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State’s respiratory surge slows, but battle continues

BY WILL LOHRE Country Media

While the surge in respiratory viruses in Oregon has slowed, hospitals still struggling, according to Oregon Health Officer and State Epidemiologist Dr. Dean Sidelinger.

During the fall, RSV, COVID, and Influenza pushed Oregon hospitals to their breaking point. A situation that Sidelinger labeled a 'crisis' in December is now improving, thanks partly to the precautions Oregonians took over the holidays.

"All overall respiratory virus activity in our communities remains high, and our hospital systems are still under extraordinary pressure, with some operating near, or even above 100% capacity, we are seeing some improvements in respiratory virus hospitalizations," Sidelinger said during a media briefing Thursday, Jan. 12. "Unfortunately, our hospitals are not yet able to resume their normal workbooks."

Status of Respiratory Viruses

Sidelinger reported that RSV hospitalization rates have improved most of the respiratory viruses. The

peak of RSV saw its peak in pediatric hospitalizations on November 3. Currently, Sidelinger reported that "hospitalizations are decreasing rapidly."

Influenza in adults and children remains high; however, the flu reached the peak season for adults on December 3. As of now, influenza hospitalizations for children have plateaued, and Sidelinger expects cases for adults and children to continue to decrease.

COVID-19 Update

Sidelinger also offered an update on the status of COVID-19 throughout the state.

"COVID-19-related hospitalizations increased quickly in November and remain higher than their previous baseline but have dropped in the last week," Sidelinger said. "National forecasts are predicting that COVID-19 hospitalizations will remain at their current level for the next few weeks. Dr. Peter Graven and his OHSU modeling team, in their statewide forecast published on January 6, are predicting a small increase in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 into February caused by the highly contagious

Volunteers clean up homeless camps in North Bend

BY DAVID RUPKALVIS For The World

Volunteers with Oregon Bay Area Beautification worked with employees from the city of North Bend to begin to clean up some of mess left in homeless campgrounds near Ferry Road Park and Simpson Park.

OBAB, which hosts Second Saturday Cleanups at locations throughout Coos Bay and North Bend every month, partnered with the city of North Bend Parks Department to begin to clean up the mess in the area.

Despite rain and wind, volunteers came out and filled dozens of trash bags Saturday, making a dent in the homeless camps littered throughout the area.

Elizabeth Chu, who founded OBAB, had the work split into categories so all who attended could help in the effort. The adults were sent into the brush with North Bend employees to clean up the homeless camps, while children and other volunteers concentrated on smaller levels of trash inside the city parks.

North Bend Mayor Jessica Engelke and City Administrator David Milliron were among those while volunteered in the cleanup event.

Representative Brock Smith now a state senator

BY BREEANA LAUGHLIN The World

Republican State Representative

David Brock Smith has had a whirlwind start to the year.

Rep. Brock Smith campaigned successfully in late 2022 to retain his position to represent the citizens of House District 1, which includes Curry and parts of Coos and Douglas counties. Then, just weeks into his position in the House of Representatives – he was appointed to serve on the Oregon State Senate.

On Friday, Jan. 11, Coos, Curry, and Douglas County

commissioners met in a joint session to fill the vacancy in Senate District 1 created by the resignation of Dallas Heard (R-Roseburg). The commissioners voted unanimously to appoint Brock Smith (R-Port Orford).

Smith said he was humbled to be chosen to replace his friend and colleague Heard in the Oregon State Senate. The now Senator Brock Smith was sworn in on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

“I was honored by the overwhelming support of the precinct committee person’s during the nomination convention, and I want to thank each and every one of them for their affirmation of my work for them in the Oregon Legislature,” Sen. Brock Smith said.

Sen. Brock Smith also thanked his legislative

colleagues, industry professionals and community leaders for their support and encouragement moving forward in the process.

Brock Smith served in the Oregon House of Representatives since 2017. He has been an assistant leader in the House Republican Caucus and a champion for natural resource industries and their economies.

When asked how he would approach serving the voters of Curry and Coos County in his new senate position, Smith replied: “I will continue to represent them in the same hardworking and collaborative way I always have.”

Shortly after his appointment, Smith reported he had been busy

Move to name house candidate now underway

BY DAVID RUPKALVIS For The World

After State Rep. David Brock Smith was unanimously appointed to the vacant Seante seat for District 1, Coos, Curry and Douglas counties will now face the task of filling Brock Smith's state house seat.

Last week, Brock Smith was appointed to the Senate seat left vacant when Dallas Heard retired. After precinct committee person's from the three counties met and sent five names for commissioners to consider, Brock Smith was unanimously appointed to fill the Senate vacancy.

House District 1 includes all of Curry County along with Bandon, Coquille and Myrtle Point in Coos County and some smaller parts of

Douglas County. Brock Smith won re-election in the district last year with more than 70% of the vote.

Because Brock Smith won as a Republican, the person chosen to replace him in the House will also be a Republican.

After Brock Smith is officially sworn into the Senate, the next step will be to fill his seat. Curry County Commissioner Court Boice said the same steps used to fill the Senate seat will be used to fill the vacant House seat.

Boice said the precinct committee members from the three counties will meet, likely January 21 or January 28, and will pick between three and five candidates that will be sent to the county commissioners.

Once the county

commissioners receive the slate of candidates, they will meet three days later, likely January 24 or February 1. Each candidate who is qualified will be given and opportunity to speak to commissioners and answer questions.

Commissioners will then choose a candidate, with the top vote getter chosen by the nine commissioners being sent to Salem to be appointed. The chosen candidate will fill the set for the next two years.

If commissioners cannot choose a replacement, Governor Tina Kotek will be tasked with choosing the replacement legislator.

In the Senate seat, Heard endorsed Brock Smith as his preferred replacement.

Brock Smith has not publicly endorsed any candidate.

Photo from Metro Creative Connection Hospitalization rates are slowing improving after skyrocketing during the fall due to the combined impacts of Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and COVID variants.

Contributed photos

The OBAB volunteers filled this trailer and more with trash collected during the cleanup effort.

Before the cleanup event, North Bend parks employees went out and attempted to remove any dangerous items, primarily needles, from the cleanup area.

Chu said the mess encountered Saturday is just the tip of the iceberg compared to what the city parks employees and North Bend police deal with daily. She said it is imperative that the state Legislature find funding for smaller municipalities to deal with the trash left behind.

Chu also said Oregon Bay Area Beautification will return to the North Bend parks in February to continue the cleanup effort.

For information or to help, follow Oregon Bay Area Beautification on Facebook.

A variety of homeless camps were found in the area of Ferry Road Park and Simpson Park. North Bend employees went out before the cleanup event to remove any dangerous items.

Oregon, California Coastal Chinook Salmon Move Closer to Endangered Species Protection

In response to a petition by the Native Fish Society, Center for Biological Diversity and Umpqua Watersheds, the National Marine Fisheries Service determined today

that the Oregon Coast and southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Chinook salmon may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act.

“I’m pleased that Chinook salmon in Oregon and Northern California are that much closer to being protected under the Endangered Species Act,” said Meg Townsend, freshwater attorney at the Center. “These giants among Pacific salmon are irreplaceable icons of the Pacific Northwest. Chinooks bring important nutrients from the ocean to our forests, feed endangered Southern Resident orcas, and are a source of food and admiration for communities up and down the coast.”

Chinook are anadromous, returning from the ocean to the freshwater streams where they were born to reproduce. The Oregon and California Chinook salmon populations contain both early and late-run variants, otherwise known as spring-run and fall-

run Chinook salmon.

Spring-run Chinook salmon enter coastal rivers from the ocean in the spring and migrate upstream as they mature, holding in deep pools in rivers through the summer, and spawning in early fall in the upper reaches of watersheds. Conversely, fall-run Chinook enter the rivers in the fall and spawn shortly thereafter.

Spring-run Chinook in Oregon and Northern California suffer from chronically low abundance. These fish have specific habitat needs, and there are numerous unaddressed threats to every population and their habitat in Oregon and Northern California.

“Over the past 15 years, I have personally witnessed South Umpqua Spring Chinook disappear,” said Stanley

Petrowski, river advocate and member of both Umpqua Watersheds and Native Fish Society. “It is my hope that the National Marine Fisheries Service identifies the ecological disaster and provides solutions to restore freshwater habitats, decrease predation and rein in commercial offshore fishing to restore these iconic South Umpqua fish before it is too late.”

Historical records indicate that spring Chinook were once present in almost all watersheds of the Oregon and Northern California coastal range. Their combined former ranges include 11 river systems between Tillamook Bay and the Klamath River: the Tillamook, Nestucca, Siletz, Alsea, Siuslaw, North Umpqua, South Umpqua, Coos, Coquille,

Rogue and Smith. The Coos and Siuslaw populations, as well as a former population in the Salmon River, have disappeared.

“Spring Chinook numbers have plummeted in the past 20 or so years and they represent an important component of life history and genetic diversity within coastal Chinook populations,” said Liz Perkin, north Oregon regional coordinator at Native Fish Society. “That diversity must be protected to ensure the long-term survival of all coastal Chinook, which is what we're hoping to achieve with this petition.”

In August 2022 the Center, Native Fish Society and Umpqua Watersheds petitioned for Endangered Species Act protection for Oregon coast and Southern Oregon/Northern California

Volunteers needed for Point in Time count

Volunteers are needed for the annual “Point-in-Time” count on January 25. Why volunteer? Because the data is used for state and federal funding decisions to address homelessness issues in our community.

The Point-in-Time counts sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night each January. HUD requires that Continuums of Care conduct an annual count of people experiencing homelessness

From A1

Smithforming partnerships in the State Senate, while also collaborating with his peers in the House to make sure the bills he has been working on are able to move forward.

“I’m grateful for my House colleagues for signing on to these bills, so we can get them going. That had to happen quickly,” Sen. Brock

who are sheltered in emergency shelters, transitional housing, and Safe Havens on a single night. Continuums of Care also must conduct a count of unsheltered people experiencing homelessness every other

Smith said.

“There’s no wall between the Senate and the House and I will continue to assist them because I have a lot of bills that I submitted in the House before I came over here,” he added.

Brock Smith said with the current legislative session just beginning and there is a lot of work to be done for his rural district.

“We have incredibly experienced and dedicated sheriffs, county

year (odd-numbered years). Each count is planned, coordinated, and carried out locally.

Contact Tara Johnson (tarajohnson@thedevereuxcenter.org) or Scott Cooper (scottc@aya1.org) for more information or to volunteer.

commissioners, police chiefs, mayors, school board members and community leaders in Douglas, Coos and Curry counties. I look forward to working with them and my Senate and House colleagues to continue to bring our rural conservative values to Salem for our residents, their communities and the businesses that support them,” he said.

Following his appointment, Brock Smith was also welcomed by his new colleagues in the Senate.

Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend) stated: “On behalf of the entire Senate Republican Caucus, I want to extend a warm welcome to Senator-Designate David Brock Smith. We have full confidence that you will represent Senate District 1 well and look forward to adding your knowledge and experience to our Caucus.”

Dozens of volunteers with Oregon Bay Area Beautification helped clean up two North Bend city parks Saturday, concentrating on removing abandoned homeless camps.

