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Get paid ‘Pronto’ with Otis Pizzeria eating contests

Justin Werner
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Get paid ‘Pronto’ with Otis Pizzeria eating contests
Otis Eating Contests
Otis Pizzeria owners Gary Fromm, left, Randy Helton, Matt Moreno, Jennifer McKeefry and Nicole Cook

Otis Pizzeria’s owners are putting on a series of charity eating contests of corn dogs, pizza and Philly cheesesteaks over the next two months with cash and gift certificate prizes, the first of which is set for 11:45 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 27.

Pronto PupsPronto Pups is a familiar name in Otis, seeing as how the business featuring the famous corn dogs has been around since 1946 in the same 1252 Salmon River Highway location in the heart of the small Oregon town. Recently, the business was rebranded Otis Pizzeria with online ordering and local delivery to Otis and Lincoln City, increasing its customer base.

Gary Fromm, who owns the town and is co-owner of Otis Pizzeria with four others, has invited the public to attend the first of three planned “Annual Otis Eating Contests,” offering $100 to the person who eats the most Pronto Pups in five minutes. Second- and third-place contestants will receive $100 and $50 gift certificates, respectively.

The cost for entering the contest is a $5 donation with all proceeds going to Pick of the Litter Thrift Store in Newport, which supports the Lincoln County Animal Shelter and other animal efforts in Lincoln County.

Otis Pizzeria

otis PizzaA pizza eating contest is scheduled for 11:45 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 10. The winner will take home $100 with second and third place getting gift certificates to Otis Pizzeria in the amounts of $100 and $50.

On the menu for 11:45 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 24, will be the Philly Cheesesteak Eating Contest, where — you guessed it, the person who eats the most Philly cheesesteaks in five minutes will earn the same cash rewards as the other two contests as well as unique bragging rights until next year.

All contestants must be over 18 and fill out an entry and waiver form that acknowledges “eating large amounts of food in a short time is potentially hazardous and is an uncomfortable activity.”

For more information and a complete set of rules go to otispizzeria.com.

Ethics Commission investigation supports Homepage as news outlet

Homepage Staff
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Ethics Commission investigation supports Homepage as news outlet

Oregon Government Ethics Commission

OGEC report finds website illegally barred from Council meeting

An Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC) investigation has found that Lincoln City Homepage is a legitimate news media outlet that was banned from a Lincoln City City Council meeting in violation of state law.

“There is a preponderance of evidence that a representative of the news media [Lincoln City Homepage Publisher Justin Werner] was excluded from attending an executive session held by the Lincoln City City Council in violation of ORS 192.660(4),” OGEC Compliance and Education Coordinator Diane Gould concluded in her findings.

The OGEC’s conclusion follows a five-month investigation of potential violation of state ethics law and will be placed on the agenda for OGEC’s next meeting Friday, Jan. 25, in Salem.

According to Executive Director Ronald A. Bersin, the Commission will either conclude there is not an appearance of a violation and dismiss the matter, or conclude there is an appearance of a violation and order it to a contested-case hearing.

In an email to Homepage, Investigator Gould shared Bersin’s Jan. 17 cover letter and copies of 30-page investigation reports issued Jan. 16 to Mayor Don Williams and City Councilors Dick Anderson, Judy Casper, Diana Hinton, Riley Hoagland and Susan Wahlke (see links below).

ANDERSON  CASPER  HINTON  HOAGLAND  WAHLKE  WILLIAMS

Lincoln City ethics commissionThe findings counter City claims that Homepage does not meet screening criteria as a representative of the news media and needed to gain approval or give advance notice for attendance at a June 14, 2018, executive session of the Council.

“Based on the evidence, there is no indication that the Council was relying upon any of the three permitted exceptions to exclude the complainant from the executive session,” the investigation revealed.

Homepage maintained it was illegally excluded from attendance under Oregon Public Meetings Law because it regularly attends and covers City Council meetings and local government and corresponds regularly with City officials to report the news.

“It appears that Lincoln City Homepage formally organized for the purpose of gathering and disseminating news,” Gould wrote. “The publication regularly covers local government, entertainment, events, sports and includes letters to the editors.

“The site has several advertisers and at least two staff members [Publisher/Editor Werner and Executive Editor Jim Fossum]. Anyone may access the site on the Internet to see the articles published during the first five months of 2018 concerning local government.”

