April 24, 2025 • 33 mins
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There are many ways we as humans are nurtured. Be it from Earth's bounty and the food we need to survive, from Earth's beauty such as the Salmon River Estuary, or from those specially trained earthlings, we call doctors, all souls at sometime need a little care. Join Double R as he and his guests get tuned into nature and nurture on this week’s episode of the Double R Show.
- Christina Pasca, Cascade Head Biosphere Explorience
- Dr. Lesley Ogden, Samaritan Health Services
- Nancy Mitchell, Food Share of Lincoln County
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Jana (00:07):
Welcome to the Double R Show, the podcast that features
everything about North LincolnCounty.
The Double R Show directed andproduced by Paul Robertson and
hosted by the voice of LincolnCity, Roger Robertson.
RR (00:30):
Welcome to the Double R Show, Double R along with Son
Paul, and we're going to nurturewith nature.
Son Paul (00:36):
Yeah, it's nature and nurture.
It's part of Earth Week still,as we're dropping this episode.
RR (00:42):
And on top of that, we still are in the middle of community
days.
Today is a big day for theentire community to raise money
and food for the Lincoln CityFood Pantry.
Son Paul (00:53):
Yeah, right out in front of Grocery Outlet from 7
to 5.
So come on down.
And then don't forget to stopby the Regatta Grounds after 6
tonight, too, for a special DarkSky event.
RR (01:04):
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We'll talk more about that.
What is Dark Sky and what wehope to gain from Dark Sky.
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RR (01:45):
Christina Pasca joins us in Christina's with the Cascade
Head Biosphere Explorience.
That's a mouthful.
Christina Pasca (01:52):
It is a mouthful.
Yeah, it is.
And thank you for having me.
RR (01:56):
And what is the Cascade Head Biosphere Explorians?
Christina Pasca (02:00):
Yeah.
So to put it simply, I am aguide taking people out to
understand their connection tonature and not only that they're
separate observers to nature,but that nature exists within
them and also in the wonderfulworld that we live in.
So really just communicatingthat we can exist peacefully and
(02:21):
benefit both nature and us.
And we're natural beings at ourcore.
So it's about teaching that andhelping people to feel that
energy.
RR (02:30):
And obviously it's over Cascade Head is where you're
taking people,
Christina Pasca (02:34):
correct?
Yeah, yeah.
So Cascade Head itself, I thinkit's over 100,000 acres.
It's a huge plot of land.
But where I take people is thewatershed part of it.
So we will walk through CrowleyCreek and we're going to talk
about, you know, all of thespecies that exist and thrive in
that area.
And then I will also lead themthrough the estuary and into the
Salmon River.
(02:55):
And along that journey, youknow, we'll talk about the
salmon life cycle.
We'll talk about the Sitkatrees and everything that we're
seeing to really build thatrelationship.
RR (03:04):
How frequently?
Christina Pasca (03:05):
How frequently?
Yeah.
So it's going on throughout thesummer, I think into late
September.
So the first one, I believe, isMay 9th.
And there will be about two amonth throughout the summer up
until September 13th is the lastone.
RR (03:19):
Before I forget, how does someone enroll in the
Christina Pasca (03:23):
Explorians?
Yeah, so it's in partnershipwith Explore Lincoln City.
So actually, you can just showup.
The dates are on ExploreLincoln City's website.
And then you show up and I willhave you fill out a form and
get to know you.
And then we will go out there.
So as long as you can go onlineto Explore Lincoln City, click
on the Explorians.
There's a number of them.
(03:44):
So there are some that are, youknow, tide pooling.
There's the watershed, such asme.
And and And yeah, that's howyou do it.
So it's pretty easy.
You don't even need to sign uponline.
RR (03:54):
Before we started recording, we were talking about you
coming to Lincoln City.
Christina Pasca (04:00):
Yes.
It's
RR (04:00):
interesting.
What brought you to LincolnCity?
Christina Pasca (04:03):
Yeah.
So I grew up on the East Coastand, you know, nature is all
around us, even if we're in acity or whatever it may be.
And I was living in Tampa,Florida at the time.
And I'd had a trip out toOregon and California, and I
just felt like my soul belongsthere.
And so that idea kind offestered for a few years.
And then my lease was ending inTampa, and people post-COVID
(04:27):
were just flocking down to thecity, and it was getting really
just overwhelmed with people.
Rent was going up.
And my lease was ending, and Ithought, you know what?
I'm just going to go on Zillowand see if there's any houses in
Oregon.
I put in the entire state ofOregon, knowing nothing about
it, sight unseen.
Found a Zillow listing, talkedto the owner of the house.
We had a really goodrelationship and connection
(04:48):
going because he wanted someoneto be there that appreciated the
land.
And yeah, and then I sold allmy things, bought a Subaru and
didn't look back packed my catup took a five day drive over 15
hours a day and that's that'swhat happened and I ended up in
Lincoln City
RR (05:03):
regrets
Christina Pasca (05:04):
none none absolutely none I mean you know
it's it's apparent in what I'mdoing here with the Explorances
but you just can't you can't getthat kind of access to nature
any other place there's a magicabout Cascade Head specifically
that you just have to feel it toknow and that's what's so
exciting about about these And
RR (05:24):
what's in that magic that you explore?
Christina Pasca (05:28):
Yeah.
I mean, I would say from moreof a spiritual standpoint, I
think there's a greaterunderstanding of your purpose
and where you exist within thisgreat, beautiful thing that is
Mother Nature when you're inthat area.
And you really can't trade itfor anything.
But on a more, like, I don'twant to say scientific, but on a
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different level, sphere.
There's just so many animals.
I mean, we're going to see blueherons.
I had elk back at Cascade, hadherds of elk.
They're absolutely beautifulcreatures.
They're actually giving birthright now.
So the baby elk are all aroundand about.
Just a few days ago, I saw acougar, not to scare anybody.
Cougars are nocturnal, sothey're not going to get to
anyone.
But yeah, there's a lot to see.
(06:10):
I mean, bears, you know, you'vebeen in Lincoln City for how
many years now?
RR (06:16):
A long time.
Christina Pasca (06:17):
Yeah.
Yeah.
But it is just, it's so anecosystem.
And it's something that we canreally live in harmony with and
understand more about.
RR (06:24):
Do you get a surprise every time that you go out?
Christina Pasca (06:28):
You know, I was just talking to someone on the
phone about this when I had seenthe cougar.
Because I saw it in person, itwas about like, I want to say 50
feet away.
And it quite literally lookedlike a lion.
And you cannot describe thefeeling of awe, but also like
terrified, but in a good way.
(06:48):
You can't even describe it.
It's just the power that theseanimals hold.
It's a once in a lifetimeexperience to even be on that
same land.
So, yeah.
