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NORTH BEND — Federal regulators Monday issued another blow to the Jordan Cove energy project, declining to overturn a state objection to the project's compliance with environmental laws.

“After considering the parties’ briefs, past precedent, and the decision record, NOAA finds that the record is insufficient to adequately assess the Project’s adverse coastal effects—in particular, to endangered and threatened species, cultural and historic resources, and

cumulative effects,” officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wrote in the decision.

Monday’s decision was the second federal ruling to come this year upholding state objections to the project, further stalling the work on the $10 billion project backed by the Canadian Pembina Pipeline Corp.

The move comes after an objection from the state of Oregon under the federal Coastal Zone Management Act. That federal policy gives states the power to object to any project inconsistent with a state’s

coastal management plan.

That’s what Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development did in February of last year, saying the project’s plan didn’t comply with state requirements to protect scenic and aesthetic resources, endangered species and critical habitat, among other policies.

Oregon’s objection to the plan meant permits from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Army Corps of Engineers had to be put on hold, unless the company appealed and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

overturned the state’s objection.

Pembina, the company leading the Jordan Cove Energy Project, appealed the state’s objection, asking NOAA to overturn it.

But in Monday’s ruling, the federal agency ruled the company hadn’t proven the project would meet the state’s coastal management requirements.

“Since Appellants have failed to carry their burden of submitting sufficient evidence in support of their appeal, NOAA cannot find the Project to be consistent with the objectives or purposes of the CZMA,” federal regulators wrote.

“Therefore, NOAA declines to override the State’s consistency objection.”

Earlier this year, the FERC issued an order ruling that the project was bound by the state’s denial of a clean water permit, and the state’s Land Use Board of Appeals rejected the approvals of several local permits for the project.

Each decision has been a sharp blow to the project, and opponents have been swift to laud the moves, pointing to the project’s potential environmental impacts.

The company has not responded to multiple requests for comment.

Voters will get say on NB pool DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

for COVID patients by the end of March. It would only be passed to Operation Rebuild Hope after the COVID pandemic clears.

Aguirre said while the location has a residential zoning, it is in a commercial area. It sits next to another motel and Bryan’s Home.

North Bend City Planner Chelsea Schnabel said the use is appropriate at the location.

“As long as there’s a path to getting to zoning compliance, as long as they follow through, it makes sense,” she said.

Police Chief Robert Kappelman also said the use would be good for the city.

“Finding a positive environment for those folks to make a path forward is a good step,” he said.

Mayor Jessica Engelke said she supported the effort.

“It does seem to be a nice lift up for someone who’s trying to move forward,” she said. “It definitely would benefit our community and our city and people in need, and I think it would be appropriate to move forward.”

The North Bend City Council will likely ask voters to approve a tax levy to keep the city pool open, but which package will not be decided for a few more weeks.

On Monday, the council discussed two options for a levy, a smaller one just for the pool and a larger option that would include the pool, community center and all city parks. The package the council chooses to send to voters will be set up for five years, with an emphasis on fixing infrastructure issues that are hampering the long-term viability of the pool.

The first option, which would only fund pool operations, would cost property owners 69 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation. Based on the average home value in North Bend, that would equate to $125 a year.

The second option, to fund the entire parks system, would cost taxpayers $1.82 per $1,000 of assessed value.

Members of the council again asked if there was a chance to find an outside agency to run the pool, which could limit the cost of the city.

“There’s a real question if us outsourcing it really saves any costs,” City Administrator David Milliron said. “You have to question whether you can save any money with outsourcing it.”

Councilor Susanna Noordhoff said she has heard of another possible option.

“I’ve heard a suggestion that there is interest in forming a nonprofit,” she said. “I haven’t really studied this, but I understand there is interest in a nonprofit that would go about building a fund to support the pool long-term.”

Milliron said there is a group of people considering that option.

“I’ve been approached about creating a nonprofit to potentially take it over,” he said.

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Coos Health & Wellness hopes to purchase this hotel as an isolation site for COVID-19 patients, home for veterans after the pandemic.

NB motel could become COVID isolation space Location would eventually house homeless veterans DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

Coos Health & Wellness is hoping to purchase a hotel in North Bend to be used as an emergency center to house COVID patients and eventually a home for homeless veterans.

Coos Health & Wellness presented its plan to the North Bend City Council on Monday, asking the council to allow the facility to temporarily exist outside the city’s zoning rules.

The facility, now known as the Parkside Motel at 1480 Sherman Ave., sits in a residential zone because the business existed before zoning was established in North Bend. To continue in the location, it must go through the process of getting a special-use permit. Coos Health & Wellness asked to temporarily bypass that step because it wants to apply for grant funding to

buy the motel, and the grant does not allow facilities to be funded if they do not meet zoning regulations.

Joe Aguirre with Pacific Properties presented the case to the North Bend City Council.

“Coos Health & Wellness is responsible for providing shelter for people in the area, including transients,” Aguirre said. “The need is there, you see it there.”

As a government health agency, Coos Health & Wellness is leading the local COVID-19 fight, and part of that effort is having a place people can isolate if they test positive for the virus. Many people, including the homeless, have no place to go, which puts the community at greater risk, Aguirre said.

The Oregon Legislature set aside $35 million for what it calls Project Turnkey. The money is to be used to purchase existing hotels that can be used for the COVID-19 effort.

Aguirre said some units are move-in ready at the motel, while others will need to be upgraded.

“We have the grant funds to get it fixed up,” Aguirre said. “It’s kind of an eye-sore.”

Coos Health & Wellness is partnering with Operation Rebuild Hope in the effort. While the government health agency will operate the facility for its COVID effort initially, the long-term plan will be to donate it to the nonprofit that is building Bryan’s Home. The goal of Operation Rebuild Hope is to give homeless veterans a place to stay while they get their lives on track.

There will be strict requirements such as drug tests for those who choose to use the agency.

“It’s about giving the people a safe place to stay and getting back on their feet,” Aguirre said.

Aguirre said Coos Health & Wellness was only asking for shortterm help to qualify for the grant.

He said within 45 days, the agency would begin the zoning steps in city code and would also bring the building up to all standards of city code. The agency will also pay all back taxes due at the time of purchase.

“We just can’t have this hanging over our heads when we’re trying to get the grant,” Aguirre said.

He said the goal would be to close on the building and open it

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“As of right now, it’s basically the list,” Gleason said. “Based on the fact that we have to do mostly closed (distribution events), because we have very limited amount of supply that we get at certain times, we have to make sure that we’re targeting specifically who we can with the most efficiency for the number of vaccines we get.”

The department uses the list to contact individuals who are eligible for vaccines when vaccination events in the area are scheduled.

Those events aren’t yet mass-vaccination events, Gleason said. Instead, they’re limited events open only to eligible individuals — and only open to those who sign up on the list.

“We’ve got targeted groups we know we need to take care of,” Gleason said.

Since they’re entirely dependent on the county’s weekly vaccine allocation, vaccination events can’t be scheduled very far in advance, and will typically take place later in the week

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As Coos County’s COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise, public health officials are reminding residents that getting on “the list” is the only way to get a vaccine while supplies are limited.

According to Dr. Eric Gleason, Coos Health & Wellness assistant director, hospitals and other facilities in the county have almost completed vaccinations for those in the 1A group, including health care and long-term care workers, as well as the “vast majority” of teachers and other educational staff in the county.

“I would say that we’re pretty close with 1A, based on our transition into the more elderly population,” Gleason said. “I think that we’re at a point where we can transition now to that 1B, a little bit further into that 1B. We’ve been working very diligently to get the educators.”

The main sticking point in the county’s vaccination process continues to be supply, Gleason said. Currently,

when the county has a better idea of how many doses it will receive.

“We’re not receiving that kind of number, and we’re not receiving that kind of advanced notice either,” said Katrinka McReynolds, another CHW spokesperson. “That’s why it’s short notice.”

The county may not have enough doses for mass vaccination or drop-in events until late spring, so officials are currently offering doses only to those who’ve registered on the county’s vaccination interest form.

That form, as well as additional information about the vaccine, is available at cooshealthandwellness.org.

Registering online is a much better option than calling the department, according to Gleason.

“We have an influx of phone calls that is unlike anything that Coos Health & Wellness has ever seen,” Gleason said. “The vast majority of those phone calls are vaccine related.”

Online options could be a challenge seniors without access to or familiarity with the right technology, so Glea-

son said CHW is looking at options for getting them on the list.

In the meantime, he encouraged residents to communicate with elderly loved ones and offer to help make sure they’re on the list.

In addition, the state has launched a “Get Vaccinated Oregon” tool. It gives users the chance to answer a few questions about themselves to determine their vaccine eligibility, and users can register with the site to receive notifications when they or others in their family become eligible for a vaccination.

If a user is eligible, the Get Vaccinated site lists vaccination events in the area. It’s available online at getvaccinated.oregon.gov.

Oregon’s 211 line is also equipped to answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. Users can text ORCOVID to 898211, or email ORCOVID@211info.org. A call center is available between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. by calling 211 or 1-866-698-6155, though wait times may be long.

According to the state’s vaccination timeline, individuals 80 and older are now eligible for vaccines. Those

75 and older will be eligible on Feb. 15, and those 70 and up will be eligible on Feb. 22. On March 1, anyone 65 or older will be eligible for a vaccine.

County still at extreme risk Meanwhile, indoor dining and a handful of activities will remain off-limits in Coos County for the next two weeks due to the county’s rising COVID-19 case rate.

State health data released Monday means the county will remain in the “extreme risk” category of virus restrictions, where it’s been for most of the time the state’s operated under its four-tier framework.

Statewide, 10 counties — including those in the dense tri-county area around Portland — moved out of that category into lower categories.

As has been the case, the moves come down to numbers: Between Jan. 24 and Feb. 6, the county reported around 284 cases of the virus per 100,000 in population, well over the 200 cases per 100,000 in population needed to move down to a lower category.

Ancient shell horn can still play a tune thousands of years after prehistoric era WASHINGTON (AP) — A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument — and it still works, producing a deep, plaintive bleat, like a foghorn from the distant past.

The shell was found during the 1931 excavation of a cave with prehistoric wall paintings in the French Pyrenees

and assumed to be a ceremonial drinking cup. Archaeologists from the University of Toulouse recently took a fresh look and determined it had been modified thousands of years ago to serve as a wind instrument. They invited a French horn player to play it.

“Hearing it for the first time, for me it was a big emotion — and a big stress,” said archaeologist Carole Fritz.

She feared that playing the 12-inch (31-centimeter) shell might damage it, but it didn't.

The horn produced clear C, C sharp and D notes.

The researchers estimate it to be around 18,000 years old. Their findings were published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.

Conch shells have been used widely in musical and ceremonial traditions, includ-

ing in ancient Greece, Japan, India and Peru. The shell instrument found in the Marsoulas cave is now the oldest known example. Previously, a conch shell instrument found in Syria had been dated to about 6,000 years old, said another Toulouse archaeologist, Gilles Tosello.

The latest discovery was made after a recent inventory at the Natural History Museum

of Toulouse. The researchers noticed some unusual holes in the shell. Crucially, the tip of the shell was broken off, creating a hole large enough to blow through. Microscopic inspection revealed the opening was the result of deliberate craftsmanship, not accidental wear, according to Tosello.

By inserting a tiny medical camera, they found that another hole had been carefully

The county’s test positivity rose to 11.3% during the same time period. That’s the third highest rate among Oregon’s 36 counties.

Meanwhile, Douglas County remains in the slightly looser high-risk category, which allows for limited indoor dining and broader access to gyms and indoor recreation. To the south, Curry County is one of eight in the state’s lowest class of virus restrictions.

For health officials, the restrictions aren’t a surprise.

In January, the county saw its largest one-month increase in virus cases, largely attributed to community and household spread, according to Coos Health & Wellness.

Only one outbreak in the county is reporting increases in cases. That outbreak, at the Ken Ware car dealership, has been linked to 14 cases, which can include employees’ family members and other secondary contacts, according to CHW’s Becky Fairhurst.

To enter a lower category of restrictions, the county will need to have case rates lower than 200 cases per 100,000, as well as a test positivity rate below 10%.

The state will release new data Feb. 16, and will next reassign restriction classifications on Feb. 23 to take effect Feb. 26.

Meetings TUESDAY, FEB. 16 Oregon International Port of Coos Bay — 3 p.m., regular meeting, available to public on YouTube at https:// www.youtube.com/channel/ UC1bjT8ZDsQvHUVDSNNzKgSw. People who want to comment during the meeting should contact the administrative office at 541-267-7678 by noon on Feb. 16. Written comment also will be accepted until noon on Feb. 16 by email at portcoos@portofcoosbay.com. An executive session will be held immediately after the regular session.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17 Reedsport Parks & Beautification Committee — 3 p.m., regular meetign, City Council Chambers.

THURSDAY, FEB. 18 Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board — noon, quarterly meeting held by Zoom. For link info, email info@sowib. org.

Coos County Airport District — 7:30 a.m., regular meeting, held virtually. Callin information can be obtained by contacting Airport Administration at 541-7568531. Regular meeting will be followed by executive session.

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“They were working on a business plan. No benefactors have come, but that doesn’t mean they couldn’t do a capital campaign.”

The group that operates the Mingus pool in Coos Bay was approached, but they said they could not take it over right now.

“Right now, we have to look at everything and look at how to efficiently run the pool to get 20 more years out of it,” Milliron said. “We’ll always have some expense.

That’s just the reality of running a pool.”

Milliron said there were options for funding other elements, specifically the community center. He said if the council chose to move the senior center into the community center, it would open grant funding that could make repairs and cover some of the expenses of the facility.

With the council forced to make a decision this month in order to get the question to voters in May, Noordhoff said the city should be cautious with its proposal.

“A year ago, the second $15 for the public safety fee

got rejected by voters,” she said. “A lot of people have a bad taste in their mouths because of that. You might run into resistance with a levy that’s too broad.”

Mayor Jessica Engelke agreed, but said North Bend has no option but to consider a new tax.

“It’s going to be difficult to pass,” she said. “Things cost money and as a community, when you don’t have the money to pay for them, we have to consider these plans.”

Regardless of what package the council chooses, council members said it would be up to them to ed-

ucate the community on the value of funding the pool and parks. By law, city staff can only explain facts around the ballot questions, but elected officials have the authority to take sides and argue for or against issues.

“You as council members can campaign your little butts off, but staff cannot,” City Attorney Jane Stebbins said.

Councilor Eric Gleason said he was in favor of the larger package, even if it presented a bigger challenge.

“It’s obvious not only is the pool losing a lot of money, but so is parks and the community center,” Gleason said. “If we can educate

properly, we can make it clear there are huge losses for the city, but we want to make sure it’s here for the community. We have community leaders who love the parks.

We just have to remind them how much we love them.

“I do agree the 69 cents is easier to swallow than $1.82.

In my opinion, we need to go bigger than smaller. In my opinion, it might be easier to educate on a much grander scale.”

When asked why the council needed to rush to get the issue on the May ballot, Milliron said the goal would be to get all the infrastructure work at the pool done while

it was closed for COVID. “If we want to have the pool open next fiscal year, we need to have one of these two options,” Engelke said. “This is really one of the only avenues if we want to keep the items open for people to use unless someone has a money tree.”

With two members of the council missing during the work session, the five remaining members decided to wait until they could make a decision as a group.

The issue of calling for an election will be on the Feb. 23 council agenda, and members will try to decide which package to side with during a work session Feb. 22.

