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SOLVE volunteers picked up 22,256 pounds of litter and more last week across the state, including on the Central Oregon Coast.

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Oregonians demonstrated that a clean and healthy environment is a top priority during SOLVE’s Earth Day volunteer event, the Oregon Spring Cleanup, presented by Portland General Electric.

On April 17, a reported 2,471 volunteers took to the outdoors, improving the environment through litter cleanups, beach cleanups, invasive plant species removal events, and native tree and

shrub plantings.

It was truly a statewide effort, with volunteer projects happening from Astoria to Bandon and Medford to Pendleton.

In one day, more than 22,256 pounds of trash were collected and 8,810 square feet of invasive species were removed

by SOLVE volunteers. While most projects occurred on April 17, some Oregon Spring Cleanup projects occurred the weekend before, and will continue this week through Earth Day and into the

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The success of the Oregon Spring Cleanup adds to SOLVE’s long-standing history of supporting springtime volunteer events.

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With April 30 fast approaching, the final day for current Lincoln City City Manager Ron Chandler, the city council had to make a decision last week on how they want to proceed.

Council members have been contacting Council President Judy Casper with recommendations for people within city staff who can fill the interim position while the city looks to fill the permanent role.

“There were a number of people who have skills and talents for this position and it also requires that they maintain what they do in their own department as well as part time city manager,” Casper said during the April 12 city council meeting. “Skills, talents and number of years experience are very important, as well as knowledge of the budget and familiarity with everyone involved.”

Casper recommended considering one person for interim appointment. The council was unanimously open to the decision to proceed with appointment and Casper made the announcement of who that person will be.

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MAX KIRKENDALL newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net The Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce hosted a mayoral forum on April 13 where candidates for the May special election were able to address some of the pressing issues facing Lincoln City.

At the Lincoln City Cultural Center, four of the five candidates for Lincoln City mayor took turn answering a series of questions asked

by Chamber Executive Director Lori Arce-Torres.

Fernando Garza, Riley Hoagland, Susan Wahlke and Don Williams were on hand for the in-person/virtual event with candidate John Forse not participating.

After a few introduc-

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tions, Arce-Torres served up the first question that dealt with the lack of affordable workforce housing and how the city should be addressing that issue.

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“The city can provide many incentives for housing. The city has provided many incentives for housing that haven’t been taken advantage of. We need to encourage developers to use those tools.

“We also have much city owned land. One of the ways to make housing more affordable is to sell the house and keep the land in trust.

“I was thrilled when I left council a little over two years ago that there

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Candidate Susan Wahlke speaks at the Chamber forum. were wheels in motion to get all this housing for our residents, and I haven’t seen anything yet. I want to know what the roadblocks have been and I want to help tear down those roadblocks and

get some housing for our residents.”

Don Williams

“Are we talking about home ownership or renters?

If we’re talking about renters… you need landlords. To have landlords you have to want to invest in the property. This is an area where we need to reach out to Rep. Gomberg and Sen. Anderson to ease the restrictions on landlords.

“We’ve seen the antieviction moratorium come in… it just makes it harder to be a landlord. I’ve looked into getting back into the business of renting property and it’s just not worth it to me to do that anymore because it’s so onerous to be a landlord. We then shift to mega corporations who bring in these complexes, but you’re not getting those single family residences like we used to.

“As far as home ownership goes, we need to raise

the level of income here to make it a little more attractive to be here with more jobs. One thing we don’t talk about is bringing government here to Lincoln City.

We need to bring county offices, state offices here.

There’s nothing wrong with us here that they would have to stay in Salem… that will bring good paying jobs.”

Fernando Garza “Bringing housing to Lincoln City is such an old discussion. I’ve discussed creating our own housing finance agency which in turn works like a mortgage company. We do have to have some breaks as far as developing rules because

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Officials raise alarm over rising cases, vaccine inequity ZACK DEMARS Country Media

Oregon health officials Friday addressed accelerating COVID-19 case counts across the state, ahead of Monday’s vaccine eligibility expansion to all adults.

The comments from Oregon Gov. Kate Brown came in a press conference with officials from the Oregon Health Authority.

“It’s clear that this virus is persistent and it’s stubborn. While we flatten the curve again and again, COVID will not surrender,” Brown said.

State Epidemiologist Dr. Dean Sidelinger said the state’s pandemic picture is again worsening, with cases, hospitalizations and deaths all on the rise in recent weeks.

Weekly cases have increased by more than 20% for each of the last three weeks, “eclipsing even the most pessimistic scenario in our most recent COVID-19 modelling,” Sidelinger said.

