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Ann Trakulsomboon is the owner of 88 Grains Asian Fusion Bar in the Taft District. The resturant offers a unique collection of Asian inspired dishes. MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net
If you’re looking for a fresh take on Asian cuisine perhaps Lincoln City’s newest restaurant, 88 Grains Asian Fusion Bar, is the place for you. Restaurant owner Ann Trakulsomboon opened 88 grains just over one month ago in the Taft District between the south Chevron and US Food Mart. The unique menu includes dishes like
Chicken Satay Sliders, Catfish Tacos, Boran Noodles, Shellsta (an Asian style macaroni) and much more. “I always want to serve a good quality, tasty food to my customers,” Trakulsomboon said. “Whatever I consume myself is the same that I serve to my customers.” Originally from Southern California, Trakulsomboon had lived in the golden state her entire life and owned and operated a restaurant in Orange County
called HabiThai that was just a few miles from Disneyland. After taking a trip to Oregon for the first time in 2019, Trakulsomboon said she fell in love with the beauty of the Pacific Northwest and immediately started making plans to move north. “I went back and tried to move here right away,” she said. “I waited a little
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The City of Lincoln City approved a ban on polystyrene (styrofoam) containers in early 2020 but chose to postpone the ban until April 2021 due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. With the ban date quickly approaching, and no end in sight to the pandemic, Lincoln City city council discussed a potential delay of the ban this week. During the regularly scheduled city council meeting on Jan. 25, the city heard a recommendation from the Sustainability Committee that involved the ban. The Sustainability Committee met Dec. 15, 2020, and approved a motion to make a recommendation to city council to use Transient Room Tax (TRT) funds to purchase branded to-go paper boxed containers for restaurants making the switch from polystyrene. The idea from the committee was that the to-go containers would soften the financial burden of transitioning from polystyrene and that it provided the city a marketing opportunity. Separate from the recommendation, Dave Price, chair of the commit-
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Lincoln County Public Health partnered with several local agencies to successfully vaccinate almost all residents in Phase 1A and educators last week. The county announced they will next move to vaccinating ages 75 and older. The efficient collaboration of local agencies put Lincoln County ahead of the State’s vaccination schedule. Oregon has stated ages 80 and over will not begin until February 8, and ages 75 and older beginning February 16. However, Public Health learned the ftate will be giving more vaccine to counties still needing to complete their Phase 1A
vaccinations. This means that Lincoln County will see little to no additional vaccine being distributed over the next two weeks. “Lincoln County has been efficient in providing vaccinations for those people in the 1A category and moving quickly to vaccinate teachers and more of the elderly. However, the Governor has allocated additional vaccines to Portland, away from such counties as Lincoln County, instead of equitably distributing those vaccines throughout Oregon,” said State Senator Dick Anderson. “I am disappointed to hear that the coast has once again been penalized in favor of Portland.” While this development slows down the county’s rate of vaccination, it will
allow an equitable distribution of vaccine across the state. During this lull, county officials will be working to set up additional vaccination sites and plan for targeted distribution of vaccines to those who cannot attend a vaccination clinic. This delay will not affect booster (second dose) appointments. “Those who signed up on a prior waitlist will be contacted first when the next batches of vaccine arrive,” said Rebecca Austen, health department director. “Those who want a vaccine but are not on a waitlist, or who missed their chance to be vaccinated during Phase 1A, are encouraged to provide their information at our new registration portal. The portal can be found
at https://www.co.lincoln. or.us/hhs/page/lincolncounty-covid-19-vaccination-schedule. If you do not have a computer, you may call 541-265-0621 or email LincolnCoCallCenter@ co.lincoln.or.us to get help in registering. The call center is open from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Public Health also urges residents to reach out to family, friends and neighbors who may need help registering. COURTESY PHOTO
Firefighter/paramedic Brian Nordyke administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a Lakeview Senior Living resident in Lincoln City. Over 130 doses were administered at Lakeview.
