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Lincoln County Public Works Department crews have completed a shortterm relief project to ease flooding along East Devils Lake Road.

The $110,000 paving project raised the road by 6 inches.

“There are safety and environmental concerns associated with the annual flooding,” said Steve Hodge,

Lincoln County Public Works Department assistant director. “So, we had to do something as soon as we could.”

The $100,000 comes from the county’s road maintenance budget supported by state gasoline taxes.

Crews laid down 1,500 tons of asphalt along the flooding area near south Hill Road.

“It gets us a couple inches above the water, and

that makes all the difference in the world, but if severe storms slam us from the south for several days, that area will flood again,” said Hodge. “Our hope is that the duration that it is flooded will be less.”

Crews also rebuilt the shoulder of the roadway with rock so that there was not an abrupt drop or a safety hazard.

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The U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force concluded a two-day, multi-law enforcement agency mission dubbed Operation Tidal Wave on Sept.

19. The U.S. Marshalls partnered with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Lincoln City Police Department, Lincoln County Parole and Probation, Newport Police Department, Oregon State Police and the Toledo Police Department in the mission.

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Phil Robertson (left) and Patrick Alexander work with other volunteers to prepare salmon during the 58th Annual Depoe Bay Indian Salmon Bake Sept. 21. Organizers said they served more than 1,100 people at the event.

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Devon Raney won’t let something like a little vision loss stand in the way of a good time. And why not do some good for others while doing it, he asked?

Raney, who lost 85 percent of his vision in a September 2008 surfing accident, is traveling the Pacific Coast rotating partners on a tandem bike, talking to high school and middle school kids, and assuring them that life goes on even with a few sidesteps along the way.

“It’s kind of a sharing experience,” said the 38-yearold Raney, who is trekking from Bainbridge Island, Wash., to the Mexico border in 75 days. “Hopefully, kids will kind of look at it and realize they can do anything they want to do and overcome any sort of challenge. They can accomplish anything they come up with. If it’s something they want to do, they can. It’s pretty straightforward, really.”

Raney met with middle school students at Taft High 7-12 Monday and shared his adventures while answering a cascade of questions from interested seventh- and eighth-graders.

He already has spoken to assemblies at two schools, including Seaside High School, while overcoming thunder,

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Garbage rate hike approved

By Jeremy C. Ruark jruark@countrymedia.net

Lincoln City residents using North Lincoln Sanitary Services will see a boost in their next bills following a rate increase approved Monday, September 23 by the Lincoln City City.

The average residential customers using a 32-gallon roll cart will see rates climb from $17.50 to $18.00. Commercial customers will see the rate for a 1.5 yard dumpster rise from $114.75 to $117.25.

As Lincoln City Mayor Dick Anderson opened the public hearing for the rate request he pointed out that the company has not sought a rate increase since 2010.

“This comes due to the increased cost of gasoline and personnel,” said Anderson.

No one spoke either in favor or against the rate increase and the council approved the request.

North Lincoln Sanitary Services serves 3,302 residential customers and 388 commercial customers in Lincoln City with 14 drivers and 12 administration and operations staff.

During her presentation to the Council concerning the rate increase, Tina French, president of North Lincoln Sanitary Services, said the company is launching a valet service for customers who might forget to put out their carts.

Drivers would bring the cart out for the customer at an additional cost. French said the service would be especially helpful during storm events.

City Manager David Hawker gave the Council an outline of his plan to charge for cleanup and police overtime services for the annual mushball tournament held at Kirtsis Field and Taft High 7-12.

The tournament helps fill area hotel rooms, restaurants and retails shop, but it drew the attention of City officials following criminal mischief complaints and police action associated with the tournament Aug. 17-18.

Several arrests were made for noise violations, fights, and drug use, involving Portland-metro area residents who came to the tournament, according to Lincoln City Police Chief Keith Kilian. Lincoln City Public Works spent $1,600 to clean up after the mushball tournament.

Hawker will instruct the Lincoln City Visitors and Convention Bureau, which oversees such events, to require additional fees for the cleanup and police overtime.

Hawker said the City would advise the organizers well in advance of the new fee requirements.

“If they handle it properly, they will get their money back,” said Hawker.

“I want to make sure the organizers understand that because of their past performance we have to impose these fees,” said Anderson.

“It’s a matter of personal responsibility,” said Councilor Gary Ellingson. “I am not opposed to this.”

The Council also received a presentation from Gail Kimberling, Lincoln City Community Center director, concerning the Center’s annual summer report. Kimberling said summer revenue was up

over previous years at $89,000. She acknowledged that the number of new and renewed memberships were down. The City subsidizes funding to operate the Center.

“We have to remind the public that the cost to operate the center exceeds what we collect in fees,” said Ellingson. “We can’t lose any more money than we are losing.’

Kimberling said individual day passes purchased by new users of the facility are on the increase.

“We are on track because the number of new memberships has increased,” she said.

During the Council’s public comment period, Lincoln City resident Kip Ward voiced his concerns about the ward system to elect Lincoln City councilors.

“The system was established for equal representation,” said Ward. “But it isn’t working and it puts the City at a disadvantage.”

Ward recommended that the Council get rid of the system’s boundaries.

“The more open the election process, the better chance we will have to better represent the people,” said Ward.

Councilor Henry Quandt agreed that something had to be done to encourage more candidates to run for the Council positions.

“Please someone run against me,” said Quandt.

“People need to step up to the plate.”

The Council directed Hawker to look into the election options that might replace the current system.

The City Council also recognized Ted Pullman for his 15 years of service as City Water Distribution Operator.

“Thank you for keeping the water running,” said Anderson.

Before the regular session, Councilors acting as the Lincoln City Urban Renewal Agency voted to hold off a $135,000 request by city staff to fund the Schooner Point Turnout and BayWalk Extension Project even though the project in on a City list of needed improvements and enhancements.

The project is part in both the Taft and Cutler community vision plans.

The project site is south of the Schooner Creek Bridge and adjacent (north) to the Bay House Restaurant.

The project would construct 200 feet of wide sidewalk (part of the Head To Bay Trail), a small gathering area for viewing of the bay and informational signs, and an improved parking area (now gravel) with controlled turn movements.

But City Councilors questioned the spending money for improvements in an Oregon Transportation Department right of way.

Agency chair Roger Sprague said the Schooner Point turnout project funding will have to wait for now.

“We have other projects on the list that we need to fund, so this will have to wait for now. It is on the back-burner,” said Sprague.

The Urban Renewal Agency did approved a grant request for $8,800 from the Lincoln City Cultural Center to help complete the cost of roof repairs at the facility on Highway 101.

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Garage fire Smoke and flames broke out in a garage adjacent to a home in the 800 block of S.W. Port Avenue in Lincoln City shortly after 1 p.m. Sept. 19.

Three adults and a dog inside the home escaped safely.

East Devils Lake Road at Port Avenue was closed to traffic while fire crews put the fire out.

The fire appeared to have been sparked by a welder.

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I don’t know what it is about food.

I like to think offering food at some of the Small Business Development Center’s free workshops and special events is a way to help attract business owners and managers who might learn something at one of these events, but who are also tired and hungry at the end of a long day.

However, it could well be that I just like food, and if I’m going to be participating in an evening event myself, I’m going to want something to munch on.

Whatever the reason, the SBDC at Oregon Coast Community College is serving up free pizza for small business owners and managers at a special marketing workshop coming to the Lincoln City OCCC campus on Monday, Sept. 30.

Here at the SBDC, we spend a lot of time talking about social media, and our staff works hard to help train

the businesses in our community about how best to take advantage of this powerful tool.

However, as just about any Oregon Coast business will tell you, simply having a growing Facebook page or a razor-sharp LinkedIn profile won’t necessarily help you immediately achieve all of your advertising goals.

In markets like ours here in Lincoln County, and the cities and communities within it, savvy businesses still make the most of traditional media – where local print, broadcast, outdoor and online services can deliver much higher reach and penetration levels than their counterparts in metro or nationwide markets.