RR (06:58):
And we want to make certain people know and understand With
the babies out there, leave themalone.
Christina Pasca (07:04):
Oh, absolutely.
Yeah, it is very much worthnoting that you have to respect
nature in every regard.
Animals are not supposed to beyour friend.
They don't want to be yourfriend.
And you really have to let themexist in their environment.
And, you know, we're thevisitors on that territory.
So that's worth, you know,remembering when we're out
there.
RR (07:23):
You talked about the animals that you see along the trail.
Do you also then talk a littlebit about the flowers, the...
Christina Pasca (07:30):
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, definitely.
So I think one of the thingswe're really going to get into
on the Explorience, and I don'twant to give away too much, but
the beautiful Sitka trees andhow they start from just the
tiniest seed and then grow toliterally hundreds of feet tall.
And we will even do a practicein the Explorience, all putting
our arms around and seeing howmany of us it can take to go
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around the Sitka tree itself.
So yeah, we will talk about theestuary.
We'll talk about what it takesto create an ecosystem such as
that from the amount a shade forthe salmon to the bird boxes
because everything is sointerconnected.
RR (08:06):
So, Christina Pascoe, we do appreciate you taking time to
come in.
And one more time, to enrollinto the program, we do what?
Christina Pasca (08:15):
Look at the dates online at
explorelincolncity.com and showup 10.30 a.m.
to Knight's Park.
You will see, you know, you'llsee me smiling there with the
Cascade Head Biosphere gear on.
And you also, when you go, youcan get a little token, a We at
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RR (09:13):
Dr.
Leslie Ogden, Samaritan NorthLincoln Hospital, Pacific
Communities Hospital, a CEO.
Good to have her back to talkabout surgery.
And I said I wouldn't use theline, but I'm going to use it
anyway.
A cut above.
Dr. Ogden (09:26):
A cut above.
I love that.
Yes.
Surgery is one of those thingsthat powers our small hospital.
And we have more surgeries thanI think most people know that
we even do.
I
RR (09:39):
think we...
Get so used to the notion, theidea, well, you've got to go to
the big hospital to get what isright here in Lincoln City and
Newport.
Dr. Ogden (09:48):
Correct, correct, what is right here.
I think we, in a previous show,we talked about our
robotic-assisted surgery, right,that we now have down in
Newport, but we offer an awfullot right here in Lincoln City
as well.
For instance, I'm not sure thatpeople know that they can get
all their eye surgeries here,like their cataracts done.
We are affiliated with Eye CareAssociates.
(10:10):
And they're smattered all overthe valley and they have an
office right here as well.
And they do all of thosesurgeries locally.
So people can just go and get acataract done, get one eye done
one week and another eye doneanother week and not have to
leave at all.
Things like our newest line isactually plastic surgery.
(10:31):
Really?
Yes.
We have a plastic surgeon whocomes out of Bend, and he loves
to do surgeries on coastalpatients and have it done right
here in the area.
RR (10:42):
It's got to be a tremendous amount of scheduling that goes
into utilizing all thefacilities, right?
Dr. Ogden (10:48):
Correct, correct.
Traditionally, how we've doneit is each of our surgeons gets
allotted a certain day and acertain amount of time block
time.
Those are surgical hours.
And so then they typically seepatients in clinic on their
other days, but then theyschedule the surgeries to happen
(11:10):
during their block time, duringthat time that they're allotted
to have the ORs above anyoneelse.
Now, if they don't use thatblock time, then that can be
given to someone else.
And we carefully watch that upuntil a few days, you know, and
that's how some people might getmoved around a little bit or
offered an earlier surgery orsomething along those lines when
(11:34):
we have additional time becomeavailable.
RR (11:37):
That is a very valuable space in a hospital that I think
we really don't fullycomprehend how valuable it
really is.
Dr. Ogden (11:45):
Oh, correct.
That is some of the highestvalue space that we have, and we
all have to share it.
And so we make sure that all ofthe surgeons get the time that
they need And we just try tovery carefully manage that.
And we have a wonderfulsurgical services manager, a
nurse manager, Angie Bailey,who's been here for years and
(12:07):
years and just manages it likean expert.
RR (12:11):
Now, you mentioned two kinds of surgeries, the eye surgery
and plastic surgery.
Thank you.
you've got some others as wellthat we should have.
Dr. Ogden (12:21):
Absolutely.
We've got all kinds of generalsurgery and people might
recognize that as like anappendectomy if you need your
appendix out.
RR (12:29):
Causals.
Dr. Ogden (12:30):
Yeah.
Well, that's actually ENT.
General surgery is actuallymore like in your belly.
So it would be like yourgallbladder, like a
cholecystectomy.
It would be like if you had acolon resection, say you had
unfortunately colon cancer, youknow, then we could do that.
So all of that better typesurgery.
We also have urology.
(12:51):
So we have all kinds ofurologic surgeries.
So that might be prostatesurgery, bladder surgery, things
along those lines.
And then we also have OBGYN,you know, surgeries, obviously
C-sections and things that areneeded for births, but also
gynecologic surgery.
So if someone needed any typeof operations on their ovaries
(13:13):
or in their uterus or any typeof thing like that, we can offer
all of that.
RR (13:18):
Now, the medical personnel that handle those surgeries are
here full-time, part-time,little of both?
Dr. Ogden (13:25):
A little of both.
So we have full-time generalsurgeons.
We also have full-time OBGYNs.
We have a part-time urologist.
We also have a part-timeophthalmologist and a part-time
plastic surgeon, obviously, thatwe discussed earlier.
So it just depends on thevolumes and the demand as to how
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often they're here.
and, you know, what kind ofsurgeries they're doing.
RR (13:50):
Would you have the two surgeons or a surgeon operating
both in Lincoln City andNewport?
Dr. Ogden (13:56):
It is definitely possible they can.
Most of the time, our full-timesurgeons stay here, but we have
some surgeons like NazmulHaque, Dr.
Haque, that many people mightknow because he's been in the
area with Dr.
Benjamin Murray for years andyears off and on.
He's now in McMinnville, but hecomes here and Newport, and he
(14:16):
does GI-type surgeries likecolonoscopies and he'll book
just a whole day and just do allthe colonoscopies for people,
you know, in both Lincoln Cityand Newport.
RR (14:28):
It is amazing to me what has happened with the two
hospitals.
Dr. Ogden (14:33):
Correct.
Correct.
They just keep growing.
And especially, I guess I haveto definitely mention our
orthopedic surgery programbecause that is where we're
doing an awful lot of growth.
We have three surgeons whorotate in and out 24-7, 365.
They're always here, butthey'll do total joint
(14:55):
surgeries.
So knee replacements, hipreplacements, They'll do all
kinds of different orthopedicwrist surgery, shoulder
surgeries.