Preppers to meet at Mingus Park Feb. 20 COOS BAY — The Southwestern Oregon Preppers will meet at noon on Saturday, Feb. 20, at Mingus Park in Coos Bay. The group will meet in the big gazebo. People are encouraged to dress warm and bring a chair.

The main topic will be “Will we ever get back to normal?” It will be a discussion for the group, including

what steps members are taking and what the future might hold. Preppers meetings always start with a question-and-answer period before the main topic.

This is a free public meeting for preppers in Southwestern Oregon to exchange information and ideas.

People can join the Southwestern Oregon Preppers on Facebook or meetup.com.

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Health & Wellness. The council would then be presented the IGA for approval.

“I can support staff moving forward,” Councilor Susanna Noordhoff said. “I think it’s going to be a helpful use of the property and it will be better managed than it is now."

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City Administrator David Milliron said with council consensus, the city attorney would draft an intergovernmental agreement with Coos

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Police inspect items taken from a suspected drug lab this week.

Two arrested after police find drug lab The World Two Coos Bay residents were arrested, and a 3-yearold child was taken into protective custody after a joint operation between multiple law enforcement agencies located a drug lab in a Coos Bay residence Friday.

The lab was found after the Department of Homeland Security served a search warrant at 1816 Thomas Avenue on Friday morning. The federal agents were joined by SCINT, Oregon State Police, Coos County Sheriff’s Office, Coos Bay Police Department, Curry County Sheriff’s Office, Coos County District Attorney’s Office and Coos County Parole and Probation.

The search warrant was issued after an investigation that started when Homeland Security seized a delivery of

20 kilos of a product used to make the psychedelic drug DMT. The packKali Flowers age was mailed from Mexico and was addressed to the home in Coos Bay. After investigating the package, agents were able to determine numerous other packages had been delivered to the home on Thomas Avenue.

When officers went to the home Friday, they discovered what they called a “clandestine” lab, which was used to extract DMT. During the search, officers also found a

large quantity of psilocybin mushrooms, suspected LSD, fireHaven McCoy arms, a large amount of cash and additional precursors for the manufacturing DMT. Haven Tre McCoy, 25, and Kali Nacona Flowers, 24, were arrested at the scene and charged with criminal child neglect, unlawful possession and delivery and manufacture of a controlled substance.

Both McCoy and Flowers listed the Thomas Avenue address as their residence.

A 3-year-old child at the

Eiffel Tower gets blow-torch treatment for ice PARIS (AP) — Workers at the Eiffel Tower used a blowtorch to melt the ice collecting on its surfaces and snow was blocking roads and halting trains and school buses Wednesday across northern France.

Amid a European cold snap, areas in Normandy and Brittany unused to such icy

conditions were closing highways for lack of snow-clearing equipment. In parts of the Paris region, local authorities halted school buses and urged parents to keep their children at home.

Snow blanketed the French capital and froze the Eiffel Tower.

“When negative tempera-

tures return, my floors get partially covered with ice!

To get rid of it, we need to use a blowtorch because ice-control salt is too corrosive for the metal,” tweeted the monument, which has been closed to the public for months because of coronavirus restrictions.

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home was removed by the Oregon Department of Human Services/Child Protective Services. The child was evaluated at the hospital for any signs of exposure to the chemicals involved in the drug operation.

Because of the potential danger of the lab, the Oregon State Police Clandestine Lab Team and U.S. Ecology responded and assisted in removing the lab.

Det. Rob Scoville, with the Coos Bay Police Department, reminded residents that illicit narcotics activity can be reported by visiting the SCINT website at www.scint. us and clicking the report a dealer tab.

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We can all do our part to work through noise complaints How much noise is too much outdoor work late into the night, but noise? he stopped when I talked to him.

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County has one, but When the Houston AsCoos Bay and North tros were playing in the Bend do. In fact, World Series, I could almost every city I’ve follow every game been to has something based on the reaction of David Rupkalvis in the books. those in the bar.

Executive Editor And every one of When the Astros won those ordinances has some sort game 7, the noise went on for some of penalty when violations occur, time, but I doubt anyone complained but thankfully few people are ever that night. punished.

I listened last month when a The purpose of a noise ordinance woman in Curry County talked is to prevent one person or group about how the constant noise next from impacting the health and door impacted her life. I felt for the happiness of another. So, in most woman, but since the county has no cases, police or code enforcement ordinance, there was little that could will choose to talk to offenders and be done. get them to quiet up before using In response, the Curry County harsher measures.

Board of Commissioners vowed to I have lived with loud neighbors change that, and they have started a few times in my life, and I suspect that process. The key to me is code I’ve had neighbors who thought I enforcement says their goal will was the loud one, but fortunately be to educate residents not punish law enforcement has never been them. called.

Everyone deserves to live a My biggest pest was my immedipeaceful life at home. At the same ate neighbor when I lived in North time, everyone should have the right Dakota. Because North Dakota is so to do mostly as they please on their far north, the daylight in the summer own property. Striking a balance is extends late into the night. So, it the challenge of law enforcement wasn’t uncommon for my neighbor and code enforcement when it to be out mowing his grass at 10 comes to noise ordinances. or 11 o’clock at night. Really, the Where I live now is in a group of only reason that bothered me is I five homes within about 1,000 feet had young children, one an infant. in the country. I hear my neighbors Regardless of how much light was occasionally when I’m outside, but I outside, they needed to sleep, and I have never had an issue with it. My needed to sleep. neighbors act like most do, courteI could easily block out the noise, ously and respectfully of others. but it was more of a challenge for I have five children, so we make the young children. So, I did what I noise. I’m sure it can be annoying at was taught to do during a conflict. times. But we try to respectful and I walked next door and talked to good neighbors. That’s a goal we them. My neighbor admitted he can all work to achieve. liked the long days, so he could do

Letters to the Editor North Bend's big issue is fire department funding The fire department is the real budgetary black hole.

There is much talk about how much money the North Bend pool is "losing." Well, for starters, everything the government does "loses" money. If government endeavors were money-making enterprises, they would be provided by for-profit businesses. The pool, though, is the recent talk-of-thetown. Your North Bend "leadership" (I know, try not to barf) has proposed closing the pool because it's "losing" too much money. Let's talk about another North Bend line item that loses far more money.

The North Bend Fire Department costs us about $1.8 million per year, and fights about one fire a month. You're paying about $37,000 per hour of actual firefighting work. Now, they do go to medical calls, as well. But guess, what? All they do is wait on scene until Bay Cities Ambulance shows up (who will then bill you thousands of dollars for a 5-minute ride to the hospital). They don't need to go to medical calls. That's why there is an ambulance company in town. The rest of the time they are sitting around, sleeping, or doing ridiculous, asinine, busywork (trust me, you don't have to wash the apparatus every 12 minutes), and planning their next pageant, err.. sorry, I mean parade.

Here's the solution. Have a maximum of 3 staff firefighters. There are volunteers and a neighboring city that can respond to fires.

Cutting 6 firefighters would save over $600,000 per year. Enough to fund the pool and then some. The fires will still be extinguished, I promise. "But the firefighters have families, too!" Correct, and our public service agencies aren't jobs programs (though city management seems to think of it as such). Of course firefighters provide a valuable service, and if they were free, we would position one at every street corner, but they're not free.

In fact, they are incredibly expensive, and we should quit setting our already dwindling dollars on fire.

Rorick Hines North Bend

Impeachment trial proves two-tier legal system I have to state that I loathe having to be subjected to the

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poison politics of the Impeachment process occurring again in congress. The first Impeachment a year ago already verified what most Americans already had suspected: that “equal justice under the law” is just an ideal not yet realized in this country, that there is in fact a two tier justice system: one for the rich and powerful and one for the rest of us. To have to witness this phenomenon again so soon is sickening. What can we citizens do to make our legal system better?

Terry Moore North Bend

Senators have duty to convict in trial Dear Honorable Senators Many Americans deeply care about our country and believe that Donald John Trump should be impeached and censured so that he never be able to hold a trusted USA position again. As the Constitution states: 1) “The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments.” So your job as senators is to vote on H.Res.24, impeaching Trump, for high crimes and misdemeanors as resolved after the violent storming of Congress on January 6, 2021. The house did their job.

2) “Judgement in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office.”

Trump lost the November 3, 2020 election by 7 million popular votes out of 155 million total votes cast and lost the electoral votes by 73 electoral votes out of 538 total. The voters did their job.

Trump’s allegations of fraud were adjudicated in courtrooms throughout the USA and “found to be unsupported by evidence. The courts did their job. Nonetheless, as standing President of the United States of America, Donald John Trump “repeatedly issued false statements.” Doing so he did not preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

President Trump did not do his job. The Constitution asks you as Honorable Senators to assess for posterity President Trump’s actions as listed in Article 1: Incitement of Insurrection in 3) “disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States.”

Many concerned Americans urge you to vote yes to on H.Res.24 to

impeach and censure Donald John Trump so that he never holds a trusted USA position again.

Respectfully, Mrs. Rae Lea Cousens North Bend

Pool is vital to North Bend community To those of you that say the North Bend pool is not important to our community, you are wrong.

The North Bend pool was dedicated on October 26th,1957 and has been the crown jewel of our area since that time. The pool has been home to swim meets since 1958 and has benefited many in our area. If you look at the picture on the front page of The World dated January 20th, you will notice all of the people in the stands at a swim meet. These people contribute to our economy and goodwill in our area. Chris Richmond was the pool manager until his retirement as well as the SCAT and high school swim coach. The pool was a success under Chris but now we are told that the pool is falling apart? Under the current management, there were video surveillance cameras installed so that the pool manager could watch the pool from home, is that how a pool is supposed to be managed?

The Mingus Pool in Coos Bay CANNOT accommodate all that need to use the pool in our area.

The Mingus pool is under the umbrella of a non-profit and they have created a plan to keep their pool open with the city of Coos Bay. Their plan works and I would like to ask the mayor and city council members of North Bend, why they have refused to consider a non-profit taking over the pool.

This option was suggested in the fall and yet, their response to the pool is to try and have a levy for the pool instead of modeling a plan like the one in Coos Bay. I have offered my time, along with others, to wash the walls of the pool, paint the walls, (the paint has already been purchased) and do whatever is necessary to reopen the pool but evidently the people in charge don't want our assitance, especially when it if free. Why would you expect the citizens to pay another tax towards the pool when there are better ways to solve this problem.

Rebecca Cowan North Bend

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OBITUARIES Walter “Walt” James Reznicsek January 15, 1945 – February 4, 2021

Walter “Walt” James Reznicsek was called back home February 4, 2021 in Polson, Montana, at the age of 76, after fighting a long courageous battle. He was born January 15, 1945 in Silverton, Oregon, to his parents Adam Reznicsek Jr. and Dolly Parren.

Adam, a widower, married Dolly in 1945. Dolly had five children, Peter, Virgil, Roselee, Marvin, and Lorenzo.

Adam had four children, Stephen, Nora, Rose, and Albert.

Together they had Walter, making him child number 10.

The older siblings would love and care for Walt “the baby”.

Walt was married three

times; his first marriage was to Shaurnell Fletcher in 1963. He and Shaurnell had one child together, Lynna from Oregon.

He later married Joyce Sanders and they had two children Michael Reznicsek and Lyn of Katy, Texas and Dawn Wartick and Chris of Ronan, Montana. On January 1st, 1986 he married widowed Dorothy Robinett Wedrick, who had three children from her first marriage, Nathan Wedrick of Polson, Montana, Shelly Icardi and Gary of Portsmouth, Virginia, and Kaarina Wedrick of Polson, Montana; as well as his children; there are many grandchildren.

Walt was known as an avid hunter and fisherman who taught his children and grandchildren how to hunt and fish. On any given day you could find him at his “office” down on the Sacajawea docks fishing. He also had love for the sport of bowling.

In his lifetime he bowled three perfect games. He always felt it was one of his greatest accomplishments, as it should be. He was loved by all who knew him, his smile and his sense of humor were his most endearing characteristics.

When he wasn’t with his family or at “the office”, he was volunteering his free time at Seconds 2 Go Thrift Shop organizing the goods.

He loved animals and helping others and this was his way of helping both.

Walt is preceded in death by his parents, Adam and Dolly and many of his siblings. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Dorothy; his brother, Virgil; all his children and grandchildren.

Services will be held on February 10, 2021 at 11:00AM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints next to Super One Foods. Due to Covid-19 no gathering will be held afterwards.

The family of Walt would like to express their deepest gratitude to all of his “Guardian Angels” that looked out for him while he enjoyed his favorite pastime, casting a Johnsonville from the end of Sacajawea docks.

Memories and condolences may be sent to the family at www.lakefuneralhomeandcremation.com. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.

Clarence A. Nelson June 5, 1931 – February 6, 2021

A graveside service with military honors for Clarence A. Nelson, 89, of Coos Bay was held at Sunset Memorial Park in Coos Bay, officiated

by Tom Leahy.

Clarence was born June 5, 1931 at Keizer Hospital in North Bend to parents Arthur E. and Ines J. (Lundstrom) Nelson. He passed in his home February 6, 2021.

Clarence was the oldest of four children, sister, Hazel Bredskar and brothers, Ronald Nelson and Leonard “Bub” Nelson. They were raised on the family dairy farm on Haynes Inlet. They went to school at Haynes Inlet, Sunny Hill, Redmond High School and North Bend High School, where Clarence graduated in 1949. He attended Southern Oregon (BS) and the University of Oregon (Master’s degree in Education).

Before joining the Navy he traveled the local area for the dairy testing program. He served in the Navy 1950-54 and spent the first 18 months (after basic) in Kodiak, Alaska during the Korean War. He came home in August of 1952 and married the “girl next door” Bette Davis. She grew up on a dairy farm just up the inlet so he’d known her all his life and was his sister’s best friend. They spent the rest of his service stationed in San Diego before returning to Coos County. Together they had four children, Eloise (and Dennis) Lovie, Jaynee Kanui, Chuck Nelson (and daughter-in-law, Diane) and Lori Nelson.

He started his 30-year teaching career teaching 8th grade at Sunny Hill. He continued teaching, mostly grades 4-6, and PE at Langlois, Allegany, Coos River, Englewood and Madison Schools.

During early years teaching, he worked many summers at local mills or attending summer school. They made sending Bette back to school a family project to get her teaching degree. He was very active in the local, state and national teachers unions: CBEA (past president), OEA and NEA. He represented the local and state unions at many national conventions around the US, many with Bette also as a representative.

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Clarence and Bette were involved in 4-H as youths and also active in North Bayside Grange and the local Runeberg organization. They had their children involved in Runeberg Scandinavian Dancing. He was also involved in the Haynes Inlet Drainage District, as were his parents and grandparents. He enjoyed working with cattle on the farm on Haynes they purchased in 1973, being able to repurchase some of family property. He had many a meal at Mom’s Kitchen on his way to or from the farm after they moved to town in 1983.

They loved and enjoyed their six grandchildren, Ben Nelson (and Jodi), Leanne Lovie (and Dennis), Sara Nelson, Becca Simpson (and David), James “Artie” George (and Melanie) and Alice Turpen (and Dan); also their eleven great grandchildren, Annika Simpson, Jordan Nelson, Hunter Nelson, Wyatt Nelson, Ava Simpson, Mackenzie George, Gray Lovie-Halliday, Bubbie Simpson, Addison George, Mikey Simpson and Alexander Simpson. They would travel wherever to visit their kids and grandkids, including Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, New Mexico and California. They also had many adventures traveling the world. He enjoyed many a card game with family, especially Swedish Rummy and Cribbage.