In this electronic and mobile age, the traditional media that will continue delivering advertising results for small businesses the longest are in small markets like ours.

Monday’s workshop is designed to let you know more about the options available to your small businesses.

The workshop will feature a few words from yours truly about some marketing concepts I hold dear.

However, the meat of the evening (not counting the sausage in the free pizza) will be what comes next.

After a quick break, we’ll welcome to the front of the room a series of advertising professionals from local radio stations, newspapers, online publications and promotions companies (we’ve been soliciting these folks to attend the event on our website, oregoncoastbusiness.com, for weeks).

Each presenter will be allotted five minutes to discuss their products and services, arming attendees with information about reach, rates and more.

Instead of having to schedule a series of one-on-one meetings with advertising salespeople, small business owners and managers can come to this one-stop-shopping opportunity, hear direct from owners, publishers and ad salespeople, and then decide if there is anyone from whom they’d like to hear more. Guests can pick up

business cards or rate cards in the lobby, say hello in the hallway, or even talk about options over a slice of that free pizza.

This free workshop will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The campus is located at 3788 S.E., High School Dr. in Lincoln City.

Reservations are appreciated, but not required. To RSVP, call the SBDC’s office manager, Shirley Hill, at 541994-4166.

Doing so will help us ensure we have enough pizza. It’s worth noting we held a version of this event last Monday in Newport, and the pizza ran out within the first hour! We don’t want to repeat that calamity this time around.

For more details, call 541-9944166 or visit oregoncoastbusiness. com.

Dave Price is the director of the Small Business Development Center at OCCC. He can be reached at dave. price@occc.cc.or.us.

The facts about ObamaCare: Impacts on seniors Guest Column

by Paco Maribona

The controversial Affordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) endures many attempts at repeal, along with masses of misinformation from those who’d benefit from its demise, financially or politically.

Yet, it’s the law, having passed both Congress and the Supreme Court.

While not perfect, it’ll improve health care access. People on Medicare, Medicaid, or employer group plans do not have to shop in the new health Marketplace.

So, let’s look at its impacts on seniors aged 65 and over, since most have focused on impacts for those under age 65.

• Closing the Medicare Part D Rx gap or “Donut hole”. From 2010-2020, ACA’s reducing the amount seniors on Part D Medicare pay for prescriptions once they get in the gap. 6.6 million folks on Medicare have already saved over $7 billion via ACA. They’re now paying 47.5 percent of the plan’s gap costs for brand names and 78 percent of generic Rx costs in 2013, reducing to virtually nothing in 2020.

• Preventive Services. ACA in-

creases use of preventive services, lowering health costs for all, with no co-pays to seniors. Included are annual wellness exams, heart, colon, prostate, mammography, diabetes, bone density, other screenings. Also covered are smoking cessation, alcohol misuse counseling, vaccinations. Additional diagnostic tests or treatments are subject to insurance co-pays.

• Extending Medicare Solvency. ObamaCare extends Medicare Solvency from 2016 to 2024. The term “solvency” means when Medicare will start to spend more money than it takes in. It does not mean the program would end then. ACA already raises Part A taxes on wages by 0.9 percent on earnings over $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples; it also raises a 3.8 percent tax on non-wage income i.e., dividends, interest, rents etc. Removing the cap on Medicare taxes for wages over $113,700, would extend Medicare solvency for 75 years.

ObamaCare reduces Medicare spending growth from 6.8 percent now, to 5.5 percent annually, per the Kaiser Family Foundation, resulting in $716 billion in savings. This will not reduce benefits

to seniors as misstated by some, but via over payments to hospitals, reducing hospital payments for seeing uninsureds, lower payments to medical equipment and home care, reducing subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans, the rest savings from waste, fraud and abuse.

• Reducing Medicare Advantage plan subsidies. “Advantage” plans (HMOs, PPOs etc) get around 14 percent federal subsidies that traditional Medicare Supplement plans do not. Yet they’ve not been very successful in driving down health costs; subsidies have averaged approximately $1,000 monthly for each member.

ACA is supposed to cut subsidies to advantage plan but lobbyists and allies successfully delayed this for 2014. These plans threaten to privatize Medicare, costing seniors many more $billions for their health care later.

• ObamaCare includes the Elder Justice provisions requiring more disclosure from nursing homes, also making comparisons between them available for seniors and their families. There is also funding available for medical students to help fill future medical

provider shortages.

Oregon Birthday Rule (non ACA law). The ACA eliminates pre-existing health conditions and underwriting questions only for those under age 65. Starting in 2013, State Insurance Department rules allow Oregonians on Medicare supplements to switch to the same or lesser plan without any health questions within +/-30 days of their birthday, to save premium.

Medicare supplements with health questions are still available year round.

ObamaCare/ACA brings a number of changes to help seniors improve health coverage and lower health care costs. Check with health insurance agents, SHIBA volunteers, navigators from Cover Oregon, accountants, CMS Medicare, other sources for details and information. Despite the loads of misinformation, ObamaCare is what we have now, to make the best of. The various effects of Obama Care on those under age 65 will be addressed later.

Paco Maribona is a Certified Senior Advisor. He may be reached at 541-7645155 or at benefits1983@gmail.com, AaaAdvancedBenefits.com.

Is your family prepared for disasters, emergencies Research has proven that if you plan and practice in advance, you will be more resilient in an actual disaster. Start your planning efforts by answering these simple questions and using the helpful steps to develop your plan. Additional planning resources are available at Ready.gov. As you answer these questions and gather the resources you will be building the resilience your family needs survive an emergency.

What type of hazards could affect my home and family?

Identify the hazards that could potentially affect your family or home such as fire, flooding, loss of power or water, severe ice or snow that isolates you in your home, earthquake or tsunami events, etc.

How do I mitigate these hazards or does my family know emergency procedures if they occur?

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• Identify evacuation routes from home and designate a nearby location to meet to make sure everyone is okay.

• Know when and how to turn off water, electricity, and gas.

• Know emergency procedures in your workplace and for your children’s schools.

Am I prepared to live without the essentials?

• Store water at home, work, and in your car because drinking water will be in short supply.

• Keep at least one to three weeks of food and medicine on hand for everyone in your family.

• Fill up your gas tank frequently and keep it at least half full because gasoline will be scarce.

Where will my family be and how will I reach them if

A Moment in History Charming Nelscott beach cottages along the east side of Marview Avenue (now Anchor Avenue) in the 1940s.

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something happens?

• An out-of-the area contact to convey information to other friends and family members.

• Is this contact persons information in all of your to go bag’s?

• Is this person’s information listed with your childcare providers (schools, daycare)?

Who should I discuss safety and emergency plans with in addition to my family?

• Teachers, daycare pro-

viders, coaches, the babysitter; for children who may be away at school, day care, or at other activities.

• Planning for pets or livestock if you are away from home.

Where will I get medical help?

• Take first aid and CPR classes to help you respond to medical emergencies.

• Plan for back-up power if members of your family require electricity for lifesaving medical equipment.

How will I pay for

things?

• Keep cash on hand because banks may be closed and credit cards unusable.

How will I repair the damage to my home?

• Examine your current insurance coverage for the hazards you’ve identified; are you really covered? Consider renters, earthquake and flood insurance.

Planning effort tips: • Complete the Ready. gov Family Emergency Plan Checklist then share and practice this plan with your family and friends.

• Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit for your home, car and where you work. Although putting a kit together may seem overwhelming, you can assemble a kit in small achievable steps. You may be surprised how many useful items you already have at home.

For more information and tips, visit our web site at www.lincolncountysheriff. net and on your Smartphone via the “MobilePatrol” app and Like us on Facebook at Lincoln County Sheriff ’s Office – Oregon.

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Voices of Lincoln County Water and sewer rates Since the start of the recession in 2006, your water and sewer rates have increased by 45 percent. This year city manager Hawker put another 4 percent increase in the city budget for you to pay because of a loss of revenue due to the annexation of Roads End.

