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Coos County not eligible for emergency assistance

By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

Despite reports of widespread damage during a windstorm earlier this month, the level of damage did not reach the threshold to get FEMA assistance.

That was the message shared

with Coos County commissioners during a regular meeting Tuesday.

"As you all know, we had an interesting level of weather phenomena, uncommon snow levels combined with uncommon wind levels," Chip Delyria explained.

However, the declare an

emergency and get assistance from FEMA To help cover repairs, both the federal and state governments have minimum levels of damage that must be reported. The levels are based on a dollar amount per person living in the county. Coos County likely reached the federal level to get

assistance, but fell short of the minimum damage required by the state, Delyria explained.

Based on Oregon standards, Coos County would have had to report more than $6 million in damages to ask for emergency assistance.

"Can we count claims with-

in the cities," Commissioner Melissa Cribbins asked. I know in the city of Coquille, there's a building that was damaged and will have to come down. The city must be incurring some costs right now having to keep Please see County, Page A3

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Secretary of State releases OSP audit

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Students in Coos Bay elementary schools spent the early part of the year learning about civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. To celebrate his birthday and his contribution to the country, students created artwork, which is displayed at the Pony Village Mall.

Bringing the ocean's bounty to the surface

By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

Have you ever wondered what lives in the ocean nearby?

Do you want to see the kinds of fish, crabs and other creatures that thrive near Coos County?

Believe it or not, that can all be done at the Charleston Marine Life Center.

After being closed for much of the last two years, the Marine Life Center is back open, at least on Fridays and Saturdays.

"We missed having people," said Trish Mace, director of the Charleston Marine Life Center.

"Everybody here really enjoys interacting with the public and sharing areas which excite them."

The Marine Life Center is a portion of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology with the University of Oregon. Mace explained Please see Marine, Page A2

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Guests at the Charleston Marine Life Center get a close up look at starfish, anemones and other sea creatures at one of the touch tanks at the facility.

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More comprehensive data analytics could help the Oregon State Police Patrol Services Division better project future staffing needs, deploy current resources and project overtime needs, according to a just-released OSP audit

by Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan.

The Oregon Secretary of State’s Audits Division focused on whether OSP’s workforce planning efforts adequately consider public needs and trooper safety.

The audit contains four recommendations to the OSP to improve the law enforcement agency's ability to identify staffing needs when developing future budgets, ensure consistent and efficient deployment of trooper resources, and better project overtime needs for budget requests.

“OSP’s presence on state highways is vital to the safety of motorists and their passengers,” Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said. “Better information and a more comprehensive approach could help build trust with Oregonians and improve public safety.”

OSP currently analyzes existing data to determine the impact its troopers can have on public safety but uses a method that primarily focuses on population — which experts say is one of the least effective methods. Auditors identified a more comprehensive approach considering OSP’s workload allowing the agency to identify actual staffing needs when developing future budgets and better leverage existing troopers.

The Audits Division also recommends state police account for the changing law enforcement environment within its staffing strategy and methodology including assessing whether all current duties are aligned with the evolving nature of state policing public policy.

Audit Recommendations To improve trooper staffing analyses, promote public safety, and make the best use of budgeted resources, OSP should: 1. Use available time-based data to analyze the Patrol Services Division’s workload and include the results when presenting budget requests to the Legislature.

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that when the Institute of Marine Biology opened, it received grant funding for years to take educational programs to schools in the region. When the grant funding dried up, the decision was made to build the Charleston Marine Life Center to continue the work of educating school children and the public.

"Historically, we've been very involved with community education in a variety of ways," Mace explained.

The Marine Life Center was the dream of Dr. Fred Young, who was determined to keep the educational aspect of the Institute of Marine Biology alive when the grant funding ended.

"He went to work and didn't give up and worked for a number of years with the university and the community," Mace said. "There

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was a lot of support from the community."

That support helped the Marine Life Center open in 2016, and its doors remained open four days a week until early in 2020, when COVID changed the world.

The Marine Life Center briefly opened last fall before the Delta variant forced it to close again, but when conditions approved in early winter, it opened again. Mace said she is hopeful the facility can remain open despite the Omicron surge.

"We're open to locals, we're open to tourists, but we're also open to regional schools, not just Coos Bay, North Bend, Bandon and Coquille," Mace said.

Even during the pandemic, the Marine Life Center offered virtual programming to schools, a move Mace said was very successful.

So what's inside the facility? A vast array of sea animals that can be seen,

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A skeleton of a whale that washed ashore in Coos County can be seen at the Charleston Marine Life Center. Below, a starfish sticks to the sides of a tank in the center. Left, a fish checks out guests at the Marine Life Center. All of the animals in the Charleston facility were captured or found in the Coos County region.

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When you walk in the front door, look up and you will see the bones of two whales and a sea turtle that washed ashore nearby.

"All of our animals are collected locally," Mace said. "Some of them are by us or students, and we also have some fishermen who are on our permit."

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While education is a primary component, for many seeing, touching and experiencing life in the deep is just a fun experience, one that draws locals again and again.

The Charleston Marine Life Center is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Mace said she would like to open more days, but she would need additional volunteers first.

"We very much rely on and benefit from the community," Mace said.

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Free hazardous household waste event slated Feb. 19 Coos and Curry county residents can dispose of various household chemicals at a free “Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event” scheduled for February 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Beaver Hill Transfer Site (1/4 mile south of Milepost 253) on Highway 101 between Coos Bay and Bandon.

The collection event allows Coos and Curry County residents to safely dispose of a wide range of materials such as poisons, pesticides, solvents, fluorescent lights, pool chemicals, aerosol cans, caustic cleaners, mercury thermometers and flammable liquids. This event is for household hazardous waste only.

No industrial or commercial wastes will be accepted. If you are a business, they can provide a phone number and contact name to make an appointment for collection of these wastes.

Not accepted at this event: Ammunition, asbestos, explosives, fireworks, radioactive materials, medical wastes and sharps.

No large quantities of unknowns will be accepted.

Please bring your household hazardous materials in the original containers with labels intact – do not mix products.

Label materials not in their original containers.

If unaware of specific product name, provide product category, such as pesticide or cleaning product, if possible. No containers larger than five gallon.

Leaking containers

should be placed inside a larger, plastic container with a tight-fitting lid.

A non-flammable absorbent, such as kitty litter, should be placed around the bottom of the product to absorb any leaks.

Label the container with the contents and date.

All materials should be packed in a plastic-lined, sturdy cardboard box, secured to prevent spills and breakage.

As an additional safety precaution, the materials should be placed in car trunks or in the back of trucks en route to the event.

Please call 541-3967624 to make an appointment to drop off your household hazardous waste at this event, as soon as possible. Appointments should be made prior to the day of the event. Best time to call is Tuesday – Friday from 9am – 1 pm. They are asking you to make an appointment so attendees do not have long traffic lines and are able to avoid congestion on Highway 101. It also helps to plan for how much material they will expect from you that needs to be shipped out.

Materials collected at this event will be sorted for reuse or recycling (for example, reusable products may be donated to community organizations), or shipped to a regulated hazardous waste treatment, storage or proper disposal facility.

Program products accepted by PaintCare of Oregon will also be accepted at this event; however these products can be recycled any time through

the Oregon PaintCare program at Beaver Hill or other drop off locations.

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OHA updates recommendations for COVID tracing, reduces reporting requirements in schools Oregon Health Authority recently released new COVID-19 contact tracing and notification recommendations for K-12 settings to lessen the overall burden of contact tracing on K-12 schools, while ensuring school staff and health officials continue tracing and reporting high-risk exposures.

Under the updated guidelines, Oregon will no longer consider masked contact in K-12 settings, including school buses, to be an exposure, regardless of distancing. The updated guidance will strongly advise students and staff to maintain physical distancing to the greatest extent possible.

The new recommendations are based on accumulated evidence that layered mitigation efforts in K-12 schools have worked well to minimize transmission and that the vast majority of transmission has occurred following indoor unmasked contact.

Officials say it’s a “common-sense” change to contact tracing and notification that will allow schools to

focus resources on identifying high-risk, indoor, unmasked exposures most likely to result in transmission. In addition, schools will no longer be required to report negative antigen test results to OHA. Reporting of positive antigen test results will still be required.

Schools that employed universal masking in K-12 settings will continue to perform contact tracing for exposures that occur during unmasked lunchroom encounters, as well as unmasked extracurricular encounters.

Oregon Department of Education strongly recommends all schools immediately develop stable lunch cohorts – table groups, lunch bunches and other group situations – where this is not already the practice.

If a case occurs within a lunch cohort, the entire lunch cohort group should be considered exposed.

Similarly, when a case occurs in an indoor unmasked extracurricular cohort, the entire cohort may be considered exposed. Stable

cohorts significantly reduce the burden of contact tracing.

During this period of very high COVID-19 transmission in Oregon, school staff will continue to identify and report new cases among students and staff, which will result in more exposures. Exposed, fully vaccinated children and adults who are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccination series are not subject to quarantine and may continue to attend school.

Individuals exposed to COVID-19 at school remain eligible for test to stay and can continue to attend school during their modified quarantine period.

In addition, support for members of school communities who test positive for COVID-19 can be accessed through the COVID-19 Case Support Hotline, 866-917-8881, or Positive COVID Test website.

OHA is also identifying resources to add a school-specific support team to the hotline.

League of Women Voters studies Port of Coos Bay The League of Women Voters of Coos County has begun an update on its advocacy position on the International Port of Coos Bay. The LWVCC has conducted comprehensive studies of the Port of Coos Bay beginning in 1960, and the studies have been reviewed and updated on approximately 20-year intervals. The League’s previous study completion dates were 1962, 1981 and 2000. The LWVCC studies are comprehensive, and

they are shared with the state League leadership and elsewhere. The League conducts these formal studies to create its local position, and also issues reports that present current information about important subjects.

The League will hold its first public meeting regarding its study of the Port of Coos Bay on Saturday January 22, at 1 p.m.

This will be a virtual event, accessible via Zoom.

For a link to the meeting, please send a request

to lwvcoos@gmail.com.

League members, guests and those interested in the work of the League are invited to this discussion.

Those who want to attend the meeting can review general information about the port that is available on their website https://www.portofcoosbay. com/.

In addition, recent YouTube videos of Port Commission meetings are available on their channel: https://www.youtube.com/ user/portcoos.

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Rescue Plan funds to make repairs to buildings at the Coos County Fairgrounds.

Commissioners agreed to spend $100,000 this year, $75,000 next year and $25,000 in two years to catch up with maintenance needs at the fairgrounds.

Commissioners learned that there are significant electrical issues at the fairgrounds, some buildings that need to have foundations repaired and other general maintenance that has not been kept up with in recent years.

Commissioners did agree to fund the main-

tenance, with the understanding it was a one-time thing that likely could not continue after the third year.

"This will be a threeyear program where we are funding our fairgrounds to keep up on maintenance," said Commissioner John Sweet.

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one lane closed off and the demolition costs."

Delyria said the building in Coquille does not qualify because it had previous damage not linked to the weather.

"Unfortunately, both the federal and state thresholds have to be met, and we did not meet the state threshold," Delyria said.

The board of commissioners did vote unanimously to spend American

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The secretary of state's office recently released an audit on the Oregon State Police, making several recommendations for changes.

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er positions.

3. Create a standardized methodology and process for conducting workload analyses at the area level, train the appropriate staff to conduct them, and incorporate them into the Patrol Services Division’s scheduling plan.

4. Develop processes to regularly analyze overtime usage for improved efficiency.

While not within the audit’s scope owing to the fluid and evolving nature of police reform and accountability efforts, OSP should account for the changing law enforcement environment within its staffing strategy and

methodology including assessing whether all current duties are aligned with the evolving nature of state policing public policy.

The state audit division listed the following reasons why this audit is important to the state. · OSP is a law enforcement agency with a broad set of duties that includes responsibility to patrol Oregon’s 7,000 miles of highways and support local sheriffs and city and Tribal police. · OSP has eliminated 24-hour coverage across the state due to changes in its funding source in 1980 from the state highway fund to the state general fund. · OSP has worked with the Legislature and the Department of Administrative Services to increase re-

sources and restore trooper positions, yet still holds positions vacant to cover other costs. · OSP troopers experienced additional service demands during the 2020 wildfires, protest response, and COVID-19 pandemic. · Police reform has been a topic of national conversation in recent years and numerous bills have been passed on the subject in Oregon.