The report states that the Oregon School Activities Association recognizes Homepage as news media, issued it a press pass and hosts the entity’s news feed. The Oregon Secretary of State’s Business Registry represents Homepage as “institutionalized news media,” meaning an entity formally organized for dissemination of the news.

While a monetary penalty of up to $1,000 will not be imposed upon Councilors since the public body acted upon the advice of counsel, imposition of non-monetary sanctions and public meeting law education could be ordered if the preliminary findings are upheld.

Homepage honors passing of loved ones with free obituary section

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Homepage honors passing of loved ones with free obituary section
lincoln city obituaries
Obituaries can be found by clicking the “Obits” button and under “Local News” in the main menu

Lincoln City Homepage is pleased to announce the addition of a free obituary section based on your submissions regarding the passing of your loved ones.

Just click on the “Obits” button on our website’s homepage shown above to find the listings and to write and submit an obituary.

In addition to photos (limit of three), the obituary may include any of the following:

  •  NAME/ANNOUNCEMENT
    • Full name of the deceased, including nickname, if any
    • Age at death
    • Residence (for example, the name of the city) at death
    • Day and date of death (remember to include the year)
    • Place of death
    • Cause of death
  •  LIFE
    • Date of birth 
    • Place of birth
    • Names of parents
    • Childhood: siblings, stories, schools, friends
    • Marriage(s): date of, place, name of spouse
    • Education: school, college, university and other
    • Designations, awards, and other recognition
    • Employment: jobs, activities, stories, colleagues, satisfactions, promotions, union activities, frustrations
    • Military service
    • Places of residence
    • Hobbies, sports, interests, activities, and other enjoyment
    • Charitable, religious, fraternal, political, and other affiliations; positions held
    • Achievements
    • Disappointments
    • Unusual attributes, humor, other stories
  •  FAMILY
    • Survived by (and place of residence):
      • Spouse
      • Children (in order of date of birth, and their spouses)
      • Grandchildren
      • Great-grandchildren
      • Great-great-grandchildren
      • Parents
      • Grandparents
      • Siblings (in order of date of birth)
      • Others, such as nephews, nieces, cousins, in-laws
      • Friends
      • Pets (if appropriate)
    • Predeceased by (and date of death):
      • Spouse
      • Children (in order of date of birth)
      • Grandchildren
      • Siblings (in order of date of birth)
      • Others, such as nephews, nieces, cousins, in-laws
      • Pets (if appropriate)
  • SERVICE
    • Day, date, time, place
    • Name of officiant, pallbearers, honorary pallbearers, other information
    • Visitation information if applicable: day, date, time, place
    • Reception information if applicable: day, date, time, place
    • Other memorial, vigil, or graveside services if applicable: day, date, time, place
    • Place of interment
    • Name of funeral home in charge of arrangements
    • Where to call for more information (even if no service planned)
  •  SUMMARY
    • Memorial funds established
    • Memorial donation suggestions, including addresses
    • Thank you to people, groups, or institutions
    • Quotation or poem 
    • Three words that sum up the life

High surf delivered as promised by National Weather Service

Justin Werner
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High surf delivered as promised by National Weather Service
Lincoln City High Surf
Nelscott Beach waves taken at noon today (Photos by Justin Werner)

A high surf warning issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) is in effect until 10 a.m. Friday and the waves are here in Lincoln City.

Nelscott Beach Justin Werner

A west-southwest swell combined with a south wind are producing waves above 20 feet along the Lincoln City coast. The surf zone is hazardous due to strong currents and the breaking waves. Very large waves have run up much higher than normal and breakers up to 30 feet are possible.

Lincoln City Waves Justin Werner

NWS urges caution on the beach as logs and debris can easily be moved by the powerful waves and sweep people off of jetties and exposed rocks.

Employer-provided benefits by industry, region and firm size

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Employer-provided benefits by industry, region and firm size

Employment Oregon

Employer-Provided Benefits by Industry, Region and Firm Size in Oregon

Three-fourths of private employers in Oregon offered one or more health, retirement, leave, pay, or other benefits to employees. Benefit offerings differed across industries, regions, and employer size classes in Oregon. These findings are based on a survey of more than 12,000 private employers conducted between June and August 2018, and published in the new report Employer-Provided Benefits: Offerings, Enrollment, and Rising Costs.

