom of the hill.

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- Gretchen Wynne, 15th Street resident The crews were able to quickly get around the vehicle and to the person who had encountered difficulty in the ocean. That person was able to get out of the

water before the rescue team arrived. It appeared that the person was alright.

Gretchen Wynne lives on 15th Street and is so concerned about vehicles becoming stuck in the sand; she placed a cardboard sign at the hill entrance that reads, “Caution Deep Sand.”

JEREMY C. RUARK/THE NEWS GUARD “The sand is usually pretty compact right at the A local resident has placed a sign on top of the 15th Street bottom of the hill,” said beach access hill warning of deep sand that could trap vehi-

Officials warn of early fire season

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Two small grass fires last week in the Lincoln City area are a reminder of an early fire season and the danger looming this summer along the Oregon Coast, according to fire officials.

Both fires occurred June 5. The first fire charred about an acre of grass 500 feet from Highway 101 along Three Roads Road northeast of Lincoln City. The cause of the blaze is undetermined, as is the second blaze that

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Taft Elementary School student Erika Ariss, 8, holds up the flag she made for students at Crestline School in Vancouver, Wash.

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destroyed the school has promoted Taft Elementary School third-graders to lend a few helping hands.

Taft student Kahliah Moroyoqua, 9, said the students took action when they learned about the Crestline School fire.

“We felt bad that the school burnt down,” said Moroyoqua. “We wanted the kids at that school to feel better, so we got them books to read.”

As a part of the Lincoln County

School District project SEAL (Students Engaged in Authentic Learning), Taft teachers selected a project that was of interest and brainstormed ideas for solutions to the problem.

“As teachers, our task was to engage students in the project using innovative strategies,” Taft third-grade teacher Micky Willoughby said. “When Crestline

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except to say that I am truly sorry. I didn’t want it to happen and make no excuses. I hope and pray that you will forgive me.”

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Final May 5 Special Election results The following are the official results of the May 5 Special Election in Lincoln County issued by the Lincoln County Elections Department: Total Number Voting 9,767 Votes Counted 100 percent Turnout 36.00 percent

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Measure 21-153 - County of Lincoln - Changes Selection of Board of Commissioners From Partisan to Nonpartisan YES 7,119 NO 2,533 Measure 21-152 - City of Newport - General Obligation Bonds for New Indoor Municipal Swimming Pool YES 1,458 NO 1,412

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The annual Lincoln City Senior Center Thanksgiving Lunch held Thursday afternoon, Nov. 21, drew dozens of seniors and others to the Lincoln City Community Center. Those that gathered were served turkey and all the trimmings by volunteers.

What does it take to put on a Thanksgiving luncheon for seniors? To start, it takes money. Six months prior to the event, a grant proposal is submitted to the Siletz Tribe Charitable Foundation Fund to pay for 50 percent of the cost for food and supplies.

For the third straight year, the Siletz Tribe supports the luncheon to the tune of $600.

Thirty percent of the required $1,200 is donated from seniors who show up to eat.

The remainder is supported by the sponsoring agency, the Lincoln City Senior Center.

A team of volunteers, who range in age for 53 to 89, comprise the taskforce that puts it all together: Margaret Miller, who has the experience of doing this for a dozen years, plans the event and delegates tasks.

George and Maxine McCraw line up the kitchen crew, who arrive early in the morning to carve and strip delicious edibles from the 22 turkeys.

Barbara Michaelis brings her special knives and, along with a few assistants, slices the 23 large pumpkin pies purchased from Costco. Jo Lankford coordinates the transfer of food from the senior center to the Community Center kitchen.

A number of ladies are adorning the tables with

Frank Perea, The News Guard publisher, and Santa issued a challenge Nov. 13 to the community to help make this holiday’s community toy drive a success.

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cloths and holiday decorations. Several volunteers show up to set up tables and chairs, including Dick Young, who in spite of a bad back insists on doing his part. Gail Kimberling provides two from her professional staff (Karl McShane and Jamison Holtz) to help with the serving. Members of the Board from the senior center, under the direction of President Jan Shields, work to fill in the necessary details. Marilyn Silacci designs an artistic flyer to promote the event. Kate MacLellan and Shirlee Meyers work on getting people seated and through the food line. They were quite successful this year as approximately 175 seniors were served in 30 minutes.

Instrumental music and song were provided by Scott, Casey and Carla throughout the luncheon. Door prizes were donated by Lakeview Senior Living, thanks to the efforts of Janet Shinner. Mayor Dick Anderson appeared to help with the drawing for the door prizes.

A few linger after the meal, engaged in friendly

exchanges. The place clears out around 1:30. Tablecloths are folded; decorations put away, chairs stacked up as the cleanup process puts a wrap on the activities of the day.

You start to get the idea.

This luncheon is made possible because people who volunteer. None of them are being paid. Why do they do it? Perhaps they feel it is their contribution to the many seniors who choose to make Lincoln City a desirable place to retire.

T is for Tradition The luncheon is basic.

There aren’t a lot of frills. As you go through the line to fill your plate, you are offered your choice of white meat or dark meat, or perhaps a bit of both. The mashed potatoes are next, followed by some great dressing. The gravy is used to douse whichever items you choose, and the final touch is a heaping spoonful of corn and a dash of cranberries. The person served is then on his own to go to the next table to pick up a dinner roll and select from the salads that have been brought in by volunteers. The

slices of pumpkin pie with a dab of whip cream have already been placed on the tables. Karl and Jamison are circulating through the room to make sure the coffee cups are kept filled.

After everyone is fed, those attending are invited to go through the line again to get a meal to take home. The carcasses from the turkeys are given out to those who want to take them home for a special broth.

T is for Thanksgiving Events like this help seniors to recognize that Lincoln City is a great place to live. There are so many of us.

The agrarian days of youth, where families gathered to celebrate special times rekindle nostalgic memories.

The commercialism that pervades so much of the holiday season is ignored for a few moments as friends gather to give thanks for the blessings of life, sustenance and community.

Gordon McMinn, is the Lincoln City Senior Center secretary and can be reached at gordonm84@gmail.com.

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Sheriff’s Tips What parents should know about sexting

phones or over the Internet.

Photos are often taken by the person appearing in the photo and are intended to be seen by a specific person.

But with today’s technology, they often reach far beyond those meant to share them.

By Sheriff Dennis Dotson The trouble with sexting: • Because photos As your youngcan be distributed sters grow into their widely, sexting can teens (and someruin reputations and times before), a new limit one’s ability to danger emerges on get into college, join the Internet called the military or get a “sexting.” desired job.

This troubling • Sexting can trend involves sendresult in anxiety and Sheriff ing sexually explicit depression.

Dennis Dotson messages and/or • It is a crime. photos of nude or Federal law prohibsemi-nude teens its possessing, distributing electronically. This can or taking sexually explicit be accomplished via cell images of anyone under the

age of 18. State laws may vary, but sexting may lead to jail time and to teens being labeled as sex offenders.

A Moment in History During the Great Depression of the 1930s, local residents made money by collecting cascara bark and ferns, used for medical purposes and for florists, respectively. They sold these items to Callison’s in Delake.

This photograph and many more are available at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum and in the book, ‘Lincoln City and the Twenty Miracle Miles.’ Dates and names are given when they are known. If you have more information about this photo, contact Anne Hall at 541-9966614.

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• Information sent via cell phone will be available for as long as 30 to 50 years.

What can parents and guardians do about “sexting”?

• Talk to your children about the dangers of sexting.

• Set rules and consequences for breaking them.

• Be aware of what your children are posting publicly.

• Know who they’re communicating with.

• Learn how to use their cell phones.

• Be aware of sexting shortcuts and acronyms (see attached list) What to tell your children about “sexting”: • Anything you send or post WILL NOT GO AWAY.

• Nothing you send or post will remain private.

You may intend it to go to one person, but it could be forwarded to others without your knowledge.

• You risk jail time as well as being labeled a sex offender.

• You don’t have to give in to pressure from others to do something that makes you UNCOMFORTABLE. • Friends who care about you won’t want you to get into trouble by sexting.

