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Local tourism surges, ‘2023 looks positive’

JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countymedia.net

Tourism, Lincoln City’s main economic driver, is surging and the outlook for 2023 is positive, according to Explore Lincoln City Director Ed Dreistadt.

“Through the second quarter of 2022 we saw $46,911,692 in revenue reported from lodging properties,” he said. Through the end of 2021 we had $116, 599,614 in lodging revenue reported.”

In 2021, the city saw a total economic impact of $476,257,452 from guest spending, that includes lodging, food, grocery, retail, arts and entertainment, according to the city records.

In 2020, lodging revenues were reported at $72,986,043. In 2019 the total lodging revenues added up to $80,973,426.

“2019 was our best year to date before COVID hit,” Dreistadt said.

As Lincoln City businesses navigate through fall and winter of 2022 and into the New Year, Dreis tadt provides the following insight about the city’s tourism efforts so far and what’s ahead.

The News Guard: Overall, how did the city do during the summer tourist season this year? Up/Down,

how much and compare that to the last few years and why?

Ed Dreistadt: Lincoln City continues to do amazingly well. Frankly, we have been expecting to see our lodging performance metrics to settle down to something closer to 2019 by now, but with the exception of a soft 4th of July (most likely because the 4th fell on a Monday) every indicator shows that we are actually doing better than 2021, which was by far the best tourism year Lincoln City had seen to date

The News Guard: What do you expect to see through the rest of the year and why? Are you finding people have resumed traveling and spending, even with soaring infla tion?

Dreistadt: Our city is uniquely positioned to be resistant to eco nomic concerns. No matter what, people want to travel. Even when the economy hits a rough patch and people have to tighten their belts, they still want to travel. We are lucky enough to be a short drive from big population cen ters while offering spectacular views of the Oregon Coast, stellar

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Above: Ben Soeby assembles one of his special art pieces during the Specialty Farmers Market and Artisan Faire, which helps support local vendors and attracts visitors to the area. Right: The weekend fall kite festival held earlier this month at the D River Beach is designed to draw visitors into Lincoln City.

What’s next in the race for Oregon Governor?

President Joe Biden was sched uled to be in Portland Friday, Oct. 14, to participate in a Democratic function and on Saturday, Oct. 15, at tend a fundraising event for gubernato rial candidate Tina Kotek, according to the White House.

The News Guard has reached out to Jim Moore, Pacific University Associ ate Professor and Director of Political Outreach at the Tom McCall Center for Civic Engagement to gain insight into the race for Oregon Governor and the three candidates, Democrat Kotek, Republican Christine Drazen and Inde pendent candidate Betsy Johnson.

The News Guard: From your in sight, how will President Biden’s visit to Oregon and campaigning for Tina Kotek help her and other democrats running for office in Oregon. Will he sway voters?

Jim Moore: Pres. Biden’s visit will excite Democrats and antagonize Republicans. It is a classic get-out-thevote move to bring in a national figure to energize voters. In Oregon with Democrats outnumbering Republicans by about 300,000, this is a pretty good strategy. Kotek’s team probably made the same analysis that John Kitzhaber’s election team made in 2010 when Pres. Obama visited in a very close race for governor. A presidential visit will be more helpful than hurtful, and any voters who are motivated to vote by the visit will outweigh those who are antagonized. The wild card: Oregon’s

1 million+ unaffiliated voters. Kotek’s team might have evidence that more of them will respond positively to a Biden visit as well.

Will it help other Democrats in Or egon? They will all have to make their own calculations. In some districts, Biden will be so unpopular that being associated with him during the visit would be bad for Democratic chances in the election. In others, the oppo site. I would bet we will see several Democratic congressional candidates with the president. My guesses (aside from the uncompetitive races in CD1 and CD3) would be Andrea Salinas in CD6 and Jamie McLeod Skinner in CD5. Val Hoyle in CD4 might come up as well. An endorsement by Biden of McLeod Skinner would be significant since Biden endorsed her defeated op ponent Kurt Schrader in the primary.

The News Guard: At least one poll showed Republican Drazan leading in the three-way race over the past week. How has she been able to advance and what is she offering that voters appear to appreciate?

Moore: Drazan has two things going for her right now. The first is that Betsy Johnson has change the dynamic of the race. This gives any Republican candidate a better shot at winning. The second, though, is that Drazan’s message that Democrats have been in power too long, and that has led to Oregon declining, is resonating with about a third of voters (oddly, she emphasizes the past decade, not the past 36 years—this is because Kotek was speaker for that decade). This

same message has been tried by every statewide Republican candidate since about 2000, but it is working better in 2022.

This may be because of the mes sage itself; it may be because John son’s candidacy is moving enough voters that Drazan just has to convince a smaller percentage of the electorate than past candidates have had to.

The News Guard: From your in sight, what impact does the $2 million to Betsy Johnson and the $1 million to Drazen from Phil Knight have on this race? Does it matter to voters?

Moore: Given the amount of mon ey that both Johnson and Drazan have raised, Knight’s large contributions are interesting, but not game chang ers. At this point, another $1 million is helpful, but there probably aren’t that many advertising opportunities left out there to buy. Both campaigns need to shift to get-out-the-vote efforts—that is where the money will come in handy. Does Knight’s contribution matter to voters? It may. But Knight has given big money to campaigns in the past, and there is no evidence it has moved voters to support those candidates.

Once again, the dynamics of a three-candidate race are different than past statewide races, so if Knight’s support can move a small number of voters, that may be enough to push a candidate to a win.

The News Guard: Going forward to Nov. 8 what can we expect from the three candidates? Any surprises?

Moore: What surprises me a bit is

Oregonians at work: Wage gains, job distribution

Oregon had 1.99 million people working in jobs covered by the state’s unemploy ment insurance system during the fourth quarter of 2021.

Those workers earned a total of $32.5 billion, with an average wage of about $16,325 per worker for the quarter. The median hourly pay during the quarter was $24.83. Employment distribution across sectors Oregon experienced rapid jobs recovery in 2021. Wage records show a gain of more than 128,400 jobs, or 6%, between the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2021. How ever, this growth was not evenly distributed across industries. Job growth differed enough to change the distribution of jobs across sectors of Oregon’s economy over the year.

While some sectors lost jobs over the year, most had substantial growth. Nearly one-third (32%) of the large overall job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality. Leisure and hospitality grew by 41,400 jobs and shifted from making up 9% of all jobs to 11%. Professional and business services – particularly professional and technical services – have also seen strong growth during the jobs recovery. Profes sional and business services grew by 24,800 jobs and increased their share of all jobs from 13% in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 14% in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Despite overall gains, some

sectors saw declines. There were small job declines in transporta tion, warehousing, and utilities (-1,300) and natural resources and mining (-1,500). Natural resources and mining decreased their share of all jobs between the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2021 from 4% to 3%. Health care and social assistance also decreased their share of all jobs over the year from 15% to 14%.

More jobs paying higher wages

Changes in the distribution of Oregon’s jobs was even more pronounced across wage catego ries. Employment moved up the pay scale over the year. Between the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2021, the number of jobs pay ing less than $15 per hour fell by 125,700, dropping 33%. At the same time, the number of jobs paying between $15 and $30 rose by 131,700, and those earning between $30 and $50 per hour increased by 59,300. That’s a gain of 14% in each of those catego ries. Jobs earning $50 per hour or more rose by 63,100, or 20%.

Employers competing to hire workers in a tight labor market put upward pressure on wages in 2021. Jobs shifting up the wage scale could also be due in part to scheduled minimum wage increases that occurred in the third quarter of 2021. On July 1, 2022, minimums rose to $14.00 per hour in the Portland urban growth boundary, $12.75 standard, and

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Oregon experienced rapid jobs recovery in 2021. Wage records show a gain of more than 128,400 jobs, or 6%, between the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2021.

COURTESY PHOTO FROM THE OREGON NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION Republican Christine Drazan, Democrat Tina Kotek, and Independent Betsy Johnson during a previous televised debate.

Who We Are: Lincoln City Senior Center seeking new members

JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

Tamara Staples is on a mission of good will.

Staples is the President of the Lincoln City Senior Center.

“When I travel around town, I have found that quite often people don’t realize there is a senior center in Lincoln City,” she said.

The Lincoln City Senior Center is located inside the Lincoln City Community Center at 2150 NE Oar Place and accepts anyone 50-years and older as members.

“We really want to push that demographic, 50 to 65,” Staples said.

Membership to the Center is $12 annually.

The Lincoln City Council recently waved the annual $168,000 rental fee for the center.

“We have to go to the council each year to request that waiver,” she said.

The Senior Center is designed to offer a place for seniors to gather and to social ize.

“We offer coffee and

snacks,” she said, “and we have a piano, and we have a singing group that meets on Tuesday. And we offer all kinds of games.”

The council recently disal lowed the Center to offer card games for money. The card games continue, but without money, according to Staples.

“I continue to work with the city police and with an attorney in town to allow the games to be restored using money,” Staples said. “The seniors have been playing those games forever, well over a decade. We were playing without any problem.” Staples said that changed recently.

“We were forced to sign a permit with the city, and we were no longer a stand-alone entity,” she said. “We couldn’t conduct the games without a game permit and a license, and the licenses is expensive, so the bingo games just don’t fly without money.”

Staples said the games are a key element of the Center’s efforts to engage the seniors.

“We try to provide a very welcoming environment and a wide-range of games,” she

said. “We also have a library were the seniors can borrow books.”

Usually, 30 to 35 seniors gather at the Center during its daily operational hours.

“We are still recovering from the COVID-19 pandem ic,” Staples said. “We were closed for a long time. So, we are now trying to get people back into the Center.”

