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It may be later this year before immediate steps to deal with the long-term health of Devils Lake are approved by the Devils Lake Water Improvement District, according to Lake Manager Paul Robertson.
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“It is a process,” he said. “The board is considering things like aeration or circulation. Those are two things we are looking at but have not decided on.” The DLWID board met Thursday, May 8, to review short and long-term lake health options “No one thing is going to cure Devils Lake,” Robertson said. “There are a lot of tough decisions for the board to make in the coming months and input from an informed
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public is always of benefit in the public process as the best decisions are made when we are all engaged and take the time to consider all the ramifications of our decisions.” During the May 8 meeting, Robertson outlined recommendations that include increased robust water quality monitoring, launching an aeration project, stepping up vegetation buffering along the rim of the lake, and
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hile he proved himself to be a trooper, one culinary student discovered virtually before the ship had left the harbor that he best stay in the kitchen preparing the food rather than retrieving it. Seasickness aside -- and there was plenty to go around on a field trip aptly entitled “Fish, Filet, Feast” – 19 Taft High 7-12 students participated in a threehour morning ocean fishing expedition Tuesday, May 6, that proved to be an experience they won’t soon forget. Forget the octopus one student landed, the lone lingcod on the final cast for another, or the 78 rockfish netted. The single-semester science elective “Oregon Fish and Ocean Issues” for grades 9 through 12 attracted anglers of all abilities, experience and interests to Depoe Bay’s Dockside Charters, which provided the boat, Samson, its crew and various other amenities at reduced costs. “The goal was for students to experience first-hand the See FISHING, Page A3
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You might be surprised to learn who votes during the Primary Election in Lincoln County. “The demographics show the people that turn out are 40 years old and above,” Lincoln County Elections Director Dana Jenkins said. “These are people that are more settled in their jobs and their lives and not moving around as much as maybe younger folks aged 18 to 39. It is not as high a priority for the younger folks to vote.” Jenkins said there are
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