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Taft Seniors joined in the Pledge of Allegiance as the graduation ceremony begins. Inset: Several placed messages on their caps.

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hey begin this week as young adults.

The seniors at Taft 7-12 Middle & High School were joined by families, friends and community members for the 2022 school graduation ceremonies held Saturday morning, June 11 at the Taft gymnasium.

Student leaders and school administrators gave encouraging speeches during the ceremonies.

Among them, Lincoln County School District Superintendent Dr. Karen Gray and Taft 7-12 Middle & High School Principal Nick Lupo. Lupo told the graduates to, “take time to listen” as they move into adult life.

Before ending his address to the seniors, Lupo asked them to reach beneath their chairs, lined up on the gym floor facing the speaker’s platform, and reach for their personal copy of a small book, Humble Kind by Tim McGraw. Inside each book was a dollar bill. Lupo instructed the seniors to give

County passes fireworks ordinance related to weather emergencies

the dollar to someone they cared about. The seniors rose from their chairs and walked to different parts of the gym to present the dollars to members of the audience.

The dollar tradition was started a few years ago by then-principal Majalise Tolan and has since become part of each Taft graduation. Tolan is the Lincoln County School District’s Secondary Director.

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chools across the United States have felt the impact of the school shooting that took place May 24 at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas that killed 19 students and two teachers.

Lincoln County School District recently discusses the district’s safety measures at its schools in a YouTube update.

Dr. Karen Gray, superintendent for Lincoln County School District, and Sue Graves, safety coordinator for the school district, shared the methods and practices designed to keep students and staff safe.

Graves said the school district takes safety very seriously. The district has safety and security strategies to keep students and staff safe.

“We have a comprehensive all hazards emergency plan that was developed with all five law enforcement agencies and all eight fire departments in Lincoln County,” Gray said.

The school district has great collaborations with police and fire agencies, Graves added.

“It’s a really good plan designed for Lincoln County School District,” Graves said.

Drills are important for the district in order to practice responses to different

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Local Girl Scouts end year with two Gold Awards, one Silver Award

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incoln County has passed an ordinance that will ban the sale and use of fireworks in unincorporated limits due to weather-related conditions. The ordinance establishes a procedure for prohibiting the sale and use of consumer fireworks to ensure the safety of the public from the danger of fire hazards.

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners held the second reading of the ordinance during a board meeting Wednesday, June 8.

“The use of consumer fireworks, as defined at ORS 480.111, which shall include using, discharging or exploding consumer fireworks, may be prohibited within the unincorporated limits of Lincoln County for a specified duration based on certain weather or weatherrelated conditions,” Assistant County Counsel Kristin Yuille read of the ordinance. “By resolution of the board

of commissioners, the sale of consumer fireworks, as defined at ORS 480.160, may be prohibited within the unincorporated limits of Lincoln County for a specified duration based on certain weather or weather-related conditions.”

The prohibition does not apply to a fireworks display that is issued a public display permit.

Commissioner Doug Hunt said this establishes the procedure where the board may take action. Commissioner Kaety Jacobson said many mayors of the cities have implemented or are planning to implement similar tools to have the ability to use if needed.

While this wildfire season has been rainy in Lincoln County so far, Oregon is seeing more drought conditions in general.

“This will be a tool for the long term,” Chair Claire Hall said.

The commissioners voted unanimously to pass the ordinance.

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Left: Front: Halley Kenney, Silver Award. Back left to right: Anna Gabler and Rose McMaster, Gold Awards.

Right: The girls bridging to the next level. Melody Deaton (front) and Harley Torres (back).

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ocal Girl Scouts of Oregon and SW Washington Troop 10143 conducted their end of year celebration Monday, June 6. At this event, the girls received their badges and awards they have worked on all year. The girls also ‘bridge’ – go up – to the next level.

“We had one who reached her level of Silver Award and two that completed their Gold Award, which is basically the highest honor of girl scouts,” said LeeAnn Gabler, troop coordinator. “Only 6 percent nationwide ever get to that level.”

Halley Kenney won the Silver Award. Anna Gabler and Rose McMaster won the Gold Awards.

Girl Scouts can achieve their Gold Award if they are in the 9-12 grade, are a registered Girl Scout senior or ambassador, and have completed two senior or ambassador journeys or have earned the Girl Scout Silver Award and completed one senior or ambassador journey, the Girl Scouts website states.

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Part of earning the Gold Award is completing a community service or worldwide project that includes work over 1.5 to two years and 80 plus hours. Girls do a lot of different projects, either in the community or nationwide.

Girl Scouts research the issue, form a team with experts, make a plan to tackle the root cause of the issue, submit the project proposal to the Girl Scout council for approval, carry out the plan and share the story.