Popular ‘SEXTING’ shortcuts or scronyms

P911- Parent Alert PAL- Parents are listening PAW- Parents are watching PIR- Parent in room KPC- Keeping parents clueless 99- Parent no longer watching CD9- Code 9 (Parents are around) 8- Oral Sex 143- I love you 182- I hate you ADR- Address ASL- Age, Sex, Location GNOC- Get naked on cam KFY/K4Y- Kiss for you LMIRL- Lets meet in real life MOOS- Member(s) of the opposite sex MorF- Male or Female MOSS- Mom over shoulder NALOPKT- Not a lot of people know that NIFOC- Nude in front of comp.

NMU- Not much, U? RUH- Are you horny TDTM- Talk to dirty to me WYCM- Will you call me?

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- Paul Robertson, Devils Lake Water Improvement District lake manager

more likely to collect in these tissues. Health officials also recommend people not eat freshwater clams or mussels from Devil’s Lake. Crayfish muscle can be eaten, but internal organs and liquid fat should be discarded.

Exposure to toxins can produce symptoms of numbness, tingling and dizziness that can lead to difficulty breathing or heart problems, and require immediate medical attention.

Symptoms of weakness, diarrhea, nausea, cramps, fainting and skin irritation should also receive medical attention if they persist or worsen. Children and pets are at increased risk for ex-

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designed to fit the budgets of our service workers and offer an alternative to our seniors.”

Barnes said the first floor would be devoted to living quarters for seniors. The 29-unit apartment complex will offer two- and threebedroom units with what Barnes called market-based rental prices.

“We expect to set the rents from between $800 to $900 per month,” said Barnes. “Each unit will have a higher-end option look with granite counters, hardsurface flooring and access walls. The units will be a bit more upscale and offer an updated look compared to other area apartments.”

Barnes said his company expects to spend approximately $2 million to build the complex.

Debra Martzahn, Lincoln City Community Development Department senior planner, said before the City approves the complex, the developers would need to go through site plan review that has been set for 2 p.m. Dec. 5, at Lincoln City Hall, third floor. That meeting is an opportunity for the City staff to discuss with the applicant the conditions under which the project could be approved.

“We take comments from the public prior to the meeting; the public can attend, but it is not a hearing at which they can speak,” said Martzahn. “Following the meeting, we finalize the conditions, which the applicant must sign or appeal. We send notice of the approval and allow a period of time in which the applicant and/or the public may appeal the decision.

The applicant must submit building plans for a separate review.”

Martzahn said the apartment complex could help ease Lincoln City’s affordable housing crunch.

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posure because of their size and level of activity.

During the health advisories, with proper precautions to avoid water contact, people are encouraged to visit Devil’s Lake and enjoy activities such as camping, hiking, biking, picnicking, fishing and bird-watching. Boating is safe as long as speeds do not create excessive water spray, which could lead to inhalation risk.

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t is designed to fit the budgets of our service workers and offer an alternative to our seniors.

- Joe Barnes, Lakin Holdings concerned that we have adequate affordable housing for our workforce and other residents,” said Martzahn.

“Housing has been very expensive in Lincoln City, but in recent years, prices have dropped here as well as nationally.”

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Written comments from the public concerning the apartment development may be sent to Martzahn at Lincoln City Hall, Planning Department, 801 S.W. Highway 101, Lincoln City 97367. For more details, call Martzahn at 541-996-2153.

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town atmosphere” shopping,” said Kusz.

Burkhurst said Depoe Bay would use its smalltown atmosphere and a tree lighting to attract visitors over the holiday season.

“Whale of a Christmas in Depoe Bay is Saturday Dec. 7,” said Burkhurst. “At 4 p.m., caroling will start at the Whale Park and through town ending at the Whale Watch Center. They will be joined by residents and guests in the lighting the Depoe Bay Christmas tree.

We will have Christmas carols, a fire engine and Santa.

Many stores will be open with treats, special prices and raffles.”

Read how Buy Local Lincoln County will take advantage of Small Business Saturday Nov. 30 on Page A3.

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During the health advisory, people who draw in-home water directly from Devil’s Lake were advised to use an alternative water source because private treatment systems are not proven effective in removing algae toxins. However, public drinking water systems can reduce algae toxins through proper filtration and disinfection. If people on public water systems have questions about treatment and testing, they should contact their water supplier.

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nesses will extend hours and everyone has spruced up their stores, but they are playing it the same as they always have,” said Augustine. “Most of the locals do their shopping on the Friday after Thanksgiving and the business operators think its is crazy to be open on Thanksgiving Day.” Kusz said there doesn’t seem to be the frantic mustbe-there-early mood from shoppers on Thanksgiving Day and that’s why the Tanger Factory Outlet Center won’t follow the big city openings on that holiday.

“We found in our location the majority of our shoppers enjoy their family and friends on Thanksgiving Day and then look forward to either the early morning rush (the day after) or the leisurely “big city brand names with small

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nesses I’ve talked with said traffic and sales are much better than last year,” said Nonni Augustine, Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce executive director. “The merchants are pleased and surprised that traffic kept coming and coming into the slower season.

At the Tanger Factory Outlet center, General Manager Diane Kusz said the mood of shoppers is positive.

“Our shoppers have not waited until Black Friday to start their holiday shopping, as indicated with the great crowds for the Lincoln City Chowder Cook-Off,” said Kusz. “Tanger shoppers took advantage of the pre-holiday TangerStyle 20 percent off coupons, which run through Nov. 22. Tanger Shoppers are savvy shoppers making thoughtful decisions about what they will give as gifts and purchase for themselves.”

Kusz said 70 percent of the shoppers come from outside the area and tend to stay closer to home during the holiday season.

“Weather is a big indicator of our business so that is a hard one to predict. If the weatherman stays on our side, I will venture to say we will see an increase in holiday spending,” she said.

So, how are local retailers dealing with the competition of early and extended hours and discounts at the big box stores and the malls in Portland, Salem and Eugene?

“I don’t think you attempt to “compete” with malls and big-box stores,” said Burkhurst. “But you can offer something different – purchase chocolates made in Depoe Bay, find unique souvenirs from Depoe Bay, purchase art and collectibles from local artisans.”

Augustine said most Lincoln City retailers are doing what they normally do to prepare for the holidays.

Several of the busi-

Even before the traditional Christmas shopping season officially gets under way, local merchants are already seeing shoppers taking advantage of sales and specialty items helping to fill cash registers.

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Elizabeth Louise McMullen was born to Albert and Blanche McMullen on February 26, 1924 in Portland, Oregon.

In 1926 she moved with her parents and six siblings to SW 51st St. in the historic Taft area of Lincoln City. She graduated in a class of about 25 students from Taft High School in 1942.

In 1944 she decided to join the war effort and proudly enlisted in the Navy WAVES- Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. She attended Basic Training at Hunter College in New York and was then posted to the Naval Air Base in Hutchison, Kansas. Her duties included serving as a messenger riding on a motorcycle and as a chauffeur.

As a Seaman First Class, she was honorably discharged November 18, 1945. She used money from her Navy service to buy her cherished set of fine china.

Bette married Charlie Koski in 1948, a dairy farmer and commercial fisherman who lived on the Siletz River. She relished her life living on the farm with Charlie going to dances, camping, fishing, playing cards and having ‘steam bath” parties in Koski’s Finnish sauna. In 1953 she gave birth to her only daughter, Mina. The farm on the Siletz was like home to their many nieces, nephews, and friends who would visit, work, and play on the farm. Many of them learned to drive on the farm and most of them needed Charlie pull their cars out of the ditch at least once.

As an adolescent, Bette was at a grocery store buying a few things. The clerk gave her a few cents too much change. The president of the Lincoln Bank witnessed her returning the change and told her if she ever wanted a job it was hers. She began working at the Lincoln Bank and worked until she retired in the 1970s.

In the early 1960’s, Charlie and Bette built the Chinook Bend RV Park and Fishing Resort on the farm.

Bette described her life at Chinook Bend as more joy than work and one of the most enjoyable and rewarding times of her life. Charlie prematurely died in his 50’s in 1973.