“Recent data are troubling, showing that the virus is on the march throughout our state, sickening our friends and neighbors,” Sidelinger said.

Variants are also spreading rapidly in the state, Sidelinger said, including the faster-spreading UK variant, which now accounts for more than half of virus cases nationwide.

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Oregon health officials said last week that COVID-19 cases across the state have increased by over 20 percent for three weeks in a row. ing cases won’t push the state to establish any new virus restrictions beyond the current four-level framework, saying residents know how to take personal responsibility for wearing masks and limiting gatherings.

The state modified that fourtier system earlier this month, making it harder for counties to enter the extreme-risk category which closes indoor dining and other businesses.

“I think Oregon, throughout

the entire pandemic, has gotten it right,” Brown said. “Oregonians have made really smart decisions and tough choices to protect themselves and their neighbors and loved ones.”

Brown did offer one reason for optimism for parents and students across the state: While she didn’t commit to mandating it, she said she expects Oregon’s students to be in classrooms full time in the fall.

“I’ve been really clear, it is my expectation that we will have kids

in school five days a week in the fall. Obviously, the virus makes the timeline,” Brown said.

Monday marks the deadline for Oregon schools to bring students back to the classroom for at least part-time in-person instruction.

Earlier this month, and Oregonian/ OregonLive analysis showed vast differences between how much in-class time schools and districts were offering their students during hybrid learning schedules.

That wasn’t the only disparity health officials addressed Friday.

Brown and OHA Director Patrick Allen also acknowledged the unevenness of the state’s vaccine rollout, with wealthier ZIP codes seeing generally higher rates of vaccination than others.

“This has been a nationwide phenomenon, and part of the challenge is people of means have got more ways to be able to access vaccines than others do,” Allen said.

“And that’s a headwind that we’re running into.”

What’s more, the vaccine rollout has been disproportionate along racial and ethnic lines, especially among the state’s Latino population.

OHA faced criticism Thursday from a group of Latino leaders concerned about the state’s lack of effort at vaccinating that population. The group pointed to state statistics showing that, while about 13% of the state’s population is

Latino, only about 6% of those vaccinated are.

Allen said Friday the state’s made efforts at outreach to the population specifically through federally qualified health centers, community based organizations and the prioritization of migrant farm workers for vaccines.

But Allen agreed there was more to be done.

“The numbers are stark and clear: For too many people, race and income are predictors of whether you can access a COVID vaccine or not,” Allen said. “As a state, we can and need to do better.”

Allen also said the state’s future vaccine supplies still remain uncertain, as the federal government continues a review of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine it paused Tuesday.

The officials said Friday a continued need for safety precautions like masking, social distancing and vaccinating — even among young people and others at low risk for the virus, who make up a large share of the state’s new virus cases.

“Getting enough people vaccinated to achieve community immunity may take many months, but will happen more quickly, and we can keep the virus from overtaking it, if we remain faithful to the public health interventions,” Sidelinger said.

County addresses awareness, prevention of child abuse CHERI BRUBAKER Guest Contributor

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution proclaiming April 2021 “Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month,” in line with National Child Abuse Prevention Month, an observance in place since 1983.

President Joe Biden proclaimed on March 31, “As we begin to emerge from a year of unprecedented stress and hardship, children and families need our support more than ever. The confluence of a devastating pandemic and the worst economic crisis in nearly a century

have increased the risk for child abuse and neglect as Americans grapple with the compounding challenges of school and child care facility closures, social isolation, and increased financial instability.”

At the April 12 regular meeting of the board, Commissioner Katey Jacobson read the county’s proclamation into the record: “Child abuse and neglect is a serious problem affecting every segment of our community, and finding solutions requires input and action from everyone. It is essential that every citizen in Lincoln County become involved in supporting the efforts of parents and guardians to raise their

children in a safe, nurturing environment.”

Jacobson noted, “We haven’t had as many kids coming into foster care. We haven’t had as many phone calls made to the women and child abuse hotline.”

Without daycare, school, sports and other activities, she observed, children have not been in contact with mandated reporters, resulting in fewer reported cases of neglect and abuse.

Paul Schrader, Children’s Advocacy Center Executive Director, joined the remote meeting. “Many things have taken a back seat to COVID and the economy,” he pointed out.

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The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners proclaimed April Child Abuse and Prevention Month in Lincoln County. Pictured is Oregon’s Lincoln County Foster Parent Association in Newport. cumstances, we’re having a much more difficult time identifying and dealing with it. I appreciate this opportunity to bring it out to the floor and raise awareness.”