A very special thank you to Dennis Halliday for pitching in wherever needed and

for cooking their dinners for the past five years.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Bette; his children; grandchildren; great grandchildren; many nieces and a nephew. Many will remember his love and humor and a smiling light in his eyes, (as if he knew a secret as one friend said).

Clarence is preceded in death by his parents, sister, sisters in law, brothers in law, son in law and nephews.

A big thank you to his caregivers over the last year and a half; he did enjoy teasing them.

Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131. Friends and family are invited to sign the online guestbook at www. coosbayareafunerals.com

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NEW YORK (AP) — About 1 in 3 Americans say they definitely or probably won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new poll that some experts say is discouraging news if the U.S. hopes to achieve herd immunity and vanquish the outbreak.

The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that while 67% of Americans plan to get vaccinated or have already done so, 15% are certain they won't and 17% say probably not. Many expressed doubts about the vaccine's safety and effectiveness.

The poll suggests that substantial skepticism persists more than a month and a half into a U.S. vaccination drive that has encountered few if any serious side effects.

Resistance was found to run higher among younger people, people without college degrees, Black Americans and Republicans.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s leading infectious-disease scientist, has estimated that somewhere between 70% and 85% of the U.S. population needs to get inoculated to stop the scourge that has killed close to 470,000 Americans. More recently, he said the spread of more contagious variants of the virus increases the need for more people to get their shots — and quickly.

So is 67% of Americans enough?

“No. No, no, no, no,” said William Hanage, a Harvard University expert on disease dynamics. He added: “You’re going to need to get quite large proportions of the population vaccinated before you see a real effect."

About 33.8 million Americans, or 10% of the population, have received at least one dose, and 10.5 million have been fully vaccinated, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

The poll of 1,055 adults, taken Jan. 28 through Feb. 1, provides insight into the skepticism.

Of those who said they definitely will not get the vaccine, 65% cited worries about side effects, despite the shots' safety record over the past months. About the same percentage said they don’t trust COVID-19 vaccines.

And 38% said they don’t believe they need a vaccine, with a similar share saying that they don’t know if a COVID-19 vaccine will work and that they don't trust the government.

Of those who probably will not get the vaccine but have not ruled it out completely, 63% said they are waiting to see if it is safe, and 60% said they are concerned about possible side effects.

“I don't trust pharmaceuticals. I really don't. And it doesn't sound like it's going to be safe,” said Debra Nanez, a 67-year-old retired nurse from Tucson, Arizona.

Nanez said she has gotten flu and pneumonia shots but is concerned about rumors about what's in the coronavirus vaccine, and her friends have the same hesitation.

"It would take a while for me to do research on it to make sure it's safe. I just don't want to take anything that's going to harm me," she said.

Baron Walker, a 42-yearold laid-off insulation installer from Parkersburg, West Virginia, said he is in the “probably not” column, at least for now.

He said that if he were elderly, or lived in a densely populated area, he might consider the vaccine more strongly. But he is in rural part of the country, he has been wearing a mask and social-distancing, and he feels there is a good chance the nation will achieve herd immunity, he said.

"I feel like I have plenty of time before I get a chance to get (the vaccine) anyway, to find out if there are bad side effects and whether it’s even worth getting it,” Walker said.

In interviews, some Americans expressed concerns about the revolutionary speed with which the vaccines

were developed — less than a year.

“I feel like they rushed it,” Walker said.

That was echoed by Matt Helderman, 31, of Greer, South Carolina.

“I’d like to see more safety data,” said Helderman, a video editor and associate producer for a Christian TV program. He also said that he would like to see more clarity on whether the vaccine is effective against new variants.

Health officials are trying to counter concerns about the vaccine with science.

The latest evidence indicates that the two vaccines being used in the U.S. — Pfizer’s and Moderna’s — are effective even against the variants, Fauci said.

Also, while the development of the vaccines was unusually fast, it was the culmination of many years of research. And the vaccines went through clinical trials involving thousands of people who were monitored for 60 days after their last dose.

Studies of other vaccines have found that harmful side effects almost always materialize within 45 days.

“Safety certainly was not compromised, nor was scientific integrity compromised,” Fauci said. “Many have reason for skepticism. But I think that when you explain the facts and the data to them, you can win them over.”

The survey found that older Americans, who are more vulnerable to COVID-19, are especially likely to say they have received a shot or will probably or definitely get vaccinated. Four in 10 of those under 45 say they will probably or definitely not get a vaccine, compared with a quarter of those older.

Black Americans appear less likely than white Americans to say they have received the shot or will definitely or probably get vaccinated, 57% versus 68%.

Among Hispanic Americans, 65% say they have gotten or plan to get the vaccine.

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By Abigail Van Buren

WOMAN FRETS OVER ENDING HER ON-AND-OFF RELATIONSHIP DEAR ABBY: My now-ex and I had a complicated, four-year on-again, off-again relationship. I finally ended it five months ago, but I'm still not sure whether I made the right choice.

Every guy I date I compare to him. It's hard to imagine myself with anyone else.

We were so similar, and we made so many plans together. Our families weren't crazy about us being together. I backed away many times because I wasn't sure of us in the long term.

Maybe it was because I'm only 22 and scared of committing forever, or because I want to be a doctor and have years of schooling ahead of me. Our relationship was always very hot and passionate, but it turned very cold and distant sometimes.

I'm confused. Did I leave for the hope of something better or a fear of commitment?

Or was it because I'm young and still trying to figure out my life and felt he was holding me back? -- SECOND THOUGHTS IN ARIZONA DEAR SECOND THOUGHTS: Your life is just beginning. If you are sincere about your desire to be a doctor, you may have to postpone other aspects of your life until you are closer to your goal. The last thing you need in the near term is the distraction of a hot and passionate/cold and distant romance.

You mentioned that you backed away "many times" because you were unsure about the two of you in the long term.

Please stop tormenting yourself. When

you meet Mr. Right, you won't have those second thoughts because you will know the relationship is right.

DEAR ABBY: I'm in a profession that I don't enjoy anymore, and I would love to venture into another field of interest. I have been in this industry for 10 years, and it carries a lot of stress that I'd like to rid myself of. My concern, however, is that my husband is not working, so I bear all the financial weight.

We have two kids, and he's a stay-athome father, which is what we want for our children. We have been fortunate to be able to do this on my income alone, but I'm afraid this has obligated me to maintain a job in which I'm not happy in order to ensure my family's financial security.

How can I try to discover my passion so I can be happy in my day-to-day while keeping bills paid and food on the table? Is this even possible, or must I suck it up and do what's best for my family? -- SEEKING SOMETHING NEW DEAR SEEKING: If you haven't already begun, start a dialogue about this with your husband. If he's willing to change the dynamic of your arrangement, the answer could be as simple as his taking a part-time job to ease some of the financial burden on you while you explore your options. I'm sorry you didn't mention how old your children are, because after COVID restrictions are lifted and they are back in the classroom, he might be able to find something during their school hours.

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Chilling video footage becomes key exhibit

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Video from Capitol shows rioters loooking for Pelosi and Pence during insurrection WASHINGTON (AP) — Chilling security video of last month's deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, including of rioters searching menacingly for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence, has become a key exhibit in Donald Trump's impeachment trial as lawmakers prosecuting the case wrap up their opening arguments for why Trump should be convicted of inciting the siege.

The House will continue with its case Thursday, with Trump’s lawyers set to launch their defense by week's end.

The footage shown at trial, much of it never before seen, has included video of the mob smashing into the building, distraught members of Congress receiving comfort, rioters engaging in hand-to-hand combat with police and audio of Capitol police officers pleading for back-up. It underscored how dangerously close the rioters came to the nation's leaders, shifting the focus of the trial from an academic debate about the Constitution to a raw retelling of the Jan. 6 assault.

Videos of the siege have been circulating since the day of the riot, but the graphic compilation shown to senators Wednesday amounted to a more complete narrative, a moment-by-moment retelling of one of the nation’s most alarming

days. It offered fresh details into the attackers, scenes of police heroism and staff whispers of despair.

The footage included rioters roaming the halls chanting “Hang Mike Pence,” some equipped with combat gear. Outside, the mob had set up a makeshift gallows. And in one wrenching moment, police were shown shooting and killing a San Diego woman, Ashli Babbitt, as the mob tried to break through doors near the House Chamber.

Pence, who had been presiding over a session to certify Joe Biden’s election victory over Trump — thus earning Trump’s censure — was shown being rushed to safety, where he sheltered in an office with his family just 100 feet from the rioters. Pelosi was seen being evacuated from the complex as her staff hid behind doors in her suite of offices.

Though most of the Senate jurors seem to have made up their minds, making Trump's acquittal likely, they sat riveted as the jarring video played in the chamber. Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma bent his head at one point, another GOP colleague putting his hand on his arm in comfort.

“They did it because Donald Trump sent them on this mission,” said House prosecutor Stacey Plaskett, the Democratic delegate representing the Virgin Islands, told them.

“President Trump put a target on their backs and his mob broke into the Capitol to hunt them down.”

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, saw himself in the footage, dashing down a hallway to avoid the mob.

Romney said he hadn't realized that officer Eugene Goodman, who has been praised as a hero for luring rioters away from the Senate doors, had been the one to direct him to safety.

“That was overwhelmingly distressing and emotional,” he said.

Earlier in the day, prosecutors laid out their case by methodically linking Trump's verbal attacks on the election to the violence that resulted when hundreds of loyalists stormed the building. Trump did nothing to stem the violence and watched with “glee,” the Democrats said, as the mob ransacked the building. Five people died.

The goal of the presentation was to cast Trump not as an innocent bystander but rather as the “inciter in chief” who spent months spreading falsehoods about the election.

Using evocative language meant to match the horror of the day, they compared Trump to a fire chief who delights in seeing fires spread, not extinguished, and they compared his supporters to a cavalry in war.

“This attack never would have happened, but for Donald Trump,” Rep. Madeleine Dean, one of the impeachment managers, said as she choked back emotion. “And so they came, draped in Trump’s flag, and used our flag, the American flag, to batter and to bludgeon.”

Thursday brings the second and final full day of House arguments, with the Trump legal team taking the lectern Friday and Saturday for up to 16 hours to lay out their defense. The difficulty facing Trump’s defense team became apparent at the start as they leaned on the pro-

cess of the trial, unlike any other, rather than the substance of the case against the former president.

The prosecutors on Wednesday aimed to pre-emptively rebut arguments that Trump's lawyers have foreshadowed as central to their defense, arguing for instance that there was no First Amendment protection for the president's role in directly inciting the insurrection. Defense lawyers are likely to blame the rioters themselves for the violence, but the Democrats’ presentation made clear that — despite the vivid videos of the event — they view Trump as ultimately responsible.

Trump is the first president to face an impeachment trial after leaving office and the first to be twice impeached. He is charged with “incitement of insurrection,” words his defense lawyers say are protected by the Constitution’s First Amendment and just a figure of speech. The prosecutors are arguing that Trump’s words weren't just free speech but part of “the big lie” — his relentless efforts to sow doubts about the election results.

Those began long before the votes were tabulated, revving up his followers to “stop the steal" though there was no evidence of substantial fraud.

As the House impeachment managers make the case for holding Trump to account, the defense has countered that the Constitution doesn’t allow impeachment of an official who is out of office.

Even though the Senate rejected that argument in Tuesday's vote to proceed to the trial, the legal

issue could resonate with Senate Republicans eager to acquit Trump without being seen as condoning his behavior.

Trump attorney David Schoen added starkly partisan tones to the argument, saying the Democrats were fueled by a “base hatred” of the former president.

While six Republicans joined with Democrats to vote to proceed with the trial on Tuesday, the 56-44 vote was far from the two-thirds threshold of 67 votes needed for conviction.

Minds did not seem to be changing Wednesday, even after senators watched the graphic video.

“I’ve said many times that the President’s rhetoric is at time overheated, but this is not a referendum on whether you agree with everything the president says or tweets,” said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who was among those leading the effort to challenge the Electoral College tally certifying the election. “This is instead a legal proceeding.”

It appears unlikely that the House prosecutors will call witnesses, and Trump has declined a request to testify. The trial is expected to continue into the weekend.

Trump's second impeachment trial is expected to diverge from the lengthy, complicated affair of a year ago. In that case, Trump was charged with having privately pressured Ukraine to dig up dirt on Biden, then a Democratic rival for the presidency. It could be over in half the time.

The Democratic-led House impeached the president swiftly, one week after the attack.

Trump struggling to keep lawyers Powell: Fed plans following his false election claims to keep interest

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump spent much of his career deploying high-powered lawyers to do his bidding. Now he is having trouble finding top-tier help when he might need it most.

Since losing the November election to President Joe Biden, Trump has been hemorrhaging attorneys. Established firms backed away from his baseless claims of election fraud. Those he did retain made elementary errors in cases that were quickly rejected as meritless. His personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was ridiculed for his performance before a federal judge during one election-related case.

His legal options contesting the election exhausted, Trump still needed a team to represent him in his historic second impeachment trial on a charge that he incited the deadly Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. A team of South Carolina lawyers was retained, then backed out, so Trump was left with a lawyer from Pennsylvania and another from Alabama, giving them only days to prepare.

High-profile clients are typically strong pulls for ambitious lawyers, but Trump’s rocky relationships with his attorneys show the limits of taking on cases with dubious merits. His allegations of fraud were rejected by courts, his attorney general and other prominent Republicans.

Trump's impeachment lawyers started off their defense by misspelling the words “United States” in their brief.

And their initial presentation during the trial was panned by even some of Trump's most ardent supporters.

Trump fumed from his perch in Mar-a-Lago, and some in his circle said he should fire his lawyers. But he may not have many more options. And his legal peril is growing, most recently with a new criminal investigation into his election conduct in Georgia.

Trump has often used litigation as a weapon. He and his namesake company have been involved in scores of lawsuits, from million-dollar real estate conflicts to personal defamation lawsuits and fights with casino patrons. He also threatens legal action regularly.

But aside from a few loyal lawyers like Giuliani and a small, high-powered team representing him for New York-related probes, it's not clear what heavy hitters are left to represent him.

His impeachment team, David Schoen, a frequent television legal commentator, and Bruce Castor, a former district attorney in Pennsylvania, had just over a week to prepare after Trump and his previous defense team parted ways because they refused to offer Trump’s claim of election fraud as a defense.

Castor, who has faced

criticism for his decision as district attorney to not charge actor Bill Cosby in a sex crimes case, started off with a rambling presentation. Unlike the Democrats, who relied on a carefully structured and planned presentation to argue the constitutionality of the proceeding, Castor had only a yellow legal pad with handwritten notes on it in front of him and appeared to be speaking off the cuff.

As Trump watched on TV, he complained privately that his defense looked weak compared to that of the Democrats, who showed an emotional video of the mayhem on Jan. 6 that has left Capitol Hill reeling. Former Trump economic adviser Peter Navarro, who remains in close touch with the former president, called on him to fire his legal team and embrace a new approach centered on Trump’s unfounded claims of massive election fraud.

Navarro told The Associated Press that he “warned the president that his legal team was going to fail him."

Trump's first impeachment team was fronted by noted defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz, as well as thenWhite House counsel Pat Cipollone, and Jay Sekulow, who has argued cases before the Supreme Court.

Dershowitz was baffled by Castor's performance, saying on Newsmax: “I have no idea what he's doing." Several Republican senators were

equally stunned. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said Trump’s team did a “terrible job."

