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Lincoln City Schools Get Free Lunch

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August 14, 2015

larger Thanks to a pilot program that is part of the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, all students in the Lincoln County School District will receive free meals this year. (Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Free and reduced meal applications are thing of the past now that all students in the Lincoln County School District will get free breakfast and lunches in the coming school year thanks to a federal program.

The district is participating in a pilot program during the 2015-16 school year that will provide students with breakfast and lunch for free. The project, titled “Community Eligibility Program” is authorized by Congress as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Several school districts around the country are participating.

The pilot program will allow all students to eat breakfast and lunch at no charge. It will eliminate the need for parents to complete free/reduced applications, eliminates student lunch charges, and will streamline operations for food services staff. Students will still be responsible for paying for ala carte items and second lunches.

Providing students with nutritious meals (at no charge) enhances the district’s focus on “every child, every day.”

“We are excited to be a part of this program to better serve our students. We always do our best to remove barriers to learning, and this program can go a long way toward that goal,” said Lincoln County School District Business Manager Julie Baldwin.

Source: The Lincoln County Dispatch

Oregon Coast Community College Hosting Open House Aug. 24

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August 13, 2015

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Oregon Coast Community College Hosting Open House Aug. 24

1231 Oregon Coast Community College is hosting an open house at its Lincoln City campus on Aug. 24 for prospective students.(Photo: Oregon Coast Community College)

There is a lot happening at your community college right now. In order to help prospective students get a handle on all that’s being offered in the coming academic year, Oregon Coast Community College is hosting an open house at its North County Center in Lincoln City.

The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24. Admission is free and all are welcome.

“We’re every excited to throw the doors open and share some of OCCC’s exciting news with the public,” said Dave Price, OCCC’s director of small business development and community education.

Price said Chris Spaulding, director of Career and Technical Education programs and the OCCC’s spectacular Aquarium Science Program, will be on hand, along with the College President, Dr. Birgitte Ryslinge. They’ll be answering questions about OCCC’s new two-year business transfer degree, coming to the Lincoln City center beginning this fall.

“This new degree offers students the chance to earn the first two years of a four-year degree here on the coast,” Price said. “For other students, the two-year degree may be just what they need to ramp up their career skills and find that better job. Others simply have a passion for business, and for learning, and this degree program will deliver for all of these types of students.”

Price said the open house will feature OCCC staff who will be on hand to talk about financial aid and the free placement tests that OCCC is offering all month long.

“For students considering starting or returning to college in the Fall term, it’s important they come and see an advisor soon, and financial aid applications are due very soon for Fall classes,” he said. “This open house is a great opportunity for those folks getting going late in the process to have all of their questions answered, and start moving forward.”

The open house will also feature information about OCCC’s other associate and transfer degrees, plus its nursing, medical assistant and criminal justice programs, along with GED and ESOL offerings.

“We’ll also have information about OCCC’s innovative new Early College Program,” Price said, “which will offer college-ready high school juniors and seniors from throughout the county with the opportunity to take up to three college courses – completely tuition free.”

Teachers of a variety of Fall term community education and small business classes will be on hand during the afternoon to answer questions about their upcoming classes. The fall term features a variety of community education, from painting to guitar to Japanese, Spanish and French language classes, and much more.

“Come meet some some of our instructors at the open house,” Price said, “and we’ll be processing registration that day, too, so you can reserve your place in these classes before they’re filled.”

Oregon Coast Community College’s fall term schedule, “Catch the Wave,” features a complete listing of all of these noncredit course offerings, and is being mailed this month to every residential address in Lincoln County. The online edition of Catch the Wave is available for viewing and downloading now from the college website, oregoncoastcc.org.

Follow Oregon Coast Community College on Twitter, @occcsharks, or find OCCC on Facebook for regular updates and news about special events and new classes.

Oregon Coast Community College’s North County Center is located at 3788 SE High School Drive in Lincoln City. The Center can be reached at 541-994-4166.

Source: The Lincoln County Dispatch

Pirates Invade Nelscott

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August 13, 2015

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55c90e9e10610-image Pirates from Portland’s Maelstrom Armada will be on hand for the Pirates Invade Nelscott event this Saturday. (Courtesy photo)

Avast Ye Mateys! Pirates are invading Nelscott for a day of pillaging and mayhem! Get your picture taken with a pirate! Ask them real pirate questions! Enter to win some booty from some of the local merchants! Search for your own pirate treasure!