You know, we're primecandidates on the coast for
needing some orthopedic helpwhen we're 50% of us are a fishy
and over.
So we make sure that we haveall of that covered for people.
(15:18):
And they can get it done righthere in Lincoln City.
Or, of course, there's a wholeboatload of orthopedic surgeons
as well down in Newport.
RR (15:26):
One thing that I have noticed that I really
appreciate.
I've moved a lot ofprescriptions over to Samaritan
North Lincoln Hospital and Idon't stand in line.
Oh,
Dr. Ogden (15:36):
how lovely.
That is exactly what we werehoping would happen is that our
new pharmacy that has opened oncampus would be able to be that
type of resource for people sothey can get their standard
prescriptions and get it, youknow, right here close in town
and not have to wait.
(15:57):
and have so many more services,value-added, if you will, along
with their standard pharmacy.
RR (16:05):
Now, you just added something that really is not
medically related, a chargingstation.
Dr. Ogden (16:11):
Why?
Right, right.
Well, you know, people, numberone, they come from all over,
and we have visitors here.
But number two, increasingly,people drive electric vehicles
or even some type of hybrid.
But we have found that...
an awful lot of people,especially if they have an
emergency, they don't alwaysplan to have a perfectly
(16:33):
full-charged vehicle, you know,if they're hopping in the car
and going.
And so we really needed someway to provide for patients and
visitors who might driveelectric vehicles to have a
place if they get sort of stuckthere for a while.
We don't want them to getstranded, so we have options
now.
It was a program actuallythrough Pacific Power.
(16:55):
They provided grant funds toput in those charging stations,
and we also have some thatemployees can use as well,
because we know increasingly ouremployees, our staff, drive
electric vehicles as well, andsame with them.
We don't want them to getstranded, and we want them to
have a way to get there andback.
RR (17:16):
We live right in the flight path of the helicopters coming
in and out of Samaritan-NorthLingo Hospital.
We hear them all of the time.
At what point in time do youcall in one of those helicopters
to to the hospital?
Dr. Ogden (17:28):
Yeah.
So those helicopters are calledwhenever we have a critical
care patient.
So if someone comes in and weassess them and we are worried
about their stability ofwhatever their situation is, and
we know we need to get them toa higher level of care as soon
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as possible, That's when we callthat flight team in.
So it may be something like amajor trauma, a traffic
accident, for example, that weneed to get them into a
specialist surgeon up inPortland at a trauma center as
fast as possible.
That would be one of thosetimes.
Another one of those timeswould be if someone had a severe
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heart attack and we need to getthem to the cath lab to unclog
the blood vessels around theirheart.
So that would be another timewe would call that helicopter.
So a variety of circumstances,but every time you see that
helicopter come in and out, justknow that that is a serious
(18:33):
injured patient or a seriousmedical condition and we are
potentially saving their livesas we fly them to that higher
level of care.
I think it should give everyonethe warm fuzzies knowing that
we have that available to us.
RR (18:50):
Dr.
Leslie, I Thank you for beinghere.
And again, thank you.
Just thank you.
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Food, absolutely critical tolife itself.
And with us right now to talkabout food and gathering food
for the benefit of thecommunity, Nancy Mitchell, the
Executive Director of FoodShare.
Well Thank
Nancy Mitchell (19:44):
you so much for having me.
benefited greatly, the hungerrelief efforts all throughout
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the county.
In this case, North Lincoln.
RR (20:20):
Yeah, we're right in front of Grocery Outlet today until 6
o'clock tonight.
Started at 7 o'clock thismorning.
We're there until 6.
So bring cash, bring food, andjoin in the celebration of
Community Days as well.
Nancy Mitchell (20:34):
Absolutely.
RR (20:35):
Now, the need is not going away, is it?
Nancy Mitchell (20:39):
No, it's not.
RR (20:40):
We'd like to say it was.
Nancy Mitchell (20:41):
Right.
RR (20:42):
But it's not.
Nancy Mitchell (20:43):
It is not.
RR (20:44):
Is it growing, the need?
Nancy Mitchell (20:45):
You know, it's been growing year after year, I
think just based on the cost ofliving, you know, housing
prices, lack of housing, youknow, the prices of everything
has increased, but especially inthese last couple of years,
coming out of COVID, coming outof the pandemic, you know,
everything got kind of turnedupside down and we come out of
(21:06):
that and food prices are higher.
You know, I think the foodsupply chain, you know, affected
a lot of things way back thenand we're still kind of catching
up but the price of food ishigher the price of housing is
higher and that leaves oncepeople pay their rent and your
utilities and their carinsurance
RR (21:26):
not a
Nancy Mitchell (21:26):
lot not a lot left for food and food doesn't
come with a written bill in themail yet they have to somehow
you have to save enough money atthe end of the paycheck To feed
your family.
RR (21:37):
Any idea how many families benefit from food drives in the
county?
Nancy Mitchell (21:41):
Well, anybody that accesses programs would
benefit from that.
Right now, currently an averageof about 2,000 households a
month.
RR (21:51):
In Lincoln County?
Nancy Mitchell (21:52):
In Lincoln County access various food
programs.
There are pantries that arebrick and mortar type of
establishments.
There's meal sites at churchesand such that do community hot
meals.
And there's what we callsupplemental programs where we
might deliver food to alow-income housing complex or a
senior housing complex, which wefind is a pretty efficient
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model because we're bringingfood actually to where people
live.
RR (22:19):
So where does the food come from that you deliver?
Nancy Mitchell (22:22):
Various streams of resources for us.
USDA commodity food is one ofthem.
And then the Oregon Food Bank,which is our statewide hub,
because we're all connectedthrough the state of Oregon.
We have 21 regional food banks.
So Oregon Food Bank doesvolume, high volume purchasing.
They work with farmers.
(22:43):
They work with producers forproduce, dairy, meat.
And then we have the USDAcommodities.
And of course, we glean fromthe grocery stores and small
farmers, if there are anyaround, food drives, community
food drives.
So it comes from all differentdirections.
RR (22:59):
And most of the work is done by volunteers, is it
Nancy Mitchell (23:02):
not?
Yes, it is.
You're correct.
Yeah.
We distribute to over 20programs in Lincoln County.
So that's pantries, meal sites,senior programs, kids programs.
Mostly those, there might be astaff person on site at some of
those programs, but also some ofour volunteer run.
RR (23:19):
That's a lot of food.
And what kind of items do youdistribute specifically?
Nancy Mitchell (23:25):
Well, you know, back in the day, it was a lot of
canned and rye goods.
You know, the canned soups, thecanned chilies, boxed pasta,
those kind of things.
But over the years, there'sbeen more purchasing of fresh
produce and fresher, healthierfoods.
So produce, some dairy, meatproducts, so that are more
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perishable, which is a greatthing for participants who are
accessing True.
