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75 CENTS | VOL. 85 | NO. 49 | 2 SECTIONS YOUR WEEKLY COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1927

DECEMBER 5, 2012 | WEDNESDAY

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LINCOLN CITY, OREGON

Virus hits area, one death reported Taft High boys basketball coach Mark Williams has seen this act before. Last year, it played out during an increasing number of performances late in the year. This season, it took just one game. The Tigers, inching closer and closer to turning the corner and winning close games only to fall somewhat short, went on a 14-2 run midway through the first quarter to take command of its season opener against Banks on Wednesday, Nov. 28, only to stumble, 61-45, in a nonconference home game.

A virus that hits hard and is similar to the flu is spreading in Lincoln County and Doctor Erling Oksenholt, the director of the Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital emergency room, calls it a “mean cold.” “This is a hard virus,” said Oksenholt. “It is pretty bad. It lasts longer than the average cold, about two weeks, and has a lingering cough that is the last thing to go away.”

He said the virus could be dangerous to those in risk groups such as the elderly, chronically ill and infants. “I know of at least one death in Lincoln County associated with this virus,” said Oksenholt. “That person died after the virus led to pneumonia.” Even as people begin to find relief and believe the virus has ended they re-catch it because their immune systems are weak, according to Oksenholt. Symptoms of the virus are much like influenza, and

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suffering form the virus not come to the hospital emergency room but instead visit their doctor or pharmacist. “Going to the emergency room will do no good,” said Oksenholt. “There is nothing we can do. But if you have this virus and asthma or pneumonia, that’s a different story.” According to Oksenholt, some relief from the virus includes antihistamines, Tylenol, lots of fluids and

oing to the emergency room will do you no good. There is nothing we can do. But if you have this virus and asthma or pneumonia, that’s a different story.

A tough opening

Jeremy C. Ruark The News Guard

-Dr. Erling Oksenholt include sore throat, aches, chills, coughing and stomach sickness.

“But this is not the flu,” said Oksenholt. He suggests that people

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Locals help Santa deliver

WEATHER GUIDE

Jim Fossum The News Guard

Santa’s elves — a generous and growing group of gift-givers otherwise known as Lincoln City residents — are teaming to make Christmas the best ever for the area’s needy. Various charitable community organizations and individuals are combining to stock shelves, pack sacks and collect toys, food and money in order to avoid leaving anyone out when the time comes to stuff their stockings this holiday season.

PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS

High Low Prec.

Tues., Nov. 27 Wed., Nov. 28 Thurs., Nov. 29 Fri., Nov. 30 Sat., Dec 1 Sun., Dec 2 Mon., Dec. 3

54 60 56 58 56 44 55

41 0 44 .3 48 .5 51 .8 49 .7 49 .3 48 1.6

Christmas Cottage employee Erin Holmes plucks an ornament from a ceiling display.

Weekly Rainfall: 4.2 inches Yearly Rainfall: 89.89 inches

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WEEKLY OUTLOOK The wind and rain should back off starting Wednesday. Expect a gradual change to showers and less wind. If the pattern holds, we could see the sun on Sunday and start the week with a sunny Monday. Weather data provided by Roads End Weather Watcher Sheridan Jones

Jeremy C. Ruark The News Guard

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or Barbara Jenkins-Gibson and her four full-time crewmembers, Christmas comes just about every day of the year. “The Christmas Cottage is open 363 days of the year, from 10 a.m., to 5:30 p.m.” said Jenkins-Gibson. “We’ve been in business for 38 and one-half years.” Jenkins-Gibson operates The Christmas Cottage, located at 3305 U.S. Highway 101 in Lincoln City. It is a store full to the brim with Christmas decorations from all over the world. But despite all the decorations, the store is kept neat and trim, a very important part of the business’s success. “It is all about details,” said Jenkins-Gibson. “Customers know. They see details. You can’t short-change your customer. They want to shop in nice places and buy nice things and you

Open 8a-7p Mon-Fri, 8a-6p Sat

shouldn’t insult them.” Jenkins-Gibson attributes the longevity of her store to its customer service. “I’ve known many of these customers for 30 years,” she said. “They just keep coming back year after year. I would guess that about 80 percent of our business is with returning customers. They know we are going to be open. They can rely on us.” The only time the store closes early is when the power is out. Alice Willis, who moved to Lincoln City from Portland, has been visiting the Christmas Cottage for 22 years. She said she enjoys shopping locally. “I keep coming back because it is a great store, “ said Willis. “I can find everything I need for the holidays.” “At first people are overwhelmed because there is so much,” said Jenkins-Gibson. “It is almost frightening to them. After about five minutes they realize that the store is categorized and they relax and enjoy it.”

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The Christmas Cottage is also a trip back to people’s childhood Christmas. “Guys especially like that,” said Jenkins-Gibson. “We tend to be a traditional store so we don’t do a lot of trendy, fashionable things that change every year. We do more traditional things.” The store’s merchandise changes every day. It can’t be in a set order, according to Jenkins-Gibson. “We have to be flexible because people are constantly purchasing items

and we are constantly replacing the items and adding new items,” she said. Gibson-Jenkins couldn’t say just how many Christmas items are in the store at one time, but admits she has thousands of decorations on display and many more in storage at the Cottage. “There is such a variety,” she said. “Everyone that walks in the door has a

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