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‘No Kings’ rally held in Newport

Lighthouse

Reopening date pushed back to September

STEVE CARD Lincoln County Leader

Restoration work is continuing on the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse in Newport, an effort geared toward preserving the historic structure for many years to come. But as is often the case with any improvement project, there can be delays, and this project

STEVE CARD

Lincoln County Leader

A federal jury in U.S. District Court in Eugene on June 5 ruled in favor of former city recorder Nancy Bryant, who had filed suit against the city of Toledo; Craig Martin, the former city manager; and Billie Jo Smith, former mayor. Bryant had worked for the

A crowd of local protestors turned out at Newport City Hall from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday for what was termed a “No Kings” rally, joining countless similar demonstrations across the country in protest of what they call the authoritarian actions of the Trump administration. Locally, the protest was organized by Indivisible Waves (IndivisibleWaves@gmail. com), a local chapter of the national group Indivisible, which partnered with NoKings.org in a nationwide day of nonviolent action and mass mobilization.

(Photos by Steve Card)

JEREMY

Lincoln County Circuit Court

Presiding Judge Sheryl Bachart has sentenced 54-year-old

Daniel Stuebgen to 41 25 years in prison for repeated sexual abuse of a 12-year-old child. The child volunteered at Green Acres Beach & Trail Rides in Pacific City and Happy Trails Feed & Tack in Lincoln City in 2023. The two businesses were owned by Stuebgen and his ex-wife, Teresa Stuebgen.

Stuebgen was sentenced June 3 to serve time at the Oregon Department of Corrections for the following convictions, all of which are Measure 11 offenses: • four counts of sexual abuse

is no different. The lighthouse was closed to the public on Jan. 1, and construction work began shortly thereafter. Plans originally called for the lighthouse to remain closed through June, but

city of Toledo for 13 years and had served as city recorder for seven years when Martin was hired in the later part of 2016 as interim city manager. Martin was made the permanent city manager in January 2017

According to court documents, Bryant’s lawyer, Beth

One of Lincoln City’s signature events is the annual Summer Kite Festival, which will take place this Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22 Held on the beach at the

Creighton, said Martin treated Bryant with disrespect and was also critical of her when she disagreed with him or his policies. He also asked her to take on the role of his personal secretary, which was not in her job description. According to the defense,

D River State Recreation Site, the annual festival is a longstanding family vacation tradition.

“Experience two days of kite-flying activities and let your heart soar,” Explore Lincoln City states in its online description of the festival. One family has been a part of the kite festivals for the past 21 years. PV and Khanh Nguyen and their children, Dylan and Cardin, shared their experience with the

Martin viewed Bryant’s actions is insubordination, which multiple department heads witnessed. Ultimately, Bryant was terminated from her position in November 2017 Smith favored that termination, and she, along with two other members of the Toledo

City Council, were recalled by voters in September 2018, and Martin resigned in 2019

The federal jury in the lawsuit filed by Bryant against the city ruled that both Martin and Smith had violated her

ODOT to receive over $80M for natural disaster recovery efforts

JEREMY C.

RUARK Lincoln County Leader

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is receiving $83 215 245 for work it completed to repair roads and other critical infrastructure that were deeply damaged during natural disasters.

The federal funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will be used to reimburse ODOT for its vital work that was needed to ensure communities across the state can continue to recover from years of severe weather events, according to a release from Oregon U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Maxine Dexter, and Janelle Bynum.

The federal funding for ODOT’s natural disaster recovery includes:

• $30,735,975 to repair damages following the

2020 Labor Day fires. The wildfires statewide caused damage to federal-aid highways from fire, fallen trees, and falling rocks.

• $23,210,956 for work that repaired damages sustained during severe winter weather in December 2022. The significant rains across Western Oregon caused flooding and landslides. One landslide threatened to block I-84 and a large portion of a hillside came down and wiped-out Highway 101

• $20,000,000 for infrastructure repairs following the January 2024 ice storm. This significant winter storm covered much of Oregon in ice, causing trees and power lines to come down across roads and damage signs. The same storm dropped several inches of rain in southern Oregon, causing flooding and landslides.

• $3 164 000 to repair damages following a series of severe winter storms in December 2021. The storms brought

excessive rain and high winds across the state of Oregon, lasting until Jan. 10 2022. Multiple large landslides occurred, temporarily limiting access to I-84, OR 138, OR 30, and several others. Culverts blew out, causing multiple roadway collapses.

• $2,765,399 for work to repair damages from severe storms in February 2019. The storms caused heavy snow and ice accumulation, high winds, flooding, landslides, and erosion in the southwestern and western parts of the state, resulting in critical transportation failures, loss of power and communications capabilities, and emergency mass care needs.

• $2 500 000 for repairs following a series of severe storms in December 2023. The storm system brought heavy rains, flooding, and landslides to five counties and was so severe it caused two roads to collapse — Miami Foley and

Sandlake in Tillamook County. It also caused the temporary closure of Highways 101 and 26 Other federal-aid roads were damaged by scour, washouts, debris flows, and mudslides.

• $538 915 for wildfire recovery efforts following the 2017 fire season. These fires significantly impacted transportation systems in the following counties: Coos, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Hood River, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Lane, Linn, Marion, and Multnomah.

• $300,000 for infrastructure recovery efforts following an atmospheric river in January 2021

The severe storm brought heavy rain across Oregon, causing flooding, landslides, roads to wash out on US 30, I-84, and sinkholes on Highway 101 and many other major highways across Oregon in early January 2021

The federal investments for Oregon come through eight awards under the

U.S. Department of Transportation’s FHWA Emergency Relief Program, which helps communities hurt by natural disasters and catastrophic events by providing federal funding for them to repair damaged roads, bridges, and other critical infrastructure.

“Oregon, like every state, relies on the federal government to support our response to disasters,” ODOT Director Kris Strickler said. “Having confidence in that support is critical to our ability to respond to crises at the scale they demand, repair our transportation system to keep Oregon’s economy moving, and to protect Oregonians from disasters like ice storms, wildfires and flash floods. I want to thank Senators Merkley and Wyden, the rest of Oregon’s federal delegation, and our federal partners for advocating for our state and for the safety of Oregonians.”

Lincoln City’s recently approved budget invests in services, infrastructure, promotes fiscal responsibility

JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader

The Lincoln City City Council has approved a $101 7 million budget for fiscal year 2025-26

The budget covers the 12 months from July 1 to June 30, 2026, and represents a 4 7 percent increase over last year’s budget total of nearly $97 million.

Planned investments for the upcoming fiscal year include $39 1 million for personnel and operating costs, $30 million for capital equipment and infrastructure, and $19 2 million in capital reserves and operational contingencies, according to a release from city officials.

Expenditures in the General Fund, which includes key city services

like police, library, economic development, planning, and building inspection, are projected at $18 3 million for FY 2025-26, a decrease from the current year budget of about $2 4 million. The General Fund is expected to end the 2025-26 fiscal year with $8 9 million in reserves, a slight decrease from estimated FY 202425 but still well within best-practice guidelines, the release states.

“This budget focuses on maintaining fiscal responsibility while bridging priority project funding gaps and continuing key longrange planning efforts,” city officials stated. “It also reflects the city’s commitment to increasing the resiliency of our services to our community by continuing to invest

strongly in capital and infrastructure.”

The adopted FY 202526 budget includes the following:

• $2 7 million to construct a water booster pump station for the Spring Lake area. This funding will allow for the residential development of the Spring Lake area, where it is currently not feasible due to a lack of water availability.

• $2 6 million to complete the Nelscott Pressure-Gravity Sewer Main Replacement Project. This funds construction of a new pressure/gravity line to replace the undersized existing sewer line.

• $8 3 million (funded via grants, donations, general fund transfers, system development

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18

Lincoln County Board of Commissioners: 10 a.m., commission meeting room, county courthouse, Newport. For info, go to www.co.lincoln.or.us.

Yachats City Council: 1 p.m., Yachats Commons.

Toledo City Council: 6 p.m., council chambers, city hall.

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charges, and debt) to complete the Schooner Creek Discovery Park.

The final phase will include a covered multisports court, permanent pickleball courts, turfed multi-sports field, and walking paths.

• $5 1 million (funded via TRT and State Lottery Bond) to design and construct the Lincoln City Welcome Center at the D River State Recreation Site.

“Based on our current year revenues, it appears that we have a steady growth,” outgoing Lincoln City Manager Daphnee Legarza stated in her budget message.

General fund revenues for FY 2024-25 overall are anticipated to come in 1 6 percent higher than budgeted, and Legarza is

MEETINGS

Budget Committee: 6 p.m., North County Campus, 3788 SE High School Drive, Lincoln City.

Newport Parking Advisory Committee: 6 p.m., council chambers, city hall.

MONDAY, JUNE 23

Waldport Planning Commission: 2 p.m., council chambers, city hall.

estimating general fund revenues for 2025-26 proposed budget at 1 1 percent higher than the 2024-25 budget.

“The transient room tax is trending at 4 6 percent higher than FY2023-24 actual,” she said. “We are estimating a 1 percent increase from the FY2024-25 estimates. Water and sewer utility revenues are trending at a 3 5 percent increase from FY2023-24, even though the rate increase was 5 percent. In order to keep up with capital utility needs, we are proposing at utility rate increase of 6 percent.” See full adopted budget at the Lincoln City Budget page https://www. lincolncity.org/home/ showpublisheddocument/7234

Newport Planning Commission: 6 p.m. work session, 7 p.m. regular session, council chambers, city hall. Lincoln City City Council: 6 p.m., council chambers, city hall.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24

Depoe Bay City Council: 5 p.m., work session, city hall.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25

Depoe Bay Harbor Commission: 6 p.m., city hall.

Chinook Winds Casino Resort celebrates 30 years

Chinook Winds Casino Resort, owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, celebrates 30 years in business in 2025

The fun-filled anniversary weekend June 20-22 includes fireworks, a headline comedy show performed live by Jay Leno and Arsenio Hall, and exciting promotions with cash and cars.

Explore Lincoln City

Finders’ Keepers is celebrating 25 years of floats and will have a special float drop to celebrate. The massive fireworks display is back for Saturday night, June 21, starting at approximately 10 p.m.

Comedy legends Jay Leno and Arsenio Hall are set to perform in the showroom on Friday, June 20, at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $120-$135 and are on sale now by calling the Chinook Winds Box office at 1-888-244-6665

or go online to www. chinookwindscasino.com.

Leno, beloved host of The Tonight Show for over two decades, is known for his quick wit, iconic cameos, and timeless comedy style. Hall is monumental to the comedy world with his charisma and boundary-pushing comedy that helped shape a generation of late-night entertainment. Join a Fireworks Afterparty in the Chinook

Winds Showroom featuring DJ Metal. Guests must be 21 and over to attend the party. The Afterparty will begin at 10:30 p.m. and last until 1:30 a.m., with no cover charge to enter.

HISTORY OF CHINOOK

WINDS CASINO RESORT

In May of 1995, after intense planning and three years of negotiation at the local, state and federal

level, the Siletz Tribe opened a 10,000 square foot temporary facility known affectionately as “The Tent.” With only 250 slots, 12 card tables and a small deli, “the tent” opened under the name “Chinook Winds Gaming Center.” Just over one year later, the grand opening of Chinook Winds Casino Resort took place on June 28, 1996 In 2004, the Siletz Tribe

purchased the oceanfront hotel adjacent to the casino. The resort offers 243 rooms, including 160 oceanfront rooms.