This is the second audit Fagan has released pertaining to law enforcement and police accountability.

The Secretary of State issued a performance audit examining the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) in December 2021.

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Guess who has outsized clout on public lands?

By Jonathan Thompson This may be a surprising story. It begins with a working group trying to save the last native bighorn sheep of Idaho’s and Wyoming’s Teton Range. Last fall it reached agreement after years of effort.

The coalition recommended closing just over 20,000 acres of high-country public land during the winter. The proposal was a compromise, balancing the survival needs of the bighorn with the “stoke” desires of backcountry skiers.

The sheep would get about half of the high-quality winter Teton range; skiers would lose access only to about 5% of what they had identified as prime skiing terrain.

It seemed as if the skiers came out on top in the deal, and a majority of the backcountry skiing community accepted the compromise without complaint.

That is, until a handful of vocal skiers lashed back, launching a campaign to convince federal land managers to preserve all access, bighorns be damned.

The unwillingness to give up even a sliver of terrain to help a nearly extinct herd of wild animals reeks of the access-greed that puts the “wreck” in wreckreation. It’s also a prime example of what you might call the public land paradox: The growing belief that because all Americans are part-owners of the public lands, we all are entitled to do as we please on those lands, regardless of impacts.

Bighorn sheep were once abundant across the Mountain West, migrating for miles to follow the forage. Habitat destruction, fragmentation of migratory paths, disease, climate change, competition from non-native and domesticated ungulates, and, well, humans in general, have shrunk their range and winnowed their numbers.

The Teton Range’s bighorn sheep, hemmed in by humanity, stopped long-distance migration eight decades ago. The last remaining herd, numbering just 100 to 125 animals, is on the edge of dying out. That’s why, in the 1990s, state and federal wildlife agencies, biologists, and advocates formed a working group to figure out how to save the herd.

In the decades since, a growing number of recreational users have penetrated farther and farther into the backcountry – and into the bighorn’s winter range. “Quiet,” non-motorized forms of recreation were once considered benign, but a growing body of research suggests that even hiking and skiing can have a deleterious effect on wildlife. In 2014, a University of Wyoming researcher found that bighorn sheep avoided backcountry recreation areas, resulting in a major loss of their habitat.

Findings like that might warrant closure of all of the Teton bighorn’s remaining winter range. In the spirit of collaboration, the working group instead suggested the skier-friendly compromise.

But even that, a Driggs, Idaho, skier said in a public meeting, was a “tough one to swallow.” A social media commenter added: “Smells like old people and communism to me.”

This sense of entitlement is widespread. In my hometown of Durango, the Bureau of Land Management shuts down a few areas for the winter to give wildlife a seasonal respite from humanity. And each year a few handfuls of hikers, runners and mountain bikers violate the closures, even though hundreds of miles of nearby trails remain open.

The mere suggestion of a trail closure to protect peregrine falcon nesting areas draws gearhead jeers, and the International Mountain Biking Association pledges to “actively oppose new wilderness and other designations that would negatively impact revered mountain biking opportunities.”

In 1995, the National Park Service banned rock climbing — voluntarily for individuals and mandatory for commercial guides — on Devils Tower, held sacred by Indigenous peoples, during the month of June to keep it free of humans during solstice-related ceremonies.

The outfitters not only balked, they also hired the Mountain States Legal Foundation — the litigating branch of the Sagebrush Rebellion and Wise Use movement — to sue the federal government. The Park Service backed down on the outright ban and asked people to refrain from climbing in June. Yet each year hundreds of people climb it.

In many ways, the access frenzy is a modern-day echo of 19th century colonialism, when white settlers seized Indigenous lands and ran roughshod over the public domain because, well, it was public. What they didn’t understand then, and many modern-day recreation-colonists don’t understand now, is that access to these lands is a privilege, not a right.

Yes, we do all own a little share of the public lands. But ownership comes with a responsibility of stewardship, not outright entitlement. Bighorn sheep have a right to live in the West, too.

Jonathan Thompson covers Western issues and is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange. org, a nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West.

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Letters to the Editor We need more forests, not less On the morning of January 11, I and a small group of concerned citizens toured the forest at Airport Heights which has recently been threatened for removal. Our group quickly observed that this young, healthy forest was not diseased nor dying.

As a forester and former professor of forestry, I was appalled at the terrible underbrush removal project where many trees were damaged, and certainly not by accident. In contrast, underbrush was removed at Simpson Park, in North Bend, with zero damage to the residual stand.

Our community needs forests to help combat global warming, as well as to enjoy and to appreciate why trees play an important part of our environment. I also noted that a number of open areas should be reforested to help in this endeavor.

During my career, I have worked with foresters and landowners in the U.S., Canada, Germany, France, Austria, Denmark, etc., and I am certain that my colleagues would agree with these observations.

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Do the math Let's do the math. Per the story last week in this paper "Approximately each year Coos Bay Public Library has 186,000 visitors, hosts over 500 programs (activities)...and circulates approximately 260,000 items. That would be less than 1 1/2 item per visitor.

I stopped by the library Saturday morning well after Spanish class was in session. Five vehicles, probably including staff. Stopped by John Topits Park and there were 14 cars.

With little else to do except read, I might take my e-reader to the park on a random basis, count visitors and their activities.

Let's see, walking, jogging, running, fishing, riding skateboards, wheelchairs, bicycles, hoverboards and... Father and young son bonding while youngster catches a fish, grandma watching toddlers watching all sorts of water birds, people

visiting or maybe just nodding to strangers, reading the newspaper and enjoying their coffee, people enjoying the view and their lunch, lovers stealing a kiss, checking the owls nest to see if they can spot the owlet, watching a murder (of crows), checking to see if the water lilies are starting to bloom. Picking a handful of blackberries or huckleberries.

Playing on the playground equipment. Swimming or at least splattering around in the water, playing a board game at one of the tables, kids building sand castles in the moist sand. People walking their dogs.

People stopping to ask questions about the breed of a dog Others throwing balls for their dogs to chase in the water. People tossing a frisbee, older men just visiting and enjoying the sunshine.

I could keep going but I'm about out of allowable words. Guess I'll go back to the park and my random count of visitors and their activities.

Charlotte Koepke Coos Bay

Farewell to Clyde Allen Field The city of North Bend has served notice of their intent to locate a homeless camp in what is now the parking lot for Clyde Allen Field.

It will literally block the entrance to one of the finest and well known youth sport arenas in not just Oregon but the nation.

Clyde Allen Field is a historic landmark and an asset to our area.

Opened in 1947, it has been home to some of the finest amateur...and for a few years pro baseball to be found anywhere. It is maintained through volunteer labor and donations from local business. It continues to be heavily used by the North Bend Bulldogs as well as local Babe Ruth and Legion teams.

In recent years, it has played host to several large regional tournaments. These tournaments bring in hundreds of non-resident players, families, and fans who stay in our motels and eat at our restaurants.

They leave tens of thousands of dollars in revenue at local businesses.

All of this will now be gone.

The mystery of why they chose this location is further compounded

by the fact that Coos County Youth Soccer has leased property adjacent to the old Bangor School for their youth soccer program. Once again, we have donations from local business and untold hours of volunteers working hard to provide for the youth of our community. When those folks practice or have games, the parking at Clyde Allen is packed and Madrona Street is bumper to bumper on both sides of the street.

Again....Why they would locate a homeless camp smack dab in the middle of these youth sport complexes is beyond baffling. It is a direct slap in the face to all the kids, the volunteers and local businesses who have worked hard to provide this outlet to our youth.

Please contact the Mayor and council members of North Bend and make your feelings known Bill Kinyoun North Bend

Homeless in an RV I have a suggestion to help the RV homeless...stop the greedy and discriminatory treatment by the local RV parks. They won't let anyone in with a rig older than 10 years even if its neat and clean. The rent is also sky high now because they are taking welfare money from the state to double the rent making it unaffordable for people like me who only have Social Security retirement.

I have been in Coos Bay 20 years with the last seven on the streets because of this illegal treatment. I have perfect credit and a small, clean rig but no one will let me in and I can't afford the rent. You don't want RV's camping on your street? First of all.. the street is PUBLIC PROPERTY. You do not own it.

I am not one who squats...I am clean and never stay longer than from 6 at night till 5a.m. I am a retired security guard..having me on a street is like having a free watchdog. You judgmental homeowners better pray you never have to make a choice between being scared for your life and finding a place to sleep.

God help you.

Toni Griffin Coos Bay

Guest Opinion

Oh, Utah! When will you learn?

By Mike Kaplan

A new video released by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox argues the big, semi-annual trade show called Outdoor Retailer should come back to Salt Lake City. This is despite opposition from leading brands, resorts like mine in Aspen and many nonprofit groups over the state’s environmental policies.

Oh, Utah! Will you ever learn?

You can’t have the things you love like clean air, wild lands and a stable climate and destroy them at the same time. You can’t roll back historic land conservation practices and hope your state will seem welcoming to hikers, climbers, fishers and skiers.

The 2017 move to Colorado occurred for two reasons: First, the outdoor companies selling their tents, sleeping bags, hiking boots and backpacks didn’t want to do business in a state that was willfully and actively opposing protection of the very landscapes in which customers use those products. Yet elected officials were attempting to dismantle the Grand Staircase Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments.

Second, outdoor industry leaders

didn’t want to celebrate commerce in a state whose lawmakers were mostly opposed to acting on the very thing threatening that commerce — climate change. A few years ago, the Guardian reports, the Utah legislature passed a resolution urging the EPA to “cease its carbon dioxide reduction policies, programs, and regulations until climate data and global warming science are substantiated.”

You can’t politically ignore, or slow-walk, action on climate change that is flooding, baking and burning cities and streams, mountains and fields, and expect businesses dependent on outdoor recreation to flock to your state. You have to care. And to act.

Emerald Expositions, which owns and produces the event, has to realize that outdoor brands are not environment-agnostic anymore. The show that produces $56 million in revenue is about business, but business more than ever requires protecting the environment.

Don’t get me wrong. I love Utah. I have fond memories of skiing in the Wasatch and I love the people, the landscapes, the rivers and the spirit.

But Utah politics leaves me flat.

Here in Colorado, we’re pioneering new laws to cut methane pollution and drive EV adoption; to rein-in Hydrofluorocarbons and clean up our utility grid. We’ve got robust public lands protections and aggressive environmental leadership from the governor, both senators and both houses of the legislature.

Electric vehicles hit almost 13 percent of market share in December, a few years after Colorado became the only state in the central U.S. to adopt California’s Zero Emissions Vehicles standard. We’re not perfect, but we’re the kind of place where businesses and government together recognize that they need to protect the landscape, and climate, on which their economic success is based.

Until Utah begins to understand these things that matter, the Outdoor Retailer show needs to stay somewhere that does.

Mike Kaplan is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, a nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is president and CEO of Aspen Skiing Company.

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OBITUARIES Kathy Angela Willett

Barbara Jean Dutton

May 26, 1952 – January 1, 2022

August 6, 1940 – December 24, 2021

A Memorial Mass will be held for Kathy A. Willett, 69, of North Bend, on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 2250 16th Street in North Bend with Father Jorge Hernandez presiding.

A reception will follow at the Willett family residence. Private cremation rites were held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. Kathy was born on May 26, 1952 in Weed, California to Joe and

Ester Aquila. She passed away peacefully at her home in North Bend on January 1, 2022.

Kathy graduated from Weed High School, class of 1970, and continued her education at College of the Siskiyous. Later, she moved to Sacramento, California where she worked at Fireman’s Fund Insurance and then moved on to become Deputy Reserve at the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department. In 1981, she met her future husband, Larry Willett, at a football game in Sacramento. They got married in August 1982, and went on to have two children, Tina and Stephanie. In their early years, she became a stayat-home mom, which was something she always wanted to do.

In 1988, the family moved to North Bend.

Later, Kathy went on to work in the North Bend School District, where she enjoyed working with

all the kids, and met some lifelong friends. In 2016, Kathy retired along with her husband, and they spent their time traveling around the states and spending time with their family.

Kathy was a very active person; she loved riding her bike, working out at the gym, working in the garden, cooking, baking, and playing ball with her dog, Buster. In 2019, she had the pleasure of taking a girl’s trip to Italy with her daughters.

