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One of the Lincoln City community’s largest events, the Community Days Banquet, was unfortunately canceled this year. But luckily, what wasn’t canceled was the presentation of the prestigious Mayor’s Award, as Lincoln City Mayor Dick Anderson presented it this past week to a local hero. Anderson stated publicly this week that prior to the current pandemic, he already had a name in mind for the 2019 award. Someone he described as normal guy, who was doing extraordinary things: David Bean. “Mr. Bean is the guy we notice once in a while

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Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended wearing cloth face coverings in public settings, sporting a mask has become customary around Lincoln City. Exemplified by the town’s namesake and his noble steed.

County extends short-term rental restrictions to May 31 MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

Lack of COVID-19 testing and other variables are causing Lincoln County to continue its restrictions of shortterm rentals. On March 23, Lincoln County officials drafted its original countywide resolution that included the order to close short-term rentals such as hotels, B&B’s, vacation rentals, RV parks and private campgrounds to rentals less

than 30 days. That order was set to expire April 30 and County officials drafted an extension of the order set to last until May 8, to coincide with Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s state of emergency declaration, which will expire May 8. On April 27, the Lincoln County Commissioners, Lincoln County Mayors and their City Council members, all convened via a teleconference to discuss a possible extension of the order. After discussions, County officials

decided that a larger extension, past the May 8 date, was needed. “I am in favor of an extension… I am not comfortable supporting a May 8 date,” Commissioner Claire Hall said. “I personally would rather see at least May 18 and preferably May 31. I get that both workers and owners are taking a huge financial hit… but it is clear to me that social distancing is working.” Commissioner Doug Hunt also

Across the state of Oregon, cities have been looking of ways to provide assistance to businesses who have been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 restrictions. Lincoln City is no different. Over the past few weeks, the Lincoln City City

Council created a subcommittee that has been tasked with putting together a COVID-19 Aid Package for businesses and others. On Monday, April 27, the City Council discussed several options for an aid package at their regularly scheduled meeting. There were four items up for consideration. Item 1

David Bean received the 2019 Mayor’s Award from Dick Anderson for his good deeds cleaning graffiti throughout Lincoln City. because he takes it upon himself to clean up graffiti in Lincoln City,” Anderson said. “He notices it and instead of asking “why doesn’t the City clean that up?” David removes it.” Bean can often be seen scrubbing and power washing graffiti in Lincoln City using his own time and resources. He’s had help with supplies from the locals, but does the dirty work himself. “Once he is finished with one job, he keeps an eye out for the next,” Anderson said. “It may be on City property, the wall at the old Pines lot or even a wall on a business. We all need to thank David Bean for stepping up on his own and taking on the challenge. “If you see graffiti one day and gone the next, it could be the work of David Bean. Thank you, David, for being a positive, Lincoln City citizen and standing up to get the job done. We all owe you a debt of gratitude.”

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is designed to benefit local businesses. The City came up with a total amount of $635,000 to distribute. The total amount is divided between the lodging businesses ($235,000) and non-lodging businesses ($400,000). The specific division of money is left blank at this time. This money will come

from the Explore Lincoln City contingency. Explore Lincoln City will then purchase goods and services using a voucher system to promote tourism during the recovery phase of the emergency. There was much debate on how exactly the funds

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Community Days Food Drive garners virtual success MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

Although the annual in person Community Days events were canceled due to COVID-19, many of the events moved to a virtual platform and found great success, such as the Food Drive. Food, cash and checks were donated at drop off locations in Lincoln City last week. The Cultural Center also had a Facebook Event that included a DONATE button for monetary donations to Lincoln County Food Share. During the Thursday event, 1,752 lbs of food (more came in later that was not weighed) was donated, $4,173 for Lincoln City Food Pantry (and more came in late that was uncounted) and $620 was donated online for Food Share of Lincoln County (also a bit more later). “We want to thank the extremely generous citizens of Lincoln City who donated in a safe manner, both online and in

person,” Sandy Gruber said. “We know it is a risk every time we venture out these days and to do it for people you most likely do not know says so much about how you feel about the importance of access to food.” Gruber also thanked the dedicated people at the Lincoln City Food Pantry who handled all of the food as they brought it in one van full at a time. “Wish you all to stay safe and healthy throughout this ordeal,” Gruber said. The Lincoln City Cultural Center, the Lincoln City Community Center and the Lincoln City campus of Oregon Coast Community College also played a key role by providing drop sites for this Community Days event. “This was the 60th year the Community Days has been held (5 years longer than Lincoln City has been a city) and it wasn’t quite like we had planned, but where we could we celebrated and this food drive was the cherry on top

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1,752 lbs of food was donated, $4,173 for Lincoln City Food and $620 was donated online for Food Share of Lincoln County during the Food Drive. of it all,” Gruber said. “Your community and your Community

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The City purchased 3,000 water filters and 3,000 emergency food bars for the caches from Lincoln City Sporting Goods and Electronics. It’s not the first time the City has gone to owner Bruce Polvi with an order list. Not too long ago, the City purchased emergency go bags for its employees

from the local shop. “We’ve always tried to buy local and we’ve been working with Bruce for quite some time now,” Murphy said. “He does an excellent job at getting us what we

