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Help Wanted: Whale Lovers

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Justin Werner

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October 10, 2016

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The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking whale-lovers to participate in its Whale Watching Spoken Here program. The program places trained volunteers at 24 whale-watching sites along the Oregon coast during winter and spring watch weeks, when approximately 20,000 gray whales migrate on their way to and from feeding areas off the Alaska coast and birthing areas near Baja, Mexico.

Volunteers who complete the one-day training may select a whale-watching site where they will be stationed to assist visitors in spotting gray whales and maintain a count of whales spotted. The dates for upcoming whale watching weeks are Dec. 27-31, 2016, and March 25-31, 2017.

New this year, volunteers may register for the training online at www.whalespoken.wordpress.com/, as well as select a watch site. The training is required for new volunteers. Returning volunteers are encouraged to repeat the course every few years to learn the latest gray whale research results.

The first of three sessions is set for Saturday, Dec. 3 at the Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport. The training will be delivered by Dr. Bruce Mate, an expert on whales and director of the Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute. Additional volunteer training is scheduled for Jan. 14, 2017, at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston, and Feb. 11, 2017, at the Warrenton Community Center, Warrenton.

Whale Watching Spoken Here has been around since 1978 and is one of the most organized onshore whale-watching programs in the United States. For more information, call 541-765-3304.

KAY WYATT – VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR

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Justin Werner

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October 10, 2016

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office would like to acknowledge our local volunteer, Kay Wyatt, awarded Oregon Emergency Management Association’s (OEMA) 2016 Emergency Management Volunteer of the Year Award. Kay is a long time Depoe Bay CERT volunteer and the current CERT Chapter Leader. In addition to Kay’s CERT activities, she is extremely dedicated to the sharing of her knowledge as a retired seismologist through her personal preparedness activities:

Effective implementation of educational website for promotion of education and preparedness, http://wigglewatchers.org/
Initiation and completion of a week- long earthquake camp for middle school girls to encourage preparedness and science concepts.
Impetus and mentor for 7 neighborhoods to install neighborhood disaster supply caches

Excerpt from 2016 OEMA Nomination Form:

“Kay Wyatt is a dedicated, generous, intelligent volunteer with far reaching impacts. With the time she invests and the impact she makes, it is easy to think that she has a job as a full-time emergency management professional. In actuality, she is a full-time “volunteer” emergency management professional. We need more Kay Wyatts!”
The 2016 OEMA conference was held here in Lincoln County at the Salishan Spa and Resort, October 4 – 6th, 2016. Over 200 emergency management professionals, volunteers, elected officials and state representatives from across Oregon attended the conference.

Lincoln County partners and volunteers had a strong representation at this year’s conference:

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard, presentation of Colors
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Tribal Vice-Chairman, Bud Lane, provided welcome blessing
Lincoln County Sheriff Curtis Landers, welcomed attendees
3 Lincoln County volunteers (2 Sheriff’s Office/1 NLFR CERT) provided over 32 hours of volunteer time
Lincoln County Auxiliary Communications Chief, Daron Wilson and Lincoln County Emergency Manager, Jenny Demaris both provided presentations
Kerry deLisser-Shanks and Jenny Demaris, County Emergency Management were on the Conference Planning Team
8 individuals from Lincoln County public safety agencies attended the conference

One of the valued takeaways from this year’s conference was the presentation by Lt. General Russel L. Honoré (Ret.), Commander of Joint Task Force Katrina and Global Preparedness Authority. General Honore’ provided a motivating speech – Resilient Leadership: Prepare Today to Prevail Tomorrow, that gave insight to leadership needs before and after a catastrophic event such as Katrina or Cascadia.

The attached nomination form provides the background for the nomination by Kay’s peers in Lincoln County for her award.

Oregon Emergency Management Association: http://www.oregonemergency.com/

Amity 34, Taft 18

Jim Fossum

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October 9, 2016

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Fourth-ranked Amity High seized advantage of a turnover for a touchdown and defensive breakdowns on three isolated plays in the first half Friday to remain undefeated with a 34-18 West Valley League home football victory Friday over Taft.

“We feel that we allowed them to have a little more success in the first half than they should have,” Taft coach Jake Tolan said. “They threw a couple of pass plays against us for touchdowns, but that’s just what a team like Amity does. They run the ball, and then they’re pretty effective with their play-action.”

