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Vote Yes for Trades Training

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This May, Lincoln County voters have an opportunity to have a Trades Education facility that will train local community members for in-demand, well-paying and transportable careers for today’s and tomorrow’s workforce.

Why vote yes?

**Constructs a building that serves the entire community in trades training. (Angell Job Corps in Yachats does an excellent job in serving the group of students it is charged with serving–18 to 24 year old individuals, predominantly from lower income backgrounds–but it cannot serve our general public.)

**Leverages additional funding for trades programs from federal, state and private sources.

**Assists the College in working in partnership with existing trades organizations, Lincoln County School District, Samaritan Health District, Georgia Pacific, Lincoln County, Ports and Cities as well as the Hatfield Marine Science Center.

**Upon passage, the State will provide an $8 million dollar match.

**Does not raise taxes–continues with the same level of support as the expiring bond.

**Upgrades safety and technological infrastructure to current demands.

**College has a history of providing buildings on-time and under-budget.

Check out the Letters of Support in the Voters Pamphlet:
https://www.co.lincoln.or.us/DocumentCenter/View/5250/May-21-2024-Lincoln-County-Voters-Pamphlet

Still on the fence? Get the facts.

Details on the Oregon Coast Community College Bond Measure are available at https://oregoncoast.edu/ocatt

Vote Yes on OCCC Trades Measure 21-224!

Pat O’Connor
Co-Chair, Friends of OCCC
Past President of OCCC

Local philanthropist Jon Oksenholt makes $100,000 donation to school

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School principal John McCombs, VP of Oksenholt Capital Jordan Grant and LCCS Board Chairman Dr. Albert Thompson

(Press release)  “Lincoln City Christian School (LCCS) is thrilled to announce a transformative $100,000 donation from alumnus Jon Oksenholt.

Mr. Oksenholt, a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, attended LCCS from first grade through high school and has remained a strong supporter of the school ever since. “LCCS provided me with a strong foundation of Christian values and academic excellence,” said Mr. Oksenholt.

“I am incredibly grateful for the education I received, and I’m honored to be able to give back to the school that has shaped me into the person I am today.”

“Mr. Oksenholt’s generosity is a powerful testament to the lasting impact that LCCS has on its students,” said John McCombs, Principal of Lincoln City Christian School. “This gift will empower us to significantly enhance the educational experience for current and future LCCS students. His generosity will have a significant impact on three key areas of our program: financial assistance, program enrichment, and funding for continuing school advancement. These critical focuses will continue to provide excellent education for our students and build for a stable future.”

Lincoln City Christian School 2126 NE Surf Ave Lincoln City, OR

We are grateful for Jon’s visionary investment in LCSS. His leadership and philanthropic spirit inspire others to consider how they can contribute to shaping the future of LCCS,” states Board Chair Dr. Albert Thompson. “Stories like his have the power to ignite a chain reaction of generosity, ensuring that LCSS continues to provide an exceptional education grounded in strong Christian values.”

Lincoln City Christian School is a private, co-educational Christian school serving students in grades K-8. We offer a strong academic program rooted in Christian values. We foster intellectual growth, character development, and a lifelong love of learning in a nurturing and supportive environment. Our students are encouraged to develop leadership skills and a commitment to service for others in our community and elsewhere.

Mr. Oksenholt’s entrepreneurial ventures include Oksenholt Capital Real Estate Partners, a leading real estate investment firm, and Meredith Hospitality Brands Inc., a prominent hospitality and vacation rental group of companies. Both organizations have played an important role in Oregon’s economic growth.

Lincoln County Realtors bowl to raise funds for homeless literacy program

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Saturday April 27 members of the Lincoln County Board of Realtors (LCBR) gathered at Mugglys Bowling in Toledo to host a fundraiser for Homeless Education and Literacy Program (HELP).

The theme of the event was “Gone Country” and the Realtors turned out in some creative western regalia.

Affiliate Evergreen Home Loans took the top prize for best costumes (photos courtesy of LCBR Facebook page)

 

According to a post on the LCBR Facebook page, “This year’s Bowling for H.E.L.P event was a boot scootin’ success!! The silent auction alone raised $2,947!! Yee-Haw! Adding in the support from Teams and Sponsors and the 50/50 raffle, the grand total we’ll be donating is $4,854!! Great job everyone!! A Special Thank you to Muggly’s Bowling for letting us host this event once again! You guys are amazing! Have to also give a HUGE shout out to LCBR’s Community Outreach Committee for putting the event together and making it happen! You guys rock!! Can’t wait to see what next year’s event will bring!”

Michael Kessinger (right) Alexandra Underhill (left) (photos courtesy of LCBR Facebook page)

According to Michael Kessinger, past president of the LCBR and current chairman of Community Outreach Programs for the LCBR, “We get together and try to find good causes to raise money for.  This is one of our bigger functions that raise a lot of money.  This is our fourth annual program that we’ve put together and 100 percent of money raised go to the literacy program.”

Kessinger continued, “In August we have a golf tournament at Salishan and our goal is to raise ten thousand dollars between the two events.

When we found out what HELP was all about-it was a no brainer.  We wanted to jump right in and do what we could for them.”