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Now more than ever, we’re reminded that we need to be prepared if a disaster occurs, says Ken Murphy, Lincoln City Emergency Management Coordinator. This is why the City of Lincoln City has been working for a while now to fill six emergency caches with emergency supplies for the community. The City took another step towards preparedness recently by purchasing 3,000 water filters and 3,000 emergency food bars for the caches. Sticking to their goals of supporting local businesses, the City purchased the supplies from Lincoln City Sporting Goods and Electronics.

to keep you alive during a disaster,” Murphy said. Inside each container, Murphy hopes to have 30 55-gallon water barrels, hand flashlights, blankets, rain ponchos, handwarmers, water filters, dust masks, energy bars, work gloves, medical kits, shovels and picks. “I’m also working on getting some kind of tents to include in each cache as well,” Murphy said. “It will be something relatively simple, I haven’t decided yet.” Food is currently going to be limited to the energy bars, as Murphy wants to preserve the supplies for as long as possible. He is also working to get everything in plastic containers to further preserve the equipment. Currently, Murphy said he has enough supplies to fully fill two caches. His biggest obstacle is funding. And taking the current pandemic into consideration, funding will continue to be a question mark for the City. “Each costs about $35,000 to fill,” Murphy said. “Hopefully we’ll have enough funding to be able to fill them all and even buy a couple more for the city. I have had a lot of support from the City of Lincoln City and I don’t know how this pandemic will affect my funding, but I hope I get a chance to fill them.”

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Oregon Governor Kate Brown has released a draft for Reopening Oregon amid the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The governor’s press secretary Liz (Craig) Merah said the draft presentation has been shared widely—with legislators, local county officials, stakeholders, the Associated Press, and other reporters who asked to see a copy. “We are holding a series of meetings to seek input on the draft plan from business owners, practitioners and other stakeholders,” Merah said. “We are emphasizing that this is a draft that is subject to change and for which we are

still seeking input, and should not be misconstrued as a final document.” Merah said that Brown and her administration have been thinking about how to reopen Oregon’s communities and economies since we began enacting social distancing measures “We have been in touch with state and local elected officials, public health experts, and the Governor’s Medical Advisory Panel since then to discuss how to accomplish that goal,” Merah said. “Reopening Oregon is not a process that will happen overnight or statewide all at once, and we recognize that some areas of the state will take longer to reopen than others. However, there are

clear differences between the COVID-19 case numbers in urban and rural Oregon counties –– for example, a number of counties in eastern Oregon have no cases or very few cases currently.” Merah said Brown recognizes the “incredible sacrifices that Oregonians have made to comply with social distancing measures,” and credits their early action to comply with those measures in part for the relatively low infection numbers the state is now seeing. Timelines for reopening communities will be driven by solid data on the spread of COVID-19, county by county as appropriate, and as each region is able to meet criteria set forth for a safe reopening, according Brown’s draft.

“Given current data trends, we would expect that the first counties that could be eligible to begin the process of reopening will be in rural Oregon—but only if we can ensure those counties have adequate testing capacity, sufficient

supplies of personal protective equipment, and the public health staff for contact tracing,” Merah said. The draft Reopening Oregon Plan is available online at thenewsguard.com.

Samaritan Health Services announces increased Coronavirus testing THE NEWS GUARD

Samaritan Health Services has obtained sufficient quantities of testing supplies and personal protective equipment to expand COVID-19 testing in Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties, and is now providing testing for all patients with symptoms of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), with a clinician’s order. Patients with a clinician’s order will be sent to temporary testing sites in Corvallis, Depoe Bay and Lebanon, and more temporary testing sites will be up and running soon. “It is still very important to call first or do a telehealth visit to have your symptoms assessed, so your clinician can coordinate testing and monitor your symptoms,” said Adam Brady, MD,

of Samaritan Infectious Disease. “By calling ahead or completing a telehealth visit, we can ensure that we are taking the appropriate precautions to keep you and our staff safe.” Patients who have Coronavirus symptoms such as fever, cough and/or shortness of breath or mild symptoms such as body aches, loss of sense of smell or taste, or sore throat are asked to call their primary care provider for a telehealth visit or do a MyChart “Coronavirus Concerns” E-Visit to be assessed and routed to appropriate testing and care. • For a telehealth visit via video or phone, call your primary care provider. Find out more at samhealth.org/ Telehealth. • Samaritan patients

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Oregon Coast Guard cutter returns home after seizing $21.5M in cocaine THE NEWS GUARD

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) returned home Friday to Astoria following a 65-day counternarcotic patrol to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The cutter intercepted and boarded five suspected smuggling vessels, including one go-faststyle panga, while patrolling international waters off the coasts of Mexico and Central America. Steadfast’s crew apprehended three suspected smugglers and seized 1,252 pounds of pure cocaine worth an estimated $21.5 million. “I am inspired daily by the tenacity and professionalism of this crew,” said Cmdr. Dan Ursino, commanding officer of the Steadfast. “Their resilience to remain focused, in light of the global health crisis and uncertainty back home, has been nothing short of remarkable. Knowing the importance and impact of keeping these harmful substances from reaching our streets help to keep us going.” On April 1, U.S. Southern Command began enhanced counternarcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere to disrupt the flow of drugs in support of Presidential national security ob-