Part of the effort to attract new members, Staples said, is educational talks from area experts, which will include health and other issues.

“We are starting to have these educational talks ongoing,” she said.

Staples told The News Guard that she is optimistic about the future of the Center.

“My vision for the future of the Center is that we stay open and we welcome people in and offer them a cup of coffee and keep that warm welcome,” she said. “I want to get a lot more activities and classes, more than just games. We are working to find out what activities people are in terested in that will bring them in in the evening.”

Above: Card games are popular at the Lincoln City Senior Center. Right: This area of the Lincoln City Senior Center offers snacks and coffee for the members and guests.

Part of the future effort could be connecting to Taft High School and engaging students to come to the center to help.

“We’d like to broaden the horizon,” Staples said.

The Lincoln City Senior Center is supported by ap

proximately 15 volunteers.

There are no paid staff. An eight-member board monitors the Center’s operations.

The Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. 8

a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

To reach the Lincoln City Senior Center, call 541-4185480.

Bluegrass Jam Night returns to Lincoln City

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Ask anyone old enough to remember a time before television and you’ll hear a tale of pianos in the parlor, people dropping by, singa-longs and fun being something you made yourself with the help of a lot of friends.

If you’d like to be transported back to that time before screens took over, people gather to make their own music at Lincoln City’s Eagles Lodge #2576, 737 SW 32nd Street in Lincoln City every Tues day night at 6 p.m.

After a brief hiatus during the

pandemic and a little time to get things rolling again, Jam Night is back up to speed. There’s usually a good mix of acoustic instruments such as guitars, banjos, fiddles, mandolins, dobros and upright bass to play traditional bluegrass, old time country western, folk and Americana.

Now, you don’t need to sing or play an instrument, but if you can, you are welcome to join the circle and help make music. You’ll be part of a group of great musicians, rank beginners and everywhere inbetween. Everyone helps everyone else and the result is truly joyous.

“All of our regular musicians

are like family,” Auxiliary President Bahni Thayer said. “We learn from each other, get to be friends, laugh and joke and have a great time. Beats the heck out of staring at the TV set.”

Bluegrass Jam Night is a celebration of another time, when everyone sang and made music. It’s great to experience and even better when you participate.

Good drink, good music and good company are yours to be had, according to organizers. Every Tuesday night at Eagles

For more information, call 541-996-3679.

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governor. What hard decisions have each made in govern ment? When do they stand on principle, no matter what? How do they work with people with whom they disagree and actually dislike? All these are situations in which governors find themselves many times.

The News Guard: Overall, do you see heavy voter participa tion in this election, and if so, why. If not, why not?

Moore: I expect a normal turnout for this off-year elec tion. In Oregon, that means about 70% voter participation.

Four years ago we had 67.8% turnout (a bit low) but almost 2.8 million voters (a record by about 600,000). This is because our automatic voter registration system brings a lot more voters into the system; this lowers our percentage turnout a bit, but greatly increases the overall number of voters. The general pattern is that registered Republicans and Democrats vote at very high rates (e.g. 90%+ in presidential year 2020) and unaffiliated voters turnout at a much lower rate (65% in 2020).

Given the record spending on this election, I fully expect the normal strong turnout across the state. I will be look ing carefully to see if unaffili ated voters turn out in higher rates than they have in the past. Unaffiliated voters are now the largest single group (surpassing Democrats by a few thou sand)—if they vote at higher rates, they will sway election results.

The News Guard: Feel free to add any other comments you might have.

Moore: This is still a three-candidate race. Any one of them can win. The time for voters to cast their ballots, to change roles from consumers of campaign information to decision makers determining the leadership of our state, is approaching quickly. Let’s do our homework and play our role in the election.

Follow this developing story and view the candidates debates at thenewsguard.com. Look for in-depth reports in the Tuesday print editions pf The News Guard.

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Bluegrass Jam Night is scheduled for every Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at the Eagles Lodge #2576, 737 SW 32nd Street in Lincoln City.

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League of Women Voters to hold Candidate Forum

The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Lincoln County will host a candidate forum on October 20, featur ing the candidates for the Oregon House of Representa tives, District 10 and Lincoln County offices of Clerk, Treasurer and the Board of Commissioners, Position 1. The forum will be held at the Central County Campus of the Oregon Coast Commu

nity College, located at 400 SE College Way in New port’s South Beach district, in the Community Room. The public is invited to attend, beginning with a “meet and greet” at 6:30 pm. In addition, the event will be streamed live via Zoom, beginning at 7 p.m. To view the forum live from home, simply click this link between 6:30 and 7 p.m. on Oct.20,

2022: https://oregoncoast. zoom.us/j/92098838247 or https://bit.ly/LWVLincoln

In the November 8 Gener al Election, Incumbent Rep resentative David Gomberg will face Celeste McEntee for the HD 10 seat. The two contenders in the run-off race for County Commissioner, Position 1, are Carter McEn tee and Casey Miller. Amy Southwell is running unop

posed for County Clerk, as is incumbent Treasurer, Jayne Welch. Both individuals will be introduced and provide attendees with a summary of their job descriptions.

After introductions, the candidates for the contested races will respond to a set of questions prepared by LWV committees and moderated by, Jean Cowan of the Lincoln County League of Women Vot ers. As time allows, questions may also be solicited from the audience in attendance.

The meeting will be recorded for those who cannot attend live. A link to the recorded session will be available on the LWV web site after the forum at: https:// www.lwvlincolncounty.org

Animation to be used to reach voters this election

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STAFF REPORT

A new statewide public service campaign is being launched designed to “prebunk” false election informa tion by proactively reaching voters with accurate informa tion from an official, trusted source.

The campaign announced Oct. 12, by Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, is being called Voting in Oregon Feels Good.

“I want the characters in these videos to be to Oregon elections what Smokey the Bear is to wildfire preven tion,” Fagan said. “This campaign is as fun as it is informative, with Oregonfocused animations that stand out from other government messages. When you see the videos and social media posts,

I hope you’ll take a moment to remember why Oregonians are very proud of vote-bymail.”

The target of the campaign is low turnout voters with ad buys on social media, CTV, broadcast TV and podcast platforms. The ads will be produced in English, Spanish, Russian, Mandarin, Canton ese, Vietnamese and Somali. The first ads launched on Monday, October 10.

The campaign is animated in a 1970’s style, featuring dozens of Oregon landmarks, characters and scenes from across the State.

The first spot, Journey of a Ballot, explains the features of vote-by-mail that protect the integrity of our elections.

Subsequent spots will focus on increasing voter turnout and educating voters about

the new postmark rule.

“Research shows that once a person forms a belief about elections it’s very hard to change their mind,” Fagan said. “That’s why it’s criti cal for elections officials to get ahead of false informa tion by sharing the fact that Oregon has had free and fair elections through vote-bymail for over 20 years. When Oregonians know all the steps elections workers take to protect the integrity of our elections, it completely undercuts the conspiracy theories from proponents of the Big Lie.”

To produce Voting in Oregon Feels Good, the Oregon Elections Division used a competitive bidding process to hire Oregon-based creative agency Happylucky.

The budget for the project is $350,000 — allo cated from one-time funding approved during the 2022 short session by the Oregon Legislature.

Oregon voters will use a vote by mail system to cast ballots in the Nov. 8 General Election. The deadline for voter registration is Oct. 18.

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The campaign is animated in a 1970’s style, featuring dozens of Oregon landmarks, charac ters and scenes from across the State.

Pet parenting style influences dog behavior, OSU finds

Dogs with owners who have high expectations and are highly responsive to their dog’s behavior and needs are more social, more secure when away from their own ers and more persistent problem solvers, an Oregon State University study found.

“We found that pet parenting style does predict patterns of dog behavior and cognition,” said Mo nique Udell, an associate professor at Oregon State and an expert on dog behavior. “This an important finding because it suggests that dog owners who take the time to under stand and meet their dog’s needs are more likely to end up with secure, resilient dogs.”

The behavior and cognition of dogs have drawn increasing scientific interest during the past several decades, with a lot of research focused on how dog be havior is influenced by the home environment and prior experi ences of the dog.

Now researchers are beginning to study the bond owners have with their dogs and how this influ ences dog behavior. Many pet care companies have picked up on this bond and are now marketing their products to “pet parents” instead of pet owners.

In many ways, research on human-dog relationships parallels human psychology research, said

Lauren Brubaker, a co-author of the paper who earned her doctorate in 2019 while working in Udell’s lab.

Parenting behavior is consid ered an important factor in a child’s development and has been found to influence many things, including mental health, intellectual success, social cognition, attachment and job performance, said Brubaker, who now works as a behavioral scientist.

The researchers’ study, recently published in the journal Animal Cognition, is one of the first to look at how the quality of a human-dog relationship may influence a dog’s performance on behavioral and cognitive tests.

For the study, Udell and Brubaker recruited 48 dog owners and gave them a pet parenting style survey. Using the survey data, dog owners were divided into three cat egories, which are similar to those used in human parenting research: authoritative (high expectations, high responsiveness), authoritarian (high expectations, low responsive ness) and permissive (low expecta tions, low responsiveness.)

The dogs were then brought to Udell’s Human-Animal Interac tion Lab, where they participated in three behavioral tests.

The first test evaluated the dogs’ attachment to their owner. First, the owner and the dog were situated in the same room, with the owner interacting with the dog when it came close. Then the owner left the room and finally returned,

Wage Report

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$12.00 in nonurban counties. Rising minimums could poten tially push increases further up the pay scale too.

There are a few notable trends across wage categories by sector. Jobs moving out of the under $15 per hour category and into the $15 to $30 per hour category were most notable in health care and social assistance, retail trade, leisure and hospitality, and professional and business services.

