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Omicron leads to record number of COVID cases By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World
Record numbers of COVID-19 cases just a week ago have already been shattered as the Omicron variant continues to spread like wildfire in Coos County. With the rapid increase in cases, COVID cases soared past 8,000 for the pandemic and stood at 8,377 as of Thursday. There were 1,574 active cases with 15 people in the hospital. The latest
report from Bay Area Hospital showed 12 COVID patients, eight unvaccinated and four fully vaccinated. No patients were in the ICU. Dr. Eric Gleason, assistant director of Coos Health and Wellness, said the record numbers probably don’t even tell the whole story right now. “With at-home tests and having to triage at the moment due to a shortage of tests, our numbers are not going to be
accurate,” Gleason said. “We are probably low. We want to be as accurate as we can, but we’re under the 8-ball.” Gleason said anyone who tests positive with an at-home test should call 866-917-8881 to report the result to the Oregon Health Authority. Gleason added that with the high transmissive level of Omicron, people who previously had COVID are getting reinfected. “We’re starting to see rein-
fections,” he said. “We’ve been seeing that since Delta popped up, but it’s going to be more prevalent now.” The symptoms from Omicron are also different than anything seen before, with a wide range of symptoms reported. “It’s hit or miss,” said Becky Fairhurst, COVID lead for Coos Health and Wellness. “You could just have a sore throat you could feel like you’ve been hit by a truck for days.”
With the wide range of symptoms, Gleason reiterated how important it was to stay home if you have even a mild sickness. “If you have symptoms, just assume you have it,” Gleason said. “It’s so contagious and it moves so fast, if you have symptoms, you probably have it.” Fairhurst agreed, saying even if you don’t have COVID, you should stay home if you are sick. Please see COVID, Page A10
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Left: Congressman Peter DeFazio looks out over the Coos Bay North Jetty while touring the area with members of the Coast Guard last year. Above: The North Jetty is shrinking up to 20 feet a year due to waves crashing into the rocks. After Congressman Peter DeFazio secured funding to repair the jetty, work will begin soon to lengthen and secure the structure.
DeFazio secures funding to repair North Jetty By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World
The long-awaited repairs to the Coos Bay Jetty could begin soon after Congressman Peter DeFazio announced last week nearly $33 million in federal funding was available to pay for the repairs. “I have been fighting for years for much-needed funding to support the Coos Bay North Jetty, which is in desperate need of repair,” said DeFazio. “Ongoing jetty deterioration has increased danger for ships, boaters and commercial fisherman, and puts economic opportunity at risk. The funding will allow jetty repairs to finally begin. By bringing the North Jetty into a state of good repair, we’ll ensure safer conditions at the Port of Coos Bay and enhance economic opportunity
by supporting the port’s work to attract a new class of shippers.” The Coos Bay North Jetty loses approximately 20 feet every year and has receded more than 750 feet since its construction. The Port of Coos Bay will use this funding to keep mariners out of harm’s way and support the Coast Guard’s ability to carry out search and rescue missions. DeFazio, who toured the jetty last year, said he was relieved to have funding available for the needed repairs. “This has been a very long-term effort,” he said. “There’s been a lot of ups and downs in the process. As recently as December, the bid was about to expire, which meant the Corps (of Engineers) would have to start over again.” DeFazio said the Corps was able to negotiate an extension to the bid, and
DeFazio finally learned last week it was being released by the Office of Management and Budget. “Now we’re set,” DeFazio said. “The project is good to go forward, phase 1 and phase 2, for completion.” DeFazio said he hopes to get some additional funding for phase 2 in this year’s budget process. “We’re going to get the jetty done,” the congressman said. He said getting the money was absolutely necessary as the rate of decay at the jetty has increased in recent years. “Jettys don’t just fail gradually,” he explained. “Once they lose the head, they fail rapidly. It’s critical that the jetty work be done.” DeFazio said repairing the jetty will be a major step toward helping the Inter-
national Port of Coos Bay’s efforts to opening a shipping container facility in the area. He added, the harbor would need to be dredged and deepened to enable the big ships to get into and out of the port. “If we can get this container port, it will be a game changer for Coos Bay,” DeFazio said. After getting funding to repair the Coos Bay rail line and now funding for the jetty repairs, DeFazio said he is fully behind having a shipping container facility in Coos Bay. “Shipping is the most energy efficient way to move freight. Rail is the second most,” DeFazio said. “There is a great need for a container port. I can’t see a downside to a container port. It’s the most energy efficient way to move freight. It will create good jobs, not only in construction but long-term.”
North Bend, Coos Bay partner with county to apply for homeless program By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World
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The cities of Coos Bay and North Bend and partnering with Coos County in an effort to be part of a state pilot program to help combat homelessness. State Rep. Joseph Kroph has proposed legislation to create the pilot program, which would give $1 million over two years to eight counties and cities to address homelessness. The legislation will be considered in the legislative session next month. State Rep. Boomer Wright has agreed to support the legislation and signed on as a sponsor. Kroph’s legislation would not offer new services on its own, but it would increase communication and coordination between municipalities and allow them to identify gaps in services. The program would come with four basic standards: Working with regional partners; establishing oversight boards in the regions; developing a fiveyear strategic plan to identify service gaps; and finding ways
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to sustain funding beyond the two years the state will provide money. The legislation lists eight counties/cities that would be part of the pilot program. They include: Benton County/City of Corvallis Coos County/City of Coos Bay/City of North Bend Deschutes County/City of Bend Hood River County/Wasco County/Sherman County/City of The Dalles/City of Hood River/ Mid-Columbia Community Action Council Lincoln County/Lincoln City/ City of Newport/City of Toledo Polk County/Falls City/City of Monmouth/City of Independence/City of Willamina/City of Dallas/Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde/Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency Tillamook County/City of Tillamook/Bay City/City of Garibaldi/City of Rockaway Beach/ Please see HOMELESS, Page A10
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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.
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What: Teen game days When: 2-4 p.m. January 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: 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-akind 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-boxsouth-slough-reserve.
Library offers. Prizes include a Pottery Company gift certificate, an insulated library bag filled with literary swag, several Lego sets and more.
