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Waldport area residents charged by OSP in alleged illegal crab selling operation

May 232013

Dungeness Crab
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From Oregon State Police, Fish and Wildlife Division

DUNGESS CRAB COMMERCIAL FISHERIES INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES; INVESTIGATION CONTINUING

An investigation by the Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division at the Newport Area Command office is leading to multiple charges for several individuals including a Tidewater-area man previously charged with the unlawful sale of commercial/sport caught Dungeness crab to a local café.

After the completion of a commercial fisheries investigation in 2011-2012 that led to charges for KEITH PAULSON, age 64, from Tidewater, additional complaints regarding PAULSON were reported. Allegations of several crimes between August and November 2012 led to more charges by the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office. On May 14, 2013, PAULSON was also charged with the following crimes:

* Unlawful Sale of Sport Caught Crab
* Exceeding the Daily Limit of Sport Caught Crab
* Failure to Sell to a Licensed Wholesale Dealer
* Failure to Sell/Retain for Personal Use

Others implicated during the investigation were cited to appear in court on various charges. The owner of the Dock of the Bay, JANA BOATRIGHT, age 51, from, Waldport, is being charged with Unlawful Possession of Sport Caught Crab and Unlawful Sale of Sport Caught Crab.

Additional charges are pending for others. The investigation is continuing.

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Free Meals Offered to Children During Summer Months

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May 232013

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Just as learning does not end when school lets out, neither does a child’s need for good nutrition.

Children ages 1-18 may receive free meals and snacks at several different Lincoln County locations through the Summer Food Service Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The program provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children get the nutrition they need to learn, play, and grow throughout the summer months when they are out of school.

The meals and snacks are supplied by Lincoln County School District’s food service provider, Sodexo, which is an equal opportunity provider.

Summer Food Sites:

LINCOLN CITY
• Taft After School Club, 4040 S.E. High School Drive, 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, June 17 through Aug. 1.
• Ridge Apartments, 3340 S.E. Harbor Way, 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 18 through Aug. 29.

NEWPORT
• Frank Wade Park, 1445 N.E. Big Creek Rd., 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, June 17 through Aug. 30.
• Newport Parks & Recreation, 225 S.E. Avery, 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, June 17 through Aug. 30.
• ROCK, 1039 N.W. Nye St., Room No. 2, 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, June 25 through July 25.
• Agate Heights, 150 N.E. 60th St., 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, June 18 through Aug. 30.
• Salmon Run, 7034 N.E. Echo Ct., 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, June 18 through Aug. 31.
• Ocean Spray Family Center, 1039 N.W. Nye St., 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, June 18 through Aug. 31.

TOLEDO
• Olalla Center, 321 S.E. 3rd, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, June 17 through Aug. 30.
• Fircrest, 1420 S.E. Fircrest, No. 24, 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, June 17 through Aug. 30.
• Floweree Community Center, 321 E Third St., 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.; 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, June 17 through Aug. 30.

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Narcotics Team arrests five Toledo area people in SE 2nd in Toledo

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May 232013

Cynthia Stafford, 37

James Gillaspy, 41

Elena Grewell, 26

Maston McMillan, 28

Daniel Alvarez, 26

Five people were arrested on drug-related charges Wednesday following the execution of a search warrant at a Toledo-area residence by the Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team (LINT) with the assistance of Toledo Police Department, Oregon State Police, and Newport Police Department.

On May 22, a search warrant was served at a residence in the 600 block of SE 2nd Street in Toledo. The subsequent search led to the seizure of methamphetamine, marijuana, and other evidence related to the sale and use of illegal drugs. Five adults were arrested and a minor child found living in the residence was removed and turned over to Oregon Department of Human Services.

CYNTHIA MARIE STAFFORD, age 37
* Unlawful Manufacture, Possession and Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine
* Child Neglect in the First Degree, Child Endangerment, Bail Not Set.

JAMES EARL GILLASPY, age 41
* Unlawful Manufacture, Possession and Delivery of a Controlled Substance – Methamphetamine
* Child Neglect in the First Degree, Child Endangerment, Bail Not Set

ELENA RENE GREWELL, age 26
* Attempted Possession of meth, Frequenting a Place Where Controlled Substances are Sold, Bail Not Set

MASTON McMILLAN, age 28
* Frequenting a Place Where Controlled Substances are Sold, Bail $15,000

DANIEL ALVAREZ, age 26
* Frequenting a Place Where Controlled Substances are Sold, Bail Not Set

LINT is comprised of members from Oregon State Police, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Newport Police Department, and Lincoln City Police Department. Anyone with information about this investigation or any other drug-related case is encouraged to call LINT at (541) 265-5354.

Photographs – Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

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Oregon: Where the color green was invented…

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May 232013

Yachats Valley
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Out for a stroll up the Yachats River…

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May 232013

Spring Elk up Yachats Valley
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Photographer Ken Gagne, never without his Nikon camera, caught a couple of Spring Elk up Yachats River Road. They sure know how to give something their full, undivided attention. You know you’re being looked at – by both of them!

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Coastal Aires and other groups on the loose in Newport June 9

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May 232013

Coastal Aires
June 9, 3pm
Newport Performing Arts Center

COASTAL AIRES SING “AMERICAN HARMONY”

The Coastal Aires Mens Chorus is proud to present their annual music extravaganza “American Harmony” June 9th, 3pm, at the Newport Performing Arts Center The Coastal Aires, directed by Jim Hoover will recreate the music from their recent performance at the Evergreen Region 4 chorus competition. They will also be singing several “barbershop” standards as well as “Broadway Show “ music from Les Miserables and Shrek.