True.
RR (24:12):
It's obvious to me that the gifts of food, be it canned
foods or whatever it wouldhappen to be, are welcomed
gifts.
But cash, I would think,probably would benefit the
program even more so, would itnot?
Nancy Mitchell (24:26):
You're right, yes.
Although food drives, like theone
RR (24:29):
today at
Nancy Mitchell (24:31):
Community Days, offers a variety of food because
oftentimes there's repetitivefood products available.
We get canned beans and we getrice and we get...
canned vegetables.
Sometimes it's a repetitivesort of food supply.
It can be at times.
It's based on what's beingpurchased and what the prices
(24:51):
are out there in the resourceworld.
So food drives bring thevariety, but the dollar really
does go further because we canvolume buy truckloads of food.
We don't specifically, butOregon Food Bank does, and that
food gets distributed around thestate.
So really the dollar has muchmore buying power than a can of
green beans, let's say, forinstance.
RR (25:13):
So if I want to write a check to a non-profit food
program, I would write it to?
Nancy Mitchell (25:18):
Well, you could write it to FoodShare of Lincoln
County because we distributeall throughout the county, but
there are people that want toserve or support their specific
locations.
So if there's a pantry in yourneighborhood, let's say Lincoln
City or Toledo or Walport,you're welcome to write a check
directly to that program aswell.
It just depends on what thedonor desires.
RR (25:40):
And the foodstuffs, the the canned food drop-off points
throughout the county?
Nancy Mitchell (25:46):
Throughout the county.
Our warehouse in Newport isopen Monday through Friday, 830
to 330.
So there's plenty ofopportunity to drop off food
there.
And then pantries are limitedin their days and hours.
So you'd want to call yourlocal pantry if you want to
donate directly to them to makesure that you can reach somebody
at their location.
RR (26:07):
We really can't help enough, can we?
Nancy Mitchell (26:09):
Oh gosh, every day, every day, every dollar,
every day.
We just need to try to get overthis hump for sure.
RR (26:16):
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RR (26:44):
Again, we remind you that today is the day as we drop this
brand new program on the doubleour show that the food drive is
underway until five o'clockthis afternoon out in front of
Grocery Outlet.
It is imperative that peopleeither give cash and or bags of
food.
Son Paul (27:01):
Yeah, you know, it's really an opportunity for folks
to contribute.
And like we heard from NancyMitchell, you know, the needs
there all year round.
And this is just one of themany ways that they themselves
get food and hits all the thesepantries around our...
Brand
RR (27:17):
new event, all part of Community Days, Dark Sky Week.
The preview party at 6 o'clocktonight.
The location is down at theRegatta Grounds.
Dark sky means what to you,Paul?
Son Paul (27:29):
Well, a dark sky community, which I think Lincoln
City is looking to become, isone that is conscious of the
opportunity to look and see thatbeautiful sky year-round.
And so it's like reducing yourlight pollution by having smart
lighting, stuff that's pointingdown on the street where you're
looking at the light, not stuffflying up into the sky.
(27:51):
And you really create this haloeffect by light pollution.
And so by reducing that, ourcommunity can get certified as a
dark sky community.
And then that's really anopportunity for tourism and also
just enjoyment.
RR (28:05):
Let alone if you turn down the lights, you're going to save
money on your bill.
Son Paul (28:09):
Yeah, that's a big thing too.
It's a big thing.
Getting smart lighting is verysmart on the economic side of it
too.
RR (28:15):
Other parts of...
Community Week, as we close outCommunity Week, we've got the
Trivia Night that is going to betaking place down at the Pines
Dine.
That's Friday evening, the25th.
And then on Saturday, big dayon Saturday, the Kiwanis Pancake
Breakfast down at Moe's.
It is $10 for the breakfast.
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Tickets are on sale or you canbuy them at the door as well.
Just $10 and all of that moneygoes to the Lincoln City Kiwanis
Club.
Moe's provides all of the foodand the space.
So it is 100% of the $10 feegoes to the Lincoln City Kiwanis
Club for scholarships and thelike.
Also, the Ducky Derby, 3o'clock at the D River.
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And the concluding event is theaward celebration banquet, if
you will.
That's at 6 o'clock at theLincoln City Cultural Center.
It is a gala event withoutbeing fancy dress.
Son Paul (29:14):
Yeah, I think it's $5 for a burger something, it's
just an opportunity to comedown, hang out with folks, and
just enjoy that closeout ofcommunity days.
RR (29:23):
Special thanks goes to Chinook Winds Casino Resort.
Reminding you, it is better atthe beach, and Chinook Winds has
got a month of activitiesupcoming in June as they
celebrate their 30thanniversary.
30 years, yeah.
30 years in Lincoln City.
It is a monster event.
We've been privy to hearing alittle bit about what may be
(29:48):
forthcoming.
But we can't say anything.
Son Paul (29:50):
Well, it's going to be great.
We know that.
It's going to be great.
Yeah, I mean, 30 years is quitean achievement.
And the casino is really goingto put on a show.
RR (29:59):
It will be a whale of a show all month long, the month of
June of this year.
Also, I'd like to remindeverybody that you still have an
opportunity to enjoy finedining and inexpensive dining in
the same place.
You have the casino, the RogueRiver, and, of course, the deli
across the way at the hotel.
is the Chinook Grill, and wecan go out to the lakeside, or
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lakeside, it's not lakeside,it's Chinook Winds Golf Course,
showing my age, Chinook WindsGolf Course, and there's good
dining out there as well.
Yeah, at Ace's.
Ace's is the places.
That's right, yeah.
And finally, I'd like to drawyour attention to some city
events, which does include abudget committee coming up in
(30:47):
the City Council Chambers On May5, May 6, we've got planning
commission.
May 7, the library board.
And May 12, city council meetsin chambers again.
Spaghetti dinner is going to betaking place out at B'nai
Brith.
This is on May 15.
Tickets now on sale.
(31:08):
It is a spaghetti dinner thatsupports the youth of the
community.
It gives us an opportunity toraise money for BB Camp.
And that takes place in June,July with all of the young
people getting a marvelousexperience at BB Camp.
Son Paul (31:27):
Yeah, that's a great offering that they've opened up
to the community.
I know it's been probably adecade since they really ramped
that up.
And so it's a great opportunityfor day camps through parts of
the summer.
RR (31:38):
Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce Business Conference
coming up June 27th, 10 to 3.
For more information on that,stop up at the Lincoln City
Chamber office and be jeweledthis is a food share event as we
talked a little bit aboutduring our earlier part of the
podcast pre-loved jewelryfundraiser Saturday May 10th 10
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until 1 and then this is goingto be at the Central Coast
Assembly of God Church down inNewport it is bejeweled it's a
great event yeah I think I haverun out of goodies for today
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RR (00:30):
Welcome to the Double R Show, Double R along with Son
Paul, and we're going to nurturewith nature.
