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Winter shelters proposed for Lincoln City, Newport JEREMY C. RUARK Country Media, Inc.

Details are emerging from the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners of a proposal to site two winter shelters in Lincoln County.

One shelter would be located in Lincoln City and

the other shelter would be in Newport.

According to a release from the Commissioner’s office, the shelters would provide a safe, supervised overnight abode to un-housed people for a full six months, with no temperature or weather condition requirements.

“The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners has long helped fund the efforts of local organizations operating winter shelter programs that open when the temperatures outside are forecast to drop below a certain threshold,” the release states. “One problem with that approach is that

forecasts are often wrong; and even temperatures higher than the threshold – usually 40 degrees – can pose a danger to people sleeping outside or in a vehicle, especially in the wet, windy conditions on the coast.”

The Commissioners also point out it the release, that

local organizations have largely relied on hotel rooms for use as shelter in recent years, which can be in limited supply depending on the number of visitors to the area.

During late February’s snowstorm, all local hotels were booked due to a large annual event in Newport.

Looking beyond the shortfalls

Lincoln County Board of Commissioners Chair Kaety Jacobson looked to the county’s Health and Human Services Director Jayne Romero, See SHELTER, Page 10

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B L U E Courtesy photo Firefighters work to contain the Flat Fire in Southwest Oregon, one of several wildfires burning in Oregon late last week.

Alerts lifted after quick suppression JEREMY C. RUARK Country Media, Inc. An active wildfire in south Lincoln County led to evacuation notices that were posted late Wednesday, July 26, then later lifted.

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) West Oregon District responded to the Sams Creek Fire off Sams Creek Road and Highway 20, about 5 miles northeast of Toledo in the afternoon of July 26. The fire had spread through approximately 5-7 acres in steep terrain. The cause and origin of the fire was under investigation as of late last week.

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The LCPD Citizens Academy offers hands-on learning.

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The 2023 Academy begins Sept. 5, and will meet every Tuesday night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Community Room at the LCPD building, 1503 SE East Devils Lake Road in Lincoln City.

Information included in the 12-week Academy will cover local laws, police procedures, and Law Enforcement theory. Plus, there are also three optional six-hour Saturday classes with provided lunch that give participants the opportunity for hands-on learning of Use of Force tactics, Traffic Stops, Firearms, Fingerprinting, Active Shooter incidents, and Police K9.

Level 1 evacuations were established Crews worked to get the fire completely lined and plumbed with hose overnight.

The district and its partners responded aggressively to keep the footprint as small as possible, according to a release from Lincoln County Emergency Manager Virginia Demaris.

Resources on-scene included multiple hand crews and engines from the ODF West Oregon District, a Type 2 helicopter, and multiple engines and tenders from

History LCPD Academy Coordinator Tami Williams said the academy was launched in 2016 by former LCPD Officer Jayne Johnson, who had participated in an academy at the agency she previously worked for. Johnson wanted to implement the program in Lincoln City as an important tool to build a bridge of understanding between LCPD and the community.

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local fire departments and neighboring industrial forest landowners. Once lined and plumbed, the district crews remained in the area for the next several days doing mop-up operations and making sure the fire didn’t re-emerge due to weather conditions.

“Warm and dry conditions make the landscape more at risk for wildfire, which is why public participation in wildfire prevention is so important,” Demaris said. “Oregonians should check their local fire restrictions before lighting any fireworks, operating an engine-operated machine, or starting a campfire.”

Overall wildfire danger The News Guard reached out to U.S. Forest Service Public Information Specialist Virginia Gibbons for insight into Oregon’s 2023 summer and fall wildfire season. Gibbons said the public needs to be part of the solution regarding wildfire concern by keeping human starts down and being better prepared to “live with fire” this fire year and beyond.

“This is an area of great concern for the Forest Service as we continue to address See FIRE, Page 10

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Meet the Artists Bill Hamilton

Regina Atwood All in the family

Brother and sister who share a love for the outdoors and are blessed with the talent of painting, transforming nature into two different styles of art.

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Oregon Senate GOP members announce reelection intentions SUBMITTED

Oregon Senate Republicans have announced plans for re-election to their current Senate seats.

“Oregonians are fed up with the national Democrat agenda.” Oregon Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp said. “They are tired of outof-control crime and drug use making their neighborhoods more dangerous. Oregonians deserve better than the reckless

tax and spend policies driving up the cost of living and inflation. They desperately want balance. Senate Republicans are looking forward to vigorous debates over the course of the campaign season.”

Senate Republicans who announced for election July 24 to the 2024 campaigns: Senator David Brock Smith (R - Port Orford) Senate District 1 Senator Dick Anderson (R - Lincoln City)

Senate District 5 Senator Fred Girod (R - Lyons) Senate District 9 Senator Tim Knopp (R Bend) Senate District 27 Senator Dennis Linthicum (R - Klamath Falls) Senate District 28 Senators Knopp and Linthicum have sent a letter to Secretary of State asking for a declaratory ruling on Measure 113 on whether they will be allowed ballot access for the 2024 election.

Child advocacy division developed SUBMITTED BY THE OREGON ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE In Oregon, when a child is not safe to remain at home due to abuse or neglect — either temporarily or permanently — the state has an obligation to step in.

And when the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) does so, lawyers from the Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ) represent them in court proceedings.

This legal work is crucial to the well-being of Oregon’s most vulnerable children.

A new division within the Oregon Department of Justice was launched July 1 — the Child Advocacy and Protection Division (CAP) — focusing exclusively on this critical legal work.

It is the first new division (there are now 10) at ODOJ since then-Attorney General Hardy Myers elevated the place of victims in the criminal justice system by creating what is now called the Crime Victim and Survivor Services

Division (CVSSD).

“This is a big deal for the state - and a long time coming,” Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said. “Now that we have taken over this important legal work in every county in the state, my goal is for us at the Oregon Department of Justice to put an even greater focus on the needs of Oregon’s children.

Similar to Attorney General Hardy Myers’ success in elevating the place of victims in our criminal justice system by creating a stand-alone division, we now have a division that’s devoted exclusively to our young Oregonians who are most at risk. By creating a new division whose sole responsibility is advocating for and protecting children’s well-being, we aim to make their lives better while making the systems that support them more effective.”

The new structure is the result of many years of planning. Previously, the Child Advocacy Section (formerly called “CHAS”) was the largest section within the ODOJ’s

Civil Enforcement Division.

Now a full division in its own right, CAP’s lawyers and staff help protect abused, neglected, and abandoned children throughout Oregon by providing vigorous court representation and comprehensive legal advice to the ODHS. Court representation takes place in all 36 Oregon counties from six regional CAP offices in Portland, Salem, Eugene, Medford, Bend and Pendleton. Altogether, of the 1,418 employees of the ODOJ, 100 lawyers and 92 support staff, including paralegals and administrative staff, make up the new division.

CAP lawyers also provide legal advice and representation in administrative proceedings related to foster home certification and licensing matters. Further, CAP’s supervisors and managers advise the ODHS Director and Child Welfare Directors and program leadership.

For more information visit www.doj.state.or.us.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR August 6 Pancake Breakfast and Book/ Puzzle Sale The Gleneden Beach Community Club monthly breakfast and book sale from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. All-you-can-eat pancakes, plus scrambled eggs, sausage or ham, OJ and assorted hot beverages. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6-12, and kids under 6 eat free.

In addition to the great food, there’s a book and puzzle sale. The breakfast and book sale is at 110 Azalea Street in Gleneden Beach.

For more information, see glenedenbeach. org.

August 6 Panther Creek Monthly Community Breakfast From 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Panther Creek Senior and Community Center, 655 Wayside Loop, Panther Creek, in Otis. Cost: $8 adults. $4 under 12. For more information and directions, visit pcsacc@centurylink.net.

August 19 Shed Day The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will host a Shred Day from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Aug.19, at the Lincoln County Court-

house parking lot, 225 W. Olive Street, in Newport.

Sail Away Registration is now open for the Yaquina Bay Yacht Club’s (YBYC) adult sailing class. Space is limited to 12 students. Those interested need to register and pay to hold a spot. Class dates are Aug 3-22. Tuesday and Thursday evenings, plus Saturday, Aug 5. and are taught in the club’s fleet of 420 dinghies. For more information, visit https:// yaquinabayyachtclub.org/adult-small-boatsailing.

Lincoln City Senior Center Events Dementia Caregiver Support Group meets at 10 a.m. 1st and 3rd Thursdays.

Tai Chi 8:15 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. No membership required. Donation to instructor suggested.

Folk Music Circle to begin meeting Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. beginning in April.

Weekly Walk on LCCC track. No charge or membership required. 10:30 a.m. Mondays.

August 1, 2023

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How to handle firearms safely Highway 101 crash claims two LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Before ever touching a firearm, you need to understand the Four Cardinal Rules of Safe Handling of a firearm.

By following these rules, you can help keep yourself and those around you safe.

Owning a firearm is a great responsibility; but a firearm is a tool and can be dangerous without proper training. An official training course from an accredited and/or experienced instructor is a great option for firearm owners, but all training starts with an interest to gain knowledge of the basics which include knowing how to load and unload, safely store, and properly care for your firearm.

Be sure to read your owner’s manual completely before using your firearm.

The following is a brief overview of the Four Cardinal Rules of Safe Handling of a firearm: (1) assume it is loaded; (2) only point a firearm at your intended target; (3) be certain of your target (and what’s behind it); and (4) keep your finger off the trigger and out of the trigger guard, until you are ready to fire. In addition to the 4 cardinal rules listed below, you also need to secure your firearm. Taking the time to properly secure a firearm can help save lives.