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. What: Children’s story time stopped for now When: 10 a.m. each Wednesday Where: Children’s
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section of Coos Bay Public Library You Should Know: The Coos Bay Public Library announced the story time program would be stopped for several weeks due to the COVID-19 surge. The library hopes to restart the program February 9. 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
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 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
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS (Probate Department) In the Matter of the Estate of IAN DORSETT Deceased. Case No. 21PB10701 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate. All persons having claims against the Estate are required to present their claims, with vouchers attached, within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice to the Personal Representative at P.O. Box 686, 33608 E. Columbia Ave. Ste. 90, Scappoose, OR, 97056, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the Personal Representative, or the attorney for the Personal Representative. Dated and first published on this 11th day of January 2022. /s/ Lesley Dorsett Conway.Personal Representative Personal Representative: Lesley Dorsett Conway 33240 SW Havlik Dr. Scappoose, OR 97056 (503) 705-4311 Attorney: Joanna M. Wagner, OSB #085005 Attorney at Law. P. 0. Box 686 33608 E. Columbia Ave. Ste. 90 Scappoose, OR 97056 (971)404-8174 Fax: (888) 686-1837 attorneyjwagner@gmail.com Attorney for Personal Representative Published: January 11, January 18 and January 25, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:333925)
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NOTICE OF SPRAY PROGRAM In the Matter of a Spray Program for Coos County Road Department TO: ALL INTERESTED PERSONS 1) In order to maintain County roads, the Coos County Road Department intends to institute a brush control program on March 1st, which may include the use of herbicides on the rights-of-way of certain Coos County roads. 2) Property owners may request the Coos County Road Department not spray the rightof-way abutting their property. Property owners who do not wish the County to spray must contact the Road Department. The Road Department will provide the property owner with a “NO SPRAY” Agreement to complete and return by March 1st. These agreements are free of charge and must be renewed annually. 3) The property owner must post the right-of-way to indicate the “NO SPRAY” area with signs provided by the Road Department. The County will no longer recognize homemade no- spray signs. If you do not want us to spray the right of way adjacent to your property, you must come in to the Road Department and fill out a nospray agreement. 4) Failure to contact the Road Department, enter into the agreement or failure to post the required signs will result in the Road Department spraying the right-of-way as planned. 5) If the property owner posts the abutting right-of-way as a “NO SPRAY” area, the property owner is responsible for controlling the vegetation on the right-of-way. If the property owner fails to clear the right- of-way, the County may do so, with the cost charged to the property owner. Failure to pay this cost will result in a lien being assessed against the property. Contact the Coos County Road Department at 1281 West Central, Coquille, Oregon 97423; or call 541/396-7660 for further information. Published: January 11 and January 25, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:333965)
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Case No.: 21CV40242 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/- A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF JAMES ROBERT HARRIS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SHIRLEY ANN HARRIS; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; CHARLES E. HARRIS; STATE OF OREGON; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants. To: UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF JAMES ROBERT HARRIS; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF SHIRLEY ANN HARRIS and OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY You are hereby required to appear and defend the Complaint filed against you in the above entitled cause within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this summons upon you, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 6843763 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. If you are a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency. Contact information for a local county veterans’ service officer and community action agency may be obtained by calling the 2-1-1 information service. Additionally, contact information for a service officer appointed under ORS 408.410 for the county in which you live and contact information for a community action agency that serves your area can be found by visiting the following link: https://www. oregon.gov/odva/- services/ pages/county-services.aspx and selecting your county. You can also access a list of Veterans Services for all Oregon counties by visiting the following link: https://- www. oregon.gov/odva/Services/Pages/All-Services-Statewide. aspx. The relief sought in the Complaint is the foreclosure of the property located at 1172 4th St NE, Bandon, OR 97411. Date of First Publication: 1/13/2022 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/ Michael Scott 12/- 28/2021 _ John Thomas OSB No. 024691 X Michael Scott OSB No. 973947 920 SW 3rd Ave, 1st Floor Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (971) 2013200 Fax: (971) 201-3202 jthomas@mccarthyholthus. com Of Attorneys for Plaintiff IDSPub #0176043 Published: 1/11/2022, 1/18/- 2022, 1/25/2022, 2/1/2022 The World & ONPA (ID:333734)
------------------------------------------NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS ESTATE OF THOMAS EDWARD RUTH COOS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO. 21PB11107 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Michelle Gallino has been appointed personal representative of the Estate of Thomas Edward Ruth, 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 11, 2022 Attorney for Personal Representative: Patrick M. Terry, OSB #025730 PO Box 630 Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 756-2056 Published: January 11, January 18 and January 25, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:333976)
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This week in Coos County history: January 11-13 100 YEARS — 1922 Raid is made on the Cape Romaine Federal and local officers search the big vessel Fail to find any liquor — rumors that scotch was sold for $100 per case A raid on the Cape Romaine, the big steamer loading lumber at the Buehner mill, late Saturday by federal officers, assisted by local officers, failed to net any liquor although a number of empty bottles were found, the officers reported. The raid was under the direction of two federal men who had been here for several days. The officers participating were Sheriff Ellingsen, Deputy Sheriff Malehorn, Customs Officer Clark, Game Warden Fish and Constable Goodman in addition to the federal pair. Search the vessel Three or four hours were spent on the ship and the members of the crew were said to have cheerfully opened their lockers and showed the officers around the vessel. All declared they had no liquor except a little they had bought for their consumption at San Francisco and this had long since been used. However, a careful search of the big ship was a bigger job than the officers had anticipated. In the cargo were several thousand sacks of beans and to have moved these would have been a difficult task. Various rumors Rumors floating around were that after the officers had finished, one of the crew invited them to come back aboard to “take a drink.” Still other rumors were that members of the crew disposed of a number of cases of Scotch at $100 per case, the liquor containers being just as they had come from the distilleries. The vessel is reported to have disposed of 200 cases at San Francisco, the liquor having been picked up at Panama.
ond or third at Rome Death of Pope Benedict occurs Sunday morning Body is taken to St. Peter’s today to lay in state at the cathedral Vast throngs visit there ROME — A meeting of the Sacred College in conclave to elect a successor to the late Pope Benedict will open February 1 or 2. The pope’s body today lay in state in the basilica of St. Peters while vast throngs passed reverently before the catafalque. The body was taken early today to the Sistine chapel from the throne room, where it was placed Sunday after the death early Sunday morning.
Ku Klux Klan sends men here Reported to be attempting local organization Not known what success they have attained so far — showed movie at Eugene Two organizers for the Ku Klux Klan are said to be in Marshfield seeking to secure members for the organization. Recently an effort was made at Eugene to organize in that city and there was a public demonstration and a moving picture given in connection with the efforts of the organizers. Just what success the organizers have met with here has not been learned but it is said that two men are here to form a branch in this locality.
50 YEARS — 1972 CB plans next widening step
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Ocean Boulevard Coos Bay city councilmen Monday night authorize the city manager to negotiate with the state highway department for further widening of Ocean Boulevard from 19th Street to the Newmark Avenue intersection. City Manager Hal Leedom said “hopefully, work could get under way by this summer.” The city’s share of the work would be paid from
Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04) recently issued the following statement at the conclusion of a call with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in which he pushed for emergency reinstatement of Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf. “While I appreciate that Secretary Haaland took the time today to discuss the survival of the gray wolf, I came away from the discussion disappointed.
to continue a Trump-era policy that threatens the existence of a species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last September that it would perform a year-long review to determine if relisting is warranted, given the tremendous number of killings that have occurred in less than a year, with no end in sight. If she chose to act today, the Secretary’s emergency authority would relist the species
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funds budgeted in the 1971-72 fiscal year and funds from gas tax and street widening reserve funds, Leedom said. Total cost of the project is $1 ½ million of which the state would pay 75 per cent and the city 25 per cent, according to the city manager. Leedom said the program allows widening to four lanes to be completed in one project.