(They were paying double the city rate).

This increase was done at a budget hearing without any rate study or public hearing.

For the average household using 700 cubic feet of water and sewer a month in 2006, as of August 15, 2013 you will now pay $231.45 MORE annually.

During the same period, Hawker added 30 more

employees, thus increasing the costs of salaries and benefits from $7,666,782 in 2006 to $12,215,331 in this year’s budget. This is a 59 percent increase ($4,548,549.)

I have talked with several other cities about the recession and most of them either had small layoffs or remained at the same level.

What Hawker has

done to this community is unconscionable. He has eliminated almost all street improvement with only 1 percent of budget going to streets. North Highway 101 is a disaster with traffic

bottlenecks on 14th, 15th, and 17th Streets.

The real unfortunate thing, the City Council hasn’t done anything to control costs or Hawker.

The taxpayers deserve

better and I think the council has completely failed us and no longer represent the people that elected them.

Jerry Warner Lincoln City, OR

Operation tives, conduct residential compliance checks of registered sex offenders within Lincoln County, identify noncompliant sex offenders for prosecution and investigate potential federal charges of failure to register under the Adam Walsh Act. “We are very pleased with the partnerships we have with local, state, and federal law enforcement representatives,” said Dennis Dotson, Lincoln County Sheriff. “The cooperative effort demonstrated by all agencies participating in this mission produced successful results and increased the safety of Lincoln County citizens.”

The Operation netted 20 wanted subjects on outstanding warrants, including the arrest of Lincoln County’s Most Wanted, 31-year-old stabbing suspect John Ivey, who was wanted by Lincoln City Police in connection with an assault and outstanding warrant dated Sept. 11.

The warrant stemmed from an Aug. 29, incident investigated by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Ivey allegededly stabbed an adult male at a residence on King Lane in Otis during a dispute, then fled the scene prior to law enforcement arrival. The male victim sustained a non-life-threatening stab wound to his lower back and was transported to Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital for treatment.

Additionally, the Operation completed compliance checks of approximately 196 sex offenders at their Lincoln County residences. Law enforcement officials also seized an illegal sawedoff shotgun, three grams of heroin, two grams of methamphetamine, and $1,600 related to the distribution of drugs.

The U.S. Marshals will also be pursuing federal charges against multiple subjects found to be in violation of federal laws.

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Lake advisory remains, work to save shoreline continues A health advisory issued in early August for harmful algae blooms remains in effect at Devils Lake in Lincoln City as of Monday, Sept. 23.

While this advisory is in effect: • Do not drink lake water; • Avoid swimming or waterskiing in areas of scum; • Keep pets away; • Clean fish well and discard guts; •Avoid areas of scum when boating.

Call your doctor or veterinarian if you or your animals have sudden or unexplained sickness or signs of poisoning.

The DLWID will continue to monitor and provide updates concerning the harmful algal blooms.

The DLWID has concluded its summertime water quality monitoring.

This program runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. No new E. coli data are being collected.

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Obituaries June Keir Hunter June 14, 1921August 26, 2013 June Keir Hunter died peacefully on August 26, 2013 at the age of 92 in Portland, OR. She was born in San Bernardino, CA June 14, 1921 to Donald and Irma Keir. She graduated from San Bernardino High School in 1938 and went on to attend Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa (1938-40). Later she married Ray Hunter and raised a family in Colton, California. During these years she worked for the school district as a secretary. She moved to the Eastern Sierras where she worked for the Mono County Office of Education. She loved the beauty of the Sierras.

Her daughter, Kathy and grandchildren Shelly and Kim moved to the Sierras to be near her. For the past two and a half years she was living near her daughter, Pat in Portland where she enjoyed attending musical events, movies, a ride on the stern wheeler on the Columbia, visiting with people, and going out to dinner.

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6:02 a.m. Cab driver reported that a fare left without paying and went into his apartment at 4675 NE Johns Ave, Apt #1.

11:18 a.m. Caller, Brittney Delong, born 1987, reported theft of property at 1324 SW 62nd St. Delong was contacted and taken into custody on P.O. Lauer’s detainer. Paul Simms, born 1981, was taken into custody for theft and Officer Smith’s P.C. for UUMV. Both transported to Lincoln City Police Department.

1:07 p.m. Request from Boise, ID to attempt contact with involved persons to check on the children at 184 NW Inlet Ave. Report taken.

9:49 p.m. Caller reports her vehicle was entered while at 4009 SW Highway 101 in the upper Spanish Head lot while working between 3:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. A backpack and a pair of gray and red Nikes were taken.

11:50 p.m. Report of an assault at 1429 NW 26th St. Report taken.

Tuesday, Sept. 17 7:04 a.m. Agency assist for a vehicle accident on East Devils Lake Rd and SE Hill Rd. Single vehicle accident, noninjury, blocking roadway.

8:39 a.m. Lost wallet at 3775 SE High School Dr, LC Cinemas. When wallet was returned, there was money missing out of it. No suspect information. Report taken.

8:59 a.m. Red Box was found in a ditch at 2700 SE Highway 101. Red Box was seized and entered into the property room.

11:54 a.m. At the Chevron at 4648 SE Hwy 101, a white, four door vehicle with unknown plate left without paying for $25 of gas.

Wednesday, Sept. 18 10:44 a.m. At 2200 NE Holmes Rd, Kiera Haun, born 1993, attempted to run from 525. Haun was found to have a misdemeanor warrant out of Marion County, taken into custody and transported to the Lincoln County Jail.

10:52 a.m. Jessie Lambert, born 1990, was taken into custody at 754 N River Bend Rd on a detainer issued by PO Krause, and transported to the Lincoln City Police Department. Custody was transferred to the Lincoln County Sheriff Office for transport to the Lincoln County Jail.

1:13 p.m. Joseph Kress, born 1992, was taken into custody at 1015 N Panther Creek, on an outstanding felony warrant out of Lincoln County Jail.

1:29 p.m. At 6400 NW Logan Rd a caller reported theft from his landscaping truck.Witnesses advised Kyle Learmonth, born 1989, was seen doing it. Learmonth was cited and released for Theft 2, MH is parked on City Water property so given until 5:00 p.m. to move the vehicle or it will be towed.

7:41 p.m. A hit and run was reported at North Lincoln Hospital, 3043 NE 28th St. The vehicle was hit sometime during the day in the parking lot.

8:55 p.m. An employee at Papa Murphy’s at 2401 NW Highway 101 found a vial possibly containing drugs. The vial was taken to be destroyed.

Thursday, Sept. 19 4:49 a.m. Disturbance reported at 326 SE Highway 101, upstairs apartment. Both parties called 911. One of the parties left in a taxi. Parties agreed to stay separated.

8:02 a.m. At SW Fleet and SW Highway 101, a second traffic stop was initiated on vehicle. The driver was DWS and without insurance. Driver, Matthew Cunninham born

1993, was driving the vehicle after being warned the first time. Vehicle impounded by 23rd St Towing.

2:31 a.m. Report of theft of mail at 3929 NW Jetty Ave #3.

8:22 a.m. Two vehicles at 1461 NW 17th St were broken into overnight and items were stolen.

9:59 a.m. A vehicle was broken into at 1145 NW Harbor Ave overnight and the glove box was gone through.

10:29 a.m. Joshua Miranda, born 1992,was taken into custody on an outstanding felony warrant from State Patrol and Probation. Miranda was transported to Lincoln City Police Department.

12:13 p.m. Joshua Brown,born 1984, was taken into custody at 1775 NE14th St, on an outstanding felony warrant from Lincoln County.

Brown was transported to Lincoln City Police Department.

12:40 p.m. Report of a theft of items out of a car at 1320 NE Mast Ave. 12:47 p.m. Jamie Turk, born 1993, was taken into custody at 1014 NE Highway 101 #5, on an unentered warrant and probation violation and transported to Lincoln City Police Department.

