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Coast Guard rescues two stranded men from shore near Cascade Head

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Coast Guard rescues two stranded men from shore near Cascade Head

U.S. Coast Guard crews rescued two stranded hikers Monday night on rocks about 40 feet above the shore near Cascade Head.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Bend Command Center were notified by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department at approximately 9:15 p.m. of two men needing assistance.

The command center diverted an aircrew from Coast Guard Air Facility North Bend to assist local authorities. At 10 p.m., the aircrew arrived on scene and deployed a rescue swimmer to attend to the hikers.

The aircrew hoisted the hikers into the helicopter at 10:20 p.m. and transported them to Newport Airport. Neither man was injured.

“Our crew overcame a challenging 100-foot hoist in low illumination to return both men safely to their families,”  Lt. Ryan Brown, MH-65 pilot for Air Facility North Bend said.

During a second rescue, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, Wash., received a report of a female hiker calling for help near Third Beach in La Push, Wash.

The hiker was stranded on a rock after a tidal change submerged her way out.

At 9:15 p.m., Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles diverted an MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew from another agency assist search-and-rescue case of a missing paddle boarder on Mountain Lake, Orcas Island.

The crew conducted a brief landing and refuel at Air Station Port Angeles prior to their transit through foggy weather to the stranded hiker.

Coast Guard Station Quilayute River launched a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew at approximately 9:30 p.m. to help guide the helicopter to the hiker.

The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrived on scene at 10:45 p.m. and lowered a rescue swimmer. The aircrew hoisted and transported the uninjured hiker to Fairchild Airport, where Sector Puget Sound coordinated transportation with Clallam County back to their camp site in Forks, Wash.

“We managed very challenging weather conditions and darkness to get our rescue swimmer safely to the hiker stranded on a rocky outcropping,” Lt. Darin Coleman, MH-65 pilot for Air Station Port Angeles, said. “We had great coordination and communication with the Motor Life Boat crew to get the hiker safely to shore.”

Area temporarily evacuated following propane gas leak in Lincoln City

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Area temporarily evacuated following propane gas leak in Lincoln City

NLFR gas leak

Drones and a hazardous material unit joined local fire and police departments Tuesday morning in an evacuation effort to deal with an emergency propane leak at 2560 SE 23rd St.

North Lincoln Fire & Rescue (NLFR) was dispatched at 9:24 a.m. to an area where business owners were reinstalling a large propane tank with a crane when the bottom of the tank struck part of the support structure, shearing off the valve. The tank, which can hold up to 4,000 gallons of liquid propane, held an estimated 200 gallons at the time of the leak.

According to a news release, NLFR responded with two engines, one light rescue, and Heavy Rescue 39, which is equipped with hazardous materials equipment. They were assisted by Depoe Bay Fire, Lincoln City Police and Pacific West Ambulance. The propane tank company also responded.

Command on-scene evacuated an area approximately one-half mile in all directions and requested Pacific Power to turn off electricity to the area.

Lincoln City Police held traffic at Highway 101 and SE 23rd Street as the evacuation continued. Further assessment of the situation was made by phone with the Salem Fire Department Regional Haz-Mat Team. Depoe Bay Fire deployed drones, providing a bird’s eye view of the event.

After consultation with the Regional Haz-Mat Team, the propane was allowed to vent into the air as the safest and only viable option. Air quality monitoring was conducted.

The perimeter was reduced to the immediate area after drones identified no further venting. Two NLFR responders equipped with gas monitors in protective protection equipment and self-contained breathing apparatus deemed it safe.

The street reopened at 11:04 a.m.

Ex-Taft star Fisher learns how strong legs run so weak legs can walk

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Ex-Taft star Fisher learns how strong legs run so weak legs can walk

At 6-foot-5, 18-year-old Taft High graduate Tyee Fisher is hard to miss.

He’s been even easier to find lately, having participated on the winning team Saturday night in Oregon’s 67th annual East-West Shrine All-Star Football Game in Baker City. The game is being televised on ROOT Sports Network on several broadcasts through the remainder of the month.

“This is very close to the top of my list of accomplishments,” the highly decorated former Taft High sports star said. “The whole time Saturday it was so surreal to know what we were playing for and how many people were supporting us.”