In the top wage category, the biggest nominal gains between the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2021 in jobs paying at least $50 per hour occurred in professional and business services (14,400), local government (10,600), and health care and social as sistance (9,400). The number of jobs paying at least $50 per hour grew by 55% in leisure and hospitality but represented a smaller number of jobs (2,200).

Real wage gains in service sectors

Between the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2021, the Consumer Price Index measure of inflation grew by 6.7%. Yet, the overall median hourly wage in Oregon saw a slight gain over the year. After adjusting for inflation, real median hourly pay grew by $0.39 to $24.83 per hour. That was a gain of 1.6% over

the year.

Eight industries saw real wage gains between the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2021. The largest gain occurred in transportation, warehous ing, and utilities, which rose by 11% to $26.85 per hour. Health care and social as sistance (7.2%) and leisure and hospitality (5.8%) also had notable, real increases in median hourly wages. How ever, wages in some industries struggled to keep pace with inflation. The largest decline occurred in private education al services, which fell which fell by $1.61 per hour, a loss of 6.2%.

Increasing wages and shifting sectors of employment Oregon experienced rapid jobs recovery in 2021. Changes in job growth across sectors resulted in the redis tribution of jobs across some sectors of Oregon’s economy.

That included a larger share of jobs in leisure and hospitality as it recovered from the largest pandemic recession losses of any sector, and a greater share of jobs in professional and business services. Between the fourth quarters of 2020 and 2021, eight broad sectors saw real wage gains. There was also a broad shift to more jobs paying higher wages, as evi denced by the increase in the median hourly wage by 1.6%, the decline of jobs paying less

OBITUARIES

Russell Earl Cleveland

June 22, 1924 ~ Oct. 2, 2022

Russell Earl Cleveland, 98 years old, was born in Ferndale, Michigan on June 22, 1924 to Myrtle (Griffin) and George Cleveland. Russ passed at home in Gleneden Beach, Oregon on Oct. 2, 2022.

Russ was a loving and hard-working husband and father who proudly served in WW2 as a Staff Sargent in the Second Marine Division, 12th Marine Airwing on Guadalcanal.

Russ is predeceased by his beloved wife, Judy (Austin); and his four siblings, Lorraine (Ray), George (Donna), Rob (Millie), and Ellen (Garth).

Russell is survived by his four children, Russell Jr. (Debbie), Ronald (Sheri), Randy (Jennifer), and Susan (Michael); grandchildren, Shannon Lynnaea, Jason, Merrilee, Nathan, Evan, Amber, and Larissa; greatgrandchildren, Rory, Rachel, Austin, Lauren, Eloise, Kaiden, Quinn, Declan, Charlie, and Estelle; and greatgreat grandchildren, Elijah and Xavier.

Russ was the past owner of Skyline Diamond Setters, located in Metro Detroit. A private celebration of Judy’s and Russ’s long-loved lives will be held.

reuniting with the dog.

The second tested sociability by having the owner and an unfamiliar person in the room with the dog and studying the interactions.

The third test involved the dog attempting to get a treat from a puzzle with different levels of help from the owner.

The researchers’ findings included:

• Dogs with authoritative own ers were the most likely to have secure attachment styles, were highly responsive to social cues, showed a proximity-seeking prefer ence towards their owner compared to an unfamiliar person and were more independently persistent in the puzzle task. Finally, only dogs in this group successfully solved the puzzle task.

• Dogs with authoritarian owners were more likely to be insecurely attached to their primary caretaker when compared to dogs in the authoritative group. These dogs also spent more time seeking the proximity of their owner compared to the unfamiliar person in the sociability test.

• Dogs with permissive owners followed the social cues of the un familiar person but not their owner. The dogs spent comparable time in proximity with their owner regard less of whether their owner was at tentive or not. These dogs were also less persistent at the solvable task in the human-neutral condition.

“This research shows that the

pet dog-human caretaker bond may be functionally and emotion ally similar to the bond between a human parent and their child,” Brubaker said.

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larger increases in jobs paying higher hourly wages.

Gail Krumenauer is an employment economist

ployment Department. She may be reached at gail.k.krumenauer@employ. oregon.gov or at 971-3013771.

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Above: The researchers’ study is one of the first to look at how the qual ity of a human-dog relationship may influence a dog’s performance on behavioral and cognitive tests.

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CASSIDY BOYLE News Guard Guest Column

Every year on the third Thursday of October, millions of people across the world Drop, Cover, and Hold On for the Great ShakeOut; an annual opportunity to learn and practice earthquake safety.

This year, the largest earthquake drill in the world falls on Thursday, October 20th at 10:20 a.m. local time and everyone is encouraged to participate.

Drop! Cover! Hold On!

stay there with your seatbelt fastened.

It is important to remem ber that during an earth quake, you should not exit the building or move until the shaking has stopped. Once an earthquake begins, you may only have seconds to protect yourself before the shaking becomes too strong, so practice now to know how to respond later. Please regis ter at ShakeOut.org/oregon/ register to be counted and to receive updates.

• Be sure to keep emer gency supplies in multiple locations and have a go-kit in case you need to evacuate quickly.

• Gather copies of your important documents (iden tification, insurance cards, family/friend contacts) for easy access later. By prepar ing now and learning how to react, you will be able to recover more quickly after.

Vancouver Island in Brit ish Columbia, Canada. On January 26th, 1700, this fault ruptured, generating a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, subsequently forcing a tsu nami onto the coastline. It is estimated that this can occur every 220 to 505 years, mak ing the earthquake a matter of when not if.

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Includes a small photo at no extra cost. Add $25 for each additional photo.

• Option for a 50% off pickup (no changes) for an obit within 2 weeks of original publish date.

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Whether you are at home, work, school, or driving, you can practice how to be safer during earthquakes by learn ing to Drop, Cover, and Hold On. If you are in a building you will drop to the ground, take cover under a desk or table, and hold on. If you are outside, you should find an open space away from buildings, trees, streetlights, and powerlines. If you are driving, pull over, stop and

In addition to knowing how to Drop, Cover and Hold On during an earth quake, it is important to take the steps to prepare before an earthquake.

• Walk through your space to identify potential hazards and secure moveable items like heavy furniture, televisions, or bookshelves.

• Create a disaster plan that includes where you will evacuate to and how you will communicate.

Supports Carter McEntee

Please join me in voting for Carter McEntee for Lincoln County Commis sioner.

I unequivocally believe that McEntee is the best candidate for County Commissioner. McEntee will be a strong advocate for all vital issues of Lincoln County; not just for the special interest groups that scream the loudest.

McEntee is qualified because he is smart: he has an MBA, graduat ing 2nd in his class from Willamette University. He will review our $150 M county budget to ensure that it is managed responsibly; he will ask questions and get answers if 2+2 doesn’t equal 4. As a small business owner, McEntee is keenly aware of the myriad of regulations enforced by our county government agencies and will strive to make operating a business in Lincoln County more manageable.

McEntee will dig deep to find long-term solutions to our counties very real drug abuse and mental health problems that cause indi viduals to live in the woods, under a bridge or to camp out in front of Newport City Hall.

McEntee will also put the protec tion of our environment as a top priority of his office while maintain ing a reasonable growth rate for the health and wealth of Lincoln

County.

For Oregon, along with the rest of the West Coast, this event carries a unique meaning because the region is preparing for the Casca dia earthquake. Those of us living and working along the coast are quite used to hearing about this looming disaster, as the earthquake could trigger a significant tsunami.

The Cascadia subduction zone is a 620-mile-long fault, between the Juan de Fuca plate and the North American plate, extending from Cape Mendocino, California, to

The position of county commis sioner is huge: the commissioners do not just oversee the budgets for our libraries, airports, parks, mu seums, and fairs but they also have input into how public and mental health, community corrections, juve nile and senior services, emergency services, land-use planning, building regulations, elections, air pollu tion control, urban renewal, public housing, vital records, and refuse disposal are managed plus they are the “boss” of county employees. Wow, that’s a huge responsibility!

Carter McEntee will bring balance and common-sense man agement to the job of running our county government. Thank you for your consideration.

A.T. Ronan Newport

We need to get the word out

Recently, I’ve been having con versations with friends and neigh bors who I know share my values but who are considering voting for Betsy Johnson.

Betsy has been working hard to market herself as a “middle-of-theroad” alternative to the supposedly “far-left” Tina Kotek. But when I explain to them some of the extreme positions that Betsy has taken dur ing her long legislative career – her

We, as people who live, work, or vacation on the coast need to be thinking about our emergency prepa rations because we face very real and serious threats, but it is not just “the big one” we have to keep in mind. Severe weather like thunder and lighting, extreme wind, and even winter storms are common occurrences that we need to be ready for.

These storms are usu ally accompanied by power outages, some may last hours, while others may last days. It is likely that there will be a disruption to aspects of your daily activities such as water,

It is important to prepare now by keeping flashlights and batteries accessible, making alternate plans for using medical devices that rely on power, and hav ing plenty of nonperishable food items. Generators are a useful tool during a power outage, but you should al ways remember to practice generator safety.

Preparing for these hazards and learning how to respond will be helpful for not only you, but also your whole community and will aid in the efforts to get back to normal more efficiently.

For more preparedness tips, visit www.ready.gov.

Cassidy Boyle is the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator with the City of Lincoln City and may be reached at 5041-996-1235, or at cboyle@lincolncity.org

alliance with the faux grassroots altright Timber Unity group, her role in killing the Democrats’ environ mental legislation, her 100% NRA rating and opposition to responsible gun safety bills, her votes against expanding voter access measuresthey are horrified.

