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Delta variant surge overwhelms hospitals

By Amber Deyo newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

The official ribbon cutting for The Haven, formerly the Inn at Lincoln City, was held on August 17, but the location has been home to fire survivors since last year, with plans to be home to more in the years to come.

The hotel is owned by Fortify Holdings, who first established a partnership with the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) in Jackson County where the area was hard hit by fires last year. ODHS is the lead agency for care and shelter following a disaster.

Due to COVID safety needs, they sought to place fire survivors in hotel rooms.

“Hotels are not a good solution for long-term shelter. They’re fun for a vacation but getting back to having an actual refrigerator and your own stuff is important,” said ODHS representative Sherryll Hoar.

“Plus, hotels are returning to their customary vacation and traveler business and are less available to reserve blocks of rooms for disaster survivors.”

Fortify stepped up with a plan for the short-term and the long-term. President of Fortify Holdings, Ziad Elsahili said the building is for fire victims over 24 months.

ODHS funds the stay for fire survivors. In the long-term, the rooms will be converted to apartments.

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Public health department ‘under water’

By Cheri Brubaker Guest Contributor

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While the afternoon started overcast, blue skies emerged prior to the ribbon cutting for The Haven on Highway 101.

LINCOLN COUNTY — At the August 25 meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners, Interim Public Health Director Florence Pourtal reported Oregon reached the grim milestone of 1,000 COVID-19 patients hospitalized with the virus in the state. Of those, she said, 283 were in intensive care units. Pourtal told the commissioners 92 percent of available beds in Oregon hospitals were occupied, as were 93 percent of intensive care unit beds.

At the beginning of August, public health officials thought we were on track to have at least four times the number of cases as in July.

We’re past five times that now, Pourtal said, on track for six times more cases in August than in July.

Pourtal noted there was a significant increase in the number of pediatric cases of the virus.

Reiterating that the vaccine is very good at protecting against hospitalization and health, Pourtal said it is less effective in preventing mild infection. She noted, however, that in addition to the rise of the Delta variant, other protection mea-

sures, such as masking and distancing, were relaxed, contributing to the rapid spread of the virus.

Ninety-four people have been hospitalized in the county with COVID-19, and 26 have died. There were 203 cases reported in the county for the week ending August 21, an increase of 45 percent from the week before.

“Unfortunately,” Pourtal said, “last week we had a death due to COVID. Our hospitalizations are really high — the highest we’ve seen in the county.”

Pourtal told the commissioners there were seven patients with COVID-19 in the two local hospitals, five in ICU beds. Pourtal said she wanted to debunk the rumor those in the hospital were not county residents — all are county residents.

There have been 2,111 cases of COVID-19 in Lincoln County, 94 hospitalizations and 26 deaths due to the virus. Community transmission is “through the roof,” Pourtal said.

Commissioner Claire Hall said she was more than a little concerned with inperson education resuming, given this is the first time students will be back since the Delta variant. Hall said she has heard from parents who were extremely worried.

“I understand the concern and anxiety,” Pourtal said. ”The schools and the

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“Stuff A Bus” rolls on The annual Stuff A Bus is rolling on to help the school children of North Lincoln County.

Founded 27 years ago by Diane Kusz and Roger Robertson the event provides school supplies for all ages of students from kindergarten through high school.

Local businesses are handing out shopping bags with attached lists of school supplies needed by area students. People are asked to bring the bags to Lincoln City Outlets on September 10, 2021, between the hours of 6 am and 6 pm.

The major supporter of Stuff A Bus continues to be Lincoln City Outlets. Stores in the center are making significant contributions and the center office under the watchful eyes of Sharyn Jasmer is running a variety of promotions to encourage the gifts of the community.

Prior to the event, bags of clothing,

shoes, school supplies can be dropped at the Center’s main office.

For those wanting to support the event with cash donations, checks can be written to BFEY, Business for Excellence in Youth, a 501 C 3, working to feed, clothe and support all needs of students.

This year parents are encouraged to bring their school children to the Lincoln City OUTETS to pick up a bag of school supplies that volunteers have assembled. Items left over will be delivered to the school offices to fill the needs throughout the school year.

“Most years we gather over $20,000 in cash and merchandise,” said Robertson.

“The generosity of our area is amazing, many of the gifts are from people who do not have school age children but know and understand the importance of having the tools for a successful year in the classroom.”

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Lincoln City PD promotes three to command staff Jeffrey Winn celebrates promotion to Lieutenant and 30 years of service

Lincoln City Police Department recently made several additions to their command staff, the first being to promote Jeffrey Winn to Administrative Lieutenant from Sergeant during the swearing-in ceremony on August 19. In addition, the department doubly congratulate Lt. Winn for serving with our agency for 30 years.

The Administrative Lieutenant is a brand new position, so all of the duties and responsibilities are not completely determined yet and will continue to evolve. However, Lt. Winn knows he will be handling a lot of the administrative duties, which will include ordering equipment, overseeing the department’s Lexipol policy and training system, directly supervising the evidence department, and continuing to write safety grants. He will also be assisting Chief Palmer and Lt. Broderick in general operations in the department, especially during times they are away from the building or involved in other meetings.

In fact, the biggest accomplishment Lt. Winn hopes to achieve is to relieve the workload from Lt. Broderick so he can be more focused on the direct, day-to-day

operations of the department and personnel. He also hopes his role will relieve some of the additional duties previously assigned to the sergeants, allowing them to have more time out in the field to be directly involved with the citizens, and assist and mentor patrol officers.