Physics and Astronomy Lecture:

into an Ocean World

Southwestern Oregon Community College announces the return of our Physics and Astronomy Lecture Series for 2023. For the first lecture we proudly welcome a return visit from Southwest Research Institute Research Scientist, Dr. Tracy Becker. Dr. Becker was a guest in our series in November of 2020 where she provided an introduction to the Europa Clipper mission and NASA's interest in Jupiter's icy moon within its search for habitable worlds. With the launch of Europa Clipper approaching (tentatively October 2024), we welcome Dr. Becker back for new mission updates and insights.

This free lecture will be held on January 19, 2023, at 6:30 pm in Umpqua Hall, the new Health and

Science Technology building, on the Coos Campus (1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay). Our speaker will be joining us virtually but will be able to interact with the live audience for a question-and-answer discussion.

Dr. Becker provided the following insight on her presentation:

NASA's Europa Clipper mission will conduct a detailed reconnaissance of Jupiter's moon Europa and investigate whether the icy moon could have conditions suitable for life. The Europa Clipper mission will carry a payload of cutting-edge instruments used for an in-depth study of the composition, geology, and interior of Europa. But why explore this moon?

Europa has an icy surface that protects a liquid ocean underneath, making it a

very compelling target for NASA's search for habitability. In my talk we will discuss what we know about Europa and how we know it, plus what we hope to learn through the deep exploration of this ocean world with the Europa Clipper mission.

The talk will also be streamed live for those that cannot come to campus. Access the live stream via our website or at this link: https://livestream.com/ swocc/physicsandastronomy2022-23.

For more information, please contact Dr. Aaron Coyner, Associate Professor of Physics, at 541-8887244, aaron.coyner@socc. edu. To learn more about physics and engineering degrees at Southwestern visit https://www.socc.edu/ physics/.

Coquille Valley Hospital Auxiliary grants scholarships to four employees

The Coquille Valley Hospital Auxiliary gave four scholarships to hospital employees to further their education/training on January 11. Recipients were Alicia Ames, Bethany Rowe, Debbie Gorst and

Allison Zeafla. Each received a check for $1,000 in honor of an auxiliary volunteer who died in the last year: Sandee Murren, Cindy Greaves, Dottie Dunham and Fran Capehart. A previous scholarship

Chess tournament coming to Coquille

On January 28, the Coquille Chess Club will host another chess tournament for all ages at the Coquille High School Library. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. with a $5 entrance fee.

was awarded in memory of Gloria Olsen. The scholarships are funded by money raised by the auxiliary through the gift shop, bake sales, cookbook sales and raffles. In addition to awarding scholarships,

the auxiliary has purchased equipment to aid in patient treatment.

The hospital auxiliary provides CVH with various services including greeting and directing visitors, visiting patients,

crocheting lap blankets for patients, assisting with administrative tasks and helping with special events like the Health Fair. Recently, however, they have had to close the hospital gift shop due

to a lack of volunteers to manage and staff it.

The Auxiliary is currently seeking new volunteers. If you are interested in joining, please contact Jackie Cole at 541-435-4626.

Contributed photo

During the Physics and Astronomy Lecture at Southwestern Oregon Community College, Dr. Tracy Becker will discuss NASA's Europa Clipper mission.

Photo by Nancy Keller

The Coquille Chess Club will host a tournament for all ages and all skill levels January 28 at the Coquille High School library.

letters to the editor

How about our rights

You gotta be kidding me! It's a shame Denton's emotive blather (The World 10 Jan) contained so much bias and generalization. "Cave, abandon, disgusting, bully, spurious" dilute his already asinine diatribe.

1. The city attorney did NOT 'abandon' LGBTQxyz constituents. He wisely considered the advice of the city's insurer.

2. Rob Taylor was called a 'bully' for what? For advising council of his legitimate option!

3. Denton conveniently fail to mention the rights of the Christians to display their flag. Where's his inclusivity, tolerance, equity, and social justice concerns for them?

The legitimate constituents of the West Coast tire of hearing of the perceived grievances of fringe groups. Instead, let's support our duly designated community officials.

Robert Fluetsch North Bend

Who did this?

Your headline is right. There is an airport fiasco. Not because there was a breakdown in communication between two governmental agencies regarding a test of the emergency preparations.

No. The fiasco is why is the city of North Bend providing fire and police protection to the airport without any compensation.

According to your article the airport used to pay about $275,000 per year for these services.

As a taxpaying resident of North Bend, the questions I have are:

* When did the airport stop paying for fire and police protection.

* Who in the North Bend Mayor’s office, City Council, or administration recommended or voted to halt the collection of monies for services provided to the airport.

* Did someone receive a bribe or sweetheart deal in exchange for saving the airport $275,000 a year.

There have been several residents complaining about how North Bend is currently being run. Obviously, the past administrations did a very poor job if they cost the residents $275,000.

At least the current administration is working to correct this unjust situation.

Robert Hamer North Bend

Stick with the paper

After the election, someone wrote to say they were unsubscribing because the newspaper did a poor job covering candidates. While that was certainly true with far more print for Drazan than Kotek and Smith, there still are some good reasons for subscribing to The World.

As a subscriber and occasional contributor for 40 years, I find that The World is certainly not what it used to be, however there are still some good things. My favorites are the editorials and letters to the editor, not to mention Writers of the Range.. However, I think grammar editorials and ancient articles could be replaced with local news.

Recently there was an article about flying flags in Coos Bay at a meeting that was well reported, and inspired someone to write an opinion. Well written articles and letters encourage public discourse.

On that same page, another writer described a meeting of the Board of Commissions in detail. The World should have had a reporter there. That letter will certainly cause some more discussion.

The World surely does need to keep its reporting neutral, just report the news with no spin or slant, especially during elections.

I will continue to subscribe to The World and hope that others will, too. Besides all the interesting content, the paper is good for lining my bird cages, starting fires, and cleaning up messes, and the comics are really good for wrapping Christmas presents.

Thank you

your “My Turn...”column in Friday’s paper.

The other issue that I’ve been pondering this last week has to do with the Coos Bay City Attorney bringing to our attention, as reported in the “Doing the right thing” article by Mayor Benetti in the same paper. And I quote from the article “a city has the right to express its positions regarding certain issues, without opening the door for similar expression rights extended to others on the same or some other issue.”

As an example, a majority of voters turned down the city council plan to build the library in John Topits Park. Were I to ask that I be allowed to fly my shirt with “VOTE NO” emblazoned both front and back, clearly in a position not supported by the council would my request have been denied? A moratorium. Good, now the council can get back to business.

And finally I thank The World for the beautiful calendar with local scenes by local artists.

Charlotte Koepke Coos Bay

Interesting times

I was impressed by two well-reasoned and well-written essays in the Opinion section of the Jan. 13, 2023 edition of the World regarding the newest Coos County Commissioner. I found myself in total agreement with both authors.

Like David Rupkalvis, while I don’t agree with Mr. Taylor’s agenda I must applaud his follow-through on his campaign promises. As imperfect as our American form of representative government is, the people who elected him did so to have their voices heard and his actions are staying true to that premise. And Tracy Hodson’s analysis is spot on in identifying the radical religious fervor of some of our County’s citizens. Their bullying methods at public forums display a particular type of uncivilized behavior that hinders reasoned debate.

This situation reminds me of the mid-’80’s attempted changes to Wasco County land use zoning requirements in north-central Oregon by the Rajneeshee sect extremists: different religion but an identical goal of making changes to the local government to satisfy their specific agenda. It took coordinated efforts by citizens and many State and local agencies to stop their efforts. It seems that Coos County’s citizenry may have to quickly step up to be a consistent force to maintain the separation of church and state here.

It should be an interesting next four years.

Terry Moore North Bend

The road to fascism

David Rupkalvis’s op-ed on page A5 of the January 13 edition of The World deserves a response. He used his op-ed to say “well done to Rod Taylor.” He says that there were letter writers who “complain about what he [Rod Taylor] did in his first meeting,” after being seated as county commissioner. Mr. Rupkalvis disagrees with those letter writers and published a 500-word op-ed to explain why. He thinks Rod Taylor “deserves accolades” because “he said what he was going to do, and he did.” Hitler said what he was going to do, and he did. He deserves no accolades and neither does Rod Taylor.

Yes, we have to take Rod Taylor at his word. I’m sure he said he was going to be in Washington DC on January 6, 2021. He was. He was there to support an attempted insurrection against the United States of America. He favors having the county ignore laws and mandates he disagrees with. He would tear down the wall of separation between church and state.

He, and others like him around the country, take actions to destroy democracy under the guise of “defending democracy.” It is being done in various ways throughout the United States, and in several nations around the world. I served our country in uniform in war and in peace for 22 years, on four continents. I am now 89 years old and I see clearly what’s going on. Giving kudos to the likes of Rod Taylor because “he said what he was going to do and he did,” is one small step on the road toward fascism. David Rupkalvis, you are packing their water, a fellow traveler. Wake up.

Lionel Youst Allegany

Coastal Caucus writes to Oregon governor

Madam Governor,

The members of the Oregon Legislative Coastal Caucus thank you for taking swift and decisive action to address the rising rates of homelessness in Oregon through Executive Orders 23-02 and 23-03. We agree that there is a pressing problem. But we are disappointed that the Balance of State Continuum of Care (Rural Oregon Continuum) was not designated to receive emergency support through Executive Order 23-02. As a result, the vast majority of our coastal communities will not be benefitted by the Order.

Across the Rural Oregon Continuum, you find Oregon’s least populous counties and smallest cities. It is important to note that smaller communities such as ours have fewer resources to complete a thorough and accurate Point In Time (PIT) count. In 2022 for example, with a COVID surge looming, Lincoln County relied on a simple “windshield survey” in which volunteers were tasked with driving up and down Highway 101 to survey for individuals contending with unsheltered homelessness.

However, even in the best conditions, PIT counts have their limitations. As you acknowledged in the text of EO 23-03, these PIT counts are an “underestimate of total need.” Knowing this, we are concerned that the methodology behind the exclusion of the Rural Oregon Continuum from EO 23-02 may ultimately lead to our coastal and rural communities being overlooked and underserved throughout this process.

While most Continuums are comprised of one or two counties, the Rural Oregon Continuum contains twenty-five. Aggregating PIT counts across the Oregon Coast, Eastern Oregon, Gorge regions, and much of Southern Oregon will statistically invalidate unique local circumstances which are not lost in more compact Continuums and likely result in outcomes that underrepresent homelessness in western regions.

Weather patterns, the economy, and visitor dynamics are dramatically different between Harney and Clatsop County. Fewer unsheltered individuals linger in sub-zero regions. And the hospitality industry suffered closures

and layoffs during the pandemic which left coastal residents disproportionately homeless.

Finally, we note that the Point In Time surveys exclude homeless students who may be temporarily sheltered. The 2022 Lincoln City PIT Count Report indicates the count does not tell us how many students may be living involuntarily doubled-up on couches, living room floors, or in basements. As many as one-in-five coastal students do not have a safe, secure, long-term place to sleep, and tragically, these students are often disproportionately young people of color and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

We are pleased that your order Directing State Agencies to Prioritize Reducing Homelessness (23-03) is intended to reach all areas of the state. However, that order references “spans across Eastern Oregon, parts of the Columbia River Gorge, portions of Southern Oregon, and the Southern Oregon Coast”. We are troubled that the North Coast and Central Coast were excluded.