Pirate reenactors from Portland’s Maelstrom Armada are descending on Lincoln City’s Nelscott Strip Saturday. The salty crew will be congregating in front of the Nelscott Mercantile building, located at 3201 SW Highway 101, Lincoln City, OR from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

This family friendly event will have pirates available for pictures and a scavenger hunt and raffle will be presided over by the Armada’s own Lorde Admiral Marva LaFaye. Prizes for these events are donated by local businesses and will be announced the day of the event.

For more information contact Mac at Rock Your World 541-351-8423

Source: The Lincoln County Dispatch

OSU scientists take a second look at blue-green algae health threats

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August 13, 2015

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OSU researchers say algae blooms can start far upstream from where they become even more of a threat to human and animal health. OSU photo Blue green algae blooms in lakes and streams, commonly seen at Devil’s Lake in Lincoln City, pose health threats to human nervous systems and can be fatal for pets.

Algae blooms can affect human nervous systems and kill animals — OSU researchers say algae blooms can start far upstream from where they become even more of a threat to human and animal health. OSU photo

Oregon State University researchers have found that algae blooms erupt far upstream in lakes and rivers, especially during long hot summers, and can survive all the way downstream to the sea where they become a health hazard for even more people and more wildlife.

Here’s the rest of the story from the Eugene Register Guard. Click here.

Source: News Lincoln County

Suspect Charged after Surveillance Cameras Capture Casino Wallet Theft

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August 11, 2015

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Suspect Charged after Surveillance Cameras Capture Casino Wallet Theft

LINCOLN CITY—Surveillance camera footage quickly shredded a Chicago man’s denial of stealing a wallet inside Chinook Winds Casino Resort.

Lincoln City Police were called to the casino on Aug. 3 after a man reported the theft of his wallet containing $600 from the gaming floor. Casino security personnel showed the responding officer surveillance footage of Michael Alan Banks, 40, of Cincinnati, Ohio picking up the victim’s wallet when it was left on a machine.

According to a probable cause affidavit, when confronted by police in the casino parking lot, Banks claimed to have picked the wallet up off the floor and then tossed it on a nearby gaming machine before leaving the casino.

Banks allegedly admitted to taking the wallet after informed that video footage showed him taking the wallet from the machine, putting it in his back pocket and walking out the door. Banks told police he threw the wallet in an outside trashcan near his vehicle.

The wallet was recovered and Banks was lodged in the Lincoln County Jail charged with Theft II.

Mayor Don Williams 3/20/15

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August 11, 2015

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Lincoln City Mayor Don Williams with another update for you.

Lincoln City man killed in Highway 101 crash

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August 4, 2015

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LINCOLN CITY — A male motorist was killed Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 101 about three miles south of Lincoln City, authorities said.

Martin Sample, 53, of Lincoln City, was driving a 2007 Saturn when the vehicle rear-ended a dump truck in the northbound lane of the highway. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The accident occurred just after 7 a.m., Oregon State Police said. The crash, which happened at Milepost 121, closed the highway for about 2 ½ hours.

The road was partially reopened at 9:30 a.m., with all lanes open to travel about 10:30 a.m. The incident is under investigation.

Source: Newport News Times

Free Placement Tests Offered at Oregon Coast Community College

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August 4, 2015

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If it has been a long time since you’ve taken a computerized test, or if it’s been a while since you took your last math or reading class, registering for a computer-based college placement test can be a little daunting.

That’s why Oregon Coast Community College has made available an online placement test prep program to help students prepare for the placement test. A link to the test-prep tool can be found on the College’s website, oregoncoastcc.org.

“Oregon Coast Community College is committed to student success,” said OCCC advising specialist Ben Kaufmann. “That’s why we’ve made this free prep test available, and it’s why we’re offering the COMPASS placement tests absolutely free, all throughout the month of August, for anyone who’s taken the prep test online.”

The COMPASS placement test is a vital part of the enrollment and registration process for college-bound students, Kaufmann said. It ensures students are registered for the class levels most appropriate for their experience and ability.