“It really pushes them to that next level of maturity after they’ve gone through all the different things they have to go through to get their project done,” Gabler said. “When they get to that level, there’s certain things that they get,” Gabler said. “They qualify for three specific Girl Scout scholarships that only girls that complete the Gold Award in that year get to qualify for.”

Anna, Gabler’s daughter and one of the recipients of the Gold Award, received a $2,000 scholarship.

Anna and Rose McMaster, the other Gold Award recipient, began Girl Scouts together 10 years ago and completed their Gold Awards together.

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Rare orca whale sighting at Newport Bay STAFF REPORT

A Newport Police sergeant captured a rare sight at Newport Bay June 3, orca whales swimming along the bay shoreline.

According to nationalgeographic.com, the orca’s average size is from 23

to 32 feet and can weight up to six tons. The whales’ lifespan can range from 50 to 80 years.

Often referred to as killer whales, the orcas are the largest of the dolphins and one of the world’s most powerful predators. They’re immediately recognizable by their distinctive black-and-white coloring.

COURTESY FROM NEWPORT POLICE SGT. MIKE LEAKE

These photos show the orcas swimming inside the Newport Bay.

Police Blotter

June 3

10:18 a.m. Police took report of a hit and run in the 1300 block of SE Oar. Reports of mailbox hit and is gone.

Mailbox was located in bushes.

9:45 p.m. Police responded to a DUII on SW 48th Street/

June 4

3:17 p.m. Police responded to reported menacing in the 4100 block of NW Logan Road.

Caller reported a man had pulled a knife on her and threatened to slash her throat. Suspect was taken into custody for menacing and unlawful use of a weapon. He was transported to the hospital for evaluation.

6:23 p.m. Police took report

of a theft at a beach access on NW 26th Street. Caller reported multiple items were stolen from her vehicle while she was on the beach. Items include cell phones, bags, a laptop and two firearms.

June 5

1:54 a.m. Police took report of a crash in the 3000 block of NE 28th Street.

5:40 a.m. Police took report a burglary at a business in the 800 block of SE Hwy 101.

Owner found front glass door broken.

June 6

2:47 a.m. Police responded to a crash at a business in the 5900 block of SW Hwy 101.

Caller advised vehicle had been driven into the fence. Driver was cited for careless driving.

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4:35 a.m. Police responded to criminal mischief on SW 35th/SW Hwy 101. Callers advised suspect was in roadway, swinging a large piece of wood at vehicles. Suspect was transported to hospital for evaluation after being tased by law enforcement. He was later transported to Lincoln County Jail and charged with criminal mischief in the second degree, assault on a peace office, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and driving under the influence of intoxicants.

4:53 p.m. Police took report of a theft in the 2100 block of SE Hwy 101. Plants stolen from business. Red Toyota Prius, unknown plate, left northbound on Hwy 101 20 minutes prior to complainant reporting the theft.

June 8

7:11 p.m. Police took report of criminal mischief at a hotel in the 1700 block of NW 21st Street. Caller reported that a woman threw a chair at her vehicle earlier in the day.

7:28 p.m. Police took report of a theft in the 2400 block of NE 29th Street. Victim reported that several of her handguns has been stolen.

Oregon State Police June 3

3:20 p.m. Oregon State Police responded to a crash on Hwy 20, near milepost 4.

An eastbound Dodge pickup lost its front left wheel. The

wheel struck a westbound SUV, causing minor damage. No injuries reported. The driver of the Dodge pickup was issued a citation for driving uninsured and operation of unsafe vehicle.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.

June 4

7:54 p.m. OSP responded to a crash on Hwy 18, near milepost 12. A Pontiac GTO was eastbound when the driver lost control of the vehicle, drove into the westbound shoulder and overturned before coming to an uncontrolled stop on the hood of the vehicle. The driver and passenger were able to exit the vehicle and were transported to the hospital for medical evaluation. A Toyota Prius suffered minor damage due to debris from the crash and was able to drive from the scene. The Pontiac was towed.

June 5

4:24 p.m. OSP responded to a crash on Hwy 101, near milepost 131. A vehicle was northbound, when for an unknown reason, the driver lost control and hit the embankment on the northbound side of the highway. The vehicle took out an ODOT road sign. The driver was assisted in changing a tire and drove the vehicle home.

ODOT assisted on scene.

6:10 p.m. OSP responded to a crash on Hwy 101, near milepost 131. A vehicle was traveling northbound when the driver lost control of the vehicle.

The driver reported encountering a piece of debris on the road that led to them losing control while negotiating a curve and crashing into the dirt shoulder.

The passenger of the vehicle was evaluated by medical personnel but did not need to be transported to the hospital. The vehicle was able to be driven from the scene.

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5:03 p.m. Police responded to the report of a missing person in the 2600 block of NE Yacht Avenue. Caller reported missing person was last seen at a senior living center at 10 a.m. She missed her afternoon medications. Woman has a history of dementia. Entered into system as missing person. Found in Newport. Missing person entry canceled.