CARDINAL RULE #1: ALWAYS TREAT A FIREARM AS IF IT IS LOADED Before touching or approaching a firearm, it is important to assume that all firearms are always loaded.

Regardless of who used it last, where it came from, or what you may believe, every firearm is loaded at all times until proven otherwise. Until you physically and visually inspect the firearm personally, it should be treated as a live (ready to fire) firearm.

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Physical and visual inspections should include the magazine well and chamber of the firearm. Once it leaves your control, it should be treated as a loaded firearm again.

CARDINAL RULE #2: ONLY POINT A FIREARM AT AN INTENDED TARGET If you aren’t willing to fire at something, don’t point a firearm at it. When using a handgun you have to be particularly careful. While shotguns and rifles usually require two hands to change the direction of the muzzle, handguns are prone to being accidentally pointed in the wrong direction.

CARDINAL RULE #3: BE CERTAIN OF YOUR TARGET, BACKSTOP AND BEYOND When you do decide to aim at something, you must be 100 percent positive of what you’re aiming at and always know what is in your line of fire, which is anything between and behind you and your target. Bullets can easily pass through a target and travel long distances. Don’t risk anything, ensure your target has a proper backstop and clear line of fire.

CARDINAL RULE #4: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER, OUT OF THE TRIGGER GUARD UNTIL YOU ARE ON TARGET AND READY TO FIRE Until you have made the decision to fire, keep your finger off of the trigger and outside the guard. Regardless of the type of firearm or situation, your finger never touches the trigger until you are on target and have made the decision to fire. Firearms are designed so they don’t discharge until the trigger is manually depressed.

The Lincoln City Police Department (LCPD) invites the community to National Night Out 2023 in the Lincoln City Community Center parking lot from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 1.

The community event includes a chance to play games and win LCPD swag prizes, enjoy free food, and get the opportunity to dunk a police officer, according to the LCPD.

Oregon State Police and emergency first responders were dispatched to the two-vehicle crash on Highway101, near milepost 58, in Tillamook County, shortly before 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 22.

OSP reports a white Chevy Suburban, operated by Robert Allen, 30, Aparicio of Tillamook, was traveling northbound when, for an unknown reason, it crossed into the opposing lane and struck a silver Ford Fusion head-on, driven by 89-year-old Donna Parker of Nehalem.

POLICE BLOTTER Lincoln City Police

July 3 7:47 a.m.

Caller in the 4100 block of NW Logan Road reports subjects keep breaking into her vehicle.

11:27 a.m.

Minor injury traffic crash reported at north Highway 101 and NE Devils Lake Road. One driver cited for Careless Driving.

9:10 p.m.

Caller in the 3400 block of NE Highway 101 reports male left the location intoxicated with unrestrained infant in vehicle.

July 4 1:57 a.m.

Felony Warrant arrest at NE 14th Street and NE Oar Avenue.

6:55 a.m.

A burglary reported in the 4900 block of Highway 101.

3:57 p.m.

Illegally parked vehicles towed in the SW 48th Street area by Car Care and Menefee Towing.

4:21 p.m.

Illegally parked vehicle towed from the 600 block of SW 50th Street by Care Car.

July 5 8:49 a.m.

Caller in the 3333 block of NW Highway 101 reports graffiti to business vehicle and dumpster.

11:33 p.m.

For more information and Extra patrols requested in tips, visit www.lincolncountythe 5900 block of SW Highsheriff.net

way 101 after employees’ cars were broken into.

July 6 12:13 a.m.

Caller in the 300 block of SE Highway 101 reports suspicious male took her bicycle off the porch.

1:20 p.m.

Sex offense arrest made in the 1500 block of SE East Devils Lake Road. Suspect taken into custody and transported to jail charged with multiple child luring crimes.

11:04 p.m.

Caller in the 900 block of SE 32nd Street reports her twin sister hit her.

Oregon State Police July 14 10:16 a.m.

Caller in the 1100 block of NW Highway 101 reports her boyfriend was hit while on his skateboard by a blue Honda Civic.

3:53 p.m.

Report of a traffic crash in the 4600 block of Highway 101. Caller reported her friend’s vehicle was backed into in the parking lot. A juvenile was cited for no valid operating permit.

6:18 p.m.

Caller at Roads End NE 61st Street beach access reported a black Dodge Charger driving erratically, unable to maintain lane. After fighting with law enforcement, the driver was taken into custody charged with Resisting Arrest, Driving While Suspended, and two warrants. The driver was taken to jail.

July 15 12:58 a.m.

Officers responded to the 1700 block of NW 44th Street following a report of a possible intoxicated driver. The driver was cited and released for DUII. 3:54 p.m.

Caller in the 1100 block of SW 52nd Court reported

Parker was pronounced dead at the scene. Aparicio was transported to a local hospital where he later died of his injuries.

Human remains found

Two hikers from the Lincoln County area found human remains in a dispersed campsite outside Yachats, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO).

The hikers took a dog from the campsite and reported the incident to the LCSO July 25. Deputies were directed to the campsite, which was located approximately a half-mile into thick foliage, through rough terrain.

The remains appeared to have been exposed to the environment for a prolonged period. Deputies and detectives conducted a death investigation before the Lincoln County Search and Rescue Team removed the remains.

The remains have been tentatively identified, but will undergo advanced testing to make a final determination. No identifying information had been released as pf July 26. No suspicious circumstances have been determined and there is no concern for community safety, according to the LCSO.

campsites and trash on the beach. While investigating, officers observed subject at the Taft Pavilion after having been issued an exclusion. A case number was requested for Trespass.

7:05 p.m.

Caller at SW 48th Street and Beach Avenue reported a vehicle drove through a chain barricade near a pump house and then drove away. Officer initiated a traffic stop at the Outlet Mall and cited and released the driver.

Oregon State Police July 7 At 11:12 p.m.

A gray Jeep Cherokee was stopped at milepost 128 on Highway 101 for failure to maintain lane and the driver was found to be driving uninsured. The driver was issued a warning for fail to drive within lane and a citation for driving uninsured. The vehicle was towed by Rowley’s Towing.

11:41 p.m.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a disturbance near Yachats and asked for cover. Upon arriving, a deputy attempted to detain the suspect, who pulled away and refused to go into handcuffs. The suspect was eventually detained and transported to the hospital for medical clearance before being lodged in jail.

July 8 2:51 p.m.

A call of a crash near milepost 3 on Highwayv18 came in. Upon arrival, a black Toyota Tundra was located in the bushes of a property right off of the highway. The driver exhibited numerous signs of impairment and consented to field sobriety tests. The driver performed poorly and was subsequently arrested for DUII and transported to Lincoln County Jail.

July 10 2:03 p.m.

A woman was transported to the Lincoln County jail and lodged as a fugitive from justice from another state.

This occurred after the car she was driving was stopped at milepost 146 on Highway 101 for expired registration and a records check revealed an extraditable warrant out of Montana for dangerous drugs.

The vehicle was towed by Rowley’s.

9:32 p.m.

During a late evening patrol, a group of four males were contacted as they were leaving the Newport fishing Pier after crabbing. After an administrative check the OSP trooper discovered they were in possession of 11 male undersized and 2 female undersized Dungeness crab. After running the four males for wants and warrants the OSP trooper discovered one of the males had an active warrant out of Multnomah Co. for DUII. The male was and cited and released for his warrant.

July 12 1:27 p.m.

Vehicles were stopped on Highway 101 at a crosswalk in Depoe Bay when a black Toyota drove past the stopped vehicles without yielding to a crossing pedestrian. The pedestrian was struck by the Toyota on the front right corner. The pedestrian was transported to the hospital with moderate injuries. The driver of the Toyota was issued a citation.

3:29 p.m.

A pickup truck was stopped in the southbound lane of Highway 101 at NW Art Street in Seal Rock waiting to take a left turn into a parking lot. A Hyundai positioned behind the truck going southbound drove into the back of the truck. Rowley’s Towing responded to remove the Hyundai.

6:18 p.m.

A vehicle was stopped at milepost 138 on Highway 101 after a DMV return of the vehicle showed that the registered owner’s driving privileges were suspended at a misdemeanor level. The driver appeared to be the registered owner based on DMV photograph. It was confirmed that the driver was the registered owner, and she was cited in lieu of custody because she had her two children with her.

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NLFR crews respond to reports of possible structure fire

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A 9-1-1 call of a possible fire in a business in the 3000 block of 28th Street sent North Lincoln Fire & Rescue (NLFR) crews to the site.

The initial 911 call shortly after 12 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, described a smell of smoke inside the building and that the people inside were evacuating.

Staff members at Samaritan Early Learning Center smelled an unusual odor and noticed that the lobby was a

bit hazy, according to Center Director Kelsey Culbertson.

“They pulled the alarm, called the fire department and evacuated all children and staff very quickly,” Culbertson said. “Our staff and students did amazing throughout the entire thing. We were out of the building for about 40 minutes in total. All families were notified through our center’s messaging system as soon as we were cleared and safely back in the building.

We appreciate the prompt response by our local fire and police responders.”

NLFR crews arrived and began searching for any fire.

Arriving firefighters also called in a ladder truck to assist the crews in scaling the building to find the source of the smoke. Unconfirmed reports were that the building’s heating and cooling system motor had burned.

Lincoln City Police closed off a portion of the street while the investigation was underway.

There were no reports of actual fire and no injuries.