Son Paul (00:36):
Yeah, it's nature and nurture.
It's part of Earth Week still,as we're dropping this episode.
RR (00:42):
And on top of that, we still are in the middle of community
days.
Today is a big day for theentire community to raise money
and food for the Lincoln CityFood Pantry.
Son Paul (00:53):
Yeah, right out in front of Grocery Outlet from 7
to 5.
So come on down.
And then don't forget to stopby the Regatta Grounds after 6
tonight, too, for a special DarkSky event.
RR (01:04):
Dark Sky.
We'll talk more about that.
What is Dark Sky and what wehope to gain from Dark Sky.
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Christina Pasca joins us in Christina's with the Cascade
Head Biosphere Explorience.
That's a mouthful.
Christina Pasca (01:52):
It is a mouthful.
Yeah, it is.
And thank you for having me.
RR (01:56):
And what is the Cascade Head Biosphere Explorians?
Christina Pasca (02:00):
Yeah.
So to put it simply, I am aguide taking people out to
understand their connection tonature and not only that they're
separate observers to nature,but that nature exists within
them and also in the wonderfulworld that we live in.
So really just communicatingthat we can exist peacefully and
(02:21):
benefit both nature and us.
And we're natural beings at ourcore.
So it's about teaching that andhelping people to feel that
energy.
RR (02:30):
And obviously it's over Cascade Head is where you're
taking people,
Christina Pasca (02:34):
correct?
Yeah, yeah.
So Cascade Head itself, I thinkit's over 100,000 acres.
It's a huge plot of land.
But where I take people is thewatershed part of it.
So we will walk through CrowleyCreek and we're going to talk
about, you know, all of thespecies that exist and thrive in
that area.
And then I will also lead themthrough the estuary and into the
Salmon River.
(02:55):
And along that journey, youknow, we'll talk about the
salmon life cycle.
We'll talk about the Sitkatrees and everything that we're
seeing to really build thatrelationship.
RR (03:04):
How frequently?
Christina Pasca (03:05):
How frequently?
Yeah.
So it's going on throughout thesummer, I think into late
September.
So the first one, I believe, isMay 9th.
And there will be about two amonth throughout the summer up
until September 13th is the lastone.
RR (03:19):
Before I forget, how does someone enroll in the
Christina Pasca (03:23):
Explorians?
Yeah, so it's in partnershipwith Explore Lincoln City.
So actually, you can just showup.
The dates are on ExploreLincoln City's website.
And then you show up and I willhave you fill out a form and
get to know you.
And then we will go out there.
So as long as you can go onlineto Explore Lincoln City, click
on the Explorians.
There's a number of them.
(03:44):
So there are some that are, youknow, tide pooling.
There's the watershed, such asme.
And and And yeah, that's howyou do it.
So it's pretty easy.
You don't even need to sign uponline.
RR (03:54):
Before we started recording, we were talking about you
coming to Lincoln City.
Christina Pasca (04:00):
Yes.
It's
RR (04:00):
interesting.
What brought you to LincolnCity?
Christina Pasca (04:03):
Yeah.
So I grew up on the East Coastand, you know, nature is all
around us, even if we're in acity or whatever it may be.
And I was living in Tampa,Florida at the time.
And I'd had a trip out toOregon and California, and I
just felt like my soul belongsthere.
And so that idea kind offestered for a few years.
And then my lease was ending inTampa, and people post-COVID
(04:27):
were just flocking down to thecity, and it was getting really
just overwhelmed with people.
Rent was going up.
And my lease was ending, and Ithought, you know what?
I'm just going to go on Zillowand see if there's any houses in
Oregon.
I put in the entire state ofOregon, knowing nothing about
it, sight unseen.
Found a Zillow listing, talkedto the owner of the house.
We had a really goodrelationship and connection
(04:48):
going because he wanted someoneto be there that appreciated the
land.
And yeah, and then I sold allmy things, bought a Subaru and
didn't look back packed my catup took a five day drive over 15
hours a day and that's that'swhat happened and I ended up in
Lincoln City
RR (05:03):
regrets
Christina Pasca (05:04):
none none absolutely none I mean you know
it's it's apparent in what I'mdoing here with the Explorances
but you just can't you can't getthat kind of access to nature
any other place there's a magicabout Cascade Head specifically
that you just have to feel it toknow and that's what's so
exciting about about these And
RR (05:24):
what's in that magic that you explore?
Christina Pasca (05:28):
Yeah.
I mean, I would say from moreof a spiritual standpoint, I
think there's a greaterunderstanding of your purpose
and where you exist within thisgreat, beautiful thing that is
Mother Nature when you're inthat area.
And you really can't trade itfor anything.
But on a more, like, I don'twant to say scientific, but on a
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different level, sphere.
There's just so many animals.
I mean, we're going to see blueherons.
I had elk back at Cascade, hadherds of elk.
They're absolutely beautifulcreatures.
They're actually giving birthright now.
So the baby elk are all aroundand about.
Just a few days ago, I saw acougar, not to scare anybody.
Cougars are nocturnal, sothey're not going to get to
anyone.
But yeah, there's a lot to see.
(06:10):
I mean, bears, you know, you'vebeen in Lincoln City for how
many years now?
RR (06:16):
A long time.
Christina Pasca (06:17):
Yeah.
Yeah.
But it is just, it's so anecosystem.
And it's something that we canreally live in harmony with and
understand more about.
RR (06:24):
Do you get a surprise every time that you go out?
Christina Pasca (06:28):
You know, I was just talking to someone on the
phone about this when I had seenthe cougar.
Because I saw it in person, itwas about like, I want to say 50
feet away.
And it quite literally lookedlike a lion.
And you cannot describe thefeeling of awe, but also like
terrified, but in a good way.
(06:48):
You can't even describe it.
It's just the power that theseanimals hold.
It's a once in a lifetimeexperience to even be on that
same land.
So, yeah.
RR (06:58):
And we want to make certain people know and understand With
the babies out there, leave themalone.
Christina Pasca (07:04):
Oh, absolutely.
Yeah, it is very much worthnoting that you have to respect
nature in every regard.
Animals are not supposed to beyour friend.
They don't want to be yourfriend.
And you really have to let themexist in their environment.
And, you know, we're thevisitors on that territory.
So that's worth, you know,remembering when we're out
there.
RR (07:23):
You talked about the animals that you see along the trail.
Do you also then talk a littlebit about the flowers, the...
Christina Pasca (07:30):
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, definitely.
So I think one of the thingswe're really going to get into
on the Explorience, and I don'twant to give away too much, but
the beautiful Sitka trees andhow they start from just the
tiniest seed and then grow toliterally hundreds of feet tall.