2:17 p.m. A caller reported missing property from 1324 SW 62nd St. The victim’s wallet was stolen including credit cards and ID cards.

3:05 p.m. Jay Corning, born 1959, was taken into custody at 125 Coronado Dr on outstanding warrants out of Lane County and Florence Municipal Court. Corning transported to Lincoln County Jail by LCSO. 4:56 p.m. Agency assist at 1503 SE East Devils Lake Rd. John Ivey, born 1982 was taken into custody.

5:33 p.m. Caller reported that a male had hit her at 4651 SW Beach Ave. 5:33 p.m. Veronica Marti, born 1968, was taken into custody at 1300 NE Highway 101 for DUII.

11:22 a.m. Sex offense reported at 1503 SE East Devils Rd, report taken.

3:37 p.m. Report of theft at McDonalds, 4060 NE Highway 101. Caller reports her Kindle Fire in a black case and ID, including social security were stolen while at the location.

5:26 p.m. A subject came into the PD to advise of a craigslist scam. Caller to subject was inquiring about log splitting equipment at the residence. Subject requested extra patrol near address.

the collision the Dodge backed off of the highway directly into a Honda Civic. No injuries were reported at the crash scene and the highway was not blocked. Citation issued to driver Kirk Erenfelt, 47, of Lincoln City (driver of Dodge Ram pickup).

Sunday, Sept. 22 12:45 p.m. At Highway 101, Mile post 128-127, Depoe Bay, a southbound Subaru changed lanes directly in front of a southbound semi tractor/trailer. The semi was unable to avoid a collision. No

injuries were reported at the crash scene. The highway was not blocked. The driver of the Subaru was cited for “unlawful or unsignalled lane change”.

Citation issued to Driver Savannah Gaid, 26 of Beaverton (driver of Subaru Impreza).

4:50 p.m. At US-20, Mile post 16, a single-vehicle rollover crash occurred on US-20 around Milepost 16. Vehicle #1, a 1995 red Ford Bronco, was traveling westbound arpuund a leftward sweeping curve when it travelled across the center-line and eastbound lane of travel, continued

over the embankment approximately 50 feet eventually coming to am uncontrolled rest upside-down in the Yaquina River. Both occupants were wearing safety restraints, and were able to exit the vehicle on their own. Both occupants were transported

by PacWest Ambulance to SPCH in Newport with minor injury. ODOT, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Toledo Fire, and PacWest Ambulance assisted the scene. Driver cited for failure to drive within lane. Citation issued to driver Pacheer Abdulwali Alaghbari, 24 of Corvallis.

Sunday, Sept. 22 12:10 a.m. At 1777 NW 44th St, Chinook Winds Casino, Clerissa Riley, born 1994, was detained for using a fake license identification. Riley was cited and released for misrepresentation of age by a minor.

12:41 a.m. Report of a man and a woman physically fighting in the street at 2549 SW Coast Ave. Benjamin Davis, born 1980, was cited and released for theft. Other party was given courtesy transport to the casino.

10:54 a.m. Officer found a $2 bill at 4651 SW Beach Ave while responding to location for a disturbance.

6:58 p.m. At 1645 SE East Devils Lake Rd, at Devils Lake Storage, there was a report of someone breaking into a storage unit. Report taken.

Oregon State Police Thursday, Sept.19 2:25 p.m. At 843 N Coast Highway, Newport an officer made contact with a suspect at his place of employment.

Suspect was found to be an out-of-compliance sex-offender. Suspect was arrested, transported to, and lodged at Lincoln County Jail. Suspect arrested was Raymond Edward Vallejo, 47 of Waldport.

Saturday, Sept. 21

7:10 p.m. Theft of items from a car reported at 1221 NW 12th St. 7:44 p.m. Theft was reported at 2844 NE 36th St. Victim left his property with his friend. The friend left his property outside and medical marijuana paraphernalia and tools were taken. Officer took report.

3:04 p.m. On Highway 101, Mile post 112 a Dodge pickup pulled out from NE East Devil’s Lake Road turning left on to Highway 101 and struck a southbound Pontiac Sunfire, which was turning left onto NE East Devil’s Lake Road. After

11:07 p.m. Heather Hesske, born 1971 was taken into custody at NW 21st St and Harbor Ave for DUII.

Friday, Sept. 20 12:12 a.m. Hesske was cited and released.

9:18 a.m. At 2185 NW Highway 101, Car Care Specialists, a report came in of theft of service after towing Kyle Learmonth’s motorhome to Taft and being denied payment

by AAA. Officer investigated and found item stolen in case 13-1400 at 4756 SE Highway 101 where motorhome was towed. Learmonth was also found to have an outstanding felony warrant out of Lincoln County. Learmonth was taken into custody for theft and on warrant and transported to Lincoln County Jail.

11:27 a.m. At 1513 NE 12th St, a caller reported her vehicle was entered and items were taken within the last two to three days. Report taken.

1:40 p.m. At 1616 NE13th St, a caller reported his vehicle was entered and items were taken on the night of 9/18/13.

Report taken.

1:55 p.m. At 1620 NE Mast Ave, a caller reported his vehicle was entered and items were taken on the night of 9/18/13. Report taken.

2:56 p.m. Report of a rusty shotgun found in the garage at 3505 NE West Devils Lake Rd. Report taken.

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roadway persists for several months of the year following heavy rainstorms. Officials said the resulting high water is both a nuisance and a safety hazard that forces periodic closures of the road.

East Devils Lake Road near south Hill Road is adjacent to a wetland and waterway that is a prime area for migrating salmon.

The county has reviewed several long-term options, including one to realign the roadway through the wetland area.

“But that plan, at $30 million, would be too costly,” said Hodge.

County engineers developed a $4.5 million longterm fix for the roadway that involves raising the road and adjacent bridges.

“We hope to make both of the bridges 60-foot spans and raise them with the roadway about 3 to 4 feet,” said Hodge.

“That will provide enough space beneath the bridges for the fish to move through and allow space for water to drain through the area.”

Katherine Pruett, Salmon Drift Creek Watershed executive director, said the shortterm fix is not likely to help migrating salmon that use nearby Rock Creek. During the flooding, many of the fish attempt to swim across the roadway.

“It will be pretty much the same for the fish,” said Pruett. “Extending the bridges and raising the road for both the fish and public safety is the long term hope. We are working with the county and other permitting and regulatory agencies to come to a consensus on the most feasible solution for both wildlife and humans.”

County and watershed council officials have been spent the past few months applying for grants to fund the road improvements, but gaining the needed money remains challenging.

“Every grant that we have applied for to date we have not gotten,” said Hodge.

“There is just so much demand across the nation and the grants are so incredibly competitive. But we are continuing to put in applications and seek the funding we need.”

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A volunteer helps migrating salmon cross East Devils Lake Road near south Hill Road during flooding in the area. tinue to monitor the area during and after rainstorms.

“Severe weather may force us to have to close the roadway from time to time and we are asking motorists to be patient,” said Hodge. “We understand when the road

floods, the only alternative is all the way back to Highway101 on either side, but for now there is no other choice.”

Hodge recommended that motorist go slowly when high water develops across the road and during

the winter when it ices up.

“Motorists need to be careful driving through the area, particularly during winter months when it freezes up,” said Hodge. “We will be on top of it, but the motorists will also have to do their share.”

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Ian Williams scored two goals and Mason Aguirre and Cesar Fajardo one each on Wednesday, Sept. 18, as the Taft Tigers stormed back from a 4-1 halftime deficit for a 4-4 tie with Tillamook.

“It was an amazing game,” first-year Taft coach Justin James said.

“The second half comeback showed a lot of heart and a lot of passion for the game.”

Fajardo scored the Tigers’ first goal on an assist from Seamus Graham after starting Williams in goal in the first half due to a nagging groin injury.

Williams, who had 11 saves, was moved to striker

in the second half and scored two goals with Angel Cortez swapping places in the net and saving 10 shots.