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SW Hwy 101. Reported vehicle high centered in middle of highway. Field sobriety tests performed on driver, taken into custody for driving under the influence of intoxicants. Driver cited and released from Lincoln City Police Department for driving under the influence of intoxicants. Also cited for careless driving and driving while suspended.

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“Old-Growth Murder” documentary available beginning June 28 Anchor Pictures, in conjunction with Gravitas Ventures, is pleased to announce the release of “OldGrowth Murder,” a featurelength documentary exploring the 1987 cold case murder of Alain Malessard. The director, Tom Olsen Jr., has been investigating and producing the project since 2011. The film is available through Apple iTunes beginning June 28 with additional streaming opportunities this summer.

On Thanksgiving Day 1987, residents of Neskowin, a small town on the North Oregon Coast, discovered the murdered body of 26-year-old Alain Malessard, a French citizen, in a closed, U.S. Forest Service campground. He was bicycling across North America, fulfilling a lifelong dream. An investigation ensued, suspects were identified, but no one was ever charged.

The story of the murder gradually disappeared.

“Old-Growth Murder” retraces Malessard’s fivemonth journey across Canada and the Pacific Northwest, interviewing a number of family friends and multiple Oregon law enforcement authorities that handled the yearlong investigation.

The film weaves together extensive interviews with previously unseen crime scene material, family photos, home movies, and a decade worth of investigative artifacts that help propel the complex police

procedural.

Although the investigation remains officially open, the film’s audience will surely wonder why with today’s advanced forensics, digital investigative tools, DNA testing, and almost monthly headlines of decades-old unsolved homicide cases being closed, this murder is still unsolved in 2022.

“Old-Growth Murder” is a recent recipient of two Telly Awards (documentary and editing), two Impact DOCS Awards of Excellence in both “research” and for a “documentary feature,” and a 2021 Gold Spotlight Film Award for Excellence in Filmmaking.

Director Tom Olsen’s previous projects have included “Killingsworth,” “Politics of Sand” and “The Crime of the d’Autremont Brothers.”

Gravitas Ventures holds North American rights. Glen Reynolds of Circus Road Films negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmaker.

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Man arrested after blocking highway with vehicle, assaulting responding officers Lincoln City Police arrested Matthew Ryan Garrett of Waldport on Tuesday, June 7, on multiple charges after he blocked traffic on Hwy 101 with his vehicle and struck a passing vehicle with an object.

The Lincoln City Dispatch Center received a report at about 4:30 a.m.

June 7 of a vehicle parked in the southbound lane of Hwy 101 near SW 32nd Street without any lights on.

The driver was reportedly standing outside his vehicle and appeared to be agitated. Additional reports indicated the man was trying to hit vehicles with an object as they tried to drive around him and had actually struck a vehicle with the object.

According to police, when officers arrived, they contacted the man, who became very confrontational and aggressive towards them. As officers

attempted to arrest the man, later identified as Matthew Ryan Garrett, he began fighting with them and resisting arrest. Officers attempted to use tasers on Garrett to get him into custody, but the taser deployments were unsuccessful.

Further attempts to de-escalate the situation failed and once additional officers arrived, a less-lethal round was deployed, which had

limited effect on Garrett; however, multiple officers were able to wrestle Garrett to the ground and get him into custody. After being taken into custody, Garrett was transported to Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital

by Pacific West Ambulance for treatment of minor injuries. Garrett was later transported to the Lincoln County Jail and lodged of charges including criminal mischief in the

third degree, disorderly conduct in the second degree, resisting arrest, assaulting a public safety officer and menacing.

One LCPD officer went to North Lincoln Hospital for medical evaluation of his injury and was later released. A second officer’s injury was minor, and he will seek other medical evaluation.

The extent and status of their injuries are undetermined at this time.

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Innovations would put a dent in the opioid crisis

BY ROHAN LALL InsideSources.com

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 841,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses since 1999. In 2019 alone, 49,860 people were killed by opioid-related overdoses — 70.6 percent of all drug overdose deaths.

This was before COVID-19, which almost certainly accelerated drug-related suicide and death, though data are not yet available.

The opioid epidemic is rightly a focus of policymakers in Washington, of laws enacted by Congress and the states, and of local public health programs across the country. Yet, the body count keeps rising, and too many lives continue to be cut short.

As a neurosurgeon, I pay attention to these things. Take as an example spinal fusions, which are necessary operations but far from perfect. All too often, a

spinal fusion is the gateway to opioid exposure. Responsible post-operative pain management allows patients to heal and participate in necessary physical and occupational therapy. Opioids have long been the mainstay therapy for postoperative pain, but admittedly for a lack of better options. Our goal is to facilitate patient recovery so that they can enjoy the quality of life they deserve.