Expressing concern for what she thought might be a tidal wave of cases coming, Jacobson said, “Because those kids have not had contact. It’s not like we got out of having bad stuff happening to kids, it’s that we haven’t heard about it yet.”

Shrader responded, “Centers across the state are concerned about that very thing. Once more eyes on the children again, consistently, there is going to be a significant influx of cases. It’s going to be overwhelming the system at several different points.”

Jacobson asked Shrader what the public can do.

Shrader advised keeping eyes out for things that look odd, and notifying authorities in the right circumstances. “We have volunteer opportunities for our prevention program,” he said.

“The intervention stuff is going to be challenging and an onslaught.”

Later in the meeting, David Matz, program manager for the Oregon Department of Human Services presented a report on Child Welfare in Lincoln County to the commissioners.

Concurring with Jacobson and Shrader, Matz said, “There has been a marked decrease in the number of assignments from the child abuse hotline during the pandemic, which causes many of us some caution

about what the future might hold.”

Matz continued, “We know that children are likely being exposed to abuse.

As we see schools opening back up and children have more opportunity to interact with mandatory reporters, we do expect a significant increase in the number of reports.”

Matz echoed Shrader’s call for volunteers to assist families impacted by the child welfare system, providing CASA volunteers, volunteering with Safe Families, Every Child and DHS as suggestions.

Jacobson pointed out that there is training involved be a volunteer with children. “It does take some time, and now might be a good time to do that.”

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OCCC students travel to Maars THE NEWS GUARD

Oregon Coast Community College, home of the Sharks, is recruiting for two OCCC student researchers to assist on a geological project titled “Maars to Mars.”

Current students, as well as OCCC students starting in the Summer or Fall 2021 terms, are eligible to apply.

This research project is supported by the Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium and will be conducted during June 2021. Under the supervision of OCCC Professor Gilbert Bernhardt, a small team will travel to Eastern Oregon for three days to investigate geological features known as maars. Student researchers will assist in collecting sediment samples and taking aerial images using an infrared camera. After the field work, student researchers will work for two weeks in a laboratory setting to analyze sediment samples.

The project will culminate with students presenting their results at the Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium student research symposium at OSU in the fall. Students will also assist in the creation of an interactive laboratory activity that will be used in a geology course (G201).

Students will receive an $800 stipend and have their travel expenses paid when conducting field research in Eastern Oregon. Getting research experience helps students stand out from the crowd when applying for scholarships, jobs, and admission to academic programs.

The scientific motivation for this research project is to investigate the characteristics of crater-like features called maars, which are found

Gilbert Bernhardt in Central Oregon and on other planetary bodies such as Mars. The identification of water stored within maars in Oregon would establish the likelihood that frozen paleo-water might still be present within similar features on Mars. Thus, maars would offer a potential source of water for extraction by future robotic or manned missions by NASA. Student Researcher Requirements: - Must be an OCCC student or planning to enroll in fall 2021.

- Work well with others.

- Have enthusiasm for science and a strong work ethic.

- Be able to walk 6 km per day across uneven terrain in Central Oregon.

- Be available for a field trip to Eastern Oregon on June 14 -16, two

pre-trip meetings, and available for two weeks after the field trip for laboratory work.

- Carry up to 30 pounds of equipment and samples.

If you would like to apply for one of the two positions, please send a cover letter to Professor Bernhardt at gilbert.bernhardt@oregoncoast. edu. In your cover letter, make sure to state your academic goals, your experience working in a team, and most importantly, why you are interested in working on this project. Applications are due by the end of day, Sunday May 2, 2021. Questions can also be directed to Prof. Bernhardt at the email address provided.

OCCC offers a variety of degree and certificate programs, including University Transfer Degree programs and its innovative teaching degree program, created in partnership with Western Oregon University and the Lincoln County School District.

New students can begin their studies with the start of the Summer Term in June 2021. The College is in the planning stages now for a Fall term that plans call to feature a largely “normal” lineup of on-site, live classes – along with enhanced options for students who choose to participate in an online environment.

A good place to start is by filling out an application at oregoncoast. edu/apply, and then scheduling a free one-on-one (via Zoom) meeting with a friendly academic advisor. Learn more and discover the full range of degree and certificate programs available at Oregon Coast Community College at oregoncoast. edu.

LWVLC to host school board forum THE NEWS GUARD

The League of Women Voters of Lincoln County (LWVLC) will host a virtual forum featuring the candidates seeking a position on the Lincoln County School Board.

