Mandi Smith photos
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Mandi Smith was out in morning’s first light to capture these really pretty frost scenes along the Siletz River. Love the reflections in the water! Thank you Mandi!!
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Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation into the cause of a single vehicle injury traffic crash that occurred along Highway 22 about one mile north of Highway 18 in the Grand Ronde area. Two people were injured after their vehicle traveled off the highway, down an embankment and landed in a creek. Witnesses reported the highway was icy at the time.
At approximately 11:10 a.m. a 2004 Jeep Liberty driven by GERTRUDE DICKEY, age 57, from Willamina, was eastbound on Highway 22 near milepost 24 when it traveled off the highway about 30 feet down an embankment and struck a tree. The vehicle came to rest on its wheels in about 3 feet of water in Casper Creek.
A Polk County inmate work crew witnessed the crash. Inmates and supervising sheriff personnel went down the embankment and checked on the two occupants but were remove them or their dog due to force of the water and the fact the vehicle was stuck in the creek bed.
West Valley Fire Department responded to the scene and removed the driver and her brother/passenger MONTY E. DICKEY, age 67, also from Willamina, from the vehicle and brought them up to the roadway using a rope line gurney. Their labrador dog was not injured.
GERTRUDE DICKEY was transported by ambulance to Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville with minor injuries. MONTY DICKEY was taken to a landing site near Spirit Mountain Casino and then transported by REACH air ambulance to a Salem Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
OSP troopers from the McMinnville Area Command office are continuing the investigation as to the cause. Witnesses told troopers the road was icy at the time and that it appeared that the Dickey vehicle, the first in a line of cars, slid out of control on a shady curve and careened over the edge of the road and downhill into the still storm-swollen creek.
Polk County Sheriff‚s Office, Yamhill County Sheriff‚s Office, West Valley Fire Department and ODOT assisted at the scene. Highway 22 was closed for two hours at the scene during emergency response, rescue, and investigation.
The vehicle was removed from the creek. There was no indication of a fuel leak.
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Apparently Newport’s ODOT Yaquina Bay bridge cameras have been upgraded to ACTUAL COLOR! Camera picture clarity is also considerably higher than with the old black and white surveillance versions that served so many years on the bridge. Nice touch ODOT! We’re sure the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce will be pleased with those sunset shots!!
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Patrick Daly
LCSO Jail photo
Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies responded Thursday to a report of a burglary at a business in the 3800 block of South Coast Highway in South Beach. Deputies learned that someone had forced entry into the building and had taken six handguns.
Using surveillance footage and physical evidence at the scene, deputies were able to develop Patrick Ambrose Daly, 22, of Newport as a suspect. When deputies contacted Daly at his residence, they located additional evidence lying on his front porch, linking him to the investigation.
During a search of Daly’s residence, deputies recovered all six handguns, a sawed off shotgun, a small quantity of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Deputies also learned Wesley Ray Pruett, 36, of Newport had assisted Daly in disposing of evidence after the burglary.
Daly was charged with Burglary II; Theft I x 6; Unlawful possession of methamphetamine; and Unlawful possession of a short barreled shotgun. He was lodged at the Lincoln County Jail with a bail of $500,000. Pruett was cited and released for Hindering Prosecution.
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Highway 18 during recent storms
ODOT contractors will be removing hazardous or vulnerable trees along the Van Duzor Corridor between Grand Ronde and the coast starting the next two weeks between the hours of 9am and 4pm, Monday through Thursday, and 9am to noon on Fridays . Highway 18 will be shut down to just one lane of travel regulated by flaggers at milepost 16.3, or just over 16 miles east of Lincoln City. Delays are expected to be no more than fifteen minutes.
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An NLC.com reader happened to drive by that auto crash a mile or two west of Toledo Friday afternoon. It happened at Highway 20 and Buford Road, where they had that Mona Lisa picture upon the hillside. Looks like the Jeep was badly damaged. Don’t see the other car but it too had to have been “scarred” up a bit. Hopefully nobody bad hurt.
One thing that I’ve learned in Oregon is that Oregon lawmakers expect Oregon drivers to stay vigilantly in their lanes. No drifting too far right or too far left. All you get for pavement is minimum standard width. AND NO SHOULDERS. The fog line is where the mud or the embankment STARTS! So if you fudge, you’re off the road! And if you’re off the road anywhere in Oregon, you are, 1) Going off a cliff, 2) Going cross-country or 3) Going for a swim or a mud bath!
So! Straight and narrow my dear readers. Straight and narrow!
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The Newport Police Department, Dutch Brothers Coffee, and the Lincoln County Special Olympics have joined forces to raise awareness and gain support for our local Special Olympic Athletes.
In an effort to allow our local athletes to attend upcoming sporting events, Dutch Brothers Coffee has donated time, resources, and finical support by offering a $5.00 “Cops for Cause Card”. These cards offer 2-for-1 on any size beverage, or any 16-oz. beverage for $1.00. The cards each have a total of 10 stamps that may be used in any combination of the above options.
The cards are on sale until 06/01/2012, and are valid Monday through Friday. All proceeds from the card sales go directly to Lincoln County Special Olympics.
To obtain information on where to buy these cards, please contact Sgt. Real at the Newport Police Department at 541-574-3348, or visit the Newport Police Department’s face book site to view upcoming locations and events where cards may be purchased.
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Laurie Neary photo, Moolack Beach
South Moolack Beach right after the storms, courtesy Laurie Neary. Although foam on the beach can be a fun thing for children to play in, here’s a few points from Wikipedia that may give you pause:
“Where polluted stormwater from rivers or drains discharges to the coast, sea foam formed on adjacent beaches can be polluted with viruses and other contaminants, and may have an unpleasant odor. Prolonged periods of heavy surf can churn up pollution and other organics that have been deposited over time just offshore.
“If crude oil discharged from tankers at sea, or motor oil, sewage and detergents from polluted stormwater are present, the resulting sea foam is even more persistent, and can have a chocolate mousse texture.
“If the foam forms from the breakdown of a harmful algal bloom (including those caused by some dinoflagellates and cyanobacteria), direct contact with the foam, or inhalation of aerosols derived the foam as it dries, can cause skin irritations or other respiratory discomfort.”
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Newport Senior Activities Center offers Back on Track
Provided by Newport Senior Center
Newport Senior Activities Center is offering the free class, Back on Track, Thursdays at 1PM, with instructor Angie Gibson. The class is based on results from the National Institute on Aging Go 4 Life program. This program provides a book and dvd to help you work on your overall fitness throughout the week. The socialization with the exercises is a key benefit of this gentle exercise class.
Now is the time to check out your Newport Senior Activity Center and all its offerings to help you have a healthy 2012!
Please call Newport Senior Center at 541-265-9617 for registration/additional information, and check out our website for a list of all our activities. Click here!