Jeremy C. Ruark / Country Media, Inc. The cause of the incident was NLFR sent in a large ladder truck and other equipment to the scene. not immediately available.

New family-owned business puts down roots in Lincoln City SARAH KELLY Country Media, Inc.

Professional Tire is now operating at 1605 SE Highway 101 in Lincoln City following a grand opening July 6 and 7.

The business, which took over Gerber Tire June 1 and is run by husband and wife, Javier and Caitlyn Rivas. The couple has two young children and come from McMinnville where their first store resides.

The couple has a long background in the automotive industry. Javier Rivas spent 20 years working at Les Schwab doing much the same work he does today. His wife also previously worked at Les Schwab for 15 years and has transferred her skills over to their family business.

Javier Rivas is originally from Corning, California, while Caitlyn was born and raised in Bend, Oregon. The couple moved around a lot, spending time in Montana and California before finally finding themselves back in Oregon. According to Caitlyn, the family business is

Caitlyn and Javier Rivas.

Courtesy photo from Caitlyn Rivas Professional Tire has taken over the former Gerber Tire building. what ultimately brought them back to the state.

Professional Tire got its start in McMinnville by longtime family friend, Jared Lamb who started it as a mobile shop. Lamb ran his business out of a utility trailer that he drove around to customers.

The couple signed on to the business and after about two years they were able to open

up their first shop.

The McMinnville shop ran for five years before the opportunity to open up a second location presented itself.

The couple had just purchased a home in September of last year in McMinnville and commuted an hour every day just to get to work.

“I definitely think that it’s in our future to get over here

sooner rather than later,” Caitlyn said.

The couple had not originally thought about opening up a second location until Perry Gerber, of Gerber Tire, reached out to them. He wanted another family-owned store to take over his shop.

According to Caitlyn, “[Perry] kind of thought that we would be the perfect fit into

Courtesy photo from Caitlyn Rivas

taking over his business that he already had.” So, the family agreed and quickly went about setting up their business’s second store.

Caitlyn states that the business has had a great opening.

“The local community here has shown up for sure,’ she said. “It sounds like they’re very appreciative that we’re here. I think a lot of that had to do with Perry too. He had a great customer background and they’re all coming back,” she said.

While Gerber is no longer a part of the business, Caitlyn

said he is still very present and available should they ever need to call on him.

Including the Rivas, Professional Tire in Lincoln City employs six people. The automotive business offers a variety of services to customers ranging from wheels, brakes, front end parts, oil changes, general vehicle maintenance and much more.

For more information go to ProfessionalTireOR.com or visit the Lincoln City’s branch Facebook page: facebook. com/ ProfessionalTireLC.

Oregon to see nearly 20M for security, disaster preparedness STAFF REPORT Country Media, Inc. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is awarding the state of Oregon and nonprofits across the state nearly $20 million.

The funding is designed to build and sustain capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other disasters.

Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the federal funding July 27.

“Ensuring Oregonians and communities across the state are safe and prepared for any threats they face is critical,” Merkley said. “The best response is being prepared, and this funding will help ensure Oregonians in all corners of the state are safe and prepared when disaster strikes.”

“Oregonians must have every assurance that security is a top priority when they enter schools, places of worship, hospitals, museums and other community gathering spaces,” Wyden said. “I’m gratified these institutions in our state have earned these federal investments helping to protect them from terrorist threats and

natural disasters.”

The awards to Oregon are part of $2 billion awarded nationally from DHS across six grant programs to help prepare our nation against threats and natural disasters.

The awards coming to Oregon include: $4,847,500 from the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) to address identified planning, organization, equipment, training, and exercise needs to prevent, protect against, prepare for, and respond to acts of terrorism. $3,800,000 to the Portland area from the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) to assist in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, protect against, prepare for, and respond to acts of terrorism. $5,343,682 under the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program to assist state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency management agencies in obtaining the resources required to support the National Preparedness Goal’s associated mission areas and core capabilities to build a culture of preparedness. $2,137,693 under the Transit Security Grant Pro-

Metro Creative Connection The funding is designed to build and sustain capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism and other disasters. gram (TSGP) to the Lane Transit District for enhancement of security measures at critical transit infrastructure including bus, ferry, and rail systems. $1,202,632 under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program – Urban Area (NSGP-UA) to nonprofits in the Portland area to support the security of local nonprofits and help integrate preparedness activities of nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of a terrorist attack with broader state and local preparedness efforts.

Individual recipients under the grant program include: $150,000 for Chabad of NE Portland $150,000 for Congrega-

tion Ahavath Achim $150,000 for Congregation Beth Israel $150,000 for Congregation Kesser Israel $150,000 for Congregation Neveh Shalom $150,000 for Congregation Shir Tikvah $150,000 for Portland Jewish Academy $92,500 for Havurah Shalom $2,404,231 under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program – State (NSGP-S) to nonprofits outside the Portland area to support the security of local nonprofits and help integrate preparedness activities of nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of

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a terrorist attack with broader state and local preparedness efforts.

Individual recipients under this grant program include: • $150,000 for B’nai B’rith Men’s Camp Association • $150,000 for the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum and The Captain Michael King Smith Educational Institute • $150,000 for the Jewish Community Havurah of Southern Oregon • $150,000 for Providence Newberg Medical Center • $150,000 for Providence Seaside Hospital • $150,000 for St. Mary’s Academy - The Dalles • $150,000 for St. Mary’s Academy - The Dalles • $150,000 for Temple Beth Israel of Eugene

• $149,625 for Linfield University • $148,500 the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry • $147, 020 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend • $129,148 for the Jewish Community of Central Oregon • $96,000 for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry - Coastal Discovery Center at Camp Gray • $87,474 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend • $74,935 for Santiam Hospital & Clinics • $72,473 for Santiam Medical Clinic • $72,473 for Sublimity Medical Clinic • $65,000 for Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital • $41,372 for the Salem Jewish Congregation

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Safe summer food preservation

CHIP BUBL News Guard Guest Column

Summer is here and with it comes garden and farm fresh produce. Oregon State University has resources to help you preserve your foods safely.

As canning season gets underway, the Food Safety and Preservation hotline from OSU Extension Service is taking calls. The tollfree hotline, 800-354-7319, runs from Chip 9 a.m. to 4 Bubl p.m., Monday through Friday, until Oct. 13. When the hotline is closed, callers can leave a message. The hotline is staffed by certified Master Food Preserver volunteers.

The volunteers fielded 1,010 calls in 2022.

Most commonly hotline callers ask about preserving salsa, tomatoes and tuna.

OSU Extension offers publications on each: Salsa Recipes for Canning, Canning Seafood, Canning Tomatoes and Tomato Products and Safely Canning Foods: Pressure Canners, Pressure Cookers and Electric Pressure Cookers.

Find the online links with this column at thenewsguard. com.

All of our OSU Extension Food Preservation recipes and publications can be found online by visiting: Beav.es/4eC. Low soil moisture There is virtually no moisture in our subsoil now unless you have watered persistently. It is only the end of July and we have gotten about half an inch of rain in the last 60 days. It has also been quite warm. That increases the moisture needs of vegetable plants up to landscape trees. Native tree species are generally adapted to dry summers but many of our landscape trees didn’t evolve in a dry summer landscape and may have problems this year.

Even some of the native trees may be in trouble. Often the damage doesn’t show up until next year. This is very common on Douglas fir.

Oak tree leaves often die and drop early in a persistent drought and I expect to see it start happening soon in the St. Helens area. This is an oak tree defensive strategy and the trees rebound well the next spring. This is most obvious with oaks on basalt sites where moisture is scarce.

You should deep water your most important trees and your most recently planted ones. Apples trees will need water to produce good quality fruit as will pears.

Harvesting potatoes

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Early potatoes should be ready any day now. When the vines have died, the potatoes are ready for harvest. Dig carefully to avoid bruising or cutting the skins. Potatoes can be brushed off or washed to remove dirt. They should be dried completely before they are put into storage.

Potatoes should not be exposed to light. If they develop extensive “greening”, they should be discarded.

It is difficult to store potatoes for an extended period of time. Our winter temperatures are not cold enough for good storage. I have seen people use small garbage cans with potatoes placed in layers and covered by sand or sawdust. Some store them in a box with a tight fitting lid.

The most important advice is to eat the potatoes fairly quickly. They will sprout as the winter progresses.

Sprouts from one potato encourage sprouts in neighboring spuds.

Check the potatoes at regular intervals to remove sprouts and rotten tubers.

Plan to transplant this fall Fall is an ideal time to transplant evergreen shrubs and perennial plants. The trick is to get the beds ready now.

Remove the existing sod and work the ground. It may help to water the area at least eight hours before you start to till so that the soil isn’t so hard.

Amend the soil with organic matter and lime (if the shrubs or plants like lime).

The beds can be covered with clear or black plastic to try and reduce the number of weed seeds.

Then, when the weather starts to turn cool and moist and when the leaves fall off the woody plants, transplant them. You can also divide and transplant herbaceous perennial plants like rhubarb or day lilies.

Have questions?

If you have questions on any of these topics or other home garden and/or farm questions, please contact Chip Bubl, Oregon State University Extension office in St. Helens at 503-397-3462 or at chip.bubl@oregonstate.edu.

To reach the Lincoln County OSU Extension Service, call 541-574-6534.

Free newsletter The Oregon State University Extension office in Columbia County publishes a monthly newsletter on gardening and farming topics (called County Living) written/edited by yours truly. All you need to do is ask for it and it will be mailed or emailed to you. Call 503-397-3462 to be put on the list. Alternatively, you can find it on the web at http://extension.oregonstate.