For guests traveling with families, the Chinook Winds Childcare provides a supervised activity center for children ages 3-11. For teens, the arcade is located right next door. Chinook’s Seafood Grill, located at the hotel, has stunning views of the ocean, a lounge with live entertainment on weekends and the perfect spot to enjoy drinks and conversation with friends around the fire pit.

The casino offers five dining options whether you’re in the mood for a quick bite or fine dining.

The casino offers over 1 100 slot machines and a high stakes lounge. The casino resort offers headline entertainment monthly, comedy acts and outdoor events. The convention center, located on the

second floor of the casino, accommodates major indoor events. In 2005, the resort expanded further with the addition of a nearby 79-acre golf course, Chinook Winds Golf Resort. The 18-hole course includes a pro-shop, the only indoor driving range on the Oregon coast, fitness center, Aces Sports Bar & Grill and meeting rooms.

For those who bring their lodging with them, Logan Road RV Park was constructed and is owned by the Siletz Tribe. Offering 51 spaces and all modern amenities, the RV park is within walking distance of the casino and the beach, or guests can ride the complimentary shuttle to the casino. For more information, visit www.chinookwindscasino.com, call 1-888-CHINOOK (2446665) or 541-996-5825

Massive Oregon transportation bill proposed

MIA MALDONADO Oregon Capital Chronicle

Rural and urban transportation workers pleaded with the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Transportation Committee to pass a massive funding package that Democrats say would solve the Oregon Department of Transportation’s budget shortfalls and stabilize the state’s deteriorating road infrastructure.

In a three-hour hearing on House Bill 2025 Thursday evening, June 12 — the last of four hearings for the much anticipated transportation package — workers shared stories about responding to floods, wildfires, fatal accidents and suicide attempts without adequate staff and resources.

“We are operating on a skeleton crew at best,” Bend-based transportation worker Justin Iverson told the committee. “We have been dwindling down over the last 10 years, to the point that we can barely maintain the roads now.”

During the wintertime, when ice and snow pile up on roads, Iverson said just four to five people cover a 300-mile area in Central Oregon.

“We are the first, and oftentimes the only, people to respond during the wintertime,” he told lawmakers. “The public relies on us to be there. We need to be there for them, so we ask that you fund this so that we can continue serving our communities.”

A vote on House Bill 2025 had not yet been scheduled as of press time.

MONEY NEEDED FOR BASIC MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS

House Bill 2025 would increase ODOT revenue by creating dozens of new fees and taxes, including a 15-cent increase to the state gas tax over the next three years and almost tripling registration fees for passenger vehicles.

State officials estimate they need to raise $1 8 billion each year to pay for transportation services across the state. About $205 million of that is needed just to keep road maintenance funding at its current level. The transportation department said it will run out of money needed for state highway maintenance after mid2025. Without an increase in funding for this work, ODOT would have to lay off up to 1 000 workers, the Oregonian reported.

Revenue from the bill would also fund infrastructure projects such as the Interstate 5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project in Portland’s Albina neighborhood, upgrading the Abernethy Bridge and widening Interstate 205 in the Portland metro, improving the Newberg-Dundee bypass in Yamhill County, and upgrading a Salem bridge off Center Street and State Highway 22 to make it strong enough to endure earthquakes.

Oregonians from around the state, as well as city

and county officials — including the mayors of Bend, Portland, Beaverton and rural Oakridge and Toledo — also spoke in favor of the bill. However, Republican lawmakers and some Oregonians who testified against the bill said low- and middle-income drivers would bear the brunt of new taxes and transportation fee spikes.

OPPOSITION CONCERNED ABOUT TAX INCREASES

Some drove hundreds of miles to give testimony Thursday, or tuned in virtually, to oppose the bill. They cited existing financial strain from inflation, high housing costs and rising utility bills.

Amy Reiner, a resident from Clackamas County, spoke in opposition to the bill, saying she believes the new taxes and fees would financially strain Oregon families — particularly low- and middle-income ones.

“People are already leaving Oregon,” she said. “We shouldn’t be creating policies that make Oregon harder to live in. We should be focused on making it affordable and inclusive.”

Greg Remensperger, the executive vice president of the Oregon Auto Dealers Association, opposed the transfer tax portion of the bill, or a tax on used and new sold cars. He said it would burden car purchasers already dealing with a car loan at a time when those loan delinquencies

are at a record high.

“Let’s be honest, a 2 percent transfer tax really needs to be termed what it is,” he told the committee.

“It’s a sales tax. Oregon residents have fought down sales taxes on multiple occasions, and they will object to this, too.”

Several Republicans, including state House Minority Leader Christine Drazan, R-Canby, and state Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis, R-Albany, have criticized the bill, saying it was crafted by Democrats behind closed doors and rushed, without having a

financial analysis prepared showing how much revenue it would raise.

Bill sponsor state Sen. Chris Gorsek, D-Troutdale, said during an informational hearing that he thinks the bill would generate at least $1 billion in revenue.

“The public is being asked to testify without knowing what the bill will actually cost them,” Drazan said. “That is unacceptable.”

Republicans introduced an alternative transportation package, House Bill 3982, which avoids

taxes and instead redirects funding from climate initiatives, public transit and passenger rail services, bicycle programs and payroll tax allocations. The bill does not yet have a scheduled hearing in either chamber of the legislature. Oregon Capital Chronicle (oregoncapitalchronicle.com) is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Oregon Capital Chronicle maintains editorial independence.

the current estimate is that it will now be re-opening in September.

“We encountered several conditions that delayed our hopeful reopening of the lighthouse in early July, said Brian McBeth, historic architecture project manager for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, who is overseeing the restoration project. “Partly, we were working towards completion of work to coincide with the end of our fiscal biennium so the project expenses stayed within the current budget. However, the dry rot and some difficulties in materials have slowed our optimistic schedule.”

Another thing contributing to the delay is the restoration of the lighthouse lantern. The entire lantern assembly was lifted off of the

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“The lantern assembly was found to have more damage than originally observed,” McBeth said. “Once the coatings were removed, there were many more cracks and damage to repair. If you’ve ever used cast iron cookware, you might be familiar with the fragility of the material and difficulty in fixing it. Fractures in a pan usually mean it gets thrown in the recycling bin and you buy a new one. Well, no one sells replacement lighthouses or parts for them, so we

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First Amendment right of freedom from retaliation for speaking on an issue of public concern. On this count, emotional damages

go through the difficult task of working with what we have.” A lot of parts had to be refabricated, he said.

McBeth is hopeful that they will have the lantern assembly back in Newport by late August.

“We will lift the assembly back in place and then button up the adjacent areas,” he said.

“The actual dates of the lantern lift and reopening are still fluctuating, but there will be park notices to announce the big show. We expect a lot of interest as the lantern flies skyward and

were set in the amount of $10 000 against Martin and $5,000 against Smith.

The jury also found that Martin and Smith had “engaged in malicious conduct, or had reckless disregard for her rights,” and as such, they assessed punitive damages of $12 000 against Martin and $1 000 against Smith.

The jury determined that Martin had not taken adverse action or retaliated against Bryant based on her sex.

rests once again on our beloved lighthouse.”

The Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, built in 1871 , is the only wooden lighthouse still intact on the Oregon coast, and it is the last example in the state of the combined lighthouse and living quarters.

The lighthouse served mariners for only a few short years before it was decommissioned in favor of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse in 1874

The $ 1 6 million project includes a complete rehabilitation of the exterior:

Also as part of this court case was a State Law Whistle Blower Claim, and the jury found that Bryant had proved her claim that Martin, Smith and the city of Toledo “retaliated against her because she opposed conduct that she believed was evidence of mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or violation of law.”

On this claim, Bryant was awarded $490 000 in economic damages from

“This restoration work will help protect and pre

serve the historic struc

ture for future visitors to enjoy,” said McBeth. For more information about the lighthouse and any updates to closures, visit the park page at https://tinyurl.com/ Yaquina-Bay-Lighthouse

the city of Toledo and $600 000 in emotional damages. Martin was ordered to pay $15 000 in economic damages and $100 000 in emotional damages, and Smith was ordered to pay $25,000 in economic damages and $50,000 in emotional damages.

Following the decision by the jury, Bryant’s attorney, Beth Creighton, issued the following statement: “I am pleased that the jury vindicated my client after over eight years of litigation and that justice prevailed.”

VIEWPOINT

Grooming America for mediocrity

BY PAUL CALDRON

In the current president’s first term, he referred to Haiti and African nations in vulgar terms. He mused about bringing in Norwegians instead of migrants from cited places. The juxtaposition is stark and a bit foreboding.

So, it caught my attention when the May 24 weekly print of The Economist had two leading summaries of recent acts of the administration within the same edition as Richard Hanania’s invited piece, the influential author of “The Origins of Woke” and a participant in Project 2025.

The first article in the science section dealt with “MAGA’s assault on science” within elite universities under the guise of advancing free speech and anti-Semitism. The brain drain of America’s best and brightest has already begun as a result. The second article reviewed the “big baleful bill” now before the Senate, which seeks to continue the soon-to-expire tax cuts for upper earners while sacrificing Medicaid, SNAP, home health care benefits to several million of the nation’s neediest. The expected increase in the national debt from what was manageable during a robust economy will create debt service more costly than our defense budget. In brief, Hanania made the case that, while he took pride in his role in the antiwoke movement, “the administration seeks to implement its own version of thought control and federal-government overreach.”

Well-meaning Republican administrations have cyclically rallied over the past century, on principle, for smaller government — until the people eject them for denying their genuine needs. Efficiency is rarely achieved with high emotion and blunt tools. There are efficiency experts, and we should use them.

Traveling through developing countries highlights a repeating theme — wealthy neighborhoods surrounded by slums and segregated from them by high walls topped with glass shards and concertina wire. Private armies of guards watch day and night against intrusion by the desperate. Which of these countries stands out? None of them. Educational opportunity is dreary, mediocre at best. Discovery and innovation are suffocated by authoritarian and self-dealing leaders, each one in line to grab the brass ring of populism as the people get fooled again.

In visits to Norway, I’ve asked my extended family members if their politicians run on a platform of small government and lower taxes; they seem puzzled at the notion. The benefits of a consensus-driven society

are so obvious to them. Norwegians can scarcely imagine leaving any person without a place to live or medical care while others have those privileges. Norway, like Canada, continuously vies for the lead in many quality-of-life measurements, made real by their extraordinary sense of mutual support. Yet the tiny country maintains a sovereign wealth fund geared to sustain their standing well into the future, vigorously participating in the global economy.