Placement tests are offered at 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mondays and Fridays in Newport, as well as 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Wednesdays for most weeks this August. Evening testing will be offered at the Newport campus at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16 and Wednesday, Aug. 26.

In Lincoln City, the tests will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 4, 18 and 25. The tests will also be offered in the evenings at the Lincoln City OCCC Center, at 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 18 and 25.

Even before all these additional free testing times were added to the calendar, August already promised to be a busy month at OCCC. The college is launching a new two-year business transfer degree this fall in its North County Center in Lincoln City, and is adding to its lineup of courses at the Central County Campus in Newport with classes like physics.

Getting Oriented

In addition to placement tests, new students further ensure their success at OCCC by attending mandatory new student orientations. And, given the approach of the new Fall Term, the college is ramping up its schedule of orientation sessions.

New-student orientations planned for the Central Campus in Newport are scheduled for 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7 and Wednesday, Sept. 2, as well as from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 19, Thursday, Aug. 27, Wednesday, Sept. 9 and Monday, Sept. 14. Orientations will be held at the Lincoln City Center from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, Aug. 18, Aug. 25 and Sept. 8.

Financial Aid

Testing and orientations are critical for new students. Equally important for many new students is financial aid. While there is still time for new students enrolling for the fall to apply for Financial Aid, they need to act quickly.

Students must complete these steps:

• Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.gov using school code 003213 prior to Aug. 31.

• Apply to OCCC by completing and admissions form at http://oregoncoastcc.org/admission-profiles

• Follow up with college staff about your application by calling 541-867-8501.

To find out more about August’s free placement testing – or about financial aid, new student orientations or anything else about Oregon Coast Community College – visit the college’s website at www.oregoncoastcc.orgor call 541-867-8501.

Source: The Lincoln County Dispatch

Depoe Bay signs on to proposed county-wide post earthquake water program

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July 23, 2015

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Preparing for “The Big One”

Depoe Bay City Councilors signed on with the county in an effort to have some kind of emergency water supplies following the next Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake – whenever it comes.

County Emergency Management Coordinator Jenny DiMaris said her office is applying to NOAA for a $1.5 million grant to set up shipping container caches of water, water treatment equipment and water purification straws that will see earthquake survivors through until rescue operations appear in the air and on the beaches. Roads are expected to be largely impassable.

The council put a $2,500 local matching contribution into the application, as other cities, fire districts, water districts and others have done – in varying amounts.

DeMaris told the council the application will be filed within a few days and that the county should hear back within a couple of months on whether the county got the $1.5 million. It’s a nation-wide competition applying to all coastal states in the country seeking disaster aid due to unusual storms, hurricanes as well as earthquakes.

DeMaris and Lincoln County Schools Safety Officer Sue Graves have been equipping county schools with post-earthquake/tsunami caches of not only water and water purification devices, but also food (MREs), medical supplies, shelters and other items to get students and staff through the rough two weeks following the disaster if it occurs during the school day. When asked if the NOAA caches might someday include additional post-disaster supplies she said “We’re working on it.”

When DeMaris and Graves launched their disaster program for the schools, the question was asked if school students and staff could be taken care of following the disaster, what would it cost to cover everyone in Lincoln County? Preliminary figures pegged the cost at around $2 million. Dividing that $2 million up between 45,000 residents would place around fifty disaster caches one for each evacuation assembly area from Otis to Yachats. A one-time 20 cent property tax override ($50 per family) would fund the caches so no one would have to lug two weeks worth of disaster supplies up a hill. Again, these are rough figures penciled out based on the already existing program for schools and rough computation by the Lincoln County Assessor’s Office.

Depoe Bay City Councilor Kathy Wyatt resigns

Citing “conflicting professional commitments,” City Councilor Kathy Wyatt has resigned her seat on the Depoe Bay City Council. She was appointed last year to serve out the remaining term of City Councilor Skip Hoitink who died last August.

The council formally declared a vacancy on the council and invited any and all qualified Depoe Bay residents to apply to fill now Wyatt’s unexpired term. Applications are due August 11th. Just drop them off at City Hall. Interviews are scheduled for August 18th.

Source: News Lincoln County