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CHCs are not ordinary medical clinics; they are also problem-solvers who reach beyond the exam room to care for the whole person by providing access to necessities like food and housing. Community Health Centers care for everyone, regardless of insurance status. During hurricanes, floods, fires, pandemics, and job loss, Community Health Centers are first on the scene and are vital to keeping America healthy.

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THIS THING CALLED LIFE

Where’s my happy place?

MICHELLE PIERSON YOUNG News Guard Guest Article

I was at The Pines food carts eating soup from Rook & Larder. I suspect I had a pleased smirk on my face as I happily tapped away at my typewriter. I’d written what Michelle I thought was a clever piece Young and had plenty of time before my next client to write a bit more with the proper inspiration.

“Hey, Ross,” I called across the room (he doesn’t know me that well yet, but I pretend he does, which will either make it so, or make it uncomfortable) “if you could ask a life coach one question, what would it be?”

I don’t think he even paused from his work when he said, “How do you find your happy place? I mean it’s different for everyone, isn’t it?”

Boom, I’m in my writing happy place, and I get this little nugget of perfection!

Which itself is a testimony to the importance of finding our happy places.

A happy place is different for everyone. Often as we

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move through life, we have to find new places as we come into new phases of life and growth. And sometimes we get a little lost on the way.

Maybe the old places that felt happy don’t bring the same pleasure.

The overarching impact of this is huge, but let’s skip that part and go directly to the solution of finding our own, unique happy places and then gifting them to ourselves... dare I say it... regularly!

First the ground rule, you are the expert on you. No amount of you thinking you “should” find a “place” happy will make it that way. And no amount of someone telling you someplace isn’t “happy,” is going to make that opinion true.

If you feel happy in the desert but think you should feel happy in the forest, how’s that gonna turn out?

If you don’t like to sit still but people tell you to find comfort on a church pew, is that going to feel good to you?

I could make a list of my happy places but I’ll tell you a quick story of discovering one of my own instead.

I was struggling with lot of pain and found a long piece of classical music that soothed me. I’d listened to Yoyo Ma play that badboy so many times I’m pretty sure I listened

to him that year more than he did. I was at the tail end of the business trip from hell. I missed my flight, lost my first class seat and had the overwhelming feeling of hurtling through the air in a tin can for hours as I finally made my way home. I felt out of control and definitely not happy to be in that “place.” I gave in, I let the tears flow down my face, celebrated the fact that we were all wearing masks still and put my noise canceling headphones in to float away on a cloud of strings.

Bach’s Brandenburg concertos, brought to me through the adept hands of Yoyo Ma, is one of my happy places. Even at 35,000 feet.

A happy place is imperative for creativity and peace. A “place” to go when we are not happy is essential to soothe us in ways only we can know.

You’re the expert at where those places are. You will know them by how you feel when you’re there. You will feel happy. And maybe you’ll have a satisfied little grin on your face when you’re there, like I do when I’m at The Pines. That’s how I knew I’d found it.

Michelle Pierson Young is a local life coach and may be reached at Michelleatplay. com or at 503-957-0821.

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NG23-522 Property Notice August 1, 2023 The Toledo Police Department at 250 W Highway 20, Toledo OR (#541-336-5555) has in its physical possession the unclaimed property described below. If you have any ownership interest in any of the unclaimed property, you must file a claim with the Toledo Police Dept within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice or you will lose your interest in the property. Please direct your inquires to the Toledo Police Dept Property Technician by calling #541-336-5555 or emailing 313@cityoftoledo.org. Property held: backpacks, bicycles, cell phones, firearms, glasses, ID cards, keys, knives, laptops, luggage, & wallets.

86.752(7). Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.752(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes.

There is a default by grantor or other person owing an obligation, performance of which is secured by the trust deed, or by the successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of such provision.

The default for which foreclosure is made is grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sum: TOTAL REQUIRED TO REINSTATE: $18,525.66 TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF: $331,244.26 Because of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day-to-day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. It will be necessary for you to contact the Trustee before the time you tender reinstatement or the payoff amount so that you may be advised of the exact amount you will be required to pay. By reason of the default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the trust deed immediately due and payable, those sums being the following, to- wit: The installments of principal and interest which became due on 11/1/ 2022, and all subsequent installments of principal and interest through the date of this Notice, plus amounts that are due for late charges, delinquent property taxes, insurance premiums, advances made on senior liens, taxes and/or insurance, trustee’s fees, and any attorney fees and court costs arising from or associated with the beneficiaries efforts to protect and preserve its security, all of which must be paid as a condition of reinstatement, including all sums that shall accrue through reinstatement or pay- off.

Nothing in this notice shall be construed as a waiver of any fees owing to the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust pursuant to the terms of the loan documents. Whereof, notice hereby is given that QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION F/K/A QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON, the undersigned trustee will on 11/1/2023 at the hour of 9:00 AM , Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, At the Public Entrance of the Lincoln County Courthouse, located at 225 West Olive Street, Newport, OR 97365 County of LINCOLN, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by

the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. Other than as shown of record, neither the beneficiary nor the trustee has any actual notice of any person having or claiming to have any lien upon or interest in the real property hereinabove described subsequent to the interest of the trustee in the trust deed, or of any successor in interest to grantor or of any lessee or other person in possession of or occupying the property, except: Name and Last Known Address and Nature of Right, Lien or Interest TAYLOR PLESHA 1033 AND 1025 NE AVERY ST NEWPORT, OR 97365 Original Borrower For Sale Information Call: 800- 280-2832 or Login to: www.auction.com In construing this notice, the singular includes the plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to this grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by the trust deed, and the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Pursuant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has been issued by QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION F/K/A QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee.

This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations.

Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties,

Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO TENANTS: TENANTS OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY HAVE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS AFFFORDED TO THEM UNDER ORS 86.782 AND POSSIBLY UNDER FEDERAL LAW. ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE OF SALE, AND INCORPORATED HEREIN, IS A NOTICE TO TENANTS THAT SETS FORTH SOME OF THE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO A TENANT OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY AND WHICH SETS FORTH CERTAIN REQUIRMENTS THAT MUST BE COMPLIED WITH BY ANY TENANT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE AFFORDED PROTECTION, AS REQUIRED UNDER ORS 86.771. TS No: OR23-957080-RM Dated: 6/14/2023 Quality Loan Service Corporation f/k/a Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington, as Trustee Signature By: Daniel Lazos, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION F/K/A QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON 108 1 st Ave South, Suite 450, Seattle, WA 98104 Toll Free: (866) 9250241 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corporation f/k/a Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free: (866) 9250241 IDSPub #0186543 7/18/2023 7/25/2023 8/1/2023 8/8/2023

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NG23-521 Lincoln City Storage, 3796 SE Hwy 101, Lincoln City, Or. 97367, 541-996-3555. The following unit will be sold at Public Auction Starting 8/15/23 at 9:00am and Ending 8/22/2023 at 9:00am for non-payment of rent and other fees. Auction to be pursuant to Auction Rules and Procedures for Truax Holdings. Rules are available at the facility office. All bidding will take place ONLINE at bid13. com. Unit#LB74 Landon Benfit, Unit#LC08 Carol Donnell.

NG23-505 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-23-957080- RM Reference is made to that certain deed made by, TAYLOR PLESHA as Grantor to FRONTIER TITLE & ESCROW OF OREGON LLC, as trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE LLC, BENEFICIARY OF THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as Beneficiary, dated 11/12/2021, recorded 11/12/2021, in official records of LINCOLN County, Oregon in book/reel/volume No. and/or as fee/file/instrument/microfilm/ reception number 202114457 and subsequently assigned or transferred by operation of law to Finance of America Mortgage LLC covering the following described real property situated in said County, and State. APN: 11-11-05-DB07601-00 R103989 LOT 8, BLOCK 32, PHELPS ADDITION TO NEWPORT, IN LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 1033 AND 1025 NE AVERY ST, NEWPORT, OR 97365 The undersigned hereby certifies that based upon business records there are no known written assignments of the trust deed by the trustee or by the beneficiary, except as recorded in the records of the county or counties in which the above described real property is situated.

Further, no action has been instituted to recover the debt, or any part thereof, now remaining secured by the trust deed, or, if such action has been instituted, such action has been dismissed except as permitted by ORS

NG23-517 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Case Number: 23-PB05169 In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Lincoln, in the matter of the Estate of Bettie L. Turner, deceased.

Notice is hereby given that Kelly R. Sorensen has been appointed as personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against that estate are required to present them to the personal representative in care of the undersigned attorney at: 158 NE Greenwood Ave., Bend, Oregon 97701, within four months from the date of first publication of this notice, as stated below, or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by this proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative.