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On April 1, U.S. Southern Command began enhanced counter-narcotics operations in the Western Hemisphere to disrupt the flow of drugs.

jectives. Numerous U.S. agencies from the Departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security cooperated in the effort to combat transnational organized crime. The Coast Guard, Navy, Customs and Border Protection, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with allied and international partner agencies, play a role in counter-drug operations. The fight against drug cartels in

conducted by members of the U.S. Coast Guard. Steadfast also continued to participate in the Columbia River Maritime Museum’s Mini Boat Project, which connects students from local Oregon elementary schools with their peers in Japan. Students learn about the significance of ocean currents and weather, while building miniature boats to send across the ocean to one another. During this patrol, Steadfast launched two boats,

the Eastern Pacific Ocean requires unity of effort in all phases from detection, monitoring and interdictions, to criminal prosecutions by international partners and U.S. Attorneys in districts across the nation. The law enforcement phase of counter-smuggling operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is conducted under the authority of the 11th Coast Guard District, headquartered in Alameda. The interdictions, including the actual boardings, are led and

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Pacific View Memorial Chapel offers virtual funerals THE NEWS GUARD

The profession of a mortician can be very trying and tests every part of strength and endurance. The one part of this career that makes it rewarding is comforting the families and seeing how ceremonies and funerals that are facilitated bring the bereaved together in a safe place where grief is recognized and acknowledged. During these trying times, Pacific View Memorial Chapel has had to limit interactions with families, which seems so cold, distant and foreign. The bereaved already feel so isolated and alone in their grief. This new age of grieving doesn’t have

a proper name to place on it yet hopefully it never will. In the wake of the COVID-19, Pacific View Memorial Chapel has worked with the CDC, Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board, Lincoln County Medical Examiner and Lincoln County Health Department to create safety guidelines that protect the families and employees who work there. Since March, Pacific View has begun implementing procedures to help families during this unfamiliar grieving process that has to be done at a physical distance. Pacific View offers cremation and burial arrangements over the phone, email, fax, text, Facebook Messenger, Facetime and

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To help the families who have lost a loved one at this time, Pacific View Memorial Chapel has begun offering live streamed funerals and graveside services. more. “We are in very unfamiliar territory in the funeral industry,” Guinevere Tolbert, manager for Pacific View Memorial Chapel, said. “We have always prided ourselves on giving options to families that make the

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hospital capacity. This would save many lives and enable doctors, nurses and other health professionals to provide the best possible care. On Thursday, Gov. Kate Brown announced plans to lift restrictions on hospitals and surgery centers for elective and non-emergent procedures. The plans include criteria for hospitals to ensure they can accommodate both post-surgery hospitalizations and an increase in COVID-19 patients, test widely for COVID-19, have enough personal protective equipment on hand, and have strict infection control and visitation policies. Samaritan is already meeting or exceeding many of these criteria. We understand that we will need to ramp up in a deliberate manner, in accordance with state guidelines, while rigorously maintaining the

health and safety of patients, clinicians and staff. We continue to do our part by reducing the number of people coming into our clinics and hospitals in person. In this way, we are reducing health risks for all of our patients and their families, as well as for our health care teams. We also have enhanced telemedicine capabilities to ensure patients get the care they need during this time. Our patients and clinicians have enthusiastically embraced the telehealth options, such as video visits. These tools will continue to offer convenient care options when the pandemic subsides. (More information about telehealth may be found at samhealth.org/Telehealth.) Meanwhile, Samaritan has expanded testing criteria to include ALL patients with symptoms of

coronavirus, with a clinician’s order, and we encourage anyone who has any cold or flu-like symptoms to contact their health care provider to find out whether they should get tested. We believe increased testing availability will further help reduce the spread of the virus and help our communities get a better sense of how the disease is spreading. When the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, health care delivery might not look the same as it was before. With enhanced partnerships -- such as those with our county and state health officials -- and expanded telehealth options, we are confident in our continued ability to build healthier communities together. We extend our deepest gratitude for everything our communities are doing. Thank you for staying home to save lives.

VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY Vote for Claire Hall I am voting for Claire Hall for Lincoln County Commissioner. As her logo states: “Claire Cares.” When I was serving my three terms as Mayor of Newport (2012-2018), I could count on Commissioner Hall to enhance and continue the strong relationship between the City of Newport and Lincoln County. This ability to build strong relationships translates to local, state and federal partners. Strong relationships build trust to form consensus, a desperately needed talent to meet today’s and tomorrow’s challenges at every government level. Claire during her four terms as

Showing support for Jonathan Cable I am writing this letter out of deep concern for our community and to share what I have learned after 22 years practicing criminal law, this being my 17th year as a prosecutor. The District Attorney has many roles. The DA is the chief law enforcement position for our county, responsible for decisions that have lifelong consequences for everyone involved; the chief financial officer for the office, responsible for the efficient use of public resources to provide for a stable budget, even in unstable times. The DA is one of the community leaders responsible for being knowledgeable about our entire community and accessible to all. The DA is responsible for prosecutorial ethics, defense of our Constitutions, and protection of the separation of