20 YEARS — 2002 NB airport fares better than some Passengers: Fewer flew in last three months, to even out year’s strong start With airlines operating in the red and passengers skittish of flying after Sept. 11, the announcement that traffic at the North Bend Municipal Airport was flat last year is positive news. Measured in enplanements and deplanements, passenger traffic for the year at the airport was down by a fraction of a percent, according to figures compiled by the airport and Horizon Airlines. “All things considered, this is good,” said airport General Manager Gary LeTellier. “Even with losing a flight in October, we managed not to lose ground.” Terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 not only closed U.S. airspace for a time, but also prompted airlines to reduce the number of flights due to decreases in passengers. In North Bend, where Horizon Airlines flew four flights per day, the cut resulted in the loss of one flight daily. But until that point, traffic at the airport was flying high. LeTellier said that until August, growth at the airport averaged about 5 percent every month. An average of more than 4,000 passengers per month passed through the airport. These stories were found in the Marshfield Sun Printing Museum newspaper repository stored in Marshfield High School.
DeFazio issues statement on threat to gray wolves existence I stressed to her the dire need to issue an emergency relisting protection for the gray wolf under her authority through the Endangered Species Act. The Secretary assured me that she understood my grave concerns regarding the current slaughter of gray wolves happening in several states, yet she would not commit to declaring an emergency relisting. “There is simply no reason for Secretary Haaland
for 240 days, protecting the gray wolf nearly to the day that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would issue the results of their review. Considering this, I am frankly dumbfounded that she would not invoke emergency relisting now. Waiting until next September to determine if gray wolves should be relisted does nothing to protect them in the interim. “In January 2021, the Trump administration
stripped ESA protections for the gray wolf. Northern Rockies gray wolves have been without protection since 2011. Once delisted, states have rushed to pass laws to allow the extensive killing of wolves using exceptionally cruel methods. “Gray wolves are a keystone species. This means that once this species is removed, ecosystems drastically change and, in some cases, completely collapse. The restoration of
ecosystems in Yellowstone National Park once wolves were reintroduced proves this. We cannot allow the gray wolf to be hunted into extinction. We depend on this predator for environmental health. “Secretary Haaland has the power to immediately relist the gray wolf using emergency authority, and I strongly urged her to take this action. I am disappointed she has chosen to delay this vital action.”
probation violation, unlawful possession of meth, attempt to commit a Class C Unclassified Felony – Theft 1, Burglary 2. At 5:02 pm, police responded to the 2000 block of Inland Drive after reported possible ID theft, forgery and possession of forged instrument. At 5:09 pm, police responded to the location of Broadway and 17th after a report of non-injury accident. At 5:18 pm, police responded to the 2000 block of Inland Drive after report of suspicious subject watching people at ATM.
ter caller reported possible ID theft. At 11:18 am, police responded to the 100 block of S Empire Boulevard after caller reported suspicious subject attempting to take packages from porch. A 34 year old male was transported to Coos County jail on separate charges of ID theft. At 3:53 pm, police responded to the 2100 block of Southwest Boulevard after a report of burglary. At 9:17 pm, police responded to the 1300 block of Highland Avenue after caller reported a hit and run accident.
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At 4:11 am, police responded to the 500 block of 11th Avenue after caller reported a stolen vehicle and purse. At 5:18 am, police responded to the 1000 block of Evans Boulevard after report of fraud. At 8:45 am, police responded to the 1800 block of N Bayshore Drive after report of unlawful entry into motor vehicle. At 9:04 am, police responded to the 200 block of S Marple Street after caller reported burglary. At 9:08 am, police responded to the location of N 7th Street and Orchard Avenue after report of an accident. At 10:11 am, police responded to the 900 block of S Empire Boulevard af-
At 3:58 pm, police responded to the 200 block of N Central Boulevard after report of a shoplifter. At 11:10 pm, police responded to the 200 block of E 12th Street after report of a prowler.
Police Blotter The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Tuesday, 1/18/22: North Bend At 8:17 am, police conducted a warrant service at the 2100 block of Monroe Street. The subject was cited and released. At 8:48 am, police responded to the 1800 block of McPherson Avenue after caller reported a disorderly female. At 9:21 am, police responded to the 1300 block of Virginia Avenue after caller reported a female stepping into traffic. At 10:48 am, police responded to the 2300 block of Broadway Avenue after caller reported theft. At 11:17 am, police responded to the 400 block of Virginia Avenue after caller reported a dispute between a male and female. At 11:24 am, police responded to the 1500 block of Newmark after report of an injured dog. At 12:42 pm, police responded to the 1700 block of Virginia after report of a fight. At 3:08 pm, police responded to the location of Virginia and Marion after report of a hit and run accident.
At 9:27 pm, police responded to the 3400 block of Pine Street after caller reported a prowler. At 11:19 pm, police responded to the 3400 block of Oak Street after report of a hit and run accident.
Coos Bay At 12:55 am, police responded to the 600 block of E Street after caller reported a stolen vehicle. At 2:42 am, police responded to the location of Alderwood and Lindburg after report of shots fired. At 2:43 am, police responded to the 1700 block of Newmark after report of gun shots fired. At 3:39 am, police responded to the wooded area behind Walmart after report of a possible gunshot victim. At 8:53 am, police responded to the 2000 block of Newmark Avenue after report of criminal trespassing. A 31 year old male was cited and released. At 9:21 am, police responded to the 100 block of N Cammann Street after report of criminal trespassing. A 24 year old male was cited. At 10:08 am, police conducted a warrant service in the location of Empire Lakes John Topits Park. A male was cited. At 12:06 pm, police responded to the 200 block of Holland Street after caller reported a stolen vehicle.
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At 9:53 am, police responded to the 400 block of Central Boulevard after report of unauthorized use of motor vehicle. At 9:01 pm, police responded to the Coquille area after caller reported a driving complaint.
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At 12:46 pm, police conducted a warrant service to the location of S 2nd and Johnson. A male was cited and released. At 3:06 pm, police responded to the location of Teakwood and Bayshore after report of a traffic hazard. At 3:09 pm, police responded to the 1700 block of Thompson Road after caller reported the theft of a license plate. At 4:36 pm, police responded to the 900 block of S 10th after caller reported theft of packages from porch. At 4:52 pm, police responded to the 1100 block of Newmark Avenue after caller reported burglary. At 10:10 pm, police responded to the location of 8th Ave and F Street after the report of shots fired. At 11:32 pm, police responded to the 100 block of Laclair Street after report of criminal mischief. A 46 year old male was cited and released.