Currently, if patients have persistent chronic back or leg pain after a successful fusion, they may become a candidate for neuromodulation therapy, but this typically occurs several years after the fusion and years of opioid medication use. Thankfully, the medical community and private companies are working on innovations to address the need for nonnarcotic pain management therapies with earlier intervention.

For example, I am a co-investigator for a first-in-human study for SynerFuse,

a Minnesota-based device company that seeks to integrate and co-localize existing spinal fusion with neuromodulation to address post-surgical and persistent chronic lower back pain. If the SynerFuse procedure proves effective on patient pain, as early indications suggest it can be, we may have an opioid-sparing pain management therapy that saves the healthcare system billions of dollars over time and provides better pain management outcomes for both patients and doctors.

With the more than 500,000 spinal fusions conducted in the United States each year, it is more important than ever to foster all innovative technologies that would allow us to spare our patients’ exposure to opioids. Companies like SynerFuse have made sparing opioids, reducing pain, and facilitating safe and effective patient recovery their paramount goals.

Governments (including Congress)

can and should continue to pursue legislation to address the opioid crisis in our country. Pain management doctors should continue to offer responsible solutions to patients who suffer from chronic pain.

Surgeons should do their best to offer access to any potential modalities to spare patients from the opioid crisis while facilitating necessary surgery.

Collectively, we should support private companies such as SynerFuse.

Their innovative solutions are promising for the future of non-narcotic pain management for spinal surgeons and for pain management doctors and the patients they serve. As the number of spinal fusions increases year after year, these innovations would put a massive dent in the opioid crisis.

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Rohan Lall is a neurosurgeon in Minneapolis. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

I’m a journalist and somehow still an optimist

BY LARRY RYCKMAN

Journalism has always been a tough way to make a living. It’s generally offered low wages, the constant threat of layoffs and consolidations, and the opportunity on any given day to enrage just about everyone who might disagree with the facts and observations you share.

So why am I such an optimist about this business?

It’s true that the facts about this essential branch of democracy are grim. Since 2004, about 1,800 newspapers have closed in the United States. More than 100 local newsrooms closed just during the COVID pandemic. Hedge funds that buy publications have left a path of destruction in their wake, with furloughs, layoffs and cutbacks.

Many newspapers have become a shadow of their former selves. News deserts are spreading around the country, places where people have lost access to trusted local news sources, and where local coverage has disappeared.

But it isn’t journalism that’s failing. It’s the old business model that funded news outlets for more than a century by relying too heavily on paid advertising.

Four years ago, as a senior editor at the Denver Post, I was faced with a choice. I could accept the inevitability of that decline and help a hedge fund dismantle our Pulitzer prizewinning newsroom piece by

piece, laying off friends and colleagues, while investors pocketed the profits. Or I could try something new.

I co-founded the digital-only Colorado Sun with nine Post colleagues and we launched in September 2018 with zero subscribers, zero members and a full-time staff of 10. But we also had plenty of determination and know-how.

Today, we have more than 200,000 subscribers, nearly 17,000 paying members, and a full-time staff of 25. We have been recognized as one of the best news outlets in our region for our public service and highquality journalism.

We started with the premise that news matters, that readers — our democracy even — deserved more than the hedge funds were willing to provide.

There’s a reason the Founding Fathers enshrined freedom of the press in the First Amendment to the Constitution.

They knew that a healthy democracy depends on informed citizens, on journalists who ask uncomfortable questions and serve as a watchdog to those in power. Vladimir Putin understands the same thing all too well, which is why he has clamped down on and targeted the press in Russia.

The Colorado Sun developed a business model that is so simple it sounds naive: Give readers non-partisan journalism that is deeply reported, well written and well edited. Treat readers with respect. Don’t

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The Poynter Institute, which studies, champions and supports journalism, says more than 70 local newsrooms launched in the United States in 2020 and 2021. More than 50 local newsletters started publishing in that time.

It’s difficult to see proud legacy newspapers in decline.

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Public Notices NG22-297 INVITATION TO BIDS CITY OF LINCOLN CITY SW 3rd & Hwy 101 Beacon Bids Due: 2:00 PM, July 14, 2022 WORK - The general nature of work, described in detail in this Contract and in the basis of payment, includes furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials necessary for the construction of the project.

Primary items of work include: Constructing 437 feet of curb, 1804 sf of sidewalks, 60 Tons of Asphalt, 4,577 concrete plaza, and miscellaneous other items.

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OBITUARIES Richard Arthur Kosbab

William Homer Gregory

Sept. 16, 1956 – May 23, 2022

August 9, 1934 – June 1, 2022 Richard was born and raised in Sedro-Woolley, Wash. to parents Norma Kosbab-Moss and Ted Kosbab. In 1975, Richard moved to Lincoln County, Ore., where he found his forever home in Otis.