Kathy is survived by her husband, Larry Willett; daughters, Tina and Stephanie; and brother, Frank Aquila.

Kathy was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Ester Aquila.

Friends and family are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at www. coosbayareafunerals.com and www.theworldlink. com. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-7560440.

Alan Dean Brown November 1, 1960 – January 12, 2022

Alan Dean Brown went to be with the Lord on January 12, 2022 due to a long battle with diabetes. He will be remembered for his smile and hearty laughter. He will be deeply missed by his family and countless friends.

Alan was born in Myrtle Point, in the Mast Hospital to Lester Eugene Brown “Red” and Marcien Brown on November 1, 1960. When he was in second grade, his family moved to a small farm outside of

Myrtle Point. His family sold the farm in 1971 and started Red-Way Hardware, which served the community many years. Alan graduated from Myrtle Point High School in 1979 and was the State Champion of the Oregon Grange Association for his ventriloquism act. After graduation, Alan attended Southwestern Community College in Coos Bay. After college he moved to Eugene to work as a network administrator for Sonitrol Security. His love of animals led him down the path of Bengal Cats. He was a member of The International Bengal Cat Society.

He became a steward, mentor, historian, record keeper, educator, and advocate for the breed.

Alan gave the Bengal breed community the ability to trace their pedigrees back to the breed’s conception.

He kept records of the

different leopard cat lines and their descendants.

This lasting legacy of his work is in the hands of researchers and will continue to benefit the Bengal breed for years come.

Alan worked tirelessly on behalf of his political beliefs, he was one of the Campaign and Event Managers for Peter DeFazio, and he was also a member of the I.S.C.E.F. which helps raise funds for charities like the HIV Alliance.

Alan is survived by his friend and roommate of 32 years, Victoria Root; mother, Marcien Brown; brother, Rick Brown and wife, Susie; niece, Michelle Smith and husband, Matt; nephew, Mike Brown and wife, Marlene; and great-nephews, Coltyn and Brendon Cook. His father, Lester Eugene Brown “Red” preceded Alan in death on June 4, 2020.

Leslie Rae Goertz December 27, 1988 – January 11, 2022

A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 22, 2022 at the Port Orford Cemetery for Leslie Rae Goertz.

Leslie was born

Service Notices A Celebration of the life of Hardy Christensen will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Faith Baptist Church of Bandon with military honors to follow at the IOOF Cemetery in Bandon.

Arrangements are under the direction of Amling Schroeder Funeral Service, Bandon.

A memorial service for John William Freerksen Jr., 84, of Coos Bay, will be held at 1 pm, Saturday, January 22 at the Family Life Center Church of God of North Bend, 1067 Newmark Street in North Bend.

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December 27, 1988 in Coos Bay, the daughter of Leslie John Goertz and Darlene Rae Hurst Potter.

She died January 11, 2022 in Coos Bay at the age of 33.

Leslie was reared and educated in Port Orford, graduating from Pacific High School. She then attended college at Western Oregon in Monmouth. Her goal was to major in forensic investigation.

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Barbara Jean (Bennett) Dutton of Lake Oswego, Oregon, passed away, surrounded by her children, on December 24, 2021, at the age of 81.

She was born in Medford, Oregon, on August 6, 1940, to her loving parents, Betty Jean and William Richard Bennett.

The family relocated to Coos Bay, Oregon, where Barbara "Barb" attended school, graduating from Marshfield High School in 1958. She attended the University of Oregon until 1960, where she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

On August 21, 1960, she married the love of her life, Brian Dutton.

In 1960, Barb and Brian moved to El Paso, Texas, where Brian served in the Army while stationed at Fort Bliss. Barb obtained

her teaching certificate through the University of Texas at El Paso and taught fourth grade there.

At the end of his military service, Brian and Barb moved to Gold Beach, Oregon and then on to Seattle, Washington.

There, they had two children, Dan and Julie.

Barb and Brian relocated to Lake Oswego, Oregon in 1970.

Barb was very involved in her children's education. She was a member of the Bryant Elementary School PTA and volunteered in the classrooms of her children. She was a member of the Waluga Booster Club and was an active participant and fund raiser for the Lakeridge Pacer Parent Club for eight years.

Barb was an avid tennis player and continued to meet, off and on, with her tennis group long after they all retired from playing.

She loved to cook and participated in the compilation of the Rave Reviews cook book.

Proceeds from the sale of this book supported the Lakewood Center for the Arts. Barb was a member of PEO Chapter EB and was formerly a member of the Lake Oswego Garden Club.

Barb enjoyed travelling. She and Brian visited China, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, The Maldives, South America, Africa, The Caribbean, and Europe.

But their favorite stop was the Kona Village Resort on the island of Hawaii. She also loved spending time with her family at her vacation home in Sisters, Oregon.

Barb was an avid supporter of University of Oregon athletics. She loved going to football and basketball games to cheer on her beloved Ducks.

Barb is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Dan and Beth Dutton of Lake Oswego; her daughter, Julie Dutton also of Lake Oswego; her grandson, Drew Dutton and his wife, Elle of Portland; grandson, Blake Dutton also of Portland; grandson, Brooks Dutton of Stamford, Connecticut; her sister-in-law, Kathy Bennett of Coos Bay; many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Brian Dutton; her parents, Bill and Betty Bennett; and her brother, Bruce Bennett.

A celebration of Barb's life is being planned for later in the spring.

Death Notices Nancy Lou Crouse, 79, of Coos Bay, passed away January 8, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals. com

John J. Elish, 74, of Coos Bay, passed away on January 17, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, www.coosbayareafunerals.com, 541-7560440.

Kathryn J. Salami, 74, of Coos Bay, passed away on January 13, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, www.coosbayareafunerals.com, 541-7560440.

Tony E. Richards, 64, of Coos Bay, passed away on January 16, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, www. coosbayareafunerals.com, 541-756-0440.

Theresa M. Paul, 78, of North Bend, passed away on January 17, 2022 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, www. coosbayareafunerals.com, 541-756-0440.

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DEAR ABBY By Abigail Van Buren MAN'S HISTORY OF SEXUAL ABUSE HIDDEN FOR YEARS DEAR ABBY: During my teenage years, I was repeatedly raped by my brother. The emotional and physical damage has left my life broken. He is now in a long-term relationship. Should I tell his girlfriend about the abuse? When I confronted him about it years ago, he denied it. If you were his girlfriend, wouldn't YOU want to know? -HOLDING A SECRET DEAR HOLDING: Yes, I would want to know.

I'll bet your parents would have also wanted to know. As would your teachers or school counselors, so your brother could have been reported as a sexual predator and stopped. By all means tell the girlfriend, particularly if she has a daughter.

P.S. Because what your brother did has left lasting scars, please seek counseling with a licensed therapist with expertise in treating victims of sexual abuse. Contact RAINN (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) for more guidance.

You will find it on the internet at rainn.org.

DEAR ABBY: I have just been diagnosed with cancer. I doubt that I will live another 10 years.

My wife is arguing with me because I want to draw down my 401(k) over the next 10 years so I can enjoy the savings I have accrued during my long career. We are talking about a LOT of money, Abby -- expensive cars, expensive second homes, extravagant vacations.

How can I convince her that I deserve this after having worked for 40 years, and that we should enjoy these savings for the period of time left for me on Earth? -- WANTS TO ENJOY LIFE NOW DEAR WANTS: I'm sure your diagnosis has been frightening for both you and your wife. She may be worried that if you plow through all the

money, there will be nothing left for her after you are gone. Although you are dubious about it, there is also the possibility that you may live 10 more years and beyond. That's why this is an important subject you and your wife should discuss with a financial adviser.

DEAR ABBY: I work in an office where people occasionally bring in treats to share with co-workers. Usually, we place the goodies in a common area and let others know there's food available and they're welcome to it.

The problem I'm having is that one particular co-worker brings in treats and shares them only with her favorite office buddies. She's not discreet about it either. She struts around the office and makes a big scene delivering her homemade treats to her friends, right in front of the people she has chosen not to include. Should she be confronted and told she's being rude and inconsiderate, or should her behavior just be ignored? -- MISSING OUT DEAR MISSING OUT: What your co-worker is doing is rude. This is a lesson in politeness and consideration for others that children in grammar school usually learn. (Perhaps she was playing hooky that day.) That said, if there's no rule in your office against it, I do not advise confronting her. Turnabout is fair play, and perhaps you should discuss a "delicious" solution with the rest of the unfavored few. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.

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No-visitor policy reinstated at Southern Coos Hospital BANDON - Due to another surge in COVID-19 cases in Bandon and Coos County and for the health and safety of our patients, staff and the community, we are reinstating a no-visitor protocol and not allowing visitors to Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center at this time.

Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center takes the safety of our community extremely seriously. As of Jan. 12, COVID-19 cases and testing volumes have reached the highest level of the pandemic in Coos County, Oregon and nationwide, this time due to the Omicron variant.

While the Omicron variant may not make people as severely ill as the Alpha and Delta variants, it is much more contagious.

Despite breakthrough infections, getting vaccinated and boosted are still the best way to avoid hospitalization if you do get sick with COVID-19. The SCHHC Multi-Specialty Clinic offers vaccines and boosters by appointment by calling 541329-0154.

There are other facilities in the county offering vaccines and boosters.

To make an appointment, visit the Coos County Vaccine Scheduling Website at https://www.communityhealth.events/ scheduler/ In an effort to ensure the continuity of SCHHC’s ability to continue to provide healthcare services, we will continue to practice COVID safety precautions for our staff and patients and implement additional protocols to limit the spread of COVID. Some exceptions to SCHHC’s no visitor protocol may apply; e.g. people with disabilities, caregivers, family of patients on comfort care, and parents of pediatric patients, among others.

If you have an appointment or are scheduled for a service (lab work, medical imaging, etc.) you may enter the hospital through the main entrance. Please be aware that you must wear a mask and be

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Due to a rise in COVID-19 cases, Southern Coos Hospital has returned to a non-visitors policy with a few exceptions. Visitors will not be allowed in the hospital until conditions improve in the county. screened upon entry.

The Emergency Department is open for people experiencing a health emergency and COVID screening is done prior to entry.

The SCHHC Multi-Specialty Clinic is following the same entry guidelines.

Unless you need emergency care for your symptoms, please don't visit the Emergency Department for COVID-19 testing or treatment. If you have a health condition that doesn't require emergency

care, contact your health care provider or an urgent care clinic.

If you do have COVID-19 symptoms, you can get still get tested at SCHHC. Call 541-347-2426 ext. 172 when you arrive at the hospital and you will be instructed on how to receive the test from your vehicle. Those without symptoms who believe they may have been exposed to COVID-19 are asked to contact their health care provider and follow quarantine guidelines.

According to the Oregon Health Authority, masks, face coverings or face shields are required in all indoor spaces for everyone ages 5 and older.

Thank you for your patience as we navigate the current situation, which is changing daily. We are here to serve you and, as always, have your health and safety forefront in our minds. For more information, call SCHHC at 541-3472426 or visit our website at http://www. southerncoos.org.

Employees of the Year announced at Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center The dietary staff and the hospital’s infection prevention/ employee health nurse were chosen as Employees of the Year for 2021 at Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center in Bandon.

Non-clinical Employees of the Year The Dietary Department at any hospital is a busy place and central to a hospital. Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center is no exception.

Like many organizations during the pandemic, the Dietary Department at SCHHC has been short-handed and affected by supply chain issues.

In addition, the SCHHC Dietary Department suffered a devastating loss when manager Sherry Capobianco died due to complications from COVID-19.

Other staff members also fell ill, but recovered and through it all, the department didn’t miss a beat.

Hospital patients received their meals hot and on time.

Extra duties were absorbed by staff members putting in extra hours. It was all done with a great attitude and a smile.

That’s why dietary staff members Bonnie Ragan, Stevie Bettelyoun and Rick Haase were named non-clinical Employees of the Year.

“Not only did they take on additional shifts, longer hours and extra days, they have done so much without a dietary manager and a morning cook in order to keep our kitchen running and provide meals to our patients,” said Chief Nursing Officer Cori Valet, who oversees the department.

“These employees continually serve our hospital in the background and they aren’t usually seen,” said Interim

CEO Debi Ellis. “They work hard and do a lot for the hospital.”