The use of outdated, potentially unreliable, and Continuum-aggregated PIT Counts has led to the exclusion of Coastal Oregon from the attention and resources our communities will require to address serious homelessness needs.

In an era of increasing rural-urban divides, we members of the Legislative Coastal Caucus urge you to consider providing the same level of care and attention to the Rural Oregon Continuum as you have demonstrated to the rest of the State. Homelessness is not just an urban issue, but an Oregon issue.

Providing a pathway for counties and cities within the Rural Oregon Continuum to opt-in to receive the same level of emergency response and resources outlined in EO 23-02 would send a clear message to rural Oregonians that their communities have not been forgotten.

Guest Column

What a long, strange trip to kill four dams

By ROCKY BARKER

Finally, after a 50-year effort, four massive dams on the Klamath River in northern California and Oregon will start coming down this July.

For the Yurok, Karuk, Hoopa, Shasta and Klamath tribes living along this river since time immemorial, there’s much to celebrate. They have long fought for the lives of the salmon that are harmed by these dams, and for their right to fish for them.

Even PacifiCorp, which marketed the electricity of the four hydroelectric-producing dams, will also have something to cheer about. PacifiCorp, which is owned by billionaire Warren Buffett, won’t have pricey fish ladders to install and its share of the cost of dam removal has been passed to ratepayers in both states.

Environmentalists are also hailing this latest victory for river-renewal, based on the Electric Consumers Protection Act of 1986. The law ordered operators of most federal dams to provide passages for fish so they could swim upstream to spawn.

For California and Oregon officials, along with farmers and others who had reached an agreement as far back in 2008, the dam removals signal that this long and emotional fight is finally over. And why has there been a settlement after all this time? A short answer is the growing reality of the West’s increasing aridity.

In 2001, yet another dry year in the upper Klamath, farmers woke up to find their headgates for irrigation water locked. It was done to preserve flows for endangered salmon, but for outraged farmers it meant their crops were ruined and they lost anywhere from $27 million to $47 million. Death threats followed, along with

shootings and even a farmers' cavalry charge.

The newly elected Bush administration reacted by making sure the farmers got their water, though this triggered one of the largest salmon die-offs in history. The Klamath Tribes were infuriated.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission started tackling the issue in 2007 by ordering PacifiCorp to install fish ladders on its four, fish-killing dams. After electric rates soared 1,000%, that left everybody mad and set the stage for a deal.

In a turnaround for the Bush administration, a pact was almost reached in 2008, when Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who had stubbornly opposed breaching dams, persuaded Oregon Democratic Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to reach an agreement.

The deal had something for everyone: The Klamath Tribes, with senior water rights, subordinated those rights for a large grant to purchase land. The federal government paid half the cost of removing the dams, and the state of California paid the other half.

Then a stumbling block intruded: Powerful Republicans opposed dam removal and the legislation that would have put the agreement into effect.

But negotiations continued, this time without the federal government picking up any of the costs. As 2022 ended, California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, PacifiCorp, the Tribes and others to celebrate the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of the dams coming down.

When they hold the big celebration this summer as the dams crumple, I hope people remember the courageous role of former Interior

When the very first American dam was destroyed, in 1999, I was in Augusta, Maine, to help celebrate. After the Edwards Dam was breached, the Kennebec River ran free for the first time since the novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne walked its banks 160 years before. On the south side of the river stood residents whose ancestors worked in the mills the dam had powered. Many were crying. It reminded me that change is never easy.

And in 2012, I celebrated with others when the first of two dams on western Washington’s Elwha River was breached. In both places, and as is true for most of the 1,200 dams that have been removed since then, rivers have quickly returned to life.

I look forward to seeing that same amazing burst of renewal after the four lower Snake River dams finally come down.

Rocky Barker is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange. org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is a longtime reporter about the Northwest.

Secretary Kempthorne, who broke the impasse over the dams back in 2008.

Jolly Hibbits Bandon

Thank you David Rupkalvis for saying so well half of what I have been thinking in

Sincerely, Rep. David Gomberg, Chair Sen. Dick Anderson, Vice Chair Sen. Designee David Brock Smith Sen. Suzanne Weber Rep. Boomer Wright Rep. Cyrus Javadi

Rocky Barker

CLASSIC PEANUTS

FRANK AND ERNEST

DILBERT

CLASSIC PEANUTS

FRANK AND ERNEST

It’s the heart of winter on the Oregon Coast, which means gargantuan Pacific Ocean swells, roaring sea winds and exploding clouds of foam are on full display as part of peak winter storm season. And nowhere is there a more dramatic winter storm display than on Oregon’s Adventure Coast –Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston – a unique geological area that creates the perfect conditions for monster storms –and unforgettable storm watching.

“Winter storms anywhere on the Oregon Coast can be pretty amazing, but on Oregon’s Adventure Coast, they rise to a whole new level,” said Janice Langlinais, executive director of the Coos Bay-North Bend-Charleston Visitor and Convention Bureau, more commonly known as Oregon’s Adventure Coast. “The unique jutting cliffs of the coastline, the powerful ocean swells and the big tide swings all combine to create truly memorable storms and storm watching.”

November through March is the best time to take in winter storms on Oregon’s Adventure Coast. One of the best places to do it: Shore Acres State Park in Charleston. Perched atop an 80-foot cliff, Shore Acres sits above a jagged jumble of sandstone formations that jut out toward the ocean. When a storm gets brewing, giant waves smash against the rocks, rumbling the ground and bursting into misty plumes that sometimes soar more than 300 feet high. The park even features a designated viewing area and a storm watching hut that offers both shelter and a view.

Other ocean vistas for winter storm watching include the bluff overlooking Bastendorff Beach and Sunset Bay State Park along Cape Arago Highway.

The perfect storms

Though storms on the Oregon Coast are impacted by weather, ocean conditions have a greater impact on just how explosive the waves will be when they come crashing into the cliffs. When conditions in the ocean create large swells, they translate into incredible wave action. Swells of 20 to 30 feet can spew sprays of the Pacific hundreds of feet in the air when they collide with the sandstone cliffs at Shore Acres.

Storm watchers looking to experience the storied storms of Oregon’s Adventure Coast can check the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Tides & Currents page for accurate tide predictions. It can also be helpful to check ocean conditions through NOAA’s marine forecast service and the Oregon’s Adventure Coast Facebook page for other storm watching tips. One to look for: high surf warnings, which are often a good sign that a phenomenal storm is brewing.

For more information, visit Oregon’s Adventure Coast.

Theft investigation lands one man in jail

thefts.

On January 14 at about 1 p.m., Deputy Smith was patrolling the Bastendorff Beach area attempting to develop leads related to the vehicle break-ins. Smith located and stopped a vehicle for several traffic violations on Bastendorff Road near Bastendorff Beach Campground.

The driver of the vehicle was issued several violation citations and the vehicle she had been driving was towed from the location by Mast Brothers Towing. The passenger of the vehicle, identified as 48-year-old Joseph John Fuller, was found to have warrants out of Coos

County and placed under arrest.

During the traffic stop, items stolen during a recent burglary of a residence were also located inside the vehicle and seized. Fuller was transported to the Coos County Jail, where he was booked into the jail on the outstanding warrants. This investigation is continuing.

While visiting the coast, the Coos County Sheriff's Office would like to remind you;

-Please lock you vehicle before you leave -Please take your valuables with you -Please Park you vehicle in a visible area

Over the past several days the Coos County Sheriff's Office has taken several reports of purses, wallets and other items stolen out of

several unattended vehicles in the Bastendorff beach day-use parking areas. These areas included property owned by the Bureau of

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As I See It: Flying in Bandon

BY MARY SCHAMEHORN

The first story I am sharing this week comes from the Aug. 25, 1911, Western World and is headlined: "Flying Machine Came and Returned," with the subhead of "Could not find sufficient space here in which to fly."

The photos I have chosen to illustrate the story are the Anvil, the ship which ferried the plane to Bandon, and a plane on the beach less than a decade later which probably looked a lot like the one in my story.

"The big Manning Bros's Aeroplane, which was to fly from the Bandon Ball Park Saturday and Sunday, came in on the Anvil (first picture) yesterday morning, but returned on the same boat last night, for the reason that they could not find space large enough in which to get a start for the flight.

"It is necessary to attain a speed of 40 miles an hour on the ground before the machine can get away, and in order to do this the track must be very smooth; then, too, in flying from the park it is necessary to get at least 40 feet above the tree tops before they get into a current of air in which they can fly, and there is danger of the machine crashing to the ground before they get in motion.

"After it was found impossible to fly from the ball park, the aviator was taken to the beach (second photo) where it was thought a flight might possibly be made down near the Bennett place but here again it was a

dangerous proposition as the beach was not straight and the air current was not right. Then after looking over the country for several hours trying to find a suitable place, the proposition was given up and the machine returned to Portland.

"The Carnival committee regrets very much the condition of affairs, but they certainly did their duty in getting the machine here, and the fact that no place could be found for flying was exceedingly unfortunate, and brings the fact home to the people that if we want festivities of this kind we must prepare a place for them."

An article about the same Carnival appeared in the Sept. 5, 1911, paper, quoting the Coquille Herald editor, who visited Bandon during the Carnival, and this is what he had to say "about our city," reports the W.W. publisher, L.D. Felsheim.

"The Herald editor visited Bandon Sunday and found the Carnival (third picture) being brought to a close. However, dancing on a large platform on a principal street was indulged in all day, several of the small attractions were still open and many places of business were open all day. Some of the visitors declared that the entertainment was cheap and frivolous and not up to the advertised programs. However, as the term implies, a carnival is but a cheap and gaudy attraction characterized by mirth and frivolity, a catch-penny attraction, as it were, and no one should, and few do, expect to get their

money's worth when they attend such an entertainment. It can be said to the credit of Bandon, nevertheless, that her hotels and restaurants while inadequate to accommodate the great crowd, were very reasonable in their charges, and the citizens of the place extended a cordial welcome to every visitor.

"It appears to me that a prosperous city like Bandon, with its pretensions of being a great summer resort, would manifest a little more progress, public spirit and enterprise. There is no disputing the fact that Bandon has the most beautiful, picturesque, and attractive beach to be found on the Pacific coast between San Francisco and Seattle, but no provisions have been made for the comfort and convenience of campers and tourist.

"We found a village of tents crowded together in a side street on the bluffdusty, without wood and water, except as obtained corner hydrant, and the festive town cows, which are still permitted to roam at will in the municipality, make themselves decidedly obnoxious to the vacationers.

"The main 'boulevard' leading from the business center along the bluff overlooking the sea, is dusty, uneven and full of chuck holes, when a little labor and expense would put it on an even grade and cover it with fine gravel or some paving material and make it a delight to every visitor and the citizens of Bandon as well.

all the commissioners, whose counties the senate seat represents.

Now they have to find a Republican to replace David in the House of Representatives.

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Heavy rains have caused lots of problems for the South Coast. Last Monday morning at 3 a.m., a large section of Highway 101, 12 miles south of Port Orford, collapsed 15 feet and slid 12 feet west, closing the highway to all traffic for four days.