Once a year, the best senior football players from Class 1A to 4A high schools from throughout the state last fall participate in a benefit game for needy patients of Portland’s Shriners Hospital for Children.

“I learned how much this game really helped the kids in the Shriners hospital,” Fisher said after joining approximately 55 of the state’s best small-school athletes for the annual contest as a representative of the West. “All the money we raised went straight to helping them, and that made it all worth the long, hot practices.”

Fisher, who plans on studying psychology at Central Oregon Community College in Bend with hopes of becoming a detective in his home state, joined former multisport stars Pete Lahti and Zane Trout as recent representatives of the Tigers in the charity game. 

“We got to have our co captain, Ronan, who is a Shriner patient, hang out with us the whole game on the sideline, and the joy on his face watching us win was one of the best things I’ve seen in my life,” Fisher said.

Fisher caught one pass for 11 yards and was out of bounds on another catch, and was also pushed into a bush and disappeared for a short time in the 43-10 victory.

“I am happy to call every guy on the West team my friend,” he said. “I don’t think that I have ever bonded so fast with a group of guys.” 

The West squad practiced every day at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in 1 1/2-hour sessions during the week leading up to the game.

“We would spend most of the time together as a group in offense and defense and go against each other,” he said. 

Fisher, who earned first-team All-State honors in baseball last spring to add to his many accolades in basketball and football, is active in numerous youth organizations such as the Christian group Young Life.

Born March 16, 2001, Fisher is the son of Monica Logan, food and beverage director at Chinook Winds Casino Resort, and Jamie Fisher, who owns and operates Bulldog Towing in Bend.

His stepfather, Dean Konecny, is deli manager at Kenny’s IGA. He has an older sister, Jazmyn Logan, and an older brother, Tyler, who also graduated from Taft, and a little sister, Aliyah, a sophomore at the school.

Born in the south-central Oregon community of Lakeview, Fisher moved to Siletz at a young age, then to Lincoln City in 2007 after his parents divorced.

While he prefers baseball, Fisher’s most memorable recollections of his time at Taft have come in football, where he was a first-team all-conference and second-team all-state receiver, and second-team all-league and honorable mention all-state punter. He was also an honorable mention all-league basketball player last season.

“It meant so much to be seen as one of the best wide receivers to come out of the West and kind of showcase what Taft can produce in front of people who might not even know where Taft is,” he said.

TV TIMES (ROOT Sports Network):

8/7, noon; 8/8,7:30 p.m; 8/18, 2 a.m.; 8/21, 10:30 p.m.; 8/24,  12:30 p.m.

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office child safety seat blitz

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office child safety seat blitz

child seat belts

Lincoln County Sheriff deputies will be on the prowl for motorists failing to provide proper safety seats for kids Aug 19- Sept. 1, as part of a statewide effort to enforce traffic occupant protection.

Funds for the traffic blitz come from ODOT and the law enforcement exercise runs in conjunction with Child Passenger Safety Week. 

Overtime patrols are scheduled through the blitz period for child safety seat use, distracted driving, and speeding.

 

More information on car seats and booster seats

Lincoln City Warming Shelter gets new home

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Lincoln City Warming Shelter gets new home

Lincoln City’s homeless will benefit from services from the Lincoln City Resource Center & Emergency Warming Shelter (LCWS) at a new location at 4488 NE Devils Lake Blvd. starting Sept. 1.

Services for the disadvantaged will continue at the Taft location at 1207 SE 48th Pl. for the rest of the month.

LCWS is merging with Communities Helping Addicts Negotiate Change Effectively (CHANCE) following a series of talks on how to deliver services most efficiently.

“This is wonderful news for our community’s ability to tackle homelessness, addiction and the long list of associated issues that come in their wake,” LCWS President Patrick Alexander said. “By merging our effort with a proven and innovative organization such as CHANCE, we can ensure that every dollar spent in this area gets put to the best use.”

CHANCE, which already operates in Albany, Lebanon, Corvallis and Newport, works to help people with mental health or substance abuse related issues make positive changes in their lives.