A ball that squirted away from Taft quarterback Jack Stempel and returned for a touchdown on the Tigers’ third play of the game opened the scoring for the Warriors. Throw in the two play-action TD tosses and a long run for a TD and four plays spelled doom for the Tigers, 3-3, 2-2.

“They kind of had some of our secondary guys bite on the run and slipped the receiver or a tight end behind our coverage and he was able to score,” Tolan said. “We had some penalties in the first half that gave them some good field position, so, from my standpoint, it was like we kind of gave them 26 points on four plays.”

Taft’s first-half score came on a long pass from Stempel to junior Josh Salsbery.

Taft, down 26-6 at half, stopped Amity on its opening drive of the second half and marched downfield almost exclusively on the ground for a score. Stempel scored on a run from just inside the 10, and Dylan Gold ran across from the 1-yard line for another Taft score.

“As a coach,I was really proud of the drive coming out of halftime,” Tolan said. “It was a very physical drive where we ran the ball quite a few consecutive times, moved the ball, and ended up getting points off of it.

“We outplayed them in the second half. We didn’t make too many mistakes in the second half, either. It was kind of nice to play a good second half and, hopefully, we can carry that momentum into Santiam Christian on Thursday.”

The top three West Valley League teams make the playoffs. Santiam Christian is currently third and Taft fourth.

Class 3A West Valley League

Team	League	Overall	Points Scored	Allowed	OSAA Ranking
Dayton	4-0	6-0	189	48	2
Amity	3-0	5-0	162	49	4
Santiam Christian	2-1	4-2	218	111	8
Taft	2-2	3-3	126	147	14
Willamina	1-2	3-3	100	185	20
Horizon Christian	0-3	0-6	37	101	33
Sheridan	0-4	1-5	75	295	27

Click on school name to visit OSAA homepage

State of the Coast Conference Oct 29th

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Justin Werner

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October 8, 2016

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GLENEDEN BEACH, Ore. – Registration has opened for Oregon Sea Grant’s annual State of the Coast conference, which will be held Oct. 29 at the Salishan Spa and Golf Resort.

The event is designed to bring together the public, scientists, business and community leaders, fishermen, resource managers, teachers, students and conservationists so they can learn about current marine research and issues facing the coast. There are fees for attendance.

The keynote speaker will be Emmy-winning Michael Bendixen, a videographer and editor with Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Oregon Field Guide. Bendixen, who has worked with Oregon Sea Grant, has spent his career focusing on communicating science through art. He’ll talk about how he learns the science, crafts a story and produces a video.

Presentations will include the following topics:

* An update on coastal legislation
* What’s happening with wave energy
* How and why the changing oceans are being monitored
* The 50th anniversary of Oregon’s beach bill
* Innovations in coastal planning
* Harmful algal blooms
* Innovative approaches to engage youth in marine science, industry and issues in their communities
* The effect of ocean oddities on fish ecology, such as “The Blob,” a huge patch of unusually warm water in the Pacific Ocean
* Additionally, students from various universities in Oregon, including Oregon State University, will talk about their coastal research. Also, cooking demonstrations will teach participants how to prepare various types of seafood.

Registration in advance is recommended as space is limited. Cost is $35 for the public and $25 for students and includes lunch and a reception. Doors open at 8 a.m. and the conference starts at 9 a.m. For more information and to register, visit www.stateofthecoast.com. Salishan is at Gleneden Beach, about five miles south of Lincoln City.

THE GOODWILL SPIDER GIVES!

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Justin Werner

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October 7, 2016

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Submitted of my own free will by Justin Werner

Citizens of Lincoln City can’t stop talking about the giant spider overlord that lives atop the old Goodwill. There are reports that people have been hearing the term “Goodwill Spider” at Safeway, Putt N Bat, Les Schwab tire center, Price-N-Pride, 60’s cafe, the Lincoln City Cultural Center, and more. Just about everywhere in town. Some are starting to wonder about the “Others”, people who stumble around and mutter “Goodwill…code…Goodwill.”

There’s a reason for all this hype that is reminiscent of the Pokemon craze that gripped Lincoln City not long ago. There is a hidden secret about the spiders. Legend tells of a secret word inside the Goodwill that could possibly grant the bearer a Goodwill gift card worth $100. All a brave explorer has to do is message the keepers of the giant spider on Facebook. And stay alive.

Contest runs through October 31st.