The majority of Richard’s career was spent as a sawmill crane operator.

He later shifted into a role as a handy man, which appealed to his insatiable interest in the mechanics of everything. Richard is remembered fondly for his passions as a fisherman, bow hunter, and tartar sauce connoisseur. He will be deeply missed as a friend, husband, and father.

A legendary storyteller

with a dastardly sense of humor, Richard could find an audience in any room.

He had an ardent love for music and movies, which he frequently offered narrations for from start to finish.

Richard is survived by his wife Debra Bernstein, son Jesse Kosbab, daughters Kylee Wand and Chelsea Kosbab, five grandchildren, Mother Norma Kosbab-Moss, as well as his sisters Susan Farmer and Delyn Kosbab.

We invite you to join us for Richard’s Celebration of Life from 2-7 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, at Wapiti Park for a potluck BBQ and live music.

Phyllis Jean Palmer Dec. 7, 1954 – April 4, 2022

On April 4, 2022, Phyllis Jean Palmer passed on to her Heavenly Father, surrounded by her family.

Phyllis was born in Medford, Ore. to Eva and

William “Ed” Irwin. She was raised in Butte Falls, Oregon where she met her eternal partner, Jerry Palmer.

Phyllis lived in Oregon all of her life, including Medford, The Dalles and Lincoln City.

Phyllis is best known for her love of family and friends and her giving spirit.

Phyllis had an infectious laugh and a wonderful way of seeing God’s beauty in everything around her and in every challenge life gave her. She thrived in her chosen role as a wife and mother, but also had success in her careers,

including working as the Executive Administrative Assistant to the Fire Chief for the Depoe Bay Fire Department for 12 years, retiring in 2016.

Phyllis is survived by her husband of 47 years Jerry, children Trevor, Amanda, Jessica, Britainy, and Ashley; siblings Gene, Bill, Jim and Michaela; 20 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, we encourage donations of blood and platelets to your local blood bank.

A Celebration of Life; “For the love of Phyllis”, will be held at 1 p.m. on July 16, 2022, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 3565 NE West Devils Lake Rd, Lincoln City, OR. It will be held outdoors, weather permitting.

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John D. Phillips

“In an era of rapid change, only the learners survive.” (Eric Hoffer).

These were the words that guided Bill Gregory’s life.

William H. Gregory, always known as Bill, died June 1 in Portland at the age of 87.

Bill was born to Ethel and Zwingle Gregory in Gothenburg, Nebraska on August 9, 1934. He moved with his family to the Tacoma area as a young child. He graduated from the University of Washington in Business

Administration, and then served in the Navy from 1957 to 1960 as Lieutenant JG. He then joined the CPA firm Arthur Andersen & Co. where he was promoted to partner in the tax department in Portland. During those years, he mentored young professionals, many of whom became the business leaders of Portland. Bill also coauthored a textbook “The Federal Income Tax, Its Sources and Applications”. In 1972 he met Marie Kelly and they were married in 1974. Marie was an active business advisor throughout his life. After retiring from Arthur Andersen in 1979, they started a family business, which eventually included the manufacturing firm of Gregory Forest Products in Glendale, Oregon. They were active in promoting the welfare of their employees, which included providing scholarships to further their education. In 1997 Bill and Marie retired to their beloved Salishan home on the Oregon coast. Bill served on many committees

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1939 – 2022 John Phillips, age 83, passed away suddenly in the evening hours of May 28, 2022.

John lived almost his entire life in Spokane, Wash., until moving to Lincoln City seven months ago with his wife and daughter to further enjoy his retirement.

He worked for over 30 years for Burlington Northern Railroad until his retirement. John enjoyed going to thrift stores, car lots and the casino and he was an avid dog lover.

John is survived by his wife of 47 years, Katherine; daughters Lisa, Carole and Jennifer; sons John Jr, David and Jeremy; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Brother Allen, Sisters Beverly and Valerie and daughter Theresa.

Per John’s wishes, there will be no services.

Anyone wanting to honor his life may make a donation to any animal shelter.

of the Salishan Homeowners Association.

Bill was a willing community servant. Governor Kitzhaber appointed him to chair the committee to help formulate provisions for the Oregon Health Plan to aid previously uninsured Oregonians. He also served on boards of many philanthropic organizations including Oregon Parks Commission, the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology and the Community Music Center. He fully embraced the technological era. He was always eager to share his enthusiasm and knowledge of i-phones and I watches, electric cars and anything that makes our world better, smarter and more beautiful. He loved collecting vintage guitars and dobros, and piloting small planes and helicopters.

Bill was preceded in death by his wife Marie, his brother Bob Gregory and sisters Clara Peterson and Marlene Lindahl.

He is survived by many beloved nieces and nephews whose lives he embraced with gusto. Any remembrances to Bill may be given to an educational organization of one’s choice.