In 1974, she married a friend and Siletz River neighbor, Harvey Fessenden. Bette and Harvey loved to travel in their trailer. They were active in the Oceanlake Elk’s Teepee Creepers, an RV caravan that traveled together from Canada to Mexico. They loved the Elks’ Wapiti Park and spent many volunteer days clearing brush, build-

of Lincoln City, UCC; 1760 NW 25th St, Lincoln City, OR 97367. Friends are asked to bring a written note of their favorite memories to preserve in a memory book for friends & family. She will be privately interred at Pacific View Memorial Gardens in Lincoln City, Oregon.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the North Lincoln County Historical Museum, 4907 SW Highway 101, Lincoln City, Oregon 97367 www. northlincolncountyhistoricalmuseum.org or to the Friends of the Metolius a non-profit conservation organization that serves to protect a legacy of Oregon’s heritage, the Metolius River Basin, with its unique qualities of water, forest and wildlife, its diversity, and its spiritual values for future generations. Friends of the Metolius, P.O. Box 101, Camp Sherman, OR 97730 www.metoliusfriends.org Arrangements by Crown Memorial Center, Tualatin, OR. Tributes and memories may be shared at www. anewtradition.com

and baseball games. She taught bible studies twice a week and enjoyed many crafts and church activities.

Dorothy is survived by her children and their spouses, Denny (Kathy), Roy Jr. (Jennifer), Susan Petersen (Wayne), nine grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.

To leave an online condolence, please visit the Online Guest Book at www.macyandson.com.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Roy and Dorothy Scholarship Fund at Linfield or to mission work at your own church.

Colin E. McMurphy Oct. 17,1952 – Nov. 20, 2013 Colin McMurphy passed away in Corvallis, Oregon from a heart attack. Colin was born on October 17th,1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah and was a

graduate from Salt Lake.

He was an Elks Member, and in a pool league. Colin enjoyed jazz, the art of dance, billiards and all monster movies.

Colin loved the outdoors, his home life, his animals, pool buddies and his Casino Family.

Colin was a resident of Lincoln City and worked at Chinook Winds Casino.

Colin is survived by his partner in life, Dara, his Idaho family, Robin Nichols, Carla Hillman, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Dugald and Iona McMurphy, and his beloved dog, Joey, who

passed October 23, 2013.

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Dorothy Evelyn Helser June 11, 1915 – Nov. 20, 2013 Dorothy “Grama” Helser, joined her Lord on November 20, 2013 at the age of 98.

Memorial services will be held on December 14 at the Carlton First Baptist Church, at 2 pm.

Dorothy was born June 11, 1915 in Everett, Washington to parents Walter and Hulda Wall. She grew up in Bremerton before attending Linfield College from 1933 to 1936 where she met her husband, Roy Helser. Husband Roy played professional baseball for the Portland Beavers for over ten years while they raised three children. Following Roy’s baseball retirement, the family moved back from Portland to McMinnville where Roy coached at Linfield. Dorothy taught elementary school for 5 years then French and Spanish at McMinnville High for 20 years. They retired to Devils Lake and Dorothy taught Spanish for an additional four years at Taft High.

They moved back to McMinnville in the early 1980s, where she passionately supported Linfield, volunteering with the Alumni Association and often attended Linfield football, basketball

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ing shelters, and always ending their hard work with a glass of Jim Beam, and a game of cards.

Every year the Teepee Creepers would make their trek to go clam-digging at Fort Stevens State Park.

Not only was Bette a great clam-digger, but she was an expert at cooking them. She prided herself in cooking razor clams so tender that no knives were allowed on the table. An excellent cook, she always had a new recipe prepared, cookies for her nieces and nephews, homecanned tuna and Bloody Mary mix, and a special cake for everyone’s birthday.

She loved cooking for others and for special occasions and published her own cookbook, “These Are My Favorites …and yours”.

Bette loved to travel, yet was always homesick and ready to return home.

She loved to tell stories of her travels with Harvey to Chicago for Cubs games, New Orleans, Hawaii, and the highlight of her travels- a three week tour of China in 1984, not long after China opened its doors to outside visitors.

Bette loved outdoors and proudly touted that “Oregon is the best state. I wouldn’t live anywhere else.” She loved to hike, ride her bicycle, and camp. She loved the coast and yet her favorite Oregon place was the Metolius River where she loved to camp by the pristine river.

Another favorite trek was with her friend Annie and daughter Mina as they hiked 10 miles up the Rogue River to Paradise Lodge.

She cherished her family and helped to establish the tradition of the McMullen Family Campout, an annual reunion. The tradition lives on with new generations, 20-60 campers and always the best food. She was always ready for a party, a game of cards, and hugs with all the kids she loved.

She made every kid in her family feel special and loved.

Bette was proud to have lived in Lincoln City for 86 of her 89 years. In November of 2012 she moved to Tualatin to be near her daughter.

There she quietly passed on Sunday, November 17, 2013.

Bette is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mina and Jay Bacigalupi of Lake Oswego; granddaughter MeiLu Bacigalupi, 18, an undergraduate student at University of Oregon in Eugene; grandson Chas Bacigalupi, 16, of Lake Oswego; and sister, Vesta Leonard of McMinnville. She also is survived & remembered by dozens of nieces and nephews and many dear friends.

A joyous celebration of her life will be held November 30, 2013, at 11:00 AM at the Congregational Church

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Citywide search, foot chase ends with arrest JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

A Lincoln City man considered to be a person of interest in several police cases has been arrested following a citywide search Nov. 19 that ended in a foot chase and officers with guns drawn cornering the man.

Matthew Self, 29, was taken into custody for a parole violation, after he led officers on short foot pursuit near the Tanger Factory Outlet Center.

Self is on post-prison supervision for burglary and is a person of interest in several cases being investigated by the Lincoln City Police.

“Self was spotted in a vehicle at the Shell gas station near the Tanger Factory Outlet Center and stopped by Lincoln

Matthew Self City Police,” said Lt. Jerry Palmer. “Self attempted to flee on foot and was apprehended a short time later hiding near the Dolphin Motel” Also arrested during the Nov. 19 incident was a

passenger in the vehicle, Jessica R. Swanson, 25, of Lincoln City. She was arrested, after initially giving a false name, for outstanding warrants from Multnomah and Washington counties for parole and probation violations. Both subjects were lodged in the Lincoln County Jail.

On Nov. 22, Lincoln City Police, assisted by the Oregon State Police, served a search warrant at Self’s residence, 824 S.W. 9th Street, in Lincoln City. The search warrant was in connection with several burglaries in Lincoln City. Lincoln City Police located and seized numerous items of evidence and recovered several thousand dollars worth of stolen property.

The cases are under investigation.

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This two-car traffic crash on Nov. 19 at 22nd and Highway 101 in Lincoln City sent two people to the hospital and slowed traffic.

Driver cited for traffic crash A Seaside man was cited for failure to obey a traffic control device following a two-vehicle injury traffic crash Nov. 19 at Highway101 and 22nd Street in Lincoln City.

Police said their investigation showed that the vehicle driven by Dennis Johnson, 41, ran a stoplight and collided with a car driven by Cherie Bacon, 53, of Otis.

Bacon and Johnson were transported to Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital for treatment of injuries suffered in the crash.

The collision limited travel for drivers along Highway 101 for about 30 minutes while first responders took care of the victims and police directed vehicles around the crash site.

Public Safety All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information printed is preliminary and subject to change.

Lincoln City Police Department Monday Nov. 18

3:32 p.m. Officers responded to 3780 SE Spyglass Ridge Dr., for a reported assault. A juvenile was taken to Lincoln County Police Department and transported to Lincoln County Juvenile.

6:47 p.m. Officers responded to 1019 SW Gallery Ave. #1 for a reported Burglary.

3:12 a.m. Report of a motor vehicle accident involving a police officer and a bear at N. Hwy 101 at Gleneden Beach Loop.

7:46 p.m. Officers responded to 1435 SE 2nd Place for a reported Burglary.

