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o celebrate the quality of “antiquing,” every February Lincoln City’s antique store community hosts their annual Antique & Collectibles Week, a 10-day-long event featuring citywide sales and special inventory. This year’s event takes place from Feb. 12-21 and will include exclusive offers at participating stores.

Once named one of the great undiscovered places for antiques in the United States, Lincoln City is home to numerous vintage shops and used bookstores and has long been considered the place to go for antiquing on the Oregon Coast. Lincoln City was formed in 1965 when the five pioneer towns of Oceanlake, Taft, Cutler City, DeLake and Nelscott united. Reminders of these coastal towns can be found all along the 7.5-mile length of present-day Lincoln City.

Created by June Minor of the historic Rocking Horse Mall in 1991, Antique & Collectibles Week has been a celebration of elegant reminders of the past, near forgotten pieces from childhood and the thrill of the hunt. Originally opening as the OceanLake Pavilion Dance Hall in 1920, the Rocking Horse Mall is now run by her son Rick Minor and features two floors of antiques including glassware, pottery, vintage furniture, dollhouse miniatures and beach treasures.

“We are excited to once again see our antique and collectibles shops come together to present an unforgettable week of new (to you) treasures along with unexpected surprises at every turn,” said Ed Dreistadt, director of Explore Lincoln City. “Antiquing is a great way to experience history, relive fond memories and bring something special into your home.”

The North Lincoln County Historical Museum will also have an exhibit called “Float Odyssey,” where guests can view the journey of unique collectible fishing floats, including where they were made, their specs, how far they traveled and who found them. The museum will also host “Float Identification Day,” where guests can bring in their floats and have onsite experts help identify them from 11:30 am. To 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19.

Local antique shop Granny’s Attic will also have an important piece of Lincoln City history on display for visitors: an original table from beloved (and greatly missed) local restaurant Pixie Kitchen. A popular stop for families when visiting Lincoln City, Pixie Kitchen was a landmark for coastal visitors for 30 years before closing its doors in 1985.

Some of the local businesses that are participating in Antique & Collectibles Week this year include: Little Antique Mall, Sue Bear’s Attic, Coastal Treasures, 101 Inspirations, Prehistoric, Sea Hag Antiques, Carrousel by the Beach, Rocking Horse Antique Mall, Granny’s Attic, Coast Clocks, Nelscott House Antiques, and Shops at Street Car Village.

For more information about Antique & Collectibles Week, please visit https://www.oregoncoast.org/events/annual/antiquecollectibles-week/

Plans for Taft Park include soccer field, multi-purpose covered area for sports HILARY DORSEY Editor

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he Lincoln City Parks and Recreation Advisory Board gave a presentation during the Lincoln City Council meeting Monday, Jan. 10, on the planning, construction and funding for Taft Park. The park would be located at the site of the former Taft Elementary School, located on SE 50th Street.

David Jamieson, Lincoln City Parks and Recreation Advisory Board chair, said Lincoln City has 7 miles of beaches. The city also has a community center, open spaces, Devils Lake, campgrounds and more. The community center hosts swim meets and other events in the gym.

“We’d like the Taft sports complex to be a part of that,” Jamieson said. “I see this Taft FILE PHOTO OF THE FIELD FOR TAFT PARK Sports Complex, or Taft Park, as truly a competitive advantage for Lincoln City.”

There could be a competitive soccer field, a practice field, a multiJamieson said sports and recreation are purpose covered area for sports such as pickleball and tennis, a an economic driver for sports and recreation playground, and restrooms. tourism and also drives supporting business development and Taft Park could be a part of Approximately $90,000 has been committed for a landthat. There could be a competitive soccer field, a practice field, scape architect, a planning survey and more. a multi-purpose covered area for sports such as pickleball and Jamieson added this a million of dollars project which tennis, a playground, and restrooms. There are 61 public parkwould require drainage and irrigation. There is $500,000 availing spots, Jamieson added. able from the estate for a multi-use covered court. An idea for Board member Jane Mulholland said the city of Lincoln funding is to issue municipal bonds for park development. The City embraces tourism, but it is important to focus on the needs department has also been looking at grant funding. of the residents. There is no neighborhood park south of Devils The next step the board wishes the council to take is to form a Lake and east of Hwy 101, she said. workgroup or subcommittee on Taft Park, Jamieson said.