No memorial services are planned at this time.

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Newport vessel sinking at Port Dock 5 Newport Fire Department was dispatched at 12:02 p.m.

Thursday, June 9, to a report of vessel sinking at Port Dock 5 on Newport’s Bay front. Upon arrival, units observed a commercial fishing vessel tied up near the fuel dock listing to its port side and sinking in water.

After ensuring no lives were at risk, fire crews worked with officials from the Port of Newport and USCG Yaquina Bay to set containment and absorbing buoys around the vessel. Fuel and power were disconnected to the docks. Fuel spilled was kept to a minimum due to the quick actions of responders. No injuries were

reported.

Newport Fire Department received assistance from the Port of Newport, USCG Yaquina Bay, Carson Oil Company, Newport Police Department, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police and Central Lincoln PUD. Depoe Bay Fire District provided coverage. Newport Fire Department responded with 1 fire engine, 1 heavy rescue, 2 chief officers and 6 firefighters.

The cause of the vessel sinking was under investigation. Representatives of the vessel owner are working with Port of Newport Officials to raise the vessel.

Summer meal locations for Lincoln County School District Lincoln County School District is excited to offer summer meals again. There are some important changes that will happen with summer meal services this year.

Changes include:

● Parent(s)/ Guardians will no longer be able to pick up meals on behalf of their children ● Students/participants must be present to receive a meal and remain onsite when consuming their meal (a fruit or vegetable only may be taken off site) and ● Multiple meals will not be served at one meal service While the impact of this change may affect each participant and their families differently, the school district remains committed to serving healthy meals in a safe and friendly environment.

Why the changes?

Throughout the pandemic, The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the government agency that

administers the school district’s summer meal program, waived many of the program requirements, offering flexibilities to meal service operations in an effort to serve participants safely and minimize exposure to COVID-19.

Several of the current waivers offering flexibilities are set to expire in the near future.

Due to the expiration of these waivers, participants can expect to experience some changes from last summer’s meal service.

Meals are available at no charge to all children ages 18 & under.

During July, LCSD will also offer Summer Fun Garden Activities once a week in your area with lunch included.

Check the LCSD website www. lincoln.k12.or.us and social media for more information coming soon.

Please do not hesitate to contact the LCSD Nutrition Services Office at 541-3362156 if you have questions about this change.

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At the end of the speeches, Lupo presented the Class of 2022 to the audience and the graduates turned their cap tassels and tossed their caps into the air, a traditional part of each graduation.

As the ceremony ended, the seniors and the audience walked into the school commons, giving family and friends a chance to celebrate each graduate with hugs, handshakes, tears and smiles.

Lupo said there are two things that he hopes the seniors take away from their high school years.

“The first is relationships,” he said. “It is important that students fill their life with people that care and support them in every way possible.

The teachers and staff at Taft care for our students and community and my hope is that students were able to create lasting relationship with someone at Taft. The second is curiosity and love of learning. Everyday we encounter something different or a new challenge. I urge students to embrace that challenge and learn from their experiences.”

Lupo said he also takes

away something from each graduation.

“Each year comes with its own experience and memories,” he said.

“This year I am grateful to have the senior class be able to participate and be a part of the school in person.

It has been a tremendously difficult last two years and

these students deserved to have their senior year. “

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“We have to be prepared for every kind of emergency,” Graves said. “We have a district-wide drill schedule that is quite more robust than what the state requires for our drills. We do at least one drill every month. Most months we do multiple drills.”

These include fire drills, lockdown drills, reserve evacuation, earthquake drills and more. The school district has a code yellow and code red lockdown.

“With our code yellow lockdown, it’s a low-level lockdown that we use mostly just to limit movement in the school,” Graves said.

Graves said the code yellow could be used for a medical emergency. The lockdown would provide privacy for the person having the medical emergency.

“The code red lockdown is for really serious situations, like if there ever were an active shooter situation,” Graves said.

The code red lockdown includes doors being locked and everyone is on the floor to make it seem as if no one is in the classroom.

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assessment team that includes a school administrator, a mental health person, and a school resource officer or law enforcement officer.

“These threat assessment teams have this collective wisdom that they use as they work on assessing the threat,” Graves said.

The school district uses Safe Oregon, a statewide school safety tip line. Tips can be reported at https://www.safeoregon.com/ report-a-tip/ Safe Oregon will forward that tip to the school district.

Graves said with each new safety measure the district puts into place, this is reducing risk.

“Whenever students and families have concerns, if they will report those concerns, then we’re all working together to reduce risk and improve safety at our schools,” Graves said. “If anyone would like to learn more about our safety processes and protocols and procedures, they can go to our website and look in the safety section.”