Taft also adjusted its defense, putting Gavin Ceballos and Grant Blodgette at middle fullback with Jimmy Brandes and Jeremiah Zalamea on the outside, which shut down the middle of the field, James said.

“In the second half, our offense came alive with a lot of passing by Mason Aguirre, which led to 16 shots at the goal,” he said. “I am extremely impressed with the accomplishments of our team thus far and am ready to start league play.”

Meanwhile, the Taft junior varsity lost to the Cheesemakers 5-1 Wednesday

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with the only goal scored by Kia Kelly.

It was just the team’s second game of the season and pitted eight girls and three boys against an all-boys team as Taft works to reinstate girls soccer as a varsity sport next season.

James credited cocaptains Sheyssa Ortiz at sweeper and Keyonna Williams on offense with four shots on goal.

Jon Bickerdyke saved 16 shots in goal.

“I am extremely proud of these young athletes,” James said. “Most all of them played the entire game without complaint.”

Taft returned home Tuesday, Sept. 24, to open Oregon West Conference play, and is at Philomath on Thursday, Sept. 26.

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A young but enthusiastic corps of cheerleading and dance team members will lead the Taft High Tigers this season and compete at the state competition in February. Senior Shania Butler and sophomore Courtney O’Neil are expected to represent the school in London in a New Year’s Day parade as members of the National Cheerleaders Association Cheerleading Team. “I am very excited to see what the teams bring, as we are already ahead of last year with tumbling, stunting, and routines,” head coach Twyla Plummer said. “It’s going to be an award-winning year.” * Captain Head coach — Twyla Plummer Assistants — Sherry Fitch, Karen Richards.

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Inconsistent passing and serving proved costly to the Taft High volleyball team in a home league match, and the absence of star spiker Katie McCardell due to injury proved the Tigers’ undoing in a conference road contest last week.

The Tigers lost their Oregon West Conference opener 25-8, 25-17, 25-10 to Stayton on Tuesday. Sept. 17, and 25-4, 25-10, 25-14 at Philomath on Thursday, Sept. 19.

“Without good passing, our offense could not get on track,” Taft coach Frank Napoleon said of the week’s opening home defeat.

McCardell had three kills and BillyAnn Stempel, Kendra Knudson and Kelsey Wilkinson two each for the Tigers in the loss to

the Eagles. McCardell had three blocks and Knudson two. Wilkinson had seven assists and Taylor Adams 10 digs.

The Tigers lacked the offensive firepower and defensive tenaciousness to contend with the Warriors on Thursday.

“They ran a quick attacking offense that we had a hard time stopping at times,” Napoleon said.

“The team played well, even though the score did not indicate that. The team has been working hard to improve the offense.”

Stempel had a teamhigh six kills, while Knudson had seven blocks, Wilkinson seven assists and freshman Alex Monticelli seven digs.

Taft returned home Tuesday, Sept. 24, for a league match against Central, and is at Newport in another conference contest on Thursday, Sept. 26.

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Considering he could be seen strolling the sidelines in street clothes well into the first quarter, Taft High quarterback Pete Lahti had to have had the Tillamook Cheesemakers asking, “Who was that masked man?”

Lahti — suddenly sidelined Friday night and out of uniform due to undisclosed medical reasons — donned pads and a helmet and entered the Tigers’ home-opening football game once receiving clearance for action and threw a 20-yard touchdown pass on his first play.

Five TD tosses later, Lahti had led the Tigers to a wild 46-40 comeback victory over Tillamook in a nonleague game that evened Taft’s record at 2-2.

“This is the biggest game I’ve ever played in in any sport,” Lahti said. “I didn’t think I’d even play at all and we came back and scored 46 points. It’s awesome. We showed so much heart.”

Content to play “Robin” to Lahti’s “Batman” impersonation, senior Seth Steere caught four of the TD passes from Lahti, threw one himself to open the scoring, then made the game-saving tackle inside his own 5-yard line as time expired.

“Seth’s a playmaker.

That’s what he does,” Lahti said with a shrug after the Tigers made a winner of new coach James Mick in his home debut.

After jumping on top 13-0, then falling behind, 34-19, it wasn’t until Lahti connected with wide receiver Cecil Harvey for a 3-yard touchdown for his final TD pass with 1:57 to play that the Tigers had reclaimed the lead.

“Pete’s an amazing kid,” said Mick, whose Tigers open Oregon West Conference play at 7 p.m. Friday against Stayton at Voris

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Taft junior Pete Lahti, shown, inset, on sideline during the first quarter of Friday’s game, throws a touchdown pass to senior receiver Seth Steere.

Field. “With all that was going on in his situation, for him to come out and compete like that was amazing.”

Following an unorthodox call for an onside kick, allowing Tillamook to take possession at its own 47 with 1:55 left, junior quarterback Matt Strang led the Cheesemakers downfield to second-and-goal at the 9 before coming up short on a scramble around left end as time ran out.

Ironically — fittingly — it was Steere, who Mick replaced with Lahti as Taft’s starting quarterback upon his hiring last spring, who made the game-ending

play, keeping Strang inbounds without a timeout to stop the clock. Steere had started for nearly two full seasons at QB, but has welcomed the transition to wideout for the sake of the team.

“It was a little weird because even though I haven’t run against a defense or anything, we used this offense my sophomore year,” he said. “I had a lot of jitters before the game started, but they just went away.”

While Lahti hooked up with Steere for four touchdowns, Steere threw one to sophomore running back Trent Daniels to start the

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Lahti then came in to throw the 20-yard touchdown to Steere on his first play from scrimmage to give Taft a 13-0 lead with 52 seconds remaining in the quarter.

The Cheesemakers, largely on the strength of Strang’s passing and junior back Rafael Gomez’s running, stormed back for a 20-13 halftime lead.

The Cheesemakers extended the lead to 26-13 midway through the third quarter before Lahti hooked up with Steere again, this time from 15 yards out to make it 26-19 with 3:55 to play in the period. After the Cheesemakers scored for

a 34-19 advantage, Lahti hit Steere for 10-yard, then 65-yard touchdowns to trim the lead to 34-32 with 10:29 left.

“The funny thing is we went right back to what we scripted all week, so it was back to normal,” Mick said.

Steere was on the receiving end of his final score minutes later when he hooked up with Lahti from the 8 for a 38-34 lead with 7:19 to play. But Strang weaved his way 17 yards to put the Cheesemakers on top 40-38 with 4:07 showing before Lahti marched the Tigers downfield to set up his winning throw to Harvey and Steere’s final tackle.

“We competed for three quarters,” Mick said. “Once

Alumni game set The second annual Taft High Alumni Flag Football Game will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16.

There will be an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, in the Taft High Community Room.

For more information, contact BillyAnn Stempel at 541-992-8700. we get to four, I like us competing against anybody.

This wasn’t a perfect game, but we really stepped up in the end.”

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Seth Steere passed for a touchdown before he caught four of them and made the gamesaving tackle for the Tigers.

Herver leads cross country team Junior Sarahi Herver placed seventh to lead the Taft High girls cross country team at a meet Friday, Sept. 20, in Pacific City.

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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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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-

cles. A North Lincoln Fire & Rescue District #1 crew is coming

See SAND DANGER, Page A7 up the hill after responding to a call on the beach.

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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North Lincoln County Historical Museum volunteers Connie Owstoh (right) and Jean Majoska inventory a doll collection donated by Crichton Jones that will be on display at the museum in February.

Museum looks to Bongo Bingo for cash

The North Lincoln County Historical Museum will hold its main fundraiser, Bongo Bingo, at The Eventuary in Lincoln City from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

29. The News Guard talked with the museum’s director, Anne Hall, about the fundraiser and the museum.

The News Guard: What is the fundraising goal and what will the money pay for?

Our goal is a very modest $1,000 to cover increases in our operating costs. NLCH Museum seeks grant funding every year from a variety of sources for projects and special events, but not for operating expenses. Grantors usually have a specific focus for their grants, or want to fund special projects, rather than on-going expenses. Grants to cover operating funds are seldom available, so we need to do fundraising for those additional expenses.