“COIN,” the Consolidated Oregon Indivisible Network (coin. org), has put together an eye opening and comprehensive com parison/contrast of Johnson’s and Kotek’s positions on the issues. Kotek’s amazing record of getting key legislation passed is laid out in contrast to Johnson’s record of defending the interests of her cor porate sponsors. See for yourself: coinoregon.org/endorsements/ gubernatorial-race.

You may think that most liberalleaning people know these differ ences. Unfortunately, with loads of money from corporate Oregon, Johnson has been convincing enough to bring this race to a tossup.

We need to get the word out about Betsy and make sure our friends and family don’t get duped by the “moderate Betsy myth.”

Please pass the information from COIN to family, friends and ac quaintances so they can see the truth behind Johnson’s rhetoric and the strength of Kotek’s record and why Oregon needs Tina Kotek as the next Governor.

Beverly Sherrill Florence

I was shocked

I read your cover story on the flag presented to the Lincoln City 9-1-1 center by former Chief Palmer.

While his sentiment is nice, I was shocked that a government agency would accept and display a disfigured American flag.

The law is quite clear:

4 U.S. Code § 8 (g) Respect for the Flag

The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature. (This is reinforced by Oregon Statewide Policy for government buildings 107-011-160)

Section 1 states that the flag should have 13 stripes, alternating red and white. There should not be any blue, red or yellow stripes. If

this flag were to be displayed on U.S. government property, the per son displaying it would be subject to a $100 fine.

There is no penalty for dis playing this disfigured flag at the Lincoln City Police Department, but it conveys a sense that LCPD either doesn’t know the law or has a disregard for the law. I’m sure that is NOT the image LCPD want to convey to the public.

I would encourage LCPD to return this gift, and I would encour age Chief Palmer to read the rules governing respect for the flag and choose a more appropriate gift for his former colleagues.

Sincerely, Ken Easton

A great choice

Sydney Kasner has added a voice to the City Council that needed to be heard.

I serve on the Lincoln City Council and speak from personal observation and interactions. This voice comes from her professional experience and engagement with community members at various levels of support.

She serves on the Coastal Sup port Services Board to advocate locally for the at-risk homeless population. Sydney is also on the Board of the Oregon Society of Radiologic Technologists, where she advocates for professional develop ment and mentoring those entering diagnostic imagining.

Sydney is not reluctant to pose questions from the perspective of sincerely wanting answers, whether it is about zoning, code enforce ment, ordinances, or interpersonal council communication. She speaks her mind. Sydney addresses Council issues with respectful acknowledge ment to all points of view—even when there is divergent opposition.

As a voice on the Council, she does her homework to meet and listen to all citizens whom her decisions impact. Sydney takes responsibility for her commitment to represent all citizens of Lincoln City.

I urge voters in Ward 2 to elect Sydney Kasner as their City Council representative in November. She has proven to be a great choice to help get things done.

Judy Casper Lincoln City

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE APN: R426863

is made to that certain deed made by Anne Mallory as Grantor to National Closing Solutions, as Trustee, in favor of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation as Beneficiary, dated 01/- 23/2009, recorded 01/- 28/2009, in the official records of Lincoln County, Oregon as Instrument No. 2009- 00994 covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to wit: Unit No. 4, SURFWIND WEST CONDOMINIUM, in Lincoln County, Oregon, together with an undivided interest in and to the general and limited common elements appertaining to said unit as set forth in the Declaration of Unit Ownership recorded November 5, 1981, in Book 128, Page 1560, Lincoln County Records Commonly known as: 2457 NW Jetty Avenue, Lincoln City, OR 97367 The current beneficiary is Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as Trustee for Mortgage Assets Management Series I Trust pursuant to assignment of deed of trust recorded on 11/- 29/2021 as Inst No. 2021-14972 in the records of Lincoln, Oregon. The beneficiary has elected and directed successor trustee to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default for which the foreclosure is made is

the grantor’s failure to: Make the monthly payments commencing with the payment due on 10/25/- 2021 and continuing each month until this trust deed is reinstated or goes to trustee’s sale; plus a late charge on each installment not paid within fifteen days following the payment due date; trustee’s fees and other costs and expenses associated with this foreclosure and any further breach of any term or condition contained in subject note and deed of trust.1. By the reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said deed of trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: Principal balance of: $212031.83;2. Interest through 6/28/2022 in the amount of: $74,646.113. MIP/ PMI Advances in the amount of: $12,507.784. Servicing fees balance in the amount of: $4,025.005. Corporate Advanc es in the amount of: $6,264.106. Together with the interest thereon at the rate 3.0400000% per annum until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. The principal sum of $212,031.83 together with the interest thereon at the rate 3.0400000% per annum from 09/25/- 2021 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on 12/01/2022 at the hour of 10:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, at the front entrance to the Lincoln County Courthouse, located at 225 West Olive, Newport OR 97365, County of Lincoln, State of Oregon, 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 the 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 Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes; has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale. In construing this, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed; the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Pursuant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has been issued by The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while there is a

default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the referenced property. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale.

NOTICE TO RESIDENTIAL TENANTS

The property in which you are living is in foreclosure. A foreclosure sale is scheduled for 12/01/2022 (date). The date of this sale may be postponed. Unless the lender that is foreclosing on this property is paid before the sale date, the foreclosure will go through and someone new will own this property. After the sale, the new owner is required to provide you with contact information and notice that the sale took place. The following information applies to you only if you are a bona fide tenant occupying and renting this property as a residential dwelling under a legitimate rental agreement. The information does not apply to you if you own this property or if you are not a bona fide residential tenant. If the foreclosure sale goes through, the new owner will have the right to require you to move out. Before the new owner can require you to move, the new owner must provide you with written notice that specifies the date by which you must move out. If you do not leave before the move- out date, the new owner can have the sheriff remove you from the property after a court hearing. You will receive notice of the court hearing.

PROTECTION FROM EVICTION IF YOU ARE A BONA FIDE TENANT OCCUPYING AND RENTING THIS PROPERTY AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE LIVING IN THIS PROPERTY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE FOR:• 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A FIXED TERM LEASE; OR• AT LEAST 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A MONTH-TO- MONTH OR WEEK- TO-WEEK RENTAL AGREEMENT. If the new owner wants to move in and use this property as a primary residence, the new owner can give you written notice and require you to move out after 30 days, even though you have a fixed term lease with more than 30 days left. You must be provided with at least 30 days’ written notice after the foreclosure sale before you can be required to move. A bona fide tenant is a residential tenant who is not the borrower (property owner) or a child, spouse or parent of the borrower, and whose rental agreement:• Is the result of an arm’s- length transaction;• Requires the payment of rent that is not substantially less than fair market rent for the property,

unless the rent is reduced or subsidized due to a federal, state or local subsidy; and• Was entered into prior to the date of the foreclosure sale.

ABOUT YOUR TENANCY BETWEEN NOW AND THE FORECLO SURE SALE:RENT YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY RENT TO YOUR LANDLORD UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS SOLD OR UNTIL A COURT TELLS YOU OTHERWISE. IF YOU DO NOT PAY RENT, YOU CAN BE EVICTED. BE SURE TO KEEP PROOF OF ANY PAYMENTS YOU MAKE.

SECURITY DEPOSIT

You may apply your security deposit and any rent you paid in advance against the current rent you owe your landlord as provided in ORS 90.367. To do this, you must notify your landlord in writing that you want to subtract the amount of your security deposit or prepaid rent from your rent payment. You may do this only for the rent you owe your current landlord. If you do this, you must do so before the foreclosure sale. The business or individual who buys this property at the foreclosure sale is not responsible to you for any deposit or prepaid rent you paid to your landlord. ABOUT YOUR TENANCY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE

The new owner that buys this property at the foreclosure sale may be willing to allow you to stay as a tenant instead of requiring you to move out after 30 or 60 days. After the sale, you should receive a written notice informing you that the sale took place and giving you the new owner’s name and contact information. You should contact the new owner if you would like to stay. If the new owner accepts rent from you, signs a new residential rental agreement with you or does not notify you in writing within 30 days after the date of the foreclosure sale that you must move out, the new owner becomes your new landlord and must maintain the property. Otherwise:• You do not owe rent;• The new owner is not your landlord and is not responsible for maintaining the property on your behalf; and• You must move out by the date the new owner specifies in a notice to you. The new owner may offer to pay your moving expenses and any other costs or amounts you and the new owner agree on in exchange for your agreement to leave the premises in less than 30 or 60 days. You should speak with a lawyer to fully understand your rights before making any decisions regarding your tenancy.IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO TRY TO FORCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR DWELLING UNIT WITHOUT FIRST GIVING YOU WRITTEN NOTICE AND GOING TO COURT TO EVICT YOU. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER. If you believe you need legal assistance, contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the lawyer referral service. Contact information for the Oregon State Bar is included with this notice. If you do not have enough money to pay a lawyer and are otherwise eligible, you may be able to receive legal assistance for free. Information about whom to contact for free legal assistance is included with this notice. OREGON STATE BAR, 16037 S.W. Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard Oregon 97224, Phone (503) 620-0222, Toll- free 1-800-452-8260 Website: http://- www.oregonlawhelp.org NOTICE TO VETERANS If the recipient of this notice is a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency. Contact information for a service officer appointed for the county in which you live and contact information for a community action agency that serves the area where you live may be obtained by calling a 2-1-1 information service.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices

Act requires that we state the following: this is an attempt to collect, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceed ings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt. This letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. The Successor Trustee, The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC, has authorized the undersigned attorney to execute the document on the Successor Trustee’s behalf as allowed under ORS 86.713(8).Dated: 8/3/- 2022 The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC Eric Marshack #050166 The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC Eric Marshack OSB #050166650 NE Holladay Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97232 Phone number for the Trustee: 1-971-270- 12331 (619) 465-8200 A-FN4756454 10/18/- 2022, 10/25/2022, 11/01/2022, 11/08/2022

NG22-349 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN (Probate Department) In the Matter of the Estate of Edelene Carolyn Blevins, Deceased. Case No. 22PB06764 LIMITED JUDGMENT FOR ADMINISTRATION OF INTESTATE ESTATE AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE WITH

FULL POWERS On petition of Charles Blevins for administration of the above-named decedent, the Court finds the allegations of the petition to be true. There is no just reason for delay in entering judgment. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that: (a) The estate is admitted to administration. (b) Charles Blevins is appointed as personal representative of the estate with full powers; and (c) The bond of the personal representative is fixed in the amount of $140,000 to be issued by a surety company authorized to transact surety business in the state of Oregon, and letters of administration will be issued forthwith to the personal representative in the manner provided by law. 8/18/2022 4:24:32 PM.