Finally, one gravel lane east of the slide was opened to traffic at 3:30 p.m. Friday, but ODOT cautioned people who depend on the highway that the highway could once again be closed if heavy rains caused more sliding.

Sunday morning, someone posted a photo on Facebook showing water across Highway 101 near West Coast Game Park, as Four Mile Creek overflowed. Others in the area had similar flooding as water covered access roads in the same area.

The Port Orford Beacon also posted that there was a slide five miles south of Port Orford (near Humbug Mountain) which further complicated travel in Curry County.

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A fine country road from Coquille has been completed to Bandon along the beautiful Coquille river, which is in fine condition to the very incorporate limits of Bandon, where is encountered the worst road in the county -- rough and extremely dusty, and where more than one automobilist came to grief during the carnival. It is up to Bandon to wake up, relegate the town cow, improve its streets, plat a camp ground for the convenience of visitors, organize a civic improvement club, and thereby become a 'Beautiful Bandonby-the Sea' in reality."

Dispatch received 95,945 calls last year; 46,208 needed a response from emergency services, with 26,304 originating as 9-1-1 calls. Some 40,924 were given to law enforcement in Myrtle Point, Bandon, Powers and rural Coos County. Of those, 5,284 were Fire/EMS calls.

I also saw an obituary for a former Bandon resident, Dr. Ed Whiting, who practiced at North Bend Medical and later was in private practice in the Coos Bay area. He died Jan. 6 at the age of 89, and leaves his wife, Fay, and several children. His obit said one of his passions, besides flying and Scuba diving, was dancing. I remember him as being a bit eccentric ....

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I was pleased to learn that David Brock Smith, Port Orford, our state representative in the Oregon legislature, had been appointed as our new senator, replacing Dallas Heard of Roseburg. According to Coos County Commissioner John Sweet, David was the unanimous choice of

Restore Oregon , known for 37 years as the Historic Preservation League of Oregon, has announced that a Bandon man, Harv Schubothe, is one of two people appointed to their board. Harv is executive director of the Greater Bandon Association, which oversees the Main Street Program.

A spokesman for Restore Oregon said "both bring incredible experience to our organization from working in their respective communities with the Oregon Main Street program."

Karen Auborn, widow of the long-time Port Orford mayor, Jim Auborn, recently ended her six-year term on the board.

The statewide non-profit works with organizations and individuals to address threatened historic resources and develops strategies to address physical deterioration.

"While call volumes have increased steadily over time, this is the norm, and illustrates the need for our recruiting efforts to get us back up to three deputies at one time," said the sheriff.

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I saw a death notice for Marjorie Boak, 71, who was the wife of Bandon native David Boak. I understand Mrs. Boak may have been injured in a wreck south of Bandon last month, although I do not know the details. Sadly, she passed away last week. David is the nephew of the late Marjorie (Marge) Boak, who was married to

I never thought I would find myself involved in a web of deceit and a scam that would ultimately end with the bank locking my bank account (for my protection) and letting me know that I would not be eligible to resume online banking until I had my computer scoured for Malware, which I did, with help from a trusted friend. He also upgraded my computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and hopefully come Tuesday, when the bank opens after the holiday, I will be "back in business."

I pride myself on never falling for a scam ... until I did.

Photos courtesy of Mary Schamehorn collection The Anvil brought a plane to Bandon in 1911 as air flight was tried, and failed, for the first time.

Newly elected Sheriff Gabe Fabrizio reported the sheriff's office dispatch center statistics for 2022.

his uncle, Melvin Boak. Marge taught school and was the high school librarian for many years, including at the time of the Bandon Fire of 1936 and continuing through the mid-'70s.

Marshfield girls open league play with home win

Marshfield opened the Sky-Em League girls basketball season with a 51-40 win over visiting Junction City on Tuesday.

The Pirates, who were fourth in the most recent Class 4A coaches poll, got 12 points each from Kate Miles, Paige MacDuff and Tatum Montiel.

It was a good all-around team win, coach Doug Miles said, praising the play at point guard by Trinity Barker and the allaround play of Gracie Peach.

He added the team is still growing.

“We did a lot of good things, but still need to have a complete game,” Miles said.

Marshfield now has won six straight and is 10-4 overall. Junction City is 6-9.

In the other game involving the Bay Area, North Bend fell to host Marist Catholic 40-22. The Spartans were eighth in this week’s coaches poll.

Marist Catholic improved to 10-4 on the season. The Bulldogs fell to 5-11.

VALLEY COAST CONFERENCE: Bandon pulled away from host Waldport in the second half for a 45-27 win as the Tigers improved to 7-1 in league play.

“It was a great second half for us,” Bandon coach Jordan Sammons said. “I was proud of the way the girls responded after we got off to a slow start.”

Bandon led 23-19 at halftime, but held the Irish to just eight points in the second half.

Olivia Thompson had 12 points to lead the Tigers and Nyah Dimitruk added eight. Makiah Vierck and Abby Weston had six apiece.

Kiana McNeil had seven points for Waldport, which is 3-4 in league play.

Gold Beach beat Reedsport 54-16 in another league game Tuesday night. The Panthers are 3-5 and the Brave 0-8 in league play.

Oakland topped Illinois Valley 37-22 and remained one loss behind Bandon in the league’s south division.

MYRTLE POINT 46, DAYS CREEK 21: The Bobcats beat the visiting Wolves in a nonleague game. The teams both are in the Class 1A Skyline League and will play their league contest later in the year.

Myrtle Point improved to 10-6 overall. Days Creek is 3-8.

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SKY-EM LEAGUE: Marshfield and North Bend both fell in their league openers Tuesday.

The Pirates led Junction City through one quarter before the Tigers pulled away for a 67-43 win at the Pirate Palace. Junction City was the runner-up in the Class 4A state tournament last winter and Marshfield has an entirely new varsity roster after sharing the league title with the Tigers while fielding an all-senior group.

Marist Catholic topped North Bend 66-35 in Eugene.

The league has five schools this year, so one school has a bye each night of games. On Tuesday that was Cottage Grove. The top three are guaranteed of advancing to the postseason, with the league champion moving directly into the final 16 and the second- and third-place teams being in the play-in round.

On Friday, the Bay Area schools are on the road, with Marshfield visiting Cottage Grove and North Bend traveling to Junction City. North Bend hosts Cottage Grove next Tuesday, while Marshfield has its bye in the first round of the league schedule.

VALLEY COAST CONFERENCE: Bandon won at Waldport 51-27 Tuesday to get back on the winning track after a loss at East Linn Christian on Saturday.

The Tigers led 29-20 at the half and held the Irish to just seven points after halftime.

“We had a slow start — and give Waldport credit,” Bandon coach Vince Quattrocchi said. “They were running their offense well and getting a lot of loose balls.

“We started playing better defense in the second half. We switched to a zone and Waldport had trouble scoring.”

Owen Brown had 21 points and Sean Ells eight for the Tigers. They combined to hit five 3-pointers. Colton Seiwell scored seven for Bandon. Justin Gainer had nine points for Waldport.

The Tigers are 5-3 in league play and in third place in the league’s south division behind unbeaten Gold Beach and Oakland, which has one league loss.

Bandon gained momentum in its loss to East Linn Christian, which is unbeaten in the north division, Quattrocchi said.

“The effort and energy given was tremendous,” he said of the Tigers’ play after a long road trip to the Lebanon area that started early Saturday morning. “We were down 10 in the first half but we clawed our way back, tying the game toward the end of the third quarter.

“Holding ELC to 40 in their own gym showed how much better our defense is getting.”

Dylan Kamph had 13 to lead the Tigers on Saturday.

Gold Beach and East Linn Christian both kept their league records perfect Tuesday, with the Panthers winning at Reedsport 64-27 and ELC topping visiting Monroe 54-30.

Bandon is at Illinois Valley on Friday, while Gold Beach hosts Waldport and Reedsport travels to Oakland.

Bandon hosts Oakland on Tuesday, while Gold Beach hosts Illinois Valley and Reedsport hosts Waldport. Bandon and Gold Beach play Thursday at Pacific High School, a neutral site to match their first game being at a neutral site when U.S. Highway 101 was closed due to the slide south of Port Orford.

POWERS 40, MILO ADVENTIST 39: The Cruisers picked up a nonleague win at home Tuesday, edging the Mustangs when Patrick Mahmoud hit the game-winning jumper with about 10 seconds to go.

Powers improved to 4-11 overall with the victory.

Charlie Shorb had 17 points for the Cruisers and Mahmoud and Jayce Shorb had six points each in the victory. Almas Smith had 12 points for Milo, which had beaten the Cruisers 55-22 earlier in the season.

Powers returns to Skyline League play with games Friday night at North Douglas and Saturday at home against Umpqua Valley Christian. The Cruisers host Myrtle Point on Tuesday.

MYRTLE POINT 56, DAYS CREEK 50: The Bobcats ran their win streak to seven in a row with a home victory over the Wolves in a nonleague game Tuesday.

Myrtle Point has a big league game Friday, when it hosts Elkton, which shares first place in the Skyline League with the Bobcats. Myrtle Point is at Glendale on Saturday.

Days Creek, which is 3-1 in Skyline League play (the Wolves lost at Elkton on Friday), will host Myrtle Point for the league contest on Feb. 3.

Bullards Beach Run is Saturday

The first road race of the new year for the South Coast Running Club is Saturday, Jan. 21.

The annual Bullards Beach Run starts at 10 a.m. in Bullards Beach State Park.

The event starts and ends in the large parking lot with restrooms just past the horse camp turnoff (beyond the campground and picnic area).

Events include 10-kilometer and

100 YEARS — 1923

NORTH BEND HAD 21 FIRE ALARMS

Annual report of department made to council

The yearly report of the North Bend fire department recently tendered to the city council shows a total of twelve regular meetings and forty-five drills held during the year 1922

The department responded to 21 fire alarms, and answered two outof-town calls. One of these was the Marshfield waterfront fire, July 23, and the other was the Coquille fire, when the Baxter hotel burned.

The year’s cost for the city for fires was $277.00; for fires, meetings and drills, the total amount expended by the city was $845.00. -------------------------------------

ACTION OF HOUSE FAVORS WORK FOR COOS BAY HARBOR

Representatives vote for total of $57,000,000 as recommended by engineers

Action is amendment to bill as presented

Vote is 152 in favor or raising to original sum and 44 against it John D. Goss sends wire

The matter now goes to the senate before it is finally decided — looks good now for this locality

The lower house of congress has approved the Coos Bay harbor improvement by voting to raise the rivers and harbors appropriation to the original amount recommended by the army engineers. The following telegram was receive by the Port of Coos Bay from John D. Goss:

“Amendment to full amount of engineer’s estimate passed house 152 to 44.”

The house having raised the appropriation, it will now be up to the senate to at on the measure.

5-kilometer races, as well as a fun run for kids.

The 10K and 5K races both take runners near the historic Coquille River Lighthouse in the park (the longer one begins with a stretch to the park’s campground).