Our good ship America can right itself if we can preserve rule of law, if elected officials can relearn to collaborate on the people’s business, and if the legislature can do the careful work of writing tax policy that diminishes inequality. We should allow the global markets to work with guardrails for protection for the environment and reallocation of benefits to support a healthy standard of living for workers and folks with disabilities. Government should concentrate on regulation and enforcement that sustains a level playing field in commerce for all citizens and the dignity of all persons. A debate continues regarding the attribution of the quote, “I like paying taxes; with my taxes, I buy civilization.” Thomas Pickety’s “Capital in the 21st Century” describes the corrosive effect of economic inequality and has championed the value of wealth transfers through progressive tax policy. We laud our wealthy neighbors for their personal donations to social goods. Imagine if we would extend that same non-monetary reward to those who paid the most in taxes instead of funneling their money into offshore tax havens out of reach, and who don’t bribe the government to grind their compatriots so they can keep more.

The central question of our time remains — how much society do we want? Are we ready to allow the government to facilitate the aggregation of national income to a small percentage of its citizens? Should we then watch while those citizens ultimately use the added gains to build the walls topped with glass shards and hire the personal militias? Or are we ready to spend the nation’s aggregated wealth in ways that say we are equal; that the walk along our neighborhood streets should be limitless. We should tax the wealthy more. The executive branch, its arms of enforcement and justice should concentrate on pursuing the army of legal and banking professionals that sustain the shell economy.

Or, we can simply let our once-good ship sink into mediocrity.

Paul Caldron is a resident of Depoe Bay.

VIEWPOINT

The silence is deafening

BY PAUL HAEDER

Forget about large universities and valiant young people and some faculty protesting the genocide that by many expert accounts — not cited in so called legacy media — are 100,000 murdered civilians. Targeted assassinations … of journalists … of medical workers? And the AMA is silent. The American Medical Association represents hundreds of thousands of doctors.

We’re seeing hospitals being bombed, ambulances being bombed, doctors and other medical workers being targeted and shot. The AMA is the sixth largest lobbying organization in the United States, bigger than Boeing, than Lockheed Martin, than the National Rifle Association. They have a tremendous amount of domestic and international influence, and because they carry such weight within the realm of health care, we felt it would be appropriate for them to use their voice in this way.

Emily Hacker, a member of Healthcare Workers for Palestine, outlined an important reason health care workers want the AMA and all other health care institutions to be involved in ending the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

“The U.S. can spend billions and billions of dollars on bombs and bullets, but there are 26 million Americans with no health insurance and 150 million Americans rely on Medicare or Medicaid,” she said. “People can’t afford their insulin, but there’s always money for bombs.”

Cognitive dissonance is more than just interesting as a theory to study. In our daily lives, we for the most part are silent. Hands down. No discussion of Israel’s genocide and the United States’ and Britain’s complicity because most Americans are dangerously poorly educated. Mis-educated. Brainwashed. This is what many call “deep” or “master narratives” — that somehow the settler colonial apartheid state of Israel is the most democratic state in the Middle East.

I witnessed genocide silence the Yachats Commons June 1, where we listened to Oregon Black Pioneers presenter Zachary Stocks discuss the origin of black exclusion laws in our state, as well as the pro-slavery mentality that dominated many of the state’s politicians and newspaper editors. Good stuff he presented to a largely graying and older population. We did get some land acknowledgement from Joanne Kittel, known for her work around the Amanda Trail.

“For those of you who travel through Yachats, I ask you to pay respect to and honor the Alsea, Siuslaw, Lower Umpqua and Coos people who lost their lives as a result of their forced incarceration and mistreatment in Yachats, Waldport and Florence areas. The Amanda Trail that connects Yachats to Cape Perpetua is a spiritual and solemn path that remembers in perpetuity,” Kittel wrote. No moment of silence for Gaza? It would have been appropriate.

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Deep, grand, meta or master narratives are dominant or commonlyshared stories within a society or culture. They are tools for shaping a collective idea or consciousness about who we are as a society, culture or people. Master narratives also limit our understanding of context and historical causes and effects, and they’re deployed to perpetuate stereotypes or dominant ideologies.

Erasing knowledge and context is the coin of the realm now, especially with a shallow and sallow-minded president. This POTUS isn’t the be-all and end-all, but for the past five months, people have been scrambling to anticipate his administration’s brand of proto- or neo-fascism.

Erasing Black Medal of Honor winners or Jackie Robinson’s portrait from various locations and websites is just the tip of the iceberg of flipping around history.

“A good Indian is a Dead Indian.” Or, from the other POTUS, Teddy Roosevelt: “I don’t go so far as to think that the only good Indians are the dead Indians, but I believe nine out of every 10 are,” Roosevelt said during a January 1886 speech in New York.

“And I shouldn’t like to inquire too closely into the case of the 10th.”

And now why is it the genocide of our times is never discussed in public or around dinner tables? Imagine that during World War II not a word about Nazism or fascism in Italy and Spain. Silence? The price of bacon?

A Jewish Canadian journalist many read -

ing this might not know, Aaron Mate, says it bluntly about that grand narrative of Israel and Judaism: “Everything I was taught … was a lie.” He says the indoctrination of how Israel is this grand democracy and mother ship for all Jews starts early.

“This Jewish state commits genocide in our name. It’s a moral obligation to resist this,” Mate states. It is more than bizarre and Orwellian, this current rampant ideology of “silence is transparency and lies are truth.”

Doctors, nurses and medics are murdered and hospitals bombed. And no one in mixed company discusses Gaza, the genocide, the dehumanization of Palestinians, which is a dehumanization for us all.

Doctors? I have MDs in my family, and I was a pre-med student for a while. Here is an anonymous statement I agree with, from a doctor condemning the American Medical Association’s complicity: “As a doctor, I am saying loud and clear I am against all war and especially genocide. AMA and all our medical institutions that have remained silent and practiced unethical silencing, doxxing, firing of peace supporters or those speaking up for Palestine cast a long shadow of shame on our great profession.” Silence, and the grand narrative just crumbles.

Paul Haeder is a novelist, journalist, educator and author of “Wide Open Eyes: Surfacing from Vietnam,” Cirque Press.

Online Poll

These are the results of the Lincoln County Leader’s latest online poll.

How often do you read something online or on social media that changes your mind about a topic you feel strongly about? — Quite often: 7.7 percent — Sometimes: 48.1 percent — Never: 44.2 percent

Check our website at the beginning of each week for a new poll, and then look for results in the next print edition.

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“It was really nice to reflect back on the journey we’ve been on, especially since Lincoln City was the first festival my younger brother Cardin and I performed at,” Dylan Nguyen said in responding to the Lincoln County Leader questions.

Lincoln County Leader: When and how did your family first become involved with the Lincoln City kite festivals?

Dylan Nguyen: My parents ran into the Lincoln City Summer Kite Festival in 2004 a couple of months before I was born, and it became our family’s tradition ever since. Every year, we’d set up a tent on the sidelines, participate in kids kite making, passport signing, running with the bols, and watch kites dancing to the music.

My dad self-taught himself flying a sport kite and then helped us learning to fly it when we were seven and nine years old, respectively. I remember being told by fliers Amy Doran and Brett Morris that, if we practiced hard enough, my brother and I would get the chance to fly for an audience on the main demo field for the 2015 Lincoln City Summer Kite Festival. And we did.

My brother and I continue to perform and enjoy flying and making new friends. We’d arrive early to help with setting up the kite field, and volunteer in various aspects throughout the festival. During this journey, I had the chance to push myself and compete, becoming the 2019 American Kitefliers Association National Champion. My brother Cardin enjoys performing in all disciplines and flying with many great fliers.

While we’ve traveled with friends to kite events around the country and abroad, we’ve always find ourselves back in Lincoln City where it all began.

The Leader: What is it about flying kites that you and your family enjoy?

Nguyen: I think a lot of families have something that brings them together. For us, it’s getting outside and being active. Some of my best memories and moments of growth happened in kiting, and I think that’s what keeps us

coming back to it.

The Leader: What challenges have you and your family faced when flying kites at the Lincoln City festivals, and how did you navigate through those challenges?

Nguyen: One of the biggest challenges with kite flying was balancing it with work and school. We almost always had to take time off from school or work for festivals, ranging from only a day to an entire week. I can’t even count the number of times my brother and I would be hunched over in our hotel room on a festival night, grinding out our work from the days before. However, learning to balance those things helped us build a good work ethic for the long run.

The Leader: Has the kite flying helped connect your family, and if so, in what ways?

Nguyen: Through kiting, my family and I have been able to make lifelong memories in the adventures we’ve been on. I could see myself continuing this with my own family in the future.

The Leader: What would be your recommendation to other families who might want to become involved in competitive kite flying?

Nguyen: Always reach out to the community around you. There are so many people who are eager to share the things they’ve learned to someone new. Also, whatever you do, do it as a family.

At Lincoln City, my entire family is involved. We’d arrive early before the festival to help with setting up the field, and throughout the festival we’d continue to volunteer. In my experience, making it a whole family effort makes it really easy to get involved.

Dylan and Cardin perform together as Team Flying Dragon. Dylan is also a team member of Team Island Quad (British Columbia) and The Kite Collective (Vancouver, BC). Cardin occasionally fills in for both teams or flies with friends.

For more insight, Dylan Nguyen may be reached at Team Flying Dragon, teamflyingdragon@gmail. com.

THE KITE FESTIVAL

Lincoln City’s Summer Kite Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary

this year, bringing two full days of impressive kite demonstrations and hands-on activities to the beach at the D River State Recreation Site. The festival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, with professional kite fliers from around the world filling the sky with awe-inspiring performances, according to a release from Explore Lincoln City.

“Attendees will be mesmerized by the captivating performances of teams, duos, and solo fliers on the expansive kite field. Throughout the festival, guests can marvel at the larger-than-life show kites, including breaching whales and other colorful sea creatures dancing through the air,” the release states.

“The Lincoln City Summer Kite Festival is a cherished tradition that captures the essence of summer at the Oregon coast,” Explore Lincoln City Director Kim Cooper Findling said. “Visitors can look forward to a weekend full of playful skies, ocean breezes, and a welcoming spirit that brings people back year after year. The beach skies come alive with soaring creations, from intricate designs to larger-than-life characters — all flown by some of the world’s top kite fliers.”

Beyond the aerial performances, the festival offers hands-on fun for all ages. Families can participate in free kite-making workshops via Family Promise of Lincoln County, while Pixie Fest carnival games provide entertainment with the proceeds benefiting the Lincoln City Kiwanis Club. Guests can also explore the wind garden and browse art kite displays along the sand. While kite flying is limited to professional fliers at the main festival site, guests are encouraged to fly their own kites at other areas along Lincoln City’s seven miles of public beaches. Leashed, well-behaved dogs are welcome on the beach, and all service animals are permitted on festival grounds and shuttles.

For more information about the Summer Kite Festival, visit www. explorelincolncity.com/ events/annual/summer-kite-festival or call Explore Lincoln City at 541-996-1274

This Week in

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This is a brief look back at what made the news in Lincoln County during this week in history.

25 YEARS AGO (2000)

TEEN DIES, TWO CRITICAL IN TOLEDO HOUSE FIRE

An early morning fire in Toledo on Thursday claimed the life of a 16-year-old girl and left two other family members with critical burns.

Personnel from Toledo Fire and Rescue responded to 231 NE Skyline Drive around 12:30 a.m. and upon arrival, discovered a two-story home fully engulfed in flames. The body of 16 year-old Lacey M. Smith was later discovered inside the home near the front door.