“CHANCE wants to offer recovery support to those who seek help, that are high utilizers of the emergency department and jails, and other social service agencies,” CHANCE Executive Director Jeff Blackford said. “Our goal is to help people who have been marginalized or through addiction have taken from the community, to become self-sustainable and to help them become contributing members of our community.”

Incorporated in 2015, LCWS grew out of a volunteer project of the Congregational Church of Lincoln City. Since November 2016, it has provided resource assistance to 868 people and opened its doors on 131 nights to provide severe weather shelter.

The organization has been searching for new premises from which to operate its daytime resource center and overnight severe weather shelter, a process Alexander said would also be helped by joining forces with CHANCE.

“This move will put the warming shelter operation on a much more solid footing, with access to more stable funding and greater organizational capacity,” he said. “The severe weather shelter will serve as a valuable outreach tool for CHANCE as they work to address the needs of our community’s disadvantaged population.”

The mechanics of the merger will see LCWS dissolve its operation, transferring all assets, liabilities and responsibility for all programs, including the overnight shelter, to CHANCE. LCWS Program Director Amanda Cherryholmes and Volunteer Coordinator Sharon Padilla have already been hired by CHANCE and will lead the group’s on-the-ground efforts in Lincoln City. Several members of the LCWS board have expressed willingness to serve on the CHANCE board of directors, with those applications to be considered in due course.

CHANCE will continue to utilize the LCWS brand for its operations in Lincoln City, and donations will still be accepted in that name.

“CHANCE is dedicated to being a partner in the community and have representatives that reflects the consumer base and members from the business community from the communities we serve,” Blackford said. “We are looking forward to continuing to offer the services that have been provided by LCWS and to provide our other services and programs to effect a positive impact to the lives and our communities.”

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Chasity Lei Lani Sargent – Nov. 6, 2001-April 11, 2019

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Chasity Lei Lani Sargent – Nov. 6, 2001-April 11, 2019

Chasity Lei Lani Sargent, 17, of Newport, Oregon died April 11, 2019 at Randall Children’s Hospital after a sudden cardiac arrest. Chasity was born on November 6, 2001 in Lincoln City, Oregon.

Chasity is survived by Mother Linda Hitchcock, Father Josh Anderson, brothers Kai, Conner, Wesley and sister Ella. Step parents Ben King and Cassie Anderson.

Chasity was a Junior at Newport High School. She was a member of the Junior Optimist, College Bound and Interact clubs. She was on the Golf Team in her Sophomore year. She had recently started her first job at Starbucks. It was a perfect fit with her upbeat, positive, and outgoing nature.

Chasity enjoyed decorating, travel (even though she would get homesick a few days into the trip), writing, drawing and being around little kids. She also liked playing golf, board and card games. She was extremely competitive and loved to win. She loved music and could easily memorize lyrics.

Chasity spent most of her free time with family, friends and her boyfriend. Chasity never liked seeing anyone sad and would go out of her way to lift their spirits. Chasity did not tolerate anyone treating someone poorly. She wanted to grow up and have a positive impact on her community.

There will be a Celebration of Life at the Newport Yacht Club located at 750 SE Bay Blvd in Newport, Sunday August 11th from 1-4pm.

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Lincoln City Police Crime Log July 26- Aug 1

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Lincoln City Police Crime Log July 26- Aug 1

Lincoln City Police Crime Log August

The Lincoln City Police Dispatch Daily Desk Log is a public record of police calls. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Friday, July 26

Offensive Littering – 3:09 a.m. – NW Jetty Ave. & NW 40th Pl. – Hilary Lorraine April (8/4/49) taken into custody for offensive littering. April was transported to SNLH for medical evaluation, cited and released from hospital.

Extra Patrol Request – 8:05 a.m. – 3225 SE Fleet Ave. – Extra patrol requested due to a trailer door and a fence board removed and placed on the ground.

Extra Patrol Request – 2300 NE Surf Ave. – Report of mailbox damaged last night. Extra night patrol requested.

Assault – 11:12 a.m. – 3043 NE 28th St. – Report victim was thrown by suspect Joseph Zappa (3/7/66). Report taken.

Found Property – 2:06 p.m. – SE 32nd St. public restrooms – Found wallet turned into LCPD. Property was returned to owner.

