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Rezoning considered for old Elks building

Water monitoring with the Salmon Drift Creek Watershed Candidates forum set for Oct. 20

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The rezoning of two lots into commercial use zones at the old Elks building at 2020 NE 22nd Street in the Oceanlake neighborhood was the subject of a public hearing at Monday night’s city council meeting. The former Elks building—the fraternity folded in 2015—is now owned by Mike and Lila Bradley, who expressed their desire to fix the facility and use it as an event center with the option of additional retail businesses inside. Senior Planner Debra Nicholson said the Bradleys intend to use the building in a similar fashion as the Elks did—picking up traditional events that were covered in the past such as the annual fireman’s dinner. In addition to the rezoning the building from a residential to commercial, a future topic that would need consideration is a small corner of the building that sticks out into city parking and is included as city property. Staff recommended considering a land exchange of the corner with the city and said that all surrounding properties have been notified and would not effect the rezoning. Councilor Kip Ward asked Mike Bradley how much the final cost would be, to which Bradley responded that currently he has half a million dollars to use for the building. After hearing from one audience member, who requested the record be held open for a continuance, the council closed the public hearing but will keep the See COUNCIL, Page A2

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Paul Robertson takes samples from a local stream to later test for bacteria. CASSIE RUUD cruud@countrymedia.net

It is decided when I wander into the Salmon Drift Creek Watershed office in City Hall, that if I’m going to join John Page and Paul Robertson on a water monitoring excursion, I am going to need a pair of waders. As soon as I am decked out, the three of us clamber into an old brown surf van—an ice chest and caddy stuffed with monitoring equipment: Containers, rope and devices intended to take the temperature and other factors of the water. Page and Robertson are testing the middle section of the watershed, Robertson said as the van trundled to D River. “We will be testing nine locations for bacteria, temperature, atmospherpher

ic pressure—we record that because it’s associated with the amount of oxygen that can get in the water,� Robertson said. “It looks at the dissolved oxygen, the percent saturation of oxygen and conductivity.� Robertson added that the conductivity of the water (in regards to electricity) is based on the amount of material in the water. “Folks think that clear water will have a high conductivity,� he said. “But it is higher if there is a small amount of anything floating around—salt or zinc, it will conduct faster.� These additional contributions can be a result of nearby buildings, he said. Robertson takes a sample of the water from D River and reads back

Tigers bring in the funds forr Lung Cancerr Awareness Week

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As part of the cancer awareness month, Taft 7-12 High School students raised approximately $600 during last week’s k Lung Cancer Awareness fundraising week to add to the $1,500 they raised the week prior. “Students sold white ribbons, t shirts, lanyards and water bottles at games,� Taft Aide Lauren Arntt said. “We held a dodge ball game in the middle of the week and that brought in a fair amount.� The dodge ball game brought in the $600, but additional sales mean that the total could be higher; Arntt estimated funds raised as over $2,000 total. Arntt said that in the past—when students primarily raised funds for breast cancer throughout the month of October—they had brought in an average of $5,000. “We want to keep our funds local,� she said. “We have it set to send the funds to the Samaritan Hospital Foundation, which provides a variety of cancer services.� This week is Gold Out Week, and will raise awareness for childhood cancers. Stop by any high school or middle school games to help support the cause.

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The Family Promise Kamp Out is to raise awareness of homeless students in the Lincoln County School District.

fee the tent can be moved to another yard. “To celebrate Family “If you don’t want to see Promise week, we will be the tent in your yard ever having a tent themed fundagain, you can purchase raiser,� said Family Promise insurance,� Reyes said. The Director Elizabeth Reyes. tents will travel all around The local nonprofit will Lincoln City during this week be running two fundraisto help fundraise for Family ers during Oct. 16 to 23, one Promise and bring awareinvolving a traveling tent and ness of how common homethe other centered on the lessness is the community. empathetic experience of The night of Oct. 15, the sleeping in a tent. community is invited to Reyes said that the Linthe Family Promise “Kamp coln County School District Out�—which will be held on has identified 970 homeless the Taft athletic fields at the children, 22 percent of whom Taft 7-12 High School. live in tents or vehicles. Participants are required The traveling tent fundto purchase tickets and raiser is simple- tents will be should bring sleeping bags, placed in the yards of comtheir own tents and dinner. munity members and for a The Kamp Out will FOR THE NEWS GUARD

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include activities such as storytelling, glow in the dark tag, s’mores and a live performance from local band Run & Tell That. Tickets are $50 per family (including tent) and concert tickets are $10, with the option of buy two, get one free. Children 12 and under are $5. “These funds will go toward helping Family Promise continue to fight against family homelessness in Lincoln County,� Reyes said.

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numbers and amounts to Page, who writes them down. On the ride to our next stop, Robertson says that the SDCWS Council is partnering with the Surfrider Foundation and their Blue Water Task Force out of Depoe Bay. The BWTF lab is run through a partnership with the Neighbors For Kids (Kid Zone) Program, in addition to local volunteers and members. Volunteers in the Lincoln City and Newport communities collect water samples and deliver them weekly to the Water Quality Lab at Kid Zone. “The watershed council is making use of the lab at Kid Zone,� Robertson said. The partnership has been re-

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