SALEM POLICE TRACKING STOLEN LAWN ORNAMENTS

If you’re missing some outdoor decor, it just might be in the evidence room of the Salem Police Department.

The SPD recently cracked a case involving the theft of hundreds of lawn ornaments — including sculptures, sundials, wind chimes, terra-cotta suns and more — from homes as far away as Lincoln City.

Two Salem women were arrested in the case, and subsequent search warrants resulted in the seizure of 276 items.

SCHOOL PATRONS LAMENT LOSS OF AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM

Newport High School’s mechanical technology program has been cut from next year schedule of classes, and concerns over the loss were voiced this week to the Lincoln County School District Board of Directors.

The school board heard from a number of individuals who support the mechanical technology program, which is falling victim to budget cuts.

THREE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ORGANIZE LOCAL RESERVE ACADEMY

The Lincoln City Police Department, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, and the Toledo Police Department have organized a combined reserve police academy.

The unified training — Lincoln Combined Reserve Training, or LCRT — is scheduled to begin this fall. Each agency will maintain its respective reserve officer program but will share combined reserve law enforcement training.

50 YEARS AGO (1975)

BIDS OPENED ON SALMON RIVER HATCHERY

Bids were opened Tuesday for construction of the

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in the first degree;

• three counts of rape in the second degree;

• two counts of sodomy in the second degree;

• four counts of using a child in display of sexually explicit conduct.

On May 1, after a five-day trial, a 12-person Lincoln County jury found Stuebgen guilty of nine separate incidents of child sexual abuse, five sexual assaults and four photographs of child sexual abuse material. This case began in August 2023 when the Lincoln City Police Department (LCPD) received a tip from the Child Abuse Hotline, which raised concerns regarding a sexual relationship between Stuebgen and a child volunteer at Happy Trails Feed & Tack.

On Aug. 11 2023

LCPD and Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) responded and began investigating the allegations. While the investigation was pending, Stuebgen was advised by LCPD to not have any contact with the child, however, approximately a month later, the child was reported as a runaway and located at Happy Trails Feed & Tack, Stuebgen’s place of business and residence, according to court records. Evidence demonstrated that Stuebgen was actively trying to conceal the child from police and had assisted the child in running away.

“There is no sentence that I am going to impose

Oregon Fish Commission hatchery on the Salmon River, located a half mile east of Otis.

SAND BURIAL CLAIMS BOY

Fourteen-year-old Sandy Lee Pratt of Salem, who was buried in a sand cave-in at South Beach June 10, died June 14 at Pacific Communities Hospital, Newport.

He was buried at the cave-in site near the Vagabond Motel for about 20 minutes and never regained consciousness after Newport firemen and rescue personnel uncovered him.

VOTERS APPROVE BONDS TO GUARANTEE MARINA

Voters in the Port of Newport District this week gave approval to underwriting a $2 5 million loan for a marina at South Beach.

Because the port district is a public body, most upriver marina operators opposed the project on the basis it will use public funds to compete against private firms.

HATFIELD TO KEYNOTE CENTER’S 10TH BIRTHDAY

Senator Mark Hatfield, who was governor of Oregon when the Marine Science Center opened in 1965, will be the featured speaker at the 10th anniversary re-dedication ceremony on Sunday, June 22

The center welcomed its one millionth visitor in July 1971, and the visitor count is expected to reach two million next month.

75 YEARS AGO (1950)

RURAL AREAS MAKE GAINS OVER CITIES

Preliminary census figures released to the press from Salem Thursday show that Lincoln County today has a population of 21,180 citizens. This is a gain of 6,631 over the 1940 tabulation, which gave the county an official 14,549

Most of the coast towns fell below the population estimated for them. The obvious conclusion drawn from the figures is that while the county has made healthy gains in the past 10 years, most of these new citizens are living outside incorporated towns.

HAKES WASH ASHORE ON LOCAL BEACHES; FISH ALLIED TO COD

Fishes on the beach at Delake provided a general topic of conversation among North Lincoln residents Monday morning as early risers found thousands of strange fish stranded on the sand by high tide.

The fish, unfamiliar to most, were identified by experts as hakes and were believed to have been left high and dry after chasing tomcods into too shallow water.

THREE ESCAPE AS SMALL BOAT SINKS AT BAR

A near tragedy was averted Tuesday when Bonnie and Darlene Wilson of Newport, accompanied by Jack Cochrane, swam ashore after their rowboat upset as they

were crossing the bar.

Cochrane and one of the young ladies grasped floating cushions, and the other sister held onto a plank and swam to shore.

Capt. Francis G. Barnett, of the Coast Guard, has issued a warning to all persons that trying to cross the bar in small boats, with or without motors, is always dangerous, even though the water appears calm.

GROUP READY TO DEDICATE LIBRARY

Plans are being completed for July 4 dedication of the newly completed Newport Memorial Library. All persons who have been passing the library comment on the surpassing beauty of the outstanding community project. All specifications indicate the Veterans Memorial is the most modern of its kind in the state.

100 YEARS AGO (1925)

BOND ISSUES ADOPTED BY CITY OF NEWPORT

Last Tuesday, the citizens of Newport went to the polls and voted decisively for two bond measures.

One of the issues, $25 000, is to be used to build and maintain a new city hall, in which will be housed the public library, the city jail, the fire and police stations, and of course, the council chambers and restrooms for the general public.

The other issue was for $25 000 to pay off the city’s warrant indebtedness, for the purpose of putting the city on a cash basis.

NEWPORT SHIPS OVER 16,000,000 FEET OF LUMBER DURING APRIL AND MAY

In the past few years, Newport has become quite a factor in the lumber shipping of the Pacific Coast, as the above figure shows, according to the Newport Journal.

Of the 16,553,000 feet of lumber shipped during the months of April and May, the Pacific Spruce Corporation shipped 13,303,000 feet of manufactured lumber, while the remaining 3 250 000 feet were shipped in log rafts, which were towed to Portland mills for manufacture.

MONEY TO COMPLETE ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY NOT FORTHCOMING

Where to find $7,000,000 to complete the 87 miles of the project occupied the Roosevelt Highway Commission at a session held in Gearhart today, attended largely by men prominent in state politics and other activities.

The central section of the road, as planned, lacks tangible means of completion, since work already done or contracted for has taken available funds. The conference did not solve the problem.

today that is going to be proportionate to the harm that your actions inflicted on the victim in this case,” Judge Bachart said at the sentencing. “This was a vulnerable child, and you exploited those vulnerabilities for a sexual purpose. You were able to get away with it for a very long time. I don’t know how long this would have gone on if she hadn’t found the courage to report. Even when you knew the investigation was pending, you still continued to pursue her.”

Stuebgen declined to make any statement at sentencing.

The case was prosecuted by Lincoln County District Attorney Jenna Wallace and investigated by LCPD Detective Bud Lane.

“The district attorney’s office would like to thank Detective Lane for his relentless commitment to investigating crimes against children to ensure justice, accountability, and community safety,” Wallace stated in a media release. “Detective Lane brings decades of

experience in sexual abuse investigations that was vital to a successful prosecution. The district attorney’s office would also like to thank the Lincoln City Police Department for prioritizing sexual abuse investigations to not only end abuse, but to protect vulnerable populations from predators in our community.”

To report child abuse or neglect in Oregon, call 855-503-SAFE (7233). If someone is being hurt or is in immediate danger, call 911

Students qualify for SkillsUSA National Championships

JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader

Two Taft 7-12 students will represent Oregon at the 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, June 23–27 in Atlanta.

The gathering is one of the nation’s largest student workforce development events.

Abbygale Mode, 17 will compete in the Customer Service competition, and Emely Fajardo, 18, will compete in Baking and Pastry Arts. Both students qualified for nationals by earning top honors at the state-level SkillsUSA competition earlier this year. Students from across the United States will compete in more than 114 skilled trades and leadership events, with all competitions aligned to industry standards and judged by professionals. Competitions are designed to reflect real-world expectations for entry-level employees in fields ranging from health sciences and engineering to culinary arts and public safety.

BACKGROUND

The SkillsUSA Championships are part of the annual National Leadership and Skills Conference, showcasing the best career and technical education (CTE) students in the country. Competitors represent

middle schools, high schools, and post-secondary institutions.

SkillsUSA’s National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) is the largest gathering of America’s future skilled workforce and the ultimate recognition

of excellence in career and technical education, according to SkillsUSA.

Held in Atlanta each June, the NLSC is a weeklong celebration of the skilled trades and the accomplishments of career-ready leaders from across the United States. The event brings together more than 17 500 attendees, including students, instructors, industry partners, government officials, administrators and more.

The highlight of the NLSC is the SkillsUSA Championships, where more than 6,500 state champions compete for national gold, silver and bronze medals in 114 skilled and leadership competitions.

Other highlights include the largest technical education trade show in the nation in SkillsUSA TECHSPO, an

excitement-fueled opening session, transformative leadership training, insightful workshops and seminars, an impactful community service project to benefit city children and, to end the event, a tears-of-joy-inducing awards ceremony, according to the SkillsUSA website.

SKILLSUSA

SkillsUSA is the nation’s leading career and technical student organization, empowering more than 413 000 students and educators annually to become worldclass workers and leaders in their fields. Founded in 1965, SkillsUSA has served more than 15 million members. The organization connects students, teachers and industry to ensure America has a skilled workforce. Learn more at skillsusa.org.

Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital announces DAISY nurse awards

Several registered nurses at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital were honored recently with DAISY awards in recognition of their exceptional patient care.

This year’s recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is James King, RN, who works in the hospital’s intensive care unit.

The recipient of the hospital’s DAISY Nurse Leader Award is Sarah Cole, RN, who manages two hospital departments: the birthing unit and case management.

The DAISY Team Award was presented to the hospital’s Ambulatory Infusion department.

Award recipients received a DAISY pin, award certificate and a hand-carved stone sculpture titled “A Healer’s Touch.” Along with public recognition, DAISY award winners receive financial discounts for nursing certification training, reduced tuition for continued education, conference scholarship opportunities and are eligible for the national DAISY Award.

DAISY NURSE

James King has worked with Samaritan since August 2016. The nomination detailed King’s excellent care given to an ICU patient as well as to the family members who

How

gathered at the patient’s bedside. The nomination stated, in part:

“There were many nurses, doctors and therapists who all took excellent care of him that night and all the next day, but James stood out. He was very courteous, professional, compassionate and had an appropriate sense of humor for us and his patient. While I am sure that his training and experience contribute to his work, the human caring is something that comes from the person’s heart, and that is what we experienced with James. He treated him like he was treating his own father, and he also took excellent care of the kids and grandkids. He was honest with us and told us the truth in words we could understand. He answered our questions

to support kids and aging parents without sacrificing your retirement

Being part of the Sandwich Generation — caring for both your children and your aging parents — comes with a lot of love and, potentially, a lot of stress. You want to be there for everyone, and often, you are. But somewhere between helping your kids launch and making sure your parents are cared for, it’s easy to lose sight of your own financial wellbeing.

A recent report from Savings. com highlights just how common this challenge is. On average, working parents are spending $1 589 per month supporting their adult children — more than twice what they’re putting toward their own retirement savings, which averages $673 Nearly half of those surveyed admit they’ve compromised their own financial security to do so. The truth is, you can’t pour

without hesitation.”