The entry fee is $15 for members of the South Coast Running Club and $25 for nonmembers who sign up early. The race-day fees are $20 for members and $30 for non-

50 YEARS — 1973

PREFONTAINE JUST ‘FLOATING ALONG’

EUGENE (UPI) — “I’ve always had a lot of interest,’ said Steve Prefontaine. “I’m just taking more time for them.

Prefontaine, the University of Oregon’s long distance ace, who finished fourth in the 5,000 meters in the 1972 Olympics, will meet his first competition in the United States since the Olympics Jan. 20 in the Los Angeles Indoor meet. He turns 22 five days later.

“I’m kind of floating along,” he said. “I don’t have any goals. I’m just taking things as they come. I didn’t do much for two months. I went back into training Nov. 1, but haven’t been able to keep a regular program because I have all of a sudden become injury prone.”

These injuries have included tendonitis of the left knee, a foot bruise, pulled groin muscle and stretched calf muscle.

Pre will also compete in the Oregon Indoor Jan. 27 in Portland, but won’t be facing his arch rivals from the Olympics there. In Los Angeles he will get a re-match with gold medalist Lasse Viren of Finland, Emiel Puttemans of Belgium and Americans Marty Liquori and Frank Shorter in the two-mile.

RECORD SHIPMENTS OF WOOD PRODUCTS IN ‘72

Port of Coos Bay

Record oversea shipments of wood products from the Port of Coos Bay was reported for 1972 with the forecast by Harbormaster Ernest W. Payne “much of this is going to continue.”

The largest volume increase was logs to Japan, up by 61,025,041 feet board measurement (fbm) over the previous year.

The figure represents a 40 per cent increase, Payne said, according to figures compiled for him by his assistant, Alec Whalen.

members. The fee for students is $5. To sign up early and see maps of the course, or to register to be a club member, visit www.southcoastrunningclub.org.

The club has a number of events throughout the year, including: March 11: Run of Two Cities (Coos Bay) April 1: Salmon Creek Run (Powers) April 22: Roseburg to Coos Bay Relay June 10: Jennifer’s Catching Slough

The total for logs was 194,585,609 fbm in 1972 compared to 13,560,548 fbm the previous year.

Payne said the increases are “mainly due to favorable economic conditions in Japan where housing is being brought up to relatively modern standards.” He expected further increases in lumber and other wood products also due to increased housing activity on the East Coast and in Europe.

Log export increases were also partially attributed to additional loading facilities developed at the port’s Dolphin Terminals Dock by Brady Hamilton Stevadores and put into service in mid-February 1972.

Also up in the port was the number of shiploads of cargo taken, from 324 to 372, with between 25-30 vessels loading in the port for the first time. ------------------------------------- .

MARSHFIELD SUN ASSOCIATION TO BE FORMED; OTHER PLANS REVEALED

Individuals interested in preserving the former Marshfield Sun building in Coos Bay agreed this week to push ahead with the formation of a Marshfield Sun Assn.

The Southwestern Oregon Press Club voted to sponsor the organizational work, according to club president John Mingus, who reported on the meeting. He was named temporary chairman of the association and Ida Kutch, temporary secretary.

The next meeting will be Feb. 1, said Mingus, and in the meantime “we will hammer out the non-profit corporate structure” with legal advice about setting up the association.

The Marshfield Sun began publication in February of 1891 and was printed weekly until 1944 by Jesse Luse, father of the present owner. It was the longest operated handset newspaper in Oregon.

Classic (near Coos Bay)

July 4: Mayor’s Firecracker Run (Mingus Park, Coos Bay)

Aug. 12: Circle the Bay (North Bend)

Sept. 2: Sunset Bay Trail Run (near Charleston)

Oct. 7: Run Whiskey Run (near Bandon)

Thanksgiving Day: Turkey Trot (Coos Bay)

Dec. 9: Mac’s Run (near Charleston)

to cut tourneys to eight teams unpopular idea with area coaches

The Oregon state high school basketball tournaments for all classifications will likely be condensed to eight teams next year in an unpopular proposal that is purely economical.

Because of declining revenues from the state tournaments — a 44 percent drop-off in the past five years — the championship committee of the Oregon School Activities Association is recommending the changes, which likely will be adopted at the Feb. 3 meeting of the OSAA Executive Committee.

The boys and girls tournaments for the Class 4A, Class 3A and Class 2A currently are 16-team affairs that take place over five days. Under the committee’s recommendation, the tournaments will take just three days.

The number of teams making the state playoffs will not decrease, and actually will increase in Class 2A and Class 1A, but the number of teams making the final tournament will.

The committee has met six times since September to consider ways to improve revenue at the tournaments, which have seen a gradual drop-off over recent years. The last meeting was Monday, when the committee made its recommendation.

“The committee listened to public testimony and looked at every option,” said OSAA Assistant Director Brad Garrett.

The group likes the proposal because it will put more games on high-school campuses where OSAA doesn’t have to pay rent, unlike the tournament facilities, and the crowds are likely to be more involved in the game.

“The reality is fewer people visit the expensive venues,” Garrett said referring to the tournaments.

Those events still make money, though not nearly as much as they used to, which is a problem because the nonprofit OSAA uses money from the basketball tournaments and football playoffs to fund the championships for sports that don’t bring in revenue.

“There’s no two better events than the state wrestling tournament and the state track meet,” Garrett said. “Last year we packed 16,000 people into Hayward Field (for the Class 3A and 4A track meets) and that event lost money.

“Somebody’s got to pay for those.”

Still, most coaches oppose the proposal.

“I don’t like it at all,” said Coquille boys basketball coach Dan Cumberland. “I can see that they are trying to make money, but us small school districts are going to pay the price.”

Most coaches don’t like the proposal because it reduces the number of students who will get to experience the tournament.

“I’m like the old-school coaches,” said Myrtle Point girls coach Marty Stallard. “You take it down to eight and (only) half the kids get to go and enjoy it.

“I don’t like it — I understand why they are going to do it.”

STUDY: LOGGERS CUT FROM ‘90S HIGH-TECH BOOM

PORTLAND (AP) — Those who assumed timber employees put out of work in the 1990s would find jobs elsewhere in Oregon’s thenbooming economy were mostly wrong, a new study says.

Researchers mining a decade’s worth of obscure state employment records followed thousands of loggers, sawmill workers and others as timber cutting declined in the 1990s.

More than half the 60,000 workers who held jobs in the wood products industry at the start of the decade had left it by 1998.

And almost half of those who left disappeared from work rolls altogether, probably moving to another state, retiring or going unemployed.

Roughly 18,000 of the workers who left the field found a job in Oregon. But of them, nearly half took jobs in service and retail businesses, ending up with lower wages than they had earned almost 10 years before.

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Attorney for Personal Representative PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE: Kathleen M. Wilson 1213 NE Alpine Avenue McMinville, OR 97128 Telephone: (541) 217-8265

ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Karen L. Costello, OSB #085391 Costello Law Office, PC 895 Commercial Avenue P.O. Box 600 Coos Bay, OR 97420 Telephone: (541) 808-0284 Email: kcostello@kcostellolaw.com Published: January 13, January 20 and January 27, 2023 The World & ONPA (ID:356427)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS PROBATE DEPARTMENT

In the Matter of the Estate of: David Lowell Hudson, Jr. Decedent. Case No.: 22PB09970

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative at 145 Central Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorneys for the personal representative, Stebbins & Co, LLC, PO Box 119, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420. Dated and first published January 20, 2023.

Julie Hudson

Personal Representative Published: January 20, January 27 and February 3, 2023

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS

In the Matter of the Estate of SHARI L. HEATH, Deceased. Case No. 22PB11489

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned personal representative at Lawrence Finneran LLC, Attorney at Law, 405 North Fifth Street, PO Box 359, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or they may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by this proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. DATED and first published this 20th day of January 2023.

Robert D. Heath

Personal Representative Published: January 20, January 27 and February 3, 2023 The World & ONPA (ID:356875)

Sealed Proposals/Bids for furnishing equipment and services required for the Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) treatment system will be submitted by electronic means only and must be received by 2:00 p.m. PDT February 8, 2023. The City of Lakeside will receive and accept Proposals/Bids ONLY through QuestCDN. com via their electronic VirtuBid™ online bid service.

A virtual bid opening will be held at the day and time of the bid closing utilizing GoToMeeting™ . Proposals/ Bids received after this time will not be accepted.

All interested parties are invited to attend. The City of Lakeside intends to construct the 2022 Lakeside Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrades based on a MBR treatment system.

The City intends to select an MBR Manufacturer of flat plate technology, Base Bid, to allow the Engineer to proceed with the design of the improvements. The selected MBR Manufacturer will agree to supply to the City or its assigns, the equipment, labor, field testing, start-up assistance, and materials specified for the Proposal/Bid price submitted. Work includes the MBR Manufacturer’s on-site certification of proper installation of the MBR equipment, and training of Owner’s staff in operation of the MBR system. Additive Alternate No. 1 includes the MBR manufacturer to supply a plant wide SCADA system.

The equipment will be installed by a Contractor hired by the Owner under a separate Contract. The Contract between Owner and the selected MBR Manufacturer will be assigned to this Contractor.

Proposals/Bids will be evaluated based on the following criteria: (1) present worth cost of the complete MBR facility; (2) process design to include calculations; (3) maintenance and service availability and guaranteed process performance; (4) operation and maintenance characteristics; and (5) MBR Manufacturer’s experience and references for treatment and control systems. Refer to Instructions to Bidders and Bid Form and Proposal Outline for more details. If selected, the MBR Manufacturer shall enter into a Contract with the Owner. This Contract will obligate the MBR Manufacturer to furnish the specified equipment under the terms of the Contract for the price (Bid) in the Proposal/Bid submitted, and the highest standards prevalent in the industry. The Issuing Office for the Proposal/Bidding Documents is: The Dyer Partnership, 1330 Teakwood Avenue, Coos Bay, OR 97420, (541) 269-0732. Prospective Bidders may examine the Proposal/Bidding Documents online at www. questcdn.com. Complete digital project Proposal/ Bidding Documents are available at www.questcdn. com. To be considered a Planholder for Proposal/ Bids, you may download the digital documents for $64.00 by selecting Requests at the top of the QuestCDN search page and inputting the QuestCDN Project No. 8354959. A Contractor must register with QuestCDN. com and download the request documents in digital form. Registering as a Planholder is recommended as Planholders will receive automatic notice of addenda and other updates via QuestCDN. Contact QuestCDN Customer Support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading digital request information and vBid online Proposal/ Bid submittal questions. To access the electronic bid form, download the request documents and click on the online bid button at the top of the bid advertisement page. For this project, prospective Bidders must be

on the Planholder list through QuestCDN for Proposals/Bids to be accepted. Proposals/ Bids will ONLY be received and accepted via the online electronic bid service through QuestCDN.com.

A Pre-Bid Conference will not be held.

Technical or bidding inquiries should be directed to Aaron Speakman, P.E., at The Dyer Partnership, Engineers & Planners, Inc. by email: aspeakman@dyerpart.com or (541) 269-0732.

No Proposal/Bid will be considered unless fully completed in the manner provided in the Instructions to Bidders, and accompanied by a bid security executed in favor of the Owner in the amount not less than 10% of the total amount of the bid. Per ORS 279C.385 (2), bid security is to be forfeited as fixed and liquidated damage should the Bidder neglect or refuse to enter into a Contract and provide suitable insurance certificates, bonds and other required documents for the faithful performance of the work in the event Bidder is awarded the Contract.