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In a press conference Jan. 29, officials from the Oregon Health Authority and state researchers discussed the state’s shifting vaccination plans, the prevalence of COVID-19 variants in the state and a significant slowing of the virus in recent weeks. On vaccines, OHA Director Patrick Allen told reporters the state was planning to change how doses of the COVID-19 vaccine would be distributed the following week. The move came after some counties across the state announced they’d finished with vaccinating individuals in the phase 1A population – health care workers and first responders – and were beginning to vaccinate older individuals. The state’s timeline doesn’t open vaccine eligibility up to seniors until Feb. 8, so Allen said the state needed to reallocate some planned doses to areas with more health care workers and others in the first category of vaccine distribution. “If you’re a county that believes you’ve vaccinated
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Oregon State University have identified several locations where COVID-19 variants are present through wastewater analysis. One of these locations is Lincoln City. all your eligible populations, we’re not giving you additional doses to vaccinate your ineligible populations,” Allen said. In effect, the announcement means 18 counties will receive fewer doses Feb. 1 than were originally planned, including Clatsop, Josephine, Lincoln, Marion and Tillamook. On the flip side, 13 counties will receive additional doses of the vaccine the
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same week to help push through phase 1A, including Columbia, Coos, Douglas, Jackson and the tri-county area around Portland. The change only applies to the Feb. 1 dose allocation in an attempt to keep the level of immunity equitable across the state, Allen said. The state will also begin receiving about 10,000 more doses a week the coming weeks. Teachers and other educational staff have begun receiving vaccinations statewide, and Allen said OHA hopes to have a “critical mass” of them vaccinated by Feb. 14, when individuals over 75 become eligible for the vaccine under the state’s
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plan. “In general, we’re aiming to reach approximately 70% of each eligible population before moving to the next eligible population,” Allen said. Allen also said the state’s Vaccine Advisory Committee had recommended which groups should be next in line to receive the vaccine: People 16 to 64 with certain medical conditions, “frontline” workers (which has yet to be defined), adults and youth in custody and those living in low-income housing and congregate senior housing. Under the VAC’s plan, people living in multi-generational homes would follow those groups before eligibility opened to the general population. The proposal still needs to be reviewed by OHA officials and forwarded to the governor’s office for final implementation, Allen said. A panel of scientists from Oregon Health and Science University and Oregon State University also discussed the presence of COVID-19 variants in Oregon. Dr. Brian O’Roak, an OHSU researcher leading an effort to sequence the genome of the virus which causes COVID-19, first explained how virus variants come to be. As the virus reproduces, it copies its genetic code to pass on – but sometimes, mistakes in that copying process can change the genetic
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Public Notices NG21-14 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN In the Matter of the Estate of: FRANCES ANN NEELEY, Deceased. Case No. 20PB08924 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ISAAC ERSOFF has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to Personal Representative, ISAAC ERSOFF, at the address below, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorneys for the personal representative. ADDRESS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: c/o Attorney David V. Cramer, OSB #992479 Andrews Ersoff & Zantello 2941 NW Highway 101 Lincoln City, OR 97367 DATED and first published: February 2, 2021. /S/ DAVID V CRRAMER Attorney for Personal Representative NG21-15 The Siletz Keys Sanitary District Board of Directors meets monthly on the second Monday, February 8, 2021except for government holidays, at 1:30 pm at the Gleneden Beach Community Center located at 110 Azalea Street, Gleneden Beach, OR. NG21-16 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR EXTENSION OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPROVAL Lincoln City Planning and Community Development has scheduled a public hearing at a regular meeting on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom conferencing to consider a request for an extension of the Conditional Use Permit for CUP 2020-01 NWN Lincoln City Resource Center. Any person who may be affected is invited to attend and participate in the hearing and present written and/ or oral testimony concerning the project. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
this meeting may include electronic or telephonic attendance by members of the Lincoln City Planning staff and other members of the public. For those wishing to testify in person, the public is invited to attend and participate in the Council Chambers, although fewer seats are available due to social distancing requirements. For those wishing to testify remotely, please email testimony to planning@lincolncity.org during the public hearing. Description of Project CUP 2020-01 proposed construction of a new single-story office and vehicle storage/warehouse approximately 11,678 square feet and other site structures to act as the Northwest Natural Lincoln City main campus. The project site is 2815 NE 36th Dr. (Assessor’s Map 07-11-02-CA, Tax Lot 103) in the General Commercial (GC) zone. The conditional use permit was approved by the Lincoln City Planning Commission on February 18, 2020. The applicant is Northwest Natural, and the applicant’s representative is Mary Fierros-Bower with LRS Architects. Public Hearing Criteria The applicable criteria by which the conditional use extension request will be evaluated by the Planning Commission are found in Lincoln City Municipal Code Chapter 17.60.080 Conditional Uses Time Limitation. Appeals are limited to only persons who have presented written and/or oral testimony at the hearing(s) before the Lincoln City Planning Commission and/or City Council. The failure to raise an issue at the public hearing(s), by oral or written communication, or the failure to provide sufficient specificity to