Vote for Mark Gamba Fifty years ago I was a teenager who celebrated the first Earth Day with hope that humans would stop decimating natural resources and polluting the environment. Sadly, our ecosystem problems have increased to the point that global warming threatens the quality and quantity of all life on earth. Democrats have a champion for the

Commissioner has amassed valuable institutional knowledge. To know the history and the “rest of the story” on how and why decisions were made is invaluable for future decisions and policies. Claire is only the 4th commissioner in Lincoln County history to be elected by her peers to a statewide leadership position in the Association of Oregon Counties. Claire has been a significant voice for Lincoln County needs at the regional and state levels especially for her advocacy for housing needs. But Claire’s advocacies reach County wide. She is available and accessible to all of us, the citizens of Lincoln County. Sandy Roumagoux, Newport powers within the criminal justice system. We rely on experience to dodge pitfalls that we have stepped in before, and to prepare for changes. There is no substitute or quick fix to replace experience that is attained over time. Local knowledge and respect must be earned over years in our community, and are irreplaceable. Jonathan Cable is the 6th DA I have worked for. I can assure you that Jonathan Cable fills all of these roles. I am very thankful, on behalf of my family and community, that he is our DA. I strongly encourage you to vote for him to keep all of the experience and integrity he brings to this incredibly important position.

Panther Creek Continues to Serve In early March, the Panther Creek Senior and Community Center discontinued their traditional monthly and seasonal meal services due to the COVID-19 virus. On April 19th, a new meal effort was tested in the community area; on this Sunday, our masked volunteers delivered a drive-by/pick-up soup and bread meal to cars. 130 bagged meals were distributed on that Sunday afternoon. But, more significantly was that: people were picking up meals for their neighbors, when the community people drove through the meal pick-up line, several offered to help the volunteers with the effort, and, while the meal was free, people

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I have worked in criminal prosecution for over 25 years. I was the Chief Deputy District Attorney in the Lincoln County DA’s Office for over 6 years and resigned in December 2019. I was Lanee’s direct supervisor in the office and I can tell you that she has what it takes to be a great district attorney for Lincoln County. District attorneys arguably have more power and discretion than any other elected official. The district attorney does not answer to anyone, except the voters every 4 years. That is why it is imperative that Lincoln County elect a district attorney who has sound judgment and will always do the right thing for the right reasons to keep the community safe. Lanee Danforth is that person. The DA is responsible for applying the law equally to everyone (rich or poor, influential or not). Applying the law equally to everyone requires the DA to know and understand the law as it is written and interpreted by the courts. Lanee knows the

environment: Mark Gamba is a small businessman and mayor of Milwaukie, Oregon, and candidate for U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 5th District. Our current representative Kurt Schrader receives money from Big Business, including pharmaceutical and fossil fuel companies, and he voted for H.R. 5430, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, which ratified President Trump’s trade deal that

threatens our climate and communities by continuing to support fossil fuel development, including dirty tar sands oil and fracked natural gas Mark Gamba will fight for the Green New Deal, putting people to work at livable wages to protect and restore the environment. He believes health care is a human right and will work toward universal health care. He stands for affordable housing, women’s and minorities’ rights, and high

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made donations that covered the expense of the meal supplies. The center will bring this community meal effort to our parking lot again soon and try new meal ideas until we can sit down together at the center. The Panther Creek Senior and Community Center has been reminded that the people of our community are generous, thoughtful, and kind. Volunteers and community members alike jumped at the chance to help in so many ways. I am very appreciative for this spirit and thank all of you who helped in this effort. Michael Murphy, President Panther Creek Senior and Community Center, Otis law better than anyone. She was consistently the “go to” person in the office when anyone (DDAs and law enforcement) had questions. Lanee knew things about the law that DDAs and defense attorneys with decades of experience didn’t know. Rather than patronize anyone, Lanee always educated and trained colleagues with patience and humility. I have even observed Lanee, on more than one occasion, educate judges regarding nuances in the law. Not only does Lanee know the law but she applies it equally to everyone she prosecutes. Lanee has good judgment and resolves her cases in ways that are firm but fair. She has a hard work ethic and it was not uncommon for her to be at the office after hours and on weekends. In fact, sometimes it was hard to get Lanee to go home! Lanee cares deeply about the work she does and I have no doubt that she will be a great leader for the DA’s Office and for Lincoln County. JW Hupp, Wailuku, Hawaii quality, well-funded public education for our children from preschool through college. I urge citizens to vote for Mark Gamba for U.S. House of Representatives in the May primary. Janet Elizabeth Johnson, M.Ed Newport Visit thenewsguard.com for more Letters to the Editor.