Clinical Employee of the Year Denise Ebenal, who was named clinical Employee of the Year, took the lead in the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccination administration and continually steps up when guidance or hands-on help is needed regarding employee and community vaccinations.

She also took over as the hospital’s employee health nurse, in addition to serving as the hospital’s infection prevention nurse.

Ebenal was nominated because she “took on these new challenges with enthusiasm and commitment to lead a strong program,” stated the nomination. “She has worked extremely hard on this vaccination program for employees, family members, and our community at large.”

She was noted for coordinating with the admitting team for effective communication and registration processing and for “always providing great care in a positive, friendly and calming manner.”

All four Employees of the Year will receive a cash bonus and additional time off.

“We are proud of our entire staff, who are all hard-working and dedicated and continue to do excellent work during this stressful ongoing pandemic,” Ellis said. “These four employees are to be congratulated for a job well done under difficult circumstances and with a positive attitude,” Ellis said. “We thank them for being this year’s outstanding health care heroes at Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center.”

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The Washed Ashore Project has become known nationwide for taking trash out of the ocean and turning it into artwork.

Parks hired as conservation/education director for Washed Ashore Project Brad Parks, a longstanding conservationist and supporter of the Washed Ashore Project, has come on board as the new conservation/education director.

Parks brings his education in biology and leadership as well as his extensive experience working in zoos and nature museums to the Washed Ashore team.

As the conservation/education director, Parks will lead Washed Ashore in its goal to extend its reach and engagement in exhibits and educational programming.

As the plastic pollution crisis continues to grow, the organization is committed, now more than ever, to make an impact and inspire change.

Parks comes to Washed Ashore from Colorado where his early passion for nature and wildlife inspired a 30 year career in conservation across the zoo and museum sector. As a young adult, Parks earned a wildlife

biology degree which led to work with the Colorado Division of Wildlife studying grassland birds. His first zoo job was at the Royal Zoo of Morocco while serving as a Peace Corps volunteer. That experience sparked a career-long value of culturally relevant conservation messages.

Six years at Zoo Atlanta as a keeper and animal trainer preceded a 20 year period at Denver Zoo. As the senior director of guest experience, he was proud to host Washed Ashore in 2016. In 2018, he completed a master's degree in organizational leadership and went on to be part of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's Division of Experiences & Partnerships.

Parks is stepping into the role that Washed Ashore’s founder, Angela Hazeltine-Pozzi, once filled. Pozzi stepped down amicably from her active role in the

organization in October of 2021 in order to spend more time with her family.

Conservation and education have always been at the heart of Washed Ashore’s mission.

They see these values reflected both in Parks’ professional and personal life. That, along with a dedication to excellence, gives them confidence that Parks will not only fulfill his new role but exceed it.

“As a former Washed Ashore host, I'm thrilled to now help deliver these exceptional exhibits to others, bringing awareness and change to the issues of ocean plastics," Parks said. "Plastic pollution isn't going away. It's not getting better. Washed Ashore brings this message to communities in ways that illuminate and shock people into learning how everyone can reduce plastics in our lives and what ends up in our oceans.”

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AS I SEE IT

By Mary Schamehorn

The first picture I am sharing shows the Bandon High School football stadium, better known as Dave Miller Field, which was located on the north side of 11th Street, south of the high school complex. Many years later it had fallen into disrepair and was torn down. Seating was replaced by steel risers on both sides of the football field.

A headline in the Sept.

27, 1951, Western World reads: "Athletic Field Opening Draws Big Attendance."

"Dedication of Bandon's new high school athletic field, with its lighting system for night football, attracted from 900 to a thousand people Friday evening. Weather conditions were rather unfavorable because of a heavy fog that settled down over the city and kept many otherwise enthusiastic spectators away. However, the lights were sufficiently effective to penetrate the fog.

"Before the kickoff, brief dedicatory services were held in front of the stadium.

Chuck Hess, president of the Bandon Quarterback Club, sponsors of the field, officially presented the field to the Bandon School District."

Superintendent Keith Goldhammer accepted on behalf of the school board, and he, in turn, gave custody to the student body, represented by Speed Anderson, student body president.

"On behalf of the student body, Anderson made four special awards in recognition of extraordinary contributions made in construction of the field and the stadium.

"To D.H. Miller, Sr., head of the Moore Mill & Lumber Co., and Warren Albertson, local logging contractor, he presented engraved certificates making then life members of the student body together with all complimentary privileges. To Ron Riley and D.H. Miller, Jr., he presented similar certificates, extending complimentary admissions to all high school athletic events staged on the field for a period of 10 years.

"The high school band, in its handsome uniforms, directed by L.E. Wright, played the 'Star Spangled Banner' as the opening number while the local Boy Scouts raised the flag."

An earlier article explained that the new stadium would comfortably hold 1400 people.

"The call for help last week resulted in some 40 people reporting for work Sunday and their efforts, together with that of Friday and Saturday, made it possible to get the light poles up and the grandstand completed, said the previous week's article.

"Linemen and electricians from the City of Bandon, the Mountain States Power Company, and the Coos-Curry Electric Co-op have been working together at top speed to get the installations completed in time for the big event."

Although the second picture I am sharing was taken five years after the incident, it depicted the kind of flooding that an article in the Nov. 26, 1950, Western World described.

"Flash flood waters broke a Geiger creek dam and flooded the state game commission's Bandon trout hatchery at 3 a.m. Monday, resulting in extensive damage and the unscheduled liberation of many thousands of young silverside salmon, following torrential rains Sunday night."

Willis Baker, superintendent of the local hatchery, had made his regular check of the water level about 10:15 Sunday night and found the water rising rapidly in both Ferry and Geiger creeks. The hatchery is located at the confluence of the two creeks, with some of the ponds lying in the path of each.

"At 3 a.m. the Geiger creek dam failed to hold a

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A new football stadium wall of water about 12 feet deep that had backed up into the canyon above the dam, and the east end of the earthen dam gave way.

"The rushing water pushed in a slab of concrete about 6 feet high and 40 feet long, which had been the end of the first pond below the Geiger dam. Logs and snags were hurled into a pond where 936 female cutthroat brood fish had been sorted from males, preparatory to spawning. Logs smashed the picket confines, buckling a section of concrete pond wall and mixing up all the carefully-sorted cutthroat brood trout.

"An undetermined number of the 15,000 six to 12-inch silverside salmon, in the pond below the dam, were washed into Ferry creek below the hatchery and have probably gone into the Coquille river or to sea. Many of the fish were netted after the flood passed and were returned to the ponds, where the ponds now contain a mixture of varieties.

"Baker said the 15,000 young silversides had been scheduled for liberation in fishing streams."

The third picture, taken during the same storm, said that hip boots were the uniform of the day at Surfside Dairy Monday "after Manager George Hawkins went to the plant to begin work at the usual 4 a.m. and found the entire floor covered by 12 to 20 inches of water.

"Flood waters that had broken through the state fish hatchery's Geiger creek dam and joined the Ferry creek torrent an hour earlier had jumped the banks in the Third and Garfield area, washed into the Surfside plant and come to within inches of entering the nearby Coquille Valley Dairy Co-op plant.

"Manager Hawkins and his son, Warren, worked in knee-deep water, which washed over and through six electric motors, until the flood subsided between 5 and 6 a.m."

Surfside Dairy was located on the south side of Third Street behind the cheese factory, which was located approximately where Face Rock Creamery is today. *** This has been a sad week for many families who have lost loved ones, including two who died of COVID. Lynnelle Kummehlene, who I mentioned several weeks ago, had been intubated in an area hospital for treatment of COVID, died last week. She and her husband Dino lived in the Seven Devils area. Lynnelle was 70.

Ron Harpole, who was married to Joan Dement, the daughter of former senator Sam Dement and who operated the Dement Ranch in the Powers area for many years, died of COVID at the age of 78 in Gold Beach.

Paul Heikkila, long-time fisheries extension agent through OSU and Sea Grant, died Dec. 26 at the age of 75. His wife, Kay,

Photos contributed by the Mary Schamehorn collection

Above, the old Bandon High School football stadium before it fell into disrepair and was torn down. Middle, flooding hit Bandon many times in the 1950s. Bottom, Surfside Dairy, which sat where Face Rock Creamery is today. who worked many years at Heritage Place (now Pacific View), died Nov. 3 of a heart attack.

We also lost two Bandon High School graduates last week, including Brian Wilson (Class of 1976) and John Lorenz (Class of 1965), both from cancer.

Brian and his wife Brenda lived in Bandon. John and his wife Jean lived in Eugene.

Brian was one of six children of Jackie and Ray Wilson, and among his survivors are his brothers Mike and Richard. Ralph, Curtis and a sister Dixie preceded him in death.

John, 74, was the son of Carl and Eleanor Lorenz and was raised in Bandon where his father was co-owner of M&L Grocery.

He was predeceased by his sister Margaret Tiffany and brother David Lorenz. With him when he died at home were his wife, sister Gail, two sons, Kenneth and Brian, Gail's daughter and son, and his nephew, Dan Lorenz (David's son).

On John's birthday, next July, his ashes will be scattered on the beach at Face Rock, some on his parents' gravesite and some at Kimball Creek on the Rogue River, according to a family friend. ***

the scene. Inside, a band was performing, but the Speaking of COVID shooting apparently took cases, I understand at place on the back porch least three members of the area of the building where Bandon Police Department, a number of people had several members of the gathered. city's public works deAccording to the press, partment and at least three all but one of the victims members of the Bandon were from outside the area.

Rural Fire Protection DisA TV reporter said that trict are out with COVID. people were not cooperatAll were unvaccinated, ing with the police in trying according to my sources. to determine who was responsible for the shooting. *** While watching the news Friday night about a shooting on the grounds of the WOW cultural center in downtown Eugene, I learned that Deborah Maher was the interim executive director. When she lived in Bandon, where her mother, the late Margaret Maher lived, Deb was on the Bandon Planning Commission for two years.

The shooting occurred when an unidentified man, dressed in a black hoodie, opened fire and injured six people, at least one of them critically, before fleeing

*** Coquille's mayor, Sam Flaherty, was on Facebook Thursday night in a recorded video which explained that the Sherwood Building (often referred to as the old bank building) is downtown Coquille had received

extensive damage in the recent storm and could not be saved.

The building is owned by former Coquille Sentinel owner Jean Ivy-Gurney and her son, Paul Recanzone.

He said the storm had pulled the roof up and over itself, damaging the cornice section, causing extensive structural damage, resulting in gaps on the back corner of the building.

He said Recanzone explored the idea of keeping only the first floor, but acknowledged that bringing the building up to modern day seismic standards could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

"So what we have is a building appraised at somewhere between $500,000

and $900,000 costing well over $2 million to try to save a building that we probably can't save," said the mayor.

He said it's "sad news for the city and super sad news for Paul." He urged people to post pictures to celebrate what the building has meant to the community all these years.

He added that the merchants are being impacted by the closing of the streets around the building and he urged people to support the local merchants.

In September 2020, a fire in the building displaced eight full-time residents.

Flaherty said demolition could begin as early as late next week on the building, which was constructed in 1903.

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SWOCC men win league opener, women fall The World The Southwestern Oregon Community College men’s basketball team took the delayed start to the NWAC South Region basketball season in stride, topping visiting Chemeketa 106-94 on Monday.

The Lakers used scorching outside shooting (and shooting overall) to beat the Storm.

SWOCC hit on 66.1 percent of its shots overall and was even better from long range, hitting 16 3-pointers and hit 69.6 percent

on those makes.

Five Lakers finished in double figures for the night. Kareem Rowe led the way with 29 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Cody Nixon hit four of his five 3-pointers and scored 18 points.

Daxton Dayley had all 15 of his points on 3-pointers, making five of six attempts, and added six assists.

Kase Peterson scored 11 points and Cade Baker added 10, making all of his shots from the floor.

Brandt Williams had a teambest eight rebounds off the bench

and also scored eight points.

The Lakers led 54-42 at the half and both teams scored 52 points in the second half as SWOCC held on to win.

Chase McClain had 34 points and Javaun Jones 24 for the Storm.

The teams had been delayed in their league openers by two weeks when NWAC called a halt to the start for league play because of the surge in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Lakers improved to 8-6 overall and Chemeketa fell to 7-5.