Assisting Outside Agency – 9:21 p.m. – Black Squid Beer House, 3001 SW Highway 101 – Jason D. McIntyre (7/19/87) taken into custody for being heavily intoxicated with a no alcohol clause. Detainer placed by probation officer. Transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Saturday, July 27

Domestic Disturbance – 7:23 a.m. – 1123 SW 51st St. – Caller reported her son was causing a disturbance and had broken a car window. Daniel D. Bryant (12/8/81) was placed on a peace officer hold and taken to SNLH via ambulance for possible injuries to his arm.

Extra Patrol Request – 777 SW 11th Dr. – Requested for possible squatters and suspicious persons hanging out at a condemned house.

Prisoner Transport – 9:53 a.m. – Bryant transported to Lincoln County Jail for domestic menacing and criminal mischief.

Disturbance – 6:20 p.m. – Aaron S. Kilby (2/15/77) is creating problems, yelling at neighbors that he’s not to contact per court order. Kilby taken into custody for contempt of court and tampering with a witness. Transported to Lincoln County jail.

Possession – 9:25 p.m. – 1136 SE Galley Ct. – David Paul Williamson (5/6/89) taken into custody for possession of heroin after officers witnessed drug activity. Transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Sunday, July 28 

Found Property – 3:59 p.m. – Chinook Winds Casino – Wallet found on beach turned into Chinook Winds Security. Wallet taken for safekeeping.

Domestic – 4:48 p.m. – 2005 NE Reef Ave. – Caller reports a victim called her screaming and in fear of her boyfriend who was going to harm her and take her son. Both parties were in Springfield and Springfield Police contacted both who said it was verbal. Informational report taken.

Drugs – 6:19 p.m. – SE Highway 101 & SE 9th St. – Caller at the mall reported there were four females in a green SUV doing drugs. Officer conducted a traffic stop and after a consent search, drugs were seized. Report taken.

Assisting Outside Agency – 8:58 p.m. – Safeway – Natasha Willey taken into custody for probation violation and transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Monday, July 29

Attempted Burglary – 2:22 a.m. – Construction trailer, 4900 SW Coast Ave. – Male banging on a construction trailer trying to get inside. Told Caller he had a gun when confronted. Report taken.

Burglary – 2:51 a.m. – 5057 SW Beach Ave. – Forced entry into house. Report taken.

Criminal Mischief – 11:32 a.m. – 2340 NE 35th St. – Damage to white Jeep Wrangler reported.

Theft – 12:25 p.m. – 115 SE Mast Ave. – Hammock swing and equipment stolen from porch overnight.

Harassment – 1:49 p.m. – Chinook Winds Casino – Caller reporting unwanted contact at casino last night.

Assisting Outside Agency – 6:45 p.m. – LCPD – Citizen turned in kayak vest with radio, knife and GoPro at request of Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

Tuesday, July 30

Criminal Mischief – 7:40 a.m. – 1303 NW 12th St. – Large amount of trash dumped in parking lot.

Theft – 1:09 p.m. – 1760 NE Oar Ave. – Package stolen from porch.

Found Property – 4:32 p.m. – Found knee brace turned into LCPD.

Crash – 6:28 p.m. – N Highway 101 & NW 25th St. – Two vehicle crash at location with injury. Lexus LX570 SUV into fire department construction area and a third vehicle damaged by falling construction fence. 

Wednesday, July 31

Disturbance – 10 45 a.m. – Burger King, 710 SE Highway 101 Angry customer in Burger King caused a scene. Report taken.

Found Property – 12:09 p.m. – NW 33rd St. & NW Neptune Ave. – Wallet found in the street. Attempted to contact owner.

Noise – 533 SE Oar Ave. – Caller reported a loud party. Officers responded and took report.

Thursday, Aug 1

Criminal Mischief – 7:48 a.m. – 15th St. Beach Access – Caller reported light fixtures were damaged at beach access. Witnesses reported an unknown male destroying them. Officers unable to locate suspect.

Trespass – 8:57 a.m. – 3535 SE Harbor Ave. – Caller reported her neighbor said Jeremy was on her back porch. Jeremy had been trespassed from her residence yesterday. Jeremy taken into custody and transported to Lincoln County Jail for trespassing.