From an early age, Lt. Winn was interested in becoming a law enforcement officer. When he was around six-years-old, he met a Salem police officer who spoke of how being an officer allowed him to help people, emphasizing that one of the most important duties was keeping the community safe.

This conversation impacted him so deeply, that he decided to join the Keizer Police Dept as a reserve officer in 1988.

He was hired by LCPD in 1991 as a patrol officer, and also served as a field training officer, and reserve officer program coordinator.

He was then promoted to Sergeant in 2003, and continued to enhance the agency in different capacities, which included being the field training program coordinator, a Lincoln County Reserve Academy Instructor, the LEDS/CJIS

Representative, the LCPD Public Information Officer, and the grant writer for the DUII and Pedestrian Safety Enforcement funding.

During his 30-year career, Lt. Winn has been honored many times for his dedication and service, receiving the Lincoln City AM Kiwanis Distinguished Service Award in 1995, the county-wide Outstanding Achievement in Law Enforcement Award in 1997, and the Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce Community Days Law Enforcement Person of the Year in 1997. He also received a Medal of Valor in 2000 for his involvement in de-escalating a hostage situation, and was honored by the FBI for his life-saving efforts during a fatal crash in 2004. It is obvious that Lt. Winn took that childhood conversation regarding serving the community to heart, and the agency and community are very fortunate for that.

“I am excited for the opportunity of molding this new position in a way that will further benefit the department as it continues to strive to provide the best law enforcement service to our citizens and our community,” Lt. Winn said.

James Burke promoted to LCPD Sergeant The third addition to the command staff was James Burke, who was promoted to Sergeant Sergeant Burke joined the agency in September 2017 as a lateral officer from the Nye County Sheriff’s Office in Nevada, where he served three years as a Patrol Deputy and a member of their SWAT for a year and a half.

Since joining the agency, Sergeant Burke immersed himself into the community by performing presentations to neighborhood associations and church organizations, and being involved in the LCPD Citizens Police Academy. He was appointed Detective in 2018, and was involved with several major investigations.

Sergeant Burke wanted to take this next step in his career because he believes his experience in both his military service and law enforcement have prepared him for a leadership position.

“I can think of no greater

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Sgt. James Burke privilege than leading the great officers of the Lincoln City Police Department who serve our community,” Burke said.

Sergeant Burke hopes to continue the outstanding leadership that the

Lincoln City Police Department already has, and looks forward to mentoring the officers to perform at their highest standards and accomplish whatever they set their minds to within this career.

The second addition to the command staff was Torin Liden, who was promoted to Sergeant.

Sergeant Liden began his career in Law Enforcement with Corvallis Police Department in 2010, and joined LCPD in 2011. During his 10 years with the agency, he has performed the duties of Patrol Officer, Field Training Officer, Director of our Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations, Defensive Tactics instructor, Taser instructor, Standardized Field Sobriety Test instructor, both a Drug Recognition Expert and instructor for Drug Recognition Experts, and has served as the Vice President of the Police Employees Association for the past several years.

He was recognized in both 2012 and 2015 as the MIP/DUII Enforcer of the Year.

During the swearing-in, Chief Palmer noted that all of Sergeant Liden’s opportunities as a trainer over his career have allowed him to train and lead all of our officers in some capac-

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Sergeant Liden hopes to utilize his new role by continuing to mentor the officers in their careers and increase their skill sets to serve the community even

better. He was integrally involved with the Citizens Police Academy, which he plans to continue once the pandemic is under control, and aspires to spearhead other programs of community involvement, such as a Police Volunteers group.

Online shopping Siletz Bay Music Festival announces safety protocols Now available!

The Board of Directors of Siletz Bay Music Festival has decided that in addition to a mandatory mask policy, they will require proof of vaccination from all people who are eligible, for all festival events. This decision was made after much deliberation, and with input from the community, the musicians and the music director Yaki Bergman.

The policy applies to musicians, volunteers, hosts and audience members. The decision was not an easy one; it was made strictly based on current scientific data and numbers regarding the latest spread of the variant(s), and out of concern for the safety of SBMF musicians and community.

If you plan on attending festival concerts please email a picture of your vaccination card to sbmf.vaccine@gmail.com or text to 541-819-0593 to avoid delays at the door.

They apologize for the inconvenience of this extra step, but they are looking forward to a wonderful festival with safety and well-being a priority.

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Oregon traffic crashes, fatalities increasing

By Jeremy C. Ruark jruark@countrymedia.net

The number of fatal and serious injury traffic crashes are rising across Oregon.

Two people died in a multiple vehicle crash that shut down all lanes of busy Oregon Coast Highway 101 just south of Lincoln City for several hours Friday, Aug. 13.

That deadly incident follows a series of traffic crashes along Highway 6 just a few weeks ago near Tillamook that left three people dead and sent several others to area hospitals. This summer, law enforcement, fire districts and emergency medical crews have also responded to traffic crashes along Highway 30 through Columbia County.

Increase alarming Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Public Information Representative Lou Torres said the state agency is increasingly concerned about the traffic crashes and deaths.

“We are alarmed about the overall increase in severe crashes statewide,” Torres said. “Even with fewer people driving in 2020, we saw a significant increase in severe and fatal crashes and that trend has continued in 2021. As of July 28, Oregon traffic deaths were 22% higher than in 2020.”