The online event will take place April 22, Thursday, beginning at 6 p.m.

Four candidates are seeking the Zone 3 (west area) position on the Board of Directors. They include Ron Beck (incumbent), Lance Vanderbeck, Erica Wilson, and Mike Rawles. The two open seats in Zones 4 and Zone 5 are also contested. Running for the east county (Zone 4) position are Peter Vince and Stephen Vogel, while Eric Goss and Senitila McKinley are seeking to represent the south county area (Zone 5).

Jean Cowan will moderate the forum. After brief introductions, the candidates will respond to questions of local

interest. Each candidate will then close with a one-minute statement.

Those interested in the forum must pre-register by going to the LWVLC website at: lwvlincolncounty.org in order to receive the sign-in directions.

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have and a staff that is dedicated to move us forward in a concise manner, I’d like to appoint Lila Bradley, public works director, to serve as interim city manager,” Casper said.

A motion was made to appoint Bradley to the temporary position and seconded, then unanimously approved by the council.

“I know our staff will work whole heartedly with her in this transition,” Casper said.

To help aide Bradley in this role, the city staff rec-

ommended contracting with former city manager David Hawker, to consult with the interim city manager on an as-needed basis, up to tenhours per week. The council was in favor of that idea and it was approved.

Staff also recommended hiring Prothman, a consulting firm, for the search of a permanent city manager. As part of the recruitment process, the first order of business for staff is to update the job description and compensation package for the Prothman search (or proceed using the existing description and pack-

age).

Casper informed council that Hawker is willing to participate in work session with the council to work out the details of an updated job description for the permeant role. Casper also noted that the community will play a role in picking candidates and providing input. No timetable has been decided on when this will take place.

The council approved the decision to hire Prothman to assist in the search.

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up was held in 1986 and the first SOLVE IT for Earth Day event was held in 1990.

Together, these two events have helped remove over 17 million pounds of litter and debris from Oregon’s urban and natural landscapes. This year, the momentum continued, and these two legacy events were combined into one for the first time, debuting as the Oregon Spring Cleanup.

Presenting Sponsor, Portland General Electric, and its employees have been a long-time supporter of SOLVE’s mission to keep Oregon clean and healthy.

“PGE customers and employees are passionate about preserving the health of Oregon’s environment, which is why we enthusiastically support SOLVE’s Oregon Spring Cleanup. Events like these celebrate our commitment to building cleaner, greener communities through PGE Project Zero. It’s wonderful to be part of an Earth Day event that engages volunteers from across the state, from Central Oregon to the Coast, all in an effort to make our state a cleaner and healthier place,” says Dave Robertson, Vice President of Public Affairs

at Portland General Electric and a SOLVE Founder’s Circle member.

There were notable projects throughout the state, including a litter cleanup in Portland’s Central Eastside where more than 60 volunteers collected 3,200 pounds of trash and over 160 needles from the Eastbank Esplanade and surrounding area.

A little further east, Portland General Electric and members of the GreshamBarlow School district joined forces to continue a restoration project on the Clear Creek Middle School campus. Nearly 40

volunteers came together, for the third time, at this same location to create an outdoor classroom that students and future climate leaders alike will use to study the natural world.

Lastly, SOLVE supported dozens of coastal cleanups. Waldport, along Oregon’s central coast, hosted a beach cleanup that brought nearly 100 volunteers together at Governor Patterson Memorial Park. Residents from Waldport and the surrounding area pitched in and collected over 400 pounds of marine debris and litter.

Police Blotter The police blotter relates the public record of incidents as reported by the Lincoln City Police. Information printed is preliminary and subject to change. See the full week’s police blotter at thenewsguard.com.

LINCOLN CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT MONDAY, APRIL 12 2:18 a.m. Warrant Service, 1777 NW 44th St., Chinook Winds Casino.

LCPD was requested to assist in locating a suspect involved in Lincoln County theft. Suspect located at the casino. Suspect taken into custody and transported to LCPD for two felony warrants charging ID theft, fraudulent use of credit car, unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, theft II, unlawful possession of meth, unlawful possession of heroin. Jail refused to lodge. Suspect cited and released.

9:30 a.m. Extra Patrol, NE Sal La Sea. Caller reported speeding on their road over the weekend 4050 mph. Request for extra patrol for speeding.

3:14 p.m. Fraud, 1545 NW Hwy 101. Caller reported suspect attempted to cash a check that had been reported as fraudulent by construction company.

5:11 p.m. Disorderly Conduct, NW 2nd St./N Hwy 101. Subject cited and released for disorderly conduct after report of subject walking in traffic.