Circuit Court Judge Sheryl Bachart. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Charles Blevins, 1500 SW First Avenue, Suite 800, Portland, Oregon 97201. (503) 345-0652. LAWYER FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: James Oberholtzer, James Oberholtzer, Chartered. OSB no. 021268, 1500 SW First Avenue, Suite 800, Portland, Oregon 97201. (503) 345-0652, oberholz@oberholtz.com.

NG22-347 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN In the Matter of the Estate of: YVONNE CLARK TIEGEN, Deceased. Case No. 22PB08345 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NANCY T. MACDONALD has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to Personal Representative, NANCY T. MACDONALD, 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 Joshua D. Zantello, OSB #121562, Zantello Law Group, LLC., 2941 NW Highway 101, Lincoln City, OR 97367. DATED and first published: October 4, 2022. Joshua D. Zantello, Attorney for Personal Representative.

TS No. OR06000046- 22-1 APN R347543 TO No 2186134

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made by, ALLEN L HARTUNG, UNMARRIED MAN, AS AN ESTATE IN FEE SIMPLE as Grantor to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for MORTGAGE INVESTORS CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, dated as of March 10, 2011 and recorded on March 24, 2011 as Instrument No. 201102971 and the beneficial interest was assigned to FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION and recorded August 14, 2020 as Instrument Number 202008181 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Lincoln County, Oregon to-wit: APN: R347543 A TRACT OF LAND IN SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 8 SOUTH, RANGE 11 WEST, WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, IN LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT SOUTH 234.96 FEET AND WEST 43.60 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF THE JORDAN TRACTS; THENCE EAST 90 FEET; THENCE NORTH 60 FEET; THENCE WEST 90 FEET TO THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF JEROME COURT; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY 60 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. Commonly known as: 30 JEROME CT, GLENEDEN BEACH, OR 97388 Both the Beneficiary, FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, and the Trustee, Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112, have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said Trust Deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes. The default for which the foreclosure is made is the Grantor’s failure to pay: Failed to pay payments which became due Monthly Payment(s): 2 Monthly Payment(s) from 12/01/- 2019 to 01/01/2020 at $928.85 6 Monthly Payment(s) from 02/01/- 2020 to 07/01/2020 at $1,063.88 6 Monthly Payment(s) from 08/01/2020 to 01/01/2021 at $998.57 6 Monthly Payment(s) from 02/01/2021 to 07/01/2021 at $910.91 6 Monthly Payment(s) from 08/01/2021 to 01/01/2022 at $851.60 6 Monthly Payment(s) from 02/01/2022 to 07/01/2022 at $848.92 3 Monthly Payment(s) from 08/01/2022 to 10/01/2022 at $905.41

Late Charge(s): 360.41 By this reason of said default the Beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to- wit: The sum of $126,083.89 together with interest thereon at the rate of 4.37500% per annum from November 1, 2019 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all Trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said Trust Deed. Wherefore, notice is hereby given that, the undersigned Trustee will on February 22, 2023 at the hour of 09:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Front Entrance, Lincoln County Courthouse, 225 West Olive Street, Newport, OR 97365 County of Lincoln, 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 the 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 Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, Trustee’s or attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. Without limiting the Trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the Trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a Trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the Trustee’s sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “Grantor” includes any successor in interest to the Grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, the words “Trustee” and “Beneficiary” includes their respective successors in interest,

Cisneros, A Law Corporation

Attention: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 c/o TRUSTEE CORPS 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 Order Number 86259, Pub Dates: 10/19/2022, 10/- 26/2022, 11/2/2022, 11/- 9/2022, THE NEWS GUARD

NG22-345 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-22940787-BB Reference is made to that certain deed made by, CHARLES E ELMORE AND CHRISTY M ELMORE, AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY as Grantor to TRANSNATION

TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC., A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as Beneficiary, dated 5/17/- 2006, recorded 5/24/2006, in official records of LINCOLN County, Oregon as fee/ file/- instrument/microfilm/- reception number 200607827 and subsequently assigned or transferred by operation of law to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL, I INC. TRUST 2006-HE5, MORTGAGE-PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006 HE5 covering the following described real property situated in said County, and State. APN: R236627 11-11-05DA- 02700-00 LOT 4, BLOCK 9, BAKER’S ADDITION TO NEWPORT, IN THE CITY OF NEWPORT, COUNTY OF LINCOLN AND STATE OF OREGON. Commonly known as: 1036 NE EADS ST, NEWPORT, OR 97365-2847 The undersigned hereby certifies that based upon business records there are no known written assignments of the trust deed by the trustee or by the beneficiary, except as recorded in the records of the county or counties in which the above described real property is situated. Further, no action has been instituted to recover the debt, or any part thereof, now remaining secured by the trust deed, or, if such action has been instituted, such action has been dismissed except as permitted by ORS 86.752(7). Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.752(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes. There is a default by grantor or other person owing an obligation, performance of which is secured by the trust deed, or by the successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of such provision. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sum: TOTAL REQUIRED TO REINSTATE: $9,407.82 TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF: $357,095.96

Because of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day-to-day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. It will be necessary for you to contact the Trustee before the time you tender reinstatement or the payoff amount so that you may be advised of the exact amount you will be required to pay. By reason of the default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the trust deed immediately due and payable, those sums being the following, to- wit: The installments of principal and interest which became due on 2/1/- 2022, and all subsequent installments of principal and interest through the date of this Notice, plus amounts that are due (if applicable) for late charges, delinquent property taxes, insurance premiums, advances made on senior liens, taxes and/or insurance, trustee’s fees, and any attorney fees and court costs arising from or associated with the beneficiaries efforts to protect and preserve its security, all of which must be paid as a condition of reinstatement, including all sums that shall accrue through reinstatement or pay- off. Nothing in this notice shall be construed as a waiver of any fees owing to the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust pursuant to the terms of the loan documents. Whereof, notice hereby is given that QUALITY LOAN

SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON, the undersigned trustee will on 1/25/2023 at the hour of 9:00 AM , Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, At the Public Entrance of the Lincoln County Courthouse, located at 225 West Olive Street, Newport, OR 97365 County of LINCOLN, State of Oregon, 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 the 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 Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. Other than as shown of record, neither the beneficiary nor the trustee has any actual notice of any person having or claiming to have any lien upon or interest in the real property hereinabove described subsequent to the interest of the trustee in the trust deed, or of any successor in interest to grantor or of any lessee or other person in possession of or occupying the property, except: Name and Last Known Address and Nature of Right, Lien or Interest CHRISTY ELMORE 1036 NE Eads St Newport, OR 97365 Original Borrower Charles Elmore 1036 NE EADS ST NEWPORT, OR 97365- 2847

Original Borrower For Sale Information Call: 800-280-2832 or Login to: www.auction.com In construing this notice, the singular includes the plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to this grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by the trust deed, and the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Pursuant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has been issued by QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO TENANTS: TENANTS OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY HAVE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS AFFFORDED TO THEM UNDER

ORS 86.782 AND POSSIBLY

UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE OF SALE, AND INCORPORATED HEREIN, IS A NOTICE TO TENANTS THAT SETS FORTH SOME OF THE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO A TENANT OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY AND WHICH SETS FORTH CERTAIN REQUIRMENTS THAT MUST BE COMPLIED WITH BY ANY TENANT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE AFFORDED PROTECTION, AS REQUIRED UNDER ORS 86.771.