News Guard: What is the annual budget and what are the sources?

Our annual budget has shrunk from about $132,000

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• Sept. 29 • The Eventuary 560 S.W. Fleet Ave. Lincoln City 541-996-6614 in 2007 to just under $100,000.

Each year, we try to do more with less. Funding for museum operations comes from the Lincoln County General Fund, from memberships, donations, grants, store sales, memorials, endowments, and fundraising events, such as this year’s Bongo Bingo fundraiser.

News Guard: Give us the range of items and materials on display?

We cover both the human and natural history of the area,

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See MUSEUM, Page B3 The Pixieland exhibit at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum is among the favorites.

Coast Moments Fun at the Bay Four-year-old Lukas Nelson enjoys clamming in Siletz Bay. Send us your Coast Moments and we will share them with our readers.

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The cast of Curse of the Hopeless Diamond.

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Curse of the Hopeless Diamond Sept 27-28 Everyone enjoys a good mystery, but not everyone gets to solve one – unless they come to the Lincoln City Cultural Center on Friday, Sept. 27, or Saturday, Sept. 28. That’s when the auditorium will be filled with intrigue and laughter, inspired by the mystery dinner theatre event, “Curse

of the Hopeless Diamond,” performed by the NCRD Riverbend Players Theater.

The show follows Reginald Potter (Brian McMahon) as he tries to fend off supposed attempts to steal his cursed diamond, which has been in his family for See DIAMOND, Page B3

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Along Garden Paths

By Karen Brown

Divide and conquer Fall is a good time to take a critical look at clumps of perennials in your landscape to see if they might need to be divided. After summer’s rampant growth and a season of strong bloom, some of them might need a fresh start.

The classic symptoms of this need are diminishing bloom and what I call “doughnut hole” syndrome.

“Doughnut hole” occurs when the clumps have relatively healthy growth around the outside perimeter and little or no foliage in the center. It is often also accompanied by smaller, weaker foliage, even around the exterior, and fewer smaller blooms.

This occurs when the growth of the plant has used up the nutrients from the soil and the crown and roots have become overcrowded.

You may hope, as most of us do, that when you plant a perennial, your work is done.

This is not the case.

To bring the plant back to good health, you need to uproot it, work up the soil well, and add amendments. Moving it to a different location would also be beneficial, although not necessary if you are sufficiently organized to know that your landscape design needs that plant in that location.

Next, break apart the clump. Discard the old center parts and divide the healthier outer parts into small clumps that you can then replant.

Iris family members respond well to this division in the fall, as it is natural for them to grow new roots during the cooling period preceding winter’s chill.

There are various types of iris, including but not limited to, the bearded type, with fat rhizomes near the surface of the soil, bulbous iris (Dutch iris), whose bulbs you will find ready to plant on bulb sale displays right now, and beardless iris such as Siberian, Japanese and our native Pacific Coast iris, which have small rhizomes with lots of fibrous roots.

The bearded iris with the large rhizomes grow a new fan of leaves at the outer end of each rhizome every year. You can uproot them now and cut away the oldest shriveled rhizomes, which are often damaged after their second year. Be sure when replanting that you lay the healthy rhizome flat with the top close to the surface of the soil. This type of iris is known for better performance in warmer, drier climates, but many of you have good success with them here if you have good drainage and plenty of warm sunshine.

The several kinds of iris with fibrous roots are the most prone to “doughnut hole” behavior, and also the easiest to divide and replant.

I like to leave several stems in each new clump to make them look more established right away. Since I never seem to get them divided as often as I should, the clumps might reach two feet across before I work with them, and it is nice to see a cluster of blooms already the next year. These are very forgiving plants. Some of my Siberians have been in the ground for at least 20 years.

I don’t recommend this, but they are still alive and still blooming.

Other plants that do well with autumn division include peony and Oriental poppy. Many other perennials prefer to be divided just as growth is beginning in the spring. If you have extra large clumps of Shasta Daisy or Monarda, you might try both methods to see which produces the best new growth. Since our springs are cold and wet, it is sometimes harder to make divisions then than to do it now.

This dividing process might only need to be done every five years or more, and if you do a few clumps each year, you can make the process relatively easy and keep the display attractive. And, it’s a good reason to enjoy a pleasant fall day outdoors.

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Ongoing events 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. 541-765-2361.

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 Community Chorus is inviting all singers to join rehearsals for the Christmas season program.

Rehearsals are at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at Chapel by the Sea 2125 S.E. Lee St. For more information, call director Bob Herman at 541994-4317.

Eagles Breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon every Sunday at 737 S.W. 32nd Street in Taft.

Full breakfast includes the favorites. Cost: $5-$6 per person. For more details, contact the Lodge at 541-996-3679.

The Great Depression: Causes and Cures Exhibit through Dec.15 at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum. For details, see thenewsguard.com, call 541-9966614, or visit our website www. northlincolnhistoricalmuseum. org.

Salmon River Grange Bingo 6 p.m. each Thursday. Food and prizes.

541-994-5146 Siletz Valley Farmers Market from 2-6 p.m. each Tuesday through Sept.

24 at 162 S. Gaither St. corner of Logsden Rd. 541-4442144.

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summer art and ecology lecture series,. Tour the studios and residences, watch Rebecca Welti’s expert woodcarving techniques and try your hand at carving. For more information, visit www.sitkacenter.org or call 541-994-5485.

The Lincoln County Democrats host a discussion at 7 p.m. of the November 2013 ballot measure that asks voters whether the Lincoln County Commission should be non-partisan elected offices. The meeting will take place at the Central Lincoln PUD, at 2129 North Coast Highway, in Newport. For more information, call Chair Billie Jo Smith at 541-336-9578, or see the group’s website, www.lcdcc.org.

Thursday, Sept. 26 Taft Native Student Association and North Area Indian Education program hosts the annual “Welcome Back” at 7 p.m. at Taft High 7-12 in Lincoln City. Dinner will be served from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The purpose is to celebrate and plan for the new school year. For more information, call 541-9962115, ext 185; or 541-921-3502.

Saturday, Sept. 28 American Red Cross Blood Drive from 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 2150 Oar Place. Call 541-994-2131.

SOLV Beach Cleanup 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the D River Wayside, S.W. 51st St., and Road’s End State Park.

Call 5038449571 Ext. Cleanup 317.

28: SOLV Beach Devils Lake Cleanup 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Regatta Grounds Park. Call 541-9945330.

A study Tuesday, group is Oct. 1 forming to meet Coffee with SEPT. 2 at 7 p.m.

8: Devil Lincoln City on Thurss Lake Cleanu Mayor Dick Anday in Newport to read p derson at 9 a.m. and discuss Dr. Maurice Nicoll’s Senior Fair at Chinook psyshological commentaries on Winds Casino. the teaching of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky. Group meetings are 22nd Annual Senior Fair free and will be held at the home 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the Chinook of José and Bernadette Solano in Newport. For details, call 541-264- Casino and Resort in Lincoln City.

Full day of exhibits, experts, enter8445. tainment and prizes. For details, call 541-996-7474.

Celebration of Honor at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City. A community-wide Wednesday, Oct. 2 celebration to honor veterans of the armed forces, active duty The Roads End Sanitary Dispersonnel nad their families. Call trict board will meet at 10 a.m., 888-CHINOOK. at 1812 N.E. 64th St, Lincoln City to discuss financial matters. For more details, call 541-994-9636 Wednesday, Sept. 25 The Roads End Water District Board will hold it’s regularly scheduled meeting on from noon - 2 p.m. at the Roads End Sanitary building located at 1812 NE 64th St., to discuss issues pertaining to water for Roads End residents. For more details, call 541-994-9636.

Mingle and Muse at 4:30 p.m., at the Sitka Center located at 56605 Sitka Dr., in Otis is offering the last installment of their free

GIG of Lincoln County Support Group from 6 – 8 p.m. Nadine Grzeskowiak, RN, CEN will be speaking on how to avoid gluten in non-food items such as personal care products, cosmetics, etc.