DAISY NURSE LEADER

Sarah Cole, RN, who has worked at the Newport hospital since July 2001, was nominated for this award by Sam Jones, vice president of Patient Care Services. His nomination stated, in part:

“Her unwavering commitment to both her staff and our patients sets her apart as a truly exceptional leader. She works tirelessly with her teams, ensuring that every patient receives the highest level of compassionate, evidence-based care. Her ability to lead with both heart and expertise has created an environment where collaboration, trust and clinical excellence thrive.”

Jones noted her many accomplishments, including helping bring Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner

services back to this community; building strong partnerships with system and community organizations; and successfully identifying placement solutions for patients requiring discharge from acute care while “navigating complex and sensitive situations with grace and persistence.”

“Sarah is a true team builder, known for her deep knowledge, clinical expertise and genuine willingness to help in any capacity. Whether supporting her peers, leading new initiatives, mentoring staff or stepping in on the unit, Sarah leads with humility, strength and purpose,” Jones wrote.

DAISY TEAM AWARD

This award was given to the Infusion Services team to recognize their excellent nursing care and

for extraordinary efforts to help the patients and families of Lincoln County.

The detailed nomination, written by Camie Cutter, RN, provided many examples of teamwork and excellence that benefit patients, the hospital and the community. Cutter summed it up this way:

“Cancer care is never just a day job. Several of my teammates used their breaks to give one final hug to a long-time cancer patient who was hospitalized last year. Working in infusion is not what we do, it’s who we are.

“I am 100 percent proud to say that we put in the hard work to fix issues, communicate better, respect each other and come to work each day with PRIDE (passion, respect, integrity, dedication and excellence).

Now we have a team that shares like a family and shares a commitment to our patients. This is one of the best things about our hospital: we are a caring, compassionate community that goes beyond the hospital walls, every day.”

The DAISY Foundation was established by the family of J. Patrick Barnes, who died at age 33 from an autoimmune disease. DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The foundation’s mission is to express gratitude and recognize nurses for the extraordinary compassion and skillful care they provide patients and families. To learn more, visit daisyfoundation.org. To nominate a Samaritan nurse, go to samhealth. org/DAISY

into others if your own cup is empty. When it comes to prioritizing your own financial wellbeing, it isn’t selfish, it’s essential. Let’s look at how one couple found balance.

BRAD AND SUSAN’S STORY: MANAGING

FINANCIAL PRESSURE

BETWEEN GENERATIONS

In their early 50s, Brad and Susan found themselves pulled in two directions: supporting their college-aged kids’ dreams while managing their aging parents’ growing medical needs. They worked hard and earned a decent income, but each tuition payment and medical bill left them feeling more squeezed and more anxious about their own future. No matter how much they tried to save, unexpected

expenses kept derailing their plans. The tension grew, and they began to wonder if they’d ever be able to step off the financial hamster wheel.

CHOOSING TO TAKE

FINANCIAL CONTROL

One night, after yet another financial curveball, Brad and Susan sat down together and had a candid conversation. They realized that if they didn’t start setting clear financial boundaries now, they could find themselves in a very difficult situation down the road.

They wanted to help, but not at the cost of their own livelihood. It was time to take charge.

FINDING FINANCIAL BALANCE

Working with a financial advisor, Brad and Susan put a practical, empowering plan into action:

• Setting financial boundaries — They had open, heartfelt conversations with their kids and parents about what they could responsibly provide, and where

they needed to draw the line to protect their own future.

• Planning for caregiving needs — They explored longterm care options for their parents, ensuring that care needs would be met without draining their personal savings.

• Prioritizing retirement savings — They restarted 401(k) and IRA contributions, knowing that their future security mattered just as much as today’s needs.

• Building emergency savings — They created a dedicated cushion for unexpected expenses, providing clarity when life inevitably threw surprises their way.

• Encouraging financial stewardship — They helped their kids open their own savings and investment accounts, teaching them to build financial independence early.

REGAINING FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE

With a solid plan in place, Brad and Susan finally felt like they were back on track. They could provide meaningful

support to their loved ones without sacrificing their own financial wellbeing. They found peace in knowing they were modeling strong financial stewardship for their children and ensuring they wouldn’t feel like a burden themselves later on.

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Information in this column is for general information only and not intended as investment, tax, or legal advice. Please consult the appropriate professionals for specific information regarding your individual situation prior to making any financial decision.

The beauty of the coast

is June 27 in Newport

Get ready for an afternoon of fun and excitement at Newport Parks and Recreation’s annual Touch-a-Truck event on Friday, June 27, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. It will be held in the Newport Performing Arts Center parking lot at 777 W Olive St.

This free event provides a hands-on experience the whole family will love. Kids of all ages can explore and discover an amazing lineup of big rigs, emergency

vehicles, construction trucks, and more. Newport police will also hand out free youth bike helmets.

Touch-a-Truck allows truck enthusiasts big and small to explore and learn about the vehicles and the professionals who operate them. Explore a fleet of vehicles from the city, including police cruisers, fire trucks, and other vehicles used around Newport for construction and maintenance. The

Presenting 11 concerts at five venues in Lincoln City and Newport, this summer’s Siletz Bay Music Festival will offer an adventurous program of chamber, jazz and orchestral music performed by 52 artists who travel to the Oregon coast from locations around the world. Featuring a mix of seldom-performed masterworks and audience-pleasing favorites, the festival begins Aug. 14 and runs through Aug. 24

Performances will be held at the Lincoln City Cultural Center, the Lincoln City Congregational Church, Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center, Lincoln City’s Regatta Park Bandshell and Chinook Winds Casino Resort. Tickets are now on sale at

SiletzBayMusic.org

city will also welcome several community partners and their trucks, including Thompson’s Sanitary, Table Mountain Forestry, Rowley’s Towing, Central Lincoln PUD, Oregon State Parks, Oregon State Police, First Student buses, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Pacific West Ambulance, 811 Underground, and the Oregon Coast Art Bus.

“This is always one

This year’s festival will feature new faces alongside many of the more familiar artists who have helped the series evolve over 13 seasons into the central Oregon coast’s premier cultural event. Under the leadership of artistic director Mei-Ting Sun, the festival has engaged the internationally acclaimed conductor Johann Stuckenbruck to lead the orchestra. New work by Portland-based composer and cellist Nancy Ives, a musical tribute to Native American jazz legend Jim Pepper (Kaw, Creek), and performances of three all-time favorites from the repertoire of the mid20th Century — Copland’s

‘Virginia’s Apple: Collected Memoirs,’ a reading by Judith Barrington

People are invited to join the Willamette Writers Coast Chapter and the Newport Public Library Foundation on Friday, June 20, at 4 p.m. at the Newport Public Library for a free public reading by Judith Barrington. She will read from her new memoir, “Virginia’s Apple: Collected Memoirs,” and will talk about the process of creating the collection. A

Tex Brooklyn Experiment on Newport Bayfront

The Tex Brooklyn Experiment (TBX) will be performed this Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22, on the stage of the new patio at original Mo’s on the Newport Bayfront. This Summer Solstice Celebration concert will begin at noon and end at 2 p.m.

The Tex Brooklyn Experiment is a musical project of singer/songwriter Robert Rubin, who performs on piano and accordion, accompanied

by Bill Stiffler on bass, C.M. Ducks on guitar, Deane Perkins on drums, and Morgen Silverhorn on clarinet and saxophone. They all sing.

Conceived as a vehicle for the songs written by Rubin, TBX now also performs a wide variety of music including blues, rock, jazz, country, zydeco, standards, reggae and requests. Rubin has put music to the words of Shakespeare, Lewis Carrol, A.A. Milne, Scott

and Angela Rosin, and Andrew Rodman. He crafted the “Chicken Minuet” for the original Red Octopus production of Mark Lambert and Richard Kennedy’s “The Snow Queen.” He wrote the music for the 1980s production of “The Gift,” an adaptation by Angela and Scott Rosin. Rubin recently uploaded songs from the band’s 2019 live Club KYAQ radio show to Soundcloud.com.

Here comes the sun — and summer

The sun is worshiped by many and in many different ways. In the great classic Brazilian film “Orfeo Negro” (Black Orpheus), the young boy takes the guitar of his dead mentor Orfeo and believes he must play the spirited Bossa Nova on the Rio hillside at dawn to insure that the sun will rise. And it worked! Here in Newport in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun will stay with us longer than any other day in the year on the Summer Solstice, Saturday, June 21. We plan to pay homage on this day to the sun by raising a glass of a summer-welcoming Rosé before the sun drops into the Pacific. The Rosé I chose I stumbled across (with Eric’s help) in Grocery Outlet:

Ferrari-Carano 2022 Dry Sangiovese Rosé. The label says “light and dry,” but I find more than usual body in this pleasant pink wine, which delivers fresh strawberry and raspberry aromas and flavors. Christina and I have fond memories of visiting Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery in Sonoma County, California, not only for its marvelous wines, but for the beautiful floral gardens surrounding the impressive winery building made possible by Don and Rhonda Carano’s family ownership of the El Dorado Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. If we can’t decide on the right spot on the bluff overlooking Agate Beach and we need shelter from the high winds we’ve had lately, we just might

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take advantage of the Lobby Bites and Bar at the Allred Hotel next to the Newport Performing Arts Center. The Allred Hotel is the former Whaler Motel, newly refurbished and with an excellent vista of sundown from tables in the lobby or from a deck that also has a fire pit. There is a full-service bar and a good menu of small seafood selections.

• • • The recently concluded Memorial Day weekend was once again a poignant reminder to give thanks for, and pay tribute to those who fought and died for us in war. Sadly, we seem to have plenty of civilians to honor alongside our military heroes. The numbers of civilian deaths in Ukraine and Gaza seem way higher

than the numbers of non-military casualties we are used to in conventional wars. (I just re-read that last line: “...casualties we are used to in conventional wars.” Something is wrong. Getting used to war is obscene.)

My thoughts on civilians in war were triggered by re-visiting my Christina’s telling how she learned of the Holocaust from her kindergarten teacher in Sweden, who explained the tattooed number on her arm. And our daughter, Rachel, learned about this country’s World War II internment of JapaneseAmerican families from her kindergarten teacher who was imprisoned as a child with her family just because they “looked like” the enemy.

My earliest knowledge of these internment camps came from when I was a UCLA student and a classmate told of how, at

age 5, he and his family were sent to live without freedom in a remote barracks in the California Sierras with other families of Japanese heritage. It did not matter that most were naturalized or U.S. citizens by birth. This memory was brought back when I read of the Memorial Day performance of “Lost Freedom: A Memory,” a piece for music and narration at Portland’s Japanese Gardens. The composer was Portland’s Kenji Bunch, who has Japanese heritage and who has had another of his compositions premiered here in Newport by our own symphony orchestra. The narration was written and performed by my longago UCLA Theater Arts classmate, George Takei. I was unable to attend the performance, but knew Takei was not only an actor (Mr. Sulu in “Star Trek”) but also an

author and civil rights activist. He had successfully worked for years seeking redress and apologies from the government for the internment camp experiences. I have a personal memory from back in those student days when a friend needed an Asian actor for an anti-Vietnam War film project. When I asked him if he would help us, George readily agreed and brought his two nephews to portray a Vietnamese father and sons facing a napalm bombing. Over the years, George Takei tirelessly gave of his talents as an actor and his passion as a human rights activist, and he feels that the story of the internment camps needs retelling in light of today’s growing threat to personal freedom. Yes, it does.

