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Airport Hosting Fly-in This Weekend

The Siletz Bay State Airport is a half-mile south of Salishan

(LINCOLN CITY) - A great fly-in event geared toward families is taking place this weekend at the Oregon Coast.

The Siletz Bay State Airport is hosting it`s annual fly-in Saturday and Sunday.

Organizers say people looking for something interesting to do this weekend should bring a chair or a blanket and watch a variety of planes take-off and land at the airport.

Principals Seek to Temporarily Close Taft Middle School

The possibility of converting schools to a kindergarten-through-third-grade, and a fourth-through-sixth-grade configuration will be studied next year

(Lincoln City) - On Tuesday, principals from the north Lincoln County public schools will submit a recommendation to the Lincoln County School Board to close Taft Middle School for at least a year, and convert Taft High into a seventh-through-12th-grade school.

Taft Middle Principal Steve Kilduff said it will not be decided for at least another year if Taft Middle will be closed permanently. In the next year, the steering committee and school district will examine Oceanlake and Taft elementary schools for possible permanent closure.

The recommendation is for Oceanlake and Taft Elementary to still be kindergarten- through-sixth-grade schools for the 2006-07 school year.

New Seawall at D-River Wayside State Park to be Completed Friday

(Lincoln City) - State Parks officials say a temporary seawall at the D-River Wayside State Park in Lincoln City should be completed by Friday.

The new seawall is in the exact location of the old wall with no loss of beach.

Beachgoers Swept Into The Ocean Keep Rescuers Busy

(Lincoln Beach) - Water rescue operations were in full swing Wednesday on the central Oregon coast. A major storm slammed the coast with fury. Depoe Bay Fire District Chief Ron Smith says it was not a good day for a walk on the beach, "There are very rough conditions today, about twenty to twenty five foot surf.` He says beachgoers should stay clear on days like this.