Date of First Publication July 18, 2023. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Kelly R. Sorensen, ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Frederick N. Schroeder, OSB# 075341, Stahancyk, Kent & Hook

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P.C., 158 NE Greenwood public auction to the highAve., Bend, Oregon 97701, est bidder for cash the interest in the said described 541-318-9115. real property which the grantor had or had power NG23-510 TRUSTEE’S to convey at the time of the NOTICE OF SALE TS No.: execution by him of the 165231 APN: R475438 said trust deed, together Reference is made to that with any interest which the certain deed made by grantor or his successors Frederick T. Ford as Grant- in interest acquired after or to U.S. Bank Trust Com- the execution of said trust pany, National Association, deed, to satisfy the foregoas Trustee, in favor of U.S. ing obligations thereby seBank, National Association cured (and the costs and as Beneficiary, dated expenses of sale, includ12/02/2002, recorded 06/ ing a reasonable charge by 27/2003, in the official re- the trustee). Notice is furcords of Lincoln County, ther given that any person Oregon as Instrument No. named in Section 86.778 200309870 in Book xx, of Oregon Revised StatPage xx covering the fol- utes; has the right to have lowing described real prop- the foreclosure proceeding erty situated in said County dismissed and the trust and State, to wit: LOT 18, deed reinstated by payBLOCK 4, PACIFIC PALI- ment to the beneficiary of SADES, IN LINCOLN the entire amount then due COUNTY, OREGON. (other than such portion of Commonly known as: 3605 said principal as would not Sea Mist Avenue, Depoe then be due had no default Bay, OR 97341 The cur- occurred), together with rent beneficiary is U.S. the costs, trustee’s and atBank National Association torney’s fees and curing pursuant to assignment of any other default comdeed of trust recorded on plained of in the Notice of 06/27/2003 as Inst No. Default by tendering the 200309870 in the records performance required unof Lincoln, Oregon. The der the obligation or trust beneficiary has elected deed, at any time prior to and directed successor five days before the date trustee to sell the said real last set for the sale. In conproperty to satisfy the obli- struing this, the masculine gations secured by said gender includes the femitrust deed and notice has nine and the successor in been recorded pursuant to interest to the grantor as Section 86.752(3) of Ore- well as any other person gon Revised Statutes: the owing obligation, the perdefault for which the fore- formance of which is seclosure is made is the cured by said trust deed; grantor’s failure to: Make the words “trustee” and the monthly payments “beneficiary” include their commencing with the pay- respective successors in ment due on 09/01/2022 interest, if any. Pursuant to and continuing each month Oregon Law, this sale will until this trust deed is rein- not be deemed final until stated or goes to trustee’s the Trustee’s deed has sale; plus a late charge on been issued by The Morteach installment not paid gage Law Firm, LLC. If any within fifteen days follow- irregularities are discoving the payment due date; ered within 10 days of the trustee’s fees and other date of this sale, the trustcosts and expenses asso- ee will rescind the sale, reciated with this foreclosure turn the buyer’s money and any further breach of and take further action as any term or condition con- necessary. If the sale is set tained in subject note and aside for any reason, indeed of trust. 1. By the rea- cluding if the trustee is unson of said default the ben- able to convey title, the eficiary has declared all Purchaser at the sale shall obligations secured by be entitled only to a return said deed of trust immedi- of the monies paid to the ately due and payable, Trustee. This shall be the said sums being the follow- Purchaser’s sole and exing, to wit: Principal bal- clusive remedy. The purance of: $33,486.87; 2. In- chaser shall have no furterest through 06/02/2023 ther recourse against the in the amount of: $ Trustor, the Trustee, the 1,964.16 3. Recoverable Beneficiary, the Beneficiabalance in the amount of: $ ry’s Agent, or the Benefi1,237.20 4. Late Charges ciary’s Attorney. Also, in the Amount of: $ 275.00 please be advised that 5. Escrow Advances in the pursuant to the terms statamount of: $ 120.00 6. To- ed on the Deed of Trust gether with the interest and Note, the beneficiary thereon at the rate is allowed to conduct prop8.2500000% per annum erty inspections while until paid; plus all accrued there is a default. This late charges thereon; and shall serve as notice that all trustee’s fees, foreclo- the beneficiary shall be sure costs and any sums conducting property inadvanced by the benefi- spections on the referciary pursuant to the terms enced property. Without of said deed of trust. The limiting the trustee’s disprincipal sum of $33,486.87 claimer of representations together with the interest or warranties, Oregon law thereon at the rate requires the trustee to 8.2500000% per annum state in this notice that from 08/01/2022 until paid; some residential property plus all accrued late charg- sold at a trustee’s sale may es thereon; and all trust- have been used in manumethamphetee’s fees, foreclosure facturing amines, the chemical comcosts and any sums adponents of which are vanced by the beneficiary known to be toxic.

Propursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. Where- spective purchasers of resof, notice hereby is given idential property should be that the undersigned trust- aware of this potential danee will on 11/01/2023 at ger before deciding to the hour of 9:00 AM, Stan- place a bid for this property dard of Time, as estab- at the trustee’s sale. NOlished by Section 187.110, TICE TO RESIDENTIAL Oregon Revised Statutes, TENANTS The property in at the front entrance to the which you are living is in Lincoln County Court- foreclosure. A foreclosure house located at 225 West sale is scheduled for Olive Street, Newport, OR 11/01/2023 (date). The 97365, County of Lincoln, date of this sale may be State of Oregon, sell at postponed. Unless the

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

You will receive notice of the court hearing. PROTECTION FROM EVICTION IF YOU ARE A BONA FIDE TENANT OCCUPYING AND RENTING THIS PROPERTY AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE LIVING IN THIS PROPERTY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE FOR: • 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A FIXED TERM LEASE; OR • AT LEAST 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A MONTH-TOMONTH OR WEEK- TOWEEK RENTAL AGREEMENT. If the new owner wants to move in and use this property as a primary residence, the new owner can give you written notice and require you to move out after 30 days, even though you have a fixed term lease with more than 30 days left. You must be provided with at least 30 days’ written notice after the foreclosure sale before you can be required to move. A bona fide tenant is a residential tenant who is not the borrower (property owner) or a child, spouse or parent of the borrower, and whose rental agreement: • Is the result of an arm’s- length transaction; • Requires the payment of rent that is not substantially less than fair market rent for the property, unless the rent is reduced or subsidized due to a federal, state or local subsidy; and • Was entered into prior to the date of the foreclosure sale. ABOUT YOUR TENANCY BETWEEN NOW AND THE FORECLOSURE SALE: RENT YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY RENT TO YOUR LANDLORD UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS SOLD OR UNTIL A COURT TELLS YOU OTHERWISE. IF YOU DO NOT PAY RENT, YOU CAN BE EVICTED. BE SURE TO KEEP PROOF OF ANY PAYMENTS YOU MAKE. SECURITY DEPOSIT You may apply your security deposit and any rent you paid in advance against the current rent you owe your landlord as provided in ORS 90.367. To do this, you must notify your landlord in writing that you want to subtract the amount of your security deposit or

prepaid rent from your rent payment. You may do this only for the rent you owe your current landlord. If you do this, you must do so before the foreclosure sale. The business or individual who buys this property at the foreclosure sale is not responsible to you for any deposit or prepaid rent you paid to your landlord. ABOUT YOUR TENANCY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE The new owner that buys this property at the foreclosure sale may be willing to allow you to stay as a tenant instead of requiring you to move out after 30 or 60 days. After the sale, you should receive a written notice informing you that the sale took place and giving you the new owner’s name and contact information. You should contact the new owner if you would like to stay. If the new owner accepts rent from you, signs a new residential rental agreement with you or does not notify you in writing within 30 days after the date of the foreclosure sale that you must move out, the new owner becomes your new landlord and must maintain the property. Otherwise: • You do not owe rent; • The new owner is not your landlord and is not responsible for maintaining the property on your behalf; and • You must move out by the date the new owner specifies in a notice to you. The new owner may offer to pay your moving expenses and any other costs or amounts you and the new owner agree on in exchange for your agreement to leave the premises in less than 30 or 60 days. You should speak with a lawyer to fully understand your rights before making any decisions regarding your tenancy. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO TRY TO FORCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR DWELLING UNIT WITHOUT FIRST GIVING YOU WRITTEN NOTICE AND GOING TO COURT TO EVICT YOU. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER. If you believe you need legal assistance, contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the lawyer referral service. Contact information for the Oregon State Bar is included with this notice. If you do not have enough money to pay a lawyer and are otherwise eligible, you may be able to receive legal assistance for free. Information about whom to contact for free legal assistance is included with this notice. OREGON STATE BAR, 16037 S.W. Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard Oregon 97224, Phone (503) 6200222, Toll- free 1-800-4528260 Website: http://www. oregonlawhelp.org NOTICE TO VETERANS If the recipient of this notice is a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency.

Contact information for a service officer appointed for the county in which you live and contact information for a community action agency that serves the area where you live may be obtained by calling a 2-1-1 information service.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires that we state the following: this is an attempt to collect, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge

has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt. This letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. The Successor Trustee, The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC, has authorized the undersigned attorney to execute the document on the Successor Trustee’s behalf as allowed under ORS 86.713(8).

Dated:06/08/2023 The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC By: Jason L. Cotton, OSB #223275 Eric A. Marshack, OSB #050166 The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC 650 NE Holladay Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97232 Phone number for the Trustee: 1 (971) 270-1233 1 (619) 465-8200 A-4788285 07/11/2023, 07/18/2023, 07/25/2023, 08/01/2023

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contact information for a community action agency that serves your area can be found by visiting the following link: https://www. oregon.gov/odva/services/ pages/countyservices. aspx and selecting your county. You can also access a list of Veterans Services for all Oregon counties by visiting the following link: https://www.oregon. gov/odva/Services/Pages/ All-Services-Statewide. aspx. The relief sought in the Complaint is the foreclosure of the property located at 637 NE 10TH PL, TOLEDO, OR 97391.