“Tourism and serving our residents, those go hand in Councilor Rick Mark said a dog park was high on his list hand,” Mulholland said. “They are the two priorities that we for the Taft Park. Board member Jane Mulholland said the have in our city.” board is aware of the desire for a dog park and has listed a The council has already shown their investment through small and large dog park in the project. the purchase of the property, Mulholland said. The completion Parks and Recreation Director Jeanne Sprague said the of Taft Park will provide service for the children of the comboard hopes to have a finished conceptual plan in the next munity. few months and present it to the council.

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Omicron overwhelms system, public health to decide on contact tracing approach HILARY DORSEY Editor

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regon Health & Science University (OHSU) now predicts a peak in hospitalizations in Oregon by the end of January, followed by a sharp drop after the peak.

As of Wednesday, Jan. 12, Lincoln County had 323 new COVID-19 cases from Jan. 7-11, four people currently in intensive care unit at local hospitals, and a total of 59 deaths since the pandemic began.

Public Health Director Florence Pourtal spoke during a Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday, Jan. 12, about the importance of people getting vaccinated and boosted in terms of hospitalizations.

“When the hospitals are filled with COVID patients, that means there are no more beds available for anyone else,” Pourtal said.

Pourtal said because the omicron variant is so transmissible, the number of cases in Oregon, the United States and across the world is overwhelming and has overwhelmed the system.

With the delta variant surge, Oregon saw around 3,000 cases per day. With omicron, it is three times that number of cases.

Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has decided not to require public health departments to contact everyone who is a positive case and will leave the decision up to health departments.

“What is likely to happen for us in Lincoln County is that we will shift the way we’re approaching tracing and investigation,” Pourtal said. “We have yet to fully make our decision.”

If people want to be best protected

against the omicron variant, they must get their booster shot, Pourtal added.

“We have plenty of clinics available where people can just walk in and get boosted right away,” Pourtal said.

Everyone 12 years and older is now eligible to receive a booster five months after their second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine. People previously had to wait six months before receiving a booster shot.

“For [those] 12 to 17 years old, it is Pfizer they will be able to get boosted with,” Pourtal said.

The definition of fully vaccinated individuals has changed. Those who have received only a second dose are no longer considered fully vaccinated.

To be considered fully vaccinated, people need get a booster shot.

“Lincoln County is still doing a really good job in terms of vaccination,” Pourtal said. “I just want to remind people that your first two doses are not enough anymore and you need to go get boosted.”

Pourtal said 43 percent of the eligible population are fully vaccinated with a booster shot.

The vaccination bus is located at the fairgrounds until Jan. 20. The clinic is open by walk-ins from noon to 7 p.m. every day.

Samaritan Health Services is still testing Monday through Friday in Newport and Lincoln City but appointments are now required. You can schedule an appointment at www. samhealth.org/COVIDtesting Those without internet access can call 844469-24-27 to schedule.

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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local Union 659 Executive Board Recording Secretary Kathy Joy is pictured making donations to the Lincoln City Food Pantry and Lincoln City Backpack for Kids. Each entity has received a total of $12,500 in donations from IBEW LU659.

Year to date, IBEW Local Union 659 has donated over $22,000 to local non-profit organizations that help with feeding people who live in the communities we serve. The communities where our members

work, live, and raise their families. Those same communities help our members prosper and we are committed to return those gestures in improving living conditions to help those less fortunate.

IBEW Local Union 659 is committed to helping all in need which is important in these unprecedented times. More efforts are necessary to help those in need and our membership has stepped up in those efforts. We are fortunate to be able to help ease the lives of others.

National Guard to start second hospital relief

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Oregon Army National Guard Human Resource Specialist Sgt. Niki McCurdy assigns soldiers to specific hospitals at the Anderson Readiness Center in Salem, Jan. 12.

With the surge of COVID-19 cases, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has ordered an increase of National Guard members for the second hospital relief mission, with up to 1,200 Oregon Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen mobilized as of Wednesday, Jan. 12.

This new activation of the Oregon National Guard is an increased from 500 to over 1,200 service members in 40 hospitals across the state. National Guard members will provide much-needed support for understaffed hospitals during this deployment, which will begin no later than Jan. 18.

The soldiers and airmen will serve in non-clinical support roles as material handlers, equipment runners, in addition to COVID testing support, laundry, custodial services, ensure hospital operations and other services in support of healthcare systems. The mission’s planning is ongoing, with guard members placed on orders and assigned to hospitals.

This activation follows a prior deployment of over 1,500 Oregon National Guardsmen that provided the same nonclinical support rolls in Oregon hospitals

that began in August of 2021 and ended in December 2021.

The Oregon National Guard comprises over 8,000 Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen, dedicated to serving the communities they live in and maintaining the ability to serve the nation in times of war.