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Letters to the Editor Langlois Library hosting quilt raffle The Langlois Public Library is holding a raffle for a garden-themed quilt. The purpose of this event is to earn funds to purchase the plants for our demonstration pollinator garden. Raffle tickets are available at the library for $3/1 ticket or $5/2 tickets. The library is open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturday from noon-4 p.m. The garden is the vision of Darcy Grahek, Stillwater Natives Nursery, who has conducted two wildly successful workshops at the library on “How to Install a Mini-Pollinator Garden.” The last on February 12, is limited to previous attendees. However, there are handouts and a DVD of the second session available to the public. Moreover, Darcy would like to continue her quest to introduce pollinator gardens to the coastal communities. Therefore, if you would like to attend a future workshop series or have any questions, please contact Darcy 541-260-2182. Sandy House Langlois
On behalf of the Oregon Coast Historical Railway, I would like to thank local businesses and community members who supported the annual Christmas light display at the railroad museum in Coos Bay. Thanks especially to the owners and staff of the local pizza parlors, restaurants and supermarket deli and bakery departments that helped feed our volunteer crew during work sessions to install the lights: Abby’s Pizza, Domino’s Pizza, Subway, lowstone Fred Meyer and Safeway. Also thanks to e wolves Art Signs, Bayside Coffee, Farr’s Hardproves ware, Knife River, Perry’s Supply, Reese low the Electric, Platt Electric, and students in the nted into MHS Honor Society and their parents and pend on teachers. Also thanks to the many visitors nviron- for their appreciative and positive comments. and has The railroad group is always looking for ediately new volunteers to help. Call (541) 294f using 1112 for information. ity, and I Steve Jansen, president to take Oregon Coast Historical Railway isapCoos Bay osen to ion.” The wrong place I have been a resident of this city for almost a decade. In that time, I have watched our area’s transient/homeless population continue to increase and have witnessed the negative effect this has had on our community. As an EMS provider, I have seen firsthand, the substance abuse and mental health issues that all too often plague this population. As a property owner on Broadway Avenue, I have dealt with the trespassing, obscene outbursts, trash and human waste that accompany transient individuals. I fully understand the need to comply with state law and support the need for resources to help combat homelessness, but I do not support achieving either of these needs with proposals that negatively impact property owners or the youth of our community. As a father of three, I have been active in youth sports for several years. One of the biggest challenges for youth sports programs in our area is access to suitable practice and game facilities. The place-
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ment of a homeless camp in the parking lot of the North Bend Community Center would negatively impact youth athletes of all ages. From youngsters getting their first taste of soccer and t-ball all the way up to the high school baseball players with big league dreams playing under the lights of historic Clyde Allen field. No amount of fencing or portable toilets will preserve this priceless area for our youth. Honestly, I am shocked that this is the solution our mayor and our city council have agreed upon. Placing a transient campground in this location will have a negative impact on the families living in the surrounding neighborhoods as well as robbing our children of safe access to our sports facilities. I implore the council to revisit this decision and place the needs of North Bend families first and foremost when considering any proposed solutions. Jeremy Pittz North Bend
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Point: There are better ways than raising the federal minimum wage to boost workers’ pay By Ryan Young
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My invitation stands In response to my recent offer to meet publicly to engage peaceable, edifying dialog with Kamryn Stringfield who publicly, confoundedly uses the pejorative ‘fascist’ referring to people I know as loving, kind, generous and gracious: Ru Khalsa implied rather murkily in this very paper that such a meeting would be of benefit only if I would first qualify myself by reading a bevy of writings that would presumably enhance my insight regarding non-binarism. While this reading list is indeed tempting, I also wonder: If we are to take Ru’s idea at face value, wouldn’t it follow that to qualify engagement with me, Ru should study Dr. Thomas Sowell’s “Discrimination and Disparities” or “Wealth, Poverty, and Politics?” How about Milton Friedman’s “Free to Choose,” or Hayek’s “The Road to Serfdom?” My final and most offensive (I’m sure) suggestion would be “Sex Change Regret” by Walt Heyer, former surgically-reassigned transgender male-to-female who realized the true source of his pain and unhappiness and changed back after eight years. It’s a gripping story of the pain suffered by some people living this life, inspiring great compassion among those who read it. It would surprise me if Ru or Kamryn could reasonably articulate my beliefs regarding many topics – let alone the line of reasoning used to arrive at those beliefs. Conversely, people I hang out with have a pretty good handle on not only what our friends of different beliefs think, but also the values that underpin those beliefs. I know this from engaging open, honest, peaceable dialog without pre-conditions, with people who hunger and thirst and bleed and sweat and love and hurt just like me, but who have different ideas about things. People lash out in anger or hatred, casting aspersions at other souls they don’t even know, because of fear: Fear of the unknown, of one’s own vulnerabilities, of death, of so many things. But perfect love casts out fear, as the Bible tells us. So again I invite Kamryn to engage, with Ru if wished, in an open, public discussion to find our common ground. Rod Taylor Bandon
Twenty-five states raised their minimum wages this year, but the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 per hour since 2009. Is it time to finally raise it? No. There are better ways to fight poverty. Regional differences are the main reason Congress hasn’t raised the federal minimum wage in more than a decade. Different places have different costs of living. The cost of living in New York City is much higher than the cost of living in Missouri. Representatives of low-cost areas from both political parties know this, and mostly prefer to leave minimum-wage policy to state and local policymakers. In fact, 30 states now have minimum wages above $7.25, with a national average of more than $11. Dozens of cities have their own minimum wages, which mostly track the local cost of living. Another reason for leaving minimum wages up to states and localities is that when it’s set too high officials can more easily scale it back. That happened this month when an emergency proclamation in Portland, Maine, accidentally triggered a $19.50 minimum wage, causing layoffs at local businesses. The city council fixed the mistake almost immediately, which would have been almost impossible under a uniform federal minimum wage. Private employers are even more responsive. Large companies such as Amazon, Target, Costco, Walmart and McDonald’s all have starting wages well above local minimum wages and advertise this to potential employees. There are more than 10 million job openings right now, and employers are offering higher wages to fill those jobs. As a result, few workers actually make minimum wage. Nationwide, fewer than 3 percent of workers make minimum wage, and, even then, many of them do not live in poverty. Roughly half of minimum-wage earners are under 25, and
Ryan Young many live in middle-class households where they are not the primary earners — such as students living with their parents. Older minimum-wage earners are more likely to work part-time so they can tend to family responsibilities or other obligations and are also not their households’ primary earners. A policy intended to fight poverty should at least reach people in poverty. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) does this. The EITC is essentially a negative income tax available only to people making below a certain a certain income level. Another superior alternative is occupational licensing reform, which has advocates in both parties. Today, nearly a quarter of all jobs require some kind of government license. In the 1960s, it was one in 20. Many occupational licenses keep people out of work on purpose. Existing businesses often design and enforce the requirements to keep out competitors. Licenses for hair braiders and interior decorators, for example, often require hundreds of hours of job-unrelated training, can cost thousands of dollars, and often are not valid across state lines. Bringing some sanity to occupational licensing would open up more and better jobs for millions of workers in ways a minimum wage never could. So would cutting the Donald Trump and Joe Biden tariffs, which raise prices on hundreds of billions of dollars of goods
by as much as 25 percent — during a pandemic, and while inflation is at a 40-year high. Since tariffs disproportionately target goods that eat up a larger part of low-income families’ budgets, such as food and clothing, getting rid of tariffs would instantly ease conditions for millions of Americans in poverty. Cheaper prices have the same effect as getting paid more. Inflation is a regressive tax on the poor. It is now at 7 percent, the highest level since 1982. Too much money is chasing too few goods and services. The Federal Reserve needs to rein in runaway money supply growth, and Congress needs to cut its deficit spending, which went into hyperdrive in response to the pandemic. They should also unclog supply chain restrictions on ports and trucking and clean out excessive regulations that also raise prices. Policymakers have plenty of ways to fight poverty. The minimum wage is not one of them, given its poor targeting and stark tradeoffs. They may not sound as rousing at a protest rally, but the EITC, occupational licensing reform, repealing tariffs, reducing inflation, and addressing overregulation are all better ways to help people who need it the most. ABOUT THE WRITER Ryan Young is a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and author of the study “Minimum Wages Have Tradeoffs.” He wrote this for InsideSources.com.