Cheers! Joseph Swafford

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Pedestal Showcase at Newport gallery Seniors to enjoy riverboat, carousel

The Yaquina Art Association announces a pedestal show featuring the work of artist Diana PerezMoya. The show will run June 14-27 at the YAA Gallery, located at 789 NW Beach Drive in Newport.

From dragons to mermaids, this year PerezMoya will be showing a variety of epoxy resin works full of color and whimsy, along with up-cycled pieces for all budgets. She is a long standing member of YAA and a talented artist. The YAA Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. Learn more about the Yaquina Art Association online at www. yaquinaart.org

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of our most fun events for the community, and there will be plenty of family-friendly activities included,” said event organizer Jenni Remillard. “Zeek’s Shaved Ice will have some sweet treats available, and we are working to bring in another food truck to round out this ultimate

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time for questions will follow.

The following day, Barrington will conduct a memoir workshop at the Saturday, June 21, Willamette Writers Coast Chapter meeting at the Newport Public Library from 2 to 4 p.m. She will lead participants through the characteristics of literary memoir, including the sticky question of “truth.” She will discuss the techniques that memoirists may borrow from fiction as well as poetry, and address how to look back in time at one’s life stories, identifying ways to use language and craft to hold it all in place. Participants are encouraged to bring a notebook and pen to practice a few memoir beginnings. This workshop is co-hosted by the Newport Public Library.

outdoor experience.” Whether your child dreams of being a firefighter, construction worker, or police officer, this event offers inspiration and excitement for everyone. Most groups will let kids get a chance to get inside the vehicles and try out the horns or sirens. If your little ones are not a fan of the loud noises, the last half hour of the event will be siren/ horn free.

The Newport 60+ Adventure Van will head to Salem on Friday, June 27, to take a trip on the Riverfront Carousal and to visit the Willamette Queen, an 87-foot, 125-ton, twin paddlewheeler operated by Sternwheeler Excursions from its port on the Willamette River.

The Willamette Queen was designed as a scaled down likeness of the former Mississippi and Yukon Territory Riverboats, with paddles that really do propel her. Built in Newport in 1990, she has a Coast Guard approved capacity of 108. The dining area accommodates 82 dinner guest plus outside deck seating for 18 more.

Following a tour of the riverboat, experience a ride in historic downtown Salem on the Riverfront Carousel. This beautiful, handcrafted operational ride is in the

If you have questions about the event or are a business with a vehicle that would like to participate, contact j.remillard@newportoregon. gov You can also see updates about the event and the community partners who will be there on the City of Newport Parks and Recreation Facebook Touch a Truck event page. https:// www.facebook.com/ share/1AWGR8SXtf

Judith Barrington will read from her new memoir, “Virginia’s Apple: Collected Memoirs,” at 4 pm. on Friday, June 20, at the Newport Pubic Library. The following day, June 21, from 2 to 4 p.m., she will conduct a memoir workshop at the library. (Courtesy photos)

Barrington is the author of the bestselling “Writing the Memoir: From Truth to Art,” used by writers and writing programs across the U.S. Her “Lifesaving: A Memoir” won the Lambda Book Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for memoir. She is the author of five collections of poetry. Barrington taught in the MFA writing program at the University of Alaska and in workshops across the U.S. in England and Spain. She and her wife live in Portland. The Willamette Writers Coast Chapter hosts presentations from September through June. Programs are free and

open to all writers 18 and older. There are Young Willamette Writer chapters for those under 18 Willamette Writers is the largest writer’s association in Oregon and one of the largest in the nation. Join Willamette Writers at their website, willamettewriters. org.

heart of Riverfront Park. There is also a unique gift shop for a variety of carousel souvenirs, toys, games, home decor and more.

The fee for this trip, which includes the cost of admission, is $50. Newport 60+ Activity Center members receive a $5 discount. The Newport 60+ Adventure Van will leave at 9 a.m. and return around 5 p.m.

To register for this event, go online to www. Newportoregon.gov/sc and click on the banner “Browse the Catalog and Register” In the catalog you may view a listing of additional events, trips, classes, and educational presentations. For additional information, call the office at 541-265-9617, or stop by at 20 SE Second St., Newport.

Summer Sailstice is Saturday

Summer boating is getting underway, and the Yaquina Bay Yacht Club invites people to celebrate the season during its annual Summer Sailstice, which will be held this Saturday, June 21, at the yacht club, located at 750 SE Bay Blvd., Newport. Yacht club members

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“Appalachian Spring,” Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” (featuring Mei-Ting Sun on piano) and Joaquin Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez,” featuring the festival debut of Bulgarian-born guitar virtuoso Georgi DimitrovJoJo — will be among the festival highlights.

The chamber music series will include several nods to the 150th anniversary of the birth of French composer Maurice Ravel, and in addition to familiar pieces from the classical canon, will include compositions by Hungary’s Ernest Von Dohanyi, Italy’s Mario CastelnuovoTedesco, Austria’s Alban Berg and American composer William Kroll.

Artists performing in the festival’s chamber music concerts will include many audience favorites, including cellists Katherine Schultz and Isaac Ward, pianists MeiTing Sun and Michelle Chow, violist Miriam English Ward, violinists James Stern and concertmaster Mimi Jung, clarinetist Ricky Smith and pianist/violinist Michelle Bushkova. They’ll be joined this year by guitarist Georgi DimitrovJojo and horn player Dr. Daniel Partridge, who regularly performs with the

will be taking people out for free sailboat rides, conditions permitting.

Signups for a free sailing adventure begin at 11:30 a.m. Coast Guard approved lifejackets are always required on the boats, and the Yaquina Bay Yacht Club has loaner lifejackets.

Northwest’s most prestigious ensembles.

Two of the concerts will be offered free of charge, including the “family concert,” a performance of Prokofiev’s iconic “Peter and the Wolf,” performed by a woodwind quintet consisting of Amelia Lukas on flute, Sam Rockwood on oboe, Ricky Smith on clarinet, Ben Greanya on bassoon and Mike Hettwer on horn.

The annual “Welcome to the Club” jazz performance will feature veteran Portland pianist Gordon Lee and a sixpiece ensemble paying tribute to the legacy of the late Jim Pepper, whose ground-breaking music straddled the worlds of jazz and indigenous tradition.

A schedule of festival performances and complete program information are available at www. SiletzBayMusic.org

Siletz Bay Music Festival was founded to bring multi-genre, worldclass music performed by outstanding musicians to the area, reaching across race, culture, age, social and economic barriers and providing extraordinary music and educational experiences.

Come support the Yaquina Bay Yacht Club sailing programs and join them as they share their love of sailing and festivities with the community. Members of the public attending will have an opportunity to join the yacht club for a reduced price.

Siletz Bay Music Festival offers incentives to encourage people to buy tickets early. Discount packages for multiple events will be available, as well as student ticket pricing for all concerts except Musical Tapas and the Benefit. This project is supported, in part, by a grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust, investing in Oregon’s arts, humanities and heritage, and the Lincoln County Cultural Coalition. Other funding organizations include generous grants from Explore Lincoln City, the Roundhouse Foundation, the Marie Lamfrom Foundation, the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund, the Sponenberg Memorial Trust, the Oregon Arts Commission, and Ronni Lacroute through the Oregon Community Foundation.

Sponsors include, Edward Jones – Wendy C. Wilson, Financial Advisor, Lincoln City Gifts, Lincoln City Outlets, Oregon Coast Bank, Classic Pianos –Portland, Lincoln City Cultural Center and Chinook Winds Casino Resort. Community partners include Taft K–12 and Lincoln City Parks & Recreation. Media sponsor is Oregon Coast Today. Siletz Bay Music Festival is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. All donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.

INHOUSE Jazz presents The Randy Porter Trio

Intimate house concert set for Sunday, June 22

INHOUSE Jazz will continue its 2025 season this Sunday, June 22, with a concert hosted by vocalist Annie Averre and presenting The Randy Porter Trio.

As a Steinway artist, Randy Porter draws from a rich palette of sonorities found within his imagination and the depths of the piano. A Grammynominated jazz pianist, Porter has a refined

understanding of improvisation and the spontaneous communication between musicians.

The trio also features M. Todd Strait on drums. Over Strait’s 40-year career, he has most notably received two Grammy nominations with Karrin Allyson, one with Eldar, and one with Randy Porter and Nancy King. In 2017, he released his debut album as a leader, “There’ll Be Some Changes Made,” featuring Bill Mays, Bob Bowman, and Danny Embrey. Also a member of the trio is Patrick Golichnik, a young, Portland-based

The Randy Porter Trio performs for the next INHOUSE Jazz concert this Sunday, June 22, at 2:30 p.m. (Courtesy photo)

jazz bassist and composer. He has been recognized for his work with various musicians, including Charles McPherson, George Colligan, and Jack Radsliff. Golichnik also studied music on scholarship at Portland State University.

All INHOUSE Concerts in Lincoln County are offered from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoons once each month from spring to fall. The INHOUSE Jazz atmosphere is informal, providing an opportunity for audiences to enjoy an intimate concert, free from the noise and

distractions often associated with a restaurant or bar. There is no charge for these sessions, but a donation of $15-$30 is suggested to compensate musicians. Any funds collected beyond expenses are donated in support of local arts and education. The audience is encouraged to bring their own beverages and potluck treats. All interested in attending should RSVP to Annie Averre 360606-7136 prior to each concert. INHOUSE jazz is a proud member of The Folk Alliance International.

The Newport Public Library will present a one-hour program called “Welcome to Haiku” at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 20 People are invited to learn about the origins of haiku in Japan, how it caught on in English, and how to write their own haiku with instructor Tanya McDonald. Handouts with tips on how to write haiku and other useful resources will be provided. This free event is intended for adults, and all experience

levels are welcome.

McDonald is the founder and editor of the pocket-sized haiku journal, Kingfisher, now in its sixth year. She served as Washington’s regional coordinator for the Haiku Society of America (HSA) for three years and now serves as Oregon’s coordinator. Her own haiku, haibun, and rengay have appeared in numerous journals since 2008. She has also edited various haiku anthologies, including the HSA’s members’

anthology in 2019

A native Oregonian and an active member of the Portland Haiku Group, McDonald is frequently distracted by birds and interesting rocks.

This event will be held in the library’s McEntee Meeting Room. The library is located at 35 NW Nye St., Newport.

For more information about this and other upcoming events, visit newportoregon.gov/dept/ lib or contact the library at 541-265-2153

CASA-Voices for Children (CASA-VFC) has been awarded a $7 000 grant from the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund, the charitable giving arm of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon. CASA-VFC is a nonprofit that trains and supports court-appointed community volunteers to advocate for children who have been removed from their homes and placed in protective custody due to abuse or neglect. This grant will help support CASA-VFC’s program in Lincoln County, enabling them to increase the number of volunteer advocates serving local children in foster care.