Proposals/Bids will be evaluated based on the criteria listed in the Instruction to Bidders. All Bidders must be “equal opportunity employers” and comply with the appropriate provisions of state and federal law. In addition, pursuant to ORS 279C.505(2), all Bidders must certify with their bids that they have an employee drug testing program in place. If awarded a Contract, Bidder must provide proof of such drug testing program when executed Agreements are returned to Owner. Work under this Contract will be funded in part with a grant through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) administered by Business Oregon.

The ensuing Contract between Owner and MBR Manufacturer must adhere to all of the requirements from Business Oregon. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals/Bids, to waive all informalities, and to accept such Proposals/ Bids that in the opinion of the Owner are in the best interest of the Owner. No Bidder may withdraw or modify their bid after the hour set for the receipt of Proposals/ Bids, and thereafter until the lapse of 70 days from the bid opening.

Dated this 4th day of January 2023

Owner: City of Lakeside By: Melissa Bethel Title: City Recorder / Manager Published: January 13 and January 20, 2023 The World & ONPA (ID:356457)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS, PROBATE DEPARTMENT

In the Matter of the Estate of: ERIC EARL JOHNSON, Decedent. Case No.: 22PB10693

NOTICE TO INTERESTED

PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Shane Johnson has been appointed Administrator. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to Amber Gies, attorney for the Administrator, Gies Law, LLC, 455 S 4th St., Suite 1, Coos Bay, OR 97420, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the probate clerk’s office at the Coos County Courthouse, Probate Department 250 N Baxter, Coquille, Oregon 97423, Monday through Friday between 8 am and noon, and 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., the Administrator, or the attorney for the Administrator, Amber Gies, Gies Law, LLC, 455 S 4th Street, Suite 1, Coos Bay, OR 97420. Dated and first published this 6th day of January, 2023

Published: January 6, January 13 and January 20, 2023

PATRICK MYERS

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Case No.: 22CV40340 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF MICHAEL A. IRVINE; LAURIE M SNYDER; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants.

To: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF MICHAEL A. IRVINE You are hereby required to appear and defend the Complaint filed against you in the above entitled cause within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this summons upon you, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the

Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 6843763 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. If you are a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency. Contact information for a local county veterans’ service officer and community action agency may be obtained by calling the 2-1-1 information service. Additionally, contact information for a service officer appointed under ORS 408.410 for the county in which you live and contact information for a community action agency that serves your area can be found by visiting the following link: https://www. oregon.gov/odva/services/ pages/county-services.aspx and selecting your county. You can also access a list of Veterans Services for all Oregon counties by visiting the following link: https://www. oregon.gov/odva/Services/ Pages/All-Services-Statewide. aspx. The relief sought in the Complaint is the foreclosure of the property located at 1005 N 8TH ST, LAKESIDE, OR 97449. Date of First Publication: McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/Grace Chu _ John Thomas OSB No. 024691 _ Grace Chu OSB No. 220848 _ Michael Scott OSB No. 973947 920 SW 3rd Ave, 1st Floor Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (971) 201-3200 Fax: (971) 201-3202 gchu@ mccarthyholthus.com Of Attorneys for Plaintiff IDSPub #0183223 1/20/2023 1/27/2023 2/3/2023 2/10/2023: Published: The World & ONPA (ID:356586)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS

Probate Department Case No. 22PB10673

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

In the Matter of the Estate of ROBERT EDGAR FIELDS, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Beverly Hogue has been appointed as the Personal Representative of the above Estate. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative, in care of the undersigned attorneys at 9400 SW Barnes Rd., Suite 300, Portland, OR 97225, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the Personal Representative, or the attorneys for the Personal Representative. Dated and first published on January 6, 2023

Beverly Hogue, Personal Representative Caress Law, PC Tammi M. Caress, OSB No. 112962

Tasha Lyn Cosimo, OSB No. 116120

Attorneys for Personal Representative 9400 SW Barnes Rd., Suite 300 Portland, OR 97225

Published: January 6, January 13 and January 20, 2023 The World & ONPA (ID:355829)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS, PROBATE DEPARTMENT

In the Matter of the Estate of: Richard William Erickson, Decedent. Case No.: 22PB10859 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Margo Erickson has been appointed Personal Representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to Amber Gies, attorney for the Personal Representative, Gies Law, LLC, 455 S 4th St., Suite 1, Coos Bay, OR 97420, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the probate clerk’s office at the Coos County Courthouse, Probate Department 250 N Baxter, Coquille, Oregon 97423, Monday through Friday between 8 am and noon, and 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., the Personal Representative, or the attorney for the Personal Representative, Amber Gies, Gies Law, LLC, 455 S 4th Street, Suite 1, Coos Bay, OR 97420. Dated and first published this 6th day of January 2023.

Published: January 6, January 13 and January 20, 2023

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NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS ESTATE OF ROBERT TREBBIN GROSS COOS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO. 22PB11056

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Kate Huelsman has been appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert Trebbin Gross, deceased. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with written evidence thereof attached, to the Personal Representative c/o Patrick M. Terry, PO Box 630, Coos Bay, OR 97420.

All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them within four months after the date of first publication of this notice to the Personal Representative at the address stated above for the presentation of claims or such claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court or the Personal Representative named above. Dated and first published on January 6, 2023

Attorney for Personal Representative: Patrick M. Terry, OSB #025730 PO Box 630 Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 756-2056

Published: January 6, January 13 and January 20, 2023

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Community Calendar of Events

Join Toastmasters 3:30-4:30 pm, every Monday

The Barn, Bandon City Park or Zoom

Join Toastmasters! Make new friends. See how much fun it can be to improve speaking, listening, and leadership skills in person, or on Zoom.

Toastmasters meet Mondays (excluding holidays) in the Barn, Bandon City Park, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm. Be our guest in person, or on Zoom. Call Richard (707) 599-5471, for Zoom link, or general information, HeddyRadkey, (714) 388-7662.

Trauma Informed Yoga 4:30 – 5:45 pm, every Tuesday in January North Bend Public Library

The North Bend Public Library will be holding a Trauma-informed Yoga series instructed by Iowa during the month of January. These free classes will be held every Tuesday from 4:30-5:45.

Trauma-informed yoga is a slow-paced, inclusive yoga practice. Influenced by Forest and Kundalini yoga, Iowa’s classes emphasize breathwork to ease tension. The intention of the practice is to create a safe and supportive space where participants can reconnect with themselves, feel safe in their bodies, and learn strategies to reduce anxiety. The practice emphasizes safety, empowerment, and learning resiliency and selfregulation. Iowa trained at Oregon School Yoga Institute, is a certified yoga instructor, and is certified in traumainformed yoga.

This program will be both live and virtual. To attend virtually, please register at https://tinyurl.com/yxfcc6wy.

Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle with them.

For more information about this event, contact the library at (541) 756-0400 or email nbservices@northbendlibrary. org.

Children’s Storytime Yoga 3:30 pm, every Friday in January North Bend Public Library Yoga storytime for ages 4 through 8 in the Library Meeting Room. A waiver must be filled out by a caregiver for the child participation.

Teen After Hours 6-8 pm, January 20th

Coos Bay Public Library

Teens 12-18 are invited to a special “after hours” event at the Coos Bay Public Library from 6:00-8:00pm, Friday, January 20. During the event, teens can work on a craft project, watch a movie, and have an opportunity to play games. Pizza will be provided. Participants must arrive by 6:15pm to participate.

For additional information about programs being offered by the Coos Bay Public Library please contact the library by calling (541) 269-1101 or by visiting the library’s website at http:// coosbaylibrary.org.

Inside Out” 10 am, January 21st Egyptian Theatre Saturday morning, January 21st, Coos Health and Wellness is presenting “Inside Out”. Ocne again there will be free admission, popcorn and water or juice. Doors will open at 9:30 for the 10:00 show. Family resource tables. Free giveaways: games, water bottles, stickers, calming toys and books.

The Marriage Sense and Soul Class 10-11:30 am, beginning January 21st – March 25th Unity by the Bay A new 10-week class is being offered at Unity By The Bay in North Bend, beginning January 21st, based on the book The Marriage of Sense and Soul by Ken Wilber.

There is arguably no more critical and pressing topic than the relation of science and religion in the modern world. Science has given us the methods for discovering truth, while religion remains the single greatest force for generating meaning. Yet the two are seen as mutually exclusive, with wrenching consequences for humanity.

In The Marriage of Sense and Soul, one of today's most important philosophers brilliantly articulates how we might begin to think about science and religion in ways that allow for their reconciliation and union, on terms that will be acceptable to both camps.

have

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and synthesized the teachings of religion, psychology, physics, mysticism, sociology, and anthropology, earning him a devoted international following. The Marriage of Sense and Soul is his most accessible work yet, aimed at guiding a general audience to the mutual accord between the spiritual, subjective world of ancient wisdom and the objective, empirical world of modern knowledge. In pointing the way to a union between truth and meaning, Ken Wilber has created an elegant and accessible book that is breathtaking in its scope.

This class will be held on Saturday mornings beginning January 21 and runs through March 25, 10 am until 11:30am. Cost will be on a love-offering basis; all are welcome. Unity By The Bay is located at 2100 Union Street in North Bend. For more information, call 541751-1633.

The Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers Non-profit Event 1 pm, January 21st Winchester Bay Community Center, 635 Broadway, Winchester Bay The Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers invite you to join us on January 21st, as we once again take to the stage at the Winchester Bay Community Center. The Center is located at 635 Broadway in Winchester Bay. We will open our stage show with a fiddle jamboree which begins at 1:00 PM. Various artists will follow, and we will play a variety of Old Time Tunes until 3:00 PM. Cookies and Coffee provided. We sometimes have a circle jam from 3:00-4:00 following the stage show if the musicians and audience need more music! Admission is free!

The Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers Association is a non-profit 501C organization which was founded in 1964 with the sole purpose of “preserving, promoting and perpetuating Old Time Music and Old

Your Pet’s Signs of Stress 3 pm, January 25th North Bend Public Library North Bend Public Library presents “Your Pet’s Signs of Stress” Wednesday, January 25th at 3 pm. Dr. Karen Fowler, DVM will help keep your pets healthy and happy by teaching how to interpret often overlooked signs of stress and disease in pets.

Community Cooking with the Co-op 5:30 pm, January 26th Via Zoom Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with Coos Head Food Co-op, will co-host COMMUNITY COOKING WITH THE CO-OP every fourth Thursday at 5:30pm on Zoom (virtual meeting software). Next event: Thursday, January 26 Coos Bay Library has teamed up with Coos Head Food Co-op to provide safe, easy, and healthy recipes to create at home. Join us virtually for this fun community event! This time, Sam Baugh, Community Engagement Manager at Advanced Health, and his daughter Alex, will be featuring a Hungarian Mushroom Soup Potato Bowl.

This event is FREE and open to everyone. For ingredients and access, please register by going to https://bit. ly/3powyqG

Free Dance Lessons 7-8:30 pm, January 26th Front Street Provisioners, 737 N Front St., Coos Bay Free Dance Lessons! For those with two left feet and a dancing soul, get ready for The Clambake Music Festival, March 9-12, 2023 with our Beginner Swing Dance Lessons. Come to any or all of our classes.