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State unemployment rate continues to edge down STAFF REPORT Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1% in Decem-
ber, edging down from 4.2% in November. This is the 20th consecutive month of declines in
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The Oregon Employment Department reports 2,087,934 employed and 78,329 unemployed in December. In December 2020, there were 1,996,117 employed and 131,658 unemployed.
North Bend Medical Center is pleased to announce that John C. Kinna began his role as the organizations’ Chief Executive Officer on January 10, 2022. In his new role, Kinna will lead NBMC’s executive team responsible for business management, operations, organizational vision and growth for the company’s 100 providers and 5 locations. The multi-specialty group offers the highest level of primary care, specialists and surgical services. “We are very excited to have Mr. Kinna join NBMC’s executive team,” said Steven Shimotakahara, MD, Chairman of NBMC’s Board of Directors. “His experience and energy will be a valuable asset moving our organization forward, and it is abundantly clear that he reflects the commitment to high quality care and compassion for patients that has come to be synonymous with NBMC.” “We are so excited for Mr. Kinna to join us at NBMC,” said Rajesh Ravuri, MD, Chief Medical Officer of NBMC.
“I think he brings with him a fresh perspective, ideas and energy.” “We cannot wait to work with him to bring comprehensive, collaborative and compassionate care to Coos, Curry and Douglas counties.” Kinna has more than 28 years of executive healthcare management experience in both not-for-profit and for-profit systems, including private practices and largescale integrated groups. He most recently served as the CEO of The Orthopedic Clinic Association in Phoenix, Arizona. “I am humbled and honored to have been selected to carry forward the strategic and visionary growth of NBMC,” said Kinna. “This large and comprehensive multi-specialty group represents the future of physician-led, professionally managed healthcare as we partner with systems and payers to reduce the cost of care and provide the very best in quality outcomes for the patients who seek our care.”
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DEAR ABBY By Abigail Van Buren GRANDCHILD BORN TO WIDOW CALLS ANOTHER MAN ‘DADDY’
DEAR ABBY: My grandson passed away three months before his daughter was born. When she was 6 months old, her mom moved in with her new boyfriend. We were allowed visits for a couple of years, but then that stopped, so we had to take the mom to court to get visitation again. We learned our visits had been stopped because we referred to her boyfriend by his name instead of “Daddy.” We are not allowed to tell our grandchild who her father is. At what age should a child be told the truth, and how is all this going to affect my granddaughter? -- TRUTH TELLER IN THE SOUTH DEAR TRUTH TELLER: Your former daughter-in-law may prefer her little one call her boyfriend “Daddy” because the man is the only father figure your granddaughter has ever known. The time for her to be told all the facts would be when she’s old enough to understand the information AND her mother chooses to tell her about her biological father. The truth should not negatively affect her. DEAR ABBY: How do you deal with a relative whose child is autistic when they come for holiday dinners and let their child climb on the furniture like it’s a playground and walk around the house eating and touching everything with soiled hands? These parents constantly post about “treating him like a normal child,” but they don’t treat him normal with expectations. I’m tired of having to constantly supervise him and feel intimidated about saying things like, “Please don’t climb on the furniture, sit at the table when you eat, wash your hands, please,” etc. What’s your advice? -- TENTATIVE IN FLORIDA
DEAR TENTATIVE: Quit allowing yourself to be “intimidated” and tell these parents you would prefer your socializing to be adults only -- for the reasons you stipulated in your letter. Or, when you would like to spend time with them, arrange for it to be al fresco rather than inside your home. (Thank heavens you live in a state with a mild climate!) DEAR ABBY: I need your thoughts about a good friend who, at the end of the month of my birthday or the first week of the next one, hits me with a birthday card. Then she says she doesn’t know my exact birthdate but at least she remembers the month and, therefore, I should be thankful. Four years later, I am tempted to tell her if it’s not important enough to remember the day, then why bother? Am I wrong for feeling this way, or should I just be thankful she at least remembers the month? -- BIRTHDAY BOY IN TEXAS DEAR BIRTHDAY BOY: Frankly, you are being a bit picky. Not everyone feels as strongly as you do about personal milestones. That said, however, gratitude can’t be ordered like an item on a takeout menu, which your friend appears to be trying to convince you to do. Because those birthday cards, which are supposed to invoke warm feelings, have the opposite effect, express that you would prefer she save her postage money. --------------------------------------------------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. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
professional and business services (+900). None of the major industries had a big drop in jobs during December. Leisure and hospitality added 2,600 jobs in December, following a gain of 3,700 in November. Despite these gains, leisure and hospitality still accounts for a large share of Oregon’s jobs not recovered since early 2020, with 23,200 jobs left to recover to reach the prior peak month of February 2020. The industry has regained 79% of jobs lost early in the pandemic. Manufacturing added
900 jobs in December and 1,000 jobs in November, continuing its steady recovery over the past year and a half. Recent job gains were strongest in nondurable goods manufacturing, including food manufacturing which employed 28,700 in December, a level close to each of the four Decembers prior to the recession. Administrative and waste services added jobs at a fast clip, averaging 1,400 per month over the past four months. Demand is hot for temporary help supply and
employee leasing firms, as the employment services industry added 9,500 jobs, good for 25% growth, over the year. These gains were countered by declines in another component industry: business support services, which has steadily declined from 16,000 jobs six years ago to 9,900 jobs in December 2021. Reductions within the category were concentrated in telephone call centers, and to a lesser extent, copy shops. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped from 4.2% in November to 3.9% in December.
