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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Oregon Beach Weather
Important Meeting Set For Oregon Coast Residents And Visitors On Wind Farms
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) invites public comment at Newport meeting
(NEWPORT, OR) – Representatives of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be in Newport on Wednesday, June 15th to hear public comment on the areas identified for offshore wind energy development off Oregon’s southern and central coast.
The public meeting will be held at the Best Western Agate Beach Hotel, 3019 North Coast Highway (101) from 8am – Noon. The meeting will be facilitated by Heather Mann, executive director of Midwater Trawlers Cooperative. Any individual who wishes to share a comment for the public record is encouraged to attend.
There have been a number of meetings – including among local residents and local governments – who contend that BOEM is rushing too much and too fast to make a wall of unsightly wind generators off our coasts. The economy of coastal Oregon relies very much on the fishing industry as well as tourism. They want to see a beautiful ocean – not a wall of rotating fans.
Please attend the meeting at Best Western Agate Beach, 8am to to Noon, on Wednesday, June 15th at 3019 North Coast Highway. Our ocean views and fishing industry are worth saving.
BOEM is part of the U.S. Department of Interior and is the agency that manages all offshore development. https://www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/state-activities/Oregon
Brookings Summer Concerts in the Park Getting Ready to Kick Off
The 27th season of Brookings’ free “Summer Concerts in the Park” series at Azalea Park launches with a special Wednesday, June 22, evening concert and continues on various Sundays through Sept. 4 featuring classic rock, country, bluegrass, pop and cajun music.
“We have an awesome lineup with eight bands that promises something for nearly every music fan,” said series spokesman Scott Graves. “There are some exciting new artists, plus the return of fan favorites from years past. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets to the park and enjoy quality live music!
Graves credited the series’ success to an increase in business sponsorships and generous crowd donations in recent years that has allowed the nonprofit organization to book higher quality artists that typically play only larger cities. “This truly is the community’s music series,” he said.
The first concert is 6-8 pm Wednesday, June 22, featuring Beat Frequency, a Vancouver-based party band known for its original songs and fantastic covers of classic and modern pop, rock, dance and R&B songs. Their set list includes songs by Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Steely Dan, Marvin Gaye and The Weeknd.
The second concert is a few days later at 1 pm Sunday, June 26, featuring Grand Illusion, a Portland-based tribute band to the classic rock band Styx. All the remaining Sunday concerts will begin at 1 pm (see full lineup below).
The free music series — supported by presenting sponsors Rogue Credit Union, Travel Curry Coast and Elk Valley Casino — attracts 500 to 1,200 music fans. The Rotary Club of Brookings-Harbor operates the Snack Shack for all the concerts, providing food such as hot dogs and burgers, and sodas and water. In case of bad weather, the concerts will move indoors to the Gibney Center at Brookings-Harbor High School or Azalea Middle School cafeteria, 505 Pacific Ave.
The Pacific Coast Trolley will provide free rides from the lower parking field on North Bank Chetco River Road to the park’s bandshell. The pickup times for the Wednesday concert are 5-6 pm and 8-9 pm. The pickup times for the Sunday concerts are 12-1 pm and 3-4 pm.
The 2022 lineup:
• June 22, Wednesday, 6 pm: Beat Frequency, original pop, rock and R&B
• June 26, Sunday, 1 pm: Grand Illusion, Styx tribute band
• July 10, Sunday, 1 pm: Abbey Road Live, Beatles tribute band
• July 17, Sunday, 1 pm: Rock Bottom Boys, hillbilly rock hits and originals
• Aug. 7, Sunday, 1 pm: Blonde Ambition, Madonna tribute band
• Aug. 14, Sunday, 1 pm: A.J. Lee and Blue Summit, Americana and Indie bluegrass
• Aug. 21, Sunday, 1 pm: Gator Nation, Cajun and zydeco music
• Sept. 4, Sunday, 1 pm: McKayla Marie Band, country
Information and videos about the bands can be found at the American Music Festival’s Facebook page at facebook.com/AmericanMusicFestivalBrookingsOregon
DMV in Dire Need to Fill Job Openings in Your Area
“DMV has been experiencing the same shortage of applicants for job openings as other employers statewide and nationwide,” Joyce said. “The people working at your local DMV live in your community – and could use your help.”
Apply for a job at ODOT today at www.odotjobs.com – select “Department of Transportation” under the Company menu.
We want to keep you informed about COVID-19 in Oregon. Data are provisional and change frequently. This report covers the three-day period from June 3 to June 5, 2022. Visit our dashboard, linked below, and hover over the new cases graph to view new presumptive and confirmed case numbers reported to OHA by date.For more information, including COVID-19 data by county, visit our dashboard: http://ow.ly/CAuc50JqTy0
A recent study by Oregon State University’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences found that COVID patients had a 25% increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder in the four months following their infection.