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COUNTY OF LINCOLN IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DEE ESSER, DECEASED. CASE NO. 20PB01863 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that TERRY ESSER has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to Personal Representative, TERRY ESSER 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.

persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to Personal Representative, PATRICIA WISEMAN CARTER 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: c/o Attorney David V. Cramer, OSB #992479 Andrews Ersoff & Zantello 2941 NW Highway 101 Lincoln City, OR 97367 DATED and first published April 15,2020

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because we interact with a population who occasionally has trouble communicating that.” Devin Whitaker from Lincoln County Veteran Services spoke about COMET’s impact on the county. “I just wanted to write and express my appreciation for the efforts of Liz ScottWedler and Siscilee Gouge for identifying a veteran in need and working so hard at getting us all connected for the benefit of that veteran,” Whitaker said. Making those connections has paid off. COMET has found housing for several people - one of them homeless for eight years - in either permanent or transitional capacities. In other cases, COMET has improved the safety of their clients. One law enforcement officer wrote that COMET intervention “…probably kept this from becoming a very dangerous, possibly deadly encounter.” COMET has several clients they check in with on a regular basis. Whether daily or weekly, they reach out and touch base with people who were frequent users of services. In one case, a person went from averaging 10 law enforcement contacts per week to only having regular “check-ins” with COMET. “I am extremely pleased with the progress COMET has made so quickly,” Sheriff Curtis Landers said. “We knew it was the right thing to do and would help individu-

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Three years of “health check-ups” on Oregon’s summer resident gray whales shows a compelling relationship between whales’ overall body condition and changing ocean conditions that likely limited availability of prey for the mammals, a new study from Oregon State University indicates. Researchers from the Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Laboratory at OSU’s Marine Mammal Institute used drones to monitor 171 whales off the Oregon Coast during the foraging season between June and October in 2016, 2017 and 2018. They found that the whales’ health declined following a period of relatively poor upwelling – an ocean condition that brings colder, nutrientrich water closer to the surface – compared to previous years. “What we see is this compelling relationship between the oceanographic processes that control the quality and quantity of available prey and whale health,” said Leigh Torres, an assistant professor with the Marine Mammal Institute and the lab’s director. “This research gives us an inclination that changes in ocean conditions might be causing skinny whales.” The findings may also provide insight into the unusual gray whale dieoff event that occurred in 2019 along the Pacific Coast, Torres said. More than 200 gray whales were reported dead between Mexico and Alaska last year, including six in Oregon. Many of the deceased whales appeared to be in poor body condition, meaning they looked skinny. The study was just published in the journal Ecosphere. The paper’s lead author is Leila Soledade Lemos, who recently completed her doctorate at Oregon State and worked with Torres in the GEMM Lab. Most gray whales migrate from breeding grounds in Mexico to feeding grounds in the Bering and

Chukchi seas between Alaska and Russia, where they spend the summer. The Pacific Coast Feeding Group, as Oregon’s gray whales are known, spend the summer months feeding in coastal waters of Oregon, as well as northern California, Washington and southern Canada. Torres and her team conduct “health check-ups” on the whales using drones to capture images and nets to capture fecal samples – two methods that provide researchers a lot of information in a noninvasive way, reducing stress on the whales. Lemos used images captured by the drones to calculate the whales’ Body Area Index. The BAI is similar to the Body Mass Index, or BMI, in humans, because both allow for comparisons among individuals despite differences in length and height. The Body Area Index is a measurement that allows researchers to compare changes in individual whales as well as the population as a whole during the course of the feeding season and from year to year. The fecal samples help researchers determine a whale’s hormones, sex and diet. Gray whales typically arrive on the foraging grounds on the skinny side, then in ideal conditions will bulk up over the course of the summer in preparation for migration and breeding. “With this research, we’re trying to understand more about the health of the whales and how it varies throughout the foraging season and from year to year,” Torres said. “Once we establish a baseline for whale body condition, we can start to see what is healthy and what is not and why.” The researchers often encounter the same whales multiple times in a season, or from one year to another, and have gotten to know their markings and features well enough to spot the whales by the names they’ve been assigned, such as Spray, Knife and Clouds. “The first year the whales looked really fat and healthy. But after 2016,

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the whales were really skinny. You could see their skeletons,” Lemos said. “For these whales, body condition is strongly related to food availability. It is also related to when they invest in reproduction.” The researchers noted nine pairs of mothers and calves in 2016, but only one pair each in the two following years. Calves had the highest Body Area Index numbers, followed by pregnant females. Lactating females had the lowest BAI and the most depleted body condition. Overall, the whales’ body condition deteriorated after poor upwelling conditions between 2016 and mid2018. In 2016, the whales’ mean BAI was 40.82, while in 2017 it was 38.67; 2018 was similar to 2017, at 38.62. The poor upwelling may have caused a shift in the availability or quality of zooplankton, the whales’ primary prey. But the impact of the changing food supply really became noticeable a year after the poor upwelling condition began. “There was a one-year lag, or carry-over, between the lack of prey in 2016 and the whales’ body condition the next year,” Torres said. One of the whales that died during the 2019 event had been observed and catalogued in previous years by Oregon State researchers. The study highlights the value of monitoring whale health over time, Torres said. The researchers now have four years of data on Oregon’s resident whales and hope to continue monitoring them to better understand health patterns in the population and how they connect to changing ocean conditions. The research was supported in part by the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and Technology Ocean Acoustics Program; Oregon Sea Grant; and the OSU Marine Mammal Institute. Lemos received funding from Brazil’s Science Without Borders Program and its National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

