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Otis Café to open in Lincoln City Taft location
MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net
On July 4, 2019, the town of Otis suffered a crushing blow as the Otis Café caught fire, causing an indefinite closure. However, Café owners recently announced that lovers of their famous molasses bread and home style meals won’t have to wait much longer, as they plan to open a second location in the Taft District of Lincoln City. “We realized after the fire that we may need to open a second location, and since October we have looked at a number of places, but couldn’t find the right fit,” Otis Café owners Lynne and Jeff England announced. “In January, we approached our friends who own ‘My Master’s Antiques’ at 4618 SE Hwy 101, Lincoln City about purchasing their building. They agreed to sell us their property and are
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The Devils Lake Water Improvement District will host its first Fishing Derby this May, which will include $10,000 in prizes. THE NEWS GUARD
Bring the family to Devils Lake on May 2 for the inaugural $10,000 Fishing Derby. Hosted by the Devils Lake Water Improvement Dis-
trict, this fun and affordable event is a great way to kick off the summer season with a day of fishing. Starting at 7 a.m., the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will tag and release a set amount of
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The owners of the Otis Café plan to open a second location in Lincoln City at 4618 SE Hwy 101 in the Taft District.
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Coronavirus in Oregon, three presumptive cases THE NEWS GUARD
Oregon health officials have identified a third presumptive positive case of COVID-19 among state residents. The third case is an adult Oregon resident from Umatilla County who is hospitalized in Walla Walla, Washington. State and local health officials are moving quickly to contact people who may have been in close contact with the individual who tested as a presumptive positive case. The third case is not linked to travel to a part of the world with known cases of COVID-19. It is considered a case of community transmission. “State and local health professionals are working around the clock to identify, treat and contain each case of this disease,” said Gov. Kate Brown in a statement. My commitment to Oregonians is that our state agencies will be as accurate, transparent, and swift as possible in conveying the information we have to the public, especially when new cases of the coronavirus are identified.” Preliminary reports indicate the Oregon resident attended a youth basketball game at a gymna-
sium at Weston Middle School, 205 E. Wallace St. in Weston, Ore., on Saturday, Feb. 29. Under federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, other spectators who may have been in a closed environment with the individual would be considered “low-risk” exposures. Athena-Weston School District officials have closed the gym and will conduct a deep cleaning out of an abundance of caution. The gym is physically detached from the rest of the school. Health officials do not consider the separate school building to pose any risk of exposure. The test on the sample was performed by Washington’s public health laboratory. The case was one of Oregon’s pending cases. Oregon health officials have updated their case and testing reports on OHA’s COVID-19 web page. Oregon and Washington health experts are working together to determine if there are other locations where the individual may have interacted with other people in recent days, after symptoms of COVID-19 first appeared. Health officials will announce if
there are any additional locations where people may been exposed, if they are determined. People who may have attended Saturday’s basketball game can call the following numbers if they have questions. • Oregon residents can call 211. • Washington residents: • Washington State Department of Health: 800-525-0127, press # • Walla Walla County: 509-524-2647 The Oregon Health Authority had previously announced the second presumptive case of COVID-19 in Oregon. The second case is a Washington County resident who is an adult household contact of the initial presumptive positive case. The second adult did not require medical attention. The individual was identified as a contact of the first person during the public health investigation. The individual remains isolated at home. This presumptive positive test result was one of 9 total tests completed Sunday by the Oregon State Public Health Laboratory. Eight
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