When asked Wednesday about the criticism, Castor told reporters, “Only one person's opinion matters.” Castor was asked whether Trump expressed any disapproval and replied: "Far from it.”

Trump was hardly pleased with the outcome in his election fights in court, regardless of who the lawyers were.

Some of them made outlandish claims that courts quickly dispatched.

Attorney Sidney Powell, who Trump had said was part of his team of "wonderful lawyers and representatives," falsely suggested a vendor of vote-counting equipment had been created in Venezuela to rig elections for Hugo Chavez, who died in 2013. Trump's campaign subsequently distanced itself from Powell, saying she was practicing law on her own.

The vendor, Dominion Voting Systems, sued Powell for defamation last month and is seeking $1.3 billion.

The day after the riot, a lawyer who was representing Trump's campaign in a Philadelphia election case asked to withdraw from the matter, filing a stunning motion in federal court that said Trump “used the lawyer's services to perpetrate a crime” and “insists upon taking action that the lawyer considers repugnant.”

Hustler founder, First Amendment battler Flynt dies LOS ANGELES (AP) — Larry Flynt, who turned his raunchy Hustler magazine into an empire while fighting numerous First Amendment court battles and flaying politicians with stunts such as a Donald Trump assassination Christmas card, has died. He was 78.

Flynt, who had been in declining health, died Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his longtime attorney, Paul Cambria, told The Associated Press.

Flynt was shot in a 1978 assassination attempt and left paralyzed from the waist down but refused to slow down, building a flamboyant reputation along with a fortune estimated at $100 million.

He tooled around in a gold-plated wheelchair with a velvet-lined seat.

“His doctors had said he should have passed away 30 years ago,” his nephew, Jim-

my Flynt Jr., said Wednesday.

“He outlived most of the doctors who took care of him.”

Born Nov. 1, 1942, in Lakeville, Kentucky, Larry Claxton Flynt Jr. grew up poor. Divorced twice by age 21, Flynt eventually found his calling by buying bars and turning them into Hustler clubs that featured topless dancers. In an effort to drum up business, he published a newsletter that became Hustler magazine.

Founded in 1974, Hustler was unashamedly crude, lowbrow and hard-core, thumbing its nose at the pretensions of such high-toned men's magazines as Playboy.

The magazine featured raw, politically incorrect humor, photos of female genitalia and sometimes S&M and bondage scenes with women tied and gagged. It shocked the public with a 1978 cover depicting a woman being fed into a meat grinder.

It was no shock, then, that Flynt faced many legal fights over obscenity laws or that he was intensely disliked by the religious right and feminist groups.

“Larry Flynt should be remembered as a scourge on society; he directly contributed to and profited from the sexual exploitation of women for the majority of his career, and our culture is poorer for it,” Dawn Hawkins, senior vice president and executive director of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, said in a statement Wednesday.

Flynt maintained throughout his life that he wasn’t just a pornographer but also a fierce defender of free-speech rights.

“My position is that you pay a price to live in a free society, and that price is toleration of some things you don’t like,” he once told the Seattle Times. “You have to

tolerate the Larry Flynts of this world.”

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed with him at least once, when he won a long and bitter battle with the Rev. Jerry Falwell. The televangelist sued him for libel after a 1983 Hustler alcohol ad suggested Falwell had lost his virginity to his mother in an outhouse.

That case and much of the rest of Flynt’s life were depicted in the 1996 film, “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” which brought Oscar nominations for director Milos Forman and for Woody Harrelson, who portrayed Flynt. Flynt had a cameo as a judge.

Flynt owned not only Hustler but other niche publications, a video production company, scores of websites, two Los Angeles-area casinos and dozens of Hustler boutiques selling adult-oriented products.

rates low, reduce unemployment WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday underscored the Fed's commitment to reducing unemployment to multi-decade lows, where it stood before the pandemic, while signaling little concern about the risk of potentially high inflation or financial-market instability.

Powell stressed during a webcast to the Economic Club of New York that the U.S. job market remains weak despite having improved from the depths of the pandemic-induced recession.

And he signaled that the Fed isn't considering any increase in its benchmark short-term interest rate from its level near zero. He also said the central bank is not currently considering any reductions to the size of its $120 billion in monthly bond purchases, which are intended to keep longer-term interest rates low.

The chairman did not refer to the surging stock market or to recent signs of market froth, like the explosive volatility in the prices of GameStop and other stocks targeted by ordinary day traders.

He emphasized, as he frequently has before, that the loss of millions of jobs has fallen disproportionately on the least-advantaged households.

“Despite the surprising speed of recovery early on, we are still very far from a strong labor market whose benefits are broadly shared,” Powell said.

Powell's language “would sound remarkable to an earlier generation of central bankers,” said Krishna Guha, an analyst at the investment bank Evercore ISI, in a note to clients. His speech “placed restoring a strong labor market at the heart of the central bank’s agenda to a greater extent than perhaps ever before while playing down concerns about potential excess inflation."

He noted that roughly 4 million people who are out of work have stopped looking for jobs, which means they aren’t counted as unemployed. If they were, the unemployment rate would be closer to 10%.

And while the job losses

among the highest-earning one-quarter of Americans have been just 4%, job losses among the poorest one-quarter have been “a staggering 17%,” Powell said.

The Fed last year refined its definition of maximum employment as a “broad and inclusive” goal that includes consideration of the unemployment rate of Black and Hispanic Americans as well as overall joblessness.

President Joe Biden is pushing a $1.9 trillion economic rescue package that has raised concern among some economists about potential inflation, in part because millions of Americans who have been fortunate enough to keep jobs have accumulated significant savings. Once vaccines are more widely distributed, those savings could fuel a burst of spending beyond what still-decimated businesses could handle, spurring higher prices.

Powell, however, showed little concern that such a dynamic would occur.

Last month, he suggested that any high inflation that resulted would likely be temporary.

Powell was also asked

by Peter Blair Henry, an economics professor at New York University, how Biden's proposed rescue plan compares to estimates issued by some analysts, such as the Congressional Budget Office, of the gap between the economy's current output and what it would be if it were back to full health.

Most estimates of that gap are much smaller than Biden's $1.9 trillion package.

The Fed Chair said that questions about the amount of economic aid should be determined by Congress and the White House. But he also suggested such calculations are imprecise and may not be helpful guides for policy.

Powell also highlighted the fact that just before the virus intensified, inflation remained low even when unemployment fell to 3.5%.

“There was every reason to expect that the labor market could have strengthened even further without causing a worrisome increase in inflation were it not for the onset of the pandemic,” he said.

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Vaccination clinic a time of hope in Bandon JOHN GUNTHER

Bandon Western World

BANDON — As Scott Millhouser sat at a table Saturday morning, Debra Guzman walked him through the procedure of getting his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

After explaining possible side effects and making sure all his paperwork was in order, Guzman administered the shot into his arm before Millhouser was soon replaced by another vaccine recipient.

The same scene played out repeatedly over four hours as Southern Coos Hospital and Health Center employees vaccinated 100 people Saturday at the Bandon Community Center.

Guzman considered it a good use of her weekend.

“It’s great — anything I can do to help,” she said. “It’s been a scary year for people. It gives people a little hope for the first time in a long time.”

Saturday’s clinic was for care givers and educators from the South Coast, and they came from several different towns. The 100 available slots filled quickly when people were given an opportunity to register for the event.

“There’s a lot more supply than demand right now,” said Victoria McNeely, the on-site supervisor Saturday.

McNeely said the event ran smoothly, in part because even though it was the first for SCHHC, there have been several in Coos County.

McNeely is part of the county’s vaccine committee.

“We all meet weekly to try to figure out the best way to get the vaccine out quickly,” she said.

Just that the vaccine is now available is exciting for McNeely.

“As a health care worker, I’m relieved that there is a layer of protection that there hasn’t been for nine months,” she said.

Millhouser qualified for the vaccine as the golf coach for Bandon High School.

“I don’t know if I’m excited (about getting the vaccine), but I’m willing,” he said. “If it helps with the golf season, helps people keep safe, helps me keep safe, then I’m all for it.”

Soon after Millhouser received his vaccine, fellow Bandon Dunes employee Jeff Simonds got his from Melanie Collins, another nurse helping at the event. Like Millhouser, Simonds is a youth sports coach.

“I think it’s the responsible thing to do,” Simonds said. “I had a little internal conflict being (in an early wave) to get it, but coaching youth sports at the school, it’s not just about me, it’s about others around me.”

John Gunther Photos, Bandon Western World

Scott Millhouser, Bandon's high school golf coach, receives the COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Debra Guzman during a clinic last weekend at the Bandon Community Center.

The nursing team helping out at the clinic from Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center included, from left, Laura Dillard, Mike Snyder, Denise Ebenal, Debra Guzman, Melanie Collins and April Henry.

The administrative team helping out included, back row from left, Victoria McNeely, Debi Ellis, Michele Winchell and Kim Russell, and front row, from left, Leslie Tucker, Rebecca Meza, Kathleen Sterling and Lori Shoecraft.

Simonds said he hopes parents become more comfortable as more and more teachers and coaches are vaccinated.

Collins, who is an emergency room nurse, said seeing people in

“It’s a good thing that we’re able to provide,” she said. “A lot of people are concerned about COVID. This puts a lot of people at ease.”

The people vaccinated Saturday, like all the others at various events

the vaccination clinic in the community setting, rather than seeing patients in the emergency room, was a nice experience, and added that she was more than happy to help out.

Harbor Light Middle School Honor Roll Harbor Lights Middle School Principal Dustin Clark is pleased to announce the names of students who have earned a place on the school's 2020-2021 Honor Roll for Semester 1.

5th Grade Grand Honor Roll (4.0): Coral Averett, Lorenzo Cruz, Chloe Ferrero, Brinkley Kirchgesler, Enzo Salandro, Isabella Schwartz, Jackson Simonds, Jack Taylor, Sunny Thompson, Trask Wehner.

Honor Roll (3.5-3.99): Moctezuma Aguas, Brylee Butts, Adam Cutler, Dustin Duran, Anthony Hoggatt, Chloe Looney, Beckett Pahls, Alexandra Panagakis, Evan Parker, Noah Schwenninger.

Honorable Mention (3.0-3.49): Addysen Burnett, Alize’ Martinez, Lilian McMillen, Gracie Miller, Christopher Mitchell, Alia Ornelas, Andrianna Parry, Brody Smith, Benjamin Sosa, Ryan Woodmark.

6th Grade Grand Honor Roll (4.0): Noah Brown, Jorden Jensen, Shasta Johnson, Olivia Kraynik, Sebastian Newby, Rylen Peer, Addison Stallard, Eli Vineyard.

Honor Roll (3.5-3.99): Addison Curry, Demetra Panagakis, Conner Peters, Sevren Quinn, Akyla Velasco.

Honorable Mention (3.0-3.49): Bradley Cook, Dominique DiBartolomeo,

Jasmine Jensen, Caelynne Sky Knight, Ayden Rowe, Kendall Siewell.

7th Grade Grand Honor Roll (4.0): Georgie Brown, Safaa Dimitruk, Tyler Eickhoff, Lillian Iverson, Shane McGuire-Korp, Marley Petrey, Cody Robison, Mariah Rodgers, Bridger Schwenninger, Hayden Thompson.

Honor Roll (3.5-3.99): Brooklin Butts, Hailey Felton, Rylee Freitag, Logan Parker, Holly Ramos, T.J Rhodes, Sophia Roth, Tyler Senn, Rowdy Staatz, Reggie Turner.

Honorable Mention (3.0-3.49): Paulina Acuna-Vasquez, Sebastian Allen, Jazmyn Gwynn-Llewellyn, Elliot Jannsen, Johnathan Killough, Kalina McGagin, Rowan Reed, Emma Roper-Cockerham.

8th Grade Grand Honor Roll (4.0): Christopher Kilcoyne, Nena Minkler, Katelyn Paxton, Mya Paxton, Maya Tulles, Jacob Weston.

Honor Roll (3.5-3.99): Erika Crum, Grant Godwin, Brynn Hindman, Camden Kappa, Meghyn Korp, Felicia McMillen, Alea O’Neill, Madeleine Pahls, Peyton Simonds, Makenna Vierck.

Honorable Mention (3.0-3.49): Keanan Anderson, Madeline Greenlee, Michael Mallory, Payton Vining

in Coos County, received the Moderna vaccine, which requires two doses. They will receive the second dose exactly four weeks later.

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Fish for free this weekend in Oregon SALEM, Ore.—Make fishing part of your President’s Day Weekend/Valentine’s Day plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13-14.

No fishing licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag, Columbia River Basin Endorsement or Two-Rod Validation) are required by Oregon residents or nonresidents to fish, crab or clam in Oregon on those dates.

Although no licenses or tags are required these two days, all other fishing regulations apply including closures, bag limits and size restrictions.

See the Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations to find out more and remember to check for any in-season regulation changes, especially for salmon and steelhead fishing, in the Zone where you will be fishing by visiting the Recreation Report, https:// myodfw.com/recreation-report/ fishing-report/ You can also check the Recreation Report for the best fishing opportunities this time of year. With winter weather forecast for the weekend, ice

fishing for trout or yellow perch could be an option, but be sure the ice is safe, wear safety gear and follow these other tips (https://myodfw.com/articles/14-tips-ice-fishing-oregon) Several waterbodies in NW, SW and Willamette zones will be stocked with trout, a good option for beginners (see Rec Report for details and our How to fish for trout video series for tips).

If you live near Portland, Bend, Medford, Roseburg or in Lane County, there are lots of nearby options (see links for guides) or check out Easy Angling Oregon, https://myodfw.com/articles/ easy-angling-oregon-introduction for other locations.

Crabbing and clamming page has lots of information about how to and where to, https://myodfw.com/crabbing-clamming --remember to take extra precautions during winter and never turn your back on the ocean. Always call the ODA Shellfish safety hotline at1-800-448-2474 or check ODA’s Recreational Shellfish page (https://www. oregon.gov/ODA/programs/ FoodSafety/Shellfish/Pages/

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AS I SEE IT

By Mary Schamehorn The first picture I am sharing was taken during a fun day of water skiing on Floras Lake in 1958 by my late uncle, Lou Felsheim, who had a cabin on the lake. But I chose this picture because it is one of the best pictures I have of the Floras Lake Resort, which is what my story is about.

In the April 24, 1930, issue of Western World I found the headline: "Floras Lake is Open to the Public," with the subhead: "Parties admitted free who don't use tables, wood or water."

It adds that "those using any of the above must pay a charge of 25c per car."

The article continues: "For those seeking rest and recreation Floras Lake Resort owners have provided well.

There is a well equipped hotel building with appropriate dining room and dancing floor, and a wide veranda from which a wonderful view of a wide expanse of the lake is obtained. The hotel is known for its excellent dining, room services, everything served being prepared by experienced women cooks.

"An added attraction to individuals and families who want real home comforts while in the wilds is a number of very modernly furnished two-, three-, and four-room cabins, equipped with beds, linen, cooking utensils, baths, electricity, toilets and other conveniences, all facing on the lake front with a view of the wonderful lake which has over 25 miles of shore line.

"The lake, a fresh water body, empties into the ocean which, at the ocean front, is a bare hundred yards away. Here visitors disport themselves in the mighty Pacific, enjoy the surf, clam digging, sea fishing and other sports.

"The lake itself, with its wooded shores, is one of the scenic wonders of the West."

