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AUGUST 14, 2013, 2013 | WEDNESDAY
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Teachers rally in principal’s defense JIM FOSSUM The News Guard
Several Taft High 7-12 teachers, saying they represent the feelings of up to 90 percent of the school’s faculty and staff, have rallied in support of former Principal Scott Reed, who was recently reassigned to an administrative position within the Lincoln County School District. Emphasizing they will
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take Reed’s imprint on the school with them into the future in continuing to make it stronger, nearly 10 Scott Reed teachers recently assembled or commented via text messages to support
Reed’s tenure as principal after five years of documented academic and behavioral growth. At the same time, they said they overwhelmingly support incoming Principal Majalise Tolan, a former associate principal at Taft who many have worked with. They also praised the administrative teamwork of assistant principals Tania Tucker, who has been reassigned to
Tolan’s position as principal of Newport Intermediate/ Isaac Newton Middle School, and Ryan Hawkins, who resigned effective Aug. 5 to take an elementary school principal position with the Sumner School District in Washington. “When we left in June, we had the entire District tell us what a great job we’d done, that they were leaving our administrative team
in place,” social studies and English teacher Barton Howe said. “Even people from other schools couldn’t believe what we’d done and the atmosphere we’d created.” At the heart of the matter, teachers said, appears to be Reed’s internal handling of the theft of a commemorative plaque at the school’s See REED, Page A9
Community Health Assessment presentation Aug. 14
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Lincoln County officials are taking the results of a Community Health Assessment to the public during a presentation from 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Aug. 14 at the Oregon Coast Community College Community Room at 400 S.E. College Way. The assessment about overall health and well being of county residents has been underway since 2012, led by Lincoln County Public Health Division in partnership with interested community organizations and volunteers. Rebecca Austen, Lincoln County Public Health director said the assessment shows her that more has to be done for the county’s younger residents. “We need to do a better job for our children,” said Austen. “When I looked over the results of this assessment I felt a sinking feeling. We have many pool kids and many hungry kids inn Lincoln County. We can do better.” The assessment offers key points:
WEATHER GUIDE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
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Weekly Rainfall: .03 inches Yearly Rainfall: 32.78 inches JEREMY C. RUARK/THE NEWS GUARD
Time to celebrate!
WEEKLY OUTLOOK The weekly forecast is not very optimistic for the middle of August (cloudy with a 20 perecent chance of showers). However, chances are good the dry spell will continue and clouds in the morning will give way to sunny afternoons..
A local business operator and her pet get ready to celebrate. Read the story on B1 and see the video at thenewsguard.com.
See ASSESSMENT, Page A9 Weather data provided by Roads End Weather Watcher Sheridan Jones
Doughnut shop’s closure to leave hole JIM FOSSUM The News Guard
Local residents who have grown accustomed to putting a little sugar in their morning will find the going a lot less sweeter shortly after Labor Day weekend when Henry’s Lighthouse Donuts closes its doors after serving the Lincoln City community for nearly a decade. “The risks aren’t worth the rewards anymore,” owner Henry Quandt said of his decision to shut down the popular doughnut shop at 4157 N.W. Highway 101, Suite 139, near the Goodwill
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Everything keeps going up. How much can you charge for a doughnut and a cup of coffee?”
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Lighthouse Donuts in 2004. He not only opened the store, he built it, designing it from an empty shell of a place. However, unlike the tasty treats he slaves over virtually every night, Quandt has found the late hours dedicated to making the donuts a bit too much to stomach. “It’s time to rejoin the living and stop guarding the parking lot all night long here,” said Quandt who typically has worked from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and beyond, and often as long as 15 hours a shift, most nights the last couple of years. “It’s an accumulation of a lot of things coming together at the same time,” he said. “Commodities and all the other prices are escalating.
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