For any information about The Clambake Music Festival please contact us at 541-267-7665 or check out or website at www. clambakemusic.com.

Free Dance Lessons 2:30-4 pm, January 28th

North Bayside Grange, 67577 E Bay Rd, N. Bend Free Dance Lessons! For those with two left feet and a dancing soul, get ready for The Clambake Music Festival, March 9-12, 2023 with our Beginner Swing Dance Lessons. Come to any or all of our classes.

For any information about The Clambake Music Festival please contact us at 541-267-7665 or check out or website at www. clambakemusic.com.

Free Dance Lessons 2:30-4 pm, January 29th North Bayside Grange, 67577 E Bay Rd, N. Bend Free Dance Lessons! For those with two left feet and a dancing soul, get ready for The Clambake Music Festival, March 9-12, 2023 with our Beginner Swing Dance Lessons. Come to any or all of our classes.

For any information about The Clambake Music Festival please contact us at 541-267-7665 or check out or website at www. clambakemusic.com.

Spanglish: Spanish Conversational Program 12-1 pm, February 1st Via Zoom

Coos Bay Public Library will be offering ¡SPANGLISH!: Spanish Conversational Program via Zoom (virtual meeting software) and inperson. We meet twice a month: every first Wednesday on Zoom and every third Saturday at the library.

February sessions will be on Wednesday, February 1 from 12:00pm-1:00pm (Zoom) and Saturday, February 18 from 10:30am-11:30am (Library). Program is for those who wish to practice their Spanish conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to converse in Spanish as a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is NOT a class, but we will provide ideas for conversational topics. Beginners are welcome. Let’s talk!

This program is FREE and open to anyone who wishes to sharpen their Spanish conversational skills.

Register for Wednesday Zoom sessions @ https://bit. ly/3bihvqB

Meetings

Interested in Bandon AA meetings?

Contact:

(541) 347-1720 AA-District30-Area58. org/bandon.htm

Tuesday: 8:00pm: Bandon AA Bandon Episcopal Church 795 Franklin Ave SW

Wednesday: 12:00pm: Survivors Group Holy Trinity Catholic Church 355 Oregon Ave SE 8:00pm: Fresh Air Group Bandon Episcopal Church 795 Franklin Ave SW

Friday: 12:00pm: Survivors Group Holy Trinity Catholic Church 355 Oregon Ave SE 6:00pm: Women's Meeting Holy Trinity Catholic Church 355 Oregon Ave SE

Saturday: 12:00pm: Survivors Group Holy Trinity Catholic Church 355 Oregon Ave SE 3:00pm: "The Broad Highway" Group

Holy Trinity Catholic Church 355 Oregon Ave SE

will be giving a talk on Wednesday, February 1 at 6:00 PM entitled "Bicycle Power: Past, Present, and Future." Eric will highlight the evolution of the bicycle from a simple two-wheeled structure into the future of urban transportation. He will also discuss the cultural impact of community bike shops and the mainstream community movement to support the use of bicycles as a means of primary transportation.

Front Street Community Bike Works states that their mission "is to be part of a change in the world that uses the bicycle to bring sustainability and justice to our local community and the world." Bike Works’ focus is to bring practical and affordable transportation to the community through salvaging and refurbishing of bicycles for re-use. Their work includes "filling the community need for a safe, accessible, and inclusive environment for riding bikes, working on bikes, community engagement and advocacy of safe and sustainable transportation."

For more information about this event, contact the library at (541) 7560400 or email nbservices@ northbendlibrary.org.

Woodland Management Planning Webinar Series 3-4:30 pm, February 2nd Woodland Management Planning Webinar Series. This three session webinar series is ideal for anyone interested in starting a woodland management plan. Learn how to assess your site, integrate existing maps and resource data, collect field information, schedule management activities and how to get help. Thursdays, February 2, 9, & 16, 2023. 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm. Register online at https://beav.es/5dx Questions? Contact Norma Kline at norma.kline@ oregonstate.edu or 541-5725263 ext. 25294.

This is a free series brought to you by the Oregon State University Extension Service.

Ken Wilber is widely acclaimed as the foremost thinker in integrating Western psychology and the Eastern spiritual traditions.

many books

reached across disciplines

Time Fiddling”. Please join us at Winchester Bay if you enjoy live old-time tunes. This event is hosted by The OOTFA Members of District 5. For more information call Mapril at 541-572-5532 or Dawn at 541-347-4561.

Bicycle Power: Past, Present and Future 6 pm, February 1st North Bend Public Library Eric Clough from Front Street Community Bike Works

Rotary

fire department purchase equipment

of a Holmatro

Top 10 reasons to join the Chamber: Number 2, Increase your visibility in the community.

As a business person one of the most important things you do is to get the word out about what you produce, its

Bandon Police Blotter

Tuesday 01/10:

• 2:04 pm, minor in possession of liquor, 500 block of 9th Street.

• 3:50 pm, custodial interference, 1100 block of 3rd Street SE block of Jackson Avenue SW.

Wednesday 01/11:

• 8:00 am, theft, 700 block of Caroline Street.

• 1:31 pm, animal complaint, 1st Street SW and Cleveland Avenue SW.

• 3:09 pm, burglary, 55800 block of Riverside Drive.

• 7:57 pm, disturbance, 1100 block of 1st Street NE.

Thursday 01/12:

• 3:01 pm, theft, 200 block of 2nd Street SE.

Friday 01/13:

• 12:29 noise complaint, Elmira Avenue SE.

• 1:15 pm, fraud, 600 block of 11th Street, SE.

• 9:45 pm, animal at large, Edison Avenue SW and 4th Street SW.

Saturday 01/14:

• 1:17 am, runaway juvenile, 100 block of 9th Street SW.

• 1:00 pm, theft, 3200 block of Beach Loop Drive SW.

Sunday 01/15:

• 10:23 am, civil problem, 700 block of 9th Street SW.

• 2:26 pm, theft, 1900 block of Beach Loop Drive SW.

excellent value, your great staff and where you can be found. In today's world they call that being visible.

As a member, your contact information is in our annual business directory. We produce 5,000 copies each year which are well distributed locally and regionally. Additionally, you are listed on our website, available to those who are seeking your products or services. We also regularly post your announcements to

our Facebook page. Why not be the focus of an evening by holding a Business after Hours at your operation, with two hours to acquaint everyone with what makes you special? Also, our Wednesday Business Connection luncheon gives you many opportunities to promote yourself. Whether it’s the open mic you can use to introduce new staff or products, door prizes provided for drawings at the end of the session or giving a

by joining the chamber

business spotlight. Visibility comes through sponsorships too. Sponsorships are highlighted in all our activity advertising. Weekly sponsorships are available for WBC. The Economic Outlook forum has numerous spots available, as does our BACC Awards banquet in January. Or maybe you would like to be a participant, bringing your team to our bowling party or golf tourney or the New

Directory distribution and celebration event.

How about becoming active in one of our committees like the Ambassadors or Transportation or the Legislative Action Team (LAT)? Not only are you visible in the community, but you are making it a better place to live and do business.

So, come on down and join the team today.

Remember our business is helping your business, and like us on Facebook.

New restrooms coming to South Slough Reserve

Work on new restrooms began last week at South Slough Reserve. South Slough Reserve will remain open to the public during construction and will be providing accessible portable restrooms for the public during regular business hours

The National Atmospheric and Administrative Association (NOAA) provided grant funds for the South Slough Reserve to upgrade the 30-year-old public restrooms. The finished project will include four separate restrooms that are fully accessible and non-gender specific. The lights, heating, and internal plumbing fixtures will be upgraded to current standards and be energy efficient.

The South Slough Reserve Visitor Center and trails will remain open during construction, there will be two accessible portable restrooms available for public use during the renovation process.

The South Slough Reserve Visitor Center is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Trails are open daily from dawn to dusk. For status updates, visit: https://www.oregon.gov/dsl/SS/ Pages/About.aspx or call (541)-888-5558

emerge over time," but there is no evidence that it will be more harmful than other Omicron subvariants.

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COVID-19 Omicron variant, known as XBB.1.5."

The forecast predicts that 367 will be hospitalized as of February 4. Oregon health experts are monitoring XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant, which is spreading rapidly in the Northeast United States. Health officials expect a rapid spread of the variant in the coming weeks.

"While this variant does appear to be the most transmissible COVID-19 variant so far, at this time, there is no evidence that it is associated with more severe COVID-19 infection," Sidelinger said. "In general, we are not seeing a significant cause for concern about XBB.1.5 right now."

Sidelinger explained that "variants are expected to

What Oregonians can do to stay safe

Sidelinger offered Oregonians ways to protect themselves from the array of respiratory viruses. Sidelinger emphasized the importance of getting a Flu shot to fight Influenza. Similarly, Sidelinger urged Oregonians to get their COVID vaccinations and boosters.

"Get your COVID-19 booster. And if you haven't yet gotten the first two primary doses, please do so; it's the best way to protect you as the highly contagious XBB.1.5 variant makes its way toward Oregon. It will get eventually, and we want you to be ready," Sidelinger said.

Sidelinger

Wash your hands frequently Wear a mask indoors

Limit exposure to large gatherings

Cover coughs and sneezes Stay home if you are sick

Sidelinger said that these precautions will help slow the spread of disease.

Monkey Pox Update

Sidelinger also addressed the ongoing issue of Monkey Pox or "M Pox." After the spike in cases in late October, new cases have slowed to "a trickle." OHA has seen fewer than 5 cases diagnosed in the past month.

"We believe these low case counts reflect what we have seen over the last several months and where we are focusing our efforts, he said.

"Preliminary vaccine effec-

tiveness data indicate that the JYNNEOS Vaccine is effective against M Pox. Two doses of the vaccine offer the best protection for those at risk."

Since the start of the M pox Oregon outbreak in June, there have been 270 cases of M pox. While Sidelinger said he expects a "handful" of cases in the next few months, he expressed that Oregon health systems are better prepared to address them.

Timm Slater

Steve Schneiderman on behalf of the Coos Bay-North Bend Rotary Club presented a ceremonial $10,000 check during Tuesday night's City Council meeting to the North Bend Fire Department toward the purchase

battery-powered combination rescue tool. The North Bend Volunteer Firefighter Association contributed another $3,000 toward the equipment. The balance is $2,167 to be paid from the fire department budget.

Contributed photo

Contributed photo

Work began last week to replace the 30-year-old restrooms at the South Slough Reserve. During construction portable restrooms

also reempha

sized the importance of observing many of the best practices that helped people during the pandemic.

Wednesday 01/11:

North Bend

• 5:24 am, burglary, 1700 block of Sherman Avenue.

• 6:13 am, harassment, 3300 block of Broadway Avenue.

• 9:37 am, phone harassment, 1700 block of McPherson Avenue.

• 11:04 am, threats, 1900 block of Sherman Avenue.

• 11:52 am, theft, 800 block of California Street.

• 12:19 pm, fight, 1600 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 1:14 pm, theft, 2000 block of Newmark Street.