Missing Person – 12:29 p.m. – Lincoln County – Caller reports his ex-wife, Cheyanne Dawn Clement (5/31/94) has been unaccounted for since 7/19. Last seen in Lincoln City with a Donald Williams in a tan or green pickup. Has not contacted family or logged into social media since. Entered into LEDS/NCIC.

Found Person – 1:03 p.m. – Highway 101 & NW 33rd – Sgt. Winn found a small child walking along Highway 101. Reunited with parents. Report taken.

Criminal Mischief – 4:48 p.m. – Dorchester House, 2701 NW Highway 101 – Two vehicles broken into.

Probation Violation – 6:33 p.m. – Keylock Apartments, SE 3rd St. – Caleb A. Schoegje (7/19/92) taken into custody for violating probation and transported to Lincoln County Jail.

Found Property – 6 p.m. – Surftides, 2945 NW Jetty Ave. – Employee was given a wallet found on the beach. Officer picked up wallet.

Probation Violation – 7:43 p.m. – Lincoln City Community Center – Sylvia R. Hutchinson-Hernandez (1/16/96) taken into custody per her probation officer and transported to Lincoln County Jail.

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Samaritan breaks ground on Pastega House expansion

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Samaritan breaks ground on Pastega House expansion

Mario Pastega House

Samaritan Health Services is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Mario Pastega House with an expansion that will double the number of guest rooms in the house. The expansion began with a groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 1.

“We wouldn’t be standing here today without the late Mario Pastega’s vision and the Pastega family’s continued commitment to building healthier communities,” said Doug Boysen, president and chief executive officer of Samaritan Health Services, at the groundbreaking event.

The Mario Pastega House serves patients and families who travel more than 25 miles to the Samaritan hospital campus in Corvallis for specialty medical care, ranging from surgeries to cancer treatments. About one-third of the guests come to Corvallis for cancer treatments at the Samaritan Pastega Regional Cancer Center. Other patients visit the hospital for more extensive surgeries, such as cardiac or neurological, or simpler day procedures where time at the house is kept at a minimum.

Guests pay $30 per night, but nobody is turned away for inability to pay.

About 80 people attended the event outside the Pastega House on the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center campus. One attendee was Tami Nightingale of Sweet Home, who stayed at the house for eight days while her husband Neil was at GSRMC following a horrific log truck crash (Neil tragically passed away from his injuries).

Tami Nightingale of Sweet Home, a former Pastega House guest, with House Director Brad Betz

“I was referred to the house by the hospital staff who recognized I wasn’t able to make the 45-minute drive every day to see my husband,” Nightingale said. “To have a warm shower and a chapel to pray in…I thank God that this house was there so I could spend those eight days with my husband. It was a place to take a breath of warmth, and to sit and have a few seconds to myself.”

Guests like Nightingale were the reason that Mario and Alma Pastega brought the idea to Samaritan in 2003. Mario had a similar experience himself, staying at a hospitality house in Redding, California, while his sister recovered from heart surgery.

“Mario and Alma contributed $350,000 toward construction of the house, and once it was open, he was here sometimes twice a day visiting the guests,” said Becky Pape, hospital chief executive officer. “He took this mission to heart, and he continued to raise ongoing support for the house, particularly from the students at Corvallis High School. He was an inspiration to the youth of the community to learn the value of philanthropy.”

Ken Pastega, one of the couple’s five children, agreed.

“The spirit of the Corvallis community, and donors to this house, made today possible,” he said at the event. “If my parents could be here today, they would say that Corvallis hit a home run.”

In appreciation for the Pastega family’s continued commitment to Samaritan, the organization gave each sibling a money bonsai tree and will plant trees in their honor as part of the house’s future landscaping.

“We selected the living money trees to symbolize lasting good fortune and to honor the Pastega tradition of planting the seeds of giving in their children and in their community,” Pape said.

Construction will begin later this summer. When complete in 2020, the expanded Pastega House will feature 24 rooms, double the size of the house as it was built in 2004. The new rooms will have two queen beds each, which will offer better accommodations for larger families.