The organization has the motto “always ready, always there” and is the largest parttime employer in the state. Its members, on average, serve one weekend a month with an additional two-week period a year while maintaining civilian employment.

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Hemp compounds prevent Coronavirus from entering human cells STEVE LUNDEBERG Guest Article

Hemp compounds identified by Oregon State University research via a chemical screening technique invented at OSU show the ability to prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells.

Findings of the study led

by Richard van Breemen, a researcher with Oregon State’s Global Hemp Innovation Center, College of Pharmacy and Linus Pauling Institute, were published today in the Journal of Natural Products.

Hemp, known scientifically as Cannabis sativa, is a source of fiber, food and animal feed, and multiple hemp extracts and compounds are added to cosmetics, body lotions, dietary supplements and food, van Breemen said.

Van Breemen and collaborators, including scientists at Oregon Health & Science University, found that a pair of cannabinoid acids bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, blocking a critical step in the process the virus uses to infect people.

The compounds are cannabigerolic acid, or CBGA, and cannabidiolic acid, CBDA, and the spike protein is the same drug target used in COVID-19 vaccines and antibody therapy.

A drug target is any molecule critical to the process a disease follows, meaning its disruption can thwart infection or disease progression.

“These cannabinoid acids are abundant in hemp and in many hemp extracts,” van Breemen said. “They are not controlled substances like THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, and have a good safety profile in humans.

And our research showed the hemp compounds were equally effective against variants of SARS-CoV-2, including variant B.1.1.7, which was first detected in the United Kingdom, and variant B.1.351, first detected in South Africa.”

Those two variants are also known the alpha and beta variant, respectively.

Characterized by crownlike protrusions on its outer surface, SARS-CoV-2 features RNA strands that encode its four main structural proteins – spike, envelope, membrane and nucleocapsid – as well as 16 nonstructural proteins and several “accessory” proteins,

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Lab tests showed that cannabigerolic acid and cannabidiolic acid prevented infection of human epithelial cells by the coronavirus spike protein and prevented entry of SARS-CoV-2 into cells. van Breemen said.

“Any part of the infection and replication cycle is a potential target for antiviral intervention, and the connection of the spike protein’s receptor binding domain to the human cell surface receptor ACE2 is a critical step in that cycle,” he said.

“That means cell entry inhibitors, like the acids from hemp, could be used to prevent SARSCoV-2 infection and also to shorten infections by preventing virus particles from infecting human cells. They bind to the spike proteins so those proteins can’t bind to the ACE2 enzyme, which is abundant on the outer membrane of endothelial cells in the lungs and other organs.”

Using compounds that block virus-receptor interaction has been helpful for patients with other viral infections, he notes, including HIV-1 and hepatitis.

Van Breemen, Ruth Muchiro of the College of Pharmacy

and Linus Pauling Institute and five scientists from OHSU identified the two cannabinoid acids via a mass spectrometry-based screening technique invented in van Breemen’s laboratory.

Van Breemen’s team screened a range of botanicals used as dietary supplements including red clover, wild yam, hops and three species of licorice.

An earlier paper in the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry described tailoring the novel method, affinity selection mass spectrometry, to finding drugs that would target the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

In the later research, lab tests showed that cannabigerolic acid and cannabidiolic acid prevented infection of human epithelial cells by the coronavirus spike protein and prevented entry of SARS-CoV-2 into cells.

“These compounds can be

taken orally and have a long history of safe use in humans,” van Breemen said. “They have the potential to prevent as well as treat infection by SARSCoV-2. CBDA and CBGA are produced by the hemp plant as precursors to CBD and CBG, which are familiar to many consumers. However, they are different from the acids and are not contained in hemp products.”

Van Breemen explains that affinity selection mass spectrometery, which he abbreviates to AS-MS, involves incubating a drug target like the SARSCoV-2 spike protein with a mixture of possible ligands – things that might bind to it – such as a botanical extract, in this case hemp extract.

The ligand-receptor complexes are then filtered from the non-binding molecules using one of several methods.

“We identified several can-

nabinoid ligands and ranked them by affinity to the spike protein,” van Breemen said.

“The two cannabinoids with the highest affinities for the spike protein were CBDA and CGBA, and they were confirmed to block infection.

“One of the primary concerns in the pandemic is the spread of variants, of which there are many, and B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 are among the most widespread and concerning,” he added. “These variants are well known for evading antibodies against early lineage SARS-CoV-2, which is obviously concerning given that current vaccination strategies rely on the early lineage spike protein as an antigen. Our data show CBDA and CBGA are effective against the two variants we looked at, and we hope that trend will extend to other existing and future variants.”