11:08 a.m. Report of a motor vehicle accident at 825 NW Hwy 101. No injuries reported at location.

10:02 p.m. Report of a motor vehicle accident at N Hwy 101 and N Logan Rd. Slight injury to a driver, no medical requested.

3:25 p.m. Officers responded to 3310 SE Harbor Dr., Apt. C26. Benjamin Hoak born 1982, was taken into custody for criminal mistreatment and transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Tuesday Nov. 19 12:12 a.m. Officers responded to 3505 NE West Devils Lake Rd. for a reported Burglary.

9:29 a.m. Report of a two vehicle accident at NW 22nd St. and Hwy 101 with injury.

2:22 p.m. Report of a recovered stolen vehicle at 2825 NE West Devils Lake Rd. 3:34 p.m. Officers arrested Jessica Swanson born 1988 at 1410 SE Hwy 101 for multiple felony warrants. Suspect was transported to Lincoln City Police Department.

5:24 p.m. Officers responded to 3232 SE Harbor Dr. #3 for a report to a Hit and Run. Vehicle was struck in the parking lot, no suspects.

6:09 p.m. Officers served a warrant to Pablo Diaz-Lascano born 1994 at 2150 SE Oar Place and was taken into custody on a Lincoln County Warrant charging Rape III.

10:57 p.m. Officers responded to 1713 NW 21st St. for a report of marijuana odor. Rhonda Pederson, born 1963, was cited and released for possession.

responded to a report of a disturbance with possible assault. Officers arrested Cheri Garcia Ortega born 1968 for assault and disorderly conduct.

Friday Nov. 22

Wednesday Nov. 20

2:32 p.m. Officers responded to a request to assist with a combative subject who had reportedly taken drugs. Lyle Elgin born 1965 was taken to North Lincoln Hospital and later transported to Lincoln County Jail.

11:31 p.m. Officers responded to a report of a vehicle parked in the street at SW 62nd and Hwy 101.

Driver, Alesa Nagy, born 1990, was transported to North Lincoln Hospital and released for DUII.

Thursday Nov. 21

11:16 p.m. Officers responded to a theft at 1225 NW 16th St. Kaylee Anderson born 1989 was taken into custody for Theft-2 and transported to the Police Department.

10:26 a.m. Officers responded to a hit and run at 1030 SE Oar Ave. Complainant reported that a small red pickup truck struck him in the back with the driver’s side mirror as it passed by at a high rate of speed.

11:38 p.m. Officers responded to Chinook Winds Casino for a report of an intoxicated man refusing to leave. Ronald

11:25 a.m. Officers

W. Goodpasture born 1948 was taken into custody.

Sunday Nov. 24 10:40 p.m. Officers arrested Dawn Schmidt born 1973 on a Warrant out of Benton County and taken to Lincoln County Jail.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Monday Nov. 20 2:30 a.m. Deputies responded to a Burglary at 4875 N Hwy 101 #23 Depoe Bay. 11:52 a.m. Deputies responded to a Burglary at 1995 S Windy Bend Dr.

Wednesday Nov. 22 2:53 p.m. Deputies responded to a reported Theft at 9222 S Schooner Creek Rd.

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Nearly 50 local swimmers hit the water and the Lincoln City Swim Club’s boys placed first Sunday in the two-day Pumpkin Sprint swim meet at the Lincoln City Community Center pool.

“It was just a great group effort and the most kids we have had in a home meet in a very, very long time,” veteran Lincoln City Swim Club (LCSC) coach Parker said.

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Maxim Larrabee, Jose Segura, Addie Gates, Moreno and Ochoa each dropped more than eight seconds from their previous best times, while Sammi Halferty and Eli Shott posted significant reductions in the 100 free.

Swimming competitively for the first time were Benji Galvan, Cassandra Galvan, Napy Meyer, Brandon Murphy, Hannah Poulin, Sydney Price, Kira Sciarrotta, Isabelle Serrato, Noah Serrato and Ethan Unruh. Cooper Holloway, who recently joined the team after moving from Nehalem, also represented LCSC for the first time.

“Generally, I was very pleased at the tremendous group effort of our kids and parents that ran a very efficient meet,” Parker said.

“There were lots of volunteers, so we finished ahead of our timelines and the weather was great for the visitors to the beach.”

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results, you can see that many kids dropped loads of time like Kole Kovachevich, Samuel Moreno and Charles Sims for the older guys — and female swimmers such as Natalie Gates, Addie Gates, Bridgett Marsh and Ariel Larrabee placed high in their events,” Parker said.

Justin Delfin, Sam Cortes and Mason Garding each won their fly races. Hunter Lundstedt won in the breaststroke.

Natalie Gates won four races for LCSC, while several swimmers achieved their first B times, such as Angel Moreno and Cristofer Ochoa.

Lundstedt took almost 13 seconds off in the 200 free, and Mason Garding had a “questionable” DQ in the breaststroke, where he had placed second, Parker said.

Lizeth Cortes returned to the water after being away for Taft High cheerleading for some time, while Madison Garding and Makayla Martin also showed progress, she

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Sunday to win the meet, held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 23-24, with 700 points.

The local boys team was followed by Tigard Tualatin Swim Club, 556; Newport Swim Team, 338; Mount Hood Aquatics, 286; Forest Grove Swim Club, 229; Tillamook YMCA Sharks, 183; South Coast Aquatic Team, 84; and Nehalem Swim Team, 55.

“It was a very busy weekend with 49 total out of our 51 entered in the meet swimming [Shawna Harksjold and Ashley Schueing were ill],” Parker said. “As a result, we had to rearrange the girls relays each day so they scored a little less points, but still had some fantastic finishes.”

Forest Grove won the girls portion of the meet with 556.5 points, followed by Tigard Tualatin, 544; Tillamook, 421; Lincoln City, 393.5; Mount Hood, 364; Newport, 225; South Coast, 133; and Nehalem, 35.

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Above: Just before last year’s tree lighting at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, Hailey Castenada and Jayden Howland had fun putting together ornaments to be placed on the tree outside the Center.

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Left: Rain and snow kept most people inside the Cultural Center during the Lincoln City Community Tree Lighting ceremonies last year.

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The Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving will be lively at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, with the Center’s 11th-hour Santa Holiday Fair, Community Tree Lighting Party, and visits from Santa. The two-day rain or shine event will be held Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Cultural Center at 540 N.E. Highway 101.

“This year will be even bigger than last year, thanks to our many sponsors,” said Niki Price, Lincoln City Cultural Center executive

director. “We offer this event as a gift to the community. In the spirit of giving, we encourage people to bring contributions of canned or boxed food for the Lincoln City Food Pantry, or an unwrapped toy for the North Lincoln Fire & Rescue firefighters Christmas Toy Drive.”

The 11th Hour Santa Holiday Fair opens at noon Friday, Nov. 29, and will be open through the Community Tree Lighting Party. The Fair will include 30 vendors in the auditorium, Elizabethan Room and hallways, selling handmade arts and crafts to purchase for holiday gifts. On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the 11th Hour

Santa sale will be open. Santa will be back from noon to 3 p.m, and The Kids Sing Out Choir will perform at 12:30 p.m. The children’s make-andtake ornament station will be open all day.

The Community Tree Lighting Party will begin at 5 p.m. Friday night, Nov. 29. The Sweet Adelines will sing carols, and free refreshments will be available courtesy of Kenny’s IGA. Weather permitting, the carols will be sung and guests will gather around the tree, which will be installed by the sign on the southwest side See LIGHTING, Page B5

Community Tree Lighting Party • 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29 • Lincoln City Cultural Center 540 N. E. Highway 101 541-994-9994

Thanksgiving Day Glass Drop As part of the 15th annual Finders Keepers glass float promotion, 100 handcrafted art pieces – floats, sand dollars or crabs – will be placed along 7.5 miles of Lincoln City beaches, weather and ocean conditions permitting on Friday, Nov. 29.

From Sunday, Oct. 13 through Memorial Day, more than 2,000 glass floats will be placed on the beach in Lincoln City for visitors to find and keep.