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Marijuana, fatigue and trouble waters found in Coastal Reign capsize investigation that took two lives JOE WARREN jwarren@countrymedia.net

Trouble navigating through the dangerous south entrance of the Tillamook Bay Bar, combined with large waves, lack of sleep and marijuana use, led to the capsizing of a Warrenton commercial fishing vessel called Coastal Reign and the loss of two lives at the beginning of commercial crab season in 2021, a year-long investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard has discovered.

“The totality of the circumstances in my opinion, was negligent,” Capt. Christopher Coutu, a staff judge advocate for the U.S. Coast Guard said.

“I wanted the district commander to consider that and consider that and move it to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecution.”

A formal marine casualty investigation was launched immediately of the commercial fishing vessel which capsized Feb. 20, 2021.

Rear Adm. Anthony Vogt, Coast Guard Thirteenth District Commander, authorized the investigation pursuant to the authority contained in Title 46, United States Code, Section 6301 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, according to a release from the Coast Guard.

On Wednesday evening at 6 p.m., officials with the Coast Guard presented the findings of a formal marine casualty investigation involving the Coastal Reign during a town hall at Garibaldi City Hall. Victims’ families were present along with community members. A full report of the findings and what was presented to the public can be found on the Coast Guard’s website.

“The investigation confirms that the sinking of the Coastal Reign was a preventable accident,” the report states.

The report recommends that Brandon Anderson, the master of the Coastal Reign,

be referred for prosecution.

The report also recommends that the Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland issue a civil penalty against Anderson for negligence.

Coast Guard officials also stated in the report, they will turn over all information from the investigation if the State of Oregon is interested in pursuing criminal charges regarding the capsizing.

Investigators spoke to survivors and witnesses and examined footage of the event to determine the cause of the incident.

On Feb. 20, 2021, shortly after 4:30 p.m., the 38-foot fishing vessel attempted to cross

the bar with four crew members and about two tons of Dungeness crab. They had spent the previous week crab fishing on multiple trips and wanted to sell their catch at Garibaldi, where they could get more money per pound than it would in the Warrenton Port.

The report also states, three of the four crew members, including Anderson, had smoked marijuana during the trip, including about half an hour before they tried to cross the bar.

The Tillamook Bay bar is one of the most hazardous in the country, “challenging even for the most experienced

of operators,” Capt. Christopher Coutu, the investigating officer from Coast Guard 17th District, said.

That day, the bar had been closed to recreational and uninspected passenger vessels under 40 feet long, but not to commercial fishing outfits.

Todd Chase, 51, the secondary operator from Warrenton, tried to enter the bar through the preferred route in the north, which is buoy-marked, but backed out due to the height of the waves, the report states.

Anderson brought the Coastal Reign “about 600 feet east of where he should have been,” Coutu said.

Three waves struck the vessel’s port side; the third capsized it. All four crew members were in the pilothouse when the vessel overturned.

Chase drowned before he was found. Zachary Zappone, 41, a deckhand, also from Warrenton, was pronounced dead at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital.

Evidence of marijuana on board was confirmed through drug tests and physical evidence during the investigation. Zappone’s backpack, containing marijuana in a glass jar and a plastic bag, turned up while researching the site of the incident.

Chase did not partake in marijuana use and had expressed misgivings about drug use on the trip, the report found. His crew mates hid their drug use from him, according to the report.

Chase helped Zappone and the other deckhand put on their lifejackets. He was not wearing one himself; neither was Anderson.

The report recommends that Coast Guard 13th District conduct a water access management study of the area to figure out where to place buoys, and work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to determine how much of the Tillamook Bay jetties are underwater.

OCCC seeks passionate instructors to teach community education

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Above: Community Education instructor Richard Paris (center) with his spring 2022 beginning guitar class. Right: The spring 2022 Gyotaku (Japanese fish printing) class poses with their completed art.

Turkish history and culture.

Memoir writing. Oil Painting.

Dungeons & Dragons. Whale watching. Mussel harvesting.

Basic language instruction in French, German, Spanish and American Sign Language.

Recent years have seen a cornucopia of different compelling, engaging, informative and entertaining community education courses presented at Oregon Coast Community College.

This summer, OCCC is looking to cast its community education net even wider. If you have a passion, interest or expertise in a particular subject, and would like to share it with your neighbors, join the college’s team of independent contractor community education instructors.

“Teaching community ed is a great way to engage with our community,” said Tonia Anderson, OCCC’s North County coordinator and a lead organizer of the college’s growing noncredit programming. “The College provides classrooms and, where it’s needed, cuttingedge technology to aid in the delivery of your courses.

Courses are promoted via the College’s quarterly ‘Catch the

Wave’ course schedule and a wide array of other marketing efforts and channels. We offer

instructors the chance to choose the location of their courses – from our campus locations

in Waldport, Newport, and Lincoln City.”