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Rusty Truck Brewing donates barrels of beer to Lakeview Senior Living THE NEWS GUARD

With spirits sagging and cabin fever tightening its’ grip, what are folks to do to pass the time in good spirits? Rusty Truck Brewing saves the day! Brian Whitehead, owner of Rusty Truck Brewing, answered the call from Lakeview Senior Living. “Since we can’t serve our beer, we decided to give it away,” said Whitehead. “If you let beer sit, it doesn’t do well, so we started giving it away.” Whitehead took two large barrels of beer to Lakeview Senior Living to bring some cheer to the residents. “This is fantastic!” exclaimed Jennifer Whitmyer, Executive Director of Lakeview Senior Living. “Before we had to isolate due to COVID-19, we had Happy Hour every week with drinks and some fresh-made gourmet goodies. But we can’t do that now because we have

to maintain social distance. When Brian brought the barrels of beer, we knew exactly what to do.” Beer has been taken to every resident who wants it and will continue to be poured until it’s gone. “Oh, you should have seen the smiles,” said Whitmyer. “On Sunday, one of our cottage residents’ birthdays was celebrated with this amazing beer! We are so grateful Rusty truck could help make their birthday just a little bit more enjoyable during this time.” “My Grandmother never wasted anything in her life,” said Whitehead. “If she thought I was wasting good beer, she’d roll over in her grave.” Check out Rusty Truck Brewing on Facebook page to find out if there will be some free micro brewed beer in your future. Rusty Truck Brewery is located at 4649 SW Hwy 101 in Lincoln City. Contact 541-994-7729 for more information.

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Lincoln City Police arrested Brandon Franklin Pruett, 28, of Salem, after he led them on a highspeed vehicle pursuit through the city. On Wednesday, April 22, at about 4:18 a.m., LCPD Officers were dispatched to a possible domestic disturbance at the Beaver State Apartments located at 950 SE 32ND St in Lincoln City. During the investigation of that incident, the officers learned that the involved male had already left the scene in a silver 1997 Honda Accord. The officers began checking the area for the involved male, and at about 4:45 a.m. located him in the described vehicle near the Ridge Apartment complex located at 3340 SE Harbor Dr in Lincoln City. As the officers attempted to contact the male, identified as Pruett, he sped away. The Officers witnessed Pruett commit several traffic violations and attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle. Pruett turned north from SE 32nd St onto Hwy 101 and accelerated as he fled north-bound in an attempt to elude the officers. During the pursuit, Pruett traveled through the construction zone at the “D” River Wayside Bridge at a high rate of speed and continued northbound. As Pruett reached the north city limits, he reached speeds in excess of 90 mile-perhour. After Pruett failed to slow for a curve in the highway near NE

Brandon Franklin Pruett Highland Rd, he lost control of his vehicle and crashed over the embankment on the east side of the highway. Pruett’s vehicle landed about 30 feet down the embankment on its top. Pruett was trapped inside his wrecked vehicle until extricated by responding North Lincoln Fire & Rescue personnel. Pruett was transported to Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital ER by PacificWest Ambulance for medical evaluation and treatment. After being treated for minor injuries, he was released from the hospital and taken into custody by Lincoln City Police and transported to the Lincoln City Police Department. Further investigation into the domestic disturbance determined that Pruett had assaulted his girlfriend earlier that night. It was also determined that Pruett had been involved in passing counterfeit currency at a business in Lincoln City the day before. Pruett was eventually transported to the Lincoln County Jail and lodged on the criminal charges of Domestic Assault IV, Attempting to Elude–Felony, Reckless Driving, Recklessly Endangering Highway Workers, Driving

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After the suspect failed to slow for a curve in the highway near NE Highland Rd, he lost control of his vehicle and crashed over the embankment. While Suspended–Misdemeanor, Forgery I, and Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument. In addition, Pruett was issued citations for several traffic violations including Failing to Obey a Traffic Control Device, Failing to drive on the right, Failing to drive within the lane, and Speeding. Pruett was determined to be on post-prison supervision in Marion County for Unlawful Use of a Mo-

tor Vehicle. His Marion County Probation Officer was notified of the incident and a detainer was placed on Pruett so he would be held until being transported back to the Marion County Jail. Oregon State Police are conducting the traffic crash investigation. During the pursuit, two tires on a Lincoln City Police patrol vehicle were damaged after hitting

the steel plates in the construction area on the “D” River Bridge. The Lincoln City Police would like to thank Oregon State Police, as well as North Lincoln Fire & Rescue and PacificWest Ambulance for their assistance with this incident. We are thankful there were no injuries to any of the involved officers, other citizens, or any other property damage sustained as a result of the pursuit.

Police Blotter The police blotter relates the public record of incidents as reported by the Lincoln City Police. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information printed is preliminary and subject to change.