Learn about plans to improve the Oregon Coast Trail at virtual open house The World The public is invited to learn about plans to close gaps along the Oregon Coast Trail. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is hosting an online open house and webinar for people to learn about the Oregon Coast Trail Action Plan that aims to improve safety, access and convenience for all trail users, with an emphasis on connecting trail gaps. Visit the open house at bit.ly/OCTOpenHouse1 any time through Feb. 11 to view a presentation about the project and provide feedback. The project team will also host a live webinar on Zoom from 12 – 1 p.m. Jan. 26 via bit.ly/OCT-Webinar1, or access the meeting by calling in: Dial: (253) 215-8782
Meeting: 992 0765 9206 Password: 12622 The OCT stretches along the entire 362-mile coastline, from the border to border, offering hikers spectacular coastal vistas, lush forests and recreation opportunities for day hikers and long-distance hikers alike. Most of the trail is on sandy beaches, with sections of overland trail across headlands, forests, rivers and through some of the coast’s 28 cities. About 10 percent of the trail is disconnected, inconvenient, unsafe or inaccessible — mainly where the route requires people to hike on the shoulder of U.S. 101 or where it follows county roads and local streets. OPRD is leading the planning effort to close these gaps in partnership with the Federal Highway
Administration, Association of Oregon Counties and Oregon Solutions. The plan will identify gaps in the hiking experience and determine actions and funding needed to improve and maintain the trail over time. The OCT was approved in 1971 by the Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council and developed and managed by OPRD as part of the state park system of Oregon. OPRD manages most of the trail; some sections are managed by the US Forest Service, Oregon Department of Transportation and cities through which the trail passes. Individuals who require special accommodations to view the webinar or open house should contact Paul Reilly at paul.reilly@oprd. oregon.gov or 541-2727394.
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Bandon snaps Toledo’s long league win streak The World Bandon’s boys basketball team handed Toledo its first league loss in more than five years Friday night, beating the visiting Boomers 53-47. Toledo suffered its first league loss since falling to Bandon in 2016, when the teams shared the league title and Bandon twice beat the Boomers in the league playoffs to secure the Sunset Conference’s top seed for the state playoffs. The Tigers won this time despite shooting poorly both from the field and the foul line. “We had a bad shooting night, but were able to weather numerous storms from Toledo,” Bandon coach Vince Quattrocchi said. “I was proud of how the boys had multiple chances to take big leads, lost the lead and still kept their heads on their shoulders to finish the game.” Andrew Robertson had 19 points to lead the Tigers including 12 in the fourth quarter. Cooper Lang added 12 points, Owen Brown 11 and Trevor Angove eight. Brothers Cooper and Gunner Rothenberger led the Boomers with 16 and 15 points, respectively. Bandon, which improved to 5-0 in league play, is alone in first place heading into a trip to Gold Beach on Tuesday. The Panthers also are unbeaten in league after beating Coquille 59-46, but have only played three league games. Toledo fell to 3-1 heading
into a trip to Coquille (3-2) on Tuesday. The Red Devils visit Bandon on Thursday. GOLD BEACH 59, COQUILLE 46: The Panthers snapped Coquille’s three-game win streak in league play by beating the visiting Red Devils as Gianni Altman scored 21 points and Dylan Middleton 15. The Panthers built a 37-18 halftime lead and held on in the final two quarters. Dean Tucker had 13 points and Hayden Gederos 12 for Coquille. MARSHFIELD 61, MARIST CATHOLIC 56: The Pirates got a big win in Eugene, beating the Spartans by overcoming a hot shooting night by the host team. Mason Ainsworth had 27 points and Pierce Davidson 13 for Marshfield, which improved to 3-0 in league play to keep pace with Junction City, which visits the Pirates on Friday to finish the first round of league play. Marshfield is at Elmira on Tuesday. Friday’s game was close all the way as Marist Catholic connected on 12 three-point shots, five that came from Lucas Franssen, who led the Spartans with 20 points. The Pirates got a big lift from Ezra Waterman, who hit a pair of 3-pointers and finished with seven points off the bench. Monty Swinson also had two 3-pointers and scored eight for Marshfield. GIRLS BANDON 56, TOLEDO 26:
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Bandon’s Andrew Robertson scores two points over Toldeo’s John Michael Garner during Bandon’s 53-47 victory. The Tigers came off a week of quarantine due to exposure to a player from another team in a nonleague game and beat the visiting Boomers. “It was a good win for us coming off quarantine,” coach Jordan Sammons said. “The girls played tough.” Makiah Vierck had 13 points, Katelyn Senn 12, Makenna Vierck 11 and Olivia Thompson nine for Bandon in the win. COQUILLE 39, GOLD BEACH 35: The Red Devils kept their Sunset Conference record perfect by edging the host Panthers on Friday.
Hailey Combie had 13 points and Trinidy Blanton 12 for Coquille, which jumped out to a 14-5 lead through one quarter, but had to hold on. Kailina Hamilton had 22 points and Gabby Clifford 10 for the Panthers. MYRTLE POINT 29, GOLD BEACH 27: The Bobcats tipped the Panthers on Saturday afternoon. Maddi Reynolds had 19 points for the Bobcats, who hadn’t played for 11 days since suffering their first league loss to Coquille. Hamilton and Clifford had
nine points each for the Panthers, who have another big game Tuesday when they host twotime league champion Bandon. Myrtle Point is at Waldport on Thursday and hosts Toledo on Saturday. MARSHFIELD-MARIST CATHOLIC PPD: The Pirates and Spartans had their game postponed Friday due to COVID-19 issues within Marist Catholic’s program. It was Marshfield’s second postponed game during the week after Siuslaw also had to postpone on Tuesday due to COVID issues.