To learn more about how you can become a community education instructor at the college this fall or in a future term, join the college for coffee, donuts and conversation at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, at the OCCC North County Center in Lincoln City.

If you are not available to join in person, call for information on how you can join the conversation via Zoom. Reach Tonia Anderson at 541-994-4166.

Those interested in offering a Community Education course at OCCC can also submit their proposals anytime from the link at the top of the Community Education webpage, oregoncoast.edu/communityed. Course proposals for the fall term are due no later than July 3. The fall term runs from Sept. 19 to Dec. 10.

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Dmitri Matheny Group launches new album at Pacific Northwest venues Jazz artist Dmitri Matheny and his all-star band celebrate the release of their new album with a spectacular series of performances July 9-22: • 7/9 SEATTLE, WA Calluna | Opening Night • 7/10 ANACORTES, WA Heart of Anacortes • 7/13 LINCOLN CITY, OR Lincoln City Cultural Center • 7/14 SALEM, OR Christo’s Pizzeria & Lounge • 7/15 YAKIMA, WA The Seasons Performance Hall • 7/16 PORTLAND, OR Jack London Revue • 7/17 ASHLAND, OR Grizzly Peak Winery • 7/20 OLYMPIA, WA New Traditions Cafe • 7/21 PORT TOWNSEND, WA Cellar Door • 7/22 NORTH BEND, WA Boxley’s • 7/23 SEATTLE, WA The Royal Room Available June 17 through all physical and online retailers, “CASCADIA,” Matheny’s Origin Records debut and his 12th album as bandleader, offers inspired performances of timeless classics and original jazz from the Pacific Northwest.

Together with stellar bandmates saxophonist Charles McNeal, pianist Bill Anschell, bassist Phil Sparks, and drummer Mark Ivester, Matheny

shines on After The Rain (John Coltrane), On A Misty Night (Tadd Dameron), Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb), and Humble Origins (Bill Anschell).

The album also showcases six new Dmitri Matheny originals: Perfect Peaches, a lyrical bossa nova, Dark Eyes, a seductive noir ballad, Evergreen Girl, a soul-jazz shuffle, Bourdain, a memorial elegy for a great man, The Lonesome Road, a weary traveler’s lament, and Cascadia, the evocative title track.

“I’m so proud of this band,” Matheny said, “and so grateful to my fellow musicians for their brilliant work on this project. We set out to celebrate the sound and spirit of our beloved home region, its luminous wonders, enchanted forests, healing waters, and vibrant creative community. There’s an aspirational sense-of-place here in the upper left, and I believe our music reflects this life-affirming ethos.”

Flugelhornist/composer Dmitri Matheny has been lauded as “one of the most emotionally expressive improvisers of his generation” (International Review of Music) and “one of the jazz world’s most talented horn players” (San Francisco Chronicle). An honors graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and the Berklee College

of Music, Matheny vaulted onto the jazz scene in the 1990s as the protégé of jazz legend Art Farmer.

Since then he has garnered critical acclaim and a loyal international following, touring extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, traveling to 19 countries. He has appeared on 120 recordings and has released twelve albums as a leader.

Matheny has been active in the northwest since 1995, when he first began touring the region from his home base in San Francisco.

Upon relocating to Washington in 2016, Matheny was voted “Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year” in Seattle’s Earshot Jazz Golden Ear Awards.

The Dmitri Matheny Group presents over 100 concerts on tour each year.

“Their music is a fertile landscape without boundaries,” writes the Oakland Tribune, “earning Matheny and his cohorts a reputation as one of the most eclectic and daring ensembles on today’s jazz scene.”

All About Jazz agrees: “An all-star jazz band featuring some of the most accomplished musicians in the western United States, the Dmitri Matheny Group is a cohesive and seamless unit, serving up equal parts soulful expression, caressing phrases, imaginative asides, and dedicated lyricism.”

Quilts for Empowerment presents “Let Me Tell You About Fistula” The Lincoln City Cultural Center is honored to announce an upcoming fiber arts exhibit, “Let Me Tell You About Fistula.” This poignant demonstration was designed and created by fistula survivors in Kenya.

Fistula is a devastating injury that leaves women incontinent, socially stigmatized, and in great suffering. The exhibit’s quilt panels vividly show the causes of fistula, the emotional and

physical suffering it creates, and the joy of healing. Using fabric collage, applique and embroidery, these quilts tell a compelling story as fistula survivors have found a way to speak through the art of quilting. Women the world forgot are beckoning us to come closer so we may know them at last.

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The women collectively decided on the content and

images for each of these stories, which became the exhibition’s seven quilt panels. The women did all the appliqué and hand embroidery in Kenya. In the United States, the panels were machine quilted onto felt and mounted on canvas stretcher frames. This exhibit will be on display in the LCCC’s Fiber Arts Studio Gallery from June 24 to Aug. 21, Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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