Health Benefits

More than half (59%) of all private employers offered health benefits to employees. In the wholesale trade and information sectors, three-fourths of employers offered health benefits to full-time employees. Smaller shares of employers offered health benefits to part-time employees. Industries most likely to offer health benefits for part-time employees included employers in private education services (21%), health care and social assistance (18%), and professional and technical services (17%).

Employers providing health benefits reported an average monthly premium of $828 for individual plans, and an average of $1,291 for family medical insurance. Companies’ contributions averaged 88 percent of individual premiums, and 62 percent of family plan premiums. Almost three-fourths (73%) of employers with health benefits reported an increase in the total cost of their health plan over the past year. When asked how providing health benefits affected their business or workforce, two-thirds of employers with these offerings cited their high cost.

Retirement Offerings

Half of all private employers offered retirement benefits to full-time employees, while nearly one-fourth (23%) provided retirement benefits to part-time workers. Sectors with the largest share of employers extending health benefits included health care and social assistance, and professional and technical services. The most common retirement benefit offered by private employers was a defined contribution (401, 403, or 457) plan. Two out of three employers (68%) with these plans offered some type of contribution matching.

Many employers with retirement benefits (29%) reported little or no effect of their offerings on their business or workforce. Another 22 percent noted the positive recruitment and retention effects of their retirement benefits. One-fifth (21%) of employers with retirement benefits also cited the high cost.

Leave, Pay, Fringe, and Other Benefits

A variety of leave and pay options were among the most commonly offered benefits by employers for full-time workers. These included paid holidays (54%), annual pay raises (51%), and unpaid leave (50%). Unpaid leave and annual pay raises were also among the most broadly offered leave and pay benefits for part-time employees (36% for each). With the unemployment rate at or near a record low in Oregon for the past two years, many employers may be giving annual raises as another labor recruitment and retention strategy.

Employer Size and Location

Across the board, a larger share of the biggest employers (50+ employees in Oregon) provided health, retirement, and the most common pay and leave benefits. Nine out of 10 large employers offered health benefits, compared with one-third (33%) of the smallest firms (with 2 to 9 employees). More than three-fourths (77%) of large employers offered retirement benefits, while one-fourth (25%) of small employers did. Meanwhile, the share of mid-sized employers (10 to 49 employees) generally reflected the benefit offerings for all size categories combined.

At least half of all companies in Portland and the Willamette Valley offered health, retirement, and each of the most common leave and pay benefits in June 2018. Following them, the areas with employers most likely to offer benefits included Central Oregon and Southern Oregon. The Bend metropolitan area falls within Central Oregon, and Southern Oregon consists of the Medford and Grants Pass metros. Wholly non-metropolitan areas – the Columbia Gorge and Basin, the Oregon Coast, and Eastern Oregon – had the fewest employers offering the most common benefits.

Additional Information

More information about employer-provided benefits in Oregon – including interactive graphs, the full report, and a related podcast – can be found on the Benefits page at QualityInfo.org.

Taft boys, girls combine to down Astoria, Seaside in dual swim meet

Jim Fossum
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Taft boys, girls combine to down Astoria, Seaside in dual swim meet
Taft High junior Degen Sawyer
Taft Coach Lissa Parker

The Taft boys defeated Seaside and Astoria in head-to-head competition, and the girls downed Astoria but fell to Seaside on Wednesday in high school swimming action.

Sophomore Brie LeBoeuf

Combined, Taft defeated both schools — 169-165 over Seaside and 191.5-141.5 over Astoria in the dual meet at Seaside.

“There were several good swims and top-three places for both boys and girls,” Taft Coach Lissa Parker said.

Taft defeated Seaside 99-68 and Astoria 100-66 in boys competition, while the girls downed the Fishermen 91.5-75.5, but fell to the Seagulls, 97-70.

The Tigers were down one girl and another swam less due to illness, Parker said, but the team benefited from the return of junior Hunter Lunstedt, who is rehabilitating a shoulder injury. Lundstedt won the 50 free in 24.81 in his first swim back after getting his feet wet by helping the Tigers to the 200-yard medley relay title to open the meet.

“Hunter was back in the swing of things doing the 50 free for a PR and in a couple of relays,” Parker said. “We’re hoping to have Tanner Landry back Saturday when we go to the Cheese Relays in Tillamook.”