allow the Planning Commission and/or City Council an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes an appeal to LUBA on that issue. Unless there is a continuance, if a participant so requests, the record shall remain open for at least seven (7) days after the initial evidentiary hearing. For More Information The public may view application materials on the City of Lincoln City website at www.lincolncity. org by going to City Departments in left column, selecting Planning & Community Development, then scrolling down to and clicking on Land Use Applications in Process, and finally clicking on PUD 2020-01 NWN Lincoln City Resource Center. Contact Dave Mattison, Senior Planner, Planning and Community Development, by phone at 541.996.1227, or email at dmattison@lincolncity.org for questions. Planning Commission meetings are televised live on Charter Channel 4 Lincoln City and rebroadcast at various times. They are streamed live on the internet through a link on the City of Lincoln City website, and can also be viewed following the meeting. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter for the hearing impaired, for a hearing impaired device, or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities, should be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to Cathy Steere, City Recorder, at 541.996.1203. PUBLISHED: February 3, 2021 MAILED: January 25, 2021 NG21-17 NOTICE OF BOARD MEETING North Lincoln Fire & Rescue District #1 will hold its regular meeting of the Board of Directors on Wednesday, February 10, 2021, at 4:00pm at the Bob Everest Station, 2525 NW Highway 101, Lincoln City. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct regular fire district business. An agenda and related documents will be posted on the District’s webpage (www. nlfr.org) by February 5, 2021. This is a public meeting; however, seating will be extremely limited due to the COVID-19 mandates regarding social distancing. Members of the public may attend electronically; see the agenda on our website for further information. NG21-18 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FORMATION OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NE 14TH ST SANITARY SEWER LID
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three firefighters are on duty at the Oceanlake Fire Station covering the north District and three firefighters at the Taft Fire Station covering the south District. This staffing level of EMT and Paramedic firefighters would provide coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Continue current Volunteer programs. Maintain and strengthen Volunteer response. Purchase and maintain firefighter protective equipment. Repair and maintenance of District facilities, equipment, and general operations of the District. The proposed rate will raise approximately $ 3,161,283 in fiscal year 2022-2023, $ 3,240,315 in 2023-2024, $ 3,321,323 in 20242025, $3,404,356 in 2025-2026, and $ 3,489,465 in 2026-2027. NG21-22 NOTICE OF ELECTION OF DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 an election will be held in Lincoln County, Oregon for the purpose of electing directors of special districts to fill the following positions and terms, including any
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NG21-13 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN DAVID LEONARD ALBA and DEBORAH ALBA, AS TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETY, Plaintiffs v. ARTHUR NICHOLAUS MULLER and DOROTHY PRUDENCE MULLER, Husband and Wife, and THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ALL OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HERE IN, Defendants. Case No. 21CV00909 PUBLISHED SUMMONS TO: ARTHUR NICHOLAUS MULLER and DOROTHY PRUDENCE MULLER, Husband and Wife, and THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS AND ALL OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON, you are hereby required to appear and defend the Complaint filed against you in the above entitled action on or before the expiration of 30 days from the date of first publication of this Summons; if you fail to so appear and answer, Plaintiff will apply to the above-entitled court for the relief prayed for in its complaint to-wit: (1) Requiring that Defendant, and all other persons or parties unknown, set forth the nature of their claims, if any, in the Benton County, Oregon real property as described below for the court to determine all such adverse claims and thereafter declaring that Plaintiffs are the fee simple owners of said real property and entitled to ongoing and continuous pos-
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State, whereby grantor granted to beneficiary (and its successors and assigns) a security instrument in all of that certain collateral located on and associated with the real property, including, but not limited to, the following described collateral currently located on the real property (the real property and collateral are hereinafter referred to as “Property”): See Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein. There are defaults by the grantor or other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by the Trust Deed, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the defaults for which foreclosure is made is grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sums: Arrearage in the sum of $1,831,101.20 as of January 4, 2021, plus additional payments, property expenditures, taxes, liens, assessments, insurance, late fees, attorney’s and trustee’s fees and costs, and interest due at the time of reinstatement or sale. By reason of said defaults, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligations secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit: Payoff in the sum of $1,831,101.20 as of January 4, 2021, plus taxes, liens, assessments, property expenditures, insurance, accruing interest, late fees, attorney’s and trustee’s fees and costs incurred by beneficiary or its assigns. The Notice of Default and original Trustee’s Notice of Sale given pursuant thereto stated that the property would be sold on September 29, 2020, at the hour of 11:00 a.m., in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at Main Entrance of the Lincoln County Courthouse, 225 West Olive Street, Newport, Oregon; however, subsequent to the recording of the Notice of Default, the original sale proceedings were stayed by order of the court or by proceedings under the National Bankruptcy Act or for other lawful reasons. The beneficiary did not participate in obtaining such stay. Such stay was terminated and released on December 31, 2020 pursuant to the expiration of House Bill 4204. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on March 16, 2021, at the hour of 11:00 a.m., in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at the following place: Main Entrance of the Lincoln County Courthouse, 225 West Olive Street, Newport, Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the above-described Property, which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by grantor of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the grantor or grantor’s successors in interest acquired after the execution of the Trust Deed, to satisfy the 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 ORS 86.778 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed, and in addition to paying said sum or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with trustee’s and attorney’s fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.778. In construing this notice, the singular includes the plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, and the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Without limiting the trustee’s
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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. DATED: January 8, 2021. /s/ Jeffrey A. Martin Jeffrey A. Martin, OSB #040850 Authorized By: Tomasi Salyer Martin PC, Successor Trustee 121 SW Morrison, Suite 1850 Portland, OR 97204 Phone: 503-894-9900; fax: 971544-7236 EXHIBIT “A” This Security Agreement/Financing Statement covers the following types and items of property: All buildings, structures, betterments, and other Improvements of any nature whatsoever now or hereafter situated in whole or in part upon the lands in Lincoln County, OR described on Exhibit “B” attached hereto and incorporated by this reference (the “Land”), regardless of whether physically affixed thereto or severed or capable of ‘severance therefrom (the “Improvements.”). The benefit of all easements and other rights of any nature whatsoever appurtenant to the land or the Improvements, or both, and all rights of Ingress and egress to the Land, and all adjoining property, whether now existing or hereafter arising, together with the reversion or reversions, remainder or remainders, rents, issues, incomes, and. profits of any of the foregoing. All of Debtor’s interest in all inventory, account receivables, and in all fixtures, equipment and tangible personal property of any nature whatsoever now or hereafter (i) attached or affixed to the Land or the Improvements, or both, regardless of whether physically affixed thereto or severed or capable of severance therefrom, or (ii) regardless of where situated, used, usable, or intended to be used in connection with any present or future use or operation of or upon the Land. The foregoing includes but is not limited to: all heating, air conditioning, lighting, incinerating, and power equipment, all engines, compressors. pipes, pumps, tanks, motors, conduits, wiring, and switchboards; all plumbing, lifting, cleaning, fire prevention, fire extinguishing, refrigerating, ventilating, and communications apparatus; all boilers, furnaces, oil burners, vacuum cleaning systems, elevators, and escalators; all stoves, ovens, ranges, disposal units, dishwashers, water heaters, exhaust systems, refrigerators, cabinets, and partitions; all rugs and carpets; all laundry equipment; all building materials; all furniture, furnishings, office equipment and office supplies (including stationery, letterheads, bill heads, and items of a similar nature); all restaurant furniture and fixtures, including all hoods, sinks, counters, bars, ovens, pizza ovens, hot dog cookers, tables, chairs, stools, work tables, decorations, and cleaning supplies; and all additions, accessions, renewals, replacements, and substitutions of any or all of the foregoing (the “Tangible Property”). All rents, issues, income, and profits in any manner arising from the Land, Improvements or Tangible Property, or any combination, including Debtor’s interest in and to all leases, licenses, franchises, and concessions of or related to, all or any portion of the Land, Improvements, or Tangible Property, whether now existing or hereafter made, including all amendments, modifications, replacements, substitutions, extensions, renewals, or consolidations. The foregoing items are jointly and severally called the “Rents” in this instrument. All proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any of the property described in this paragraph into cash or other liquidated claims, or that are otherwise payable for injury to, or the taking or requisitioning of any such property, including all insurance and condemnation proceeds. All of Debtor’s right, title and interest in and to any and all contracts, written or oral, express or implied, now existing or hereafter entered into or aris-
ing, in any manner related to the Improvements, use, operation, sale, conversion, or other disposition of any interest in the Land, Improvements, Tangible Property, Rents, or any combination, including any and all deposits, prepaid items, and payments due and to become due thereunder, and including construction contracts, service contracts, advertising contracts, purchase orders, and equipment leases. All contract rights, accounts, instruments and general intangibles, as such terms from time to time are defined in the Oregon Uniform Commercial Code, in any manner related to the use, operation, sale, conversion, or other disposition (voluntary or involuntary) of the Land, Improvements. Tangible Property, or Rents, including all permits, licenses, insurance policies, rights of action and other choses in action. The foregoing types of property include specifically all of the following: all contracts, plans and documents that concern the design and construction of the improvements, including plans and specifications, drawings and architectural and/or engineering contracts, and construction contracts, together with all amendments;. revisions, modifications and supplements. All right, title, and interest of Debtor in and to all utilities capacities (including, without limitation water and sanitary sewer capacities), all utilities tap and connection rights, and all similar utilities rights and reservations issued for the benefit of or in connection with the Land or the Improvements and all permits, approvals, and the like issued by any government or quasi-government authority allowing subdivision, development or improvement in any manner on the Land or performance of the Improvements. Provided such grant to Secured Party shall be limited to the land and service to the Land