Find the code and click here: Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette Facebook Page

Chimney Fire Destroys Home

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Justin Werner

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October 7, 2016

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North Lincoln Fire & Rescue was dispatched to a reported chimney fire that was rapidly spreading to the roof of a two story home located at 9226 Siletz Highway at 2:59 pm, Tuesday afternoon, October 4th. North Lincoln Fire & Rescue responded to the scene and first arriving crews noticed the heavy smoke coming from the second story windows as the fire quickly grew in intensity. Within ten minutes of the first units arrival, it was quickly followed by two engines, an aerial truck, two rescues, two water tenders and an additional staff vehicles. Depoe Bay fire sent an additional tender to standby at the scene in the non-hydrated rural area, and Nestucca Fire was requested to send an engine and crew to standby at the northern end of the district with so many of North Lincoln Fire & Rescues volunteers and equipped engaged so far south and just beyond the districts border.

The firefighters managed to extinguish the fire within 30 minutes and contained it to two rooms on the second floor and attic, however, water damaged areas on the first story during suppression efforts. Hwy. 229 (Siletz Hwy.) was closed for approximately two hours with assistance from Oregon State Police and ODOT. Early damage estimates range 60,000 dollars or more, no one was injured during the event and the residents could not re-occupy the building until electrical and structural repairs could be made.

Assistant Chief Doug Kerr is still investigating the fire and the wood stove that heated deposits in the chimney. This fire serves as reminder as we approach seasonally cooler temperatures. Chimney Fires occur at an alarming rate, over 25,000 chimney fires account for over 120 million dollars in damage to property every year. Thousands of injuries and even many deaths result every year from chimney fires that spread to the structure of the home. Chimney liners or structural problems can allow high temperatures, sparks and embers to escape to combustible areas in walls, roofs or attics. A common cause of chimney fires is creosote inside the chimney catching fire and burning inside the chimney. Creosote is a by-product of burning that coats the inside of your chimney that needs to be removed during regular annual chimney cleaning by chimney sweeps.

information provided by NLFR

AERIAL spraying measure heading for next May’s ballot

Justin Werner

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October 7, 2016

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AERIAL spraying measure heading for next May’s ballot

Citizens for a Healthy County reports that they have been notified by Lincoln County County Elections Clerk Dana Jenkins that his office has confirmed validation of the signatures of 1424 Active Registered Voters in Lincoln County who have signed their approval of the initiative petition entitled “Freedom From Aerially Sprayed Pesticides of Lincoln County”. The initiative, which required 1163 valid signatures, has now become Measure 21-177 and will be placed on Lincoln County’s May 2017 Special Election ballot.Citizens for a Healthy County says they much appreciate the more than twenty volunteers and supporters who helped gather signatures to place this measure on the ballot. They said “This was a demonstration of the ability of Oregon citizens to exercise their right to local self-government through the citizens initiative process.”

Measure 21-177, if passed, would prohibit aerial spraying of pesticides (including herbicides) from an aircraft (helicopter, airplane, drone).

What qualifies as aerial spraying? Putting it briefly in the words of one of their supporters, “If your feet are on the ground, it is not aerial spraying.” Current laws and regulations permit and protect the practice of aerial spraying of pesticides, threatening our public health, violate our constitutional right to to safety, and interfering with our right of local community self-government.

PREHISTORIC ROCKS LINCOLN CITY

Justin Werner

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October 7, 2016

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Doug Bradstreet is bringing the past to life in Lincoln City. The tagline on the Prehistoric Oregon website says it all:

WHERE EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIn

I went to Prehistoric in downtown Lincoln City to interview the shop owner. It quickly turned into the owner giving me a narrative tour of his collection. Some of the best and rarest artifacts I have ever laid eyes on. There were Megalodon teeth in pristine condition that could still cut you. These teeth were over 15 million years old. 15 million!

Bradstreet gave me a tour that would rival any given by the Smithsonian. I am a fan of everything he has in Prehistoric and him telling me about each individual piece was icing on the cake. He went into great detail, all the while keeping me interested.

Prehistoric is owned by Doug Bradstreet. He has over 16 degrees and is a world renowned gemologist. His 25 years of digging, examining, and acquiring the best and rarest has made him an expert collector. Bradstreet is brimming with interesting facts. You can tell collecting rare artifacts is his passion and he may be the best at it.

He says 99% of the items in his shop are authentic. I believe it.