Van Breemen said resistant

variants could still arise amid widespread use of cannabinoids but that the combination of vaccination and CBDA/CBGA treatment should make for a much more challenging environment for SARS-CoV-2.

“Our earlier research reported on the discovery of another compound, one from licorice, that binds to the spike protein too,” he said.

“However, we did not test that compound, licochalcone A, for activity against the live virus yet. We need new funding for that.”

Timothy Bates, Jules Weinstein, Hans Leier, Scotland Farley and Fikadu Tafesse of OHSU also contributed to the cannabinoid study.

Steve Lundeberg is a researcher and writer for Oregon State University Relations and Marketing. He may be reached at steve.lundeberg@oregonstate.edu

Oregon increases income limits for food, child care assistance The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) has increased the income limits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Employment Related Day Care (ERDC) program to 200% of the federal poverty level, or $2,147 a month for an individual or $3,660 for a family of three.

The previous income limit for these programs was 185% of the federal poverty level, or $1,986 a month for an individual or $3,386 for a family of three.

This change took effect in Oregon on Jan. 1 and approximately 18,000 new households are expected to be eligible to enroll in SNAP. Approximately $25 million in additional food benefits will be issued to Oregonians annually.

“Coming into the COVID-19 pandemic, life was difficult for many Oregonians, especially people of color, Oregon Tribal

Nations, people with disabilities and older adults,” said ODHS Director Fariborz Pakseresht.

“As COVID-19 continues to impact our communities, we know that many are struggling to get enough healthy food for themselves and their families.

This increase will provide critical food support to thousands of Oregonians.”

The ERDC program has two income limits to participate in the program, for when a family applies to participate in the program and when a family renews their participation in the program. The entry income limit to enroll in the program has increased to 200% of federal poverty level. Families can continue to participate in the program until their income is above 250% of the federal poverty level, or $5,303 a month for a family of three.

“It’s encouraging to see

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not received at-home testing kits yet. When they arrive, they will be distributed to local organizations. This supply is separate from what is being sent by the government.

Call the Lincoln County Call Center at 541-265-0621 if you have any questions. Pourtal said the health department is

trying to make vaccines available close to where people live.

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child care prioritized with other critical benefits to support Oregon families,” said Oregon Early Learning System Director Alyssa Chatterjee. “This change will help more families access child care at a pivotal time – one that’s brought uncertainty and challenges.”

Oregonians can apply for medical, food, cash and child care assistance in one place online at ONE.Oregon.gov, over-the-phone at 800-699-9075​ , or in-person at a local o​ ffice.​ Due to COVID-19, Oregonians are encouraged to call ahead before their local o​ ffice.

ODHS offers these tips to Oregonians to help them as they apply for benefits:

• Before you begin an application, compile all documents you think you might need ahead of time. This can prevent your application from being held up and taking additional time.

These documents could include: Identification, proof of income, social security numbers or other documents to determine eligibility for anyone in the household who is applying for benefits.

• If you have already submitted an online, in-person or overthe-phone application, you do not need to reapply. ODHS has your application and will process it as quickly as possible.

• If you applied through the ONE online application, you can track your application’s status

using the same system you used to apply. Log in to one.oregon. gov to start tracking. Note: This website is accessible on computers, tablets and phones, but it is not optimized for mobile viewing.

• Dial 2-1-1, or text your zip code to 898-211, www.211info. org • Oregon Department of Human Services COVID-19 help center.

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Ralph Elliott Jan. 14, 1944 ~ Jan. 2, 2022

Ralph Richard Elliott was born January 14, 1944 in Three Rivers, Michigan to A.O. and Berenice (Burchard) Elliott.

He attended Michigan State University in E. Lansing, Michigan and Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, where he met Leeann, his wife of 38 years. They were married on August 7, 1971.

In 1974 Ralph moved with

Leeann to Lincoln City. The wild natural beauty of Oregon led him to a near-fifty-year pursuit and career as an art photographer. From the early 1990s, he owned the Frame Cellar and Gallery in Lincoln City, where he continued his photographic work as an active and inspiring member of the coastal art community. He was a member of Pacific Artists Alliance, The Pacific Artist Cooperative Gallery, The Casbah Group, and Central Oregon Coast Artists. Ralph exhibited his work and won awards in galleries throughout Oregon.