• 3:02 pm, 49 year old male transported to Coos County jail on warrants, 3400 block of Liberty Street.

• 4:26 pm, dog at large, 1000 block of Oregon Street.

• 6:16 pm, man down, Newmark and Tremont.

Coos Bay

• 6:14 am, 21 year old male cited for disorderly conduct II, 700 block of N 10th Street.

• 7:07 am, disorderly conduct, 1400 block of N Bayshore Drive.

• 8:05 am, theft, 1000 block of S 4th Street.

• 9:20 am, harassment, 300 block of S 10th Street.

• 1:48 pm, disorderly conduct, 400 block of S 4th Street.

• 3:44 pm, 49 year old male served on two warrants, 800 block of California Street.

• 3:55 pm, recovered stolen vehicle, 600 block of Fir Avenue, Douglas County.

• 4:13 pm, indecent exposure, 200 block of S Morrison Avenue.

• 4:31 pm, 46 year old male transported to Coos County jail on five counts of violation of restraining order, 500 block of Kings Avenue.

• 5:20 pm, hit and run accident, Ingersoll and S 2nd.

• 5:28 pm, hit and run accident, Broadway and

Golden.

• 8:17 pm, theft of cargo trailer, 500 block of S Marple Street.

Coquille

• 12:07 am, disorderly conduct, 1500 block of N Ivy Street.

• 1:41 pm, fight, 900 block of W 17th.

Reedsport

• 12:31 am, assault, Lower Umpqua Hospital.

• 11:38 am, theft, McKay’s.

0 block of Winchester Ave.

Thursday 01/12:

North Bend

• 3:20 am, indecent exposure, 1900 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 9:03 am, barking dog, 2100 block of Wall Street.

• 9:26 am, fraud, 3600 block of Sherman Avenue.

• 9:51 am, fire, 1600 block of Crowell Lane.

• 11:01 am, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 3800 block of Edgewood Drive.

• 12:06 pm, juvenile problem, 1100 block of Maine Avenue.

• 12:28 pm, theft of bike, 2000 block of Grant Street.

• 1:47 pm, hit and run accident, 1800 block of McPherson Avenue.

• 4:40 pm, 42 year old female cited result of non-injury accident, 1500 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 4:42 pm, custodial interference, 2000 block of 11th Court.

• 6:01 pm, family dispute, 2575 block of Oak Street.

• 8:49 pm, criminal mischief, 800 block of Vermont Street.

• 9:28 pm, disorderly conduct, Broadway and Newmark.

• 9:36 pm, juvenile problem, 2000 block of Everett Street.

Coos Bay

• 2:01 am, prowler, 800 block of S 5th Street.

• 2:14 am, disorderly conduct, Empire Lakes/John Topits Park.

• 4:59 am, criminal mischief, 2700 block of Woodland Dr.

• 7:57 am, traffic sign down, Highway 101 and Flanagan.

• 11:16 am, 44 year old female transported to Coos County jail, 100 block of N Cammann Street.

• 12:39 pm, disorderly conduct, 1300 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 2:22 pm, 76 year old male transported to Coos County jail for disorderly conduct II and criminal mischief II, 1200 block of N Bayshore Dr.

• 2:34 pm, theft of phone, 1800 block of Ocean Blvd.

• 2:40 pm, harassment, 1300 block of Coos River Hwy.

• 3:43 pm, disorderly conduct, 1100 block of Idaho Ave.

• 7:27 pm, harassment, 1000 block of S 1st Street.

• 7:54 pm, 43 year old male transported to Coos County jail, for theft II and criminal trespass I, Marion BTW 11th and Virginia.

• 8:07 pm, dispute, 500 block of S Empire Boulevard.

• 8:23 pm, brush fire, end of Fulton.

• 8:56 pm, 43 year old male arrested and transported to Coos County jail on warrant, N 10th and Date.

• 11:14 pm, 57 year old male transported to Coos County jail on Florence warrant/38 year old female transported to Coos County jail on criminal trespass II and probation violation, 100 block of S Wall Street.

Coquille

• 10:50 am, animal complaint, 100 block of N Baxter Street.

• 4:39 pm, 28 year old transported to Coos County jail on two Coos County warrants,1500 block of N Ivy.

Obituaries

A longtime resident of Bandon for over 25 years, and a very loving, caring, and spiritual mom, grandma, great grandma, and dear friend passed away on January 4, 2023. She was 87. She passed peacefully with her family at her side at Southern Coos Hospital in Bandon. This was the same hospital that she worked at as an RN and greeter for years until her retirement at age 73.

Carol loved life, her family, and her church and Football! She loved the ocean and the beach and the sunsets over the beach. It was her solace. She was a pillar of strength to all and will be greatly missed. Her laughter and sense of humor will be remembered and carried on in all those who survived her.

Carol is survived by 8 of her 10 siblings; her 5 children, Clifford J. Holden, Jeffrey A. Holden, Carol

A memorial Service Mass for Carol will be held on February 10, 2023, 11 am at the Holy Trinity Church –355 Oregon Ave in Bandon. A reception will immediately follow at the Church Parish Hall.

Reedsport

• 7:28 am, animal problem, 2800 block of Country Club Court.

• 8:19 am, juvenile problem, Reedsport Community Charter School.

Friday 01/13:

North Bend

• 12:39 am, theft, 1900 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 7:40 am, loud noise, 1600 block of Ash Street.

• 8:47 am, stolen vehicle, 3700 block of Pacific Street.

• 9:43 am, 43 year old female transported to Coos County jail, 1300 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 10:02 am, disorderly conduct, 2500 block of Marion Avenue.

• 10:15 am, 64 year old male transported to Coos County jail on criminal trespass II, 1700 block of Sherman Ave.

• 10:57 am, phone theft, 2600 block of Liberty Street.

• 4:32 pm, theft from vehicle, Waite Street.

• 11:36 pm, 30 year old female cited result of traffic stop, Newmark and Sherman

Coos Bay

• 2:20 am, prowler, 700 block of S 4th Street.

• 2:21 am, disorderly conduct, N Bayshore Drive and city limits.

• 5:43 am, misuse of 911, 500 block of Central Avenue.

• 7:03 am, intoxicated subject, 5th and Golden.

• 8:39 am, 39 year old female cited for driving while suspended, Fenwick and Lakeshore.

• 8:41 am, theft, 1000 block of 1st Street.

• 9:43 am, 43 year old female transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 1300 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 12:00 pm, injured animal, Koos Bay and Thompson.

• 12:38 pm, recovered stolen vehicle, 200 block of N Baxter.

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Andrew G. Hoefer Jr.

October 9, 1932 – January 12, 2023

A Celebration of Life for Andrew “Andy” G. Hoefer, 90, of North Bend, will be held on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the North Bend First Presbyterian Church, 2238 Pony Creek Road, with Pastor Eric Lindsey officiating. Private cremation rites were held at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crematorium in Coos Bay.

Andy was born on October 9, 1932 in Winona, Minnesota to Andrew G. Hoefer Sr. and Esther (Ziemer) Hoefer. He passed away peacefully on January 12, 2023 in Coos Bay, Oregon.

Andy served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. He married Sandy Rybin on March 21, 1964 at the North Bend Presbyterian Church (now the site of Unity by the Bay).

Andy worked in several industries before beginning

his career with the City of North Bend, first in the engineering department and ultimately as Street Superintendent for the City of North Bend, retiring in 1997.

Andy is survived by his wife, Sandy Hoefer of North Bend; daughter, Kristin Hoefer and husband, Jardin Kazaar of Coos Bay; son, Erik Hoefer and wife, Janet of Stayton; and grandchildren, Caitlyn Aitkins and her husband, Aaron, and Shane Hoefer.

Andy was preceded in death by his parents, Esther and Andrew Hoefer; step-mother, Elsie; half-sister, Alice Kick Hoefer; and brothers, Jim and John Hoefer.

Family and friends are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at www. coosbayareafunerals.com

• 12:45 pm, 43 year old male cited on warrant, 500 block of S 2nd Street.

• 2:05 pm, 53 year old female transported to Coos County jail for theft III, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 3:16 pm, 41 year old male cited on warrant, 100 block of N 4th Street.

• 5:36 pm, disorderly conduct, 700 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 7:15 pm, dispute, Empire and Newmark.

• 8:35 pm, hit and run accident, 400 block of 3rd Avenue.

• 8:52 pm, barking dog, 1600 block of Minnesota Avenue.

• 9:32 pm, theft of bike, 100 block of S 2nd Street.

• 9:50 pm, 50 year old male cited for driving while suspended, N 33rd Street and Walnut Avenue.

• 10:26 pm, 46 year old male cited for driving while suspended, Elrod Avenue and S 11th Street.

Coquille

• 5:53 am, dispute, W 12th Street and N Knott.

• 4:00 pm, 38 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 8th and Collier.

Reedsport

• 5:26 pm, DUI, Highland Mobile Home Park.

• 8:37 pm, drug violation, Holly Knolls Mobile Home Park.

• 8:59 pm, juvenile problem, Reedsport Lanes.

Saturday 01/14:

North Bend

• 2:30 am, loud noise, Oak Street and Lewis Street.

• 9:06 am, disturbance, 1800 block of Sherman Avenue.

• 9:08 am, recovered stolen vehicle, 200 block of N Baxter Street.

• 10:23 am, assault, Mill Casino area.

• 11:55 am, burglary, 700 block of California Avenue.

• 1:03 pm, fraud, 1100 block of Winsor Avenue.

• 5:00 pm, fraud, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 6:48 pm, family dispute, Ash Street and Maryland Ave.

• 7:04 pm, dispute, 3000 block of Brussells Street.

• 8:33 pm, disorderly conduct, 1800 block of Newmark Street.

• 9:32 pm, disorderly conduct, Broadway Avenue and Alder Ridge.

Coos Bay

• 1:21 am, assault, 900 block of Kentucky Avenue.

• 1:22 am, fight, 400 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 9:42 am, 45 year old male cited for criminal trespass II, 1000 block of Newmark Ave.

• 11:39 am, theft, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 11:54 am, criminal mischief, 500 block of D St.

• 12:38 pm, fraud, 200 block of S Broadway.

• 1:21 pm, disorderly conduct, 500 block of S Broadway Street.

• 1:41 pm, criminal mischief, 1500 block of Ocean Boulevard.

• 3:00 pm, shoplifter, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 7:16 pm, family dispute, 400 block of S Wall Street.

• 7:42 pm, theft, 700 block of N Bayshore Drive.

Coquille

• 2:32 am, dispute, 1100 block of N Folsom Street.

• 10:32 am, missing person, 40 block of S Cedar Street.

• 1:08 pm, juvenile problem, 2500 block of E 5th Street.

• 10:24 pm, 54 year old male transported to Coos County jail for trespass, resisting arrest and assault on a public safety officer, 10 block of E 1st Street.

• 11:59 am, juvenile problem, Wild by Nature Garden Center.

• 3:12 pm, animal problem, 19th and Greenwood.

and www.theworldlink.com. Memorial contributions may be made in Andy’s honor to the North Bend First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440.

Reedsport

The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty.

The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.

R Holden, John F. Holden and Denise M. Spier. She is also survived by 23 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren, with more to come.

All are welcome.

B. Carol Holden