The silent auction items donated by REALTORS® & Affiliate Sponsors helped boost the amount of the funds raised for HELP

 

 

 

 

County launches pet spay-neuter program for low-income pet owners

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Press release- Lincoln County is excited to announce the LCSNP (LC “Snip”) program,
allocating federal relief funds to counter dog and cat overpopulation that was
substantially worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lincoln County, through American Rescue Plan Act funding, seeks to support local low-income households with spay and neuter services for their pet felines and canines.

County staff will work with applicants and participating veterinarians’ offices to
coordinate and submit payment for spay and neuter procedures.

To qualify for this program, you must be a resident of Lincoln County and income
eligible, which can be confirmed by showing eligibility for SNAP/TANF; WIC; OHP;
Medicaid; Housing Assistance; Supplemental Security Income; Veterans Pension
Benefits; and Surviving Spouse Pension Benefits.

A drag-and-drop file upload box is provided within the program application for you to include a document that verifies enrollment in one of these programs. An application is not considered complete until one of these documents has been provided.

If you are applying for more than one pet in your household, you must fill out separate
applications for each pet. Each pet is issued a unique reference number and separate
vouchers.

Below are the links to the application:
Board of Commissioners
Courthouse, Room 110
225 W. Olive Street
Newport, Oregon 97365
(541) 265-4100
FAX (541) 265-4176

English: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/c694e29fc79e47cfa54e0f9e010371b1

En Español: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/a80a0cdfc6d9411cb1893dd7ec6cec85

For assistance filling out this application, please call the helpline at (541) 270-3393.

Dog owners are encouraged to have their pets licensed, which is much less expensive
when your pet is spayed or neutered.

For altered dogs, meaning spayed or neutered, the cost of a dog license is $5 per year.
For unaltered dogs the cost of a dog license is $35 for 1 year, $65 for 2 years, or $90 for
3 years. Cat licensing is optional but still requires proof of a current rabies vaccination.
More information can be found by visiting the Animal Shelter’s website,
https://www.co.lincoln.or.us/692/Lincoln-County-Animal-Shelter

Friends of the Lincoln County Animal Shelter (FOLCAS) has volunteered to help answer
questions on the helpline and assist applicants who do not have computer access; and
its sister organization, the Central Coast Humane Society (CCHS), is coordinating
spay/neuter services for “community” cats—that is, those who live in managed colonies
rather than in households.

The above applications are not for community cat services.

People who do not meet the income qualification for the county program can apply for
spay/neuter & other vet care assistance through other programs administered by CCHS
by visiting centralcoasthumanesociety.com and completing a Request for Assistance
form.

For questions, please contact Public Information Officer Kenneth Lipp at
[email protected] or 541-265-4100.

ODOT advisory committee meetings for May

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Several advisory committees holding public meetings in May are listed below. There may be other committees meeting during the month as well. You can find information about these and all other advisory committee meetings on our “Get Involved” website and by clicking the links below. You can also check Oregon’s Public Meetings website.

Agenda details will be posted on these websites as they become available:

Meetings are open to everyone

Accommodations will be provided to people with disabilities, and materials can be provided in alternate formats. To request an accommodation, please visit the public meetings website and sort by meeting name to find the contact information for your particular meeting; people who are deaf or hard of hearing can call statewide relay at 7-1-1.

Rowan Patrick Sharkey

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Rowan Patrick Sharkey was born on March 17, 1986 and died on April 7, 2024. Rowan was a wonderful , loving, sensitive and tender-hearted boy, young man and man who lived his life with zeal, humor, a sharp wit, and sometimes stubbornness. He was born in Portland, Oregon and lived most of his life in the Hood River Valley, where he attended Parkdale Elementary, Wy’East Middle School, and Hood River High School. He moved to Lincoln City on the Oregon coast in 2016, where he resided until his death. He gathered energy and inspiration from the outdoors and especially from the ocean. He was a multi-skilled, artistic, jack-of-all-trades who found employment in many and varied trades. Rowan loved many, many human and other living beings who were blessed enough to have him in their lives, and they loved Rowan with a profound depth.
Rowan had an ATV (all-terrain vehicle) accident in 2007 which nearly killed him and left him with extremely severe head, neck and spine injuries. He did ‘survive’ that accident, but from then on, from 2007 to his death, he experienced essentially unremitting pain. He was prescribed Oxycodone pain medication at that time and over the years was prescribed a total of at least a dozen more PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, all of them prescribed simultaneously. On April 7, 2024 he took what turned out to be a fatal amount of those legally prescribed pills.
Rowan was brave: he only occasionally gave in, and never gave up. The hole that his disappearance leaves, the agony of the pain it leaves in the hearts and minds and souls of those he left behind, might “age” with time, the stiletto-sharpness of the grief might dull some, but it will never dissipate. He was a multi-faceted, complex person, a good person with human flaws, a joyous and generous and unforgettable person, and his spirit will survive and persist, with warmth and zest, in those who knew and loved him so deeply. His surviving family includes his two sons, Austen Lee and Dakota Sharkey, father and mother Doug Sharkey and Marga Sarriugarte-Sharkey, grandfather Allan Sharkey, aunt and uncle Karen and Charles Gerttula, uncle Morris Sarriugarte, aunt and uncle Dave and Debra Sharkey, aunt and uncle Debra Sharkey and Michael Schmandt, cousins Tara Gerttula, Alexis Jonson, Ben Gerttula, ex-wife Vanessa Lee, brother-in-soul AC Bolling, mother-at-birth Ruth Clark, and extended family and dear friends.
There will be a remembrance Celebration of Life for Rowan which will be announced shortly.
Donations can be made to “Medicating Normal” at medicatingnormal.com