6:34 p.m. Impound Tow, 3128 NE Hwy 101, Antique Mall. Traffic stop initiated at location. Vehicle impounded. Driver cited for driving while suspended and no insurance.

Check, 2300 SW Hwy 101.

Report of a male subject laying on the ground on the westside of the highway.

Subject cited and released on a misdemeanor warrant out of Linn County.

4:46 p.m. Extra Patrol, 690 SE Hwy 101. Report of vandalism and transient activity at night.

11:24 a.m. Found Property, 1012 SW 51st St. Report of finding a firearm and a needle in a motel room.

5:36 a.m. Criminal Mischief, 1249 NW 15th St., Sea Rest Motel. Found truck with slashed tire and spray paint on it.

12:30 p.m. Welfare Check, 1301 NW 21st St. Caller reported concern that female is disorientated with a toddler who may drive.

9:20 a.m. Assist on Arrest, 4422 NE Devils Lake Blvd. Subject issued a citation and released for a failure to appear warrant out of Dallas Municipal Court.

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6:52 p.m. Property, 3043 NE 28th St., North Lincoln Hospital. Patient had a handgun in possession.

TUESDAY, APRIL 13 12:08 a.m. Suspicious Activity, 4648 SE Hwy 101, Chevron. Report of vehicle in front of store and male out walking around with a flashlight. Subject contacted, resisted, taken into custody for outstanding Yamhill County warrant for resisting, interfering and trespass. Subject transported to Lincoln County Jail.

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11:36 a.m. Traffic Stop, NW Mast Ave./NW 22nd St. Subject cited and released for a contempt of court warrant out of Lane County.

Additional citations issued for driving while suspended and driving uninsured. Vehicle towed by Car Care.

2:28 p.m. Disturbance, 704 SE Quay Ave. Subject reported that someone was yelling at them.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 15 10:04 a.m. Theft, 4009 SW Hwy 101, Inn at Spanish Head. Caller reported her credit card information was used to rent a room at the hotel.

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While my household has had some differences with the department, we do want to thank the Lincoln City Police Department for putting a swift end to the two activists that were continually harassing my household.

“This is a public street, and I have the right to speak” was apparently in contrast to our cities views about disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace.

I couldn’t be more appreciative and reassured by the outcome of what could have been a “Portlandesque” situation.

Riley Hoagland’s record of service to Lincoln City and its residents for over 10 years speaks volumes.

As our Ward 2 councilor, Riley has been very responsive to our questions and concerns on countless occasions, at times challenging prevailing opinions on the council as they addressed difficult topics and winning others to see a different view. He considers all sides of arguments before making decisions, and is open to creative solutions.

He is a forward looking mayoral candidate, not just content with the status quo. There is much to celebrate about this city, but there are serious issues that need

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attention too, and Riley is unafraid to tackle them. From workforce housing to protecting natural resources to economic development, his priorities ref lect the future of our city.

As a working parent, he brings a fresh perspective to the role of mayor that will benefit all citizens of Lincoln City.

There are many residents in this town who are not heard, and Riley listens to them. He has advocated for city use of modern communication via social media, which we all witnessed was critically lacking during the fire evacuation, but where everyone turned for answers. Because he is uniquely positioned to listen and learn from the workforce citizens, we can expect this kind of vision from Riley when he is elected

mayor.

Please join us in electing Riley Hoagland as mayor of Lincoln City.

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IN MEMORY Robert W. Lind of Lincoln City, Oregon, died on April 7, 2021. Bob was born in June of 1937, in Seattle, Washington and was the only child of Victor and Elsie Lind.

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He married Carol MacMillen in 1963. Their only child, Karen, died as a child. They lived in Portland where Bob worked for Control Data Corporation.

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keeping the same post office box they had, thrilled to be by the beach again. Our children and grandchildren came when they could, feeling the same pull of the ocean, the clean air and beautiful landscape.

Old age overtook us this year and we moved inland to assisted living. But we left our hearts behind in Gleneden. Thank you for giving us those wonderful years of sunlight off the ocean, the sweet breezes, the rhodies, the birds, the serene nights, the storms, the beach in summer. We loved it all.

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While in Portland, he and Carol were members Phyllis Lorraine Amacher died on April 1, 2021, in Portland, Oregon, from the effects of old age. She was just 10 days short of her 98th birthday. She was born on April 11, 1923, in Portland, Oregon, to Fred and Irene Amacher.