and shall not be deemed a grant of Debtor’s rights in said utility capacities, development permits, and approvals for real property owned or hereafter acquired by Debtor other than the Land. All paving for streets, roads, walkways or entrance ways now or hereafter owned by Debtor and which are now or hereafter located on the Property or any part or parcel thereof. All of Debtor’s interest as lessor in and to all leases or rental arrangements for the Property or any part thereof, heretofore made and entered into, and in and to all leases or rental arrangements hereafter made and entered into by Debtor during the life of the Mortgage, Deed of Trust, and Security Agreement or any extension or renewal thereof, together with all rents and payments in lieu of rents, together with any and all guarantees of such lease or rental arrangements and including all present and future security deposits and advance rentals. Any and all awards or payments, including interest thereon. and the right to receive the same, as a result of (a) the exercise of the right of eminent domain, (b) the alteration of the grade of any street, or (c) any other injury. to, taking of, or decrease In the value of the Property described in Exhibit “B” or this Exhibit. All of the right, title, and interest of the Debtor in and to all unearned premiums accrued, accruing, or to accrue under any and all insurance policies now or hereafter provided pursuant to the terms of Security Agreements; and all proceeds or sums payable for the loss of or damage to (a) the Property, or (b) franchises, concessions, or licenses of or on any part of the Property. All of the right, title and Interest of the Debtor in and to all plans and specifications and other documents an agreements relating to design and construction, including but not limited to all of the right title arid interest in, to and under any and all documents, instruments and agreements, whether now or hereafter existing, relating to the construction of improvements upon the Property described in this Exhibit, including, without limitation, any and all construction contracts, architecture contracts, engineering contracts. plans. specifications, drawings, surveys, bonds, permits, licenses and other governmental approvals, and all amendments, revisions and modifications thereto.
All of the right, title, and interest of the Debtor in and to all trademarks or trade dress relating to the business Taphouse at Nye Creek or any other trademarks or trade dress relating to the property in Exhibit B. EXHIBIT “B” PARCEL I: Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, ORIENT BLOCK, being a part of original Block 12 of Nye and Thompson’s Addition To Newport, in Lincoln County, Oregon, according to the official plat thereof, Recorded August 26, 1891 in Plat Book 4, Page 39, Plat Records. EXCEPTING THEREFROM the following portion of Lots 8 and 9: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said Lot 8; thence West along the South line of said lot a distance of 10 feet; thence on a curve to the right with a radius of 70 feet and whose long chord bears North 45° 00” West a distance of 97.7 feet to a point which is 30 feet North of the Southwest comer of said Lot 9; thence South along the West line of said Lots 9 and 8 to the Southwest comer of said Lot 8; thence East along the South line of said Lot 8 to the point of beginning: PARCEL II: Lots 6, 7 and 8, Block 1, CRESSY’S BLOCKS, in Lincoln County, Oregon, according to the official plat thereof, Recorded August 5, 1885 in Plat Book 2, Page 12, Plat Records. Commonly known as a 7,000 s.f. restaurant building known as the Taphouse at Nye Creek and two
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Minimally invasive heart procedure keeps homesteader going strong While preparing for surgery, Reita Patterson held onto her glasses because she wanted to see the new, state‑of‑the‑art operating room where her transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure would take place. She got a good look at the high‑tech equipment that would help the surgery team guide and place her new heart valve and she found it impressive. She also remembers a simple, comforting gesture. “While they were getting things ready, the doctor brought me a warm blanket,” Patterson said. “I just felt so much at ease then.” The surgery happened in July 2019, yet Interventional Cardiologist Edward Toggart, MD, remembers Patterson clearly many months later, in part because she was the first patient to get a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, known as TAVR, at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis. “Our heart team reviewed the results of Reita’s cardiac testing and recommended TAVR,” said Dr. Toggart. “She was aware we were close to launching our TAVR program at Good Sam. We offered and she accepted the opportunity to be our first patient. In July of 2019, after a three‑year process led by our heart team, we were ready to go. We were honored and grateful for the trust Reita placed in our new program.” Patterson first learned about TAVR after echocardiograms showed problems with a valve in her heart. Her primary care provider recommended she talk with a cardiologist at Samaritan Heart Center about options, including TAVR — a minimally invasive procedure to replace the narrowed valve.
“I did not want to consider open heart surgery,” Patterson said. “I did not want to have to go to Portland or anything. I wanted to be close to home.” Patterson and her husband, Elton, moved to Philomath in 1956, and in 1966 they bought a parcel of land, cleared away the scrub oak and built the home where they raised their son and daughter and where they still
live. She worked as a school secretary for 24 years before retiring in 1994. She and Elton have stayed active, working on their home, their land in Philomath, on a place in Yuma, Arizona, and in recent years on a fishing cabin along the Siletz River near Lincoln City. “It needed a lot of repairs,” Patterson said of the place on the Siletz. “It’s a repair in progress all the time. You fix something and the wind comes along and unfixes it for you. We both work just as hard being retired as we did working at our jobs.” At age 85, Patterson jokes that she and her husband are also needing repairs as they get older. As she started experiencing symptoms of her heart valve condition — aortic stenosis — she just assumed it was because of her age. “I’d be out in the yard and the house seemed further away than it used to,” she said. “I would get tired walking up stairs and would need to rest. I thought, OK, it’s my age and that’s the way it is.”