Featured guests on the show will be The Gold Coast Chorus mens chorus from Coos Bay, directed by David Aakre. Chartered in 1953, the chorus is one of the oldest in the northwest.

No “Barbershop” show would be complete without quartets singing close harmony and this show is no exception. From the Coastal Aires, two groups will render their own particular style of barbershop harmony familiar to all. “The 2 Bay 4″ with Eric Seaman, Mike Eastman, Alex Nez and Roy Robertson is an established quartet from Newport. They are a quartet made up of members from both Alsea and Yaquina Bay areas. “Vocal Point”with Brian Haggerty, Mike Rosica, Jim Hoover and Richard Giles is a perennial favorite of Newport audiences They are sporting a new name but their familiar sound is the same..

“The Breakers” from Coos Bay is a quartet that ‘breaks’ with tradition and sings music from genres other than “Barbershop.” Now celebrating their second season together, the quartet enjoys entertaining the crowd!

Representing the Sweet Adelines will be the popular quartet “High Tide” with Paula Dahl, Trisha Hinson, Margaret Kiser and Mary Mamer,

The show opens at 3 pm, Sunday June 9 at the Newport Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $12 and are available from any Chorus member and at the PAC box office.

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Oregon Coast Aquarium gears up for World Oceans Day

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May 232013

Turning marine debris into art!

Oregon Coast Aquarium Broadens Its Visitor Experience for World Oceans Day

Newport- The Oregon Coast Aquarium will team up with marine conservation groups around the planet to celebrate World Oceans Day on Saturday, June 8. The event is a United Nations designated day for ocean celebration held to encourage people to take action to protect the world’s oceans. The theme for 2013 and 2014 is “Together we have the power to protect the ocean!” This is intended to call people to celebrate and strive to create the future they want to see for the ocean that provides for billions of people and countless plants and animals.

The Aquarium is scheduling special activities to commemorate World Oceans Day including interactive education presentations, a fish dissection and SCUBA diving presentations in the Aquarium’s Passages of the Deep and Oregon Kelp Forest exhibits. Ocean Discovery Stations will provide visitors the opportunity to learn what sea otter fur feels like and how many teeth sharks have.

Stations set up by the Aquarium’s partners in ocean conservation, like the NOAA National Marine Fisheries and the Fishermen’s Wives, will offer the opportunity for guests to learn these organizations’ unique perspectives on how the ocean plays a role in peoples’ daily lives, and the best ways to protect its future.

Guests that want to embrace their artistic side can create a “coral branch” made of plastic and Styrofoam that were once marine debris. These branches will be pieced together over the course of the day to form a colorful recycled reef. Visitors will also be invited to add their personal promise to work toward advancing their own vision for the ocean’s future to the World Oceans Pledge Chain.

To learn more about World Oceans Day or what you can do to protect the world’s oceans visit www.WorldOceansDay.org. All activities are included with paid admission.

The Aquarium is open every day this summer from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information call 541-867-3474 or visit www.aquarium.org

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Newport: Natural gas leak at City Hall

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May 232013

A puff of natural gas permeated city hall Thursday morning. Cleared quickly.

Police and fire officials waiting for the building to be officially cleared of natural gas.

City Hall’s HVAC system on the roof. Five separate units.

Newport City Hall employees were evacuated this morning to the senior center after a report of a strong odor of natural gas permeating the building.

Upon arrival, fire department crews determined that the smell had been sucked up and sent out by the building’s heating and ventilation system. Fire officials say that it was probably a puff of natural gas that was associated with a restart of the building’s heating system which has been off since the recent fire and explosion at the power company substation off 7th.

Assistant Fire Chief Rob Murphy said the sudden power surges associated with that event may have caused some programming issues with the heating system’s computer controls. So when cooler temperatures returned over the last 24 hours and the heat kicked back on, there was a “burp” of natural gas released that was caught up in the ventilation system and distributed throughout the building. It was not a sustained release. Murphy said with our recent warm (for the coast) weather the building stayed warm pretty much on its own without the heater But with cooler temperatures returning, the heating system kicked back on – complete with a burp. Murphy says the heating system appears to be running fine now.

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Senators Wyden and Merkley are scrambling to help cash-strapped Oregon timber counties

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May 232013

Harvesting O&C Lands Timber Some sales proceeds went to counties - funds now dried up.

Harvesting O&C Lands Timber
Some sales proceeds went to counties – funds mostly dried up.
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Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have amended annual farm subsidy legislation to keep O&C forest payments flowing to a number of rural Oregon counties,some of whom are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy forcing even more layoffs of law enforcement, fire protection and basic county services like roads, schools and emergency food for long unemployed destitute families.

The story is in the Bend Bulletin. Click here.

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Coast Congressman Kurt Schrader already taking re-election heat from fellow Oregon Congressman Greg Walden, GOP elections chief

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May 222013

Rep. Kurt Schrader
D-Oregon

Rep. Greg Walden
R-Eastern Oregon
GOP Party Elections Chief

Coast Congressman Kurt Schrader is 18 months away from re-election and yet political attack ads are already appearing in his district. He says they’re being orchestrated by conservative Congressman Greg Walden, R-Eastern Oregon who is charged with expanding GOP seats in the U.S. House next election cycle. Schrader says he understands that Walden has a job to do but to start attacking so early, while trying to work together on important issues like restoring timber revenue funding streams to cash-strapped Oregon counties, makes it very difficult.

The story is in the Statesman-Journal. Click here.

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