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began her college career at Linfield College (now University) and continued on to the University of Oregon. She earned a master’s degree from the University of Oregon and did further graduate work at the University of Minnesota.

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Phyllis met Mary Lou Boice and the two remained housemates in Minnesota and then in Gleneden Beach for almost 70 years until Mary Lou passed away in 2017.

The two of them spent their summer vacations travelling to every corner of the world.

In December 2017 Phyllis moved into a loving, caring Adult Foster Home in Portland, Oregon, alongside her sister. The family wants to thank Lily Bobu and Daniel Mester for their wonderful care for Phyllis for over 3 years.

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have plenty of land. We need to make it affordable for everyone, however the jobs we have… the minimum wage is not quite there.

“By creating this housing agency, in itself, we sell to this individual and those fees feed each other and it becomes its own sustaining entity in time.

“I went on a trip recently and i was looking at the hubs for Amazon. We some kind of distribution center for out here on the coast. For us, that would create other jobs.”

It’s not that it hasn’t been done, but we’re already talking about trying to get ahead of those issues. We talked about enforcement of VRDs, trying to hold accountable the businesses operating without an understanding. It’s all in that same though of ‘look, let’s get the things we want done proactively instead of waiting.’

“It’s easy to do and staff wants to be a part of it so let’s keep on going.”

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Riley Hoagland “Workforce housing is problematic. The city owns land, the city has blueprints that have already been pre-approved. The city has local improvement districts which help facilitate capitol improvement projects over long periods of time. We have people and staff willing to do the work and residents willing to go through the process.

“When you combine all that together, what you can find is houses and land trusts, homes being built and the costs of those system development charges being pushed over 20 years or whatever the length of that is. We have done it for homebuilding.

“Like police, water, sewer, roads, maintenance, parks, all of those weren’t always city responsibilities. As we move forward, the shift is going to be important to provide housing for people.

“House prices are as high as they’ve ever been… recent reports show that the only way to get that cost down is to build new housing. If we are in a position to do better, I think we should do better and facilitate that as a city.”

Next, the candidates were asked about improving economic development and how the city can bring more jobs to town.

Fernando Garza “We need to get out of this mentality of being tourism, summer only. Why don’t we take advantage of things that are already here.

We have a kite festival, does it have to just be three days, we could push it a week and create more jobs.

“We need to invite people and do this every month.

Is that so far fetched that we have this thing to celebrate out here every month? That’s generating jobs. They are service oriented, but people will see that we are moving forward, which brings other creativity.”

Susan Wahlke “In April of 2017, the city published an economic opportunities analysis that provides suggestions to attract new businesses to town, along with ideas to enhance local businesses. Some of that work has started.

“Recently the city has been working with the Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County and the Bay Area of Merchants Association to revitalize Lincoln

City’s Historic Bayfront district. Progress is happening and more ideas are being discussed.

“One idea that has been discussed for several years has been to attract a commercial laundry service for lodging properties. One of the things that inhibits economic growth in our community is the lack of reliable workforce. We need to encourage our young adults to develop skills that are needed here. We also need services to assist those who are looking for work.

We need to continue to work with our partners for new ideas and methods.”

Riley Hoagland “On council, I’ve been able to advocate for the mobile food court ordinance. That took a number of years of really hard work and pushing for that. That’s something that I’ve already done. It hasn’t been built yet, but The Pines, will host probably 10 mobile food carts.

“I think empowering, promoting, encouraging our own residents, I don’t think we need to go to Amazon or Disney, but promoting ourselves and bringing that pride saying ‘hey, these are our businesses, these are our people.’ Tourism is important, but it’s not the only thing that is here. We run the shops, we have the businesses.

“Similarly to Florence, Oregon, they shifted completely into really promoting their small businesses. When you have that, you will end up growing out of that. Promoting our own people is the best way to get jobs and economic diversity up.”

Don Williams “Economic development is everything that the government does and also everything the government shouldn’t do. I think more times than not, government gets in the way of economic development rather than actually promoting it, through unintended consequences of regulations, rules and restrictions.

“One thing I’ve talked about repeatedly is when Salem passes a law, this is the usual format it goes: What happens is, we say to the mom and pop that if you have anything over five employees, you’re going to get hit with fees, taxes and things like that. So there’s no incentive to grow.

“That’s the kind of thing

that I think hampers economic development. One thing I’ve been promoting from day one is entrepreneurship for our young folks.

Not that there’s anything wrong with working for our large corporations here in town, but I’d prefer to tell a 17-18 year old, here, let me teach you some entrepreneurial skills so you can run your own business. They need to learn that.”