Judging from the photo, we know the lodge was still there in 1958, but I have no idea when it was torn down or stopped functioning as a resort. But it surely sounds like a real showplace, less than 15 miles south of Bandon near Langlois.

The second photo was taken in late December of 1940 when Ferry Creek overflowed its bank and flooded the east end of town. Pictured here, on the left, is the Coquille Valley Dairy Co-op (now the site of Face Rock Creamery), and across the highway, now a vacant lot, is the Standard Service Station, which was owned for many years by George Chappell.

West of the station, and across Fillmore Avenue, you can see the Coast Lumber Yard, which survived the Fire but finally fell into disrepair and was torn down many years later. West of the creamery was my dad's Gilmore Service Station, which is across Fillmore from what was then the city hall and is now the home of the Bandon Historical Society museum.

An article in the Jan. 2, 1941, Western World explains that because of several days of torrential rains, the water rose rapidly and within a short time formed a rushing river the full width of the highway toward the city hall. The water rose to a height of between 13 and 18 inches in places. It completely covered the floors in the Bob-Otto Court (site of the present Chevron station at Elmira and 101) where it also did considerable damage to the service station and the Greyhound bus depot, which were part of the Auto Court.

The third picture shows Sadye's Confectionary, the local soda fountain (now the home of Alloro Wine Bar) where the water was held from coming into the front door by sandbags. But note the rowboat in front of the door.

At the liquor store next door it flowed across the sidewalk and under the building.

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Photos from the Mary Schamehorn Collection

Water skiing at Floras Lake in 1958.

"Water covered the floor of the new Bandon Theatre from the stage several rows back but this was largely due to the tide having backed up the water in the special drainage system maintained by the theater," explained the article. The theater was situated immediately west of what is now the Bandon Coffee Cafe.

City employees were finally able to cut ditches across First street between Elmira and Fillmore, to return the water to the river. At that outlet, the bulkhead that held the street fill had to be blasted with dynamite. *** So how does our rainfall compare to what occurred 80 years ago. Gerry Terp, who sends me the rainfall data every month, said Bandon recorded 14.13 inches in January, just a little less than the 14.57 recorded in January of 2020 ... but more than double the rainfall for January of 2019, which was 6.79 inches.

A look back at the last 17 years for January, shows a high of 20.45 inches in 2006 to a low of 2.56 inches in 2015. So if someone asks you what a typical January rainfall is like, you can honestly say, "It's all over the chart." *** I know that the question on most people's minds these days is how do I get the Covid-19 vaccine and where do I sign up.

I asked Frances Smith of Coos County Friends of Public Health and here is what she said: "If you are already registered through the Coos Health and Wellness website (www.cooshealthandwellness.org) then the next step is to wait for an email. When the amount of vaccine that is shipped each week to Coos County is determined, and it varies, the vaccine committee (which consists of the organizations which are administering it: Coos Health & Wellness, Bay Area Hospital, Southern Coos Hospital, Coquille Valley Hospital, Coast Community Health Center

and others) meet on Tuesday to determine how and where the vaccine will best be distributed that week, for example, based on who has the capacity to hold a clinic, or make appointments, and also they consider placing it in a different areas of the county.

"A person should register with the CHW website.

When that person becomes eligible, based on age, employment, etc., he or she will receive an email telling where vaccine is being offered and the date if there is a mass clinic. There may be a link to make an appointment at CHW, or there could be information on how to sign up at Southern Coos Hospital or NBMC. So the person has to take that next step to make an appointment, and appointments are made on a first come first served basis. So watch for an email telling you where to make an appointment. If a person does not use the Internet, then they should call Coos Health and Wellness (541-266-6700) to be put on the list for notification." *** People often try to politicize everything having to do with the Covid-19 virus, so I decided to take a look at the nationwide cases and deaths per 100,000 population in the 50 states to see if most were occurring in blue states or in red states.

To begin with, Oregon's is fifth from the lowest when it comes to deaths per 100,000 people and fourth from the bottom in the number of cases per 100,000 people.

The six states with the lowest death rates (Vermont, Hawaii, Alaska, Maine, Oregon and Utah) were split down the middle .... with three having Democratic governors and three having Republican governors. The same goes for the six states with the highest death rates (New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Mississippi and South Dakota), as three are governed

by Republicans and three by Democrats.

The death rate in the

Ferry Creek overflows its banks in 1940, flooding portions of Bandon.

A rowboat sits outside the front door of Sadye's Confectionary, where sandbags kept the water out during the flood. highest states, which ranged from 202 to 245 deaths per 100,000 population, was far higher than Oregon's, whose death rate is 48 per 100,000 population. Vermont and Hawaii share honors for the lowest rate, at 29. *** Coos County Solid Waste has announced a free Household Hazardous Waste collection event, set for Feb. 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

at Beaver Hill Solid Waste Disposal Site. People are asked to call 541-396-7624 to make an appointment for the collection event.

Things people cannot dispose of include ammunition, asbestos, explosives, fireworks, medical waste, sharps and radioactive waste. *** Of all the Super Bowl ads that really got my attention was the one filmed by Bruce

Springsteen for Jeep which urged Americans to move past their differences and find common ground: "It's no secret the middle has been a hard place to get to lately.

We need the middle. We just have to remember the very soil we stand on is common ground so we can get there."

He ends with a message of hope before the words "to the ReUnited States of America."

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Meanwhile, SCHHC looks forward to being able to provide other vaccination events as more doses become available and the state rules for who is eligible evolve.

“There’s very strict rules who you can give your vaccine to,” said Denise Ebenal, the infection prevention employee health nurse for Southern Coos Hospital and Health Center. “We have to follow all the guidelines.

“The intention of everybody is to get it out, to get it to everyone who wants it.”

How soon that happens depends on how quickly doses become available as demand remains high, Ebenal said.

“Once we get through the tiers, if they keep giving us doses, by summer everyone who wants one should have it,” she said. “It’s just supply and demand. We know there’s a demand.

We’ll fill it as soon as we can.”

Saturday’s event went smoothly, with organizers limiting the schedule to 25 recipients per hour and plenty of volunteers on hand.

Millhouser said the process was painless.

“They are very organized here,” he said. “I got right in during my scheduled time.”

Simonds agreed.

“Southern Coos Hospital has done a great job,” he said.

McNeely said she was thankful for another group.

“We are super grateful for Bay Cities Ambulance,” she said. “They have been really gracious and awesome about showing up and being on standby.”

The ambulance crew was in case anybody had a severe reaction to the vaccine.

McNeely also was grateful for the volunteers giving who made the event possible.

“It’s really great now all over the county seeing people willing to give up their time for the cause,” she said.

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A 20-year-old woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash in Bandon on Friday, Feb. 5.

According to the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, just before 8:30 p.m., Friday, deputies were dispatched to a single-vehicle crash on the south end of Beach Loop Road.

The Bandon Police Department, Bandon Fire Department and Bay Cities Am-

bulance joined the sheriff’s department at the scene.

When deputies arrived, it was determined Shelbie Dowell was the only occupant of the vehicle. First responders found the vehicle on its side after it struck a tree in the ditch.

Medics from Bay Cities Ambulance evaluated Dowell and declared her dead at the scene. Police and fire personnel worked together to recover Dowell’s body and remove the vehicle from the ditch.

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Art by the Sea is planning an abstract painting class for February.

The class, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, is called Let’s Try and Abstract with instructor Jean Stephenson. Participants are encouraged to dress for mess and bring a snack for break time. People may work from their own images if they prefer. All materials, including brushes, paints and canvas, will be provided.

The cost is $35 and there is a maximum of six students and minimum of four.

Meanwhile, the Collage Group meets monthly on the third Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. This month’s meeting, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, is full. The maximum size for

the class is 10 people and those interested are asked to send an email request to join to Susan Lehman at studioblue@mycomspan.com. The cost is $6 cash.

During the collage group meetings, there won’t be specific instruction, with participants asked to bring their own project, materials and ideas to share. Each person will have their own table. Social distancing and masks will be required and wipes and hand sanitizer will be available.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021 | A11

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State revises guidelines for outdoor sports JERRY ULMER OSAAtoday

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Marshfield players work on their blocking skills during a drill in practice early this week.

Football teams prep for season JOHN GUNTHER The World

High school football practice officially started this week, though the Bay Area’s two teams have been working for months to get ready for a season they had no guarantee would happen.

On Wednesday, they finally got good news from the state, when Gov. Kate Brown provided new guidelines allowing for contact sports outside.

Just what that means for Coos County wasn’t yet clear Wednesday.

“I think the Oregon Health Authority is going to release new guidelines soon, hopefully give everybody a little more clarification on what different activities schools can participate in,” North Bend athletic director Mike Forrester said.

Before Wednesday’s announcement from the governor, the North Bend and Marshfield squads were working hard.

And not just on the first two days of official practice.

“We’ve been practicing since August,” North Bend coach Gary Prince said, adding that his team’s commitment has been great given the uncertainty about a possible season.

“We had a phenomenal turnout all fall and January up to this point. They’ve done everything we’ve asked of them. There’s a lot of kids here who haven’t missed a day. I have the utmost respect for how the kids have handled this.”

North Bend had enough kids that Prince had to split practices, with older players on the upper field and younger players on the lower field (since Coos County is in the extreme-risk category, only 50 people can be in one venue at a time).

At Marshfield, coach John Lemmons remains excited

North Bend coach Gary Prince leads a group of players through a tackling preparation drill during practice this week. about his group, too.

“I thought there was a lot of energy and excitement from the kids,” he said. “This group of kids really has good attitudes. I see a lot of enthusiasm and excitement.”

Like North Bend, Marshfield’s players worked throughout the fall, including several weeks when the two teams went head-to-head repeatedly in seven-on-seven football.

“Just the fact of how hard they have been working and showing up and being dedicated and not really having a certainty of playing speaks volumes of these kids,” Lemmons said.

Unlike North Bend, Marshfield’s numbers have been down a little bit the first few days of practice, but Lemmons hopes that picks up now that there is a likelihood of a season.

“There are a number of football players who have been players since fourth or fifth grade who have stayed away,” he said. “I hope this sparks their interest to get those kids out.”

Lemmons is particularly excited for the linemen to get

a regular season, after they were not able to participate on the passing-only seven-on-seven season.

“It’s so, so good,” he said.

“If they weren’t going to let us play tackle, I wasn’t a real advocate of playing seven-on-seven because it wasn’t fair to those kids.”

Lemmons said Marshfield and North Bend tried several times to have a lineman challenge or lineman competition in the fall, but it never worked out because the rules kept changing.

“Those kids were working as hard as everyone else,” Lemmons said.

Both Bay Area coaches were excited about the prospects of a regular season.

“There’s a light at the end of the tunnel,” Prince said.

“That’s what we’re all happy about.”

He noted that only a couple of states haven’t yet allowed football.

“It’s long overdue,” Lemmons said. “I’m happy for the kids.

“I drove home many nights thinking it wasn’t going to happen and thinking about those seniors — it makes you

want to cry.”

Lemmons also noted the mental health toll not having school, sports and other activities has taken on kids across the country during the pandemic, including some who have committed suicide.

“That’s the big tragedy in my book,” he said.

Just what a season might look like is still in the air.

“We have had three schedules in place,” Forrester said, adding that another revision is in the works after Cottage Grove decided it didn’t want to play a varsity season.

Now tentatively, Marshfield and North Bend will play twice and both teams will play a few other schools.

Football is the only sport that started official practice this week. Volleyball, soccer and cross country can start on the 22nd, though those teams have been practicing, too.

North Bend’s cheer team also was practicing this week.

The activities excite everyone involved.

“The kids need it,” Prince said. “Whether it’s football or volleyball or soccer — they need to be doing something.”

Baseball to keep seven-inning doubleheaders in 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — Seven-inning doubleheaders and runners on second base to start extra innings will return for a second straight season under an agreement for 2021 health protocols reached Monday between Major League Baseball and the players' association.

The deal did not include last year’s experimental rule to extend the designated hitter to the National League or expanded playoffs. After allowing 16 teams in the postseason last year instead of 10, MLB had proposed 14 for this year before withdrawing that plan last month.

Last year’s expanded playoffs agreement did not come together until hours before the season’s first pitch.

“We’re comfortable with both rules,” San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler wrote in a text to the AP. “It seems like most were good with them in ’20, and with a year of familiarity under our belts, we’ll tackle them fine.”

There were 78 extra-inning games

last year, and the longest by innings were a pair of 13-inning contests at Houston, won by the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 29 and by Oakland on Aug. 7. Every previous season since 1901 had at least one game of 15 innings or longer.

“During a season with the possible delays from COVID, I think the seven-inning and runner on second rules will help any teams make up for lost time,” Arizona catcher Stephen Vogt wrote in a text to The Associated Press.

“I would love to get back to traditional baseball ASAP, but I like them for the 2021 season.”

There were 45 games postponed for COVID-19-related reasons and just two were not made up, between St. Louis and Detroit. In order to accomplish that, there were 56 doubleheaders, the most since 76 in 1984. About 12% of games were part of doubleheaders, the highest percentage since 13.6 in 1978.

“I actually liked both the seven-inning doubleheaders and the runner on

second,” Oakland manager Bob Melvin wrote in a text to the AP. “I was skeptical at first, but they both were successful in my opinion.”

The agreement includes more sophisticated contact tracing for COVID-19 that includes the use of technology, and more league rules on behavior to comply with coronavirus protocols.

Spring training opens Feb. 17 and the season starts April 1. The union last week rejected MLB's proposal to delay spring training and opening day until April 28, a plan that would have led to a compressed schedule of 154 games per team instead of the usual 162.

The extended DH was included in last year’s health and safety protocols. MLB would not include it in this year’s after the union rejected the proposal for a delay in the season that included the DH being used again in the NL. Last season's start was delayed from March 26 to July 23 because of the pandemic, and each team's schedule was cut to 60 games.

High school football teams in Oregon got some long-awaited good news Wednesday.

The Governor's Office said in a release that the Oregon Health Authority will revise its guidance for outdoor contact sports, easing restrictions for schools that have returned to at least limited in-person learning.

The new guidance will allow football teams, who began non-contact practices Monday, to progress to contact practices next week and start the season as scheduled March 1, provided they meet requirements for in-person instruction and follow health and safety protocols.

Schools in counties that are lower and moderate risk can move forward with their football plans. For those in high and extreme risk counties, schools “must offer on-site responsive testing for symptomatic individuals and close contacts, contact information for contact tracing, and a waiver identifying health and safety risks and a commitment to isolation and quarantine if exposed to COVID-19,” according to the release.

The OSAA is encouraged by the news as it waits for more information from the state. OSAA executive director Peter Weber said he anticipates more details coming today or Thursday.

“We're excited to get more kids back to participating,” Weber said. “We need to get the details to sift through so then we can provide some guidance to the schools.”

In particular, the OSAA will seek clarification on how schools in high and extreme risk counties can comply with the new guidance.

“We need to figure out what those schools need to do,” Weber said. “To opt in, what does that look like?

And how can we assist

our schools in making that happen? We need the details when those are out there so we can put it into place.”

In addition to meeting health and safety protocols, schools in high and extreme risk counties wishing to resume outdoor contact sports “must also have at least limited in-person instruction occurring, with the goal of achieving hybrid or full in-person instruction for students this school year,” the release said.

“Schools must also be in compliance with state guidance for COVID-19 testing.”

Currently, all Oregon counties meet the COVID-19 case count advisory metrics for limited in-person instruction.

