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New OCCC business programs offered in Lincoln City THE NEWS GUARD
Beginning this fall, Oregon Coast Community College will offer a broad selection of brand-new options in its business program—which will be based at the North County Center in Lincoln City. New one-year certificate programs will appeal to those eager to quickly ramp-up their job skills and earning potential in accounting or administrative assistant positions. The certificate programs can build towards two-year degrees in accounting or administrative science. These programs will be the first Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs to be based at the center. “From a North County student’s standpoint, this is helpful because students in Lincoln City who wanted to pursue a degree at OCCC took it as a given that they would have to drive to Newport,� said Dave Price, director of Small Business Development and Community Education at OCCC. “It’s going to be a lot more convenient for students from Depoe Bay north to participate in these programs, especially if they have an interest in business.� In addition to the business programs, OCCC is also offering a new less than one-year certificate for Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). These new courses come just a year after OCCC launched the Associate Science Oregon Transfer (ASOT) Business degree. This North County-based program includes introductory courses in business, computer science, economics and more, and upon completion of the two-year degree, graduates can enter Oregon State University’s College of Business with junior-class standing. “The Associate of Science Oregon Transfer Degree (ASOTD) allows students at OCCC to transfer to OSU after achieving their Associate’s degree at OCCC,� Price said. “It has a significant financial impact, because instead of having to pay for apartments, dorm housing and food for two years, a student can stay here at home on the coast. Have a job, share expenses with their family and then move on.� Price added that this option is not just cost effective but helps avoid disruption for students later on. Oregon Coast launched the new business offerings in response to needs identified by local agencies here in Lincoln County, a rural community with few large employers spread across a variety of sectors, such as Hospitality & Tourism, Government/Education, Healthcare, Marine, Wood Products and more. Training programs in areas with general skills such as Accounting and Computer Applications meet needs for entry and mid-level employees across sectors. There are no other training and education programs available in Lincoln County to address this workforce need. “The critical thing to me is that these are new business degrees and a number of new business certificates,� See OCCC, Page A8
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The Samaritan Early Learning Center is an example of the direction that will be taken by the hospital design/build team. Current students include (from left) Jayce Davis, Frankie Nettleship, Ashlyn Richwine, and Wyatt Felluca.
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital looks to the future. GRETCHEN AMMERMAN gammerman@countrymedia.net
Lincoln City’s next hospital will be designed by a Minneapolis architectural firm and built by a Portland firm, a selection team for Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital decided on Friday. HGA Architects an d Engineers will do the architecture and design work, while Skanska will handle the construction. The design/build team was selected by a 16-member committee. “We were very committed to having experienced firms,� said hospital CEO Leslie Ogden, M.D. “We wanted people who had built critical access hospitals, would build something sustainable and that knew how to build in a rural environment.� The rebuild will have to last for about the next 50 years, Ogden said. “We knew we had to get it right, so we looked for who best fit our needs. We
picked who we wanted to work with for the next three years very carefully.� The hospital plans to continue all currently offered services during the rebuild, which weighed heavily in the selection process. “No matter what we do, it will have to be a phased building plan because we cannot close our doors in any point,� Ogden said. “Skanska does have experience with that.� The selection team also placed experience working in coastal climates high on the list, which revealed a pertinent project completed by Skanska. “They did the rebuild for the PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center in Florence, which was both a coastal and multi-phase project,� Ogden said. “That really stood out for us.� To help make the decision, Ogden contacted some people who had worked with both firms to see what their experiences were, and both re-
ceived high marks. “Not only were there no red flags,� she said, “they all had glowing recommendations. Even another firm that was in the running, during the ‘Thank you but you didn’t make the cut’ call, said they thought we had made the right choice.� Research included on-the-ground investigation. “HGA recently did a project at the Wallowa Memorial Hospital,� Ogden said. “The CEO there is Larry Davy, who previously worked at the Tillamook hospital. We toured it and were floored; they are doing very innovative things like using geothermal power to heat the sidewalks. It is beautiful and functional, and they did a great job working with the community and bringing the community together during the project.� Community involvement is key to See HOSPITAL, Page A2
Early morning fire on NE 14th Crash on North Bank Road causes power outage Street is third recent local fire
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Bank Road, where the driver lost control and crashed. On July 31 at approxiThe suspect vehicle mately 3:29 a.m., Lincoln struck and severed a power County Sheriff Deputy Napole before rolling down an than Biel observed a 2007 embankment. Nissan Altima cross over the Low hanging energized fog line at Highway 101 near power lines caused arching, Neotsu Drive. preventing law enforcement Failure to a drive within from immediately attempta lane of travel is a common ing rescue. indicator of an impaired A representative from Padriver. Deputy Biel atcific Power said the power tempted to stop the vehicle could not be restored until but the driver failed to yield 9:16 a.m. because the pole to emergency lights and needed to be replaced. sirens. North Lincoln Fire & Rescue Deputy Biel pursued along with Pacific West the vehicle northbound on Ambulance responded to Highway 101 and requested provide assistance. additional law enforcement Pacific Power arrived response. to de-energize the effected The suspect vehicle conpower lines and re-establish tinued onto Highway 18 service to the community. at speeds in excess of 100 Lincoln County Sheriff’s ofmiles per hour. fice deployed its canine unit The Lincoln City Police but was unable to locate the department dispatched driver who had fled the area multiple patrol units to ason foot. sist in the pursuit. Deputy The investigation into Biel pursued the vehicle to positive identification of the the 400 Block of N. North driver is ongoing. THE NEWS GUARD
and three staff vehicles, quickly North Lincoln Fire & extinguishing the Rescue was dispatched to a fire. The occupant medical call Tuesday at 5:01 was transported to a.m. for “Difficulty breathing Samaritan North by a 38 year old male.� The Lincoln Hospital first fire unit on scene arrived by Pacific West to find the occupant outside Ambulance. Early with another man and heavy investigation of smoke coming out of the this fire by Fire cottage located at 1600 NE Marshal & Assis14th Street in Lincoln City, tant Chief, Doug COURTESY PHOTO prompting a second alarm Kerr points to North Lincoln Fire and Rescue enter Lincoln for a structure fire. smoking as the City residence The resident had called probable cause notification to 911 by neigh911 with “breathing difficulof the fire. bors or occupants, assisted ty� seemingly unaware in the This was the third fire in evacuation and suppresdark that he had a fire inside in Lincoln City in the last sion the fires. the small home. A neighbor two weeks: Pelican Shores Rapid deployment of saw the smoke and heard the Motel at 2645 NW Inlet had NLF&R volunteer firefighters smoke alarm sounding, so a laundry room fire on July helps keep the damage to a ran across the street knocked 20 forcing the evacuation of minimum. These incidents on the door and helped get the motel and the next day, serve as a reminder to be the man outside as his wife July 21, Gallucci’s Pizzeria at mindful of fire risks around called 911 to report the fire 2845 NW Highway 101 had your home and/or business from across the street. a kitchen fire, sending the and to be sure all smoke North Lincoln Fire & owner to hospital for smoke alarms are in working order Rescue crews arrived on inhalation. and have an escape plan in scene with three engines, a In all of these cases swift the event of a fire. ladder truck, heavy rescue, action, smoke alarms and THE NEWS GUARD
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