WOMEN SWOCC’s women dropped a heart-breaker to the Storm, 53-51.

Chemeketa’s Ellyson Haytas made a pair of free throws to break a 51-all tie with nine seconds to go, just after the Lakers had tied the game when Gillian Roybal was fouled on a 3-pointer and made all three foul shots.

SWOCC had erased a ninepoint deficit in the final five minutes to tie the game but could not get over the hump and take the lead.

Roybal had a team-best 18

points for the Lakers and Evy Ethington added 14. Rakel Williams scored nine. Desirae Kingery had a team-high seven rebounds off the bench.

Erin Counts and Jenna Glenzel scored 11 points each and Haytas added 10 for Chemeketa.

The Lakers fell to 2-6 overall while the Storm improved to 6-3.

SWOCC was at Linn-Benton on Wednesday (results were not available by press time). The Lakers are home again Saturday, hosting Mount Hood, with the women tipping off at 2 p.m. and the men at 4 p.m.

book.”

Trevor Angove had 17 points to lead the Tigers, while Owen Brown added 11, Andrew Robertson 10 and Cooper Lang nine.

Daniel Tolman had 12 points and Logan Backman 10 for the Bobcats, who fell to 1-3 in league.

Bandon hopes to upend Toledo, which has dominated the league the past few years.

“I’m looking forward to playing Toledo,” Quattrocchi said.

“It’s a big game.”

The boys game tips off at 5:30 p.m., followed by the girls at 7.

Bandon’s girls did not play the Bobcats on Tuesday because the Tigers were in quarantine after a player from an opposing team in a nonleague game last week tested positive for COVID-19 the day after that contest.

COQUILLE 63, WALD-

PORT 56: The Red Devils got their third straight league win by holding off a rally by the visiting Irish in the fourth quarter.

Coquille led 48-31 before Waldport closed the gap in the final eight minutes when Zak Holsey hit four 3-pointers and scored 20 of his game-high 38 points.

Hunter Layton and Dean Tucker had 15 points each to lead Coquille, while Brock Willis and Gardner Scolari each scored 10 and Hayden Gederos nine.

The Red Devils have bounced back from their league-opening loss to Bandon to improve to 3-1 in Sunset Conference play and 7-8 overall.

Waldport fell to 0-5 in league play.

MARSHFIELD 83, SIUSLAW 47: The Pirates improved to 2-0 in Sky-Em League play by

pounding the visiting Vikings on Tuesday.

Mason Ainsworth had 26 points to lead the Pirates in the victory. Pierce Davidson added 13 points and Mason Pederson 11 and all 11 Marshfield players scored in the contest.

The Pirates jumped in front 20-3 with a dominant first quarter and stretched the lead to 38-14 at the half.

Brody Perry had 22 points for the Vikings, who fell to 0-2 in league play.

Marshfield has a big road game at Marist Catholic on Friday in Eugene.

The girls teams did not play Tuesday because of COVID-19 issues within the Vikings’ program.

GIRLS COQUILLE 58, WALDPORT 46: The Red Devils kept

their Sunset Conference record perfect by beating the visiting Irish.

Coquille surged to a 37-18 halftime lead and limited the Irish to nine points in each of the first three quarters.

Hailey Combie had a big night for the Red Devils, making three baskets in each of the first three quarters and five in the fourth for a game-high 28 points. Holli Vigue added 13.

Four Waldport players finished in double figures, led by Hadley McSharry had 12 points.

Charity Smith and Airyanna Paden scored 11 each and Lillyn Legrand 10.

The Red Devils have a big game Friday at Gold Beach, which also was perfect in league heading into a Wednesday contest at Waldport (results were not available by press time).

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Bandon’s boys basketball team set up a showdown with Toledo on Friday night by beating visiting Myrtle Point 61-40 on Tuesday.

The Tigers and Boomers enter Friday’s contest at Bandon with matching 3-0 league records early in the Sunset Conference season.

Bandon led Myrtle Point 19-8 through the first quarter and stayed in front.

“The boys played well from the beginning of the game on both sides of the ball,” coach Vince Quattrocchi said. “Our defense was solid and our offense looked good when we were patient, kept our spacing and made the right plays.

“Three players in double digits is always good to see in the

This week in Coos County history: January 20-24 100 YEARS — 1922 Coos Bay having real cold snap Temperature was down to 19 above zero during night Only twice in past twenty years has the mercury been down to that point Coos Bay is getting its share of the cold weather which is being experienced all over Oregon but the temperature here has been a few degrees higher than in the Willamette Valley and the days have been clear.

This morning the water of Catching Inlet was frozen over and the oats broke the ice. This is the first time the stream has frozen in many years. There was also a coating of ice over Coos river as far down as the Bessey place.

Twenty year record The temperature last night was 19 degrees. Only twice before in the past twenty years has it been down to that point.

There was a drop of 5 degrees from the minimum reported yesterday to that of 19 degrees above reported this morning. This was a drop of 5 degrees from the minimum of yesterday.

In the year of 1915, which recorded exceptionally cold weather, the lowest mark reached was 20 degrees above.

The government weather reports which are now kept

by Mrs. James Cowan, date back to 1902.

In going over these records, Mrs. Cowan found one other date on which the temperature dropped to 19 above, that was on January 3, 1910. At this time, however, the weather did not continue so cold for the maximum that day was 44 degrees.

Ice stayed through day The highest temperature reached yesterday was only two degrees above freezing, a maximum of 34 which is seven degrees lower than the maximum of the day before. Only in places which the sun reached did the ice frozen in the night melt.

The cold snap caused the breaking of water pipes at several places about the city. Ice was on the windows in a way which is seldom seen here and the cold was felt generally.

North Bend wins in lively game Basketball game Saturday night is a good contest Score was 26 to 24 and many spectators are present to witness the event The basketball game between the Bandon high school team and the North Bend high school, played at North Bend Saturday night was a very interesting contest.

North Bend won with a score of 26 to 24 but it was a close and exciting game and enjoyed by the large number of spectators present.

Louis Anderson, president of the Student Body association, and ex-captain of the football team, has been chosen captain of the basketball team this year also. Anderson has been a dashing player in all his high school career, starring in track meets well as other sports.

The North Bend players have a record of having never lost a game on the home floor.

Cape Romaine arrives today Largest vessel that ever entered this harbor Will load lumber at Buehner Mill — is 399 feet long over all — others may come The biggest vessel that ever entered Coos Bay is in port today. It is the steamer Cape Romaine, which is 399 feet long and which is docked at the Buehner mill at North Bend to lad lumber for New York City.

The vessel will take on 1,800,000 feet here and will go to Grays Harbor to complete the cargo. She will then sail by way of the canal for New York City and carry 4,000,000 feet of lumber.

The is the first direct shipment of lumber from Coos Bay to the Atlantic coast and it means big things for this locality as there will be more shipments of the same kind.

The Cape Romaine is owned by the Atlantic-Gulf and Pacific Steamship Corporation and the lumber is being carried for the Charles R. McCormick Company.

50 YEARS — 1972 NB helicopter station Construction funds put in new budget WASHINGTON, D.C. — In what he called a “giant step forward,” Fourth District Congressman John Dellenback told The World today that construction money for a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter station in North Bend has been put into the new budget for the coming fiscal year.

If the money stays in the budget, and Dellenback said there is every likelihood it will, construction of the helicopter station could start any time after July 1 of this year.

Between $2.3 million and $2.5 million is the estimated need for the Coast Guard station.

The station will include a hanger, mess facilities, barracks, an administration facility and equipment necessary to operate the station.

The new station will be capable of handling three helicopters, as noted by Dellenback. The Congressman pointed out that no decision has been made yet on the exact number of helicopters to be stationed in North Bend.

Money is budgeted under the Department of Transportation.

Efforts of Dellenback and Senators Mark Hatfield and Robert Packwood have been directed toward obtaining a helicopter station in North Bend with emphasis on both search and rescue operations of the U.S. Coast Guard and also surveillance for violations of laws to protect U.S. fishery resources.

SU nips Red Devils; both hit century mark MYRTLE CREEK — Defense was thrown out of the South Umpqua High School gymnasium Saturday night as the Lancers and visiting Coquille engaged in a tongue-wagging offensive battle in a nonconference basketball game.

When the smoking nets cleared, South Umpqua had

nipped the Red Devils, 102-100, in what probably is the first time in the history of prep basketball in the state of Oregon that two teams have surpassed the century mark.

At any rate, the point totals accounted for at least three Coquille school records — most point scored, given up and most points for both teams.

The most points a Coquille club had scored before in one game was 99 against Pacific in 1966, while the highest previously scored against the Red Devils was 92

by Reedsport in 1970.

The Red Devils got a game-high 34 points from junior center Curt Roberts, who also grabbed 22 rebounds. Ron Branham sank 20 tallies, John Van Burger 19 and Ed McCrorey 14 to aid Roberts.

20 YEARS — 2002 Designer drug found during SCINT bust A raid on a North Bend home Tuesday night that yielded a small quantity of ecstasy would not make news in an urban center, but for the South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team, it marked a first.

SCINT detectives served their first search warrant for the designer drug that became popular in city night clubs in the 1990s, confirming their suspicions that ecstasy is making a larger presence on the South Coast.

“This may have been unique before, but it isn’t now,” said Barb Dellinger, SCINT spokeswoman. “This is just going to be a sign of the times.”

Steelhead season one of best in years.

Fish: ODFW also begins recycle program “This is the year to catch a steelhead in Oregon … because just of the abundance.”

Those are the words from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Tom Rumreich, who is stationed at the Charleston office.

It is true as the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has declared the winter steelhead returns the best in a decade.

As a result, the daily bag limit has been increased from two to three in most areas statewide. The daily limit increase began on Saturday.

Rumreich said there is a record run of steelhead in Coos County right now, and with that, the ODFW began to “recycle” the fish in the west fork of the Millicoma River.

On Monday, Rumreich and other ODFW employees/ volunteers gathered steelhead at the Millicoma Interpretive Center and transported the fish back down river for release at Rooke Higgins County Park Boat Ramp, which is on the Millicoma River. The program plans to release at least a couple hundred steelhead at tidewaters to go upstream for a second time. The steelhead are marked with a small plastic tag.

With the recycle program, it means even more steelhead will be available during this record season.

These stories were found in the Marshfield Sun Printing Museum newspaper repository stored in Marshfield High School.

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Estimated construction cost for the Basic Bid is between $910,000 and $1,120,000. The project consists of the following major items of construction: 1. Basic Bid a. Install inversion lining in approximately 3,820 lineal feet of existing 8-inch to 10-inch sewer lines at various locations within the City’s sanitary sewer collection system. b. Internally reinstate approximately 53 sewer service laterals. Install approximately 44 cleanouts for termination access of new T-Liners for lining of sewer service laterals.

Install inversion lining in approximately 1,032 lineal feet of existing 4-inch, 6-inch, and 8-inch sewer service laterals. c. Repair and rehabilitate approximately 122 vertical lineal feet of manholes with cement lining at various locations as shown on the Plans. d. Remove and replace two (2) existing manholes. e. Provide temporary pumping and bypass sewer lines as required for construction. f. Other work includes manhole frame adjustments, removal of protruding taps, removal and replacement of existing curbs and gutter, removal and replacement of concrete pavement, removal and replacement of asphalt concrete pavement, and landscaping.

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All Bidders must be “equal opportunity employers” and comply with the appropriate provisions of state and federal law. In addition, all Bidders are required to comply with ORS 656.017 regarding Workers’ Compensation. Bidder, Contractor, and subcontractors are required to be registered with Construction Contractors Board. 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. Bidders must prequalify with Owner as specified in the Instructions to Bidders, five (5) days prior to Bid opening.

Each Bidder must submit a First-Tier Subcontractor Disclosure Form to the Owner within two working hours of the time for receipt of Bids in accordance with ORS 279C.370. Each Bidder must also submit Evidence of Authority to Sign Bid and Evidence to do Business in the State within two working hours of the time for receipt of the Bid. The Contractor and every subcontractor on the project shall pay at least the state prevailing rate of wage as determined under ORS 279C.815. ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 will be administered and enforced in a manner that is consistent with state law and regulations adopted or guidelines issued in accordance with related acts. No Bid will be received or considered by the Owner unless the Bid contains: 1) a statement that Bidder will comply with the provisions of 40 USC 276a and ORS 279C.840 and 2) a statement as to whether the Bidder is a resident Bidder as defined in ORS 279A.120. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive all informalities, and to accept such Bids that in the opinion of the Owner are in the best interest of the Owner. No Bidder may withdraw or modify this Bid after the hour set for the receipt of Bids, and thereafter until the lapse of 70 days from the Bid opening.

