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LEARNING AT THE LIBRARY
Newport Public Library is celebrating
its 100th birthday with a new, yearlong
series focusing on the history of different
partner organizations in Lincoln County.
The series will kick off on Wednesday,
Sept. 18, with a presentation by Regina
Martinez, the City of Newport’s
emergency preparedness coordinator,
to coincide with National Preparedness
Month.
“Disaster can strike at any time.
Whether it’s a house fire or an
earthquake, a single disaster can change
your physical, emotional and financial
health in a matter of seconds,” Martinez
said. “During this program, learn about
family preparedness, what goes in a
go-bag, what goes in your car, how to
Stay current on electric cars
Lincoln City’s Bijou Theatre will give
a jump start to National Drive Electric
Week this Saturday, Sept. 14, with a free
screening of “Revenge of the Electric
Car,” sponsored by Pacific Power.
Bloomberg
Technology projects
that by 2025,
one of every six
cars sold will be
electric. How did
this happen — and
why? In “Revenge
of the Electric Car,”
filmmaker Chris
Paine documents
the race to mass-
produce electric
cars, from Tesla’s
struggles to launch
the groundbreaking
Roadster to Chevy
and Nissan’s
stunning surge into
the electric vehicle
global market.
The movie
begins at 11 am at
the Bijou Theatre, 1624 NE Hwy. 101.
Tickets are available for pickup at the
Bijou box office from 1:30 to 9 pm daily.
On the same day as the screening, a
wide variety of electric cars will be on
display at the Cruisin’ the Bay Car Show
in Taft. From 9 am to 2 pm, guests can
check out models including the new Kia
Niro, Honda Clarity, Smart Fortwo and
many more. Test drives will be offered in
a Tesla Model X, Tesla Model 3, BMW
i3, and the restyled Nissan LEAF in
a pressure-free environment — no car
dealerships will be in attendance.
“Events like this are a great way
for people to discover how easy and
affordable it is to drive electric — and
how fun these cars
are to drive,” said
Cory Scott, Pacific
Power’s director of
customer solutions.
“We encourage
people to come
to the electric
car show either
before the movie
or afterward to test
drive an electric car,
and to see the wide
variety of electric
cars on the market
today.”
“There are
hundreds of electric
cars registered to
Oregon Coast
residents,” said
Cruisin’ the
Bay’s volunteer
coordinator Debbie Jimmerson. “Many
people don’t know that because a
majority of electric cars look like gas-
powered vehicles. But electric cars are
much quieter and are cheaper to drive
and maintain, and with more torque, they
are quicker than gas-powered vehicles.
Even more importantly, driving electric
reduces air pollution.”
Cruisin’ the Bay will run from 9 am to
2 pm next to The Bay House Restaurant
at 5911 SW Hwy. 101.
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prepare a family on a budget and how to
stay informed with what is happening in
Newport.”
Martinez has worked in emergency
management for more than 10 years
and has been in Newport for the past
two. She recently graduated with
her associate’s degree in Emergency
Management and graduated in July 2019
from FEMA’s Emergency Manager
Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
The presentation, which is free and
open to all, will run from from 6 to 7 pm
in the McEntee Meeting Room of the
Newport Public Library, 35 NW Nye
Street.
For more information, go to www.
newportlibrary.org or call 541-265-2153.
‘Hippies’ tell their story
Residents of Tenmile Creek will tell
the story of how they faced off against
developers and won in “Just a Bunch of
Hippies,” a Saturday, Sept. 14, presentation
at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage
Center.
In 1981, a
developer bought 186
acres on the coast
south of Yachats with
the aim of building
a resort on the
property. A diverse
community living
along Tenmile Creek
Road, Big Creek
Road, Yachats, the
Yachats River Valley
and surrounding
areas, came together
to testify against
the development
at a public hearing.
Dismissed by the
developer as “just a
bunch of hippies” the
Tenmile community
found themselves
united by a common
goal — stopping
development of this wild, scenic part of the
Oregon Coast.
For the next 35 years, these “hippies”
fought against the development with every
legal means at their disposal. Leadership
came from Tom Smith, a fisheries biologist
with many years of experience working
with environmental organizations, but
the young people who had moved to the
area in the 1970s contributed a surprising
range of skills, as well as dedication.
Many continued to have careers or pursue
volunteer opportunities that impacted the
natural environment and the culture and
arts of the Central Oregon Coast.
Several members of the “Greater
Tenmile Community”
will join Andrea
Scharf, author of
“Saving Big Creek,”
the story of the
campaign against the
resort, to talk about
their experiences —
what drew them to
the Central Oregon
Coast, how they
built community,
learned new survival
skills and what
resulted from their
participation in the
effort to save Big
Creek.
Saturday’s
presentation, will
start at 2 pm in the
new Doerfler Family
Theater at the Pacific
Maritime Heritage
Center, 333 SE Bay Blvd. Audience
participation is welcome. Copies of
“Saving Big Creek” will be available for
purchase.
Admission is $5, but free for members
and children aged 12 and under. Parking is
available at the top of the hill adjacent to
the museum.
For more information, call
541-265-7509.