“We’re excited to have Finders Keepers back for another year,” said Scott Humpert, Lincoln City Visitor and Convention Bureau public relations coordinator.

“This 15th anniversary of the program will mark well over 30,000 floats placed on the beaches of Lincoln City for people to find. Last

year we invited successful treasure hunters to share their finds with us via social media, and we hope that they do so again this year.

It’s fun for everyone to see the beautiful and wide variety of glass floats that our artisans create.”

Share your finds via Facebook at www.facebook. com/LincolnCityOregon or on Twitter using the tag @ lcvcb and #FindersKeepers.

For a schedule of upcoming drops, visit www.oregoncoast.org/finders-keepers.

The official handcrafted Finders Keepers glass floats will be signed, numbered, and hidden along the public beaches of Lincoln City. When the floats are found, they become collector’s items. Bring See FLOATS, Page B5

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Several Disney items will be for sale during the Operation Care Package fundraiser.

Dorothy Bishop is on a mission to help American soldiers around the world. Bishop is the local coordinator for Operation Care Package, a volunteer effort to send care items to soldiers overseas. The day after Thanksgiving, Bishop will open a store in Depoe Bay to sell a variety of items as a fundraiser for Operation Care Package.

“Usually we just have a spaghetti

feed, a garage sale and our Stuff a Boat to raise funds,” said Bishop.

“But when two stores in Depoe Bay went out of business and donated a bunch of their products to Operation Care and three or four other stores gave me items, I had so many donations I decided to have this fundraiser inside the store.”

The items for sale include Disney products, thousands of dollars worth of fashion rings, candles, and See SOLDIERS, Page B5

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Handcrafted glass art pieces like this will be placed along the beaches in Lincoln City Friday as part of the Finders Keepers promotion.

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Earth Abides

By Ken McCormack

Can mushrooms save the world?

Last Friday marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of JFK. He was a great hero, a modern King Arthur.

But are there any heroes in nature? Are plants self-made?

Do mushrooms pull themselves up by their bootstraps?

A mushroom seems isolated from the rest of nature.

But actually it’s a flower. Its existence depends entirely on unseen root-like strands, called mycelia, one cell thick that spread out beneath its feet. These mycelia in turn rely on various plants across the landscape.

Plants make their own food. But mushrooms are fungi and must, like animals, find food. So, fungi make deals. They offer plants nutrients – potassium, nitrogen, copper and zinc. They essentially expand the roots of trees.

This is how saplings survive under the shade. In exchange, fungi get back carbohydrates needed for life.

Mycelia are aware of what’s going on in the environment for hundreds of yards. They hold soils together and aerate them, distribute nutrients and maintain a healthy balance.

They can detect a tree short on potassium, for instance, and provide what it needs from another plant that has more than enough. Green slime can somehow find the shortest route through a maze to food. But the task of mycelia is so complex scientists think their intelligence is comparable to supercomputers.

As they probe and balance the landscape, fungi become powerful allies in repairing environmental damage.

They routinely recycle garden waste, dead trees and yard debris. Some devour petroleum and radiation. Others can even clean up biological and chemical weapons.

Some repel harmful fungi.

Some prevent diseases from coliform, staph bacteria and protozoa.

The pollution of waterways, usually from faulty septic tanks or animal waste, is a major problem in Oregon. Paul Stamets, author of “Mycelium Running,” describes how he stopped his Washington farm from polluting a stream. He was in danger of being cited. But he could not afford fences and a new septic tank. So, he dug ditches instead, filled them with sawdust, and installed mycelium mats. Stamets then doubled the number of grazing animals. After one year, his outflowing pollution decreased a hundredfold to within legal limits.

So, what else might fungi do? Some fungi can create petroleum and could become an important source of biofuel.

Others are used as eco-friendly pesticides against common pests, such as carpenter ants. Some can be made into 100 percent biodegradable packaging. (You can crush it up and put it in your garden!)

Some provide an alternative to Styrofoam and others are being used to make car bumpers. They can add nutrients to your vegetable garden and significantly increase its yield.

They could stabilize the ocean bluffs in Lincoln City.

A moldy cantaloupe sent to a lab in 1941 gave rise to penicillin. Who knows? The five percent of remaining rainforests could be more valuable for their fungi than anything else.

So much for the rugged individual mushroom! Over hundreds of millions of years, incredibly rich alliances have made individual life possible.

Mushrooms, trees, plants and animals are ecosystems.

We, too, are conglomerates of parasites, fungi, bacteria, plants, animals and one another. These mini-systems combine as a single organism called earth.

There are in reality no heroes. JFK was a flower, part of a complex system. Cooperation pushes the flower up.

Individuals consist of many creatures—mostly microbes, the “wee people.”

Fungi and microbes working together saved life on the planet several times before— when it faced mass extinction.

“Wee folks” are ready again, as the globe warms up.

Ken McCormack is a Neskowin resident and can be reached at kenmcc@centurylink.net.

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Wednesday, Dec. 4

Civic Meetings Calendar Lincoln City City Council meets at 6 p.m., the second and fourth Monday each month at the Lincoln City City Hall 801 S. Highway 101 3rd floor.

541-996-1203.

Depoe Bay City Council meets at 7 p.m., the first and third Tuesday each month at 570 S.E. Shell Ave. 541765-2361.

The Newport City Council meets on the first and third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at 169 S.W. Coast Highway. 541-574-0603.

The Waldport City Council meets on the second Thursday of each month at 2 p.m. at 125 Alsea Highway.

541-264-7417.

The Lincoln City Rotary meets on Wednesday at noon Salishan Spa and Golf Resort at 7760 N.

On Going Events Annual Toy Drive for Children, drop off new, unwrapped toys at locations around Lincoln City with large red barrels including The News Guard at 1818 N.E. 21st Street.

Beachtown Toastmasters meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month from noon to l:l5 p.m. in the community room of Driftwood Library in Lincoln City All are welcome and encouraged to attend if you are interested in honing your public speaking and leadership skills in a supportive, educational and fun environment. Next meeting is noon, Tuesday, Nov. 26. For more details, call Diane Flansburg at 503-504-1830.

The Warm and Fuzzies Project is collecting new warm socks, gloves, hats, scarves for children and adults of all ages. Call 541996-4555 for information and collection locations.

The Lincoln City Senior Center presents the Oregon Lighthouse Quilt Raffle. All proceeds will support the Center’s activities and operations.

Drawing will be held Dec. 16. Tickets are $1 each and 6 for $5. The Lincoln City Senior Center is located in the Lincoln City Community Center at 2150 N.E. Oar Place.

The Great Depression: Causes and Cures Exhibit through Dec.15 at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum. For details, see thenewsguard. com, call 541-996-6614, or visit our website www. northlincolnhistoricalmuseum.org.

Salmon River Grange Bingo 6 p.m. each Thursday. Food and prizes. 541994-5146 Overeaters Anonymous meets from 9:3010:30 a.m. Saturday at The Fisherman Lutheran Church, 1226 SW 13th Street across from Tanger Factory Outlet Mall. Contact: Tammy at 541-9218241 or visit www.oa.org/ newcomers Overeaters Anonymous meets from 5:306:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday at the Newport Senior Center, 20 S.E. 2nd Street, upstairs in the library. Contact: Pat 541351-1133 or visit http:// www.oa.org/newcomers/

Friday, Nov. 29 Operation Care Package fundraiser 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at #52 on Highway 101 in Depoe Bay. Runs through Dec. 21. Contact Dorothy Bishop, 541-7652297.

Pop-up gallery event from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. celebrating Thanksgiving weekend at 34950 Brooten Rd., in Pacific City. Hand woven jackets and scarves will be featured. This event also occurs Sat. and Sun. from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Beaver and Duck “Civil War” Football Game Party at Chinook Winds Casino

Alzheimers and other Dementia support group for caregivers meets from 10-11 a.m. at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, 3043 NE 28th St. in Lincoln City. For information, call 541-996-7328.

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The Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Forum is held on the second Friday and fourth Tuesday of the month. Call for details and location, 541-9943070.