In his spare time, Ralph enjoyed and was formidably skilled at the chess board, the pool table, and at playing darts. He rarely passed up an opportunity to invite, discuss, and teach strategy or skills to his opponents as he played. He most enjoyed a close match, whatever the game, and whoever “won.”

Ralph was also a music aficionado and movie buff with a large and diverse collection of both, that he was eager to enjoy with others. His laugh was so infectious that the Bijou Movie Theater in Lincoln City used to give him free tickets to be part of the audience for comedies. Ralph was a lifelong reader and learner who loved science and philosophy, as well as science fiction novels. He loved photo trips and camping—solo and with his family—canoeing, fishing, and traveling back roads and lesser-known trails with an eye to capturing the uncommon beauty and stories he found through his photographic lens.

Ralph’s greatest delights were family, friends, and the amazing beauty of the world.

He inspired others by engaging all with his philosophy of respect and kindness. He had the courage to embrace and savor challenges and new experiences, and to appreciate

all his life experiences.

Ralph was generous and compassionate, with a knack for including all and offering acceptance without condition, a loving trait he shared with his late wife, Leeann.

His children and grandchildren remember him full of love, laughter, stubborn grit, and always willing to be with them. They are grateful that he surrounded them with joy in learning, reading, art, language, song, and exceptional images of the beauty of life.

Ralph passed away on January 2, 2022, in Albany, Oregon surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Leeann; his parents; and sister, Jacqueline Metheany.

He is survived by daughters Theresa Kidd and husband, Sean, Katherine Elliott, Janet “Jane” Elliott and husband, Jason, and Aimee Kohlmeyer and husband, Cody; grandchildren, Anna,

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Judith Ann Houck, 75 of Lincoln City, Oregon., passed away at home in Lincoln City. She was born in Marquette, Michigan to parents, Warner and Helvi Biekkola.

She graduated with Bachelor of Arts, with Honors in 1968. Major: English. Minor: Speech.

Master of Arts, and English 1969 from Northern Michigan University. Her

career was in the Portland metro area. She was a Senior Claims Representative. She volunteered with multiple churches, held positions with AAUW (American Association of University Women) holding multiple positions, and was very active with AA. She enjoyed traveling with her husband Jack, married for 47 years, traveling cross country being snowbirds having homes in Oregon and Florida. She also enjoyed painting, decorating, their Welsh Corgi dogs and spending time with grandkids.

She is survived by sons, Jay and John Houck; grandchildren, Amber Rose, Jason and Edwin Houck; and brother James (Leslie) Biekkola of Idaho.

A service will be held noon on Jan. 29, 2022 at St. Peter The Fisherman Lutheran Church in Lincoln City, Oregon.

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There are no funeral arrangements at this time.

Marvin Duwaine Youngman, age 85, born in Nebraska on July 26, 1936 and died in Lincoln City, Oregon on Dec. 3, 2021, with his two daughters by his side.

Marv graduated from high school in La Jolla, California.

He attended Oregon State University and played one year of football for the Beavers.

Marv joined the US Army when he was young and was in the 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division.

Marv was proud of his military service and proud to be an American. Marv married Karen (Anderson)

Youngman in 1959. They started a family and raised two daughters.

One of Marv’s early careers was a purchasing manager for Hyster. The family was transferred from Oregon, to Illinois, back to Oregon, then Scotland for three years, then to Indiana, then back to Oregon. Back in Oregon, Marv became a small business owner with a variety of business adventures with Karen, including two appliance repair and sales stores one in Keizer, Oregon and one in Stayton, Oregon. They also ran a small burger joint in Stayton, Oregon.

They also owned and operated a motel on the Oregon coast in Newport, Oregon for five years.

Marv loved to travel, and during their time in Scotland the family traveled through much of Great Brittan, Europe and Scandinavia. The family also traveled by car between Oregon and their Mid-West homes, and had many US travel adventures, like Yellowstone and Mount Rushmore. Marv loved time with family, golf, good

Nathan, Michael, Amelia, Elaina, Keola and Ian; siblings, Sharon Carothers, Jerri (John) Otto, Kristen (Shirley) ElliottLange; and by many loving nieces, nephews and extended and adopted family members.

Ralph was beloved and will be remembered, cherished, and missed by his family, his friends, and community.

A memorial will be held at the Lincoln City Cultural Center on January 22 where Ralph’s photographs will be displayed to all visitors from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. The Cultural Center asks that all attending the service, from 2:00 - 4:00 provide proof of vaccination.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in his name to environmental, humanitarian, or medical research organization of your choice. Or to the Cultural Center or Evergreen Hospice.

food, comedy TV shows and flying. Marv was a private and commercial pilot and owned two airplanes. After retirement Marv moved from Salem, Oregon to Lincoln City, Oregon.