GBC Construction is leading the project, which will add 7,500 square feet to the house. In addition to the 12 new rooms, the expanded house will have more kitchen and laundry space.

“Today, the house is full most weekdays, to the point that we’ve had to turn patients and families away,” Pape said. “By this time next year, we will be able to accommodate more patients and families in the expanded house.”

The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation has raised $2.5 million to fund the expansion. For more information, or to contribute, call the foundation at 844-768-4256.

Nesika Illlahee Pow-Wow set Aug. 9-11 in Siletz

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Nesika Illlahee Pow-Wow set Aug. 9-11 in Siletz

2019 Nesika Illlahee Pow-Wow, set for Aug. 9-11 in Siletz

The annual Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, held by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, will take place Aug. 9-11 in Siletz. The public is invited to attend this free family-friendly event, a tradition for the Siletz people and other American Indians, sponsored by Chinook Winds Casino Resort and Pepsi Bottling Co.

All events, except the parade,  will take place at the Pauline Ricks Memorial Pow-Wow Grounds on Government Hill.

“Everyone is invited to experience our pow-wow and learn about American Indian culture and dance,” said Buddy Lane, Tribal cultural education director and pow-wow coordinator. “Come join us at our annual celebration.”

The celebration will start with the crowning of the 2019-2020 Siletz Royalty on Friday, Aug. 9, at 6 p.m. Participants dressed in all dance styles will enter the arena at 7 p.m. during the first Grand Entry, followed by preliminary rounds of competition for youth and teens.

A parade winds through downtown Siletz at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10. This hometown event includes Tribal royalty, drummers, dancers, equestrian units, vintage cars and floats.

Pre-registration is available by accessing a registration form on the Tribe’s website – ctsi.nsn.us; picking one up at the Tribal administration building, 201 SE Swan Ave. in Siletz; or by contacting Lane at 541-444-8230 or
800-922-1399, ext. 1230.

Registration also is available the morning of the parade at 8 a.m. at the Tribal administration building. If you are not registered by 9 a.m., you cannot take part in the judging, which starts at 9 a.m. You can, however, still participate in the parade.

The parade is followed by a Grand Entry at 1 p.m. at the pow-wow grounds. Competition dancing for youth and teens continues in the afternoon. Competition dancing after the 7 p.m. Grand Entry continues with Golden Age and adult categories and the finals for youth and teens.

On Sunday, Aug. 11, the final day of the pow-wow, a Grand Entry takes place at noon. This session includes team dances, a women’s basket cap special and a round bustle special for men. It will end with awards for the Golden Age, adult, teen and youth category winners. Prizes range from $25 to $600.

A variety of food, Native arts and crafts, and jewelry will be offered for sale by more than 50 vendors on the pow-wow grounds.

“Come and see the variety of vendors at our annual summer pow-wow. Many facets of indigenous America are represented both in craft and food,” said Lane. “There’s a lot to look at and experience, there’s something for everyone here.”

A free shuttle will be available from various parking lots in Siletz to the pow-wow on Government Hill. Signs will be posted. Parking is extremely limited at the pow-wow grounds, so the shuttle is the best way to get there.

This is an alcohol- and drug-free event. Listen carefully to the pow-wow announcer, who will tell you when you can and when you should not take photos. The announcer also will explain the significance of the events taking place in the dance arena throughout the pow-wow.

Distracted drivers: Lincoln City Police are coming for you

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Distracted drivers: Lincoln City Police are coming for you

Distracted Driving Lincoln City

Lincoln City Police plan on utilizing traffic safety grant funds to put extra patrol officers on duty this August, specifically for the enhanced enforcement of distracted driving.

The enforcement efforts will put more officers on patrol who will be on the lookout for drivers talking or texting on phones or using other electronic devices, such as cameras, while operating their vehicle.

The goal for Lincoln City Police is to have motorists fully focused on the task of driving and not letting anything distract them, thereby preventing crashes that can cause injuries and loss of life.

Drivers should put aside their cell phones and other hand-held devices and should not be talking, texting or checking social media while trying to drive. Scan ahead for pedestrians and people on bicycles and other cars in stop-and-go traffic.

Grant funds are a valuable resource that assists police in improving the traffic safety in the community and were made possible through the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon Impact.

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