Bulldogs look for positives amid tough league schedule By JOHN GUNTHER For The World
NORTH BEND — The North Bend boys basketball team is trying to keep a positive attitude as losses mount in the tough Midwestern League. The Bulldogs fell to visiting Thurston 70-30 on Friday when the Colts pulled away from a close contest over the last 2 ½ quarters. It was North Bend’s ninth loss in a row, including six league games. Most of those scores have not been particularly close. “It gets mentally challenging when the score gets out of hand,” North Bend coach Bill Callaway said. “We are trying to stay positive. “They are keeping a good attitude.” North Bend started well against the Colts, trailing 13-12 through one quarter and by two points midway through the second before Thurston took over with tough pressure defense that led to several North Bend turnovers and fast breaks for the Colts. Thurston blew the game open by outscoring the Bulldogs 37-8 in the second half. North Bend kept it close early with Paolo Flores scoring all eight of his points in the first
quarter and David Roberts and Bryant Wicks hitting 3-pointers early in the second. “We’ve had a hard time sustaining good play,” Callaway said. “Way too often, two turns into three bad possessions in a row, and then four or five.” North Bend, which also struggled rebounding in the second half, is trying to meld together a roster that includes a few seniors and a number of younger players. Three of Friday’s starters are sophomores and another who has been a starter is out nursing an injury. Flores led the Bulldogs Friday with his first-quarter output. Peyton Forester, like Flores a sophomore, added seven points. Nate Stiffler had a game-high 19 points for the Colts, including three 3-pointers in the third quarter as Thurston stretched its lead. The Colts improved to 2-3 in league play. North Bend has road games at Willamette (on Tuesday) and Ashland (on Friday) this week before four straight home contests starting Feb. 1 against Springfield. Earlier in the week the Bulldogs lost a nonleague contest to Brookings-Harbor 58-49 and fell at Springfield 56-14.
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North Bend’s Jason Padgett flies to the hoop during Friday’s game against Thurston.
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North Bend’s Adrianna Frank drives to the hoop between Thurston’s Riyen Kauffman and Aleena Newell. Below, North Bend’s Navaeh Edera takes aim on the three-point shot.
Thurston edges North Bend girls By JOHN GUNTHER For The World
NORTH BEND — In the eyes of North Bend girls basketball coach Mike Forrester, the Bulldogs missed an opportunity on Friday, when they fell to visiting Thurston 39-28. “I feel bad for our girls because that was a game we could have got,” Forrester said. “We beat ourselves tonight. We totally beat ourselves tonight.” North Bend was woeful early and then failed to score in the third quarter, and still had a chance to win the game until a flurry of Thurston points after the Bulldogs had pulled within three points early in the fourth quarter. “We didn’t shoot the ball well,” Forrester said. “We probably should have looked to get the ball inside more (instead of shooting 3-pointers).” But when the Bulldogs went inside, they most often were off the mark or well-defended by the Colts. Thurston was up by double figures early in the game as the Colts hit their first five shots, including a trio of 3-pointers by Riyen Kauffman. North Bend recovered from the first surge, but Thurston finished the opening eight minutes strong for an 18-9 lead. But North Bend battled back in the second to pull within 2420 at the break. Nevaeh Edera hit a pair of 3-pointers from the wing and Adrianna Frank another and two free throws as the Bulldogs got back into the game.
North Bend’s defense was tough in the third quarter, keeping the Colts off the scoreboard for more than five minutes. But the Colts got a pair of put-back buckets and another off a turnover and North Bend failed to make a shot in the quarter and trailed 30-20 heading to the fourth. Edera finally hit a free throw to end the dry spell early in the fourth and then Frank and Trinity Barker nailed 3-pointers to pull North Bend back within three points. But they only scored one the rest of the way as the Colts pulled away. In addition to the shooting woes, North Bend gave up a bunch of offensive rebounds, and also had a number of turnovers that led to easy shots by the Colts. Those miscues came mostly because of Thurston’s Morgan Casley getting into North Bend’s passing lanes when the Bulldogs passed the ball around the perimeter looking for shots. “We didn’t have a ton of turnovers in the press,” Forrester said. Casley hit a back-breaking 3-pointer after one of those steals and finished with 11 points, the same number as teammate Quealey Carpenter. Kauffman had all 10 of her points in the opening quarter. Frank had 13 points, Barker eight and Edera seven for North
Bend, but none of their teammates scored. North Bend also lost at Springfield 43-27 on Wednesday, but Forrester felt good about that loss. “I thought we played pretty well at Springfield,” Forrester said. “Springfield is good. “The effort was there all night. We just had some mistakes at bad times.” Frank and Barker had eight points each and Kylee Lambert six against the Millers, who are 4-2 in league play, with one of the losses a three-point setback against Crater (No. 2 in the coaches poll) and the other against top-ranked Willamette. The Bulldogs, who now are 2-3, didn’t play as well against the Colts, who are 3-3 and in the mix with North Bend for a possible Class 5A playoff spot. “We missed a lot of shots tonight,” Forrester said. “I’m glad we get to play them again in a week and a half.”
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Congressman DeFazio introduces bills to expand college access and improve student loan assistance Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04) recently introduced the HIGHER ED and AID Acts, two pieces of legislation aimed at making it easier for students to attend and pay for higher education. “We have a serious problem in the U.S., financial barriers to obtaining and paying for a higher education are becoming harder to overcome,” said Rep. DeFazio. “The pandemic only made this problem worse. Oregon’s students need help, and I’m offering solutions that will allow them to focus on their futures without worrying about debt and financial costs. I have long said that an education – whether from a vocational school, community college, or four-year college – ought to open doors for students, not weigh them down with insurmountable financial burdens.” While student borrowers with federally backed student loans have been provided a suspension of
student loan payments until May 31, 2022, DeFazio is proposing solutions to provide permanent relief to student borrowers. Currently, former students enrolled in Income-Driven Repayment plans are generally required to start making payments on their loans upon earning a salary of at least 150 percent of the poverty level, which in 2022 is a measly $20,925. Under the HIGHER ED (Helping Individuals Get a Higher Education while Reducing Education Debt) Act, the minimum threshold for Income-Driven Repayment Plans would be raised to 250 percent of the federal poverty level, so that low-income borrowers can focus on starting their careers rather than being overwhelmed by monthly payments. It would also cap monthly payments at 5 percent of discretionary income and forgive all remaining debt after 20 years. Additionally, the HIGHER ED Act would
bolster the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, providing ten percent forgiveness for every year a borrower works a public service job. It would also simplify the PSLF application and certification process, and it would allow borrowers who were in the wrong repayment plan to count original monthly payments toward the total required for loan forgiveness. The AID (Achieving Independence through Degrees) Act would improve college affordability and accessibility, doubling the Pell Grant award from $6,495 to $13,000, indexing the award to inflation every year after, allowing students to use the award for living and other non-tuition expenses, and making it tax exempt. It would also expand Pell Grants to cover short-term workforce training programs of at least 150 hours or eight weeks at accredited institutions to create new job opportunities for the unem-
ployed or those looking to strengthen their position in the labor market. The AID Act would also expand student eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It would exclude loans used to cover living expenses from counting against a student’s SNAP eligibility, remove burdensome work requirements for eligibility by allowing attendance at an institution of higher education or postsecondary school to be a form of SNAP qualification similar to work, and allow automatic eligibility for students who have an expected family contribution of $0, receive the maximum Pell Grant, are in foster care, are a veteran, or are homeless. DeFazio has fought to make higher education more affordable throughout his time in Congress. He has repeatedly introduced legislation to remove barriers that prevent students from attending and paying for higher education.