Gov. Kate Brown called on high school athletes to be “leaders in your communities,” reminding them of their responsibility on and off the field. She said that if the COVID-19 numbers spike, the state might have to shut down contact sports again.

“It is not lost on me that this decision today will allow high school football to resume, when too many high school classrooms across Oregon remain empty,” Brown said.

“To all the parents of student athletes and coaches who have called and emailed me in the last year asking for school sports to resume, I am challenging you now to devote your energy to making sure in-person academics can resume for your kids, too.

“If our school gyms, fields, and weight rooms are to reopen, we owe it to Oregon’s children to make sure our classrooms, libraries, and science labs fully reopen as well.”

Indoor contact sports continue to be prohibited in all counties.

Jerry Ulmer writes about high school sports for the Oregon School Activities Association on its OSAAtoday platform. Read more stories at www.osaa.org.

MLS season to start April 17 Associated Press Commissioner Don Garber said the Major League Soccer season will begin April 17, two weeks later than originally announced because of extended labor negotiations.

Garber held a wide-ranging news conference Wednesday after the league and its players agreed over

the weekend to an amended collective bargaining agreement meant to help offset losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Now that the CBA has been ratified, the league will set a new date for teams to open preseason training camps in the near future. The season schedule will also be announced soon, Garber said.

National TV Sports Listings Today

NBA Basketball — New Orleans at Dallas, 4:45 p.m., ESPN; Memphis at Los Angeles Lakers, 7:05 p.m., ESPN. Men’s College Basketball — St. Bonaventure at VCU, 4 p.m., ESPN2; Akron at Miami Ohio, 4 p.m., ESPNU; Buffalo at Central Michigan, 5 p.m., CBS Sports Network; Detroit at Cleveland State, 6 p.m., ESPNU; Wyoming at Utah State, 7 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Auto Racing — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy 250, qualifying at noon, race at 4:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Golf — PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, noon, Golf Channel.

Tennis — Australian Open, midnight and 6 p.m., ESPN2.

Saturday, Feb. 13

Men’s College Basketball — Connecticut at Xavier, 9 a.m., Fox; Indiana at Ohio State, 9 a.m., ESPN; Loyola Chicago at Drake, 9 a.m., ESPN2; Kansas State at Oklahoma State, 9 a.m., ESPNU; Auburn at Kentucky, 10 a.m., CBS; Tennessee at LSU, 11 a.m., ESPN; Oregon at Arizona, 11 a.m., ESPN2; Iowa at Michigan State, 11:30 a.m., Fox; Kansas at Iowa State, noon, ABC; Duke at North Carolina State, 1 p.m., ESPN; Arkansas at Missouri, 1 p.m,. ESPN2; Villanova at Creighton, 2 p.m., Fox; Gonzaga at San Francisco, 3 p.m., ESPN2; North Carolina at Virginia, 3 p.m., ESPN; Rice at Western Kentucky, 3 p.m., CBS Sports Network; Detroit at Cleveland State, 4 p.m., ESPNU; UCLA at Washington, 4:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network; USC at Washington State, 5 p.m., ESPNU; St. Mary’s at Pepperdine, 5 p.m., CBS Sports Network; Utah at Stanford, 7 p.m,. Pac12 Network; Colorado at California, 7 p.m., ESPNU; UNLV at Boise State, 7 p.m., Fox Sports 1; UC Irvine at UC Riverside, 9 p.m., ESPNU. NBA Basketball — Brooklyn at Golden State, 5:30 p.m., ABC. Auto Racing — NASCAR Xfinity Series The Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner 300, qualifying at 8 a.m. and race at 2 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Tennis — Australian Open round of 6 p.m., 6 p.m. and midnight, ESPN2.

Golf — PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 10 a.m., Golf Channel, and noon, CBS.

Track & Field — New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, 1 p.m., NBC. Skiing — World Championships, 11:30 a.m., NBC, and 1:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Speed Skating — World Championships, 3 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Sunday, Feb. 14

Auto Racing — NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500, 11:30 a.m., Fox. Men’s College Basketball — Michigan at Wisconsin, 10 a.m., CBS; St. Bonaventure at UMass, 11 a.m., NBC Sports Network; Tulane at South Florida, 11 a.m., ESPNU; Loyola Chicago at Drake, noon, ESPN2; Marquette at Seton Hall, noon, Fox Sports 1; Minnesota at Maryland, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Oregon State at Arizona State, 4 p.m., ESPN2.

Golf — PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, 10 a.m., Golf Channel, and noon, CBS. Hockey — Washington at Pittsburgh, 9 a.m., NBC; Colorado at Vegas, 4 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Skiing — World Championships, 9 a.m., NBC. Tennis — Australian Open third round, 6 p.m. and midnight, ESPN2.

Monday, Feb. 15

Women’s College Basketball — Stanford at Oregon, 7 p.m., ESPN2.

Men’s College Basketball — Virginia at Florida State, 4 p.m., ESPN; Washington at Washington State, 5 p.m., Pac-12 Network; Texas Southern at Jackson State, 6 p.m., ESPNU. Hockey — New York Islanders at Buffalo, 4 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Tennis — Australian Open quarterfinals, 6 p.m. and midnight, ESPN2.

Tuesday, Feb. 16

NBA Basketball — New Orleans at Memphis, 4:30 p.m., TNT; Brooklyn at Phoenix, 7 p.m., TNT. Men’s College Basketball — Providence at UConn, 3:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Temple at Tulsa, 4 p.m., ESPNU; Dayton at Rhode Island, 4 p.m., CBS Sports Network; Mississippi State at Auburn, 6 p.m., ESPNU. Hockey — Washington at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Tennis — Australian Open quarterfinals, 6 p.m. and midnight, ESPN2.

A12 | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Hendrick sweeps front row for Daytona 500

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New number, new day, new time, same result for Hendrick Motorsports.

Alex Bowman and William Byron swept the front row Wednesday night in qualifying for the Daytona 500, giving Hendrick its 14th pole and sixth in the last seven years.

Rick Hendrick's engine-building wing has seven straight poles because it powers Ricky Stenhouse Jr., last year's pole-winner.

“I think it means a lot to Mr. H — he wants to win everything, like every category, he wants to be top of the list,” Bowman said. “Here it really just comes down to who built the fastest race car. And I think it’s important for Hendrick Motorsports to come up and prove that they’re the ones that did that.”

Bowman posted a lap at 191.261 mph to earn the top starting spot for the second time in his career. It’s the fourth consecutive year Bowman will start from the front row, but he's got a completely new look this time.

Bowman in the offseason was moved from the No. 88 into the No. 48 vacated by seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson. He inherited sponsor Ally, which has committed to backing Bowman and helping him develop his brand.

“It's really hard to sit here and be like, ‘I did it and I did this and that and that’s why we are on the front row for four consecutive years,'” Bowman said. “It's more about the people that make it happen. I floored it, but I'm pretty sure everybody else did, too. I'm just appreciative to have a fast car.”

Greg Ives, Bowman's crew chief, has put one of his cars on the front row for five consecutive years dating to Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2017.

Ives has never had a car start lower than third since he became a Cup crew chief in 2015.

“We put a lot of time and effort into our speedway program. It’s a show car. It’s the pinnacle of the hotrods that we bring out of our race shop,” Ives said. “There’s a lot of pride in every piece, every car,

just from the paint job all the way down to the last nut and bolt.”

Bowman drove his Chevrolet more than 1 mph faster than teammate Byron, who qualified second with a lap at 190.219 mph. Only the front row was set Wednesday, the first time Daytona 500 qualifying has been held at night under a condensed Speedweeks schedule.

“Hendrick always gives us great cars to come down here and qualify well and also race well, so you never know which guys are going to have the speed out of the four of us,” Byron said of the four-car Hendrick stable. Chase Elliott was 11th and Kyle Larson 15th to complete Hendrick's lineup.

It's the ninth consecutive year Chevrolet won the pole.

The 40-car field is determined through both time trials and a pair of Thursday night qualifying races.

NASCAR sold 36 charters that guarantee those owners slots in the field, which leaves eight drivers vying for four “open” spots in the Super Bowl of stock-car racing.

Two spots were earmarked to the fastest “open” cars in time trials.

David Ragan and Ryan Preece earned those berths.

Preece had a charter last year with JTG-Daugherty Racing, but the team no longer holds its rights and there’s concern the car won’t attempt to make every race if it doesn’t have early success.

Preece said he wasn't nervous before attempting his lap, but did panic when the qualifying session was delayed for a power issue and Preece noticed he was wearing the wrong firesuit. Preece said he ran half-a-mile before his qualifying lap to change his suit.

Derrike Cope, the 1990 Daytona 500 winner and oldest driver in the field at 62, could not get his car started and did not make a qualifying lap. His car is locked into the race, though, because it has a charter.

The No. 62 driven by Noah Gragson for Beard Motorsport failed pre-qualifying inspection three times, did not get to attempt

a qualifying lap, and lost a crew member.

Beard has to forfeit a team member as penalty, but Gragson can race Thursday night and attempt to qualify for his first Daytona 500.

Bubba Wallace, fastest in Wednesday' afternoon's practice, briefly sat on the pole in his new 23XI Racing entry owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin. Byron bumped him first, then Bowman topped Byron. Wallace wound up fourth on his first day in his new car.

“I’m pumped and I know that all the resources are there. Everything is in place,” Wallace said. “My motto is, ‘No more excuses.’”

Hamlin, who is trying to become the first driver to win three consecutive Daytona 500s, was 12th. He said it was emotional to see the team he helped build get its car on track.

“I’ve always said for a long time, for the last couple months, when I see the car on the track, that’s kind of when it will be real for me, and it definitely was,” Hamlin said.

Wallace, Jordan excited about new team at Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bubba Wallace and Michael Jordan are feeling bullish about their debut in 23XI Racing headed into the Daytona 500.

Wallace sent Jordan to the top of scoring pylon in the first Daytona 500 practice session for their new team and the first overall for NASCAR in more than 300 days.

Wallace then threatened Wednesday night to make a front-row start for Sunday's season opener but has to wait another night to find out where he'll qualify for "The Great American Race."

Wallace was selected as the driver in the first season of a new team that brought Jordan into NASCAR as a team owner. Wallace was fastest in the field in practice and surely impressed his new boss -— call that about 200 mph speed “Flying Jordan” — once they meet for the first time.

“He’ll be here Thursday, so I’ll get to have the first one-on-one conversation with him, just to pick his brain, to learn more about him,” Wallace said. “We all got to see a little bit of his taste and his character in ‘The Last Dance.’ Very competitive, I’m going to say that.”

With a getting-to-know-you weekend ahead, Jordan sent Wallace “a very positive” text after practice.

Wallace hit 199.747 mph in the No. 23 Toyota for 23XI Racing to top practice and then 189.577 in the qualifying session for the Daytona 500.

Hendrick Motorsports drivers Alex Bowman and William Byron start on the front row. NASCAR sets the rest of the field with a pair of qualifying races Thursday.

Kyle Busch streaks to win in opening Busch Clash DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Busch snagged the first win of the new season, streaking past NASCAR champion Chase Elliott after Elliott spun leader Ryan Blaney in the final stretch of the exhibition Busch Clash.

Blaney had chased down Elliott on the road course at Daytona International Speedway to take the lead with two laps remaining in Tuesday night's 35-lap Speedweeks opener. Elliott, winner of NASCAR's last four road course races dating to 2019, didn't let Blaney pull away and set himself up for one final chance at the win.

He stalked Blaney into the chicane headed into the turn four final push and as Elliott closed in on his bumper, the two made contact and Blaney spun into the wall. It cost Elliott his momentum and Busch sailed by for the surprise victory.

“I just knew to keep my head down and keep focus ahead and just seeing if I could hit my marks to have a shot like that if something like that were to materialize,” Busch said.

Busch led only the final 300 or so feet of the race for the victory for Joe Gibbs Racing. It was Busch’s second win in the exhibition — he also used a lastlap pass to win in 2012 — and the 10th for Gibbs.

JGR also won last season's Clash.

For Busch, the win comes after a disappointing one-win season for the 2019 NASCAR champion.

He struggled in the second half of the season, failed to advance to the final four championship round for Wallace's qualifying speed was enough to zip him to the top of the chart and he stayed there until Byron bumped him out with 21 drivers remaining.

Jordan joined with NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin to form the new team with Wallace, a high-profile pairing of a Black majority team owner and the only Black driver at NASCAR’s top level. Jordan is the

the first time since 2014 and his No. 18 Toyota crew was overhauled during the winter.

Gibbs made so many changes to Busch's crew, he joked he felt like he'd been the one fired and moved to a new ride.

“I’m not sure that we’re mature enough or we’re ready enough in order to win as a group, but I feel like this is a good start," Busch said. “Winning never hurts anything, but there is some stuff for us to get a little bit better on, for us to grow on.”

Elliott finished second and Blaney was third. The two are close friends off the track and chatted at Blaney's damaged race car after the finish.

“If I'm sorry for trying to win a race, then I'm in the wrong business,” Elliott said. “Obviously, I don’t mean to wreck anybody. I feel like you’ve got to go for it at an event like this.”

Blaney chalked it up to hard racing in the first event since November's season finale.

“Of course he didn't mean to wreck me, but I ended up wrecked,” Blaney said. “I told him, 'If you are going to make a move like that, you better make sure you win the race and don't let the third-place guy win.'”

The Clash has always been the opening event of Speedweeks, which traditionally spans two weekends before the season-opening Daytona 500.

NASCAR this year is experimenting with a condensed schedule and all the racing spans six days and concludes with Sunday's big show.

first Black principal owner of a fulltime Cup team since Hall of Famer Wendell Scott in 1973.

Jordan, the six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls and Hall of Famer, and Hamlin purchased a charter for their team from Germain Racing that guarantees Wallace a spot in the 40-car Cup Series field every week.

Hamlin, of course, is trying for

his third straight Daytona 500 victory for Joe Gibbs Racing. He said he'll focus maybe a day each week on the 23XI team (No. 23 for Jordan, XI for Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota) and remain committed to JGR. “I always have to maintain a level of professionalism to the team that I drive for,” Hamlin said. “This is the point of the season where things will start to get easier from

Longtime NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer dies Associated Press Marty Schottenheimer’s NFL coaching career was as remarkable as it was flummoxing.

There were 200 regular-season wins, the eighth most in NFL history. There were a mystifying number of playoff losses, some so epic they had nicknames: “The Drive” and “The Fumble.”

Always there was “Martyball,” the conservative, smash-mouth approach that featured a strong running game and hard-nosed defense.

Schottenheimer died Monday night in Charlotte, North Carolina, his family said through former Kansas City Chiefs publicist Bob Moore.

He was 77. Schottenheimer was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014 and moved to a hospice Jan. 30.

Schottenheimer coached Cleveland, Kansas City, Washington and San Diego and went 200-126-1 in 21 seasons.

Schottenheimer considered himself a teacher and called the NFL “a people business.”

“The best coach I ever had," Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson said in a statement. “I never went into a game with Marty as coach feeling like I wasn’t fully prepared to win. ... I considered him a true All-American man.”

Ex-coach Bill Cowher remembered his former coach and mentor as an "amazing coach, teacher and leader.

Marty, you say, “There’s a gleam, men,” there is and it

was always “YOU.” Schottenheimer was a master at getting his players' rapt attention. He would gather them in the pre-game huddle and holler, “One play at a time!” Among his other favorites: "This is us!” and “We've got our people!" Or, “Gentlemen, it's the 6 inches between your breastbone and your back — your heart!”