The Lincoln City Kiwanis Club meets on Thursday in the banquet room below Mist Restaurant at Surftides at 2945 NW Jetty Ave. The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meets each Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Lincoln County Court House Rm. 108 at 225 West Olive St. 541-265-4100.

The Lincoln County School District Board meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Call 541-265-9211 for meeting locations

Annual Fantasy of Trees viewing at noon at the Chinook Winds Casino Resort, 1501 N.W. 40th Place in Lincoln City.

A fundraiser for Angels Anonymous. For more information, call 541-9943070.

Lincoln City Public Arts Committee meeting 5:15 p.m. in the Fischer Room of Driftwood Library, 801 S.W. Highway 101. For information, call 541-996-1284.

Resort’s Aces Bar and Grill.

Doors open at 3 p.m with kickoff scheduled for 4 p.m. For more information, call 1-888-244-6666.

Community Tree Lighting Party 5 p.m. at Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 N.E. Highway 101.

For details, call, 541-9949994.

Saturday, Nov. 30 Santa Holiday Fair from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 N.E. Highway 101 includes 30 vendors and visits with Santa.

For details, call, 541-994-9994.

Coffee with Lincoln City Major Dick Anderson at 8:30 a.m. at Java Depoe in the Lincoln City Safeway at the Lighthouse Shopping Center.

Life Transitions meets from 1-2:30 p.m. at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Health Professions Education Center, 3011 N.E. 28th St. in Lincoln City. This class is for anyone going through a major life transition meets the first and third Tuesday of the month. For details, call, 541-996-7328.

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Drop-ins are welcome. For information, call 541-9967480.

54th annual Old Fashioned Christmas Bazaar 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the St. Joseph’s Church in Cloverdale. Call 503-801-3252 for details.

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Spaghetti Feed and Silent Auction 3-6 p.m. at The Eventuary, 560 S.W. Fleet, Lincoln City. A fundraiser for the Jeff Haft Memorial Fund For information, call 541-992-5537 or 541-99225426

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Passion for Fashion, a benefit for the Snowflake Mamography Fund and Family Promise. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. Show at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln City Elks Club located at 2020 N.E. 22nd St. Tickets $30. Call 541994-2518 or 541-996-2100.

The 2nd Annual Craft Bazaar will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lincoln City Church of the Nazarene, 1462 N.W. 19th St. Pictures with Santa will be available. For more details, call 541-994-2981.

The 2nd Annual Craft Bazaar will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lincoln City Church of the Nazarene, 1462 N.W. 19th St. Pictures with Santa will be available. For more details, call 541-994-2981.

Connie Hansen Garden Holiday Craft Sale.

Greenery and homemade gifts galore. From 10 a.m. 4 p.m., at 1931 NW 33rd St. For details call, 541-9924567.

Pacific Northwest Gastro Pup Demo at the Culinary Center in Lincoln City, 801 S.W. Highway 101, fourth floor. Cost $55. Call 541-557-2225 for details.

Angels Ball 5:30 p.m.

– midnight at Chinook Winds Casino Resort, 1501 N.W. 40th Place, Lincoln City. A fundraiser for Angels Anonymous. Cost $75.

For details, call the Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce at 541-994-3070.

Wednesday, Dec. 11 Ostomy support group meets from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Education Conference Room, 3043 NE 28th St. in Lincoln City.

This support group offers an open and welcoming atmosphere to ask questions, share experiences and learn from each other.

For information, call 541557-6484.

Thursday, Dec. 12 Fall risk assessments by appointment between 1 and 5 p.m. at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Physical Rehabilitation, 3043 NE 28th St. in Lincoln City. Are you at risk of falling? Find out at a free screening. You will also receive tips and personalized exercises to improve balance and prevent falls.

Cost: free. For details, call 541-996-7160.

Saturday, Dec. 14 Italian Holiday Demo at the Culinary Center in Lincoln City, 801 S.W. Highway 101, fourth floor.

For details, call 541-5571125 or 1-800-452-2151.

Sunday, Dec. 15 Farmers and Crafters Market 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 N.E. Highway 101. For details, call 541994-9994.

Tuesday, Dec. 17 Life Transitions meeting from 1-2:30 p.m. at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Health Professions Education Center, 3011 N.E. 28th St. in Lincoln City. This class is for anyone going through a major life transition meets the first and third Tuesday of the month. For details, call 541-996-7328.

Wednesday, Dec. 18 Diabetes support group meets from 2-3 p.m. at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Education Conference Room, 3043 NE 28th St. in Lincoln City. This monthly support group provides ongoing education and encouragement for people with diabetes and their families.

For details, call 541-5576484.

Free blood pressure screenings from 1-3 p.m. at Samaritan Coastal Clinic, 801 N.W. Highway 101 in Lincoln City. Learn what your blood pressure is by testing during this screening. Drop-ins are welcome. Fir details, call 541-996-7480.

Saturday, Dec. 21 Jingle Bell Jog at the Lincoln City Community Center, 2150 N.E. Oar Place. Bells will be provided. Costumes are optional but recommended.

Call 541-994-2131 for details.

Winter Solstice Celebration at 6:30 p.m. at Driftwood Public Library, 801 S.W. Highway 101, third floor. Call 541-9961242 for details.

Sunday, Dec. 22 Farmers and Crafters Market 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 N.E. Highway 101. For details, call 541994-9994.

Thursday, Dec. 26 Whale Watching Week begins.

Call 541-7653407 or visit www. whalespoken.org

Saturday, Dec. 28 Special Holiday Glass Drop of 100 handcrafted glass art pieces – floats, sand dollars, or crabs – along 7.5 miles of beaches in Lincoln City weather and ocean conditions permitting as part of the Finders Keepers promotion. For details, call 541-996-1274 or 1-800-452-2151.

Sunday, Dec. 29 Farmers and Crafters Market 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 N.E. Highway 101. For details, call 541994-9994.

Special Holiday Glass Drop of 100 handcrafted glass art pieces – floats, sand dollars, or crabs – along 7.5 miles of beaches in Lincoln City weather and ocean conditions permitting as part of the Finders Keepers promotion. For details, call 541-996-1274 or 1-800-452-2151.

Thursday, Dec. 19 Friday, Dec. 31 Breast cancer support meets at 11 a.m. at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, 3043 NE 28th St. in Lincoln City. For women and men who have experienced breast cancer, this is a time for sharing, mutual support and education.

For information, call 541409-5618.

Swing into the New Year with Let There Be Arts and the Lincoln Pops from 8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 N.E. Highway 101. This is a fundraiser for Let There be Arts. Tickets $50 before Dec. 15 $60 after Dec. 15. Call 541-9949994.

Sunday, Dec. 8 Farmers and Crafters Market 9 a.m.

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hopping locally not only saves you money in the long run, but it also reduces the amount of gas and packaging required to complete the cycle of product development to purchase.

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Successful shops re-invest into their local shopping areas, helping create walkable, revitalized areas for people of all ages to enjoy. Centralized locations that require less travel to reach also help to decrease sprawl, automobile use, habitat loss and air and water pollution.

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The benefits of slowing things down over the holidays can improve your health, well-being, and overall mood, especially when schedules are at their fullest. The less time you spend traveling great distances and drudging through hoards of shoppers, the more time you will be able to enjoy with your family around the fireplace. So maybe it’s time to focus less on leaving the area and take advantage of the calming convenience of shopping local.

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Both behind the counter and in the aisles, you will probably know more people within your local businesses in comparison to the stores 60 miles away.

Familiar faces and friendly chats help enrich the already exciting experience of Christmas shopping. Generally, local businesses hire people who are from the area, creating a strong connection of familiarity and trust between workers and customers. You are more than just another number in the customer count when you visit a local business. Your patronage matters to owners and employees because your dollars keep them employed.

here is no place like home, so why would you choose to leave it for Christmas shopping? By spending your time and money shopping locally, you are more likely to run into friends, family, co-workers and past acquaintances, allowing you to enjoy the Christmas spirit around those you love.