Dated this 12th day of January 2022.

Owner: City of Bandon By: Dan Chandler Title: City Manager Published: January 21 and January 28, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:334562)

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Executive Director. Oregon nonprofit collaborative “Forest Bridges” is advancing forest management and policy for habitat-centered outcomes on 2 Million acres of Western Oregon O&C BLM lands. F/T Salary: $85-$100K + benefits.

Location negotiable. Deadline 1/28/22 or until filled. Visit https://tinyurl.com/ForestBridgesED for complete information

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Legal Notices ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BUNKER HILL SANITARY DISTRICT HWY 101 INVERSION LINING PROJECT - REBID Sealed bids for the construction of the HWY 101 Inversion Lining Project - Rebid for the Bunker Hill Sanitary District (Owner) will be submitted by electronic means only and must be received by 2:00 p.m.

PDT February 17, 2022. The Bunker Hill Sanitary District will receive and accept 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™ . Bids received after this time will not be accepted. All interested parties are invited to attend. The project must be substantially complete 60 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed. Estimated construction cost for the Basic Bid is between $125,000 and $155,000. The project consists of the following major items of construction: 1. Basic Bid a. Install inversion lining in approximately 940 lineal feet of existing 8-inch sewer lines at various locations within the District’s sanitary sewer collection system. b. Internally reinstate approximately one (1) sewer service lateral. Install approximately one (1) cleanout for termination access of new T-Liner for lining of sewer service lateral. Install inversion lining in approximately 15 lineal feet of existing 4-inch sewer service laterals. c. Repair and rehabilitate approximately 53 vertical lineal feet of manholes with cement lining at various locations as shown on the Plans. d. Install one (1) new sanitary sewer manhole. e. Provide approximately 480 lineal feet of additional television inspection of existing sanitary sewer lines at various locations as shown on the Plans. f. Provide temporary pumping and bypass sewer lines as required for construction. g. Other work includes manhole frame adjustments and landscaping.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis as indicated in the Bid Form. No Bid will be considered unless fully completed in the manner provided in the Instructions

-----------------------------------------Meeting Notice The Coaledo Drainage District will be holding a meeting regarding tide gate replacement on February 17th at 4:00pm via zoom. Email natec191@gmail.com to be sent the link.

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-----------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OREGON FOR COOS COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of KAREN M. BIESANZ Deceased.

Case No. 21PB10763 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Teresa Sherwood has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the claim, with proper documentation, within four months after the date of first publication of this Notice, as stated below, to the Personal Representative at the office of GOULD LAW FIRM PC. 243 W. Commercial, PO Box 29, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420, or the claim may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, 250 N. Baxter, Coquille, Oregon 97423, the Personal Representative or the attorney for the Personal Representative. Dated and first published.

Teresa Sherwood Personal Representative 2311 Brussells North Bend, OR 97459 (541) 404-7508 Published: January 7, January 14 and January 21, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:333586) -----------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES E. ANDERSON, Deceased.

Case No. 21PB10959 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 7th day of January, 2022. /s/Cathy Townsend Personal Representative Published: January 7, January 14 and January 21, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:333612)

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Legal Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR COOS COUNTY COOS COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, Plaintiff v.

SEAN SULLIVAN, Defendant.

Case No. 21CV46488 PUBLICATION SUMMONS To: Sean Sullivan IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON you are hereby required to appear and answer the Complaint (Breach of Contract) filed against you in the above-entitled cause within 30 days from the date of the first publication of this Summons, and if you fail to so appear and answer, for want thereof the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief prayed for in the Complaint, to wit: that Plaintiffs’ title be quieted in Plaintiffs’ name and, in the event Plaintiff or any other person shall appear and defend against Plaintiff’s claim, that Plaintiff be awarded their costs and disbursements and such other relief the court deems equitable.

NOTICE TO THE 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” 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 any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If

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Legal Notices 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. ARNOLD GALLAGHER P.C. Attorneys at Law 800 Willamette Street, Suite 800, Eugene, Oregon, 97401, Telephone: 541-4840188,Rohn M. Roberts, OSB No. 793620 Of Attorneys for Plaintiff.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION IS: December 31, 2021 Published: December 31, 2021, January 7, January 14 and January 21, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:332863) -----------------------------------------Notice of Receipt of Ballot Title and District Measure Election, Coos County.

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, a North Bend School District measure election will be held in Coos County, Oregon. The following shall be the ballot title of the measure to be submitted to the county’s voters in the North Bend School District, on this date: Caption: Bonds to Increase Health and Safety; Repair, Update Schools The complete Ballot Title may be viewed at the Coos County website, www.co.coos.or.us or by contacting the Coos County Clerk for a copy. You may also contact the North Bend School District for a copy. In accordance with ORS 255.155(1), any elector dissatisfied with the ballot title may petition the Coos County Circuit Court no later than 5:00 p.m. January 25, 2022.

Diris Murphy, Coos County Clerk and Election Officer for the District.

Published: January 21, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:334554)

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Legal Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given that the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay will conduct a public auction at 4:00 p.m. on January 27, 2022. Sealed bids for the auction items will be received until 4:00 p.m. at the Charleston Marina office, at which time the sealed bids will be opened and publicly awarded to the highest bidder in order to satisfy moorage and/or storage charges for which the Port has possessory chattel lien under the provisions of ORS 87.152 through 87.212.

All reasonable bids will be considered. The description of the items, the name of the owners or reputed owners of such items, and amounts due on the liens are as follows: Chris Russell Snow Goose/AK5963D $1,206.62 Sealed bids will be stamped in date order and must have the bid numbers clearly marked on the envelope. All items can be viewed by contacting the Charleston Marina office, 541888- 2548. The purchasers will be required to remove the purchased items from Port property within five (5) working days.

Oregon International Port of Coos Bay Charleston Marina PO Box 5409 Charleston, OR 97420 Telephone: (541) 888-2548 Published: January 21 and January 25, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:334365)

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Legal Notices NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS ESTATE OF DOROTHY MAY TENNANT COOS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO. 21PB10958 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Darrell L. Tennant has been appointed personal representative of the Estate of Dorothy May Tennant, 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 7, 2022 Attorney for Personal Representative: Patrick M. Terry, OSB #025730 PO Box 630 Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 756-2056 Published: January 7, January 14 and January 21, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:333593) AA Daily Meetings For those interested in Bandon AA meetings call or visit: (541) 347-1720 aa-district30-area58.org/ bandon.htm

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Legal Notices NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Lakeside Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at Lakeside City Hall, 915 North Lake Road, Lakeside, Oregon beginning at 6:00 p.m., March 3rd, 2022.

The public hearing will be held to review proposal CU2021-08 Lyon on property located at 810 North Lake Road, Lakeside OR Map 23S12W18BD-4300.

The proposal is to be issued a conditional use permit to allow construction of a building containing rental bays to be used for storage, vehicle/ machinery repair and/- or hobby workshop space, in the General Commercial (G-C) zone. Written comments will be received until the date of the public hearing at City Hall 915 North Lake Road, P.O. Box L, Lakeside, OR 97449. The criteria for interpretation will be Lakeside Ordinance 168, Sections 1.000, 1.020, 1.030, 1.410, 5.120(10), 5.120(14), 5.120(16), 6.110(8), 12.115, 12.120, 12.140 and 12.145, all subject to Ordinance 168, Sec.1.030 Interpretation.

At the above said public hearing, the general public and any interested person or party shall be afforded an opportunity to offer evidence and testimony in favor of or opposed to the granting of the above request. Failure of an issue to be raised in a hearing, in person or by letter, or failure to provide statements or evidence sufficient to afford the decision maker an opportunity to respond to the issue precludes appeal based on that issue. A copy of the application, all documents or evidence submitted by or on behalf of the applicant and applicable criteria are available for inspection at no cost and will be provided at reasonable cost. A copy of the staff report will be available for inspection at no cost at least 7 days prior

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Submitted testimony on the application must be directed toward the criteria above, or other criteria in Lakeside’s Comprehensive Plan or land use regulation that the party believes should be applied to the decision. Testimony and evidence may be submitted in person or in writing, and each person will be allowed to testify only once. Commissioners may ask questions of those providing testimony. Prior to the conclusion of the initial hearing, any participant may request an opportunity to present additional evidence, arguments or testimony regarding the application. Contact Rob Ward at 541- 759-3011 for additional information.

Published: January 21, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:334388)

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Researchers explore ways to make hatchery steelhead more like wild fish

By Steve Lundeberg Guest Article

Hatchery-raised steelhead trout have offspring that are good at gaining size under hatchery conditions but don’t survive as well in streams as steelhead whose parents are wild fish, new research by Oregon State University shows.

The results, published in PLOS One, suggest that it may be possible to change rearing methods to produce hatchery fish that are more like wild steelhead, which could help them survive better and also allay concerns about them mixing with wild populations, said OSU scientist Michael Blouin, who led the study.

Steelhead hatcheries provide fish for harvest and to supplement wild stocks of an iconic species that’s ecologically, culturally and recreationally significant.

Like salmon, steelhead – Oncorhynchus mykiss – are anadromous, meaning they travel to the ocean as “smolts” and return to their natal streams to spawn.

Hatcheries raise eggs and juvenile fish for about a year and then release them to go to sea.

It is well established that hatchery fish make better brood stock than wild fish, producing more fish that return for harvest, Blouin said. On the other hand, hatchery fish produce fewer returning offspring when both spawn in the wild.

This tradeoff appears to happen because hatcheries are inadvertently favoring genes that promote growth in the hatchery environment at a cost to survival in the wild, he said.

The new research suggests there may be a way to modify hatchery conditions so they don’t accidentally “select” for traits valuable to juveniles in a fish-raising environment at the expense of traits that will be needed after release. In evolutionary biology, selection refers to the process of beneficial genes being passed on to

improve a species’ chance of survival in a particular environment.

The scientists’ hypothesis was that genes favored in the hatchery are disfavored in the wild, causing the tradeoff.

Blouin, professor of integrative biology, and collaborators at Oregon State, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Abernathy Fish Technology Center looked at multiple full-sibling families of steelhead that were spawned either by two wild parents or two first-generation hatchery-raised parents.

“All of the families’ offspring were grown together under hatchery conditions and under seminatural conditions in artificial streams,” Blouin said. “Families of hatchery-raised parents grew significantly faster in the hatchery but had significantly lower survival in the streams. That the tradeoff was apparent after just one generation of selection suggests that the traits involved are under very strong selection.”

Salmon, trout and steelhead raised in hatcheries regularly have lower “fitness” – the number of adult offspring that survive to return from the sea – than wild fish when both spawn in the wild, he said.

“The bigger a hatchery smolt is at time of release, the better its odds of surviving in the ocean,” Blouin said. “A hatchery environment has no predators, lots of calorie-dense food and is very crowded.

But a natural stream is a low-food, predator-filled environment. Behaviors or physiological traits that allow some juvenile fish to take advantage of the hatchery and grow quickly might make them prone to starvation or being eaten by predators in the wild.”

As part of the same study the researchers looked at whether reducing the fat content of trout feed to make it more like

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In an effort to increase the number of steelhead reaching the ocean and returning to spawn, researchers are trying to find a way to make hatchery steelhead more like those born naturally. a wild diet might reduce the inadvertent selection in the hatchery but found no evidence that particular modification would have an effect.

Researchers are now focused on testing whether other changes to standard hatchery rearing methods could be used to make hatchery fish more like wild fish, he said.

Collaborators on this project include Madeleine Wrey, Stephanie Bollmann and Claudio Fuentes of the Oregon State College of Science, James Skaar of the ODFW and Ronald Twibell of the Abernathy Fish Technology Center.

The Bonneville Power Administration and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife supported this research.

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Motorcyclist dies in accident in Douglas County

Courtesy photo from Maj. W. Chris Clyne, Oregon National Guard Public Affairs

Oregon Army National Guard Human Resource Specialist Sgt. Niki McCurdy assigns soldiers to specific hospitals at the Anderson Readiness Center in Salem, Jan. 12.

