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Monkey Business What do you do when it is raining in Lincoln City? For a group of kids attending the Lincoln City Community Center’s RecKid Summer Camp, you head inside Oceanlake Elementary School for a little monkey painting. The kids had fun negotiating paintbrushes with their feet and teeth to make artwork.
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hile other cities in Lincoln County and across the country hold Independence Day celebrations, Depoe Bay will not. The City’s long tradition of providing fireworks at Government Point stopped in 2011 after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department issued an order to protect Brandt’s cormorant, birds that nest in the area. “They birds nest in July at a large rock in the area that is part of a National Wildlife island and is protected by the federal government,” Depoe Bay City Recorder Pery Murray said. Mayor A.J. Mattila said the fireworks were a Depoe
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Bay tradition for more than a quarter century. He said a complaint was filed with the federal government about the fireworks disturbing the nesting birds. “They took away our tradition, our independence and our celebration of America’s birthdays,” he said. “People ask me almost daily when we are going to get that tradition back.” Depoe Bay Chamber of Commerce President Dorinda Goddard said the loss of the fireworks was a devastating blow to the City’s economy. “It pretty well gutted the downtown merchants,” she said. “The fireworks display was a huge money-maker for Depoe Bay. It brought See FIREWORKS, Page A5
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Just days before the annual Lincoln County Fair opens Friday, July 11, a report is expected to be issued outlining options and costs to redevelop the fairgrounds, at 633 N.E. 3rd Street in Newport. Earlier this year, the County Board of Commissioners contracted with LRS Architects and ECONorthwest to develop a master plan for the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. The master plan will assess current facilities and opportunities and focus on potential new facilities. “They are finalizing that report and will be delivering to us a 70-page feasibility study and building and site diagrams,” Lincoln County Commissioner Bill Hall said. “We are going to have a display at the county fair featuring the study and it will be posted on the county web site,” he said. “We encourage people to review the study.” Hall said the County will conduct a series of public meetings later this summer, similar to ones held earlier this year, to gather public comments.
Salishan Spa & Golf Resort, valued at $18.3 million, has been sold to Crescent Hotels & Resorts, according to the Crescent web site. The site displays Salishan as one of the company’s properties, but with no details of the purchase. Crescent is a property management company based in Fairfax, Va. According to the company’s web site, Crescent maintains a diverse portfolio of hotel assets throughout the United States and Canada. The portfolio of hotels throughout North America is comprised of properties in the resort, upscale full-service, convention, and premium limited-service segments. The portfolio includes luxury independent assets, as well as hotels and resorts within the Marriott, Hilton, Starwood, Hyatt, Wyndham Worldwide, and InterContinental brand families. Lincoln County Tax Assessor Chief Appraiser Shawn Wylie said he has not seen the paperwork for the sale. “I have heard that there was a sale, but I have not seen a deed yet,” he said. “A deed must be filed when there is such a property sale.” Wylie said the current owner of the property is Salishan LLC, Donald Woolley of Eugene. The News Guard attempted to reach Woolley but our calls had not been returned by press time. Wylie said the Salishan property is valued at $18,326,800. A front desk employee at Salishan said the sale to Crescent for the property was official at 12:01 a.m. June 18. The News Guard has reached out to both Crescent officials and Salishan’s local managers for comment on the sale, but our repeated calls have not been returned. Salishan was built in 1965 at Gleneden Beach. Its web site mentions the resort’s commitment to the community. “Salishan’s Corporate Responsibility Program has merged with the livelihood of the Oregon Coast,” it said. “We employ many households, support numerous local causes and have created a donation stream to distribute unused food and meeting products to help fulfill community needs.”
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