Oregon State Police report that the investigators preliminary findings show that in the Aug. 13 Highway 101 crash a Dodge Durango,was northbound when it crossed into the southbound lane and collided with a Chevrolet

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Oregon traffic deaths were 22% higher than in 2020, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Silverado. OSP said both drivers sustained fatal injuries and were pronounced deceased. Highway 101 was closed for approximately four hours.

Torres said the cause of that double fatal crash was similar to the three recent fatal crashes on Highway 6.

“We do know that in each one was the result of a vehicle crossing over into the other lane of traffic and colliding with an oncoming vehicle,” Torres said. “These lane departure type crashes are becoming more common and can be caused by a variety of reasons including speeding, distracted and inattentive driving, impairment and fatigue.”

According to Torres, in the fatal crash areas of Highway 6, drivers encounter challenging conditions.

Visitor restrictions tightened at all Samaritan facilities With a serious uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Benton, Lincoln and Linn counties, Samaritan Health Services is enacting tighter visitor restrictions effective immediately. Dnder the new policy, visitors are not permitted at Samaritan-affiliated hospitals, including outpatient departments, at this time. There are a few limited exceptions: · Pediatric patients may have one healthy adult visitor per day. · Labor and delivery patients will be permitted one healthy adult visitor throughout their hospital stay. Laboring mothers may have one additional healthy adult visitor during labor and delivery. · Patients at the end of life may have visitors. · Patients with disabilities have a right to support persons.

Every visitor is required to sanitize their hands upon entry, wear a mask at all times in the facility and abide by all other infection prevention measures. Additional screening precautions and facility rules may apply.

In Samaritan’s providers’ clinics, physical rehabilitation and other clinical settings, patients are asked to come alone to their appointments.

When necessary, the following exceptions are allowed: · Nursing infants under 12 weeks old may accompany their mother. · Minor outpatients may have one adult accompany them. · Outpatients needing wheelchair transportation to an appointment may have one adult accompany them. · Outpatients who cannot be left unattended may have one adult accompany them.

All visitors must be free of symptoms of COVID-19 or other respiratory infections. Because some waiting areas may be too small to accommodate visitors, they may be asked to wait outside.

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Highway 6, the Wilson River Highway, is a road that follows the Wilson River in a canyon where the hillsides are steep on one side and a river running on the other side.

“It is a narrow canyon in places and has a lot of curves,” Torres said. “It is the kind of road that requires the full attention of the motorist.”

Safety options Torres added that ODOT has been trying to find ways to increase safety and reduce the number of lane departure crashes along Highway 6.

In 2016, ODOT installed updated and enhanced curve warning signs along the entire Highway 6 corridor.

“A significant number of these signs were added to help get

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motorists attention and keep them crashes, injuries and fatalities. focused on staying in their lane,” “The most difficult and chalhe said lenging issue to address is driver ODOT is taking other steps behavior and the poor decisions over the next few years, includmade by motorists that result ing installation of rumble strips in severe crashes,” Torres said. to further prevent lane departure “Aggressive driving and unsafe crashes. passing on rural highways in OrThe strips are grooves in the egon is more common, along with pavement that make a rumbling driver inattention and impairsound and cause physical vibrament that are also factors that lead tion that immediately warns inatto crashes. As you are probably tentive drivers that they are leavaware, people are less patient and ing their driving lane. The rumble in a big hurry these days.” strips are considered for placeAccording to Torres, there has ment on the centerline to reduce been a significant driving cultural head-on and crossover crashes shift in Oregon and America. and on the shoulder to reduce run “It is not a good thing,” he said. off the road crashes.

“These driver actions are really law Following the last fatal crash enforcement issues, not someon Highway 6, Torres said ODOT thing that can be easily fixed with has added variable message engineering. Also important to signs (VMS) at two locations note, a reduction in law enforcewhere there have been severe ment staff impacts driver behavcrashes. The signs read, “STAY ior.”

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“The best way to serve the community is by providing housing,” Elsahili said. “We’re part of the solution.”

Hoar said they are currently using 70 rooms at The Haven. When fully renovated, The Haven will include 100 apartments.

When the rooms are renovated, the wildfire survivors have the opportunity to rent them, and take on the responsibility of paying the rent.

Resident and fire survivor Rodney Keefer has lived in The Haven for eight months. He lived in a trailer on his parent’s property. He said he will move out as soon as he has the money for a new trailer.

“We’re all going back,” he said.

He said the staff at The Haven has been amazingly supportive.

Avenue5 Residential took over management of the building in April and manager Drue Naone said a big portion of his job is to make the fire survivors feel at home.

“This community gets stronger every day,” Naone said. “I’m happy to be part of it.”

While the renovations inside will provide some desperately needed rental housing to Lincoln City, what may be the most notable to passersby is the mural of octopi on the outside of the building.

“We wanted it to signify a survivor, it represents survival,” Elsahili said.

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Property Manager Drue Naone and resident Rodney Keefer share a half-hug before the ribbon cutting ceremony at The Haven.

Night work on Hwy 101 in Newport The City of Newport advises that there will be night work on Highway 101 in South Beach, from SE Ferry Slip to the bridge. Paving activities are anticipated from 7 PM to 6 AM, starting the night of August 29 through

the night of September 3, and the nights of September 7, 8, and 9.

There will be single lane traffic, with traffic control to guide vehicles through the construction.

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Prohibited materials thrown in trash pose a fire risk to haulers

By Amber Deyo newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

Curbside haulers in Lincoln County have all experienced the proverbial “dumpster fire” only in a truck or compactor due to prohibited materials like batteries, propane and liquid fuels, chemicals, and barbecue briquettes being thrown in the trash.