And we will even do a practicein the Explorience, all putting
our arms around and seeing howmany of us it can take to go
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around the Sitka tree itself.
So yeah, we will talk about theestuary.
We'll talk about what it takesto create an ecosystem such as
that from the amount a shade forthe salmon to the bird boxes
because everything is sointerconnected.
RR (08:06):
So, Christina Pascoe, we do appreciate you taking time to
come in.
And one more time, to enrollinto the program, we do what?
Christina Pasca (08:15):
Look at the dates online at
explorelincolncity.com and showup 10.30 a.m.
to Knight's Park.
You will see, you know, you'llsee me smiling there with the
Cascade Head Biosphere gear on.
And you also, when you go, youcan get a little token, a We at
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RR (09:13):
Dr.
Leslie Ogden, Samaritan NorthLincoln Hospital, Pacific
Communities Hospital, a CEO.
Good to have her back to talkabout surgery.
And I said I wouldn't use theline, but I'm going to use it
anyway.
A cut above.
Dr. Ogden (09:26):
A cut above.
I love that.
Yes.
Surgery is one of those thingsthat powers our small hospital.
And we have more surgeries thanI think most people know that
we even do.
I
RR (09:39):
think we...
Get so used to the notion, theidea, well, you've got to go to
the big hospital to get what isright here in Lincoln City and
Newport.
Dr. Ogden (09:48):
Correct, correct, what is right here.
I think we, in a previous show,we talked about our
robotic-assisted surgery, right,that we now have down in
Newport, but we offer an awfullot right here in Lincoln City
as well.
For instance, I'm not sure thatpeople know that they can get
all their eye surgeries here,like their cataracts done.
We are affiliated with Eye CareAssociates.
(10:10):
And they're smattered all overthe valley and they have an
office right here as well.
And they do all of thosesurgeries locally.
So people can just go and get acataract done, get one eye done
one week and another eye doneanother week and not have to
leave at all.
Things like our newest line isactually plastic surgery.
(10:31):
Really?
Yes.
We have a plastic surgeon whocomes out of Bend, and he loves
to do surgeries on coastalpatients and have it done right
here in the area.
RR (10:42):
It's got to be a tremendous amount of scheduling that goes
into utilizing all thefacilities, right?
Dr. Ogden (10:48):
Correct, correct.
Traditionally, how we've doneit is each of our surgeons gets
allotted a certain day and acertain amount of time block
time.
Those are surgical hours.
And so then they typically seepatients in clinic on their
other days, but then theyschedule the surgeries to happen
(11:10):
during their block time, duringthat time that they're allotted
to have the ORs above anyoneelse.
Now, if they don't use thatblock time, then that can be
given to someone else.
And we carefully watch that upuntil a few days, you know, and
that's how some people might getmoved around a little bit or
offered an earlier surgery orsomething along those lines when
(11:34):
we have additional time becomeavailable.
RR (11:37):
That is a very valuable space in a hospital that I think
we really don't fullycomprehend how valuable it
really is.
Dr. Ogden (11:45):
Oh, correct.
That is some of the highestvalue space that we have, and we
all have to share it.
And so we make sure that all ofthe surgeons get the time that
they need And we just try tovery carefully manage that.
And we have a wonderfulsurgical services manager, a
nurse manager, Angie Bailey,who's been here for years and
(12:07):
years and just manages it likean expert.
RR (12:11):
Now, you mentioned two kinds of surgeries, the eye surgery
and plastic surgery.
Thank you.
you've got some others as wellthat we should have.
Dr. Ogden (12:21):
Absolutely.
We've got all kinds of generalsurgery and people might
recognize that as like anappendectomy if you need your
appendix out.
RR (12:29):
Causals.
Dr. Ogden (12:30):
Yeah.
Well, that's actually ENT.
General surgery is actuallymore like in your belly.
So it would be like yourgallbladder, like a
cholecystectomy.
It would be like if you had acolon resection, say you had
unfortunately colon cancer, youknow, then we could do that.
So all of that better typesurgery.
We also have urology.
(12:51):
So we have all kinds ofurologic surgeries.
So that might be prostatesurgery, bladder surgery, things
along those lines.
And then we also have OBGYN,you know, surgeries, obviously
C-sections and things that areneeded for births, but also
gynecologic surgery.
So if someone needed any typeof operations on their ovaries
(13:13):
or in their uterus or any typeof thing like that, we can offer
all of that.
RR (13:18):
Now, the medical personnel that handle those surgeries are
here full-time, part-time,little of both?
Dr. Ogden (13:25):
A little of both.
So we have full-time generalsurgeons.
We also have full-time OBGYNs.
We have a part-time urologist.
We also have a part-timeophthalmologist and a part-time
plastic surgeon, obviously, thatwe discussed earlier.
So it just depends on thevolumes and the demand as to how
(13:47):
often they're here.
and, you know, what kind ofsurgeries they're doing.
RR (13:50):
Would you have the two surgeons or a surgeon operating
both in Lincoln City andNewport?
Dr. Ogden (13:56):
It is definitely possible they can.
Most of the time, our full-timesurgeons stay here, but we have
some surgeons like NazmulHaque, Dr.
Haque, that many people mightknow because he's been in the
area with Dr.
Benjamin Murray for years andyears off and on.
He's now in McMinnville, but hecomes here and Newport, and he
(14:16):
does GI-type surgeries likecolonoscopies and he'll book
just a whole day and just do allthe colonoscopies for people,
you know, in both Lincoln Cityand Newport.
RR (14:28):
It is amazing to me what has happened with the two
hospitals.
Dr. Ogden (14:33):
Correct.
Correct.
They just keep growing.
And especially, I guess I haveto definitely mention our
orthopedic surgery programbecause that is where we're
doing an awful lot of growth.
We have three surgeons whorotate in and out 24-7, 365.
They're always here, butthey'll do total joint
(14:55):
surgeries.
So knee replacements, hipreplacements, They'll do all
kinds of different orthopedicwrist surgery, shoulder
surgeries.
You know, we're primecandidates on the coast for
needing some orthopedic helpwhen we're 50% of us are a fishy
and over.
So we make sure that we haveall of that covered for people.
(15:18):
And they can get it done righthere in Lincoln City.
Or, of course, there's a wholeboatload of orthopedic surgeons
as well down in Newport.
RR (15:26):
One thing that I have noticed that I really
appreciate.
I've moved a lot ofprescriptions over to Samaritan
North Lincoln Hospital and Idon't stand in line.
Oh,
Dr. Ogden (15:36):
how lovely.
That is exactly what we werehoping would happen is that our
new pharmacy that has opened oncampus would be able to be that
type of resource for people sothey can get their standard
prescriptions and get it, youknow, right here close in town
and not have to wait.