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The Lincoln City Cultural Center 540 NE Hwy 101 Lincoln City OR 97367 541-994-9994 www.lincolncitycultural-center.org

Lincoln City Farmers & Crafters Market Indoors every Sunday 9 am-3 pm

LCCC Members Gift Shop Jewelry • Gifts • Knitwear • Photo Cards • Hostess Gifts • And MORE Open 10am-4 pm daily (except Tuesdays)

30 booths of handmade arts & crafts Friday, Nov. 29 -- Noon-7pm Saturday, Nov. 30 -- 10 am-4 pm

7th annual “Not Quite” 11th Hour Santa Sale

When you shop at the Lincoln City Cultural Center you support local artisans AND the LCCC

A substantially larger percentage of your hard-earned money stays in your community when you choose to shop locally for Christmas instead of leaving the area. Recent studies have shown that as much as $75 of every $100 you spend at a locally owned businesses remains in your area, versus $40 at non-locally owned establishments. This number, in most cases, drops to zero dollars when you buy online.

hile you’re making your list and checking it twice this holiday season, don’t forget to include your local independent business owners. They’re not asking for much this year, just a little support.

And you’d be smart to give it.

Seven reasons to shop local for the holidays this year...

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Unique gift certificates!

Scarves, jewelry, fingerless gloves

Spearheaded by American Express in 2010, Small Business Saturday has rapidly entrenched itself into the holiday shopping tradition landscape.

The nationally recognized movement to celebrate and shop small businesses was created as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday and has quickly gained progressive traction.

Last year, more than 100 million shoppers supported the initiative, which features discounts, giveaways and promotions from some participating establishments. This year’s event is slated for Saturday, Nov. 30.

Unique gift ideas for the special people in your life

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e all know them. They are the people who own one of everything and write nothing in particular on their Christmas lists.

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They possess every movie, flaunt the newest jewelry and have read each book from the New York Times best sellers list. Finding a gift for them is nearly impossible – unless you integrate a little creativity into your gift-giving strategy. Local businesses are hotbeds for the unique and eclectic items that are sure to make a lasting impression on that hard-to-buy-for person in your life. Pottery, paintings, garden supplies and more can be found just a few blocks away at your downtown establishment.

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hopping locally, you tend to buy just what you need.

This helps cut down on the clutter – and the wrapping – once you get home, but also lessens the impact on your wallet.

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Keeping local owners in business also fosters a competitive entrepreneurial landscape that will in the long run improve quality while decreasing costs. As local businesses grow, so grows their ability to create more products and improve their service, all at a lower expense to the consumer.

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ocal business owners treat you with respect and kindness because they need your support. Your money keeps their dreams alive, their families fed and their lights on.

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It also helps fuel their innovation — an attribute that we depend on from small business owners to help our communities become better places to work, play and stay. Local owners are quick to converse with you and ask about your life because they are genuinely interested in learning about their customers.

Gaining a better understating of their target audience helps owners improve their services, which in turn boosts their bottom line. A positive word of encouragement can go a long way toward boosting the confidence of small business owners, many of whom are nurturing their goals one day at a time.

Friendly banter is a cornerstone of downtown America and is what helps set small businesses apart in the realm of quality customer service.

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Give the gift of love

Have a new you for the holidays

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Bishop’s daughter operates a warehouse in Joliet, Illinois, where she collects the care items, packages them and sends them overseas.

Bishop said the warehouse ships out 150 care packages each week and the postage for the packages costs thousands of dollars annually.

“This is important for us to do this because many of the soldiers don’t have the money for some of the things they need,” said Bishop.

“And for many, they don’t even receive letters or cards from home. So this is a way to show that we care about them.”

Bishop’s Operation Care Package store will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 29 through Dec. 21 at #52 on Highway 101 (next to the Kite Shop) in Depoe Bay.

Operation Care Package • Nov. 29 through Dec. 21 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• #52 on Highway 101 (next to the Kite Shop) Depoe Bay 541-765-2297 handmade baby blankets with prices from $1 to $20.

Once word got around town that Bishop was setting up a temporary shop in downtown Depoe Bay, people were eager to buy.

“When people found out I had these fashion rings, I sold several and made $500 for the fundraiser,” she said. “So I am hopeful I can raise a few thousand dollars at the store.”

The money Bishop collects will help pay postage for boxes of care items, such as tooth brushes, socks, DVD’s, books and small food items, for U.S. soldiers serving overseas.

For more information, call Bishop at 541-7652297.

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Several Disney items will be for sale during the Operation Care Package fundraiser.

Lighting From page A1

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This sand dollar is one of the many glass art pieces placed along the beaches in Lincoln City to attractor visitors.

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local artist first thought of glass floats as an intriguing way to launch the new millennium. Lincoln City sponsored the project, hosting the inaugural season in 1999-2000.

Tourists continue to come from around the country to search for their own brilliantly colored, signed and numbered glass float.

your discovered treasure to the Visitors’ Center at 540 N.E. Highway 101 in Lincoln City to receive a certificate of authenticity and a biographical sketch of the artist who created the glass float. If you are unable to walk on the beach, stop by and fill out a slip to enter to win a glass float.

Finders Keepers is an annual promotion, which began in 1997, when a

of the Cultural Center. The lighting countdown begins at 5:15 p.m. Noble Creek Tree Farm has donated the tree for the event.

Pacific Power will install the tree this week.

Santa Claus will arrive by a fire truck at 5:30 p.m. and be available to meet with children in the conference room until 7 p.m. Other activities include ornament making and a cakewalk from 6 to 7 p.m. in the dance studio with cakes donated by My Petite Sweet, Safeway, and Captain Dan’s Pastry Shop.

Cultural Center volunteer Dawn Bredimus is in charge of the decorating committee, making sure the Center is festive inside and out. She’s getting help from Vonelle Swanson, Diane Disse, and other center regulars. The Salmon River Garden Club will provide holiday greenery for the Center’s west entrance.

If you have questions or would like to volunteer for the event, call the Cultural Center at 541-994-9994.

For more information contact the Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau at 800-452-2151 or visit www.oregoncoast.org.

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Above: Santa will spend time with children during the Community Tree Lighting at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

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REAL ESTATE 100 LINCOLN CITY, Inc. 2140-A NE Hwy 101, LC (541)994-9122 www.re100lc.com Apartments-Houses Now taking applications for all available units.

List posted in our office.

Stop by our office for current info. MondayFriday 9-5.

Relief Night Audit The Inn at Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City needs a part-time, relief Night Auditor. Two shifts (16 hours) per week, 10 pm – 6:30 am. The Night Audit covers the Front Desk overnight, and processes the daily transactions. Strong computer skills are a must.

An understanding of Micros and a hospitality background are preferred. Background check and drug testing is required. Apply in person at the Inn, download an application from www.YourLittleBeachTown/jobs, call Stephanie for an application 503-965-7779 ext 307

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HISTORICAL BUILDING, Hwy. 101 frontage in city ctr. Store on first floor, peak of ocean from upstairs apartment $250,000 1534 NW Hwy 101 Lincoln City

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

Siletz Bay Music Festival is seeking an Executive Director for our non-profit organization. Based in the Lincoln City/Gleneden Beach area, Siletz Bay Music Festival is dedicated to bringing high quality music performances and education to the central Oregon coast. The Executive Director is the Chief Administrative Officer of Siletz Bay Music Festival and is responsible to the Board of Directors for the organization’s overall operation and management. The ideal candidate will represent Siletz Bay Music Festival in the community and will be responsible for carrying out its mission. The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications: • A Bachelor’s Degree in a related field, and/or equivalent experience managing a non-profit organization • Strong marketing, public relations, grant writing and fundraising experience • Unwavering commitment to quality programs • A positive, “can do” attitude, integrity, and sound judgment • Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people and be self-directed • Have strong fiscal skills and business acumen with experience managing and controlling operating expenses and program budgets • Experience working with Boards of Directors, volunteers and staff, excellent verbal and written communications and public speaking skills • The ability to act as a persuasive spokesperson, raising excitement and awareness of the organization and its mission To apply, send a cover letter and email to: info@ siletzbaymusic.org, or send a cover letter and resume to Siletz Bay Music Festival, P.O. Box 753, Gleneden Beach L51713

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR LOCAL CLIENTS FOR CHOOSING US FOR THEIR REAL ESTATE NEEDS

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STORAGE UNITS – 11 units on 2 lots COUNTRY HOME ON 5 ACRE zoned GC located in central Lincoln PARCEL – Very private 4BD/2.5BA City. Building has 5 large units and home only a few miles from town.