They don’t assume that anyone is doing it maliciously, but not only is it a danger to their employees, but also to the transfer stations and mixed recycling facilities who are seeing an uptick in those prohibited items. The employees who pick up the trash don’t go through the trash, so they don’t know what’s being tossed.

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“The garbage isn’t a catch-all for everything,” said Colin Teem of North Lincoln Sanitary Service.

About a year ago, North Lincoln Sanitary Service had such a fire. As the source of the fire was from a chemical reaction, it couldn’t be put out by water nor a fire extinguisher, so the fire department had to come, said Teem.

“It’s quite expensive equipment to just burn,” Teem said, as the average truck is about $300,000 and transfer trailers run around $160,000.

Lithium-Ion batteries are one of the culprits as they are more common now and reaching the end of their lifecycle. If they are punctured or compressed, they release chemicals that were under

pressure. They are generally used in cell phones, laptops and rechargeable power tools.

“They’re often small, but they pack a punch,” Teem said.

While they collected a fair amount during the solid waste event, there isn’t a viable way for them to accept them year-round as they are extremely expensive to recycle, Teem said. They do however accept cell phones year-round for recycling.

Still, the batteries are a small part of the fire risk.

While the next household hazardous waste event won’t take place until next summer, some can be taken to a transfer station year-round.

For more information call North Lincoln Sanitary Service at (541) 994-5555.

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Last year, after a prohibited item was thrown in North Lincoln Sanitary Service’s compactor, a fire started that required the fire department to come put it out.

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Between Samaritan Pacific Hospital in Newport, pictured, and Samaritan North Lincoln in Lincoln City, there were seven patients with COVID-19 hospitalized last Wednesday, five in ICU beds.

school district have to follow clear guidance on masking requirements and distancing and hygiene practices during the school day.”

Pourtal said transmission, the way it was observed last school year, didn’t happen within the school, but outside of it. Pourtal assured the commissioners the public health department was working with the Lincoln County School District, and she noted intent to hold additional vaccination events in the schools.

Pourtal said she hoped by Fall or Winter a vaccine will become available for children under 12.

“It’s important to remind children how to properly wear a mask,” Pourtal said, and she suggested practicing.

Discuss with children the importance of protecting themselves and people around them. Remind them about hand hygiene and cough etiquette.

She said some might not yet be well aware of the surge happening through-

out the state and in our county.

“We have a variant that is extremely contagious — three times more transmissible than previous versions. One person can infect between five and eight people,” she said.

Pourtal reviewed COVID symptoms: sore throat, fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea.

If you have COVID symptoms, Pourtal said, get tested. If you test positive, isolate. Stay home, away from people in your home, if possible. Wear a mask if you can’t completely isolate.

Public Health will reach out as soon as possible.

“Our team has been under water,” she said.

“As awful as the numbers for the county are,” said Hall, “Three southern Oregon counties are among the worst

in the US for the virus — what happens when you don’t have community leadership or the community-at-large taking it seriously enough. Our public health team, the greater community team, and the three out of four who have done the right thing and gotten vaccinated. “ Commissioner Kaety Jacobson agreed, noting Jackson Josephine and Curry counties are losing the ability to take care of people — what Jacobson said she and the board have always been trying to avoid.

“We have very limited care,” she said, “And it doesn’t take a whole lot to take us down.”

Saying that she is proud of everybody for getting vaccinated, Jacobson noted that Lincoln County has one of the highest vaccination rate in the state.

“The trends are frightening,” said Jacobson. “The spread of the virus is becoming frightening.”

police blotter Thurs., August 19 Extra patrol drive on beach access. Caller advised that people are moving signs at drive on beach access at night request extra patrol.

8:11 a.m. Assault, 1070 SE 1st St., The Haven. Report of assault in parking lot.

Friday, August 20 9:45 a.m. Hazard tow, SW Harbor Ave/SW10th St. Parks department reported illegal park in area. Vehicle towed as hazard. Car care responded for vehicle.

1:45 p.m. Car clout. 550 SE Hwy. 101, Palace Inn. Reported vehicle broken into while parked at location overnight. Broken left rear passenger window. Tent, binoculars, camera and other misc. property stolen.

4:33 p.m. Recovered stolen vehicle, 2150 NE Oar Pl. Reported they were following a vehicle that had been reported stolen by the company they work for. Officers contacted driver with the vehicle near the community center. Driver taken into custody for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, theft I by receiving, and a misdemeanor Lincoln County failure to appear warrant for harassing communication. They were transported to Lincoln City Police, cited and released.

Also cited for driving while suspended. Vehicle was released to caller.

5:14 p.m. Found property, 3852 NW Jetty Ave. Employee of Oregon beach vacation rentals found a firearm that was left behind.

Caller brought firearm to the police department. Officer took report.

7:28 p.m. Theft, 4697 NE Windward Pl. Caller reported that they let two transients stay at their house and now checks are missing. Suspects located at 2429 NW Highway 101. Cited and

released for theft II.

Sat., August 21 7:47 a.m. Theft, 4152 NE 6th Dr./Devils Lake St. Reported bike stolen from campsite. Gray specialized status w/green pedals value $3500.

9:13 a.m. Animal problem, 4101 NW logan Rd. German shepherd jumped into citizen car at location brought to LCPD. Animal control picked up dog from LCPD. 11:12 a.m. Criminal Mischief, 2310 NE Reef Ave. Reported ongoing vandalism. Oil, glass, toilet paper, and tomato sauce located in downstairs area.