Marv is reunited in heaven with his wife Karen (Anderson) Youngman (8/20/1939 -6/26/2002).

Marv is survived by his daughters, Michelle Youngman and Jeanette (Youngman) Kirchner (John Relyea); grandsons, Brenden Kirchner (Marysia) and Benjamin Kirchner (Gillian); and by extended family and friends who all loved Marv.

We love you and miss you dad. Rest in peace with mom.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Marv’s memory to any Veteran’s Service Dog Organization.

Funeral arrangements by Pacific View Memorial Chapel, Lincoln City, Oregon.

Service with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. on March 23, 2022 at Willamette National Cemetery, Happy Valley, Oregon.

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

Lincoln City Police Jan. 7

2:24 p.m. Police responded to a crash at a business in the 2800 block of NW Hwy 101. It was a non-injury crash. The vehicle drove into outside post and picnic table. Driver was cited and released on failure to appear in court warrant for reckless driving out of Albany.

2:52 p.m. Police took report of a burglary in the 600 block of SW Fleet Avenue. Caller reported that while he was at the gym, home was burglarized. Woman was upstairs asleep at the time. Items stolen include a gold watch with expansion band, wooden box

carved with a fish containing multiple gold rings, miscellaneous jewelry and other items.

Jan. 8

6:52 p.m. Police took report of a theft of a Samsung A52 phone at a cell phone store in the 900 block of SE Hwy 101. Unable to locate suspect.

Jan. 9

12:28 a.m. Police responded to a report of an assault at a business in the 1700 block of NW 44th Street. Suspect had left the scene prior to law enforcement arrival. Victim was transported by ambulance to the hospital. Probable cause reported for suspect for assault and disorderly conduct.

2:33 p.m. Police responded to the report of a stolen vehicle stolen from a residence in the 4300 block of SW Coast Avenue. Suspect was reported to be a white man with no shirt, seen in backyard at the residence prior to stealing the vehicle. At 10:01 p.m., the vehicle was discovered on a sand hill east of the 900 block of NW Inlet Avenue, unoccupied. Owner was contacted and responded to retrieve it.

report of an uncooperative shoplifter at a store in the 800 block of SW Hwy 101. Suspect was contacted, cite and released for theft in the third degree and physical harassment.

Jan. 10

8:15 a.m. Police took report of a crime at a beach access on SW Anchor/SW 33rd Street. The beach access view finder was damaged.

9:31 p.m. Police responded to assist at a business in the 4900 block of Hwy 101. Person was cited and released for misdemeanor warrant, failure to appear, harassing communication.

Jan. 13

8:24 a.m. Police took report of a burglary in the 2200 block of SW Coast Avenue. Reports came to residence and door has been pried and house has been ransacked.

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1:11 a.m. Police responded to the report of a disturbance in a hotel room at a hotel in the block od 2600 NE Hwy 101. Caller also reported a child was left in a car seat in the back seat of a vehicle with the car door open.

Suspect was arrested for two counts of domestic harassment, two counts of strangulation, coercion. Suspect was transported to jail.

9:03 a.m. Police responded to the report of a women in area of 800 block of SW Hwy 101 and previously trespassed. Woman was cited and released.

Jan. 9

10:08 a.m. Oregon State Police responded to a follow up on Hwy 101, milepost 104. It was reported there were nails and screws laid across Hwy 101 in the southbound lane, Three Rocks Road and up by the Neskowin RV Resort in their entrance on both Jan. 5 and Jan. 9 by ODOT. The nails were cleaned up by ODOT so there was no longer a hazard.

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Jan. 11

4:53 p.m. Police responded to the

11:05 a.m. While checking steelhead anglers on the N. Fork Alsea River near the hatchery, OSP observed one subject angling in a closed area within 100 feet of the fishway.

The subject was contacted and upon inspecting his license and tag he stated he was having an issue accessing the ODFW electronic licensing system.

OSP accessed his account via mobile work cell and the account showed no purchase history for 2022. The angler advised that he purchased his license the evening prior. The cell service was poor and the subject agreed to relocate to an area with better cell service in order to check on the status of his ODFW account. While they relocated to a new area, it was determined that the subject purchased an angling license, combined angling tag, and a hatchery harvest card and continued to state that he purchased them the evening prior even though the ODFW licensing system showed the transaction date and time. The subject was criminally cited for Angling Closed Area, No Resident Angling License, and No Combined Angling Tag.