(15:57):
and have so many more services,value-added, if you will, along
with their standard pharmacy.
RR (16:05):
Now, you just added something that really is not
medically related, a chargingstation.
Dr. Ogden (16:11):
Why?
Right, right.
Well, you know, people, numberone, they come from all over,
and we have visitors here.
But number two, increasingly,people drive electric vehicles
or even some type of hybrid.
But we have found that...
an awful lot of people,especially if they have an
emergency, they don't alwaysplan to have a perfectly
(16:33):
full-charged vehicle, you know,if they're hopping in the car
and going.
And so we really needed someway to provide for patients and
visitors who might driveelectric vehicles to have a
place if they get sort of stuckthere for a while.
We don't want them to getstranded, so we have options
now.
It was a program actuallythrough Pacific Power.
(16:55):
They provided grant funds toput in those charging stations,
and we also have some thatemployees can use as well,
because we know increasingly ouremployees, our staff, drive
electric vehicles as well, andsame with them.
We don't want them to getstranded, and we want them to
have a way to get there andback.
RR (17:16):
We live right in the flight path of the helicopters coming
in and out of Samaritan-NorthLingo Hospital.
We hear them all of the time.
At what point in time do youcall in one of those helicopters
to to the hospital?
Dr. Ogden (17:28):
Yeah.
So those helicopters are calledwhenever we have a critical
care patient.
So if someone comes in and weassess them and we are worried
about their stability ofwhatever their situation is, and
we know we need to get them toa higher level of care as soon
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as possible, That's when we callthat flight team in.
So it may be something like amajor trauma, a traffic
accident, for example, that weneed to get them into a
specialist surgeon up inPortland at a trauma center as
fast as possible.
That would be one of thosetimes.
Another one of those timeswould be if someone had a severe
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heart attack and we need to getthem to the cath lab to unclog
the blood vessels around theirheart.
So that would be another timewe would call that helicopter.
So a variety of circumstances,but every time you see that
helicopter come in and out, justknow that that is a serious
(18:33):
injured patient or a seriousmedical condition and we are
potentially saving their livesas we fly them to that higher
level of care.
I think it should give everyonethe warm fuzzies knowing that
we have that available to us.
RR (18:50):
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And again, thank you.
Just thank you.
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Food, absolutely critical tolife itself.
And with us right now to talkabout food and gathering food
for the benefit of thecommunity, Nancy Mitchell, the
Executive Director of FoodShare.
Well Thank
Nancy Mitchell (19:44):
you so much for having me.
benefited greatly, the hungerrelief efforts all throughout
(20:17):
the county.
In this case, North Lincoln.
RR (20:20):
Yeah, we're right in front of Grocery Outlet today until 6
o'clock tonight.
Started at 7 o'clock thismorning.
We're there until 6.
So bring cash, bring food, andjoin in the celebration of
Community Days as well.
Nancy Mitchell (20:34):
Absolutely.
RR (20:35):
Now, the need is not going away, is it?
Nancy Mitchell (20:39):
No, it's not.
RR (20:40):
We'd like to say it was.
Nancy Mitchell (20:41):
Right.
RR (20:42):
But it's not.
Nancy Mitchell (20:43):
It is not.
RR (20:44):
Is it growing, the need?
Nancy Mitchell (20:45):
You know, it's been growing year after year, I
think just based on the cost ofliving, you know, housing
prices, lack of housing, youknow, the prices of everything
has increased, but especially inthese last couple of years,
coming out of COVID, coming outof the pandemic, you know,
everything got kind of turnedupside down and we come out of
(21:06):
that and food prices are higher.
You know, I think the foodsupply chain, you know, affected
a lot of things way back thenand we're still kind of catching
up but the price of food ishigher the price of housing is
higher and that leaves oncepeople pay their rent and your
utilities and their carinsurance
RR (21:26):
not a
Nancy Mitchell (21:26):
lot not a lot left for food and food doesn't
come with a written bill in themail yet they have to somehow
you have to save enough money atthe end of the paycheck To feed
your family.
RR (21:37):
Any idea how many families benefit from food drives in the
county?
Nancy Mitchell (21:41):
Well, anybody that accesses programs would
benefit from that.
Right now, currently an averageof about 2,000 households a
month.
RR (21:51):
In Lincoln County?
Nancy Mitchell (21:52):
In Lincoln County access various food
programs.
There are pantries that arebrick and mortar type of
establishments.
There's meal sites at churchesand such that do community hot
meals.
And there's what we callsupplemental programs where we
might deliver food to alow-income housing complex or a
senior housing complex, which wefind is a pretty efficient
(22:16):
model because we're bringingfood actually to where people
live.
RR (22:19):
So where does the food come from that you deliver?
Nancy Mitchell (22:22):
Various streams of resources for us.
USDA commodity food is one ofthem.
And then the Oregon Food Bank,which is our statewide hub,
because we're all connectedthrough the state of Oregon.
We have 21 regional food banks.
So Oregon Food Bank doesvolume, high volume purchasing.
They work with farmers.
(22:43):
They work with producers forproduce, dairy, meat.
And then we have the USDAcommodities.
And of course, we glean fromthe grocery stores and small
farmers, if there are anyaround, food drives, community
food drives.
So it comes from all differentdirections.
RR (22:59):
And most of the work is done by volunteers, is it
Nancy Mitchell (23:02):
not?
Yes, it is.
You're correct.
Yeah.
We distribute to over 20programs in Lincoln County.
So that's pantries, meal sites,senior programs, kids programs.
Mostly those, there might be astaff person on site at some of
those programs, but also some ofour volunteer run.
RR (23:19):
That's a lot of food.
And what kind of items do youdistribute specifically?
Nancy Mitchell (23:25):
Well, you know, back in the day, it was a lot of
canned and rye goods.
You know, the canned soups, thecanned chilies, boxed pasta,
those kind of things.
But over the years, there'sbeen more purchasing of fresh
produce and fresher, healthierfoods.
So produce, some dairy, meatproducts, so that are more
(23:46):
perishable, which is a greatthing for participants who are
accessing True.
True.
RR (24:12):
It's obvious to me that the gifts of food, be it canned
foods or whatever it wouldhappen to be, are welcomed
gifts.
But cash, I would think,probably would benefit the
program even more so, would itnot?
Nancy Mitchell (24:26):
You're right, yes.
Although food drives, like theone
RR (24:29):
today at
Nancy Mitchell (24:31):
Community Days, offers a variety of food because
oftentimes there's repetitivefood products available.
We get canned beans and we getrice and we get...
canned vegetables.
Sometimes it's a repetitivesort of food supply.
It can be at times.
It's based on what's beingpurchased and what the prices
(24:51):
are out there in the resourceworld.
