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🌱 Which 14 nonprofits just won $139,000 from Lincoln City?

And on the Lincoln City Patch calendar - COMMUNITY PRESERVATION IN ACTION This Saturday at Yachats Emergency Preparedness Fair

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In today's newsletter:

  • Which 14 nonprofits just won $139,000 from Lincoln City?
  • What Lincoln City police handled over a busy late-September weekend
  • What the WaFd–EverBank merger could mean for Lincoln City customers.

Also on today's calendar: COMMUNITY PRESERVATION IN ACTION This Saturday at Yachats Emergency Preparedness Fair and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Cloudy with a shower, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
  • Thursday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 70 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Lincoln City selects 14 nonprofits to receive $139,000 in grants • Lincoln Chronicle (lincolnchronicle.org) — Lincoln City is awarding $139,000 in grants to 14 nonprofits, backing services from animal welfare and senior support to family shelter, literacy, and emergency preparedness. Checks will be presented Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. in council chambers, with groups like Family Promise of Lincoln County, My Sisters Place, and North Lincoln County CERT among the recipients.
   

• Lincoln City Police Dispatch Log 9/25-9/27/26 (lincolncityhomepage.com) — Recent Lincoln City police calls between Sept. 25 and 27 included arrests for menacing with a gun, alleged assaults and fights at local motels and businesses, drug and weapons charges at Chinook Winds Casino, and several harassment and protection-order violations. The log also notes warrant arrests, a reported missing person who was located safely, and theft and traffic cases around town.
   

• Washington-based bank with three Lincoln County branches is merging with a Florida company • Lincoln Chronicle (lincolnchronicle.org) — Customers who use WaFd's Lincoln City branch will see their bank folded into EverBank as part of a $3.9 billion merger expected to close in early 2027. The combined institution will carry the EverBank name, operate a 254-branch network, and manage about $75 billion in assets, with leaders promising more scale while keeping existing consumer and business services in place.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • BirdCast predicts high intensity bird migration tonight Sun Sept 27.
    Turn off all non-essential lighting from 11:00PM tonight until 6:00AM. 12,000 birds per km are expected between dusk and dawn. High intensity… (Nextdoor Wecoma Beach)
  • Bird cast predicts high intensity bird flight tonight during migration.
    Please assist these little creatures by turning off all unnecessary lights. We don't want them getting confused and flying into our houses or other… (Nextdoor Spyglass Ridge)
  • Mr. Electric posted a job opening for Journeyman Service Electrician in Lincoln City. Apply here.
  • O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Installer Service Specialist in Lincoln City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lincoln City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Depoe Bay

  • Central Oregon Coast's Siuslaw Forestlands Will Begin Seeing Pile-Burning (beachconnection.net)

Newport

  • Newport mayor Jan Kaplan is capable, engaged and caring • Lincoln Chronicle (lincolnchronicle.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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