Extra patrol, 2733 NW Hwy. 101, Blackfish Café.

Extra patrol requested at location between 11:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. Ongoing issues with vandalism to building, 2:49 p.m. Civil problem, 4319 SW Hwy. 101 Reporting concerns involving a custody agreement. Investigational report taken.

3:22 p.m. Found property, NW 12th St./N. Hwy. 101.

Marijuana grinder turned into office at location.

Sunday, August 22 12:50 a.m. Domestic, 1059 SW 13th St. Report hearing subjects fighting.

Subject was taken into custody and transported to LCPD. He was charged with domestic assault 4, cited for possession of meth and later transported to LCJ.

11:07 a.m. Found property, 3043 NE 28th St. Request for officer to pick up firearm for surrender.

12:39 p.m. Burglary, 3537 SE Dune Ave. Reporting rear window to residence broken possible Burglary. Officer responded. Windows confirmed broken and suspect located inside. Subject released from custody at location. Family not pursuing

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7:05 p.m. Impound tow, NE 22nd St. Traffic stop initiated. Subject was cited for a driving while suspended violation and driving uninsured, vehicle towed by Car Care.

Monday, August 23 7:34 a.m. Agency Assist, 4821 SW Hwy. 101. Report of stolen vehicle seen at location. Recovered vehicle, DNA swabs taken, vehicle removed from LEOS. 9:23 a.m. Domestic Disturbance, 1503 SE East Devils Lake Rd. Arrest for assault IV domestic.

10:24 a.m. Criminal Mischief, 4782 SE 51st St. Reporting damage to property. Report taken to send to juvenile probation department.

2:13 p.m. Hit and run, SW 50TH/SW Ebb. Advised vehicle ran through round about. Checked area.

2:48 p.m. Theft, 1744 NE Hwy. 101. Reports theft of jewelry and clothing items female blond hair, 16-20’s, short, grey sweats, coronavirus t shirt. Report taken.

3:14 p.m. Extra patrol, 4553 NW Miramar Dr. Reports man enters yard on ring camera 2:30 a.m. and

again at 3:30 a.m., appears to use hose to fill bottle.

Added to log for extra patrol not just her house but all of Lincoln shores due to recent transient camp activity in the area.

Tuesday, August 24 7:58 a.m. Trespass, 4101 NW Logan. Reports previously trespassed male is on property. Subject arrested for trespass II, cited and released.

8:43 a.m. Theft, 4031 NW Hwy. 101. Reports theft of gas. Arrest made, charged with theft 3 and robbery 3 and transported to LCJ. 11:28 a.m. Fraud, 4157 N Hwy. 101. Reports subject is on site attempting to cash possible fraudulent checks.

Subject arrested, transported to LCPD, charged with forgery, possession of forged instrument, cited and released, cited and released also on warrant out of Lincoln County.

4:57 p.m. Theft, 1845 SW Hwy. 101. Advised subject came in for music lesson at location and left without paying.

7:47 p.m. Fraud, 1136 SE Galley Ct Advised fraudulent charges on credit card.

Report taken.

11:10 p.m. Traffic stop, SW 4th/Hwy. 101. Traffic stop initiated. Driver was cited and released for Unlawful conceal carry, speeding and driving while suspended violation.

Loaded firearm was seized.

Report taken.

Wed., August 25 9:34 a.m. Telephone harassment, 4525 NE Tide.

Reporting telephonic harassment.

2:05 p.m. Missing person, 2449 NE 36th Dr. Caller reports person hasn’t seen for two days, report taken.

3:43 p.m. Crash, NW

2:28 p.m. Found property, 7131 NW Logan Rd. Reports finding fireworks in a shed. Fireworks seized for disposal 4 p.m. Wire down, SE Hwy. 101/SW 62nd. Advised down power pole and single vehicle accident. Highway cleared and vehicle impounded by Car Care.

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22nd/ Hwy. 101. Caller advised crash. Driver 1 cited for failure to obey traffic control Device, Driver 2 cited for no valid operator’s permit and no insurance.

5:03 p.m. Crash, SW Coast/SW 24th. One vehicle rollover, vehicle towed

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Thurs., August 26 8:17 a.m. Trespass, 2168 NE Hwy. 101, Reported subject has been camped out on property for two days. Cited and released on Washington County warrant for failure to registers as a sex offender.

3:46 p.m. Crash, 801 SW Hwy. 101 at McKay’s, advised of collision and verbal argument at location.

10:14 p.m. Trespassing, 2353 NE 28th St. Report that female at residence refused to leave. Cited and released to appear. Courtesy transport to Safeway.

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voices of the community Council again extends beach access closures without regard to rules

any public comment on this topic.

Presumably they are not interested in public comment anyway.

Adam Morris Lincoln City

Dear Editor: This evening, the city council voted to extend the closure at NW 34th Court until the end of the year, when presumably they will revisit it.

They are going to allow the NW15th Street access to reopen and revisit that on the 27th of September. As it will reopen on the 7th they are going to graciously allow us to use the beach access as allowed by Oregon Administrative Rules for 20 days.

Those rules have not been amended, and if the City can arbitrarily decide that they are invalid it makes a mockery of the entire concept of having a publicly accessible beach.

They could just as easily close all of the public pedestrian accesses which would leave us with nothing but private accesses to the beach owned by whoever owns beach front property.