Then there was “Raider Week,” when he'd warn his players in no uncertain terms what nastiness awaited them if they didn't play well against their archrival. Under his “Midnight Rule,” players and coaches could celebrate victories until midnight on Sundays, and then start focusing on the next week's opponent.

Winning during the regular season was never a problem.

Schottenheimer’s teams won 10 or more games 11 times, including a glistening 14-2 record with the Chargers in 2006 that earned them the AFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs.

It’s what happened in January that haunted Schottenheimer, who was just 5-13 in the postseason. ″Well, we haven’t been real successful when we got there. We need to fix that,” Schottenheimer said in 2006 after San Diego clinched the AFC West.

His playoff demons followed him to the end of his career.

In his final game, on Jan. 14, 2007, Schottenheimer’s Chargers, featuring NFL MVP Tomlinson and a supporting cast of Pro Bowlers,

imploded with mind-numbing mistakes and lost a home divisional playoff game to Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, 24-21.

A month later, owner Dean Spanos stunned the NFL when he fired Schottenheimer because of a personality clash between the coach and strong-willed general manager A.J. Smith. Schottenheimer and Smith hadn’t spoken for about two years.

A breaking point for Spanos -- head of the family-owned team -- came when Schottenheimer wanted to hire brother Kurt as defensive coordinator after Wade Phillips was hired away as Dallas’ head coach.

Kurt Schottenheimer had been on his brother’s previous staffs, and Marty Schottenheimer’s son, Brian, had been Chargers quarterbacks coach from 2002-05.

Schottenheimer then moved to North Carolina to spend time with his family and play golf.

Spanos on Tuesday recalled Schottenheimer as a ”tremendous leader of men and a man of great principle. ... You couldn’t outwork him.

You couldn’t outprepare him.

And you certainly always knew exactly where you stood with him."

Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt called Schottenheimer a "passionate leader who cared deeply for his players and coaches, and his influence on the game can still be seen today on a number of coaching staffs around the league.”

Schottenheimer was 44-27

with Cleveland from 198488; 101-58-1 with Kansas City from 1989-98; 8-8 with Washington in 2001; and 47-33 with San Diego from 2002-06.

He turned around the Browns, Chiefs and Chargers.

The Browns on Tuesday recalled the coach’s “tough, hard-nosed, never-give-upthe-fight attitude the team embodied that endeared him to Browns fans."

When Schottenheimer was hired by the Chiefs in 1989, the Raiders had won 21 of the previous 30 games between the teams. During the next 10 seasons, Schottenheimer emphasized “Raider Week” and his Chiefs went 18-3 against the Silver and Black, including a win in the 1991 wild-card round, the first postseason game played at Arrowhead Stadium.

Tomlinson remembered how much Schottenheimer loved the running game.

“Power football. That's ‘Martyball,’ “ Tomlinson once said. ”You run it, then run it, and then run it again, and then OK, OK, we can throw a pass. But after that pass, let's run it, then run it, and run it again. That's Martyball. Wear you down."

Schottenheimer never made it to the Super Bowl, either as a player or coach.

He was a backup linebacker for the Buffalo Bills when they lost the 1966 AFL title game to Kansas City, which then played the Green Bay Packers in the first Super Bowl.

my standpoint.”

NASCAR hit the track for practice for the first time in 341 days since a 55-minute session on March 6, 2020, at Phoenix Raceway. The pandemic forced NASCAR to streamline its schedule and most races were turned into one-day events. That continues in 2021 with only Daytona and seven other race weekends -- mostly new tracks and championship weekend -- having scheduled practice sessions.

Wallace had a tumultuous 2020 as he became NASCAR’s face for racial justice and change. He successfully pushed NASCAR to ban the Confederate flag at its events and with it came a wave of backlash from some fans. Wallace weathered it as best as he could — even when NASCAR brought in the FBI to investigate a garage door pull in his stall at Talladega that had been fashioned into a noose months earlier — and it ultimately led to a millions in new sponsorship dollars that gave Wallace the funding to help get 23XI Racing off the ground.

“I'm pumped and I know that all the resources are there. Everything is in place,” Wallace said. “My motto is, ‘no more excuses.’”

The 27-year-old Wallace is winless in 112 career Cup starts, all with Richard Petty Motorsports.

His runner-up finish in the 2018 Daytona 500 was the best finish by a Black driver in the race.

“I had a little bit of trouble falling asleep last night, just from the nerves of climbing in,” Wallace said. “I know it’s just practice and qualifying today. But still. New beginnings here. New opportunities I’m excited to take on and see how we can make this team better.”

Tampa Bay celebrates champs with boat parade TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Even on the water, it seems the connection between seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady and his receivers cannot be denied.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers held a boat parade Wednesday to celebrate their first NFL title in 18 years on a sun-splashed day with thousands of fans lining the Hillsborough River near downtown Tampa.

At one point, Brady was captured on video tossing the NFL's Lombardi Trophy from his boat across the water to a shirtless Cameron Brate in another boat. That brought wild cheers from fans and players.

Brady threw two of his three touchdown passes in the team's 31-9 Super Bowl victory over the Kanas City Cheifs to Rob Gronkowski, who teamed with Brate to form one of the best tight end tandems in the NFL this season.

As the parade came to a close, coach Bruce Arians said the Bucs could easily repeat as champions if the team stays intact. Brady has already said he'll be back, and Arians is determined to hold on to several other key players, too.

“We have the best coaching staff in the NFL. And we damn sure have the best players in the NFL,” Arians said. “We're going to keep the band together.”

Mayor Jane Castor had emphasized that people attending the parade needed to wear masks outdoors and observe social distancing rules.

It appeared many abided by the mask order but many others did not. There were also dozens of people on private boats, kayaks and other watercraft crowding the river to catch a glimpse of the team. They were directed to stay at least 50 feet (15 meters) from the boats carrying players.

After Tampa Bay's win in Sunday's title game, throngs of people gathered in the city's entertainment districts. Many were seen maskless despite the orders requiring them.

For Tampa Bay players and the team's fans, celebrating their first Super Bowl win since the 2002 season was the main attraction on Wednesday.

“We just made history in all the world,” said linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul. “This means so much to me, I'll do it again. We're gonna do it again."

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Now is the time to clear that Gorse! Big Foot Stump Grinding LLC does Gorse and Brush Clearing. Stump Grinding, Tractor Services, Landscape Maint. We are Licensed, Bonded and Insured. LCB#9933 Serving Bandon and Surrounding Areas, Find us on FB. Big Foot Stump Grinding LLC (541) 366-1036 -------------------------------------PATRICK MYERS TREE SERVICE. Certified arborist, 50 yrs. exp. Free estimates.

541-347-9124 or 541-2907530. Lic. #116632. Stump grinding, hazardous removal, pruning hedges and brush clipping. Serving Bandon area since 1995.

-------------------------------------JBJ TREE & LAWN SERVICE LLC JOHN 541-260-8166 CCB# 211687 Lawn Maintenance Hardscape Tree Removal Brushing Site Clearing -------------------------------------For all your lawn care needs Rodriguez Gardening has you covered! From mowing, raking pruning, trimming & so much more. Give us a call for an estimate at (541)260-3553 or (541)2604478. Licensed (#8318) & insured!

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BANDON MINI-STORAGE. Temp. controlled RV & boat storage. 50317 Hwy. 101 South. 541-347-1190.

BANDON E-Z STORAGE. Affordable plus Boat/RV. 370 11th St. SE, 541-347-9629.

BANDON MINI-STORAGE, temp controlled, 88371 Hwy. 42S, 541-347-5040. Ask for Manager's Special.

-------------------------------------MICK'S BARBER SHOP Father/son barber shop.

Across from the post office.

Monday - Friday, 9am 5:30pm 541-347-2207.

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PAHLS FAMILY DENTISTRY offers single-visit crowns, dental implants and sedation dentistry.

Accepting new patients. Call to reserve your appointment today. 541.396.2242, Coquille

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FOUND: Knife found on Prosper Junction Rd, call 541-329-2498 to identify & Claim.

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Announcements We're open!! Dragonfly Farm & Nursery 2 miles North of Langlois off of HWY 101 is now open for the season 7 days a week 10am4pm. We have bare root berries and trees, bagged soil, shrubs, house plants and more! Visit our website for details www.dragonflyfarmlanglois.com or give us a call: 541-844-5559.

-------------------------------------DEVON'S BOUTIQUE 20% Savings storewide. Tops, tunics, pants, jeans, scarves, shoes and Irish sweaters - perfect for coastal comfort. Now in! Oregon coast's largest selection of Spring & Summer sweaters from Ireland.

30 unique woman's styles and 10 men's in fresh and classic colors to compliment you. 92 Second St. Devonsboutique.com

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Experience preferred, but will train right person. Candidate must be organized, detailoriented and trustworthy.

Requires strong work ethic, multitasking ability, and proven computer skills.

Competitive compensation.

E-mail resumes to: muenchrathlawresume@ gmail.com -------------------------------------Immediate openings for part-time housekeepers.

Wage DOE. Apply in person, Sunset Lodging, 1865 Beach Loop Drive.

-------------------------------------RARE OPPORTUNITY: If you are reliable and want to be part of the Bandon Inn Team, the following positions are currently available: Laundry Specialist Housekeepers Front Desk Coffee Barista Breakfast Server On-Call Shuttle Driver We need team players that are professional, dependable and flexible. Please pick up an application at the front desk anytime at 355 Highway 101.

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City of Port Orford, Oregon - Wastewater Utilities Worker (Sewer Plant Operator) Salary range $3,901.66 – $4,745.78 per month plus benefits. Seeking qualified applicants to fill a Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator 2 position. This full time, non-exempt position will work towards learning the operation and maintenance activities required for the operation of the City of Port Orford’s Wastewater Treatment Facility, wastewater collection system, associated lift stations, and storm water collection system. To maintain these systems for compliance with the State and Federal regulations; while meeting the specific effluent standards established by the facility’s NPDES permit. High School graduate or G.E.D., Specialized training (recent acceptable formal courses of instruction) in wastewater collection system operation; or two years of college in the field of engineering or a closely related field. Working knowledge of equipment, repair and maintenance of water/sewer lines, meters, hydrants, and mains as required and other duties as assigned.

Certifications preferred for WWT 2, Collections 1, CDL, Posses and maintain a valid Oregon Driver’s License. To obtain an application and complete job description visit www. portorford.org or you can email djohnson@ portorford.org or phone (541)366-4564 The application deadline is February 26, 2021.

University of Oregon, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston Full-time Temporary Laborer 2 Work will be general labor, digging, pressure washing, demolition, material handling, painting and light carpentry.

Prior experience is needed for this position. Pay $16.49 per hour. This position is located in Charleston, Oregon.

For more information you may call 541-346-7280, or fill out an application at 63466 Boat Basin Road, Charleston, OR. EO/AA/ ADA institution committed to cultural diversity. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran & disability status.

-------------------------------------Part-time head housekeeper wanted. Apply at the Bandon Beach Motel.

References required. 541347-9451.

-------------------------------------Cook wanted... Learn to make jam like grandma makes. Hours Tues - Thurs 8:30 - 3:30. More hours if desired. Apply at Misty Meadows.

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Recreational Vehicles BUYING RVs. Gib's RV is looking for clean pre-owned RVs to buy/consign. No fee consignments. We make house calls. 541-888-3424.

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Estate Sales Estate/ Shop sale LOTS of misc: Household, tools etc., Friday Feb. 12th - Saturday Feb. 13th, 9-5 rain or shine 545 N 8th LAKESIDE

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Furniture FEBRUARY IS HOME DÉCOR MONTH AT HENNICKS FURNITURE! Mention this ad and get 20% OFF any accessory or home décor item. Hennick’s Furniture, 88298 Hwy 42 South (541)329-1233.

Open Mon-Sat, 9:30-5:30.

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ANIMAL CREMATORY The Bay Area’s only pet crematory with COOS BAY CHAPEL. 541-267-3131 coosbayareafunerals.com

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Yard Equipment DR Field & Bush Mower. New battery. Runs good. Extra parts included. $1,375. 541217-9049

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Misc Wanted Attention Seniors: Nice senior conservative lady looking for happy room to rent. Likes cooking, no smoking, no drugs. Reasonably priced. I know you have an extra room or two. How about renting to Ginne 541-450-7938

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Real Estate/Trade COASTAL SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY Offers a pristine 0.94-acre parcel, fully surveyed, with excellent Southern exposure for a home-site, all City services available. Located off of Seabird Drive on Natalie Way. Only minutes to town center and Ocean/Beach access. There is a riparian protected area that preserves the natural untouched landscape for a quiet rural lifestyle in the City Limits.

Listed at $87,000! Call Dan Cirigliano at 541.297.2427 for all the details.

---------------------------------------CHAS WALDROP REAL ESTATE LLC. Providing Personal Professional Real Estate Service. Since 1988. Call for a No Cost, No Obligation, Broker Price Opinion for Your Home & Property. "Dedicated to Excellence" 541-347-9455.

---------------------------------------EAST BANDON Hot on the market! Three Bedroom two bath home, 2200 sq ft plus double car garage, attached shop, all on huge 17,352 sq ft lot $350,000. Call Fred Gernandt, Broker D. L. Davis Real Estate 541-290-9444

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For the next fiscal year, 2020-21, the Agency’s budgeted resources are balanced with requirements at $2,609,443. The Agency uses the funds it receives from Option 1, which includes the divisionof-taxes method of calculating property taxes ($449,296 for FY 2019-20, as shown below) together with an Urban Renewal Special Levy ($281,506 for FY 2019-20) for any difference between the Agency’s maximum authority and the division-oftaxes method, to finance various urban renewal projects and activities. Total tax increment (levy) for FY 2019-20 was $730,803.

Property taxes received totaled $710,139 in FY 2019-20 and are budgeted at $714,000 in FY 2020-21. Other resources are budgeted are the beginning fund balance at $1,885,443 and interest at $10,000. Requirements are budgeted for personal services at $52,000, materials and services at $21,520, and capital outlay at $2,375,000. The impact of the urban renewal plan on the tax collections of other taxing districts in FY 2019-20 resulted in the following amounts:

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Wednesday February 24, 2021, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Information on the sales and bidding procedure may be found on Coos County’s website at www.co.coos.or.us under Forestry Department, or at our office located at 1309 W Central, Coquille, OR The County reserves the right to waive minor informalities, to reject any bid not in compliance with all prescribed public contracting procedures and requirements and may reject for good cause any or all bids if it is in the public interest to do so. Prospective purchasers are urged to examine all data relevant to these timber sales, including the sealed bid procedure, and contract form.

For more information phone 541-396-7750 or 541-396-7751.

Lance Morgan Coos County Forester Published : February 5 and February 12, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:308580) -------------------------------------------Public Sale On February 19, 2021 starting at 10:00 at Englewood storage 1455 Southwest Blvd. Coos Bay, Or. 97420.