Guard to start 2nd hospital relief STAFF REPORT With the surge of COVID-19 cases, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has ordered an increase of National Guard members for the second hospital relief mission, with up to 1,200

Oregon Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen mobilized as of Wednesday, Jan. 12.

This new activation of the Oregon National Guard is an increased from 500 to over 1,200 service members in 40 hospitals across the state. National Guard

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members will provide much-needed support for understaffed hospitals during this deployment, which will begin no later than Jan. 18.

The soldiers and airmen will serve in non-clinical support roles as material handlers, equipment runners, in addition to COVID testing support, laundry, custodial services, ensure hospital operations and other services in support of healthcare systems.

The mission's planning is ongoing, with guard members placed on orders and assigned to hospitals.

This activation follows a prior deployment of over 1,500 Oregon National Guardsmen that provid-

ed the same non-clinical support rolls in Oregon hospitals that began in August of 2021 and ended in December 2021.

The Oregon National Guard comprises over 8,000 Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen, dedicated to serving the communities they live in and maintaining the ability to serve the nation in times of war.

The organization has the motto "always ready, always there" and is the largest part-time employer in the state.

Its members, on average, serve one weekend a month with an additional two-week period a year while maintaining civilian employment.

On Friday, January 14, at approximately 5:25 p.m., Oregon State Police troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 42 near milepost 75.

Preliminary investigation revealed that a 1999 Ford Ranger Pickup, operated by James Chittum Jr. (75) of Roseburg, was southbound on Landers Avenue approaching the Highway 42 intersection.

The Ford Ranger entered Highway 42 and into the path of a westbound Harley Davidson motorcycle, operated by Brian Porter (54) of Roseburg. The Harley Davidson motorcycle crashed with the Ford

Ranger causing Porter to be ejected from the motorcycle. Two eastbound passenger cars, a Toyota Avalon, operated by Max GODEK (73) of Winston, and a Honda Civic, operated by Sylas Moore-Fain (28) of Dillard, collided with Porter in the roadway.

Porter sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased. Porter was wearing a helmet and all others involved were wearing safety belts.

OSP was assisted by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Winston Police Department, Douglas County Fire District 2, Winston-Dillard Fire Department and ODOT.

On January 14 at approximately 2:30 a.m., the Coos County dispatch center received a call for an audible alarm at the Human Bean in the Bunker Hill area of Coos Bay. A deputy responded to the business and found one of the windows had been shattered by a rock.

While the deputy was on scene; it was learned that Coos Bay Police had received a call for a subject throwing a rock through a window at Fred Meyer a few minutes later.

The sheriff’s office and Coos Bay Police then began searching the area for the suspect.

29-year-old Jordan Skylar Jones was located near Coastal Spas in Bunker Hill and taken into custody for criminal mischief.

During the investigation,

it was determined several vehicles in the area where Jones was located had also been damaged.

Jones was transported to the Coos County Jail and booked for two counts of criminal mischief in the first degree for causing damage to property exceeding $1,000.

The following day, four other businesses in the Bunker Hill area contacted the Coos County Dispatch center to report damage to property done in a similar manner as the night before.

This investigation is still ongoing.

Coos Bay Police is investigating several similar incidents within their city as well.

The Coos County Sheriff’s office was assisted by Coos Bay Police and North Coos Dispatch.

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Try to take some time and get outside

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Sea lions sit in the sand in front of Simpson Reef at Cape Arago. Despite heavy waves, the sea lions seemed to enjoy themselves in front of the rock. Below, the same scene from a greater distance away.

Simpson Reef an easy way to escape into nature

By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

It’s been a while since I’ve written in this space, and I regret that. My regret is partially due to not having things like this for you to read, but moreso because it means I haven’t been out exploring.

And that’s the truth. Due to a shortage of staff at the paper and some personal issues at home, I simply haven’t been out much.

That changed last week when I received multiple emails regarding a tsunami warning for the Charleston area. While initially causing concern, once I read the information, I relaxed. The tsunami was supposed to max out at less than 3 feet, so I didn’t expect much damage.

About an hour after it was supposed to arrive, I took my wife and a couple of kids to Charleston to see if there were any issues. In Charleston, I could see no impact, so we kept driving.

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Florence Music Festival coming soon It’s going to heat up in Florence January 28 and 29.

Music fans will enjoy two days and six bands of blazing-hot bluegrass, heartwarming traditional and new folk, and foot-stompin’ Americana at the annual Florence Winter Music Festival. The Friday night, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday night sessions will be at Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St. in Florence and live streamed.

This year’s headliner is Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Karla Bonoff.

The Friday, January 28, lineup includes Growling Old Men at 7:00 p.m. and Appalachian Road Show at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday afternoon, January 29, features Pretty Gritty at 1:00 p.m., Growling Old Men at 2:15 p.m., and Mary Flower at 3:30 p.m. Saturday night’s opening act is festival favorite Kristen Grainger and True North at 7:00 p.m., with headliner Karla Bonoff at 8:30 p.m.

The festival also includes performance workshops and jam sessions. Workshop topics and schedules, and jam schedules, are at WinterMusicFestival.org New this year is a live steam option for each show and for the weekend as a whole. The event will not be recorded for later viewing.

On-site performances at the Florence Events Center are $98 for the two-day pass, $42 for reserved seating for Friday Bluegrass, $31 for Saturday afternoon Folk/Americana general admission, and $49 for Saturday evening’s reserved seating headliner show.

Live streaming prices are $20 each for Friday night bluegrass, Saturday afternoon folk/Americana, and Saturday night headliner show. An all-access two-day live stream pass is $55. Links will be sent to each buyer in advance of each show.

Artist Profiles: Growling Old Men are Ben Winship (mandolin & vocals) and John Lowell (guitar & vocals), both veterans of the Please see Music, Page B7

Freeman talks about the role of government with Project Leadership Douglas County Commissioner Tim Freeman was a featured panelist and host for this month’s Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce’s Project Leadership workshop on the Role of Government. The full-day educational workshop for members of the 2022 Project Leadership program was held at the Douglas County Courthouse on Thursday, January 13.

Freeman was joined by Roseburg City Councilor Shelley

Douglas County Commissioner Tim Freeman, center, talks about the role of county government while being joined

by Roseburg City Councilor Shelley Briggs-Loosley and State Representative Christine Goodwin.

Contributed photo

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Community Calendar of Events

What: Teen game days When: 2-4 p.m. January 21, 28 Where: Teen area of Coos Bay Public Library You Should Know: Teens 12-18 are invited to drop-in to play board games.

The Coos Bay Library has a collection of over 200 board games for the community to check out. The collection caters to a wide range of interests and age levels and features traditional board games and cooperative games.

What: Health by chocolate When: Noon-1 p.m., January 27 Where: Hosted by Coos Bay Public Library, the event will be virtual.

You Should Know: Natural Grocers’ Nutritional Health Coach, Cheryl O’Dell, MSN, will lead the event. Did you know that chocolate can actually be good for us? Learn how to use quality chocolate to enhance your food...and your health.

Nutritional Health Coach, Cheryl, will share with you some of the health benefits of chocolate or “food of the gods.” Attend and receive $5 off from Natural Grocers.

Information: Register at bit.ly/3E1eoiE What: Community Cooking with the Co-op When: 5:30 p.m., January 27 Where: Virtually via Zoom. Register at https://bit.ly/3powyqG You Should Know: Coos Bay Library has teamed up with Coos Head Food Co-op’s Outreach Coordinator, Jamar, to provide safe, easy, and healthy recipes to create at home. Join virtually for this community event. For his January recipe, Jamar will be featuring Potato, Leek and Mushroom Soup. This event is free.

What: Bat Box program When: 10 a.m., January 29 Where: Coos Bay Public Library You Should Know: The community is invited to help create valuable bat habitat and learn more about local bats at a hands-on bat box building program.

South Slough Reserve education staff will lead the one-of-a-kind program designed for young people and families. Supplies are provided with one bat box per family or group. Limited space is available and pre-registration is required at https://www. coosbaylibrary.org/build-bat-box-southslough-reserve.

What: Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration When: Runs to February 16 Where: Virtual and at Pony Village Mall

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will focus on 10 different days on the Southern Oregon Coast that had an extraordinary impact on our local history.

These historical local events often also made state and national news. Using a narrated slide show, volunteer Steven Greif will present a timeline of the event, exploring the “before” and “after” of each momentous day. Cost for the session is $70.

What: COVID vaccine clinic When: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. daily Where: Pony Village Mall You Should Know: The Oregon Health Authority is sponsoring the ongoing clinic which will have all three approved vaccines available. Anyone age 5 and over is eligible to be vaccinated. Those who have been vaccinated and it has been six months since their second dose are eligible for a booster shot.

What: Teen writers group When: 4-5 p.m., every Thursday Where: Coos Bay Public Library and online You Should Know: Each week will include a writing prompt or game, time to write independently, and an opportunity to share work with the group.

The group will continue to meet until March 31. No experience necessary. The group will meet simultaneously both in-person at the Coos Bay Library and online. Writers wishing to join online should contact jknight@coosbaylibrary. org prior to the meeting to get a code to join virtually.

What: Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration

When: Runs to February 16 Where: Virtual and at Pony Village Mall You Should Know: To celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday this year, the Human Rights Advocates of Coos County is exhibiting students’ artwork, honoring a community member with the Lilah Bidwell Human Dignity Award and promoting virtual MLK events. The annual student art exhibit in the Pony Village Mall hallway (wear a mask at all times) will feature artwork made by Coos County students inspired

by MLK’s legacy of peace and non-violence. Virtual links can be found at https://www. facebook.com/humanrightsadvocatesofcooscounty showcase events, authors, youth book readings and more.

You Should Know: To celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday this year, the Human Rights Advocates of Coos County is exhibiting students’ artwork, honoring a community member with the Lilah Bidwell Human Dignity Award and promoting virtual MLK events. The annual student art exhibit in the Pony Village Mall hallway (wear a mask at all times) will feature artwork made by Coos County students inspired by MLK’s legacy of peace and non-violence. Virtual links can be found at https://www.facebook. com/humanrightsadvocatesofcooscounty showcase events, authors, youth book readings and more.

What: Winter Reading Challenge When: Through March 1 Where: Hosted by Coos Bay Public Library You Should Know: Start the new year off right with a Winter Reading Challenge at the Coos Bay Public Library. Beginning January 1 and continuing through March 1, the all-ages program challenges participants to read, get outside and explore what the Coos Bay Public Library

offers. Prizes include a Pottery Company gift certificate, an insulated library bag filled with literary swag, several Lego sets and more.

What: Coos County Odyssey 2022 When: Ongoing started January 1 Where: Sign up at https://runsignup. com/Race/OR/CoosBay/CoosCountyOdyssey2022 You Should Know: Coos County Odyssey 2022 is a virtual fitness challenge that takes you 216 miles through Coos County, passing ‘virtually’ through many county towns and scenic locations. Each time you complete an exercise activity such as walking, running, biking, swimming, yoga, dance, paddling, golf, and more, you will advance along the route map, ending at Coos Health & Wellness by the end of April.

What: Local history class at Coos History Museum When: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Wednesdays through March 9 Where: Coos History Museum You Should Know: This year’s class

What: Children’s story time When: 10 a.m. each Wednesday Where: Children’s section of Coos Bay Public Library You Should Know: Babies, toddlers, preschoolers, parents and caregivers can enjoy rhymes, songs, movement and stories at the all-ages interactive storytime. The program is part of the Coos Bay Library’s efforts to support early literacy. Limited space is available at the storytimes to accommodate social distancing. Masks are required for anyone over the age of 5 and social distancing is required consistent with current statewide COVID guidelines.

What: UnBook Club When: 1 p.m. every fourth Thursday Where: North Bend Public Library You Should Know: The UnBook Club is a book club without assigned reading.

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Creating communities communities through through faith faith & & fellowship fellowship Creating Coos Bay Bay Coos

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357 S. 6th St., Coos Bay • 541-267-7421

Saturday Vigil Mass ..............................................................4:30 p.m.

357 S 6th St., Coos Bay 541.267.7421 Spanish Mass .......................................................................1:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass .................................................. 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Spanish Mass .......................................................................1:00 p.m.