The candidates were then given a more open ended question regarding what they felt was another one of the biggest issues facing Lincoln City.

Riley Hoagland “It’s accountability. Some of you have heard about the Senior Center who has been operating for the last 30 years without a moratorium of understanding. It was brought to my attention that there isn’t an agreement there. I think it’s important that the government has accountability for the things that it’s participating in.

“I’m not against the senior center. It’s an important part of our community.

But we need to be accountable for what we are doing.

Why is this one group being treated differently than other groups that the city does business with. I have been advocating for that. I think that behavior should be in the city’s energy.”

Susan Wahlke “I think we need to look at code enforcement. So many things, fireworks, VRD violations, hazardous buildings and homes, building code enforcement and parking. We need to commit money and people to that effort. It’s not a law enforcement issue, it’s a planning issue. We need the planning department financed so they can provide those services.

“Close second to that is emergency preparedness.

I believe that testing fire hydrants should be a priority. We heard a lot about the state of our warning sirens.

That type of siren doesn’t last long in the salt air and ocean breezes. We need to provide funding to stock the caches and somehow we need enough to be able to provide to the visitors.

Should the city be providing those resources? Or should the lodging industry?

“I was in the line with many of you, waiting to get out of town for two hours last September. I remember

thinking a fire would come from the east or a tsunami would come from the west or an earthquake would open up the road and make it impassable.

“We need to have a better plan, we need to practice it. Former city resident Jim Kusz warned us about this, he even warned us about the pandemic and we thought that was just as crazy as the zombie apocalypse. When I was waiting to get out of town I was thinking at least we should be learning something, and hopefully we will.”

Fernando Garza “The topic that is lacking is safety. I’m a CERT member and I’m also a part of Listos.

I’ve been working with the city and county for the past year and safety has been at the top of my mind. I’ve been doing interpretations for COVID at the Call Center, for the fires, vaccines, floods… I’m not hearing about safety.

“Our evacuation plan goals from 2018 are in the draft steps. It’s been seven months since the fires and we’re talking about it, but we’re not moving forward.

“One thing I thing City Council should add is make safety a priority and move it to the beginning of their meetings, so that we’re not just talking about, but we’re moving forward.”

Don Williams “In a nut shell, what I want to see is to sell the Villages property that was purchased about eight years ago. The city’s held that, we have no accounting on how much as been spent on it.

“So we have this opportunity to get a substantial amount of money and we can then take care of a couple of items. One being, build the Senior Center. Get those folks out of the community center and get them a proper center. If we’re going to increase in age, like some of us are, I’m looking forward to having a place to go and to bring my friends when they visit.

“I want to create a public transportation system with some of that money.

Whether it’s peak season or full season I don’t know. But as an employer, one of the biggest issues was having employees to work. When the bus stops running at 7… it’s near impossible to get employees. We need a public transportation

system, that has to be a priority.

“Third, I want a dog park.

We’ve talked about it and we have the land up there.

Let’s keep some of it for a great dog park.

“I also want to talk about lowering taxes. It’s a common complaint of how high people’s taxes have got in this town.

“Also one thing that I thought was so wrong with the town that I love… At the beginning of the pandemic, the tribalism that was created. The ‘don’t come to my town,’ scratching of cars, puncturing tires. We’re here to be inviting, we are a tourism town. Until that changes, we need to be inviting.”

The final question the candidates were asked was about city code enforcement for buildings and what steps can be taken to improve on that front.

Fernando Garza “Code enforcement comes up a lot. It’s also a part of the goals for the council this upcoming year.

Are we talking about us, the city, playing the bad guy.

Telling people, you have to do this, because there seems to be a lot of that happening already. That was one of the reasons I started to run, I felt like I was being governed too much. It seems to create more animosity between everyone.

“We do need to enforce codes and so forth, but we all have due process to do that. It’s been mentioned to me… Highway 101 needs to be more unified, and I agree. When you get inside the building, that’s where your individuality should show. We should try to improve your business and the city itself to make it more aesthetic.”

Riley Hoagland “There’s signage and code enforcement for safety. We’re trying to keep it safe for people to travel, safe for people to live and it’s important that those codes are followed.

“Currently, our system is a complaint driven system. We wait for people to complain about something, then do something about it. A fundamental shift is important for the city to do in order to be proactive in that arena, having the code enforcement officer be a part of planning.

“It’s going to take time.

Susan Wahlke “The city council talked about goals a lot more and put them off again. The first one on there list is code enforcement, to educate, inform and protect the residents of Lincoln City.