The meeting will be in the Education Room at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, 3043 N.E. 28th, Lincoln City.

For details, call Tina Good at 503-879-5147 or 503-437-0314 or Nancy Ludwig at 503-588-5446.

Saturday, Oct. 5 Special Glass Art Drop of 50 sand dollars or crabs along 7.5 miles of beach at Lincoln City. For details, call 996-1274.

Artober Brewfest at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 N.E. Highway 101. For information, call OCT. 5: Fall Kite Festival 994-3070.

Fall Kite Festicall 800-452-2151. val at D River Wayside in Lincoln City. For details, call 541-996-1274.

Rockey Stone Memorial Kilos Power Boat Trials at East Devils Lake. For details visit the American Power Boat Associations website.

Sunday, Oct. 13 Finders Keepers on the Beach begins weather and ocean conditions permitting. Everyday colorful hand-blown glass floats are placed on the beach for beach goers to find. Call 541996-1274 for information.

Trace Your Family History from 10 a.m. – noon at the Toledo Public Library. Join the Lincoln County Genealogical Society at Lincoln City Farmers and the downstairs room of the Toledo Crafters Market from 9 a.m. to 3 Public Library. Guest speaker, p.m. at the Lincoln City Cultural Robert H. MacGregor will give a Center at 540 N.E. Highway 101. presentation on Celtic Clans and Call 541-994-9994.

Society. A brief business meeting will follow. The society strives Monday, to eduOct. 14 cate, record WBCA Pool and Tournament at preChinook Winds serve Casino Resort, genea1777 N.W. 44th St, logical Lincoln City. The and hisTournament runs torical from Oct. 14 – 20. records.

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Lincoln County CoordiSunday, nated Health Care Oct. 6 Advisory Committee meeting at Lincoln noon, Conference City Farmers Room 207, Westand Crafters ern Title Building, Market from 255 SW Coast Hwy, 9 a.m. to 3 Newport. p.m. at the Contact: Chandler Lincoln City Davis, 541-272-4615 Cultural (437 NE 1st St., NewCenter at port OR 97365.

540 N.E. OCT. 17: Highway Am Thursday, Oct. 17 Cross Blo erican Red 101. Call 541od Drive 994-9994.

American Red Cross Blood Drive from 1:30 – 7 Saturday, Oct. 12 p.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church, 1139 N.W. Highway 101 Seascape Festival Poetry in Lincoln City. Call 541Workshop 9 994-2216 a.m. – noon at the ConFall Into Art the 13th gregational Annual Fundraising Gala Church, 1760 for Let There Be Arts 5:30 N.W. 25th – 10:30 p.m. at the Lincoln St. in LinCity Cultural Center, 540 coln City. For N.E. Highway 101. Gala inmore details, cludes wine, buffet supper, all 541-921live music, dancing, silent 1395. auction, and art sale. Tickets are $50. For details, Wild call 503-812-7813 Mushroom Cook-Off at Sunday, the Culinary Center of Oct. 20 Lincoln City shroom u M ild W : 12 OCT. from 11 a.m.

Lincoln City Farmers Cook-Off to 2 p.m.. Free and Crafters Market from admission with 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lincoln tasting-size portions available City Cultural Center at 540 N.E. for a small fee. For more details, Highway 101. Call 541-994-9994.

Symphony begins silver anniversary concerts The Newport Symphony Orchestra (NSO) begins its silver anniversary year of concerts with a performance of diverse music by composers Saint-Saëns, Musorgsky, Ravel, and Ernest Bloch at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 28, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Newport Performing Arts Center.

Music Director Adam Flatt will conduct. This concert marks the beginning of the NSO’s 25th anniversary season of classical music on the Oregon Coast. For these two special performances, the NSO welcomes worldrenowned guest cellist Wendy Warner.

Warner has become one of the world’s leading cellists. She will perform Schelomo for cello and orchestra with the NSO. Schelomo, named after the biblical Solomon, is one of the most beloved pieces of renowned

The Newport Symphony Orchestra • 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 • 2 p.m. Sept. 29 • Newport Performing Arts Center 777 W. Olive 541-265-ARTS Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch. Born in Geneva in 1880, Bloch immigrated at the start of World War II to Oregon, where he lived the final 18 years of his life, composing music at his home in Agate Beach. The Newport Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to his legacy and to his music in this concert.

The NSO’s performance begins with the Danse Bacchanale by Camille Saint-Saëns, whose

The Newport Symphony Orchestra biblical theme complements Bloch’s piece at the heart of the concert, and concludes with Pieces at an Exhibition, composed

by Modest Musorgsky and scored for full orchestra by Maurice Ravel.

The NSO will continue its 25th anniversary season with concerts Nov. 2-3, Dec. 7-8, Jan. 25-26 and March 29-30.

Tickets for the season opener and 30, and for the entire season,

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September 25, 2013

A fair time for seniors

By Jeremy C. Ruark jruark@countrymedia.net

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This display at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum highlights one of the attractions at the beach held years ago.

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so we have artifacts in both categories. In natural history: everything from fossils, including a mammoth tooth and whale ribs to a bearskin and a golden eagle (we have a nice variety of taxidermied birds). Human history: pioneer clothing, tools, farm equipment, household items, paintings, pottery, dolls, toys, photographs (our largest collection) logging and fishing industry artifacts, tourism, road building (mostly surveying), Native American artifacts, films and just about anything that relates to our human history.

NG: What items/materials are the most popular and why?

Our most popular items are things that people have a connection with today. They include our Japanese glass float collection (because people still collect them) and our Pixieland/Pixie kitchen display (because people went there when they were kids). Men like the logging and fishing displays. Kids like our Children’s Corner where they can touch and play while learning.

NG: What is the museum’s annual attendance?

Up, down from previous years? Why?

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NG: Why is it important for the museum to be a part of our community?

Our attendance lat year was 5,736 for the ten and a half months we were open.

That is up from 2,322 in 2008. We think the reason it continues to go up each year (this year we’ll top 6,000 or more) is due to 1) free admission, 2) greater visibility in the community and for tourists (who have a hard time finding us).

The NLCH Museum is confident of its importance throughout the community because we are told almost every day by our patrons.

We hear from old-timers and newcomers alike how important it is to preserve the good things created through the initiative and hard work of our founders and to remember the people, places and events that have significantly impacted our home place.

In order for a community to go forward, we need to know where we’ve been and what paths have taken us here, to remember what worked in the past and what things failed, and why.

Our museum also gives the community a sense of place and belonging, a context for their lives today, and a vision of how their actions today will affect our collective future.

NG: Briefly explain the importance to the community of the museum’s microfilm archives.

A community newspaper chronicles the history of that community like no other document. It is like a “diary” or “journal” of a community, containing birth and death notices and everything in between.

That makes back issues of the newspaper a primary source for any kind of research, be it personal, business or civic. The museum is fortunate to have all of the back issues of The News Guard from 1927 to 2011 on microfilm. No other organization in the north part of our county has that information available for public use. We have been told by many museum patrons how grateful they are to have

The 22nd annual Senior Fair runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 1 at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City.

Organizer Roger Robertson launched the fair as a way to enhance his business, All Ways Travel and Promotions.

“I started it 23 years ago to promote my travel agency then it took on a life on its own with the help of Lincoln City, Chinook Winds and my son, Phil,” said Robertson. “This is a major one-day event where we will see a couple thousand people attend.”

Robertson said the idea is to match seniors with local businesses and organizations.

“There are more dollars that come into North Lincoln County by way of the seniors,” said Robertson. “It is the single biggest market we have in the area. People are either moving to the Coast that are about to retire or they are retired here after coming as a tourist.”

Robertson said the effort is a way to make sure the seniors know what is

The North Lincoln County Historical Museum is located at 4907 S.W. Highway 101 in Lincoln City.