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GOLF COURSE FRONTAGE – Island condo in Salishan. Main level living with guest suite plus loft den/ office on upper level. Master enjoys sliders to private courtyard. Remodeled kitchen with new appliances and hardwood oak cabinets. $299,000 MLS# 13-2905

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Seller is licensed OR Realtor. $249,000 MLS# 13-2979

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CLASSIC CUTLER CITY – 3BD/2BA cottage with open plan in living room/kitchen. Well maintained and updated with large rear deck and fenced yard. 1 block to Siletz Bay access. $178,000 MLS# 13-2882

POPULAR VACATION RENTAL WELL MAINTAINED – – Located in Four Sisters Village in Manufactured 2BD/2BA with vaulted Pacific City close to beach. Upgrades open plan. Located in Gleneden Beach include Corian countertops, stainless only a few blocks to the beach on a steel appliances, tile floors, and river dead end street. Large level wooded rock fireplace. Private patio lot with storage shed and bordered by wired for hot tub. trees for privacy. $279,900 MLS# 13-1427 $159,000 MLS# 13-1927

LOT LISTINGS NEAR HOSPITAL AND DEVILS LAKE - .53 acre home site with septic system installed and power on site. Storage shed. Convenient central city location. Ready for your new home. $149,000 MLS# 13-1725 LEVEL BUILDING LOT – Convenient central city location with utilities at the street. Adjacent lot is also for sale Zoned RM and is suitable for multiplex. $59,900 MLS# 13-773

FISHERMAN’S DREAM – River front on the Nestucca River. Spacious 3BD/2BA 1992 Flletwood with separate studio apartment over the detached 2-car garage. Full length river front deck. $249,000 MLS# 13-655

SECLUDED HOMESITE - .58 acre homesite in Lincoln City near hospital and Devils Lake. Seller will consider terms. $32,900 MLS# 13-2038

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Forgiven, Stoned, Beheaded, Loved 9:00 AM & Ephesians 5:19 0 a.m. Worship Service Worship Ser vice 10:00 Guard and Sunday Pastor PhilMasses Magnan AM NEWStreet, SERVICE TIMES NW 25th 4. According to Colossians, what do we have through Jesus’ blood?

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Deep sand causes concern at beach entrance

Police and area residents continue to warn motorists t can be about the dangers of getting stuck in the sand at the dangerous. bottom of the 15th Street beach entrance hill.

- Gretchen Wynne, On June 7, while on a 15th Street resident water rescue call to the beach just off the 15th Street entrance, North Lincoln Fire & Rescue DisThe crews were able to trict #1 water rescue crews quickly get around the vehad to maneuver their hicle and to the person who emergency vehicles past a had encountered difficulty vehicle stuck in the sand at in the ocean. That person the bottom of the hill. was able to get out of the

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water before the rescue team arrived. It appeared that the person was alright.

Gretchen Wynne lives on 15th Street and is so concerned about vehicles becoming stuck in the sand; she placed a cardboard sign at the hill entrance that reads, “Caution Deep Sand.”

JEREMY C. RUARK/THE NEWS GUARD “The sand is usually pretty compact right at the A local resident has placed a sign on top of the 15th Street bottom of the hill,” said beach access hill warning of deep sand that could trap vehi-

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Two small grass fires last week in the Lincoln City area are a reminder of an early fire season and the danger looming this summer along the Oregon Coast, according to fire officials.

Both fires occurred June 5. The first fire charred about an acre of grass 500 feet from Highway 101 along Three Roads Road northeast of Lincoln City. The cause of the blaze is undetermined, as is the second blaze that

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Taft Elementary School student Erika Ariss, 8, holds up the flag she made for students at Crestline School in Vancouver, Wash.

Taft third-graders mount book drive after fire

Weekly Rainfall: 0 inches Yearly Rainfall: 30 inches

Effort follows fire that destroyed school

WEEKLY OUTLOOK So far, June has had 10 straight days with no precipitation. Are we entering a drought period?

Let’s hope the a.m. cloud forecast gives us a few sprinkles.

Saturday should be sunny with clouds on Sunday.

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Even though Crestline Elementary School is hundreds of miles away in Vancouver, Wash., a Feb. 3 fire that

Weather data provided by Roads End Weather Watcher Sheridan Jones

destroyed the school has promoted Taft Elementary School third-graders to lend a few helping hands.

Taft student Kahliah Moroyoqua, 9, said the students took action when they learned about the Crestline School fire.

“We felt bad that the school burnt down,” said Moroyoqua. “We wanted the kids at that school to feel better, so we got them books to read.”

As a part of the Lincoln County

School District project SEAL (Students Engaged in Authentic Learning), Taft teachers selected a project that was of interest and brainstormed ideas for solutions to the problem.

“As teachers, our task was to engage students in the project using innovative strategies,” Taft third-grade teacher Micky Willoughby said. “When Crestline

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A wildfire’s flame can quickly spread in dry ground cover and trees.

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Mortician’s victims paid deeply for losses JIM FOSSUM The News Guard

In undoubtedly the most documented, publicized and controversial police case in Lincoln City history, corpses were abused and left unidentified when several unembalmed, decomposing bodies were eerily discovered in a local mortician’s chapel in the fall of 1984.

But who were the real victims?

Perhaps they were the friends and family of the bodies then-34-year-old Dale Patrick Omsberg was paid to cremate at Pacific View Memorial Chapel at 560 S.W. Fleet St., where The Eventuary now stands.

Many cite severe financial woes as the reason behind Omsberg’s grisly crimes of nearly three decades ago, but the man who oversaw the case, retired Lincoln City

police chief Mike Holden, isn’t buying that.

“Something,” he said, “was amiss with the man.”

Omsberg’s death at age 63 last month from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Myrtle Beach, S.C., following an alleged sexual assault seems to confirm suspicions that the man who served just 23 days of a 30-day sentence with time off for good behavior struggled with demons no one can possibly explain.

Ironically, a psychiatric evaluation of Omsberg, which then-District Attorney Ulys Stapleton said factored into his negotiations with Omsberg attorney Stephen Lovejoy, indicated the defendant “would probably commit suicide if sentenced to the penitentiary.”

Omsberg’s defense argued their client’s “negligent management” in accepting nominal fees for those in need failed to generate enough

SPECIAL REPORT income to overcome his debt at the mortuary.

In a written statement read by Lovejoy to reporters after his client’s sentencing, Omsberg said, “How does one apologize for such a terrible thing that has happened,

At the time, the only state regulations on crematories were Department of Environmental Quality standards for air pollution. The Legislature has since required that bodies be diligently tracked through paperwork and a stainlesssteel tag.

Other states followed suit, but efforts of the locally led “Missing in America” campaign brought about a measure of closure for the victims of the gut-wrenching tragedy that left their loved ones’ whereabouts unknown.

The repercussions led to a demand to alter what was perceived as an indifferent bureaucracy and reshaped the justice system as it pertains to the funeral industry.

Omsberg pleaded guilty to 60 misdemeanor charges of theft, attempted theft and abuse of a corpse and was

except to say that I am truly sorry. I didn’t want it to happen and make no excuses. I hope and pray that you will forgive me.”

Many did, including Diane Bassett, whose husband’s body was found Oct. 19, 1984, under a sheet on a table in the mortuary’s garage.

“I pray for him and that he’ll be able to put his life back together again and that his wife and two little boys can do the same,” she said following the sentencing. “But it is almost as though you have to live the death again. I think some of us will never get over it.”

Bassett was a leading member among a group of people who wouldn’t let the case die like their relatives had.

She successfully helped lead a movement to get the Oregon Legislature to pass more stringent rules on crematoria in its 1985 session.

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