LINCOLN CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, APRIL 20 Extra Patrol, 1609 NW 30th St. Resident at location requests additional patrol due to ongoing noise complaints between tenants.

TUESDAY, APRIL 21 10:29 a.m. Stolen Vehicle, 2701 NW Hwy 101. 2018 grey Jeep reported stolen. On April 24, suspect has power of attorney over her mother who tried to report the vehicle as stolen. 1:44 p.m. Hit and Run, 4101 NW Logan Rd. Caller reported a van was hit while parked in Safeway Plaza. Driver side door damaged.

2:25 p.m. Fraud, 2429 NW Hwy 101. Counterfeit $20 at location. Subject attempted to redeem, drove away in silver Honda. 4:49 a.m. Elude, NE East Devils Lake Rd./N Hwy 101. Call of domestic at 950 SE 32nd. Officers attempted to locate male in area and listed vehicle left area from north side of Ridge Apartments. Driver failed to yield to officers. Pursuit continued to NE East Devils Lake Rd./Hwy 101 where subject’s vehicle crashed. Brandon F. Pruett, born 12/2/91, taken into custody and transported to North Lincoln Hospital. Vehicle impounded by Car Care. Pruett transported to Lincoln County Jail. 9:40 a.m. Theft, 3733 SW Anchor Ct. Caller reported theft of packages from residence on April 21.

THURSDAY, APRIL 23 9:27 a.m. DUII, 4700 SE Hwy 101. Caller reported a female yelling she needed a ride to vet, appears intoxicated. Shelly Sullens, born 1/24/54, arrested and cited and released for DUII Alcohol and Driving While Suspended. 2:03 p.m. Missing Person, 3262 NE Hwy 101. Caller reported theft of a gallon of water from north Shell. Subject contacted who was reported missing out of Eugene. Eugene PD removed subject as missing, items returned to Shell.

FRIDAY, APRIL 24 7:58 a.m. Extra Patrol, SE 3rd/SE Jetty. Caller reports that she has had cans stolen off her porch several times over the last couple weeks and this morning around 4 a.m. There was a car idling near her house and bag of cans as well as all that were in her recycle can gone. Caller did not get a good look at the vehicle.

9:30 a.m. Abandoned Tow, SE Spyglass Ridge Rd./ SE Harbor Dr. Blue Chevrolet Corvair towed by Car Care Towing. 10:35 a.m. Suspicious Activity, 4800 SE Inlet Ave. Guns seized for safekeeping due to next of kin being ineligible to receive them. 4:02 p.m. DUII, NE 22nd/NE Surf. Call of male in intersection needing assistance. LCPD requested for possible intoxication. Vehicle impounded by Lincoln City Towing.

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5:12 a.m. Patrol Info., S Hwy 101/S Drift Creek Rd. Caller reported her brother was in an accident just north of listed location. Subject okay, but will need a tow later since the vehicle is down an embankment.

9:16 a.m. Hit and Run, 2842 NE Holmes Rd. Driver side mirror and rear tail light damage to two vehicle at location.

4:18 p.m. Criminal Mischief, 3820 NE Hwy 101. Caller reports his vehicle being struck by his boss’ husband. Subjects interviewed at LCPD.

5:00 p.m. Extra Patrol, 3638 SW Beach Ave. Caller reported hired housekeeper has been staying in location and has caused damage to inside.

1:09 p.m. Fraud, 2429 NW Hwy 101. Reports received of a counterfeit $5. Customer seemed unaware it was counterfeit. Bill seized and report taken. 4:17 p.m. Crash, 3105 NW Oar. Caller reports a truck hit a house, damaging roof and gutters.

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acknowledged the burden the Coronavirus has put on local businesses, but said he has to weigh the public health crisis against an economic recession. Hunt also spoke on the lack of testing in Lincoln County, stating that as of April 26, 478 individuals in Lincoln County have been tested for COVID-19. “That’s only one percent of our residents,” Hunt said. “If you’re in a room of 100 people and you’ve been tested, there’s another 99 that we don’t know their status.” Hunt was in favor of a May 31 extension. Commissioner Kaety Jacobson was in favor of a May 15 extension, but said she could possibly get behind a May 31 date. “It’s a little harder for me to go there, but I could,” Jacobson said. Ultimately, the Commissioners decided to make a motion to extend their emergency declaration, and their order regarding shortterm rentals to May 31. Representatives from Lincoln County’s various cities then had their chance to vote on the extension, as well as giving a brief statement. “I’m all for the extension, and I see the need for that,” Lincoln City Mayor Dick An-

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will be spent and the manner in which they will be spent. “This is going to be metered out over a long time,” Explore Lincoln City Director Ed Dreistadt said. “We are going to distribute it in creative ways. I don’t want to just pull in a $5,000 credit all at once. That would be a disaster.” The metered approach to spending the money at local businesses will hopefully help the longevity of the business, according to Dreistadt. Eligible businesses will include all businesses listed in the statewide or county order, businesses with a City of Lincoln City Occupational Tax Permit, businesses with six full time

derson said. “The short term rentals are an attraction for valley folks, as is the sunshine. We see a huge influx in visitors. I’m in support of a May 31 extension.” Anderson, as well as the City Council, voted unanimously to approved the May 31 extension. Other County officials echoed Commissioner hunts concerns for lack of testing in Lincoln County, including Depoe Bay Mayor Robert Gambino. “We really have not tested very many people,” Gambino said. “So far the only you can be tested is by being a Samaritan member or with a physicians’ order. I would support a May 31 extension.” Health Department Director Rebecca Austen later stated in the meeting that being a Samaritan Health member does not qualify an individual for testing. Newport Mayor Dean Sawyer also chimed in. “I don’t think we have enough data,” he said. “We can always adjust along with the governors’ order if we need to.” The Lincoln County emergency order as well the short-term rental order was extended to May 31.

