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Five Taft seniors who comprised the first-ever girls soccer program in school history under founding coach Danyel Scott concluded their careers Tuesday, Oct. 30, with a 2-1 home league loss to Cascade. Team captains Alexandria Scott, Catherine Mina, and Michala Barton, along with Robin Long and Julissa Alford, stepped aside following a 3-8-0 season overall and fifth-place finish at 2-6-0 in the Oregon West Conference. “I started the team with these young ladies,” Scott said. “It is extremely sad for all of us.” See Page A8

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LINCOLN CITY, OREGON

Court battles over annexation expected to continue Jeremy C. Ruark The News Guard

Lincoln City officials have opened the public process to decide if the city should move forward to annex approximately 246 acres of land in the Roads End area of Lincoln County. The Lincoln City Planning Commission opened two days of public hearings Nov. 6 and 7 to decide if it will recommend the annexation. The Lincoln City Council has scheduled Nov. 19 and 20 to review the Commission’s recommenda-

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e have a government trying to use force in this process. This is called hostage annexation.

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- Chuck Jacobson tion and to take additional public testimony. The debate over annexation has divided the community. City Manager David Hawker is concerned about what he called scare tactics

used by annexation opponents. He said several residents are supporting the annexation, but are afraid to publicly identify themselves because they fear retribution. “That is really an issue

in the Road’s End area,” said Hawker. “The scare tactic is that the city is going to rezone for commercial on the beach front so that a bunch of hotels can go in there. We will not do that.” Hawker said there is a greater chance that hotels could be allowed if Road’s End had less local representation under Lincoln County because the county would profit from its lodging tax. “Road’s End is a jewel,” said Hawker. “We don’t want to hurt a jewel. Road’s End residents will have more protection in zoning from

the city than they would have from the county.” But Roads End resident Chuck Jacobson sees the annexation issue differently. “We have a government trying to use force in this process,” said Jacobson. “This is called hostage annexation.” According to Hawker, many of the Roads End residents appear to have a sense of entitlement to water and other services from Lincoln City. See ANNEXATION, Page A2

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Elk, deer increasingly a part of Lincoln City Jeremy C. Ruark The News Guard

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More sightings of deer and elk roaming Lincoln City neighborhoods this fall is not a surprise to biologists with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). Increasing development and decreasing habitat are forcing the elk and deer out into the open more frequently. Most residents tolerate the elk and deer that roam Lincoln City; some feed them while others look for creative ways to chase the wildlife out of their gardens, orchards and berry patches. The deer and elk have become increasingly comfortable around people all along the Oregon coast, according to the ODFW biologists. “It’s the same in coast cities like Manzanita, Seaside and Astoria,” said Herman Biederbeck, ODFW biologist in Tillamook. “Unless they get negative reinforcement, they take advantage of orchids, landscaping, and whatever they like to eat.” But of all the coast cities, Lincoln City’s topography is a big draw for the deer and elk. “Lincoln City is a long, narrow city with lots of nice habitat for elk and the deer,” said Doug Cottam, ODFW biologist in Newport. “The plants people have in their yards provide a real smorgasbord of food for them and in the winter both deer and elk consume a lot of grass. There is a lot of that in the lower elevations in the city.” One of the more popular feeding areas had been the golf course in north Lincoln City and neighborhoods surrounding the course. Over the years golf course managers took several steps to keep

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Weekly Rainfall: 4.2 inches Yearly Rainfall: 74.67 inches

WEEKLY OUTLOOK The time for our mild beach weather to turn falllike is now. We could see our nighttime temperatures in the upper 30s. Slight chance of thunderstorms. Partly sunny Saturday with partly cloudy on Sunday. Weather data provided by Roads End Weather Watcher Sheridan Jones. JIM FOSSUM/THE NEWS GUARD

Clockwise, above photo, from left, McKenzie Reed, an unidentified youngster, Nialah Palmer and Likya Fisher cheer on the Taft High 7-12 football team during a recent game at Voris Field. Children who attended a cheerleading clinic helped root the Tigers on at an Oct. 27 game against Cascade.

Churches, Family Promise partner to help homeless JIM FOSSUM The News Guard

In mid-April, in a crowded, elbow-to-elbow room of impassioned local residents, devoted human service representatives and committed civic leaders, the quest to address the plight of local homeless families was launched with assurances that help was on the way. Fittingly named “Family Promise,” a promise was kept — and help has arrived — in the form of alternating overnight church shelters

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for homeless families in Lincoln City. “It is hard to believe that merely six months ago there was a call to action which invited the community to learn of the high number of homeless children and families in Lincoln County, and an opportunity to work together as a community to address the biggest unmet need,” Hanna Connett, Family Promise project manager and homeless advocate for Lincoln City schools, said.

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