Advocates serve as the “eyes and ears of the court,” speaking on behalf of each child’s best interest and ensuring their needs are met. Funds will also be used to help monitor each child’s academic progress and arrange for educational support services.

“We are deeply grateful to the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for their commitment to supporting vulnerable children in our community,” said Kari Pinard, executive director of CASA-VFC.

An emergency preparedness event called “Be 2 Weeks Ready” will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, June 21, at the Gleneden Beach Community Hall, located at 110 Azalea St. in Gleneden Beach.

Guests taking part include Capt. Patrick Ganz, Depoe Bay Fire; Samantha Buckley, Lincoln County

Emergency Management; Sherry Beard, CERT; Dr. Robert Davies; Nurses Sandy Metcalf and Jean Burbach; Ann Schate, OSU Master Composter; and Jeremy Price, Kernville-Gleneden BeachLincoln Beach Water District.

Topics will include:

• Disaster preparedness;

• Emergency planning;

• Food planning;

• Water planning;

• Waste/hygiene planning;

• Shelter planning;

• First aid planning;

• Emergency management planning.

Those attending will receive a free book to help them prepare, and coffee, tea and snacks will be available.

The mission of CASAVoices for Children is to ensure the best outcome and future for each child who has experienced abuse or neglect in Lincoln

Community members are invited to join in a new workshop series at the Newport 60+ Activity Center called “Sharing Stories: Rummaging Through Memory’s Closet.” At this interactive workshop, people will learn how to explore their memories and then develop methods to best share them with family, friends, and each other.

County, Benton County and beyond by training volunteers to provide advocacy, life skills, and expanding services to help kids thrive. The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund has distributed more than $22 3 million in donations to charitable organizations across Oregon since its inception in 2001, supporting cultural activities, health care, historical preservation, public safety, and education. For more information about CASA-Voices for Children or to learn how you can help local children in care, visit www.casa-vfc.org or call 541-265-3116

In honor of their late son, Joe McCall, Jerry and Meredith McCall are proud to offer $20,000 in scholarship monies, to be divided among multiple applicants graduating from Newport High School. Recipients were chosen on the basis of their community involvement, academic achievement and a strong desire to further their education at a four-year university, community college or trade school. This scholarship is designed to financially help a student who might not otherwise be able to fund their higher education.

Café’ Chill in Waldport proudly announces a new monthly series by Oregon Legacy Author Alexandra Mason called PRO-TIPS. Each third Saturday at 2 p.m., Mason will discuss the writing process for one of her books, giving professional advice on all aspects of prose and poetry authorship. Signed copies of her books will be available as well at 540 NE Commercial St., Waldport.

This Saturday, June 21, debuts PRO-TIPS with a discussion of the classic local novel, “The Lighthouse Ghost of Yaquina Bay.” Topics include writing from a historical source and using the specifics of place.

On July 19, the discussion will cover “A Handbook for Love,” a coherent series of literary/ philosophical essays outlining a plan for finding and living a happy and productive life in troubled times.

This year’s recipients are Andiah Johnson, Allison Pettett, Nicholas Crews, Blain Thompson, Emilie Wiese, Williams Postlewait, Leo Roller and Tyler Mattson. Each of these students will receive $2 500 to help with their first year of college.

The Aug. 16 session will focus on the innovative novel “Shakespeare’s Pipe,” which incorporates fantasy with fact and is grounded in literary wisdom offered by the famous Bard of Avon.

On Sept. 20, Mason will illustrate writing in poetic forms as a way to heal oneself in times of life crisis, including grief and aging. She will demonstrate the joys and comforts of differing forms as in her “Lost and Found.”

The session on Oct. 18 will continue with poetry, finding inspiration in the works of the classic T’ang Dynasty poets. She explains how, as in her “Poems Along the Way,” one might reinterpret a standard from a modern viewpoint while maintaining the artistic integrity of the original.

On Nov. 22, Mason will expand the series with

a discussion of research and scholarship as a foundation for explanatory writing as she reveals the long and fruitful process of her scholarly classic “Shakespeare’s Money Talks,” internationally praised as a breakthrough in scholarship and interpretation.

The Dec. 20 session will explore the art of editing an anthology, illustrating this through the recent volumes “The Grace of Oregon Rain” and “Just Imagine: Oregon Horizons.”

The final session on Jan. 17 2026, caps the series with a look at memorializing a life story through various forms of documentation, focusing on “J. Carl Ellston of Exeter, Missouri.”

All talks take place at 2 p.m. at Café’ Chill, 540 NE Commercial St., Waldport. Learn more at alexandramasonbooks.com

There is no cost to attend this workshop, and it will take place the first and third Tuesday of each month from 2:30 to 4 p.m. It is requested that you contact the 60+ Activity Center in advance if you plan to attend to allow staff to plan for

Calling all cat lovers — Newport Parks and Recreation will host Kittypalooza, a cat-themed exposition in celebration of June being Adopt-a-Cat Month. It will be held at the Newport Recreation Center on Thursday, June 26, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

This free, family-friendly event is a one-stop celebration of all things feline. Whether you’re a lifelong cat owner or simply curious about adoption, Kittypalooza is the purrfect way to learn, shop, and connect with fellow cat enthusiasts.

Event highlights include:

• Local vendors featuring unique cat-themed gifts, gear, and art;

• A special talk by a local veterinarian on feline behavior and wellness;

• Presentations by Lincoln County Animal Shelter and Central Coast Humane Society on their programs;

• Meet-and-greet opportunities with adoptable cats (pending availability);

• Resources on responsible pet ownership and

this event. There are approximately 1 200 members at the 60+ Activity Center, all with unique life stories just waiting to be heard. Let’s share them together! To register for this event, go online to www.newportoregon.gov/sc and click on the banner ”Browse the Catalog and Register.” In the catalog you may view a listing of additional events, trips, classes and educational information, call the office at 541-265-9617, or stop by at 20 SW Second St. in Newport. Find them on social media at www.facebook.com/ NewportSeniorActivityCenter

cat care, including fostering and spay and neuter programs.

“Kittypalooza is not just a celebration, it’s a chance to support local animals, meet adoptable cats, and connect with the amazing people and organizations that make our pet community thrive,” said Jenni Remillard, recreation program specialist.

Whether you’re looking

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of which is secured by said trust deed; the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Pursuant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has been issued by Prime Recon LLC. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while there is a default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the referenced property. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO RESIDENTIAL TENANTS The property in which you are living is in foreclosure. A foreclosure sale is scheduled for 07/31/2025 (date). The date of this sale may be postponed. Unless the lender that is foreclosing on this property is paid before the sale date, the foreclosure will go through and someone new will own this property. After the sale, the new owner is required to provide you with contact information and notice that the sale took place. The following information applies to you only if you are a bona fide tenant occupying and renting this property as a residential dwelling under a legitimate rental agreement. The information does not apply to you if you own this property or if you are not a bona fide residential tenant. If the foreclosure sale goes through, the new owner will have the right to require you to move out. Before the new owner can require you to move, the new owner must provide you with written notice that specifies the date by which you must move out. If you do not leave before the moveout date, the new owner can have the sheriff remove you from the property after a court hearing. You will receive notice of the court hearing. PROTECTION FROM EVICTION IF YOU ARE A BONA FIDE TENANT OCCUPYING AND RENTING THIS PROPERTY AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE LIVING IN THIS PROPERTY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE FOR: 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A FIXED TERM LEASE; OR AT LEAST 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A MONTHTO-MONTH OR WEEKTO-WEEK RENTAL AGREEMENT. If the new owner wants to move in and use this property as a primary residence, the new owner can give you written notice and require you to move out after 30 days, even though you have a fixed term lease with more than 30 days left. You must be provided with at least

(property owner) or a child, spouse or parent of the borrower, and whose rental agreement: Is the result of an arm’s-length transaction; Requires the payment of rent that is not substantially less than fair market rent for the property, unless the rent is reduced or subsidized due to a federal, state or local subsidy; and Was entered into prior to the date of the foreclosure sale. ABOUT YOUR TENANCY BETWEEN NOW AND THE FORECLOSURE SALE: RENT YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY RENT TO YOUR LANDLORD UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS SOLD OR UNTIL A COURT TELLS YOU OTHERWISE. IF YOU DO NOT PAY RENT, YOU CAN BE EVICTED. BE SURE TO KEEP PROOF OF ANY PAYMENTS YOU MAKE. SECURITY DEPOSIT You may apply your security deposit and any rent you paid in advance against the current rent you owe your landlord as provided in ORS 90.367. To do this, you must notify your landlord in writing that you want to subtract the amount of your security deposit or prepaid rent from your rent payment. You may do this only for the rent you owe your current landlord. If you do this, you must do so before the foreclosure sale. The business or individual who buys this property at the foreclosure sale is not responsible to you for any deposit or prepaid rent you paid to your landlord. ABOUT YOUR TENANCY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE The new owner that buys this property at the foreclosure sale may be willing to allow you to stay as a tenant instead of requiring you to move out after 30 or 60 days. After the sale, you should receive a written notice informing you that the sale took place and giving you the new owner’s name and contact information. You should contact the new owner if you would like to stay. If the new owner accepts rent from you, signs a new residential rental agreement with you or does not notify you in writing within 30 days after the date of the foreclosure sale that you must move out, the new owner becomes your new landlord and must maintain the property. Otherwise: You do not owe rent; The new owner is not your landlord and is not responsible for maintaining the property on your behalf; and You must move out by the date the new owner specifies in a notice to you. The new owner may offer to pay your moving expenses and any other costs or amounts you and the new owner agree on in exchange for your agreement to leave the premises in less than 30 or 60 days. You should speak with a lawyer to fully understand your rights before making any decisions regarding your tenancy. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO TRY TO FORCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR DWELLING UNIT WITHOUT FIRST GIVING YOU WRITTEN NOTICE AND GOING TO COURT TO EVICT YOU. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER. If you believe you need legal assistance, contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the lawyer referral service. Contact information for the Oregon State Bar is included with this notice. If you do not have enough money to pay a lawyer and are otherwise eligible, you may be able to receive legal assistance for free. Information about whom to contact for free legal assistance is included with this notice. OREGON STATE BAR, 16037 S.W. Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard Oregon 97224, Phone (503) 6200222, Toll-free 1-800452-8260 Website: http:// www.oregonlawhelp.org NOTICE TO VETERANS If the recipient of this notice is a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency. Contact information for a service officer appointed for the county in which you live and contact information

for a community action agency that serves the area where you live may be obtained by calling a 2-1-1 information service. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires that we state the following: this is an attempt to collect, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt. This letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Dated: 03/25/2025 Prime Recon LLC By: Devin Ormonde, Assistant Vice President Prime Recon LLC 27368 Via Industria, Ste 201 Temecula, CA 92590 Phone number for the Trustee: (888) 725-4142 A-4838819 06/18/2025, 06/25/2025, 07/02/2025, 07/09/2025

LCL25-0275 PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE COMMUNITY SERVICES CONSORTIUM GOVERNING BOARD MEETING Community Services Consortium’s Governing Board meeting will be held Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 1:30 pm in CSC’s Albany Regional Office, with virtual participation via Microsoft Teams. The agenda will include adoption of CSC’s proposed Fiscal Year 20252026 Budget. The meeting is open to the public; all interested persons are welcome to join. Connection information is available by emailing eday@ communityservices.us.

