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Lincoln County, Oregon
New mural celebrates Lincoln City’s iconic kite festival JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
Colorful murals have been a part of the scenery in Lincoln City for years, helping to give artists a space for creation and boosting the city’s beauty. Explore Lincoln City will unveil a new, playful mural titled, “The Magic Festival,” with a ribbon cutting at McKay’s Market at 12 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. The Lincoln City mural, a collaboration with Travel Oregon that marks the 10th such installation in the Oregon Mural Trail, features a still image from the whimsical
“Oregon, Only Slightly Exaggerated” campaign created by award-winning creative agency Wieden + Kennedy in 2021. The mural also will now become part of the Lincoln City Art Trail. The mural site is a half mile from the Lincoln City Kite Festival grounds at D River State Recreation Site, where the kite festivals take place twice a year, in summer and fall. The ribbon-cutting will kick off Lincoln City’s Fall Kite Festival, which is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 7-8. See MURAL, page A9
The mural features a still image from the whimsical “Oregon, Only Slightly Exaggerated” campaign created by award-winning creative agency Wieden + Kennedy in 2021. (Photo by Jeremy C. Ruark)
A flood of fishermen
New school year brings challenges, opportunities JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
The 2024-25 school year begins for thousands of Lincoln County School District students Sept. 3. LCSD Superintendent Dr. Majalise Tolan said this school year includes an ongoing challenge. “Our challenge has continued to be attendance,” she said.” We all know how important it is to be at school to increase engagement and student
It’s that time of year when things are hopping at the Port of Newport boat launch in South Beach. Sport fishermen are streaming out onto coastal waters in droves in hopes of landing the big one. Pictured at right is Brenda Verlini, a regular at the fish cleaning station, welcomed by fishermen who would rather not clean their own catch. Brenda said she works all day, seven days a week, sometime staying until late at night. She said she does plan to cut back her time at the cleaning station next year. Brenda also has a strong following on her Facebook page, “Fish Filleter Brenda,” where she posts a fishing forecast each night before she goes to bed. (Photo by Steve Card)
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Oregon legislature urged to end flavored tobacco products sales JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
In Oregon, tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease, killing more than 8,000 people each year. More than 80% of kids who have used tobacco started with a flavored product, and nearly 90% of youth e-cigarette users report using flavored products. The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners has passed a resolution affirming its support for ending the sale of flavored tobacco products and urging the state to take up the issue again in the 2025 legislative session. A bill advanced in the 2023 session before a lawmaker walk-out curtailed much of the state’s important business. The county commissioners’
vote Aug. 21 was lauded by Flavors Hook Oregon Kids, a statewide coalition of more than 60 diverse organizations focused on protecting the health of Oregon kids by ending the sale of flavored tobacco products. “Ending the sale of flavored tobacco products is crucial to protect public health, particularly among youth who are disproportionately targeted by See TOBACCO, page A9
This graphic from Flavors Hook Oregon Kids illustrates the content of flavored tobacco products. (Courtesy graphic from Flavors Hook Oregon Kids.)
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Multiple law enforcement agencies track down suspect JEREMY C. RUARK Lincoln County Leader
A California man is facing numerous criminal charges following what Newport Police are calling a domestic dispute involving a firearm. at approximately 1:30 p.m. Aug. 24, Newport Police officers were dispatched to 536 SW Elizabeth Street to the scene of the disturbance. “Upon arrival, officers learned that the suspect, 22-year-old Brandyone Salazar, of Crescent City, California, had loaded a firearm, pointed it See ARREST, page A9
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