Saturday Mass:..............................4:30pm Confessions: Saturday 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. or by appointment Sunday Mass:. 8:30am, 10:30am, 1:00pm Daily Mass: Tues: 5:30 p.m. Wed–Fri: 12:00 p.m.

886 S. 4th St, Coos Bay (Coos Bay Senior Center) Pastor Ron Halvorson 541-808-9393 or 541-290-8802 Sunday School...........9:15 am.

Sunday School.................................................9:15 am Sunday Traditional Worship Service.......10:30 am.

Sunday Traditional Worship Service ................10:30 am See us live on Facebook • 10:30 am Sunday at CoosBayCornerStoneNazarene All are Welcome All are www.cornerstonenaz.com Welcome - www.cornerstonenaz.com

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444 S. Wall, Coos Bay  541-888-3294

Sunday Service & Sunday School.............10:00 am

Christian Science Reading Room

Adjacent to church - Open after services, or by Appt.

541-751-9059

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Sunday Free Kids Breakfast .......................9:00 am Sunday School ...........................................9:30 am

United Methodist Methodist United harmony united methodist ChurCh 123 SE Ocean Blvd., 541-267-4410 Church at the top of the Hill Coos Bay www.harmonyumcoregon.org

Due to Covid-19 in person services have been cancelled sunday school allour ages............................................

9:30 am until further notice. We do have our Sunday Worship sunday Worship service......................................... 11:00 am Services being shown on Harmony UMC Facebook page.

Wednesday bible study............................................

5:30 pm Our services begin 11a.m. each Sunday morning.

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SKYLINE BAPTIST CHURCH

“A Christ Centered, Biblically Based, Family Oriented, Dynamic Fellowship” 3451 Liberty St., North Bend • 541-756-3311 • www.sbcnb.org (1 block off Newmark behind Boynton Park) DavidWoodruff, Sr. Pastor - Tim Young, Associate Pastor Loy Huntzinger, Children’s Director - Chad Frantz, Youth Pastor Sunday School.........................................

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2250 16th St. (West off Broadway)  541-756-0633

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“Honoring diversity and the many paths to God. A spiritual community to come home to.”

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Lutheran Lutheran Faith lutheran ChurCh Home of Cartwheels: A Christian Preschool 2741 Sherman, Ave., North Bend 541-756-4035

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Sunday School....(all ages through Adult)............. 9:00 am - 9:45 am Sunday Worship....(Nursery & Children’s Church Provided).......10:00 am

Sunday School..........................9:20 am – 10:20 am Sunday Worship........................................10:30 am Celebrate Recovery (meal provided) every Thursday 6-9 pm

We also have small group ministries meeting throughout the week.

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Pastors: Sam & Lovena Flaherty

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Whether you live in Coos Bay, North Bend or any other part of Coos County, there is always a beach and views like this within a short drive. Find some time to get outside and enjoy nature when you can.

Outside From B1

When we hit Sunset Beach, you could definitely tell things were different.

First, park rangers were blocking the entrance to Sunset Beach. They were letting people in, but they asked those who stopped to stay in their cars. Massive waves were crashing into shore, and I can imagine there was massive undertow pulling back out.

We watched for a minute, but my wife wanted to see the water from the cliffs, so we headed uphill and pulled into the parking area at Simpson Reef.

Freeman From B1

Briggs-Loosley and State Representative Christine Goodwin, who spoke about how various levels of government function in Douglas County. The Role of Government workshop is one of nine full-day workshops integrated into a curriculum sponsored by the Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce.

Freeman provided an overview of the role county commissioners play as elected administrators of the county. The three county commissioners govern as the head of the executive branch, as the legislative branch and in the very narrow scope of land use, as the judicial branch (quasi-judicial) for Douglas County.

Participants learned that Douglas County government effectively serves 112,000 citizens as a large organization operating with

Now, I had been to Simpson Reef before, trying desperately to see the seals and sea lions that are supposed to be there. I could hear them, but they were always out of sight.

This day things were different there.

First, the ocean was raging. As the waves hit the rocks in and around Simpson Reef, it sent massive plumes of water airborne. Some of them easily topped 50 feet high, with the biggest waves making their own rainbows as they dissipated.

That went on and on as the ocean was clearly “angry” after the volcanic eruption 5,000 miles over 500 employees working in over 25 departments under the administration of Freeman, Commissioner Tom Kress, and Commissioner Chris Boice, and along with the other nine Douglas County elected officials.

“Roseburg Chamber’s Project Leadership is a valuable program that helps the participants understand how many aspects of our community work,” said Freeman. “This specific workshop on the role of government is valuable to attendees because it is an opportunity for elected officials to engage with and show how all levels of government are working together to serve the citizens of Douglas County. It seems that disagreements are what typically get more media attention, but in all actuality, we are spending almost all of our time and resources working together to make Douglas County a great place to live, work and play.”

away. We sat there for quite a while watching the waves crash into the rocks, trying desperately to get a good photo of the massive waves.

We got a lot of pictures, but none that accurately tell the story of what we saw that morning.

After a while, we moved down to the point closest to the reef, and even then, with the ocean raging, you could hear the seals and sea lions on the rocks. It was kind of surreal. With my wife’s new phone and 100x zoom, we used her camera to watch them.

Most were perched higher up the rock to stay away from the waves, but

to my surprise there were a handful sitting in the sand in front of the rock. And every few minutes, those brave ones got swept over with waves crashing into the rock. In my mind, they were having fun.

We sure did. If you want to see nature at its finest, stop by Simpson Reef. If you have binoculars, take them with you. But this is more about simply getting outside. Whether you’re visiting the beach, walking in the forest, going fishing or finding some other way to explore, find an excuse to get outside for a little while. It’s worth it and it’s good for your heart, soul and mind.

Northern Rockies’ acoustic music world and have been performing and recording together nearly 25 years.

Together the duo presents a tight, yet a relaxed, set of original and traditional bluegrass songs, ballads, and tunes.

Appalachian Road Show is a visionary acoustic ensemble of Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated performers who bring a new-generation interpretation of traditional Americana, bluegrass, and folk songs, as well as offering innovative original music, all presented with a common thread tied directly to the heart of the Appalachian region. Friday night shows are sponsored

by Florence Dental Clinic.

Pretty Gritty have cultivated a timeless and classic sound while bringing something fresh to the table by pushing rootsy-Americana sounds into an edgy, alternative space.

These two have carved out a reputation as a must-see live act.

Mary Flower’s incredible prowess at both fingerpicking and lap-slide guitar are soulful and meter-perfect, a deft blend of the inventive, the dexterous, and the mesmerizing. Her supple honey-and-whiskey voice provides the perfect melodic accompaniment to each song’s story. The shows are sponsored by Bodega Wine Parlor.

Kristin Grainger and True North’s newest release, Ghost Tattoo, was ranked #2 on Folk Alliance International Top Albums of 2020, #12 on Folk Alley’s Listeners Choice Top 20 Albums of 2020, and hit #1 on FAI folk radio charts for both albums and singles. Kristen was named, alongside Brandi Carlile and Dolly Parton, one of the Women Who Wrote Our 2020 Soundtrack by The Bluegrass Situation, and just won the 2020 USA

Songwriting Competition (folk), and has won or been a finalist in several other national contests.

Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Karla Bonoff is Saturday’s headliner.

Bonoff has enjoyed critical acclaim, commercial success, enduring popularity, and the unwavering respect of her peers. Karla has seen her songs become hits for Bonnie Raitt, Wynonna Judd, and Linda Ronstadt. People magazine ranked Bonoff’s “All My Life,” a Grammy-winning duet for Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, as one of the top-five most popular wedding songs. Bonoff had a top-ten hit single of her own, “Standing Right Next to Me,” from the film “8 Seconds” and just released a new Christmas single with Michael McDonald.

The Saturday night shows are sponsored by the River House Inn and the Old Town Inn. The festival gets started with a free-to-the-public mini concert by Kristen Grainger and Dan Wetzel as True North Duo on Friday, January 28, at 4:30 p.m. at Oregon Pacific Bank’s main branch.

The festival, presented by Sea Lion Caves, annually draws attendees from across the western states, is in what would be its 20th year, save for last year’s COVID-interrupted season and is produced by and staffed by a dedicated team of volunteers from the nonprofit Florence Arts, Culture & Entertainment.

“We think the Florence Events Center is the best concert venue on the Oregon Coast due to its outstanding acoustics, state-of-the-art sound and light systems, and superb 455-seat theater,” Mlinek added.

FACE has established COVID-19 safety as a top festival priority and, as such, attendance and participation in all Winter Music Festival activities will require proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test result.

Library Briefs Unlimited Book Club to meet February 10 On Thursday, February 10, at 6 p.m., the Unlimited Book Club will meet on Zoom.

Unlimited is a joint venture of Coos History Museum, Coos Bay Public Library and North Bend Public Library. It was formed to encourage awareness and foster community discussions on equity, diversity and inclusion through reading and thoughtful conversation. The club meets every second Thursday of the month.

This meeting will be an opportunity for members to meet and discuss the next title, selected by book club members, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Suggestions for future readings will come from members of Unlimited.

Those interested are invited to attend the meeting, and there is no obligation to stay.

Questions? Call 541-756-6320

x216, or email education@cooshistory.org.

To receive Zoom link for meeting, register for free at https://cooshistory. org/unlimited-book-club

Spanglish to be held twice in February Coos Bay Public Library will be offering ¡SPANGLISH!: Spanish Conversational Program via Zoom and in-person. They meet twice a month: every first Wednesday on Zoom and every third Saturday in the library.

February sessions will be on Wednesday, February 2, from noon - 1 p.m. (Zoom) and Saturday, February 19, from 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (in-person).

The 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 leaders

will provide ideas for conversational topics.

Beginners are welcome.

This program is free and open to anyone who wishes to sharpen their Spanish conversational skills. Register for Wednesday Zoom sessions at https://bit.ly/3bihvqB

“Science of Romance” Program at NBPL On Wednesday, February 9, at 11 a.m., Natural Grocers’ nutritional health coach Cheryl O’Dell will talk about the science behind taste, smell and emotions in a Zoom program called “Sweet Sensations: The Science of Romance.”

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, attendees will learn how our senses engage our brains and bodies, including why humans associate sweet flavors and scents with romance.

Chocolate and essential oils might sound like logical parts of this presentation, but beets will also make an appearance.

To find out why, register by going to https://tinyurl.com/bdfwvj6t.

Inn at Face Rock Hiring for

Manufacturing Positions - in Sutherlin and Winchester Want a career, not a job?

We build infrastructure products that make life better – like buildings, tanks, docks, and bridges – all out of long-lasting composites.

• Competitive wages with a $2.00 per hour shift differential for swing shift.

• $1,000 Sign-On/Stay-On Bonus available to new employees who qualify ($500 paid at 3-months and $500 paid at 6-months).

• Benefits package including 401(k) and company-paid health/dental/vision benefits after eligibility period.

• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Orenco Systems is a family-owned company that leads the way in research, engineering, and manufacturing with the same processes used by aerospace and yacht manufacturers.

We take great pride in our employees and what we do for the environment.

Positions open until filled. Apply through Express Professionals at:

www.ExpressPros.com/RoseburgOR/Orenco/ EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability

Annual Grant - 2021

Thank you for your participation in our

second annual grant program.

Congratulations

to our winners and for all their support of our cherished community.

Bandon Feeds the Hungry Harbor Lights School Bandon Community Youth Center Southern Coos Hospital Ocean Crest School

Bandon Police Department Bike Bandon/ Bandon Parks Cranberry Festival Billy Smoothboars Christmas Meal for the Community

B8 FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022

The World

Coos County Historical Society

130 years and going strong, thanks to our donors, sponsors, and members! The Coos History Museum staff, and volunteers continue to work tirelessly, to fulfill the mission and vision of the Society. Coming soon in 2022, the Coos History Museum will offer new exhibits, new educational programming, and new reasons to come visit us. Let’s not lose the progress and momentum we’ve maintained so far.

Help us get over the COVID-19 pandemic challenges by becoming a member, donor and sponsor of the Coos History Museum.

For more information about how to become a member or contribute to the Coos History Museum, contact us through:

Website:

www.CoosHistory.org

Email:

Phone:

(541)756-6320

Membership@CoosHistory.org

THANK YOU for your support!

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