Admission is free.

Tickets for the Bongo Bingo fundraiser are $20 for 12 games of bingo with prizes. For more details, contact Hall at 541-9966614.

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The NCRD Riverbend Players debuted the play in May, with four sold-out shows at the Tsunami Grill

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Tuesday Bible Study 10 AM Second Service: 10:45-12:15pm Sunday worship 11:00 AM and Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Group Bible Studies, Greg@The Solomon, Jubal, David, Jeremiah (Activities for Children during both Services) 6:00 PM up Activities for 7th – 12th (Children’s class and nursery) Other ministries: NewsGuard.com today!!

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Teaching the Word of God, Ser vices Loving People, Following5:30 Jesus Vigil Mass Saturdays p.m.

Sunday Monring Bible Study 9:00 AM Worship Pastor Ser vice 10:00 Sunday PhilMasses Magnan AM Sunday Evening Worship Ser vice a.m.

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Thursdays 7:00 pm 1800 SE Hwy 101 Wednesday Men’s support 6 PM Mass times for Holy Days, Friday Evening Worship Practice 5:00 PM Tuesday Ladies Bible 10 AM Lincoln City, ORStudy 97367 Easter and Christmas Masses.

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Will the gypsy curse on the Hopeless Diamond claim yet another victim – if so, who is the victim and who is the guilty one?

There’s only one way to find out because the audience will be invited to participate in solving the mystery.

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in Wheeler. The LCCC is proud to welcome the players to Lincoln City for two shows, 7 p.m. on both Friday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 28. The Nepali Kitchen Restaurant will provide a four-course dinner, including dessert.

Tickets, including dinner, are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. The doors will open at 6:30 pm, with dinner at 7 p.m. and the show at 7:30 p.m.

Beer and wine will be sold separately, by the LCCC volunteer bartender crew, throughout the evening.

Senior Fair

include a number of free health screenings and an immunization clinic, as well as a host of booths offering services from churches to service clubs to main street businesses, travel and retirement centers.

The fair will also include entertainment by the Lincoln City Line Dancers, the Taft High School Dance Team and others. Each hour, $100 in cash will be given away.

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Reconciliation Women’s Bible Study 10:30p.m.

A.M. 4:30 p.m.—5:00

Vigil Mass Saturdays 5:30 Everyonep.m. is welcome!

Sunday Masses 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Please call for an update on Mass times for Holy Days, Easter and Christmas Masses.

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Public Notices NG13-119 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN Probate Department In the Matter of the Estate of: KAROLYN M. DURHAM, Deceased.

Case No. 132999 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that STEVE D. DURHAM has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to Personal Representative, Steve D. Durham, at the address below, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorneys for the personal representative.

ADDRESS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Steve D. Durham c/o Attorney David V. Cramer, OSB #992479 Andrews & Cramer, LLC 2015 NW 39th St., Suite 201 Lincoln City, OR 97367 DATED and first published: September 25, 2013 /s/ David V. Cramer DAVID V. CRAMER, OSB #992479 Attorney for Personal Representative

NG13-117 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN In the Matter of the Estate of: MALCOLM EDMUND GROSS, Deceased.

Case No. 132707 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and has qualified as the personal representative of the above-referenced estate.

All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the same, with proper vouchers, within four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice, as stated below, to the personal representative at the address shown below, or they may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in

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this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative.

Dated and first published: September 18, 2013.

DATED this 6th day of September, 2013. /s/ Charles E. Gross Charles E. Gross, Personal Representative Personal Representative: Charles E. Gross c/o Guy B. Greco PO Box 1070 Newport, Oregon 97365 Telephone: (541) 2652801 Attorney for Personal Representative: Guy B. Greco, OSB No. 771926 P.O. Box 1070 111 S.E. Douglas Street, Suite C Newport, Oregon 97365 Telephone: (541) 2652801 Telecopier/Fax: (541) 265-8106 E-mail: mailto:greco@ pioneer.net

NG13-118 Public Auction Lincoln City Storage 3796 SE Highway 101 Lincoln City Or. 97367 October 4th 2013, 1:00 PM 541-996-3555 290 Kitty Pack 517 Donna Robinson

OS05 Thomas Stout RV10 Kathleen Davidson NG13-116 OREGON TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No: L543114 OR Unit Code: L Loan No: 1417277/1417264/RIVERA AP #1: R420002 Title #: 8317518 Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made

by ANGEL J. RIVERA, PAMELA D. GUTIERREZ as Grantor, to FARMERS HOME ADMIN, USDA, ACTING THROUGH THE STATE DIRECTOR OF THE FARMERS HOME ADMIN FOR THE STATE OF OREGON as Trustee, in favor of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE FARMERS HOME A D M I N I S T R AT I O N , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE as Beneficiary. Dated June 21, 1993, Recorded June 22, 1993 as Instr. No. —- in Book 263 Page 1000* of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of LINCOLN County; OREGON and re-recorded July 28, 1993 as Instr. No. —in Book 265 Page 1275 covering the following described real property situated in said county and state, to wit: LOT 2, BLOCK 1, PINE

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ADDITION TO CUTLER CITY, IN THE CITY OF LINCOLN CITY, COUNTY OF LINCOLN, STATE OF OREGON. *THE ABOVE PROPERTY IS THE SAME PROPERTY BY KIM W. BIDDLE AND VALERIE S. BIDDLE AS GRANTORS, RECORDED IN THE MICROFILM RECORDS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, UNDER BOOK 121, PAGE 1468, RERECORDED UNDER BOOK 124, PAGE 733 AND FURTHER RERECORDED UNDER BOOK 123, PAGE 1371; AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT DATED JUNE 21, 1993. THIS DEED OF TRUST IS ALSO GIVEN TO FURTHER SECURE THE OBLIGATIONS SECURED BY HEREINBEFORE DESCRIBED DEED OF TRUST TO THE GOVERNMENT WHICH SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND AFFECT. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said Trust Deed and a Notice of Default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the default for which the

foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay when due, the following sums: 3 PYMTS FROM 09/21/10 TO 11/21/10 @ 725.51 $2,176.53 30 PYMTS FROM 12/21/10 TO 05/21/13 @ 777.14 $23,314.20 TOTAL LATE CHARGES $80.00 Sub-Total of Amounts in Arrears:$25,570.73 Together with any default in the payment of recurring obligations as they become due.

ALSO, if you have failed to pay taxes on the property, provide insurance on the property or pay other senior liens or encumbrances as required in the note and Trust Deed, the beneficiary may insist that you do so in order to reinstate your account in good standing. The beneficiary may require as a condition to reinstatement that you provide reliable written evidence that you have paid all senior liens or encumbrances, property taxes, and hazard insurance premiums. These requirements for reinstatement should be confirmed by contacting the undersigned Trustee. The street or other common designation if any, of the real property described above

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WHEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee will, on October 22, 2013, at the hour of 10:00 A.M. in accord with the Standard Time, as established by ORS 187.110, INSIDE THE MAIN LOBBY LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE LINCOLN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 225 W. OLIVE, NEWPORT

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performance required under the obligation of the Trust Deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with trustee’s and attorney’s fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.753. It will be necessary for you to contact the undersigned prior to the time you tender reinstatement or payoff so that you may be advised of the exact amount, including trustee’s costs and fees, that you will be required to pay. Payment must be in the full amount in the form of cashier’s or certified check.

The effect of the sale will be to deprive you and all those who hold by, through and under you of all interest in the property described above.

In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, and the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any.

The Beneficiary may be attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If available, the expected opening bid and/or postponement information may be obtained by calling the following telephone number(s) on the day before the sale: (714) 480-5690 or you may access sales information at www.tacforeclosures. com/sales DATED: 06/11/13 CHRISTOPHER C. DORR, OSBA # 992526

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, County of LINCOLN, State of OREGON, (which is the new date, time and place set for said sale) sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the Grantor had or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee.

Notice is further given that any person named in O.R.S.86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the

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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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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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