Lincoln County proclaims January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month HILARY DORSEY

Lincoln County Board of Commissioners proclaimed the month of January 2022 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month during a meeting Wednesday, Jan. 12.

Commissioner Doug Hunt read the proclamation. The proclamation states human trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transportation or obtaining a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud or coercion for the subjection in involuntary servitude, debt bondage or slavery. Law enforcement, federal and state agencies, nonprofits, private industry and non-governmental organizations including the Children’s Advocacy

Center, My Safe Place, and the Siletz CARE program are working to combat human trafficking in the community.

“Human trafficking of all types is a really insidious thing,” said Paul Schrader, executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Lincoln County. “It intersects with many populations in our communities and communities everywhere including poverty and domestic violence and child abuse situations.”

Schrader said the Children’s Advocacy Center is honored to spearhead human trafficking awareness and be part of the Human Trafficking Task Force of Lincoln County.

Schrader said human trafficking is prevalent in the

community. It is a subtle thing but some of the markers are like domestic violence situations.

“If you see something that is inky, depending on the severity of what you feel when you’re seeing that, the best places to call would be law enforcement and the CAC here,” Schrader said. “We have connections with the appropriate people to be able to look into and assist on that front.”

The center can be reached at 541-574-0841.

The center will be hosting a Zoom event, “Understanding and addressing sex trafficking in our community” from 1-2:30 p.m. Jan. 20. Register at https:// bit.ly/3trcFkM Send comments to: newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

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Family medicine Constance “Connie” Barthel, PA‑C, has joined Samaritan Depoe Bay Clinic. She earned a bachelor’s degree at University of Washington and completed the MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Training Program, as well as a master’s in physician assistant studies at University of Nebraska Medical Center. She can be reached at 541‑765‑3265.

Jeffrey Storrs, DO, has joined Samaritan Depoe Bay Clinic. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Seattle Pacific University and a medical degree at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency training at Fairfield Medical Center. He can be reached at 541‑765‑3265.

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He completed residency training and a fellowship at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. He can be reached at 541‑265‑8816.

Pediatrics Tori Smith, DO, has joined Samaritan Lincoln City Medical Center. She earned a bachelor’s degree at University of Iowa and a medical degree at A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed residency training at University of Illinois College of Medicine. She can be reached at 541‑994‑9191.

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Secretary of State release OSP audit, recommendations JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

More comprehensive data analytics could help the Oregon State Police (OSP) Patrol Services Division better project future staffing needs, deploy current resources, and project overtime needs, according to a just-released OSP audit by Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan.

The Oregon Secretary of State’s Audits Division focused on whether OSP’s workforce planning efforts adequately consider public needs and trooper safety.

The audit contains four recommendations to the OSP to improve the law enforcement agency’s ability to identify staffing needs when developing future budgets, ensure consistent and efficient deployment of trooper resources, and better project overtime needs for budget requests.

“OSP’s presence on state highways is vital to the safety of motorists and their passengers,” Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said. “Better information and a more comprehensive approach could help build trust with Oregonians and improve public safety.”

OSP currently analyzes existing data to determine the impact its troopers can have on public safety but uses a method that primarily focuses on population — which experts say is one of the least effective methods. Auditors identified a more comprehensive approach considering OSP’s workload allowing the agency to identify actual staffing needs when developing future budgets and better leverage existing troopers.

The Audits Division also recommends OSP account for the changing law enforcement environment within its staffing strategy and methodology

including assessing whether all current duties are aligned with the evolving nature of state policing public policy.

Audit Recommendations To improve trooper staffing analyses, promote public safety, and make the best use of budgeted resources, OSP should: 1. Use available time-based data to analyze the Patrol Services Division’s workload and include the results when presenting budget requests to the Legislature.

2. Continue working with the Legislature to appropriately fund administrative support positions and fill vacant trooper positions.

3. Create a standardized methodology and process for conducting workload analyses at the area level, train the appropriate staff to conduct them, and incorporate them into the Patrol Services Division’s scheduling plan.

4. Develop processes to regularly analyze overtime usage for improved efficiency.

While not within the audit’s scope owing to the fluid and evolving nature of police reform and accountability efforts, OSP should account for the changing law enforcement environment within its staffing strategy and methodology including assessing whether all current duties are aligned with the evolving nature of state policing public policy.

The state audit division listed the following reasons why this audit is important.

• OSP is a law enforcement agency with a broad set of duties that includes responsibility to patrol Oregon’s 7,000 miles of highways and support local sheriffs and city and Tribal police.