Senior Joram Hoff won the 100-yard butterfly and 500-yard freestyle, freshman Sam Cortes won the 200-yard free and 100-yard backstroke, freshman Dylan Barrera won the 200-yard IM and sophomore Jose Segura won the 100-yard breaststroke for the boys.

Senior Lydia Prins won the 200-yard IM and Sammy Halferty the 100-yard back for the girls.

Freshmen Angel Moreno (200 IM) and Aubrey Sciarrotta (100 back), sophomore Napy Meyer (100 fly) and Segura (100 fly), Halferty (500 free) and Barrera (100 back) posted runner-up finishes for Taft.

Junior Micah McLeish (200 free, 500 free), freshman Brieanna LeBoeuf (50 free) and Moreno (100 fly) placed third for the Tigers.

Parker said the long bus ride and depth of just 3.3 feet at the shallow end of the Seaside pool make it difficult to post best times at the event.

“But overall everyone put out max effort,” she said. “We had some good relay results for the girls, and scored lots of points in the harder events like the 200 IM and 100 fly for the girls. [Senior boys] Ayden Woodard and Sam Anderson also dropped lots of time at this meet.”

Team Scores

Complete Results

Junior Napy Meyer
File photos by Lon French

Cold winter weather brings elk and deer migration

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Cold winter weather brings elk and deer migration

The Central Oregon Coast is experiencing its seasonal cold weather. Although the weather slows down our daily commute, we are not nearly as affected as wildlife, specifically elk and deer.

Natural food sources are lean in the upper elevations in the coast range during the winter as snow falls, covering the ground. This time of year with snow accumulation in the coast range and freezing temperatures periodically down to sea level, elk and deer may move to even lower elevations to find adequate food.

These additional movements often mean that the animals are crossing major roads both day and night which creates hazards to motorists. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office would like motorists and spectators to be mindful of the animal movements. If you see one deer cross in front of you, chances are there is another one behind.

Please take into account that the animals are often stressed due to additional migration in search of food. When spectating please keep a minimum distance of 100 yards from wildlife. If the animals begin to move from your presence, don’t follow them. Oregon Revised Statute 498.006 does protect the chasing or harassing of wildlife.

For more information and tips, visit our web site at www.lincolncountysheriff.net and Like us on Facebook at Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office – Oregon.

Justin Werner’s ‘Sneaker Wave Sunday’ article

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Justin Werner’s ‘Sneaker Wave Sunday’ article

Hi Justin,

Thank you for writing the article on Sunday’s Sneaker Wave threat. It was enlightening to learn how few of the people at the Lincoln City Beach knew that there was a good possibility for high wave run-ups that day.

This is really good feedback for us at the National Weather Service. I shared your article with my staff, and expect to have an interesting discussion among the forecasters and managers next week.

Your website is great, and please keep publishing similar articles.

Treena Jensen
Senior Meteorologist

National Weather Service – Portland, Oregon

[email protected]

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Click on the above image to read the article

OHA, ODE unveil online tool to prevent youth sexual violence

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OHA, ODE unveil online tool to prevent youth sexual violence

An online mapping tool is available to help communities in Oregon assess factors among adolescents that can lead to risky sexual practices and increase the risk of sexual violence.

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Oregon Department of Education (ODE) teamed up to introduce the Oregon Sexual Violence Prevention Resource Map that displays information to promote skills-based learning to prevent sexual violence. The map tool is part of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant to help its partner organizations prevent injuries such as sexual violence.

According to the data obtained by the Oregon Healthy Teens Survey, one in eight students, one in five female students, and one in five youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender reported they were pressured to engage in unwanted sexual activity.

“We hope this set of tools helps begin or continue a discussion in schools and communities about the importance of sex education and encourages schools to actively engage in these conversations,” said Laura Chisholm, manager of the Injury and Violence Prevention Program, based at the OHA Public Health Division.

Skills-based learning can reduce high-risk sexual behavior, which leads to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases but also increases risk of sexual violence. OHA and ODE are providing tools that support school districts to implement sex education that teaches:

  • Skills-based approaches to safe, respectful dating.
  • Building healthy relationships.
  • Recognizing signs of emotional, psychological and physical abuse.
  • Respecting each other’s differences.
  • Identifying trusted adults to talk to about health, relationships and safety.
  • Communicating personal boundaries.