When a councilor raised the question of disabled access the response was that they are going to add “mobi mats” at three of the accesses (D River, Nelscott and I didn’t catch the third one) none of these are North of the D River and unless they are planning on adding a ramp the D River access is not particularly handicapped accessible. They do have a beach wheelchair, stored in Taft. So I guess if you live in the Northern end of Lincoln City you are the wrong side of the river.

I am not impressed by the way that these ordinances are being pushed through. I listened to the entire section (I didn’t realize the meeting to make a decision for September was happening today) and they did not even ask if anyone had

revenue growth decisions in an equitable and balanced manner for both residents and tourism. Let’s help her do this and benefit from her commitment to improve the lives in our community. Vote Elaine Starmer for Ward 1 City Council.

Vote Starmer for Ward 1 City Council seat

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Dear Editor: Neighbors of Ward 1, on September 21 we have the opportunity to elect our City Councilor for Ward 1. We urge you t vote for candidate Elaine Starmer. Elaine brings a wealth of experience to effectively represent our Ward citizens, and to make a significant contribution to the important issues facing our city.

With her considerable background in project management for both large and small private businesses, Elaine has a strong “can do” attitude for issues faced by her clients. She uses that strength and her excellent communication skills, to focus on various resolutions to complex problems, providing a fresh perspective on the options available. She is not timid about challenging status quo thinking, when the goal is community needs.

Elaine is focused on a strong sense of community among citizens and building a responsive government to maintain an environment which nurtures healthy growth, livability, affordable housing, living wage jobs, and community safety.

Elaine has a solid background in public service and familiarity with issues facing Lincoln City. She has served on the City’s Budget Committee for three years and is a strong advocate within her local neighborhood association, Elaine has said that her goal as a Councilor is to help our city make

Portland’s Michael Trimble aspires to be Oregon’s next Governor Dear Editor: My name is Michael Trimble.

I am running for governor because this state needs and deserves a well-informed, ambitious individual willing to advance Oregon through present-day obstacles towards a reinvigorated identity.

With an all-hands-on-deck attitude, I plan to be a leader of bold action.

My plans for upgrading Oregon’s infrastructure are transformative and progressive. Once in office, my list of priorities includes working towards expanding OHP to all Oregonians making under $93,600 and negotiating rent caps to reduce cost of living for Oregonians spending greater than 50% of their hard earned income on housing, as opposed to reinvesting it in our state’s economy.

My plan to fortify the cycling pedestrian infrastructure, making it easier and safer to commute within our urban communities by bike or walking, have the aim of incentivizing Oregonians to reduce their reliance upon gasoline-powered vehicles, as well as mitigating traffic on our highway systems. With new rent ceilings, zoning overhauls and tax code restructuring, I will make

Oregon the first state in the union to eradicate homelessness.

I will also be the first Democratic candidate in the nation to call for a mask boycott of vaccinated individuals calling on the CDC and OHA to revise the new masking mandates to take into account those individuals who chose to do the right thing in getting their vaccines. I will introduce a vaccine passport system that will allow vaccinated individuals to return to their normal lives MASK FREE while requiring unvaccinated individuals to wear masks at all times when outside their homes.

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Withdrawing from Afghanistan, why now?

Dear Editor: Concerning the withdraw of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 19 years of war: • We could have come home the first year when we did not find Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda.

• We could have come home the second, fifth, or tenth year when their Army remained unreliable and dependent on us.

• We could have come home anytime realizing a terrorist attack on the U.S. can be planned anywhere there is a cave, basement, back room.

• We come home now aware, each of us, of our own complicity. We did not question enough. We did not say NO, ever.

• We come home to attend to our own fragile democracy.

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I’ve got a few questions for you … or more like 15

By Amber Deyo newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

I don’t know about you, but I could stand a little frivolity. Many things I’ve been looking forward to attending have been postponed or canceled. And opportunities to get to know people in the community grow slim.

No matter how good the reason, it’s still a missed opportunity. But there will be a next time.

Until next time, I would like to ask as many of you as possible 15 questions. They aren’t hard. It’s not a quiz, they’re about you. Some – maybe all – are silly. And I’d like to share your answers with everyone.

Have you ever been curious about the guy that

pumps your gas? Have you ever wondered if under the professional demeanor your banker believes in Bigfoot?

I’m already developing a list in my mind of community members I want to ask. We all have a story, and we all have difference and things in common.

Maybe you don’t agree with any policy supported by your elected official, but as it turns out, you like the same candy. Maybe you want to travel to the same place as your child’s teacher, or maybe you’ve already been there.

I will ask the questions that you would have never thought to ask. That could be because they aren’t really that important in the big scheme of things, but what is the big scheme anyway?

There’s nothing terribly controversial about the make and model of the first car you ever owned, but it’s still a fun fact. And maybe like me, you had a silver 1978 Toyota Corolla. Maybe you also named your car Fred.

Or maybe, you’ve just discovered what an odd duck I

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But it’s not all fun and games either. We’re kind of in a pandemic. We all talk about how it impacts businesses and our government, but I want to know how it has impacted you and your family. How has it been hardest? Or maybe you had a fabulous epiphany about life from it, or maybe you are now an expert basket weaver because of it. Maybe we’ll all have the same answer to that question, but I think not.

So I’m asking you to just play along. It is fun.

If there’s someone you’re curious about, send me an e-mail and I will put them on the list. This week, I’m introducing Robyn Smith, our new general manager and advertising representa-

tive. I might have liked to introduce her to you more formally, but I couldn’t get her to sit still for long enough to do an interview.

She’s got some energy. And as you can see on page 10, she loves pugs.

You’re gonna want to check it out. I hope anyway.

