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havior spilling over into the adjacent residential neighborhood caused by patrons of the bar during the Feb. 25 meeting of the Lincoln City Council. At that meeting, the council voted to forward the liquor license transfer with approval, but added Mistretta’s testimony and ordered a report from the Lincoln City Police Department concerning the activity to also be attached to the document forwarded to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission
There is a new twist to the discussion over a liquor license transfer pending for Thomas Dreiske, a Yoncalla business operator who is purchasing the Nauti Mermaid Bar and Bistro, located at 1343 N. Highway 101 in Lincoln City. Paul Mistretta, a nearby resident and business owner, voiced his concerns about the mischief and be-
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(OLCC) for final determination. A second page of the liquor license transfer application was unavailable to the city council during its Feb. 25 meeting. The News Guard has obtained a copy of that second page, which lists nude entertainers as the types of entertainment Dreiske plans to offer at the establishment. Dreiske said nude entertainers could be
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Nude entertainers may be become part of the entertainment See NUDE REVUES, Page A5 at the Nauti Mermaid Bar and Bistro in Lincoln City.
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Clarification
Beth Geri, Lincoln City Visitors and Convention Bureau Information Center (VCB) director, has provided clarification for the position of the Lincoln City Cultural Center Members Gift Shop in the Feb. 27 article ‘Gift shop connects local artists, crafters to community.’ Geri’s clarification is that the VCB leases only the information center space. LCCC provides year-round staff and management operations. The LCCC Members Gift Shop is an affiliate of the cultural organization. The artist vendors pay commission to LCCC from sales.
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Correction
Due to a production error, a story about Taft High School girls basketball was omitted in the Feb. 27 edition of The News Guard. The story has been added to this edition.
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Lincoln City resident and community volunteer George Vaughan and his 6-year-old German Shepherd, Afra, are among the options local law enforcement has at its disposal when having to locate people or evidence.
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George Vaughan knows the pain of losing a loved one. He’s lost two. Now, he’s doing his best to make sure others aren’t lost — that human life and prop-
erty are found and preserved. Since losing his wife and only child, the longtime Lincoln City resident has embraced 6-year-old Afra, a highly qualified search-and-rescue dog that has given the words “man’s best friend” deeper meaning.
“I’ve been very fortunate in some ways,” Vaughan said, “and in other ways I’ve paid a very heavy price.” Loyally, Afra, a German shepherd born and raised in Germany before See RESCUE DOG, Page A2
It’s not every day you have the chance to pull down and collect cold hard cash from the ceiling of the Roadhouse 101 restaurant at 4649 S.W. Highway 101, but that’s what a group of Taft High 7-12 students did on March 4. This is the third year that the owners of the restaurant have donated the ceiling cash to the school’s booster club to support Taft High sports programs. Russ Whitehead, with the Roadhouse, said the original idea was to donate the ceiling money to a local charity. “In this particular case, there is a need at the school,” said Whitehead. He estimated that the students would be able to pull down about $3,000 from the ceiling. “We will leave a little bit
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up there for seed to encourage customers to continue tossing the money up,” said
donation to what will be collected at the club’s annual auction later this month. She said she is hopeful the auction will raise $20,000 for the high school’s sports activities. There are two auctions scheduled March 16 at the Chinook Winds Seafood Grill located at 1777 N.W. 44th Street. The silent auction is set for 5 p.m., followed by an oral auction at 7 p.m. Entry tickets are $20 each and include dinner and dessert. “That money goes for uniforms, sending the kids to District and State competition, any type of safety equipment, that type of thing,” said Joy. “It is important because there is no money in the school district to support the student athletes or the actual sports.” Joy hoped the students that helped take down and collect the ceiling cash took
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Taft High School students Chris Knudson (on the ladder) and Skyler Lopez work to take money from the ceiling at the Roadhouse 101 restaurant at 4649 S.W. Highway 101 in Lincoln City. The owners of the restaurant donated about $3,000 of the cash to the Taft High Boosters Club.
wrap the bills with a quarter and a thumb tack, and fling the bills to the ceiling. Whitehead said the bills range from $1 to $20 bills and often people write their name, their wedding anniversary or other short messages on the bills. “This is a fun way to support the high school,” said Whitehead. “People enjoy doing it.” “Since 2010, the Roadhouse has been very generous in donating gift certificates to us for our fundraising auction,” said Kathy Joy, Taft High School Tigers Booster Club president. “This is the first time they have invited us in to actually scrape the money from the ceiling,” The Roadhouse is donating what the students pull from the ceiling, as well as a stack of gift certificates, to the booster club. Joy will add the $3,000
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It was a day of firsts for Depoe Bay Mayor A.J. Mattila as he attended the City Day at the Oregon Capitol Feb. 27. Mattila joined 200 other city officials from across the state to meet with Oregon legislators to advocate for issues that impact their communities. The day began at the Salem Convention Center with a morning appearance and speech before the city officials from Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber. As the Governor was leaving the center, Mattila stopped him for a quick discussion about Depoe Bay. “I had the feeling his bodyguards would go for their guns or something after I came running up behind him,” said Mattila. “He turned around and looked me square in the eye. He was very gracious. I was so thrilled that he stopped to talk with me.” Mattila told the Governor about the city’s concerns to have Depoe Bay dredged and asked for his help in getting the community’s fireworks celebration back. “I handed him paperwork outlining those issues,” said Mattila. “He
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