LCL25-0274 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING APP 2025-01 The Lincoln City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider Appeal 2025-01 on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. The public hearing will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 801 SW Hwy 101, Lincoln City, Oregon. Persons who may be affected are invited to participate in the hearing and present written and/ or oral testimony concerning the project. The hearings will be televised live on Channel 4. For additional rebroadcast times, please consult the Channel 4 guide on the hour. Description of Project The Lincoln City Planning and Community Development Department received an application for an appeal of the conditions of approval of Partition 2025-01. The conditions of approval require the extension of sewer service along the right-of-way on SE 23rd Street. The subject properties are addressed as 2240 SE Hwy 101 and 1423 SE 23rd Drive, and are identified as Assessor’s Map 07-11-22-AD02001-00 and 07-11-22AD-02200-00. The property owner and applicant is Seabrook Community Foundation. Applicable Criteria and Staff Report

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Looking For: Retired married couple to manage/ caretake a coastal waterfront vacation home while living in a 2 bed/1 bath home next door.

$1,650.00 mo. rent. Must have management, cleaning, and maintenance skills. Resume & references required. If interested, please contact Doug at 206-499-2660. Compensation for services. Long term rental only. South Beach area.

The applicable criteria governing this review are: Lincoln City Municipal Code (LCMC) Chapter 16.08 Article II Partition and Minor Replat; Chapter 17.20 Multiple-Unit Residential (R-M) Zone; Chapter 17.32 General Commercial (GC) Zone; and 17.36 Planned Industrial (PI) Zone and Section 17.76.040 Type II Procedure; Section 17.76.050 Type III Procedure; and Section 17.77.030 Appeal. A copy of the staff report will be available for inspection at no cost at least seven days prior to the hearing and will be provided at reasonable cost to individuals who request it. For More Information The complete file may be reviewed online at www.lincolncity.org by going to Departments in the top bar, then Planning & Community Development, then Land Use Cases, then Appeal, and then APP 2025-01 Seabrook Community Foundation . The application, all documents and evidence submitted by or on behalf of the applicant, and applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost and will be provided at reasonable cost upon request at Lincoln City Planning and Community Development, 801 SW Hwy 101. For additional information, please contact Weston Fritz, Senior Planner, at wfritz@lincolncity.org or 541-996-1226. Written Comments and/or Testimony Citizens requesting to give testimony via Zoom or telephone must email planning@lincolncity.org no later than noon on the hearing day. The request must include the person’s name and the screen name the person intends to use for the meeting. Instructions will be sent to the person requesting prior to the meeting. Failure of an issue to be raised in a hearing in person, or by letter/email, or failure to provide statements or evidence sufficient to afford the Planning Commission and/or City Council an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal to the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). Please email your comments to Planning@lincolncity.org

or mail to Lincoln City Planning and Community Development, PO Box 50, Lincoln City, Oregon 97367. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an interpreter or the hearing impaired, for a hearing-impaired device, or for other accommodations for persons with disabilities, should be made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. To request information in an alternate format or other ADA assistance, please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator, Kevin Mattias, at 541-996-1221 or kmattias@lincolncity.org. Visit the ADA Accessibility|City of Lincoln City, OR webpage to view how the City continues to remain in compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding City programs, services, processes, and facilities. DATE MAILED: June 4, 2025 DATE PUBLISHED: June 18, 2025 LCL25-0303 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF NEWPORT NEWPORT, OREGON 2017-009 BIG CREEK ROAD BRIDGE REPAIRS The City of Newport (Owner) under City purchasing rule 137-0490200 is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: BIG CREEK ROAD BRIDGE REPAIRS (2017-009) Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the City of Newport, Engineering Department, located at 169 SW Coast Highway, Newport, OR 97365. Bids will be received, until July 10, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will publicly opened and read. The Project includes the

Inside the Tigers Semi-final run

WILL LOHRE Country Media, Inc.

The Tigers were swinging for the fences this year, and though the road ended in the state semifinals, Head Coach Dustin Hankins was proud of his team’s season, one of the best of the past decade.

The June 3 semi against Blanchet Catholic marked the first time since 2018 that Taft baseball had advanced to the state semifinals. It wasn’t an accident they were there either. Taft came in with a 14-2 league record and an iron-clad defense.

“Any time you are not the team who wins the last game, you feel like there is unfinished business. I wouldn’t say we fell short, but we definitely had the team to win it all. We finished the season as the stingiest defensive team in the state allowing the least runs of anyone,” Hankins said. “Making it to the semis is not an easy task, and for these boys to accomplish that is nothing short of amazing.”

Ultimately, the semifinal was a low-scoring affair with a razor-thin margin of error. In the end, it was Blanchet Catholic (the eventual state champions) who emerged with a 2-1 victory, narrowly escaping the Tigers’ claws. Blanchet proved to be the Tigers’ kryptonite this season, as Taft’s two league losses were also at the hands of the #1-seeded Cavaliers.

In a nervy semifinal, it came down to taking chances when they came.

“I give credit to Blanchet as they took advantage of the opportunities we gave them,” Hankins said. “We struggled to get the bats going throughout the game which really handcuffed us to make anything happen on the bases.”

Both teams ended the game with three hits apiece, making each trip along the basepaths that much more important. Both pitchers were at the top of their games, too. Zack Hankins was exceptional, as he had been all season, registering 10 strikeouts and just one earned run. The second Cavalier run came as a result of an error.

The junior pitcher was also the standout offensive piece for the Tigers. Zack Hankins registered two hits, including a home run in the sixth inning

Dustin Hankins)

to keep the Tigers’ hopes alive. On his other hit, he also managed to steal a base. Hankins has been a star all season for Taft, even finishing the year in the Oregon record books. He set the all-time single-season era record for the entire state at 0 09 with 72 innings pitched and was named Pitcher of the Year.

“Zack has been so fun to watch and coach,” Hankins said. “He is a good student a great teammate and has had the benefit of playing with this group of seniors growing up and pushing him to be the best he can be.”

As mentioned by Hankins, the seniors have not just been crucial in pushing Zack to the next level but also the team. The leadership and knowledge they brought will be tough to replace. The large senior class includes Trenton Battle, Kai Bayer, Bobby Moore, Conner Reith, Justice Kelso, Ezra James, Juan Hernandez, Cooper O’Laughlin, JJ McCormick, and Player Manager Jaiven Brasure.

Saying goodbye to them is a bittersweet feeling for Head Coach Hankins.

“The seniors played their hearts out all season long and really helped set the standard for Taft Tiger Baseball. It is not often you get a group of homegrown talent like this group,” Hankins said. “They started playing together as early as 4 years old. We are going to miss all of our seniors, but at the same time, I am so excited for them and what they are going to do in this world.”

In the cyclical nature of

high school sports, losing the seniors is a part of every year, and luckily for Hankins, there are young players who are ready to step up. Callen Ward and Alejandro Hernandez are two freshmen who earned playing time this year and “really took advantage of the opportunities.”

“They will definitely be names to remember in the near future,” Hankins said.

With the summer ahead, and the season behind, Hankins was sure to thank the parents, coaching staff, and school administration for the “tremendous support throughout the season.”

HIS BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT OF THE SEASON?

“Obviously, having a deep run in the playoffs is a huge highlight! Being able to

Here is the list of players receiving either All-State or All-League recognition:

ALL-STATE AWARDS:

FIRST TEAM: Zack Hankins - Pitcher of the Year Ezra James - infield

SECOND TEAM: Trenton Battle - Outfield

THIRD TEAM: JJ McCormick - 1st Base

FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE: Zack Hankins - All-League

witness the closeness and the special bonds this group has was special,” Hankins said. It was a successful campaign for the Tigers and one that will

Pitcher of the Year

Ezra James - first team Infield

JJ McCormick - first team 1st Base

Trenton Battle - first team

outfield

SECOND TEAM ALL-LEAGUE: Justice Kelso Catcher Kai Bayer Infield

HONORABLE MENTION: Bobby Moore infield

live long in the memory. In addition to excellent team performance, there were no shortage of individuals who made the wheels turn.

College president using running shoes to raise awareness, funds for community colleges

JEREMY C.

RUARK Lincoln County Leader

Clackamas Community College (CCC) President Dr. Tim Cook is lacing up his running shoes and setting out on a journey — running 1 500 miles across Oregon, connecting all 17 of the state’s community colleges, including Oregon Coast Community College in Lincoln City. Cook is an avid marathoner, and his goal is to run to each community college, averaging 32 miles per day. The campaign, Running for Oregon Community College Students (ROCCS), aims to raise awareness about the challenges faced by students and advocate for increased state funding to support their basic needs.

At Clackamas Community College, 38% of students reported food insecurity in a survey this spring. They also shared challenges with affording child care and transportation. At the state level, a survey from The Hope Center reported:

Food insecurity:

Approximately 41% of

students reported experiencing food insecurity.

Housing insecurity: About 52% of students faced housing insecurity, which includes difficulties such as affording rent, utilities or the need to move frequently.

Homelessness: Nearly 20% of students experienced homelessness, indicating a lack of stable and safe housing.

THE RUN ROUTE

According to a release from CCC, Cook was scheduled to start his run Monday, June 16 at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario. From there he will work his way across eastern and central Oregon, then south to Klamath Falls, up the Willamette Valley, over to the coast up to Astoria, down through the Portland metro area and finishing in Hood River where he plans to end his run with a jump in the Columbia River.

“Some have questioned why I’m doing this run and why I would subject myself to this, but our students deserve to be able to afford college and be able to pay for rent, child care, groceries and

transportation,” Cook said. “If this run helps raise awareness and funding for basic needs, it will be worth every blister.” Cook expects to arrive at Oregon Coast Community College (OCCC) in Lincoln City July 24, for a visit before continuing the run.

“Dr. Cook is running to shine a light on the very real struggles our students face,” OCCC Director of Advancement Jeanette Campagna said. “And he’s running to help ensure no student has to choose between groceries and graduation. Our goal is to have raised an impactful sum in his honor, to support our own students here at Oregon Coast, before his arrival in Lincoln County.” Campagna added that donations from the run will support OCCC programs such as the Shark Shack, a student-run resource closet providing free groceries, clothing, toiletries, and other essentials to students in need. The Shark Shack operates out the OCCC Central County Campus in Newport, with an annex in Lincoln City—serving students who need immediate,

tangible support to stay in school and stay on track.

“The OCCC Foundation Board invites you to honor Dr. Cook’s incredible commitment by making a gift of any size,” Campagna said. “Every donation helps a student persevere—and succeed.”

BACKGROUND

Oregon’s community colleges serve approximately 200 000 students, accounting for 52% of all public and private higher education enrollments in the state.

The funds raised during the ROCCS campaign will be distributed to each community college, directly supporting students’ essential needs. To donate or learn more about the run, visit run4orccstudents. org.

ROCCS is supported by Rivermark Credit Union, Johnson RV, Daimler Truck North America, The Ford Family Foundation, Jim Laden and Rep. Rob Nosse, and the CCC Foundation.

Follow developments online at the Lincoln County Leader website and in the Wednesday print editions of The Leader.