Date of First Publication: McCarthy & Holthus, LLP _ John Thomas OSB No. 024691 _ Grace Chu OSB No. 220848 _ Michael Scott OSB No. 973947 920 SW 3rd Ave, 1st Floor Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (971) 201-3200 Fax: (971) 201-3202 gchu@ mccarthyholthus.com Of Attorneys for Plaintiff IDSPub #0186813 7/11/2023 7/18/2023 7/25/2023 8/1/2023 NG23-514 SUMMONS

BY PUBLICATION Case No.: 23CV22866 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF NG23-516 IN THE CIRTHE STATE OF OREGON CUIT COURT OF THE FOR THE COUNTY OF STATE OF OREGON LINCOLN BMO HARRIS FOR THE COUNTY OF BANK N.A., SUCCESSOR LINCOLN MOLLY ANN

BY MERGER TO BANK RIMERMAN, Plaintiff, v.

OF THE WEST, Plaintiff, UNKNOWN HEIRS OF vs. KELLY M. RUDISILL; ERVIN A. WICKMAN AND UNKNOWN HEIRS AND HELENA B. WICKMAN, DEVISEES OF FREDRICK Defendants. Case No. L. RUDISILL; UNKNOWN 23CV22660 SUMMONS HEIRS AND DEVISEES TO: Unknown heirs of ErOF KELLY M. RUDISILL; vin A. Wickman and HelSTATE OF OREGON DE- ena B. Wickman. The obPARTMENT OF HUMAN ject of the Complaint is to SERVICES; OCCUPANTS clear title for certain real OF THE PROPERTY, De- property located in Linfendants. To: UNKNOWN coln County, Oregon, comHEIRS AND DEVISEES monly known as 2735 N.E. OF FREDRICK L. RUD- Quay Ave., Lincoln City, ISILL and UNKNOWN Oregon. The relief sough is HEIRS AND DEVISEES to quiet title in the name of OF KELLY M. RUDISILL the Plaintiff. You are hereYou are hereby required by required to appear and to appear and defend the defend the complaint filed Complaint filed against you against you in the abovein the above entitled cause entitled action within thirty within thirty (30) days from (30) days from the date of the date of service of this service of this summons summons upon you, and in upon you, and in the case case of your failure to do of your failure to do so, for so, for want thereof, Plain- want thereof, plaintiff(s) tiff will apply to the court will apply to the court for for the relief demanded in the relief demanded in the the Complaint. NOTICE complaint. NOTICE TO TO DEFENDANT: READ THE DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CARE- THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! You must “ap- FULLY! You must “appear” pear” in this case or the in this case or the other other side will win auto- side will win automatically. matically. To “appear” you To “Appear” you must file must file with the court a with the court a legal palegal paper called a “mo- per called a “motion” or tion” or “answer.” The “mo- “answer.” The “motion” or tion” or “answer” (or “re- “answer” must be given to ply”) must be given to the the court clerk or adminiscourt clerk or administrator trator within 30 days along within 30 days of the date with the required filing fee. of first publication speci- It must be in proper form fied herein along with the and have proof of service required filing fee. It must on the plaintiff’s attorney be in proper form and have or, if the plaintiff does not proof of service on the have an attorney, proof of plaintiff’s attorney or, if the service upon the plaintiff. plaintiff does not have an If you have any questions, attorney, proof of service you should see an attorney on the plaintiff. If you have immediately. If you need questions, you should see help in finding an attorney, an attorney immediately. If you may call the Oregon you need help in finding an State Bar’s Lawyer Referattorney, you may call the ral Service at (503) 684Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer 3763 or toll-free in Oregon Referral Service at (503) at (800) 452-7636. The 684-3763 or toll- free in Oregon State Bar Referral Oregon at (800) 452-7636. Service Website is: www.

If you are a veteran of the osbar.org/public. If special armed forces, assistance accommodation under the may be available from a Americans with Disabilicounty veterans’ service ties Act is needed, please officer or community action contact Lincoln County agency. Contact informa- Circuit Court at 225 West tion for a local county vet- Olive St., Newport, OR erans’ service officer and 97365; telephone number community action agency 541-265-4236. /S/ SCOTT may be obtained by calling HOWARD SIGNATURE the 2-1-1 information ser- OF ATTORNEY FOR vice. Additionally, contact PLAINTIFF(S) Scott Howinformation for a service ard Bar No.790583 Kivel officer appointed under & Howard, 1530 SW Taylor ORS 408.410 for the coun- St. ADDRESS: Portland, ty in which you live and OR 97205 503-796- 0909.

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Facing drought, legislators impose water limits on livestock

KLENDRA CHAMERLIN Oregon Capital Chronicle News Guard Guest Article

This story was originally published by Columbia Insight.

Large livestock operations will face stricter water rules in Oregon under a bill passed by state lawmakers earlier this year, in the wake of controversies surrounding the now shuttered mega-dairy Lost Valley Farms.

Oregon Senate Bill 85 aims to impose tighter water regulations for new confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, a term that’s usually applied to large meat, dairy and egg farms.

Under the bill, new and expanding CAFOs will no longer have unlimited access to water to support their livestock operations and will need to submit detailed water supply plans to regulators as part of their permit applications.

New CAFOs will also need to secure appropriate water rights to support their operations.

The bill is currently awaiting the signature of Gov. Tina Kotek. She is expected to sign the bill into law.

State Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, said drought was one of the primary drivers of the bill.

“It’s bad. It’s very likely gonna get worse,” Golden told lawmakers during a Senate Rules Committee meeting in April. “Farmers in many of our districts are losing their yearly crops and, in some cases, their farming business altogether. We have wells going

Metro Creative Connection Livestock operations are among those that no longer will have unlimited access to water under the new bill. dry, we have more and more ag operators getting cut off by their irrigation districts.

“When a farmer dealing with that learns that Oregon has a sector of very large livestock operators that get to pump literally unlimited amounts of groundwater, and asks me why—I don’t quite know what to answer.”

Under the current law, CAFOs are able to use unlimited amounts of water to give to livestock as part of a “stockwater exemption.”

That’s a privilege no other agriculture sector is afforded in the state, said state Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland, during the April Senate Rules Committee meeting.

“Those requirements really were generated at an earlier

The stockwater exemption rules are set to sunset in September 2027.

“We know that there are going to be a lot of conversations going on around water over the next few years,” Golden said, referencing the sunset. “So it makes sense to both leave space for that conversation, but also bring some exigency [to that conversation].”

The bill also requires new and expanding CAFOs to follow stricter rules around how they dispose of wastewater.

“It’s really designed from the lessons that we learned after the Lost Valley [Farms] experience in 2017-2018,” Dembrow told lawmakers during the Senate Rules Committee meeting.

time when we weren’t as concerned about the state of our groundwater,” said Dembrow.

Legacy of Lost Valley Farms debacle Under the new law, the stockwater exemption will be capped at 12,000 gallons of water per day for new or expanding CAFOs. Those entities will be required to outline to state regulators where they plan to source the rest of the water needed to run their operations.

Existing CAFOs will be grandfathered in under the stockwater exemption but will need to file water supply plans over the next year when renewing their existing permits.

Lost Valley Farms was a 30,000-cow dairy operation that opened in 2017. In just a year and a half, the operation faced nearly $200,000 in penalties from the Oregon Department of Agriculture for violations related to waste mismanagement.

“They started operating before they had secured adequate water rights. The infrastructure that they built was inadequate to prevent contamination to the aquifer,” said Dembrow.

Under the new law, state regulators will no longer issue certain water quality permits to new CAFOs in groundwater management areas, nor will regulators issue permits to new CAFOs located within half a mile of fish-bearing

streams.

The bill’s trajectory through the state Legislature reflects steep opposition voiced from the agriculture sector.

SB 85 is the evolution of earlier legislative attempts to place a moratorium on new CAFOs in the state.

After three days of public hearings held on proposed moratoriums earlier in the legislative session, lawmakers worked with the agriculture sector on SB 85 as a compromise.

“I’ve had more meetings than I think I can count with key stakeholders and our regulatory agencies … and the governor’s office to decide what the most constructive path through this challenge would be,” Golden told lawmakers in April. “We decided that a moratorium was not that path. This is a tough issue to solve now, and there’s no good reason to think it’d be much easier after a moratorium.”

Given current trends, those meetings and decisions are only going to get tougher.

SB 85 could well represent just the first step in a complete reassessment of water allocation policies across the state and Columbia River Basin.

Oregon Capital Chronicle is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Oregon Capital Chronicle maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Lynne Terry for questions: info@oregoncapitalchronicle.com.

988 Lifeline

First year shows large number of people served STAFF REPORT Country Media, Inc.

Oregon crisis counselors provided behavioral health support to more than 53,000 contacts in the first year since its transition to 988, according to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA).

Nearly one year since the nationwide launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, an analysis by the OHA shows Oregon’s crisis call centers answered more than 53,000 calls, texts and chats between July 16, 2022, and June 30, 2023.

The federal government announced on July 13, the addition of Spanish text and chat services. People who speak Spanish can now connect directly to Spanish-speaking crisis counselors by calling 988 and pressing option 2, texting “AYUDA” to 988 or chatting online at 988lineadevida.org or 988Lifeline. org.

Text and chat options to 988 first became available in English a year ago; Oregon’s call centers answered over 10,000 texts and chats during

the first year of this service.

Overall, Oregon 988 call volume this past year reflects a 33% increase in calls to the previous, 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the same period a year prior.

Oregon’s 988 crisis centers now receive an average of more than 4,000 calls and 850 texts and chats each month.

This is an increase of approximately 500 calls per month.