And I hope if I ask you, you will agree. Someone may find you fascinating. I have, in fact, as a business owner in another life, had a reporter ask me 15 questions. I now have it framed on the wall of my office.

While my answers might be different now, it’s a snapshot of me at a significant time in my life and it’s a wonderful memory. So again, let’s take a moment to be silly and find some fun facts about each other

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“Eccentric, Eclectic, Embellished, aka Projects My Way” Show dates September 3 through October 31

memories of a beautiful bright blue coat her mother made with the beginning of her affair with color, textures, and wearable art.

“I love to collage several fabrics and let them play with each other,” Ballantyne says, and presents appliqued collage art hangings; clothing incorporating her photography with embroidery embellishments; and statement pieces inspired by a poem she has written or book read. Her personal style has evolved from 1960’s tiedyed hippie designs; ‘70’s disco outfits; her daughters’ little girl fashions through the ‘80’s; professional suits in the ‘90’s; and now her colorful eclectic retired-beach look.

Ballantyne retired to Lincoln City in 2016 having lived in Oregon since 2005. She has been an active member of the

LINCOLN CITY- JoAnn Ballantyne’s “Eccentric, Eclectic, Embellished, aka Projects My Way,” show is filled with colorful fabric expressions at the Fiber Arts Studio Gallery, Friday, September 3 through October 31, 2021. An in-person reception paired with the Chessman Gallery’s reception for the Sitka Center’s Schnitzer Print Making Exhibit will be Friday, September 10, 5:00–7:00 at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

Ballantyne creates in many art mediums, but she always returns to her love of fabric. She credits childhood

arts and activities communities and is an avid photographer, writer, and walker. She has taught classes in Sewing Techniques, Know Your Sewing Machine, Felting, and Fabric Collages. Her creations have retailed extensively in California boutiques and currently her art pieces and paintings can be found at the Beachstone Gallery inside the Artist Studio Association in Lincoln City. Each piece is as individual as she.

The new Fiber Arts Studio Gallery is just opposite the main entrance from the Chessman Gallery inside the Lincoln City Cultural Center at 540 NE Hwy. 101, in Lincoln City, Oregon. The Lincoln City Cultural Center is open 10 to 4, Thursday through Sunday, and by appointment. Masks and social distancing required in the building.

Rapid increase in ivermectin prescriptions and reports of severe illness Ivermectin is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prescription medication used to treat certain infections caused by internal and external parasites. When used as prescribed for approved indications, it is generally safe and well tolerated.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, ivermectin dispensing by retail pharmacies has increased, as has use of veterinary formulations available over the counter but not intended for human use.

FDA has cautioned about the potential risks of use for prevention or treatment of COVID-19.

Ivermectin is not authorized or approved by FDA for prevention or treatment of COVID-19. The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel has also

determined that there are currently insufficient data to recommend ivermectin for treatment of COVID-19.

ClinicalTrials.gov has listings of ongoing clinical trials that might provide more information about these hypothesized uses in the future.

Adverse effects associated with ivermectin misuse and overdose are increasing, as shown by a rise in calls to poison control centers reporting overdoses and more people experiencing adverse effects.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed with the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) that human exposures and adverse effects associated with ivermectin reported to poison control centers have increased in 2021 compared to the pre-

pandemic baseline. These reports include increased use of veterinary products not meant for human consumption.

Ivermectin is a medication that is approved by FDA in oral formulations to treat onchocerciasis (river blindness) and intestinal strongyloidiasis. Topical formulations are used to treat head lice and rosacea. Ivermectin is also used in veterinary applications to prevent or treat internal and external parasitic infections in animals.

When used in appropriate doses for approved indications, ivermectin is generally well tolerated.

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mend its use. Data from adequately sized, well-designed, and well-conducted clinical trials are needed to provide more specific, evidence-based guidance on the role of ivermectin in the treatment of COVID-19.

A recent study examining trends in ivermectin dispensing from outpatient retail pharmacies in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic showed an increase from an average of 3,600 prescriptions per week at the prepandemic baseline (March 16, 2019–March 13, 2020) to a peak of 39,000 prescriptions in the week ending on January 8, 2021.1 Since early July 2021, outpatient ivermectin dispensing has again begun to rapidly increase, reaching more than 88,000 prescriptions in the week ending August 13, 2021. This represents a 24-fold increase from the pre-pandemic baseline.

In 2021, poison control centers across the U.S. received a three-fold increase in the number of calls for human exposures to ivermectin in January 2021 compared to the prepandemic baseline.

In July 2021, ivermectin calls have continued to sharply increase, to a fivefold increase from baseline. These reports are also associated with increased frequency of adverse effects and emergency department/hospital visits.

In some cases, people

have ingested ivermectincontaining products purchased without a prescription, including topical formulations and veterinary products. Veterinary formulations intended for use in large animals such as horses, sheep, and cattle (e.g., “sheep drench,” injection formulations, and “pour-on” products for cattle) can be highly concentrated and result in overdoses when used by humans. Animal products may also contain inactive ingredients that have not been evaluated for use in humans. People who take inappropriately high doses of ivermectin above FDArecommended dosing may experience toxic effects.

Clinical effects of ivermectin overdose include gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Overdoses are associated with hypotension and neurologic effects such as decreased consciousness, confusion, hallucinations, seizures, coma, and death.

Ivermectin may potentiate the effects of other drugs that cause central nervous system depression such as benzodiazepines and barbiturates.

Recommendations for the Public Be aware that currently, ivermectin has not been proven as a way to prevent or treat COVID-19.