vessel in the groin. Using high‑tech imaging equipment, the surgeons guide the catheter which carries a replacement valve to the heart’s damaged aortic valve. With TAVR, the patient can be under less anesthetic and the recovery time is much faster — patients are usually up and about the next day, and on their way home within three days. “A patient who has had the TAVR procedure often starts feeling better immediately, because they now have a working aortic valve,” said Dr. Bender. “They’ll likely be breathing normally and have more energy for everyday activities.” Dr. Bender, who came to Samaritan Heart Center through an affiliation with Stanford Health Care, was instrumental in bringing TAVR to Corvallis, and previously helped start a TAVR program at a hospital in Missouri. “TAVR makes heart valve treatment available to more patients,” said Dr. Bender. “Symptoms improve, they feel a lot better and quality of life is improved. For patients who could not undergo open heart surgery, this is certainly a gift.”
After Cardiothoracic Surgeon Edward Bender, MD, explained the TAVR procedure to her, she underwent a few more tests in the weeks before the surgery. She Patterson agrees. had moments where she was unsure whether she should have the procedure. “It’s just so unbelievable what they can do,” she said. “I couldn’t have asked for “I thought, it’s there, I’ll do it,” she said. anything better.” “And I am so glad I did. The improvements Samaritan Heart Center provides a wide were excellent. I was up and doing range of advanced cardiology and cardiac everything like I had done before. I had surgery services. An affiliation with no big incisions or anything to worry Stanford Health Care provides seamless about. No pain.” access to even more life‑saving cardiac In the past, open heart surgery was the only procedures for local patients. For more option for patients like Patterson with severe information, visit samhealth.org/Heart or aortic stenosis. TAVR is safer for many call 888‑263‑6092. older patients when major surgery could Pictured at top: Reita Patterson be prohibitively risky. The procedure is Pictured at left: Reita and Elton Patterson done using a long, thin, hollow tube called a catheter, usually inserted through a blood
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tee, said at the Monday meeting that the business community doesn’t seem to be aware of the polystyrene ban in April. Price wanted the city to make an effort in letting businesses know this was still happening. “No restaurants are in great financial positions, so we didn’t want them buying a bunch of styrofoam only to be told later you can’t use it,” Price said. City Attorney Richard Appicello floated around the idea of postponing the effective date of the ban due to the pandemic not being over. Additionally, Appicello also questioned whether or not TRT funds could be used for the recommended purpose. Councilor Rick Mark said he was strongly in favor of postponing the ban date and also proposed having a work session on the topic for further discussion. “We sometimes come up with these issues we hear in a city council meeting and somebody makes a resolution, then
we vote and this is the sort of thing that I think needs to be talked through so we understand the impact and what the needs of the community are,” Mark said. Councilor Mitch Parsons was also in favor of postponing the ban. “Originally when we passed this I was the lone ‘no’ vote, and it wasn’t because I am for polystyrene,” he said. “It was because of the affect and the timing it was going to have on the restaurants. I still don’t think we’re there and I still don’t think a lot of these restaurants understand where they’re at quite yet either.” Councilor Riley Hoagland then opposed both Mark and Parson’s comments and felt the year-long delay has given businesses more than enough time to prepare for the ban. “Styrofoam is never going to stop being toxic. It’s been toxic from the beginning,” Hoagland said. “Portland banned styrofoam in the 80s. This has nothing to do with COVID or anything.