TS No: OR-22-940787BB Dated: 9/8/2022 Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington, as Trustee Signature By: Tianah Schrock, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1st Ave South, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98104 Toll Free: (866) 925-0241 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1 st Ave South, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98104 Toll Free: (866) 925-0241 IDSPub #0180901 10/11/2022 10/18/2022 10/25/2022 11/1/2022

NG22-352 TS No. OR0600004622-1 APN R347543 TO No 2186134 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Reference is made to that certain Trust Deed made by, ALLEN L HARTUNG, UNMARRIED MAN, AS AN ESTATE IN FEE SIMPLE as Grantor to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE as Trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for MORTGAGE INVESTORS CORPORATION, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, dated as of March 10, 2011 and recorded on March 24, 2011 as Instrument No. 2011-02971 and the beneficial interest was assigned to FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION and recorded August 14, 2020 as Instrument Number 2020-08181 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Lincoln County, Oregon to-wit: APN: R347543 A TRACT OF LAND IN SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 8 SOUTH, RANGE 11 WEST, WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, IN LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT SOUTH 234.96 FEET AND WEST 43.60 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF THE JORDAN TRACTS; THENCE EAST 90 FEET; THENCE NORTH 60 FEET; THENCE WEST 90 FEET TO THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF JEROME COURT; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY 60 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. Commonly known as: 30 JEROME CT, GLENEDEN BEACH, OR 97388 Both the Beneficiary, FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, and the Trustee, Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112, have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said Trust Deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.735(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes. The default for which the foreclosure is made is the Grantor’s failure to pay: Failed to pay payments which became due Monthly Payment(s): 2 Monthly Payment(s) from 12/01/2019 to 01/01/2020 at $928.85 6 Monthly Payment(s) from 02/01/2020 to 07/01/2020 at $1,063.88 6 Monthly Payment(s) from 08/01/2020 to 01/01/2021 at $998.57 6 Monthly Payment(s) from 02/01/2021 to 07/01/2021 at $910.91 6 Monthly Payment(s) from 08/01/2021 to 01/01/2022 at

$851.60 6 Monthly Payment(s) from 02/01/2022 to 07/01/2022 at $848.92 3 Monthly Payment(s) from 08/01/2022 to 10/01/2022 at $905.41 Late Charge(s): 360.41

By this reason of said default the Beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit: The sum of $126,083.89 together with interest thereon at the rate of 4.37500% per annum from November 1, 2019 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all Trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said Trust Deed.

Wherefore, notice is hereby given that, the undersigned Trustee will on February 22, 2023 at the hour of 09:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Front Entrance, Lincoln County Courthouse, 225 West Olive Street, Newport, OR 97365 County of Lincoln, 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 the 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 Section 86.753 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the

Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, Trustee’s or attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. Without limiting the Trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the Trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a Trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic.

Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the Trustee’s sale. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “Grantor” includes any successor in interest to the Grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, the words “Trustee” and “Beneficiary” includes their respective successors in interest, if any. Dated: 10/6/22 By: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112

Successor Trustee Malcolm & Cisneros, A Law Corporation Attention: Nathan F. Smith, Esq., OSB #120112 c/o TRUSTEE CORPS 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300

Order Number 86259, Pub Dates: 10/18/2022, 10/25/2022, 11/1/2022, 11/8/2022, THE NEWS GUARD

More Fun & Games

BBB reports online scams up 87% since 2015

Chances are that you, a family member, or a friend, have been the victim of an online scam.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) reports online scams have risen 87% since 2015.

Tactics used by scammers have shifted drastically dur ing the past several years, ac cording to a new report pub lished by the Better Business Bureau. During the same period, scams perpetrated via phone dropped 42%.

The Start With Trust® Online: BBB Online Scams Report, is based on two sets of data. The BBB analyzed data of more than 300,000

reports submitted to BBB Scam TrackerSM between 2015 and 2022 and con ducted survey research in July 2022.

“The methods scammers use to target consumers have shifted significantly since BBB began collecting scam reports from the public in 2015,” BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust Executive Director Melissa Lanning Trumpower.

Leading into the holiday season, this report is designed to bring awareness to con sumers about the prevalence of scams in today’s digital world, according to the BBB.

All scam types perpetrated online

So far in 2022, scams perpetrated online are more prevalent (55%) than other de livery methods, with a higher percentage of people losing money when targeted (75%).

When breaking out scams perpetrated via phone with a monetary loss, scams perpe trated via text message rose from 11% in 2015 to 30% in 2022. Scams perpetrated via text had a median dollar loss of $800 in 2022, higher than other reported means of con tact. Text message was the most reported offline method used to push people online.

The scam type, with a monetary loss, most often reported was online pur chase scams (89%), while the number one place people reported being targeted by a scam was while browsing social media (25%).

Impersonation scams

54% of survey respon dents said the scammer claimed to be from a legiti mate organization. Of those who reported being targeted by an impersonation scam, 50% said the scammer pretended to be a business. When targeted by an imper sonation scam, 68% of sur vey respondents said they did

not ask the person to provide verification.

Online purchase (shopping)

scams

Online purchase scams continued to be the most reported scam type to BBB Scam Tracker in 2022, mak ing up 30% of all scams re ported, with 71.6% reporting a monetary loss. The reported median dollar loss for this type of scam rose from $101 in 2021 to $114 in 2022.

When looking at the ages of 18-24 the reported median dollar loss for this scam type increased 25.8% from $124 in 2021 to $156 in 2022. When compared to other demographics, this age group reported the highest median dollar loss.

Prevention tips

How and where you search, research, and conduct transactions may impact your susceptibility to online scams, according to the BBB. Tips for avoiding losing money to online scams

• If the deal looks too good to be true, it probably is. Price was the top motivating factor for people who made a purchase and then lost money.

Scammers offer hard-to-find items and highly sought-after products at great prices.

• Before you buy, do your research with a trustworthy

source. One of the best ways to avoid scams is to verify the offer and avoid making snap buying decisions.

• Avoid making quick purchases on social media.

25% of survey respondents reported being targeted while browsing social media.

• Use secure and trace able transactions. Avoid pay ing by wire transfer, prepaid money card, gift card, or other non-traditional pay ment methods.

• Don’t believe every thing you see. Scammers are great at mimicking official seals, fonts, and other details. Just because a website or email looks official does not mean it is. For example, if a business displays a BBB Ac credited Business seal, you can verify its legitimacy by going to BBB.org and look ing up the company.

• Be skeptical about anyone who reaches out to you unsolicited. Survey respondents told us scam mers produced fake business cards, websites, credentials, ratings and more to con vince consumers they were legitimate.

Go to BBB.org/Scam Tracker to report a scam and learn more about other risky scams at BBB.org/ScamTips.

Police Blotter

The police blotter relates to the public record of incidents as reported by law enforce ment agencies.

All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are pre sumed innocent until proven guilty. Information printed is preliminary and subject to change.

For specific details or concerns about cases listed, contact the appropriate law enforcement agency.

Lincoln City Police

October 4 12:25 a.m. A Hit and Run reported in the 1700 block of NW 44th Street. Caller advised a suspect vehicle hit a cement trash can in the parking lot.

Report taken.

3:42 p.m.

Police reported to a noninjury traffic crash in the 1600 block of NW Highway 101. One driver was cited for Driving Uninsured, No Valid Operators Licenses and Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device.

October 5 10:30 p.m.

Police responded to a phys ical fight between a male and a female over a cat in the 1600 block of SE East Devils Like Road. The male was taken into custody and transported to county jail for Assault 4 Domestic.

3:01 p.m.

Report of a burglary in the 4300 block of SW Coast Avenue. Suspect was at loca tion with a haul last night.

He broke into the house and vehicles. Officer responded and took a report.

4:35 p.m.

Officers responded to a reported fight between two males in the 4100 block of Logan Road at the Safeway customer service location. One male left prior to officers arriv ing at the scene.

October 6 1 a.m.

Police responded to an unresponsive female call in the 2800 block of NW 478th Street. North Lincoln Fire & Rescue and Pacific Ambulance responded. Narcan adminis tered. A confirmed DOA.

4:04 p.m.

Police took a report of Theft in the 95 block of SW Highway 101. License plates stolen from vehicle while parked at location.

11:56 p.m.

Police responded to the 4900 block of NE Logan Road to and employee reporting an irate customer creating a disturbance. Subject taken into custody for Criminal Trespass and transported to jail.

October 7 4:06 a.m.

Caller interrupted a vehicle prowler possibly armed. Sub ject left on foot.

11:54 p.m.

Police responded to a domestic disturbance reported in the 3900 block of SW Highway 101. One subject was taken into custody and booked in jail for Assault 4 and Harassment.

Pelican

A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the grand opening of the Pelican Brewing Company’s Siletz Bay location at 5911 SW Highway 101 in Lincoln City Oct. 14. Cutting the ribbon are, Pelican Brewing Company Brewmaster Darron Welch, Pelican Brewing Company Co-Owner and Vice President Jeff Schons, Pelican Brewing Company President and Co-Owner Mary Jones, State Rep. David Gomberg, Lincoln City Mayor Susan Wahlke, and Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lori Arce-Torres. The brewpub interior, with15,333 square feet, accommodates approximately 226 guests. Views of the bay and coastal wetlands are abundant from every angle as the floor-to-ceiling windows flood the expansive dining room with natural light. Outside the build ing is an expansive 2,600 square foot outdoor patio.

Brown leading trade mission to attract Asian investments

STAFF REPORT

Just how Lincoln City and Lincoln Coun ty businesses might benefit from Oregon’s latest trade mission to Asia remains unclear.

Gov. Kate Brown is leading the trade mis sion to South Korea and Japan. It is the first such mission since 2019.

The mission will focus on promoting foreign investment and business expansion in Oregon as the two countries reopen fully to tourism, trade, and business travel.

Brown will lead the mission from October 14 - 26, and will be joined by Oregon leaders representing the agriculture, tourism, higher ed ucation, apparel, technology, and manufacturing industries. Brown will also be visiting Oregon’s sister state in Japan, the Toyama Prefecture.

“While many states are seeking to expand trade opportunities as Asia begins to fully reopen, we know that Oregon’s businesses, products, and tourism opportunities are sec ond to none. Oregon has strong relationships in South Korea and Japan that have been built on decades of trade and the shared values of economic growth, environmental steward ship, and a desire for a better tomorrow,” Brown said. “As we celebrate these partner

ships and the successes they’ve brought in growing Oregon’s exports and expanding business development in our state, we are planting the seeds of the future for the next chapter in our economy’s growth.”

Asian trade and tourism are critical driv ers of Oregon’s economy and job growth. South Korea is a key and expanding export market for Oregon, and Japan is one of Oregon’s largest foreign investors. South Korea and Japan are Oregon’s fourth and sixth largest markets, respectively, for export goods overall, and two of the top markets for the state’s agricultural exports. Together, they represent 11% of Oregon’s $29.9 billion global export market.