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The Lincoln City City Council voted unanimously to approve the May 31 extension.

employees and less, as well as other criteria. There was much debate on whether national chain businesses and franchise businesses should be included. Mayor Dick Anderson was adamant that chains and franchises should be included, considering many of the store managers are Lincoln City residents and their companies are often involved in community activities. “Personally I think it would be a slap in the face,” Anderson said of not including chains and franchise businesses. “Just because they are a national chain, doesn’t mean they aren’t local. These folks have kicked in a lot of money to our economy.” Eventually, the council

settled on allowing chains and franchise businesses to apply, as long as they meet the criteria. Part two of the COVID-19 relief package would include economic relief by waiving or forgiving an outstanding water and sewer utility bill by those affected by the Coronavirus. The City allotted another $635,000 to be pulled from the general fund contingency. After more discussion, and some concern from City Attorney Richard Appicello, the City revised this proposal made by the subcommittee. “I’m not sure this is something we can legally do,” Appicello said. “I’m not comfortable doing this. I was under the impression that this would be a deferral

of payment.” Following the advice of Appicello, the council decided to approve a deferral of payment for the utilities, eligible to affected residents that would include a repayment plan over a period of time. The third item up for discussion in the relief package was a donation to individual groups within the community that have been feeding community members meals since March 24. Councilor Judy Casper drafted a proposal and noted several businesses that have volunteered time and money to help those in need. These businesses include St. James Church, who has been serving grab and go meals and purchasing food for the community;

Shiloh Gathering Place, who has been serving meals as needed, donating food and gas gift cards to those in need; The Eagles Lodge in conjunction with The Grill 1646 and Ocean’s Apart Catering, who have been serving 500 meals a week to medically fragile immune deficient people within the community; and other businesses that have helped along the way such as My Petite Sweet and Depoe Baykery, who have donated time and resources. Casper suggested the City provide financial assistance in the form of a grant gift certificate for supplies during the pandemic. “Their dedication and kindness should not go unsupported and unnoticed,” Casper said.

The City Council discussed several options and several other non-profits and businesses in the area who have been donating meals and other services to the community through the pandemic, such as Neighbors For Kids, Marci’s Bar and Bistro and the Lincoln County School District. Councilor Diana Hinton also brought up the idea to provide some sort of financial boost to essential workers such as grocery store workers. The City Council decided to open up their list of businesses that qualify and they voted to approve a donation of $50,000 to be split between the selected non-profits and contract with other businesses that are not non-profits.

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Lincoln City Youth Cheer squad moves to online activities MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

The Lincoln City Youth Cheerleading squad might be just two years into their program, but they’ve already made a big impact on the future of cheer in Lincoln City. The Lincoln City group currently features two teams: the Mini Team (2nd grade and under) and the Junior Team (8th grade and under). This season at the OCCA Cheerleading Championships, the squads placed first and second respectively in the statewide competition. As the season concluded, the program looked at more ways to grow, which is why they are already prepping for tryouts for next season. “Even though most programs are not doing anything right now due to COVID-19, we are just start-

ing to gear up for our next season,” Coach Tonia Anderson said. “We are inviting anyone that is interested in trying out for the LC Youth Competition Cheerleading Program to send a text to 541-9219962 and to let us they would like more information.” In addition to spreading the word about tryouts, the youth program is inviting parents and their child to download the Band App and to participate in online activities that will help them prepare for tryouts, help them bond with their teammates and let them ask coaches questions about the new year. “Tryouts are open for those going into grades 3 – 8 for the 20202021 school year,” Anderson said. “Our program is not related to Lincoln County School District. Our first meeting is scheduled online for May 4 at 6 p.m.”

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Wild Chinook bag on Siletz River reduced to one fish THE NEWS GUARD

In the wake of poor Chinook salmon returns in 2019 and a low fall Chinook forecast for 2020, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife this week announced that it is reducing the bag limit on Siletz River

early returning wild Chinook to one adult Chinook per day, effective May. 1 through July 31. Prior to the rule change, the bag limit was two adult wild Chinook. The reduced bag limit was triggered by a provision of the ODFW’s Coastal

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mark of a true leader is how they lead when they’re not in charge. When our office lost both our DA and Chief Deputy, Lanee was the person who stepped up to provide training and write policies. She was the person DDAs turned to for advice on cases, and the person the staff turned to for assurance.” DDA Lynn Howard

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