The number one task is to purchase and implement a code enforcement VRD case management system. I think that’s a great idea.

“We probably need more personnel for that, so let’s talk about that during budget time.”

“The other thing we need to do is make sure the lodging industry is paying their fair share of lodging taxes. When I was a city employee over 25 years ago, we had regular audits.

Those haven’t happened recently. The income from those audits has greatly decreased. I don’t think it’s because they are doing a better job reporting, I think it’s because we haven’t been auditing.

“When it comes to code enforcement, my thought it, why have codes if we don’t enforce them?”

Don Williams “This is something that from the day I was on planning that we’ve talked about. We have rules on the book already about signage, when it can come down, when it’s voluntary, when it’s involuntary. We already have systems in place for much of this.

“The problem we run into with houses and businesses and things like that, is getting out of state owners to take accountability for their property.

“The city attorney has worked on several aspects of our code and enforcement mechanisms beyond just coming into the police and saying, we’re going to condemn your property.

There’s not a lot that can be done that isn’t already being done.

“We have instituted design standards which is nice and came during the end of my term. We can actually start to tell people ‘here’s what we want to see as you are improving your property so that we don’t run into these issues and we have a uniformity up and down the coast.’

“We can also still talk about the zero cost loans for facade improvement and things like that. There’s a lot of alternatives already there.”

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LCSD recognizes standout athletes in Season 2 THE NEWS GUARD

When the Lincoln County School District (Taft, Newport, Waldport, and Toledo) made the decision to participate close to home for Season 2 this year due to COVID-19, they knew that their student-athletes recognized for their hard work and dedication to their time in the program and athletic accomplishments could not be forgotten.

Collectively, the four high schools determined that in a year like no other they would honor the accomplished Season 2 athletes in the Lincoln County School District.

“Our athletes began workouts to prepare for Season 2 in October of 2020 and did not have their first Season 2 contest until March of 2021. We are proud of their academic and athletic dedication during this adversity and are excited to honor our Season 2 athletes with in-district recognition this year,” said District Athletic Director Majalise Tolan.

On the volleyball court the Taft 7-12 Tigers were represented by junior setter Lily Hatton who led the team in assists and aces and she was joined by team dig leader and libero, Natalie Gates.

The Season 2 Football Team tells the story of dedication through uncertainty, as the ability to even have a contact football season was up in the air until just weeks before the season began.

The Tigers were led by Senior Fco Ramos who played both sides of the ball in his four years at Taft and led the team in tackles. Ramos was joined by Junior Kaden Hindman, a promising receiver, who was second on the team in tackles.

The culminating event for Cross Country featured a twist on previous OSAA state meets.

The Tigers sent the most runners to the culminating state meet with Brayan Mateo-Perez setting a season record in his state culminating event after coming back

Cortez commanded the defense from the back of the field along with JJ Lupercio, whose blocking and defensive techniques helped lead the way.

On the girl’s side of the season, the Tigers had several standouts after Season 2.

For Taft, Arianna Moralez is a solid defender with the uncanny ability to separate strikers and midfielders from the ball. Adding to the defense, Sayge Ulrich, new to the defensive side of the ball and honored for her tremendous versatility on the field, and Olivia Coulter brought strong attacking abilities and led the defense for the Tigers. Chloe Peterson and her tremendous speed and ability to move the ball were met by Avery Nightingale, the goal leading forward who led the team both on and off the field.

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Athletes from all Lincoln County schools were recognized for their efforts on the football field, soccer field, cross country track and volleyball court. from a midseason injury and Tiger leader Makaia Kessinger paced the team all season. Sophomore Cooper Fitch PRd in two race lengths this season prior to the culminating state meet, and senior Claira Tolan saved her best race for the final race of her career as she set a PR at the state culminating week event.

Boys Soccer was not to disappoint with a number of challenges between Newport and Taft and some out-of-county play this season.

Five Tigers received honors this season. The Tigers were paced by team and goal leader William Calderon, averaging two goals per game. He was joined by fellow Seniors Jose Flores, a team captain, and Mauricio Rivas, a four-goal season finisher. Junior goalie Sam

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Taft 7-12 softball saw its first action last week when they faced Rainier in a three game series, starting with a home bout on April 16. Although the Tigers fell behind early, they battled back with a three run inning thanks to a triple from Olivia Coulter. However, Rainier was able to hold on to the lead an win 6-4. Hailey Weaver (pictured) threw a complete game with seven full innings pitched. Taft lost both games of the double header on Friday to Rainier, 12-3 and 11-4.