Over the past five years, Oregon ranks seventh in the U.S. for largest export growth, growing significantly at 37%. During the pandemic, Oregon was one of only six states in the country to see positive export growth between 2019 and 2020. Nearly 6,000 Or egon companies export internationally, and 83,000 Oregon jobs are supported by exports. Travel and tourism in Oregon is a $10.9 bil lion industry that directly employs 100,000 Oregonians and generates $1.2 billion in state and local tax revenue.

Gov. Brown meets with Asia officials during a 2017 trade mission to Japan.

As part of the delegation, the Governor is bringing companies representing agriculture, food and beverage, apparel, and technology. Together, these companies will be exploring export opportunities with Korean and Japa nese distributors and retailers.

The companies are part of Brown’s del egation of public and private sector leaders, including representatives from Business Or egon, the Oregon Department of Agriculture,

Travel Oregon, the University of Oregon, and the Port of Portland.

As part of the trade mission, the Governor will lead several business development meet ings, host women’s leadership forums, sit down with government leaders, promote Or egon tourism, and work to strengthen trade. She will also meet with Korean and Japanese government officials and U.S. embassy of ficials in each destination.

Drivers are urged to watch for wildlife along roads and highways

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) documents an average of more than 6,000 vehicle collisions with deer and elk each year. The actual number of collisions is likely higher, as many are not reported if there is minimal damage or no human injuries.

The encounters frequently lead to damaged vehicles triggering expensive repair costs, and often the collisions can cause human inju ries and even death. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports 24 people in Oregon died in vehicle collisions with animals between 2011 and 2020.

The vehicle collisions with deer and elk peak in October and No vember, when migration and breed ing (the “rut”) puts the animals on the move, making them more likely to be crossing roads. Fewer daylight hours and rainy weather also reduce drivers’ visibility, increasing the danger of collision.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and ODOT are urging Oregonians to Watch out for Wildlife this time of year and follow these tips:

• Be careful when driving in areas that have special signs indicating the possible presence of wildlife. These signs are posted for

Tourism

outdoor experiences, seven miles of walkable beach and the charm of a coastal town. Even during the Great Recession, Lincoln City saw tourism revenue growth slow, but it never dropped.

Guests from Portland, Salem, Eugene, Boise and Seattle see us as a great destination, even when gas gets a little expensive and they get a bit nervous about the economy.

The News Guard: What is the strategy as the city moves forward into 2023, what should businesses expect, dips, heights?

Dreistadt: During the COVID pandemic, our longterm planning, out of neces sity, was replaced with quick pivots and strategy changes.

Going into 2023, we are returning to a formal annual marketing plan. The changes from 2019, our last “normal” year, include a shift in what we see as the vacation plan ning period.

At least for now, we’ve seen the planning cycle shorten significantly. In the

a reason.

• Be alert in areas with dense vegetation along the road or while going around curves. Wildlife near the road may not be visible.

• If you see one animal, stay alert. There may be others nearby.

• If you see wildlife on or near the road, slow down and stay in your lane. Many serious crashes are the result of drivers losing control as they swerve to avoid wildlife.

The same advice applies for smaller wildlife like raccoons; try to stay in your lane and do not swerve for these animals. They are less dangerous to vehicles than big game animals and maintain ing control of your vehicle is most important.

• Always wear your seat belt. Even a minor collision could result in serious injuries.

ODFW, ODOT and partner organizations are working to reduce the risk of vehicle-wildlife colli sions by building wildlife cross ings. The crossings allow wildlife to safely follow their migration patterns over or under a road. Data shows wildlife crossings on Hwy 97 near Sunriver have reduced vehicle-wildlife collisions by nearly 90 percent.

The bipartisan infrastructure

bill passed by Congress in 2021 is providing $350 million in competi tive grants to the states for wildlife crossings and other mitigation. ODFW, ODOT and other partners will be working to secure grants for projects.

Oregon drivers can also show their support by purchasing a Watch for Wildlife license plate. The revenue generated from license plate sales will benefit projects that help wildlife move within their range and between habitat patches. Originally developed by the Oregon Wildlife Foundation, the license plate is now available at the DMV. Roadkill salvagers: CWD testing is mandatory

As wildlife-vehicle collisions peak, so does participation in ODFW’s roadkill salvage program. Since 2019, salvaging deer or elk struck by a vehicle has been legal in Oregon. Salvagers are required to fill out a free online permit avail able at https://myodfw.com/articles/ roadkill-salvage-permits

Since the program kicked off in January 2019, 5,027 permits have been issued. The most permits have been issued for black-tailed deer in Western Oregon, where there are more drivers.

Salvagers are also required to bring the head and antlers of all salvaged deer and elk to an ODFW office for testing within five days. This is so ODFW can test the animal for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal neurological disease that ODFW has been on the lookout for since it first appeared in the late 1960s in Colorado.

The disease has never been detected in Oregon’s wildlife. But CWD testing regulations have taken on new urgency after it was de tected in several wild deer and elk in northwest Idaho, about 30 miles from Oregon’s border, late last year.

Infected animals can spread the disease for several years before showing symptoms (which include loss of balance, drooling, emacia tion or wasting and eventual death).

Testing apparently healthy deer and elk early in the course of the disease when they are not showing symp toms is the most effective method to catch the disease before an animal has spread the disease across the landscape and to other animals.

“With the disease now much closer to the state’s borders, we just want to remind roadkill salvagers about the mandatory testing require ments.” explained ODFW Wildlife Veterinarian Dr. Colin Gillin. “The

more animals the state tests, the more certain ODFW can be that the disease is not in the state. If it is detected, ODFW can implement its response plan to contain the spread of the disease.”

Test results are expected to take up to a month. If an animal ever tests positive for CWD, a biologist or vet erinarian will phone the person who salvaged that animal directly.

Negative test results will be posted for roadkill salvagers to individually check online at https:// www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/ health_program/CWD-testing/ To find your result, enter RSP before your permit number (e.g. RSP5001)

past, the bulk of our paid media placements happened in the first quarter (JanuaryMarch). That’s when our guests tended to make their travel plans for the year.

Through the pandemic, though, that cycle was inter rupted and the decision to visit a destination became more spontaneous.

Our old plan had a large campaign called Activate Spring, which ran from January through March, followed by Activate Fall which began in the latter half of August once school was back in session.

Our current plan has us trimming Activate Spring a bit and adding an Activate Winter campaign so we have media coverage closer to our off-peak season and more in line with our more impulsedriven guests.

Frankly, we remain surprised at the ongoing strength of our lodging industry, with record occu pancy and financial numbers continuing through the fall of this year. As our hotels, vacation rentals, restaurants

and shops welcomed new guests post-lockdown, we developed a large, new group of regular visitors.

Private investment in Lincoln City, including all the hotel renovations we’ve had over the past few years, the opening of Pelican Pub, Pines Dine and a host of other new dining and retail experiences, has put Lin coln City in good stead for converting the windfall of first-time visitors into loyal customers we’ll see year after year.

The News Guard: What specific areas and demo graphics are the city target ing now and why?

Dreistadt: Most of our marketing efforts still focus on the Portland Designated Marketing Area (DMA) where media originating from Portland encompasses the Willamette Valley and covers about 60% of our visitors. However, we are also making headway via public relations in expand ing our reach to regional and national audiences. We are

starting to get national media placements including Na tional Geographic, Fodors, USA Today, Thrillist.com, Newsweek and Travel & Leisure.

Our overall demograph ics haven’t changed much. Young families are the demo for Spring Break and Spring/ Summer, Empty nesters for Fall and a blend for Winter.

Demographics

• Young Family: 25-54, children under 18 living at home, household income $100K.

• Empty Nester: Skew 45+, no kids at home.

• High school or college educated, married, women trip planners.

The News Guard: As the city emerged through the pandemic, what are we tak ing away from that experi ence that will help guide businesses forward?

Dreistadt: The first takeaway is how incred ibly resilient Lincoln City is. Early on during the pandemic, when all tour

ism marketing was halted, we shifted gears to placing stories about how innova tive and generous the people and businesses in Lincoln City are. The thought at the time was to keep Lincoln City top of mind, while reminding everyone what a special place this is. What we discovered in the process was a town determined to survive by everyone helping everyone else. (I’ve attached a presentation we made at a tourism conference that outlines a lot of it.) Our busi nesses and residents proved to be our biggest strength in tough times.

A lot of what we learned through the pandemic was expressed in a brochure we put together to encourage businesses to locate here in Lincoln City (see attached). If you need a location where you are likely to weather the storm during hard times, you can’t get much better than Lincoln City.

The News Guard: Feel free to add any other com ments you might have.

Dreistadt: In addition to marketing, we’re working with other City departments to help create and improve attractions. The attached press release shows how we are working toward acceler ating that bump in lodging activity we see in the last week of December. Right now, we’re providing fund ing to Parks & Rec to install electrical conduit so there is power around Regatta Park’s circular drive. It will be a small start this year, but the electrical work will allow us to add holiday light displays until Regatta is a drive-thru holiday lights spectacular in the next year or two.

There will be more projects like this in the future where City departments work as a team to improve our guest experiences so visitors want to come back again and again.

Follow Lincoln City’s tourism efforts with frequent updates at thenewsguard. com and in the Tuesday print editions of The News Guard.

COURTESY

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Drivers are being urged to watch for close encounters with wildlife along roads and highways.

Great Oregon ShakeOut

JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

“Drop, cover and hold on!”

It is a phrase used over and over again to prepare us for an earth quake.