So food drives bring thevariety, but the dollar really
does go further because we canvolume buy truckloads of food.
We don't specifically, butOregon Food Bank does, and that
food gets distributed around thestate.
So really the dollar has muchmore buying power than a can of
green beans, let's say, forinstance.
RR (25:13):
So if I want to write a check to a non-profit food
program, I would write it to?
Nancy Mitchell (25:18):
Well, you could write it to FoodShare of Lincoln
County because we distributeall throughout the county, but
there are people that want toserve or support their specific
locations.
So if there's a pantry in yourneighborhood, let's say Lincoln
City or Toledo or Walport,you're welcome to write a check
directly to that program aswell.
It just depends on what thedonor desires.
RR (25:40):
And the foodstuffs, the the canned food drop-off points
throughout the county?
Nancy Mitchell (25:46):
Throughout the county.
Our warehouse in Newport isopen Monday through Friday, 830
to 330.
So there's plenty ofopportunity to drop off food
there.
And then pantries are limitedin their days and hours.
So you'd want to call yourlocal pantry if you want to
donate directly to them to makesure that you can reach somebody
at their location.
RR (26:07):
We really can't help enough, can we?
Nancy Mitchell (26:09):
Oh gosh, every day, every day, every dollar,
every day.
We just need to try to get overthis hump for sure.
RR (26:16):
If you're looking for great early garden fresh produce, it's
Kenny's IGA in the Bay Area ofLincoln City.
Four generations of Morganscaring for your every grocery
need.
All of your favorite beverages,a full deli, meat, produce, and
of course, groceries.
Zellers (26:32):
Homestyle cooking in a hometown atmosphere.
Hi, I'm Adina from Zeller'sRestaurant in Rose Lodge in
Lincoln City.
Join us daily for good fun andgreat food.
You can even kick up your heelsat Zeller's.
RR (26:44):
Again, we remind you that today is the day as we drop this
brand new program on the doubleour show that the food drive is
underway until five o'clockthis afternoon out in front of
Grocery Outlet.
It is imperative that peopleeither give cash and or bags of
food.
Son Paul (27:01):
Yeah, you know, it's really an opportunity for folks
to contribute.
And like we heard from NancyMitchell, you know, the needs
there all year round.
And this is just one of themany ways that they themselves
get food and hits all the thesepantries around our...
Brand
RR (27:17):
new event, all part of Community Days, Dark Sky Week.
The preview party at 6 o'clocktonight.
The location is down at theRegatta Grounds.
Dark sky means what to you,Paul?
Son Paul (27:29):
Well, a dark sky community, which I think Lincoln
City is looking to become, isone that is conscious of the
opportunity to look and see thatbeautiful sky year-round.
And so it's like reducing yourlight pollution by having smart
lighting, stuff that's pointingdown on the street where you're
looking at the light, not stuffflying up into the sky.
(27:51):
And you really create this haloeffect by light pollution.
And so by reducing that, ourcommunity can get certified as a
dark sky community.
And then that's really anopportunity for tourism and also
just enjoyment.
RR (28:05):
Let alone if you turn down the lights, you're going to save
money on your bill.
Son Paul (28:09):
Yeah, that's a big thing too.
It's a big thing.
Getting smart lighting is verysmart on the economic side of it
too.
RR (28:15):
Other parts of...
Community Week, as we close outCommunity Week, we've got the
Trivia Night that is going to betaking place down at the Pines
Dine.
That's Friday evening, the25th.
And then on Saturday, big dayon Saturday, the Kiwanis Pancake
Breakfast down at Moe's.
It is $10 for the breakfast.
(28:38):
Tickets are on sale or you canbuy them at the door as well.
Just $10 and all of that moneygoes to the Lincoln City Kiwanis
Club.
Moe's provides all of the foodand the space.
So it is 100% of the $10 feegoes to the Lincoln City Kiwanis
Club for scholarships and thelike.
Also, the Ducky Derby, 3o'clock at the D River.
(29:01):
And the concluding event is theaward celebration banquet, if
you will.
That's at 6 o'clock at theLincoln City Cultural Center.
It is a gala event withoutbeing fancy dress.
Son Paul (29:14):
Yeah, I think it's $5 for a burger something, it's
just an opportunity to comedown, hang out with folks, and
just enjoy that closeout ofcommunity days.
RR (29:23):
Special thanks goes to Chinook Winds Casino Resort.
Reminding you, it is better atthe beach, and Chinook Winds has
got a month of activitiesupcoming in June as they
celebrate their 30thanniversary.
30 years, yeah.
30 years in Lincoln City.
It is a monster event.
We've been privy to hearing alittle bit about what may be
(29:48):
forthcoming.
But we can't say anything.
Son Paul (29:50):
Well, it's going to be great.
We know that.
It's going to be great.
Yeah, I mean, 30 years is quitean achievement.
And the casino is really goingto put on a show.
RR (29:59):
It will be a whale of a show all month long, the month of
June of this year.
Also, I'd like to remindeverybody that you still have an
opportunity to enjoy finedining and inexpensive dining in
the same place.
You have the casino, the RogueRiver, and, of course, the deli
across the way at the hotel.
is the Chinook Grill, and wecan go out to the lakeside, or
(30:24):
lakeside, it's not lakeside,it's Chinook Winds Golf Course,
showing my age, Chinook WindsGolf Course, and there's good
dining out there as well.
Yeah, at Ace's.
Ace's is the places.
That's right, yeah.
And finally, I'd like to drawyour attention to some city
events, which does include abudget committee coming up in
(30:47):
the City Council Chambers On May5, May 6, we've got planning
commission.
May 7, the library board.
And May 12, city council meetsin chambers again.
Spaghetti dinner is going to betaking place out at B'nai
Brith.
This is on May 15.
Tickets now on sale.
(31:08):
It is a spaghetti dinner thatsupports the youth of the
community.
It gives us an opportunity toraise money for BB Camp.
And that takes place in June,July with all of the young
people getting a marvelousexperience at BB Camp.
Son Paul (31:27):
Yeah, that's a great offering that they've opened up
to the community.
I know it's been probably adecade since they really ramped
that up.
And so it's a great opportunityfor day camps through parts of
the summer.
RR (31:38):
Lincoln City Chamber of Commerce Business Conference
coming up June 27th, 10 to 3.
For more information on that,stop up at the Lincoln City
Chamber office and be jeweledthis is a food share event as we
talked a little bit aboutduring our earlier part of the
podcast pre-loved jewelryfundraiser Saturday May 10th 10
(32:01):
until 1 and then this is goingto be at the Central Coast
Assembly of God Church down inNewport it is bejeweled it's a
great event yeah I think I haverun out of goodies for today
from your side of the table wehave we're clear from here.
So that will do to the doingsof the Double R Show.
(32:22):
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Jana (32:37):
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