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While student borrowers with federally backed student loans have been provided a suspension of student loan payments until May 31, 2022, DeFazio is proposing solutions to provide permanent relief to student borrowers.
COVID-19 Testing Advisory issued for Oregon With the growth of the highly contagious Omicron variant and the demand for COVID-19 tests rising throughout the state, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is advising Oregonians to watch for testing sites that seem suspicious, or vendors that are selling at-home tests for sky-high prices. The Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) asks Oregonians to report any dubious testing sites or vendors selling at-home tests at inflated prices to the Attorney General’s Consumer Hotline at 1-877-877-9392 or www.OregonConsumer.Gov. “The huge demand for COVID-19 testing of all kinds— at home tests, rapid antigen tests,
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ty claimed they have been working together on homeless issues already and had all taken state-mandated steps to help and control the homeless situation. In a letter signed by Coos Bay Mayor Joe Bennetti, North Bend Mayor Jessica Engelke and Coos County Commissioner Melissa Cribbins, the three explain the work the entities have undertaken to work with the homeless.
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They included that Coos Bay has added a community resource officer that coordinates with the Nancy Devereux Center and Coos Health and Wellness to work with the homeless. They also noted the cities and the county have or are working on coordinated camping ordinances related to the homeless. North Bend noted it partnered with Operation Rebuild Hope to receive
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If the bill is approved and funding is provided, the cities and the county will be required to create a coordinated homeless response office and an advisory board that would lead any efforts to combat homelessness in the county.
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North Bend’s boys edged Marshfield and visiting Churchill in a threeway swim meet at Mingus Park on Thursday. The Lancers won the girls meet, with Marshfield second and North Bend third. North Bend’s boys scored 261 points, to 248 for Marshfield and 193 for Churchill. Mavrick Macalino won both the 50-yard freestyle (23.76 seconds) and 100 freestyle (54.54) with teammates Gavin Schmidt and Madden Robertson second, respectively, to give North Bend a big boost. Macalino also teamed
with Ean Wakeling, Trenton Parrott and Henry Hood to win the closing 400 freestyle relay in 3:54.07. Macalino, Parrott, Hood and Aidin Wilson won the 200 medley relay in 2:00.90. And the Bulldogs got additional runner-up finishes by Parrott in the 500 freestyle and backstroke, Wilsin in the breaststroke and Wakeling in the butterfly. Marshfield got wins by Aaron Hutchins in the 100 breaststroke (1:14.66) and Markus Kliewer in the 500 freestyle (5:44.84). Hutchins and Kliewer also each finished second in an event, with Hutchins runner-up to Churchill’s
Charley Page Jones in the individual medley and Kliewer second to the Lancers’ Aiden Bolton in the 200 freestyle. Page Jones also won the backstroke. Marshfield won the 200 freestyle relay with the team of Hutchins, Kliewer, Trevor Robbins and Jonas Batdorff. In the girls meet, Churchill scores 329 points, Marshfield 205 and North Bend 171. The Lancers won all the events but two — Marshfield’s Nyssa Haynes took the 50 freestyle (30.58) and North Bend’s Emma Slade won the 100 freestyle (1:06.70). North Bend’s Rebecca Witharm was second in
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.”
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North Bend’s Rebecca Witharm finished second in both the 200 and 500 freestlye events during a three-way match with Churchill and Marshfield. both the 200 and 500 freestyle and teammate Brynn Buskerud was second in the breaststroke. Marshfield was second
in all three relays, with the team of Kally Haynes, Allison Wright, Ellie Delgado and Isabelle Hale in the medley relay; Wright,
Hale, Delgado and Nyssa Haynes in the 200 freestyle relay; and the Haynes sisters, Wright and Hale in the 400 freestyle relay.
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 reduc-
ing the fat content of trout feed to make it more like 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 Depart£ment of Fish and Wildlife supported this research.
Oregon State researchers explore ways to make hatchery steelhead act and survive more like wild fish By Steve Lundeberg
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When drinking for stress relief, people may make risky decisions because the alcohol affects how much they worry about unknown or unpredictable stressors, new research from Oregon State University (OSU) shows. For example, if someone is driving intoxicated but knows their entire route home by heart, they can respond to known stressors like a stop sign; but if another driver or pedestrian does something unexpected, the person’s intoxication makes them less responsive to that new, unknown stressor. “Drinking alcohol may make people care less about unpredictable things, and that’s not necessarily a good thing,” said Daniel Bradford, co-author on the study and an assistant professor in OSU’s College of Liberal Arts. “When you’re drinking you may make risky decisions because
you don’t worry about what you can’t predict when you’re drunk.” Bradford’s psychology lab, established in fall 2021 at Oregon State, is studying the mechanisms of human response to stressors and how drug use can change those responses. There’s nothing inherently wrong with using substances to reduce your stress level, Bradford said. “But if some people use a drug or alcohol to reduce their stress enough times and to enough extent, then some people will start to have what seems like a change in their physiology, where they tend to be more stressed than normal when they don’t have that drug in their system,” he said. “Their physiology gets used to having that drug on board to reduce their stress, instead of the normal processes we have on board to reduce our stress, so over time, your body doesn’t do those natural processes. It doesn’t happen for everyone, but it is a big component of
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When drinking for stress relief, people may make risky decisions because the alcohol affects how much they worry about unknown or unpredictable stressors, new research from Oregon State University (OSU) shows. addiction for some people.” For the study, conducted at the University of Miami, researchers recruited 128 participants ages 21-35 with no history of alcohol problems and gave some of them cocktails with alcohol and some only a placebo. For the experiment, the group receiving alcohol had an average blood-alcohol content of 0.07%, just under the legal driving limit. They tested participants’ responses to different types of stressors by attaching electrodes to their fingers and delivering minor shocks — some with a specific warning about how strong the shock would be, and some with more vague information. None were enough to cause pain; the strongest shocks were roughly equivalent to what you’d get from a prank
hand buzzer, Bradford said. The study was preregistered, meaning that the researchers were clear from the start about what they planned to study, the methods they would use and the way they would process and analyze their data, and adhered to those methods throughout the process. Preregistration has become more of a mainstream concern in the past decade as a way to ensure ethical, transparent research practices. The warnings came in the form of visual cues on a screen, where participants would see a gray box with either a question mark, a range of numbers or a specific number indicating the level of the upcoming shock. The shocks came six seconds following the warning.
While the severity of the shock had an effect on people’s stress response — as measured by eye blinks and EEG readings of their heart rates — the uncertainty had the biggest impact. “If you tell someone they’re going to get a low shock or a high shock, or you say that it can’t be any higher than ‘X,’ people still have a stronger physiological response when they don’t know how big it’s going to be, even when they know that it can’t be any bigger than the biggest number you told them,” Bradford said. The experiment also tested how the controllability of a stressor affects the person’s response to it, by sometimes giving participants the ability to reduce the upcoming shock by a few degrees. But the effect
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