The phase will be primary during the Great Oregon ShakeOut, sched uled for 10:20 a.m. October 20.

This means that wherever you are at that moment—at home, at work, at school, anywhere—you should Drop, Cover, and Hold On as if there were a major earthquake occurring at that very moment, and stay in this posi tion for at least 60 seconds, accord ing to the Great Oregon ShakeOut website.

“There will not be any freeway closures, power outages, or other simulated effects of the hypothetical earthquake, unless your local gov ernment or utility company specifi cally notifies you about something of this nature,” the website states.

“The ShakeOut is not something you need to leave work to participate in—in fact, participating at work is encouraged! Businesses, organi zations, schools, and government agencies can register and have their employees practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On or have a more extensive emergency drill.”

The main goal of the ShakeOut is to help best prepare Oregonians for major earthquakes.

“The ShakeOut should be used as an opportunity to learn what to do before, during, and after an earth quake,” the website advises.

Visit http://www.earthquakecoun

try.org/sevensteps for tips on how to prepare, protect, and recover.

Local preparedness  Lincoln County Emergency Management (LCEM) is encourag ing community members, businesses, and community groups to participate in the 2022 Great Oregon ShakeOut.

The event provides a chance for you to practice what you would do during an earthquake -wherever you may be at that time.

While the official event takes place at 10 a.m. Thursday, October 20, you can practice your drop, cover, and hold during the days leading up to or directly after the drill. It is important to register if you participate.

By registering you will help Lin coln County Public Safety agencies document the high level of prepared ness in our community. Participa tion in this event shows that we are working together to strengthen our community resiliency and emergen cy preparedness.

This event also provides a good reminder to update your emergency plans and supplies, according to LCEM.

Lincoln County residents live on the Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Faultline. This means it is even more important for our communities to be informed and prepared.

Here are resources for more information about earthquake and tsunami preparedness: Great Oregon ShakeOut

• Registration and General Infor

Students at a Lincoln City school practice an earthquake drill during a previous Great Oregon ShakeOut.

mation: www.shakeout.org/oregon/

• Recommended Earthquake Safety Actions: www.earthquake country.org/library/ShakeOut_Rec ommended_Earthquake_Safety_Ac tions.pdf

• Earthquake Guide for People with Disabilities: www.earthquake country.org/library/ShakeOut_Earth quake_Guide_Disabilities_AFN.pdf

Lincoln County Emergency Man agement

• Cascadia Earthquake Fact sheet: www.oregongeology.org/pubs/ fs/cascadia-planning-for-em-andpublic.pdf

• Earthquake and Tsunami Emergency www.co.lincoln.or.us/ sites/default/files/fileattachments/ emergency_management/page/4631/

earthquake_and_tsunami_emergen cy_guide.pdf

• Hazards: Earthquakes: www. co.lincoln.or.us/emergencymanage ment/page/hazards-earthquake

• Hazards: Tsunamis: www. co.lincoln.or.us/emergencymanage ment/page/hazards-tsunamis

• Main page: www.co.lincoln. or.us/emergencymanagement

CDC

• Preparing for an earthquake: www.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/ prepared.html

• Tsunamis: www.cdc.gov/disas ters/tsunamis/ Ready.gov Earthquakes: www.ready.gov/ earthquakes

• Tsunamis: www.ready.gov/

tsunamis

Red Cross

• Earthquake Safety: www.red cross.org/get-help/how-to-preparefor-emergencies/types-of-emergen cies/earthquake.html

• Emergency Management Pro grams (In Alphabetical Order)

City of Lincoln City

• https://www.lincolncity.org/ residents/emergency-preparedness City of Newport

• newportoregon.gov/emergen cy/default.asp

• Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians

• https://www.ctsi.nsn.us/ Lincoln County

• https://www.co.lincoln.or.us/ emergencymanagement

Sheriff’s Tip of the Week urges quake preparedness

LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Disasters and emergen cies can strike at anytime; sometimes leaving our com munities without adequate aid for hours, days, or even weeks.

Due to the potential impact of local wildfires, storms, floods, or landslides it is recommended that all Oregonians be prepared to be self-sufficient for at least two weeks. For coastal resi dents, like Lincoln County, it is recommended to be “4 Weeks Cascadia Ready” in preparation for a Cascadia Subduction Zone earth quake.

This means your house hold has enough food, water, medical supplies, sanitation supplies, and other lifesustaining resources to meet your specific needs for at least four weeks.

In a major disaster such as a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, supply chain, responders, and trans portation would be disrupted. This means our communities need to be prepared to take care of each other until as sistance is available.

Be Informed

• Know about the haz ards where you live.

• Be familiar with local evacuation routes.

• Sign up for local emer gency alerts through Lincoln Alerts or update your profile.

Make an Emergency Plan

• Talk with family and friends about what you will do, including if you’re not to gether during an emergency.

• Practice your plan at different times and on dif ferent days. What will you do if you are at home, work, school, or another location?

• Plan to check on your neighbors or vulnerable com munity members and offer assistance if possible.

Build an Emergency Kit

Create an emergency kit or update your existing one.

Essential supplies in clude:

• At least 4 weeks sup ply of food and water for each person and any pets.

Remember to include water for drinking, sanitation, and preparing meals if needed.

• Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a

NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert

• Flashlight • First aid kit

• Extra batteries

• Whistle (to signal for help)

• Dust mask (to help filter contaminated air) and face coverings (for CO VID-19 prevention)

• Plastic sheeting and duct tape (to shelter in place)

• Moist towelettes, gar bage bags and plastic ties (for personal sanitation)

• Wrench or pliers (to turn off utilities)

• Manual can opener (for food)

• Local maps • Cell phone with char gers and a backup battery

More information and resources:

• Lincoln County Emer gency Management – Plan and Prepare Resources

• Lincoln County Emer gency Management – Haz ards: Earthquake

• Be Ready – Make a Plan

• Be Ready – Build a Kit

• CDC – Emergency Pre

paredness and

Red Cross

How to

for Emergencies

Oregon Emergency Management

Weeks Ready

For more information and tips, visit lincolncountysheriff.net

Community Calendar

October 19 Parks & Recreation Board Meeting

The Lincoln City Parks & Recreation Board will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the Lincoln City Commu nity Center, 2150 NE Oar Place, in Lincoln City. The public is invited to attend and listen to this meet ing at the Community Center. The agenda and packet for the meeting is available on the city website at www.lincolncity.org under “Agen da, Packets and Video.” For more

details, call 541-994-2131.

October 22 Art Party

The Lincoln City Cultural Center (LCCC) invites the public to a big Art Party from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Sea Star Sculpture dedication is scheduled for 12 p.m. during the Art Party at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, 540 NE Highway 101 in Lincoln City.

October 27 Bingo Night

From 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Gleneden Beach Community Hall, 110 Azalea, in Gleneden Beach.

Cost is $8 for members, $10 for non-members and includes multiple games. Snacks provided. For more details, call Lisa at 541-921-7261.

November 19 Community

Thanksgiving A Community Thanksgiving Service will be held 6 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2335 NE 22nd Street in Lincoln City. Please bring canned food. Sponsored by the North Lincoln Ministerial Association.

Up to 15% in store!

On Going

Free Meal For Veterans

Homemade soup and sandwich

es every third Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lincoln City B.P.O Elks #1886 at 1350 SE Oar Avenue in Lincoln City.

Art Exhibit

The Lincoln City Cultural Center (LCCC), located at 540 NE Highway 101 in Lincoln City, will present an exhibit by the Gone to

Pieces Quilt Guild at the center’s Fiber Arts Studio Gallery. The exhibit will be on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sundays through Oct. 23. A quilt raffle drawing will be conducted Sept. 30.

If you have a community event coming up, send brief details with the date, time, location and contact phone/email to jruark@countryme dia.net.

Receding tide at Siletz Bay Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 12.

OCCC Foundation opens second-annual student art auction

Oregon Coast Com

Foundation Second Annual OCCC Art Show and Auction runs through Oct.

from the Auc tion will go primarily to the student artists, secondarily to support the OCCC Art Program and help defer costs incurred by the OCCC Foundation.

works of art created by OCCC students and friends of the College will be shown in the Commons of the Newport Main Campus lo cated at 400 SE College Way, Newport, from October 10-27. The show, and online auction, will end at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27.

“This year’s student art features pencil still-lifes, photography, watercolor and more,” OCCC’s Vice Presi dent of Engagement Dave Price said. “And don’t miss Sandy Roumagoux’s amaz ing contribution, a 3-foot by 3-foot oil painting entitled ‘High Tides on the Tide Flats.’” Roumagoux, a New port artist and former mayor, is a longtime supporter of Oregon Coast Community College.

The purpose of the Or egon Coast Community Col lege Foundation (OCCCF) 2nd Annual Art Show is to provide a venue for OCCC students, faculty, staff and members of the community

with a connection to OCCC to show and sell their art, according to a release from OCC. The event is a learning experience for students who may then add to their resume that they showed and sold art.

The auction opened at noon Monday, Oct. 10. See the artwork in-person, displayed in the Com mons of the Central County Campus in Newport. View the artwork online, at bit.ly/ OCCCAuction.

For more information about the College’s Art Show and Auction, or its other events and projects, contact the Foundation, foundation@ oregoncoast.edu. Learn more about the OCCC Foundation at oregoncoast. edu/foundation.

Oregon Coast Community Col lege has served the Lincoln County commu nity since 1987, and operates cam pus locations in Waldport, Lincoln City, and Newport. Learn more at oregoncoast.edu.

COURTESY PHOTO FROM OCCC

Above: “Blue Butterfly” by Rachel Mar tino Right: “No Eats – I” by Andrea Jordan Taylor

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