If there’s a cost to the business, they can pass that cost on to the consumer. They can have a to-go fee of $2 to cover the cost of each container.” Councilor Anne Marie Skinner agreed with Hoagland and said she gets takeout from about seven local restaurants and none of them use polystyerne containers. She did not want to extend the date. Price also offered up a few thoughts. “It’s an unfortunate kicking of the can in that, in our mind, as a committee, we came to you a year ago to talk about an idea we thought could be explored in how to fund this and apparently that sat there,” Price said. “That’s fine, it’s been a busy year, we totally get it. But, if whatever the future sustainability committee looks like in a year or two years has the same conversation with you… that would be unfortunate.” Price said through his experience with small businesses, he would never advocate for something that would be detrimental to them and also believed that there could be someway to utilize TRT funds if needed. Director of Explore
Lincoln City, Ed Dreistadt, said they have had staff call several businesses around town to poll which ones were still using polystyrene. “The good news is a lot of restaurants have made the transition,” Dreistadt said. “There’s been a movement in town to make the styrofoam go away and I think that’s probably been in anticipation of the ban.” Dreistadt said his staff has also run into some language barriers through their research and suggested doing some outreach work to make sure everyone is aware of the ban. Ed also spoke about TRT funds and the proposed idea of city logo containers. “I really see no marketing benefit whatsoever of putting our logo on a cardboard box that’s going to go from the restaurant, into a car, then into trash,” he said. Dreistadt said the price would also increase for the to-go containers and wasn’t sure if businesses would even be interested since the city has not asked them. Councilor Mark noted that the city voted not to include the input of the businesses in their original decision to make the ban and he said he would like to
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of years… it definitely needs to go away. Not just here but statewide, nationwide and hopefully globally one of these days.” However, Dreistadt advised city proceed with caution when it comes to using TRT funds. He was concerned with all the variables that come along with producing their own containers and hopes for an alternative option. Skinner asked if two months was unrealistic to allow businesses to prepare. Dreistadt said it might be enough time to get rid of the current stock and find a replacement. With that in mind, Skinner suggested keeping the effective date of April 1, but adding a grace period for businesses to use their supplies. Appicello advised council amend the original ordinance to add a 90 day grace period. The motion was made and passed unanimously. Council also decided to not proceed with the Sustainability Committee’s recommendation of using TRT funds for city branded to-go containers.
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over year and I came back to look for a business. I was originally looking up north of Lincoln City.” With plans to take a Highway 101 road trip from California to Oregon to check out a vacated business north of Lincoln City, Trakulsomboon said she came across a listing in Taft and decided to make a pitstop in town that turned into a few nights thanks to her fourlegged friends. “Somehow I ended up staying in a hotel in Lincoln City because it was dog friendly,” Trakulsomboon said. “We stayed a couple of nights and explored more, walked around town where the shops are. My son told me, ‘yeah mom, this is a good place for you.’” With the ‘OK’ from her son, Trakulsomboon decided to make the move to the Central Oregon Coast last summer. “I’ve never moved before,” she said. “This was a big change for me and I don’t know anyone here, there’s no family here or friends.” She was given two months to move and arrived in October where she
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Shellsta is an original dish that features Asian style macaroni with tomato siracha sauce, carrots, onion and meat. immediately got to work on opening her business. “There was some work to do,” Trakulsomboon said of the building. “It was more
the equipment that was not working, so I did a lot of repairs to begin with.” On the outside it was a lot of cleanup work, but
eventually, the building was ready to open before the new year. But before opening, Trakulsomboon had to find a staff. She admits, not knowing anything about Lincoln City or the people who inhabit it made the staff search a difficult one. But after posting jobs on Facebook and Craigslist, Trakulsomboon eventually found a waitress and a cook. “I told them as long as you have experience in cooking and serving, I will teach how to make asian dishes. So far they’ve been very willing to learn,” Trakulsomboon said. Following a soft opening in January to get a feel for the schedule of the town, Trakulsomboon said she’s only heard complimentary remarks from her customers so far. “The community here in Lincoln City has been very supportive,” She said. They care about my business. People have been trying my food and I’ve only heard compliments and every time I hear those things it makes me happier and gives me more energy.”
To her surprise, Trakulsomboon said the most popular dish so far has been her teriyaki chicken. “I don’t know why because back at my other restaurant I rarely sold teriyaki chicken,” she said. “At first I wasn’t even going to have it on the menu, so I’m surprised because it’s been selling.” Business has been good so far according to Trakulsomboon, even despite the COVID-19 pandemic. And during a time when many businesses are struggling, Trakulsomboon said for her, the time was right to make the move. “People ask me if I’m crazy,” she said. “My answer to a lot of customers is that there’s no right time. I need to make a living. Everybody needs to make a living. I cannot just stay and wait for everything to be over. I had to make it the right time for me… and that’s how life is. “I packed up everything because I’m not planning to go back. The plan was to own a business here, run a business and then retire here.” After her Southern
California business closed permanently six months ago, Trakulsomboon said it was the longest time she had ever gone without working. “I don’t like to stay still,” she said. “But when you invest in business you need to see the surroundings before you put money into it. So far, (Lincoln City’s) been good for me. I wouldn’t of moved here if I didn’t love it. I just wish I would’ve discovered Oregon a long time ago.” Happy to be a part of the Lincoln City community, Trakulsomboon had one message to the residents of the coastal town. “I use my heart in my business,” she said. “Every dish that I make is personal for me because I love what I do. Of course I want to be very successful and the money is part of it. But to be happy, running your own place, serving customers everyday that love the food, that’s what success is for me.” You can follow 88 Grains on their social media pages: Facebook, Instagram, as well as the website (88grainsasianbar.com).