Taft’s Lillebo named 3A Athletic Director of the Year

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Zach Lillebo (photo Taft 7-12 Facebook)

Taft 7-12 Athletic Director Zach Lillebo was named the 2024 3A Athletic Director of the year.

The Oregon Athletic Directors Conference concluded on April 16, celebrating excellence and dedication in the field of athletic administration. The event, held at Sunriver, Oregon, brought together seasoned professionals, emerging talents, and industry experts to acknowledge exemplary contributions and innovative practices within the realm of interscholastic sports management.

Highlighting the core values of leadership, innovation, and commitment to student athletes’ welfare, the conference recognized individuals who have demonstrated exceptional prowess in their roles as athletic directors.

According to a press release from the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA), Dave Hood, CAA/OADA Executive Director, expressed, “The State Athletic Director Conference serves as a platform to recognize and celebrate the exemplary individuals who drive positive change and uphold the highest standards of athletic administration. The awardees represent the epitome of leadership, innovation, and commitment to the advancement of interscholastic sports within our communities.”

Great Oregon Coast Garage Sale Weekend

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Some signs were conservative

The weather was perfect for a coast-wide garage sale weekend.

Here in Lincoln City many sellers opened their driveways and garages to bargain seeking visitors as early as Thursday.

It seemed, if the number of signs on display are any evidence, that the majority of sales began the next day on Friday.

From Roads End to Cutler City Highway 101 was awash in signs.

Some were large and elaborate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One was shy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One wasn’t sure when they were going to end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One just wanted to be left alone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One was pretty honest.

 

 

And one shared everything (including a typo).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whatever the signs looked like it was clear that the event was a success.

 

OLCC Expands Minor Decoy Operations

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The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) will expand its Minor Decoy Operations (MDO), to ensure that OLCC licensees are not selling alcohol and cannabis products to individuals under the age of 21.

The stepped-up effort will also include MDO activity for alcohol home delivery.

“Our licensees need to comply with the laws and rules pertaining to mixing, serving, selling and delivery of alcohol, and MDO activity is a reminder of that obligation,” said Andy Jurik, OLCC Director of Alcohol Compliance.

OLCC temporarily halted MDO inspections of licensed businesses that sell or serve alcohol and businesses that sell cannabis for more than two years during the pandemic.

“It’s important for our licensees to make sure that they and their employees have good protocols in place for checking IDs to prevent minors from buying,” said Jurik. “There’s also age verification equipment (AVE) they can install that will cost less than a fine or license suspension.”

Adding MDO activity to alcohol home delivery is the result of passage of House Bill 3308 during the 2023 Oregon legislative session. That legislation directs the OLCC to oversee third-party delivery companies that deliver alcoholic beverages to consumers.

Drivers for these delivery companies are required to check the identification of the person receiving the order when it contains alcoholic beverages to make sure that person is not a minor. The MDO monitoring of alcohol home delivery is designed to prevent “drop and dash” activity, where a delivery driver leaves alcoholic beverages without checking for an identification.

Lincoln County seeks county fair board applicants

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News release:

April 19, 2024 – The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications from citizens interested in serving on the Lincoln County Fair Board.

The Lincoln County Fair Board oversees the planning, preparation and production of the Lincoln County Fair and associated events and activities. The current three-member board is seeking additional board members to help build capacity and manage the annual fair event.

Often referred to as a “working board,” potential applicants should be willing to participate in preparation for, during, and in closing down the fair event. Additionally, Fair Board members need to meet once per month during the calendar year. As Lincoln County’s Annual Fair and the Fair Board continues to grow, the Board of Commissioners desires that it reflect the community with which it is surrounded while embracing the values of its traditional roots.

Candidates should consider how they fit into the following categories of interest: • Land-based agriculture • Youth/education • Exhibitors/vendors/local businesses • Tourism promotion/visitor services • Ocean science/commercial fishing • Recreational fishing/other ocean use sectors • Volunteer management • Marketing/promotion/event coordination • Other interests as determined by the Board of Commissioners.

There is no specific requirement that all the identified interests be included on the fair board at the same time, and board members need not be employed or a working professional in a particular category. Rather, board members should have the desire and passion to see the Annual Fair reflect the diversity of the community’s interests and stimulate curiosity through education and activities that showcase life and industry in Lincoln County


Applications can be filled out at https://tinyurl.com/FairBoardApply. If you need a paper application, please contact the Board of Commissioners’ office at 541-265-4100 to make arrangements. For questions, please contact Public Information Officer Kenneth Lipp at [email protected] or 541-265-4100.

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