Calling or texting 988, an easy-to-remember number, connects people with immediate behavioral health support. Those calling from Oregon area codes connect with trained crisis counselors at Oregon’s two 988 call centers: Lines for Life, which serves people statewide, and Lines for Life, which serves people statewide, and Northwest Human Services, which serves area codes from Marion and Polk Counties. Lines for Life currently answers all English texts and chats for the state of Oregon.

988 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing compassionate care and support for people experiencing any type of mental health

pre-recorded menu of options to connect with the Veterans Crisis Line (press 1), receive support in Spanish (press 2) or get specialized support for LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults (press 3).

People with Oregon area codes who press “0” or stay on the line will connect with Lines for Life or Northwest Human Services. Cell phones with non-Oregon area codes will connect with one of the other 200 nationwide Lifeline centers, a process the federal government is currently monitoring to improve access to local care and support.

Thanks to ongoing investments by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) and the Oregon Legislature, most recently under House Bill 2757 (2023), Oregon will ensure ongoing, sustainable funding and improvements for 988 crisis call centers and continue building the broader crisis care system.

“To have a resource such as 988 to help people right now is tremendous, as is Oregon’s historic choice to embrace a broader vision for

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available.

Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. challenge, substance use crisis or thoughts of suicide or self-harm. Oregonians can also contact 988 for advice to support their loved ones, as well as get connections for local behavioral health care and referrals.

“We want everyone in Oregon to know that there’s always someone to talk to when you or your loved ones need help or are in crisis,” OHA Behavioral Health Director Ebony Clarke said. “If you or someone you know is struggling, please don’t hesitate to reach out to 988. It is free to call, text or chat with 988. Counselors will value your privacy, offer support and help you access further behavioral health care if you need or want it.”

Oregon’s call centers are meeting the needs of Oregonians in crisis, answering 988 calls within an average of 15 seconds. This wait time is after callers hear a national,

the future of our 988 crisis system,” National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Oregon Executive Director Chris Bouneff said. “With 988, we finally have a focal point from which to develop the system and resources that will act like the behavioral health care system that people need.”

Often, calling, texting or chatting with counselors at 988 is all people need to get through their crisis. By connecting people with trained counselors that can empathetically listen to concerns and provide compassionate care and support, Oregon’s 988 call centers are able to resolve or de-escalate nearly 97% of calls over the phone.

When an in-person response is needed, 988 call centers partner with Oregon’s Community Mental Health Programs, which can provide mobile crisis intervention teams with qualified behavioral health professionals. 988 counselors are also required to follow the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Suicide Safety Policy, which outlines processes to request support from

emergency medical services when there is a clear risk of harm to the caller or others. In most calls that need emergency services, the person in crisis has asked for this support.

As 988 approaches its anniversary, OHA and its partners remain committed to continuous improvement of the crisis response system.

This work is guided by people with lived experience and disproportionately affected communities, including through the Crisis System Advisory Workgroup and other community partners envisioning the crisis system Oregonians need.

“We hope that 988 and the crisis system will eventually, and more easily, connect people in need with equity- and trauma-informed, community-based care,” Clarke said.

“Thanks to new and ongoing investments from the Oregon Legislature, we will, in the years to come, ensure there is always a behavioral health response available for anyone having a behavioral health crisis, so we can eliminate the pipeline to emergency departments and jails.”

Second Sanctuary Promise Report tracks violations Oregon was the first state in the nation to become a sanctuary state when leaders enacted a law in 1987 prohibiting state and local law enforcement and government agencies from assisting federal authorities with immigration enforcement.

In 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 3265, dubbed Oregon’s “Sanctuary Promise Act” – to further strengthen existing sanctuary laws.

One of the mandates of the new law requires Oregon’s Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) to produce an annual Sanctuary Promise report each July 1, to track violations of Oregon’s sanctuary laws. The CJC annual Sanctuary Promise/HB 3265 report is now online in Englishand Spanish.

Examples of Sanctuary Promise violations include state or local government officials, including police, asking about, collecting, or sharing information regard-

ing an individual’s immigration status or national origin; using state or local resources to help enforce federal immigration laws; establishing a traffic perimeter for the purpose of supporting or facilitating immigration enforcement; or granting a federal immigration authority access to an area of a state or local facility not normally open to the public.

“Oregon thrives when everyone can go to work, send their kids to school, and contribute to their communities, without fear that an interaction with local or state government will result in their deportation,” Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said.

“Oregon’s sanctuary laws keep families together and make the fabric of our state stronger. Providing transparency and documenting reports from community members makes Oregon a place where people feel they belong.”

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reports of alleged violations were received via Oregon Department of Justice’s (ODOJ) statewide community reporting Sanctuary Promise Hotline or online reporting portal from June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2023.

15 reports received did not constitute reports of sanctuary law violations or did not include enough information for the ODOJ to open an investigation. Those included general inquiries about immigration law, callers in unrelated mental health crises, and calls with limited information that prevented ODOJ follow-up. The remaining 36 reports have open state investigations into the alleged vio-

lations.

Most reports of attempted and alleged violations to the CJC and ODOJ respectively concerned requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Twenty-six of the 51 reports were about public bodies cooperating or sharing information with ICE. Washington County was the jurisdiction most contacted by ICE, per CJC reporting data.

In addition to the reporting of and response to violations of Oregon’s sanctuary laws, the Sanctuary Promise Act also mandates that Oregon provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive

support to community members via a reporting hotline.

The ODOJ established the Sanctuary Promise Hotline in April 2022, which is dedicated to assisting victims, witnesses, and other reporters of Sanctuary Promise violations.

Staffed by bilingual and multi-lingual Hotline Advocates who provide trauma-informed, culturally responsive services, interpretation is available in more than 240 languages. Hotline Advocates connect callers to resources, and support them, their families, and any witnesses through an ODOJ investigation into the reported violation.

Hotline staff also connect with culturally specific organizations around the state to promote and offer the Hotline as a point of support for victims as well as provide professional and community presentations regarding Oregon sanctuary law.

In 2022, Hotline staff conducted 184 presentations and tabling events, completed 400 hours of outreach, and con-

nected with and trained over 10,000 community members on the protections of Oregon’s Sanctuary Promise Act. In addition, the state’s Public Service Announcement (PSA) regarding sanctuary violation reporting is expected to release in the summer of 2023 on television, radio, and social media in multiple languages.

To dig into the data more deeply, visit the updated CJC dashboard,as well as the DOJ’s dashboard, which is available in English and Spanish.

To contact Oregon DOJ’s Sanctuary Promise Hotline, call 1-844-924-STAY (7829), with interpretation available in 240+ languages; the Hotline accepts all Relay calls.

Report online anytime at SanctuaryPromise.Oregon. gov.

For the Spanish direct dial Sanctuary Promise Hotline, call 1-844-6-AMPARO (1-844-626-7276), or report online anytime at PromesaSantuario.Oregon.gov.

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Learning

Courtesy photo from LCPD Law enforcement investigative procedures are used.

Continued from Page 1 Due to the COVID pandemic LCPD community-involved programs were stopped for two years but returned in 2022.

Approximately 60 people have graduated from the academy since it began. Williams told The News Guard in a previous published interview that most people’s knowledge about law enforcement comes from what they see depicted in TV shows, movies, or in

Fire

Continued from Page 1 the wildfire crisis,” she said.

“Given the significant fire potential outlook for the Pacific Northwest Region from now through October (available at MonthlySeasonal.pdf (nifc. gov), one of the ways that local residents and visitors can help firefighters most is by preventing human-caused fires. This includes following all fire restrictions that local wildland fire agencies have put in place. Current fire restrictions are available on agency websites and social media accounts.”

Nationally, human-caused wildfires account for about 97% of wildfires that threaten homes, according to Gibbon.

“Our goal is to minimize the number of devastating, destructive large wildland fires,” she said. “Local resources, federal and non-federal, work together to contain fires safe-

the media, “which isn’t always accurate,” she said.

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First-hand knowledge

Members of the LCPD Citizens Academy on the gun range.

“Offering the Citizens Police Academy allows our citizens to learn first-hand about law enforcement in general, as well as policies and procedures specific to our agency, and understand why we do things a certain way,” Williams said, who added that the academy doesn’t offer formal training, so the graduates will

not have the authority of a police officer.

“Our academy is purely informational, with our goal being to educate our graduates to share their knowledge and become ambassadors to help build our bridge of understanding with the community,” she said. “The first-hand knowledge and experiences

our participants receive creates an understanding about both law enforcement and our agency and builds an essential partnership between LCPD and the community. It also provides the opportunity for the participants to not only interact with the members of LCPD, but to get to know the person inside the uniform.”

The academy offers free classes and is funded from the Community Programs portion of LCPD’s annual budget.

The classes are taught by LCPD employees, including officers, dispatchers, evidence technicians, records personnel. Special segments are taught by representatives from the Lincoln County District

Attorney’s Office, Lincoln County Parole and Probation, Oregon State Police Bomb Squad, and the Lincoln County Tactical Response Team.

ly and effectively. Because of these efforts, nationally 98% of wildland fires are contained within 24-hours of initial response. Safe response for firefighters on the remaining 2% that become larger fires is often problematic because of steep terrain that is difficult to access by ground resources, areas with heavy hazardous fuel buildup and hazard trees, and other risks.”

Gibbons said is it important to note that air resources are utilized to slow fires and protect homes from quickly advancing fires, but they do not put fires out.

“It’s the firefighters on the ground who do that and if there are no roads to access the fire and/or it’s in steep terrain, this makes fighting the fire particularly difficult,” she said.