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LCSD adjusts reopening plans again MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net
Following updated guidance from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and Governor Kate Brown, the Lincoln County School District (LCSD) has once again adjusted their school reopening schedule. Earlier this month, LCSD Superintendent Karen Gray announced the district was planning to get some students back in the classroom starting Feb. 1. LCSD planned to re-implement the Hybrid model (two days in person, three days online) starting with grades K-6 on Feb. 1 and grades 7-12 starting Feb. 8. That schedule has since changed. “It is undeniable that this has been an extremely challenging school year,” Gray said in a letter to the community. “I cannot in mere words express how sorry I am that we have been unable to keep to an education model since last March when this COVID pandemic first hit. In my letter earlier this month, I ended it with a caveat about what might happen on January 19 if the Governor
changed things, and now it has happened.” Oregon adjusted the school metrics for reopening on Jan. 19, putting LCSD into the yellow zone, which allows on site and hybrid learning. LCSD’s new plan gets the youngest children back in school the soonest (parallel with ODE’s guidance). ODE’s new guidance states that “over time, if elementary schools can demonstrate the ability to limit transmission in the school environment, the transition to On-Site or Hybrid [for middle and high school].” LCSD will continue to evaluate and plan according to this guidance. To start, LCSD will bring back K-3 in a Hybrid model on Feb. 1, as well as Career Technical Education students,
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Future Bound (NMS), Limited In-Person Instruction (LIPI), no and low computer connectivity and wildfire survivor students. Starting February 16, grades 4-6 will enter the Hybrid model, plus additional LIPI identified students grades 7-12. Then grades 7-8 will return March 1. By March 19 LCSD will review the metrics to decide on a grades 9-12 Hybrid potential return on April 12. “This plan staggers students’ return to the classroom, giving us time to make sure it is safe and efficient at each interval and to have adequate time to make adjustments as needed promptly,” Gray said. “High school students are projected to start at the beginning of Term 4. They are the most difficult to cohort correctly, and they cannot be brought back in the middle of a term because it is too disruptive. Term 3 starts Feb 8; Term 4 starts April 12. They will have finished the year with nine weeks of Hybrid for 9-12 students.” Gray said LCSD will offer a form of Comprehensive
Distance Learning (CDL) during the Hybrid model and the K-12 Edmentum program will continue to be offered throughout the entire school year. As for athletics, LCSD is moving towards Season 2 of the Oregon School Activities Association’s (OSAA) plan to return to competition. Schools across the state are currently holding optional Season 1 workouts. “Athletic guidance and calendars have been ever-changing, and we will continue to monitor OHA and OSAA regulations. During this time, all LCSD facilities will remain closed to external use,” Gray said. “Thank you all for your incredible grace and patience with our school district. Our dedicated staff has worked tirelessly to educate your children and to keep them safe. Our hopes and prayers are with this plan, and we believe that it just may take us through the rest of the 202021 school year safely while solidly educating our kids.”
February 2, 2021
Lincoln County Democratic Party elects new leadership THE NEWS GUARD
Beginning a period of building upon a strong base and the setting of new priorities in the post-Trump era, the Lincoln County Democratic Party has elected a new slate of officers to its executive committee with two-year terms beginning this month. The new officers are Michael Gaskill, Chair; Cherie Harbour, Vice Chair; Carol Shenk, Secretary and Wendy Girard, Treasurer. During their term, the executive committee and Lincoln County Democratic Party will help facilitate communication between elected officials and Lincoln County voters, promote voter registration and elect delegates to the state convention of the Oregon Democratic Party. “I am thrilled to build on the tremendous work that the LCDCC has done, and I look forward to helping make Lincoln County an even more vibrant, prosperous, and democratic place to live,” said Michael Gaskill. “The strength of our party is proportionate to the number of people who participate in our democracy, so we urge registered Lincoln County Democrats to get involved: attend our meetings, share your opinions, make your voices heard and, most important of all, vote regularly in ALL elections.” Michael Gaskill is a lifelong Oregonian and longtime Lincoln County resident. He is a former campaign staffer and has worked on several successful grassroots campaigns to block fossil fuel export facilities. Cherie Harbour began her career at the Democratic Leadership Council in Washington DC
Michael Gaskill in 1992 after graduating with a degree in International Political Studies from the American College of Switzerland. She has also worked at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and at UCLA and is currently a public school teacher. Carol Shenk has over 20 years experience in local government archives and records management. She is currently working as a freelance archivist, writer, and illustrator, while also developing her own studio art and volunteering with community organizations. After beginning a career in banking, Wendy Girard trained as a cosmetologist and was a partner in a Bend, Oregon salon while also managing her family’s trucking ad brokerage business. She has been a Lincoln County resident since 2019. Despite limitations imposed by the ongoing pandemic health crisis, Lincoln County Democrats mobilized an exceptional effort during the run-up to the 2020 elections. Members of the Lincoln County Democratic Party were active in phone-banking, postcard mailings and fundraising and texting on behalf of Democratic candidates on the county, state and national levels.