Do not swallow ivermectin products that should be

used on skin (e.g., lotions and creams) or are not meant for human use, such as veterinary ivermectin products.

Seek immediate medical attention or call the poison control center hotline (1800-222-1222) for advice if you have taken ivermectin or a product that contains ivermectin and are having symptoms. Signs and symptoms include gastrointestinal effects (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea), headache, blurred vision, dizziness, fast heart rate, and low blood pressure. Other severe nervous system effects have been reported, including tremors, seizures, hallucinations, confusion, loss of coordination and balance, decreased alertness, and coma.

Get vaccinated against COVID-19. COVID-19 vaccination is approved by FDA and is the safest and most effective way to prevent getting sick and protect against severe disease and death from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including the Delta variant.

Protect yourself and others from getting sick with COVID-19. In addition to vaccination, wear masks in indoor public places, practice staying at least six feet from other people who don’t live in your household, avoid crowds and poorly ventilated spaces, and wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer that has at least 60 percent alcohol.

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A man and his camels: Pacific City man offers picture perfect camel rides

By Amber Deyo newsguardeditor@countrymedia.net

Before finding himself the owner of two camels, John Bonander had a 10-year career of selling computers to small and medium businesses in Arizona. He took a sabbatical and came up to Oregon to help a friend who had a private exotic animal farm. He ended up going back to his job.

“I sat down in my cube. It’s big, big room full of a bunch of cubes where you know people are getting their life sucked out of them, no windows, and maybe some making good money. But I sat there maybe an hour before I wrote my notice,” he said. “That was 14 years ago now. Never my wildest dreams did I think I’d ever be doing this. Never, ever, ever. I love it.”

From there, 13 years ago, he decided to get two camels of his own.

“It’s just what I fell into … dumb luck,” he said. “I’ve always liked animals, but I grew up in the South Side of Chicago. But I like it and I like learning.”

He acquired Frank and Calvin from Knoxville, Tennessee. They are both geldings and have always been together.

He said the climate here is great because it doesn’t get too cold. But even in the desert it gets cold at night, so they need a good shelter and windbreak. He said they also grow a thick winter coat.

He said he doesn’t shave them with clippers, he just brushes them.

“They eat alfalfa, but they’ll browse anything. I mean, they’ll go eat blackberries, ferns, you name it,” he said. “They’re like a giant goat.”

He usually has a pocket full of alfalfa cubes for treats, but they also like carrots and watermelon.

Right now, he just gives rides in the round pen, but for every ride he gives there, he has someone ask him about riding them on the beach.

He found a spot with a great view and he has a vision. That vision has amounted to hard labor and long days. But once he has the trails in place, he can lead folks up the trail on the camels, to the perfect spot at sunset.

“They can bring wine or whatever they want to do, and I can lead them back down when they’re ready,” he said.

The trail he’s making will get people out on a camel long enough, but not too long, he said.

“I think it’s gonna be perfect,” he said.

One barrier to this at this time is that there’s only one of him and he has two camels to be led.

He said a person has to respect that they are handling a large animal that could hurt you. He said they get smarter every year and a person can’t be sheepish in taking care of them. For the outside observer, when they aren’t being ridden, they sit quietly and chew on their cud. And when they are being ridden, they follow Bonander’s lead.

He said even after he gets his trail set, he will still do the rides in the corral. He said he only charges $15 for the short ride because he wants the camels to be accessible.

“If you’ve got something cool like these guys, you should just share,” he said.

He said he thinks there are camels in every state except Hawaii, and he was required to get a United States Department of

Agriculture Exhibitors license for the camels.

“If you had a camel in your backyard and that’s all it ever did and you didn’t – not even once - take it to a school, a church, a parade, or anything like that, you wouldn’t need a license,” he said.

“But the minute you exhibit it out in the public. You have to have a USDA license.”

He said he’s inspected a couple times a year to prove his facilities are up to snuff and his equipment is OK, and he’s following his animal care plan and more.

He went to a camel bootcamp where he learned about camels and how to care for them. He said that in fact, camel’s humps are not filled with water as most people seem to think.

“I’m pretty sure when we were all young, we all saw this Mickey Mouse cartoon or something like that with Mickey or Goofy filling up the camel’s hump with water,” he said. “I think that’s where it’s from. Could be wrong, but that got in everyone’s head.”

In reality, it’s fat storage and the spot on their body where they store fat. But it’s firm with fat and gristle and connective tissue. A camel’s backbone is straight, he said.

This is only his second season in Pacific City, working alongside Green Acres Beach & Trail Rides: Horseback Rides, and he’s working on getting his new vision dialed in for next year, as the weather will be prohibitive to trail building and camel riding before long.

West Coast Camels LLC is located at 5985 Pacific Ave, Pacific City, OR 97135. Bonander can be reached at (602) 703-2663 or you can find them on Facebook and Instagram.

Photo by Amber Deyo

John Bonander, owner of West Coast Camels guides his camel Frank to offer a ride at their location in Pacific City. Adults and children can get a five-minute ride around the pen and riders can get pictures of themselves on a camel.

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Camel Calvin relaxes when he’s no giving rides.

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John Bonander has owned his camels for 13 years and they are very familiar with each other. Here he is coaxing Frank to give a ride.

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Sitting on the back of a camel gives a rider what feels like a birds eye view.

Death notice Mary Lynn Taylor Mary Lynn Taylor, 66, of Otis, Oregon passed away on Aug. 24, 2021. No service will be held at this time.

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