The study compared people with a COVID diagnosis with patients with other respiratory tract infections.
According to the university, researchers limited the study to patients with no previous mental illness and looked at two time periods following COVID diagnosis: from 21 to 120 days and from 120 to 365 days.
The researchers looked specifically at anxiety and mood disorders. Researchers say the results show that patients and health care providers need to be more proactive addressing mental health concerns following a COVID infection.
The study’s lead author, Ben Coleman from the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, is already working on a follow-up paper which seeks to assess the association between symptoms of long COVID and new-onset mental illness.
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Is Renewing Its Search For Kyron Who Disappeared More Than A Decade Ago
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is renewing its search for Kyron Horman who disappeared more than a decade ago. The sheriff’s office has released a new age-progressed photo of what Kyron Horman might look like today.
The office released the photo over the weekend on the 12th anniversary of Horman’s disappearance from Skyline School in 2010. Horman was dropped off at school by his step-mother, Terri Moulton, before he went missing.
Detectives have not identified a suspect in the case. Horman’s mother, Desiree Young urged people to continue searching for her son. A 50-thousand-dollar reward remains for anyone with information that leads to his location.
Kyron Richard Horman (born September 9, 2002) is an American boy who disappeared from Skyline Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, on June 4, 2010, after attending a science fair.[1] Local and state police, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), conducted an exhaustive search and launched a criminal investigation, but have not uncovered any significant information regarding the child’s whereabouts. Horman’s disappearance sparked the largest criminal investigation in Oregon history.
Thousands Left Without Power in Klamath Falls
Tens of thousands of residents were left without power Monday morning after a widespread outage in the Klamath Basin. Pacific Power indicated the problem was due to a probable animal getting into the main power line causing the massive disruption.
Both the city and suburban areas were without power, as were areas like Keno, Dairy, and Bonanza. As of Monday noon, most power had been restored after being rerouted.
Klamath County Schools started two hours late today with the exception of some in the outlying areas, and city schools were able to try to maintain a normal schedule.
Further information is expected to be released regarding the specific cause and the amount of damage caused at a later date by PP and L. PP and L estimates that about 31,000 people were affected by the outage in the area Monday.
Oregon’s Rental Assistance Program Expects To Run Out Of Money By End Of June
More than 55,000 Oregon households have avoided eviction thanks to the state’s rent assistance program and they say the money is quickly running out.
The $406 million program, funded by the federal and state governments, will be mostly out of money by June 30, representatives from Oregon Housing and Community Services told legislative committees last week.
“While we were able to get a lot of money out, we know that the need is still great,” said Andrea Bell, the agency’s executive director. “We’re going to have to be relentless in building and creating more access to affordable housing.”
Since the program launched in May 2021, more than 55,000 households have received a combined more than $363 million to cover unpaid rent and stave off evictions. The average payment was about $6,400.
It typically costs three to four times more to help a family out of homelessness than it does to help a family stay housed, according to Jill Smith, the agency’s interim director of housing stabilization.
The majority – 85% – of the Oregonians who received assistance made less than half the median income in their area. That means a family of four in the Portland area was making less than $53,250, while a family of four that received aid in rural counties in eastern Oregon likely earned less than $35,900 a year.
Agency leaders are still seeking additional funding from the federal government, which has been reallocating money from states that didn’t use it. Oregon so far has received an extra $17 million of such unused funds.
Separately, the Legislature allocated $130 million over the past several months for eviction prevention programs. The agency is using that for direct rent assistance, as well as legal services, mediation and case management.
The agency struggled for months to get rent payments to tenants or their landlords, prompting the Legislature to convene in a special session in December to extend a “safe harbor” period to protect tenants whose applications for help were pending. The Audits Division of the Secretary of State’s Office is investigating the program this year.
Oregon State University is expected to announce its next president this week.
OSU Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting tomorrow to consider the appointment and the employment agreement. The candidate will succeed OSU Interim President Becky Johnson. She replaced Ed Ray in 2020 who retired after serving as president since 2003.
Portland Rose Festival In Full Swing
It’s the return of Rose Festival’s big outdoor events like the Grand Floral Parade, Starlight Parade, Junior Parade, CityFair and Fleet Week, and a continuation of the Rose Festival Court and Queen’s Coronation.
Portlanders and visitors alike celebrate our floral heritage and community spirit.
The Rose Festival Fleet arrives along Portland’s seawall this week. Three ships arrive Wednesday afternoon with the rest of the fleet arriving Thursday afternoon. Drivers should expect extended bridge lifts of the Broadway, Steel, and Morrison bridges while the ships move upriver. MORE INFO: https://www.rosefestival.org
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