In Oregon, local school districts are required to work with their communities to develop a plan of instruction that addresses these topics from kindergarten to 12th grade. OHA’s Public Health Division worked with ODE to survey local school districts and develop the mapping tool for local communities to better understand sexual health data, local resources and education.

“Sexual violence prevention education is an absolute necessity if we are truly committed to the well-being and academic success of our students and community,” says Kristin Blomberg, Erin’s Law teacher on special assignment at the Hillsboro School District.

In accordance with Erin’s Law (2015) and the Healthy Teen Relationships Act (2011), school districts have already begun rolling out elementary and secondary instruction that focuses on sexual violence prevention as part of K-12 sex education.

“Providing sex education that teaches healthy relationships and healthy sexuality is one fundamental way that schools, parents, caregivers and communities can make a difference,” Chisholm said.

Taft girls fall short of first league win; boys lose

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Taft girls fall short of first league win; boys lose
Taft freshman guard Chloe Peterson hits an open teammate

The Taft High girls basketball team pushed Rainier to the brink Tuesday in pursuit of its first victory since early December, but fell short, 37-32, at home in Coastal Range League action.

The Tigers’ 12th straight defeat left them 2-14 overall and 0-6 in conference, while the Colombians improved to 8-6, 3-4.

Details from the girls game were not reported.

PHOTOS BY LON FRENCH

The Taft boys (6-10, 1-5) committed 14 first-quarter turnovers to fall behind Rainier 22-2 before losing 59-41 despite 20 points, 18 rebounds and nine blocks from 6-foot, 9-inch senior center Ray Darrington.

Trenton Fisher goes airborne against Rainier

Senior Tyee Fisher also managed a double-double for the Tigers with 11 points and 10 rebounds against the first-place Colombians (8-6, 5-1).

The Taft girls return to the court at 6 p.m. Friday at Clatskanie (10-3, 5-0), while the boys play Clatskanie (8-4, 4-0) at 7:30 p.m.

Taft senior Ray Darrington moves inside for a shot

Rainier 59, Taft 41

Taft                 2      10      10      19 — 41

Rainier          22      11      15      11 — 59

Taft Boys Coach Andy Morgan’s comments

“The first three minutes of the game were scoreless as Taft pressured Rainier and both teams missed early opportunities to score. Then, the steamroller started. Rainier held the Tigers to a single bucket while dominating Taft in the lane. Three easy buckets were scored when Rainier penetrated from the wings, effectively distributing the ball to the weak-side block as the Tiger post challenged the able ball-handlers. Defensively, Taft was slow to respond from the help side and failed to challenge on-ball with aggressive footwork.

“Championship mentality was present as the 3A State football champions dominated the Tigers, causing 14 first-quarter turnovers. After a timeout 4½ minutes into the frame, the Tigers returned to play lacking the conviction and fearlessness we have been preaching all season.

“The second quarter was basically even, although Taft failed to score on multiple opportunities, leaving the gap at 21 going into halftime. Senior Ray Darrington scored eight points in the quarter while missing four from the charity stripe. Taft would finish the game 9 for 17 in this vital statistic. Senior Tyee Fisher scored the only other points of the half, a two-point bucket. Conner Rea led Rainier with nine in the half, following up his 31-point performance in the first meeting. Rea finished with 20 points.

“The third quarter didn’t change much for the struggling Tigers — missing most of their buckets and struggling to dominate the rebounding battle. Offensively, the Tigers calmed down, though, settling for first shots rather than best shots. Taft was outscored by the visitors 15-10 in the third quarter, led by Devin Godfrey with nine points for the Colombians.

“Taft played its best quarter in the fourth period, primarily against Rainier’s second string. Five players made the scorebook, including Fco Ramos with his first points of the game, and Graden Kehr, who stole the ball with four seconds remaining and converted a layup to avoid a 20-point loss to the visiting Columbians.

“It was a particularly disappointing loss to the team that currently leads the standings in the 3A Coastal Range League with a record of 5-1. Taft has the potential to compete with every team in this league, lacking only the conviction and fearlessness to play Tiger basketball. We play selfish — and scared — none of which make for a very entertaining brand of basketball. Taft managed to turn the ball over 21 times while tallying a paltry five assists. We will get back into the gym Wednesday and go to work. We will make adjustments to our attitude and technique.”

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