“Longer and more extreme fire seasons like we’ve experienced in recent years take a toll on the mental health and well-being of our firefighters,” Gibbons said. “Expanding services and programs across the federal firefighting workforce to sustain the overall health and well-being of this critical workforce is paramount as we head into the rest of the 2023 fire year.”

Learn more at Guest column: New Joint Federal Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program | US Forest Service (usda.gov) Official outlooks from NOAA continue to suggest that the Pacific Northwest is most likely to experience warmer and drier than typical conditions during the period August through October of 2023. This means late summer and early autumn fire danger is likely to be greater than usual, according to fire agen-

cy officials.

“Our forests and rangelands are likely to be more receptive than usual to fire ignitions and potential growth into large, costly wildfires,” Gibbons said.

For wildfire information in Oregon, see the NW Interagency Coordination Center site at https://gacc.nifc.gov/ nwcc/

Fire agency officials continue to emphasize public preparations taking all possible steps to reduce your home and community’s wildfire risk. This includes using wildfire utilizing resistant building and landscape materials, having a family evacuation plan, including a go-kit that includes important personal items such as medications, pet supplies, water and high energy snacks, important papers,

and any small irreplaceable items such as family photos, N95 masks if smoke is an issue, and being prepared for health impacts from wildfire smoke and much more.

Helpful tools for understanding and reducing wildfire risk are available at Homepage - Wildfire Risk to Communities. The family evac plan should not only include how your family will evac from your residence and meet up if separated, but also to identify ahead of time the best routes to take, Gibbons said. If possible, have several options in mind based on the different directions a wildfire might approach your home.

To keep updated on current wildland fire information, review the following online resources: Inciweb (Inciweb is an official national clearinghouse of information for all large fires across the country); Facebook (type in

the fire name and look for the official fire information logo) and Twitter.

Community evacuations are coordinated by the local sheriff’s office in cooperation with Incident Management Teams, those who come into help with large wildfires. In Oregon, fire agencies use a Ready, Set, Go! Or a 1-2-3 system.

“Deputies will come to knock on your door to recommend you leave if an area is in a Level 3 evacuation status.,” Gibbons said.

To monitor evacuation status for your area, check with the local sheriff’s office and/ or office of emergency management-checking websites/ agency social media sites is generally best to minimize calls, or the fire’s Facebook page, Inciweb or Twitter accounts often have current information for evacuation status.

“There are a lot of good reasons why it should be us to take the leap,” Commissioner Casey Miller said. “I’m confident we have the team to make this happen.”

The News Guard has reached out to Lincoln County Public Information Officer Kenneth Lipp for insight into the winter shelters proposal.

a public meeting specifically on siting, unless the location/ locations chosen are in a jurisdiction that requires a special land use decision, such as a conditional use permit.

The News Guard: Who makes the final location decision for the shelters and when is that expected?

Lipp: The county commission will make that decision. The decision will likely be made when the county locates a site/sites and enters a contract with the owner.

The News Guard: How much is budgeted for the two shelters to be developed and operated, and who pays?

Lipp: The total proposed budget for the program is $580,290 the first year for two locations, or $290,145 per shelter. The county has allotted American Rescue Plan Act funds toward the program, some funds have been identified in the existing Behavioral Health budget, grants are being pursued with other organizations, and the county also hopes for some buy-in/contribution from cities.

The News Guard: How many paid employees will be hired and how many volunteers will be needed for the two shelters and what training must they take to be

prepared for such a position that will likely involve people with mental and physical disabilities?

Lipp: The target would be eight part-time employees per shelter site, plus one program coordinator overseeing both. The program is designed such that volunteers will not be needed, just desirable.

The News Guard: What security will be provided at the shelters?

Lipp: Part-time workers mentioned above will include security.

The News Guard: Will the shelters offer any referral options for mental and health services and employment options?

Lipp: Yes, this is part of the motivation behind housing the program within the Health and Human Services Department, which has internal primary care, behavioral health, mental health, harm reduction and adult disability services.

The News Guard: What children’s services will be offered at the shelters?

Lipp: This shelter program is not designed for unaccompanied children – the county already operates a shelter for unaccompanied youth, Youth TIDES. How

families seeking shelter will be handled depends upon the specifics of the facility – if it has separate spaces for families with children, they will be housed separately there.

If only congregate space is available, families with children might be placed in hotels.

The News Guard: Who will track the success and/or failures of the shelters?

Lipp: The success or failure of the shelters will be easy to gauge because the goal is simple – to keep people alive during dangerous weather. Success is staying open all winter and reaching everyone who needs the help.

Failure is someone dying outside, as we’ve seen far too many times.

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For more information contact Academy Coordinator Tami Williams at 541-9943636 or email twilliams@lincolncity.org.

Shelter Continued from Page 1 who previously ran a shelter in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to help develop a solution.

“We know we face a serious crisis of unhoused persons in this county, even greater than the limited official counts reflect,” Jacobson said. “And our service organizations have long come to us and said the old approach isn’t working.”

At least hundreds of people sleep unsheltered in Lincoln County every night, the release states, including at least 700 children among them, sleeping outside, in tents, in cars, in hotels and “couch surfing” with friends and family.

Romero gave a presentation on the plans during the Wednesday, July 19 commission meeting.

The working plan envisions two shelter facilities, one in Newport and one in Lincoln City, with a full-time program coordinator overseeing both sites. Shelters would be open from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Oct. 1 through March 31 and be staffed by part-time workers. Volunteers would help bolster the ranks.

The county is currently hiring for the program coordinator, who will be under

the supervision of the HHS Director, and it is working with the Housing Authority of Lincoln County to locate shelter sites. Anyone with suggestions for possible sites in Lincoln City or Newport is encouraged to contact the Board of Commissioners Office at 541-265-4100 or boc@ co.lincoln.or.us.

According to county documents, an example of how to configure a facility given previous pandemic public health spacing suggests it would require an estimated 350 square feet for 9 people, or approximately 2500 square feet for 50 people in any composition of singles, or families. With the need for restrooms and showers along with kitchen and office space, the need for 5,000 to 7,000 square feet for each facility is reasonable.

The cost of standing up one facility serving 50 individuals per night is estimated at $344,000. The cost of standing up two facilities is estimated at $580,000 or $291,000 per facility. Spreading the coordinator position expense across two facilities lowers the cost per facility.

“I am thrilled that we are finally at the point of being able to do this,” Commissioner Claire Hall said following Romero’s presentation.

The News Guard: What will be the criteria for siting the shelters in Lincoln City and Newport?

Kenneth Lipp: The most important criteria will be availability. The county has preferences concerning space and amenities, such as shower facilities and a kitchen, but the core criteria is a place we can use to keep people safe from the elements. There are not many spaces available.

The News Guard: Will there be any public meetings for comments about where the shelters will be located? If so, where and when?

Lipp: All commission meetings are open to public comment on any subject, and anyone can submit input to the Board of Commissioners’ office at any time - anyone who knows of a space that might be suitable is encouraged to bring it to our attention. It’s unlikely there will be

See more details about the winter shelter proposal with this story at thenewsguard. com and follow developments at thenewsguard.com and in the Tuesday print editions of The News Guard. If you are interested in volunteering to help with the sheltering program or have questions, please contact Lincoln County Public Information Officer Kenneth Lipp at public_affairs@co.lincoln.or.us or 541-265-4100.

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Courtesy photo from the Oregon Coast Aquarium Boots acted as ambassador of her species, connecting people with marine wildlife

Aquarium mourns loss of beloved harbor seal STAFF REPORT Country Media, Inc. Oregon Coast Aquarium (OCAq) is mourning the loss of Boots, its beloved 35-yearold harbor seal.

After medical tests revealed cancer in Boots’ esophagus, her caretakers determined her quality of life was at stake. After thorough evaluation and consideration, the decision was made to move forward with humane euthanasia.

Surrounded by those who loved and cared for her, Boots peacefully fell asleep for the last time.

“Saying goodbye was an incredibly hard call, but the right one,” said Brittany

Blades, OCAq’s Curator of Marine Mammals and Boots’ caretaker for the past 12 years. “She impacted so many lives, and we’ll carry her in our hearts forever.”

Boots was found stranded as a pup on a beach in Mexico in 1988. Orphaned and dehydrated, she was taken to Sea World San Diego for care, and was later deemed non-releasable. She came to OCAq in 1992, just in time for its grand opening.

Often described as the sassiest seal, Boots charmed staff, volunteers, and visitors alike. She was known for interacting with guests by hanging upside down in the water, her gaze curious and fixed on passersby.

Behind-the-scenes, her favorite activities included sunbathing and working with her caretakers. Always enthusiastic for training sessions, Boots would wave her flipper, vocalize, and blow bubbles at the water’s surface.

Boots was considered a super senior, having surpassed the normal life expectancy of her wild counterparts by more than a decade. In nature, harbor seals can live into their mid-twenties. They tend to live longer under human care due to the constant supply of high-quality food, excellent veterinary care, and absence of predators.

Throughout her 35 years, Boots acted as ambassador of her species, connecting peo-

ple with marine wildlife. Her loss is felt throughout OCAq and beyond.

Since opening in 1992, the Oregon Coast Aquarium has been a premier attraction on Oregon’s central coast and an enduring advocate for the health of the ocean. For over three decades the non-profit organization has supported marine wildlife and fostered environmental stewardship through its education programs, community partnerships, and rehabilitation efforts.

The Oregon Coast Aquarium is located at 2820 S.E. Ferry Slip Road in Newport and can be reached at aquarium.org, or at 541-867-3474.

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