• OSP has eliminated 24-hour coverage across the state due to changes in

its funding source in 1980 from the state highway fund to the state general fund.

• OSP has worked with the Legislature and the Department of Administrative Services to increase resources and restore trooper positions, yet still holds positions vacant to cover other costs.

• OSP troopers experienced additional service demands during the 2020 wildfires, protest response, and COVID-19 pandemic.

• Police reform has been a topic of national conversation in recent years

and numerous bills have been passed on the subject in Oregon.

This is the second audit Fagan has released pertaining to law enforcement and police accountability. The Secretary of State issued a performance audit

examining the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) in December 2021.

Read the full OSP audit at the Oregon Secretary of State’s website.

Pause lifted for emergency renter assistance

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) has announced that the agency will begin accepting new applications again for the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OERAP) starting Wednesday, Jan. 26.

The state paused accepting new applications in early December due to dwindling funding and the need to make system improvements. This will be a limited reopening for three to five weeks, depending on availability of funds. The agency estimates to have sufficient funding to pay between 6,700-9,300 additional applications. Households with the most need will have priority in accessing these resources, not a first-come, first-served basis.

OHCS is first processing applications received before the Dec. 1 pause. Applications received on Jan. 26 will be processed after applications received before Dec. 1. Tenants who apply on Jan. 26 or after may receive safe harbor protections that

prevent landlords from evicting tenants until their application is processed. However, those tenants should expect a delay prior to processing and payment.

Other rental assistance is available in many localities in Oregon through local programs that are operating independently from OERAP. Tenants applying for these programs will likely qualify for the safe harbor eviction protections. People can contact 211 or Community Action Agencies in their area.

As of Jan. 12, OHCS and local program administrators (LPAs) have paid $235.4 million in federal emergency rental assistance to 33,770 households, up from $222.4 million and 31,816 applicants last week, through OERAP. Information for renters who apply on or after Jan. 26 when the portal reopens Tenants who apply on Jan. 26 or after can receive safe harbor eviction protections that prevent landlords from evict-

ing tenants until their application is processed. Tenants must show proof to their landlord that they applied for the program to receive the protections. Tenant applications will be paid based on remaining funding available and are not guaranteed.

Applications still awaiting landlord/tenant response at the time of closure are subject to funds remaining when application is finalized and approved, and prioritization scoring is applied and are not guaranteed for payment.

Tenants at immediate risk of eviction should apply for rental assistance right away to access safe harbor protections and should contact a legal organization.

• Oregon Law Center’s Eviction Defense Project: 888585-9638 or evictiondefense@ oregonlawcenter.org • Oregon State Bar: 503684-3763 or legalhelp@oregonstatebar.org

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Tenants who apply on Jan. 26 or after may receive safe harbor protections that prevent landlords from evicting tenants until their application is processed. However, those tenants should expect a delay prior to processing and payment.

Devils Lake named one of 10 best winter fishing destinations

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Devils Lake was recently featured by FishingBooker. com as one of the 10 best winter fishing destinations in the country. Devils Lake, along with nine other fishing spots across the United States, was highlighted as a top place for passionate anglers. The Devils Lake Water Improvement District (DLWID), which oversees the lake’s overall water health, is proud to be included in this prestigious list.

The lake was selected based on its reputation for winter Steelhead runs and its abundance of Rainbow Trout.

Given its close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and Oregon Coast also played a heavy role in beating out other fishing destinations. Other well-known

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This article is a prime example of the recent positive media attention for Devils Lake.

Last summer, Lake Manager Josh Brainerd was interviewed

by Destination Oregon about Devils Lake recreational opportunities. To watch the video, please go to their website here.

Brainerd explains his theory as to why Devils Lake has received a tidal wave of media attention.

“I think it speaks to our successes here as a district,” said Brainerd. “Since we launched our aeration system over three years ago, the water quality in the Lake has improved tremendously. We are starting to see a resurgence in native plant and fish species that used to inhabit

the Lake decades ago. The public has taken notice, and it has allowed us to tell our story to guests of Lincoln City.”

But DLWID is not resting on its laurels with this increase in media attention. DLWID Board President Tina French elaborates.

“The press attention is obviously a good thing for us as a District,” said French.

“But this is just the beginning. With our recent purchase of Blue Heron Landing, we finally have a physical presence on the Lake to tell our story and demonstrate our value to residents and visitors. Now that we have a building, we can start laying the groundwork for more projects that will enhance the Lake as a destination.”