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VRDs, event center topics at city council

Rescue required as sneaker wave season commences

Elks building now owned by Mike and Lila Bradley and named the Beach Club Action was taken to Event Center. move the vacation rental City Attorney Richard ordinance amendments Appicello stated that a land forward, and the former exchange between the city Elks property parking lot is- and the Bradleys had been sue is closer to being settled appraised, and the parcels after Monday’s Lincoln City in question were found to City Council meeting. be of equal value. With Mayor Don WilJerry Warner spoke durliams not in attendance, ing the hearing, claiming councilor Susan Wahlke that the original deed from served as chair for the the 1950s for the land the evening. city owns, that the Beach Club Event Center sits on, stated intent for the land to only be used for the public. Appicello told the council that he would provide legal counsel at the next meeting concerning the deed. The council directed staff to add the access off of Oar Street as property in the land exchange and to continue deliberations to their Dec. 12 meeting. The motion passed unanimously. Susan Wahlke The council turned to parking and the Beach Club Regarding Vacation Event Center—the proRental Dwelling License posed agreement stating Ordinance 2016-26, the that there would be shared council moved to change parking with an easement occupancy limits to three from the Bradleys. persons per bedroom plus Warner spoke again and one additional person, challenged Councilor Cheseliminate an exception for ter Noreikis and Wahlke VRDs built prior to June on their ability to judge 2010 and to add specific without bias. zones that retrofit for higher Warner claimed Noreikis occupancy. had complimented the Councilor Dick AnderBradleys at the last city son moved to make the council meeting and that ordinance effective as of Wahlke had worked for the Jan. 1, 2018 and the motion same legal firm that reprepassed with one no from sents the Bradleys. Councilor Kip Ward—who Noreikis said that he did expressed a desire for the commend Lila Bradley at ordinance to take effect the last meeting, but said sooner. it had no bearing on this The council moved onto issue. three public hearings—two of which involved the old See CITY COUNCIL, Page A2 CASSIE RUUD cruud@countrymedia.net

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During the winter, surf can cover the beach all the way to the sea walls and rocks, creating dangerous conditions for beachgoers. GRETCHEN AMMERMAN gammerman@countrymedia.net

Solitude and dramatic storm surf create a draw for people to walk on the beach even during the foul weather months, when the ocean’s unpredictability increases. Most people assume that they will see a threat from the ocean in time to avoid it, but as the number of deaths that have occurred on the Oregon coast, over 17 since 2000, attest to, danger can come without warning. A narrow miss occurred in Lincoln City just after noon on Friday, when a 50 year-old Milwaukie man who was visiting the coast was swept off his feet and pulled into the ocean by a “sneaker wave� at D-River Wayside.

Crews from North Lincoln Fire & Rescue, Lincoln City Police and the Sherriff’s Office assisted the man, who managed to escape the grip of the ocean. He was taken to North Lincoln Samaritan Hospital by Pacific West Ambulance. “Sneaker waves appear without warning, often surging high up on the beach with deadly force and are impossible to predict,� said Jim Kusz, NLF&R Safety Officer. “Sneaker waves also carry a large amount of sand that can saturate your clothes, weighing you down and making escape difficult if not impossible.� Researchers have yet to understand what causes sneaker waves, or how to give beachgoers warning. It is worth noting that all of the recent sneaker

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with ODA and the Oregon commercial Dungeness crab industry to test crab along The traditional Dec. 1 opening of the the coast to ensure an opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season along commercial crab season on safe and high the entire Oregon coast will be delayed due quality crab. to concerns about domoic acid levels in In close coordination with ODA and some areas. During recent testing, domoic the Oregon commercial Dungeness crab acid in crab viscera from the Garibaldi area industry, ODFW plans to evaluate options was above the alert level that normally trig- for opening the commercial season once additional domoic acid test results are gers action. In addition, the overall trend available. indicates domoic acid in other areas may Despite the delay, crab and shellfish be increasing as well. products sold in retail markets and restauBased on these results and consultarants remain safe for consumers. tions with the Oregon Department of All recreational and commercial harvest Agriculture (ODA), the Oregon commercial of Dungeness and red rock crab in Oregon’s Dungeness crab industry, and Washington bays is currently closed south of Tillamook and California departments of Fish and Head (just south of Seaside) due to elevated Wildlife, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is exercising an abun- levels of domoic acid. The opening of recreational crab harvest in the ocean and bays dance of caution and delaying the ocean will be decided pending additional domoic commercial Dungeness crab season along acid testing. the entire Oregon coast. Shellfish toxins are produced by algae “Oregon’s commercial crab industry and and originate in the ocean. Toxins cannot the department place a high priority on be removed by cooking, freezing or any making sure that seafood consumers can other treatment. be confident that they are buying a safe, high quality and sustainable product when For more information on toxin closures, they purchase Oregon Dungeness crab,� call ODA’s shellfish safety information hotsaid Caren Braby, ODFW Marine Resource line at (800) 448 2474 or visit www.oregon. Program Manager. gov. ODFW will continue to work closely FOR THE NEWS GUARD

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The Lincoln City Warming Shelter will be settling into a second location this winter at First Baptist Church—located at 1333 NW 17th Street a few blocks west of Highway 101. This new venue will cater specifically to families seeking refuge from the cold, said Operations Manager Amanda Cherryholmes. Cherryholmes has been involved with the Warming Shelter program since September, when she began volunteering. “There was a need for someone to step in,� she said. “So I filled in and have just kind of stayed on.� Cherryholmes, who also works as an advertising representative for The News Guard, has wanted to get involved in volunteer work and the Warming Shelter presented an opportunity. “What really motivates me to help is my background,� Cherryholmes said. “I was raised by a single mom and my dad was in and out of prison. Because of that, I feel like I have an understanding of the situations that effect these families and children. I know what it’s like to have a drug addicted parent, or a single parent. I’ve been through a lot and I understand what it’s like for them. I feel like it’s my duty to give back to the community and to try and give them a better childhood than what I had growing up.� Cherryholmes said the north location for the Warming Shelter, the Congregational Church, will stay the same and See SHELTER, Page A2

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wave deaths occurred from late fall to early spring along the Oregon coast, a time when the Pacific Ocean is known to be especially rough. “Victims are often visitors not familiar with the coast and have no knowledge of the dangers,� Kusz said. “Despite the warning signs posted at Oregon beaches.� Sneaker waves can even take experienced beach walkers by surprise, as Lincoln City based photographer Bob Gibson learned a few years ago. “I tend to walk on the beach almost every day,� he said “One February day, I was walking while talking on my cell phone to my son, and I joked, ‘If you hear bubbles, it means I’ve been hit by

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