A public sale will be held at E.L. Edwards Realty II, Inc. 541-756-0347 UNIT FACILITIES NAME 53 Store Christon Beaird U Dunes Bethany Bettencourt P 25 WW Monte Bontrager A3 Troy Richard Bridges B17 Troy Matthew Brockman P Dunes Andrew Cadawallder 77 Englewood Arynne Cavanaugh 3 9th & Curtis Robert Clifford 46 WW Cribbins P6 WW Sonja Deadrich 74 Englewood David Dean B1 WW Adam Durbin P2 WW Eddie Engebretson 12 Store Dustin Fish 108 Englewood Lana Gederos B1 Side Stephanie Hackney 13 Ash St. Scott Hamilton P31 WW Terry Harjo C13 WW Rigo Hinojosa C3 WW Shivon Jackson 14 Ash St. Jessica Laney 75 Englewood Kathryn Leany 98 Englewood Kathryn Leany P1 WW George Leary 70 Englewood Shawna Lebleu C6 WW Kim Lind 5 Trigg Dale Litner 49 Store Sasha McKeon P21 WW Will & Nancy Merrill 88 Englewood Edward Patrick A4 WW Kelly Robbins Q Dunes Barbara Ross A6 Side Jerald Slagle C24 Troy Ronald Snell 56 Store Jeri Teyler D7 Side Kathleen Thorsgard P3 WW Robert Vincent Published: February 12 and February 16, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:308651)

NOTICE OF PORT COMMISSIONER VACANCY February 2021

The Port of Umpqua is seeking SUMM applicants to fill a vacancy on the IN THE C Port’s Board of Commissioner.

THE STAT This is a volunteer position, THE C appointees will not receive TO: ALL O compensation. To be eligible for HEIRS OR appointment, applicant: CLAIMING

THE PROP above-nam are hereby and defend against you action withi the date of of this sum your failure plaintiff for to the abov relief praye Contact the Port Office at 271- to-wit: 2232 or 1877 Winchester Ave, A. FIRST C 1. For a ju Reedsport, or visit our web site: Plaintiff's T www.portofumpqua.net for an 27, 2008, a application.

2008 as Re Published: February 12 and 7120, reco Oregon, is February 19, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:308633) the followin -------------------------------------------- the subject the Trust D IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF entirety of t THE STATE OF OREGON Lot 3, GAY FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS SUBDIVISI In the Matter of the Estate of Oregon. M MICHAEL A. AUTERY Deceased.DESCRIBE GAYEWSK Case No. 21PB00494 NOTICE TO INTERESTED Coos Coun TOGETHE PERSONS conveyed i Adjustmen NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 18, 2007, in that the undersigned has 4928, and been appointed personal 2007, in Mi representative of the above Coos Coun estate. All persons having claims B. SECON against the estate are required to RELIEF: present them to the undersigned 1. For judg defendants personal representative at Beebe and Lawrence Finneran LLC, AttorneyBeebe that at Law, 405 North Fifth Street, owed to Pla PO Box 359, Coos Bay, Oregon, $163,999.7 97420, within four months after $261.60, p the date of first publication of this of $1,810.7 1, 2021, plu notice or they may be barred. thereafter a All persons whose rights may percent pe be affected by this proceeding per diem) f may obtain additional information until the da from the records of the court, plus title se the personal representative, or which sum the rate of the attorney for the personal February 2 representative. together wi required to DATED and first published this during the p 12th day of February, 2021. for the prot Shirley D. Rolison and Plaintif Personal Representative Plaintiff's re Published: February 12, Februaryfees; plus P disburseme 19 and February 26, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:308642) 2. That Pla dated June recorded J Recording records of be declared Property fo judgment p 3. For judg that Plaintif the Propert that the title demand of of them in s every part statutory rig foreclosed; 4. For judg that the Pro appurtenan and easem execution b County, Or notice as re Plaintiff ma a purchase the Sheriff thereof a C unless the before the redemption See the classifieds said purcha section if you’re looking possession every part to score a job. purchaser remedies a to secure s a writ of as or any othe shall refuse surrender p purchaser; 5. That the be applied the costs a sale; secon of Plaintiff; if any, be p the Court s order.

C. THIRD 1. For judg defendants Beebe and Beebe, join in the sum plus late fe accrued int through Fe interest acc the rate of 1) Must live within the Port District (includes: Gardiner, Reedsport, Winchester Bay, Ash Valley, Scottsburg, Elkton, parts of Smith River area and other rural areas within Western Douglas County; and 2) Must be a registered voter in the Port District.

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City of North Bend $192,020 Coos County $ 33,491 Port of Coos Bay $ 18,996 Coos Library $ 22,582 4H $ 2,746 Coos County Airport $ 7,400 South Coast ESD $ 13,732 N. Bend School District $129,263 Southwestern College $ 21,742 Coos County Bonds $ 7,324 Total Division of Taxes $449,296 Published: February 5 & 12, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:307712)

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Estate of OIrin K. Beebe; Estate of Rosanne Beebe; James K. Beebe; Owen Casillas aka Owen Beebe, a minor; Mackenzie Casillas aka Mackenzie Beebe, a minor; State of Oregon,Department of Revenue; Western Mercantile Agency, Inc., an Oregon corporation; Coos County Tax Department; All Other Unknown Heirs or Persons Claiming an Interest in the Property; and Occupants and Parties in Possession SUMMONS – CASE NO. 21CV03911 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS TO: ALL OTHER UNKNOWN HEIRS OR PERSONS CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY, one of the above-named defendants. You are hereby required to appear and defend the complaint filed against you in the above entitled action within thirty (30) days from the date of the first publication of this summons, and in case of your failure to appear and answer, plaintiff for want thereof will apply to the above entitled court for the relief prayed for in its complaint, to-wit: A. FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF: 1. For a judgment declaring that Plaintiff's Trust Deed dated June 27, 2008, and recorded July 2, 2008 as Recording No. 20087120, records of Coos County, Oregon, is reformed to include the following legal description for the subject Property such that the Trust Deed encumbers the entirety of the Property: Lot 3, GAYEWSKI'S SUBDIVISION, Coos County, Oregon. MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AS: Lot 3, GAYEWSKI'S SUBDIVISION, Coos County, Oregon.

TOGETHER WITH that portion conveyed in Property Line Adjustment Deed, recorded April 18, 2007, in Microfilm No. 20074928, and re-recorded April 25, 2007, in Microfilm No. 2007-5295, Coos County, Oregon.

B. SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF: 1. For judgment against defendants the Estate of Orin K. Beebe and the Estate of Rosanne Beebe that declares the amount owed to Plaintiff is the sum of $163,999.71, plus late fees of $261.60, plus accrued interest of $1,810.73 through February 1, 2021, plus interest accruing thereafter at the rate of 3.25 percent per annum ($14.6027 per diem) from February 2, 2021, until the date judgment is entered, plus title search fees of $610.00 which sum accrues interest at the rate of 3.25 percent from February 2, 2021, until paid; together with any additional sums required to be paid by Plaintiff during the pendency of this suit for the protection of the Property and Plaintiff's interest therein; plus Plaintiff's reasonable attorney fees; plus Plaintiff's costs and disbursements incurred herein; 2. That Plaintiff's Trust Deed, dated June 27, 2008, and recorded July 2, 2008 as Recording No. 2008-7120, records of Coos County, Oregon, be declared a lien upon the Property for the amount of the judgment prayed for herein; 3. For judgment and decree that Plaintiff's Trust Deed upon the Property be foreclosed, and that the title, claim, interest, or demand of defendants and each of them in said Property, and every part thereof, except their statutory rights of redemption, be foreclosed; 4. For judgment and decree that the Property, with all of its appurtenances, rights, privileges, and easements be sold on execution by the Sheriff for Coos County, Oregon, after giving notice as required by law; that Plaintiff may be and become a purchaser at said sale; that the Sheriff give the purchaser thereof a Certificate of Sale and, unless the Property is redeemed before the expiration of the redemption period, a deed; that said purchaser have immediate possession of the Property, and every part thereof; and that said purchaser be entitled to such remedies as are available at law to secure such position, including a writ of assistance, if defendants or any other parties or persons shall refuse to immediately surrender possession to the purchaser; and 5. That the proceeds of the sale be applied as follows: first, to pay the costs and expenses of said sale; second, to pay the judgment of Plaintiff; and third, the overplus, if any, be paid to the Registry of the Court subject to further court order.

C. THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF: 1. For judgment against defendants Estate of Orin K. Beebe and Estate of Rosanne Beebe, jointly and severally, in the sum of $163,999.71, plus late fees of $261.60, plus accrued interest of $1,810.73 through February 1, 2021, plus interest accruing thereafter at the rate of 3.25 percent per

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annum ($14.6027 per diem) from February 2, 2021, until the date judgment is entered, plus title search fees of $610.00 which sum accrues interest at the rate of 3.25 percent from February 2, 2021, until paid; 2. For Plaintiff's attorney fees, costs, and disbursements incurred herein; and 3. For interest on the sum of paragraphs C1 and C2 at the rate of 3.25 percent per annum from the date judgment is entered, until paid in full.

D. Such other relief as the Court deems just and equitable.

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ 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". A MOTION OR ANSWER MUST BE GIVEN TO THE COURT CLERK OR ADMINISTRATOR WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM 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 UPON THE PLAINTIFF. IF YOU HAVE ANY 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) 684-3763 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 a 2-1-1 information service. This summons is published by order of the Honorable Martin E. Stone, Judge of the above-entitled Court made on the 5th day of February, 2021, directing publication of this summons once each week for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Coos County, Oregon.

PUBLIC NOTICE The U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) is considering a request for Federal assistance from Southwestern Oregon Community College to construct the SWIFTER project in Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), EDA is conducting an assessment of the potential of the proposed project to affect the environment and/or historic properties. The project will remodel Sumner and Coaledo Halls to support existing and emerging regional workforce needs amid the economic fallout from COVID-19 and for decades into the future. The project is located at 1988 Newmark Ave, Coos Bay, OR 97420. Project information is available for review at Office of Administration, Tioga Hall, Room 511, 1988 Newmark Ave, Coos Bay, 541-888-7206.

If you have any information regarding potential impacts environmental resources or historic properties associated with this proposed project, please provide it in writing via email, or in person via telephone, to: Regional Environmental Officer US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration RDimmick@eda.gov (206) 220-7666 Comments received in the EDA Regional Office by 5:00 p.m. eastern on March 8, 2021, will be considered. A copy of the NEPA/ NHPA decisional document will be available upon request at the above EDA Regional Office.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS Probate Department Case No. 21PB00416 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS In the Matter of the Estate of BONITA JACKSON, Deceased.

Date of first publication: February 12, 2021 Date of last publication: March 5, 2021 Eleanor A. DuBay, OSB #073755 Of Attorneys for Plaintiff TOMASI SALYER MARTIN 121 SW Morrison, Suite 1850 Portland, OR 97204 Published: February 12, February 19, February 26 and March 5, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:308685)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Layla Jackson has been appointed as the personal representative of the above estate.

All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned attorney for the personal representative at 6400 SE Lake Road, Suite 440, Portland, OR 97222, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OREGON FOR COOS COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of BETTY LOU CARNEY Deceased Case No. 21PB00430 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Robert Magill 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, P.C. 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: January 29, 2021 Robert Magill Personal Representative 58813 Garden Valley Rd., Coquille, OR 97423 (541) 999-1041 Published: January 29, February

THE STATE OF OREGON FOR COOS COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of ALICE LORRAINE HUNT, Deceased Case No. 21PB00493 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, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned Personal Representative at: Baylee Benn, c/o Raymond J. Bradley, Attorney at Law, 700 Lawrence Street, Eugene, OR 97401, within four months after the date of first publication of

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 January 29, 2021.

Layla Jackson Personal Representative Daniela Holgate, OSB No. 183665 Fitzwater Law Of Attorneys for Personal Representative 6400 SE Lake Road, Suite 440 Portland, OR 97222 Tel (503) 786-8191 danielah@fitzwaterlaw.com Published: January 29, February 5 and February 12, 2021.

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this notice, or such claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by these probate proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court - Probate Dept., P.O. Box 865, North Bend, OR 97459, the Personal Representative, or the attorney for the Personal Representative.

DATED and first published this 12th day of February 2021.

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Today, information is spread across the internet. At the bridge table, we cannot go online, but we can still gain valuable information by listening to the bidding and watching the cards that are played.

In this deal, East opens one spade, and South ends in four hearts. After West leads the diamond two, what should declarer do?

East and West were robots, who occasionally do strange things. It was surprising that East did not bid two spades over North's takeout double. If East had, it

would have gone pass pass - double - pass, and South would have been even more uncomfortable. (Pass would have garnered 300 for down two.)

North's raise to four hearts was a slight overbid with the spade king seeming to be worthless. But it was hard to do less.

A human West would have led the spade seven, but not a robot.

South was allowed to win the first trick with his diamond eight. He played a club to dummy's 10 and East's king.

East cashed the spade ace (dummy unblocked the king) and played a second spade to declarer's queen. What next?

Since there were only 14 points missing, East had to have the heart king. So South played a heart to the ace, happy to see the king fall. He continued with a low heart to his 10 and West's jack.

After a club to the queen and a diamond to the queen, declarer picked up West's trumps and claimed.

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The healing power of music

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COVID-19 becomes personal

Harmony and Me Music aims to bring people together DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

In a time of a global pandemic where it feels like people are always fighting, Tricia Bartlett-Iverson has a suggestion – turn to music.

The founder and executive director of Harmony and Me Music, Bartlett-Iverson has seen firsthand the power of music to bring people and cultures together.

“Music is the most powerful tool,” she said. “It does so much for therapeutic purposes alone. There are very few people in the world who can’t engage with music.”

Bartlett-Iverson knows how music can impact people, and she hopes to bring that impact to more and more people. Her nonprofit Harmony and Me is based in Brookings, but she hopes to bring it and the power of music to Coos Bay and many others places soon.

By any description, Bartlett-Iverson had a difficult childhood, spending most of her youth is foster homes. Music gave her a sense of direction then, and her vision of using music to bring people together first started as a 5-year-old.

“It was an experience I had in the community I was in, and I didn’t like it,” she said. “There were all these differences, and no one was coming together. So, I started dreaming of a way to bring us together. We’re all stuck here, we might as well get along.”

In 2009, while living in the San Francisco area, Bartlett-Iverson launched Harmony and Me as a way to teach young children music and provide comfort and entertainment to the elderly.

She taught music to pre-schoolers at Mission San Jose and would bring the youngsters to assisted living facilities where they would sing for the patients. The result was inspiring for both age groups.

When she moved to Brookings, Bartlett-Iverson brought her idea with her and relaunched Harmony and Me. While the pandemic has changed things, it has not stopped her dream.

“Right now, we do Zoom classes,” Bartlett-Iverson said. “It’s OK. We might do outside classes. I’m doing babies up to 10 years old.”

With assisted living facilities locked down due to COVID, the singers have not been able to per-

In 2020, the division began a series of discussions with its workforce, community partners, and Oregon Tribal Nations about what the division can and should do to support and preserve families and ensure that children in Oregon grow up in safe and loving homes.

By the time this goes to press, my Dad will no longer be here. I’m sitting with my father in Michigan while he lives out his final few days. I’m in his bedroom in the house I grew up in. My father and mother lived here for over 50 years.

I arrived about 14 days ago.

My father is dying of COVID. He is one of the fortunate ones if you can call it that. He had a mild form of the disease. Still he, for 2 months now, has suffered the longterm effect of this virus which has Dr. Charles Hurbis sapped him of any energy or a desire to eat or drink. To recover from COVID and its devastating effects on the human body, one must be able to eat and drink at levels far above what is normally needed. You can motivate yourself to do this if you are young and vital, not so much if you are already older and tired. I’ve now witnessed, from a personal level, just what this virus does to someone. The results are devastating.

The person you once knew becomes a mere shadow of themselves. It’s tragic to witness.

Why did my Dad get COVID? It’s hard to really pinpoint. All it takes is one small lapse in the precautions. In my Dad’s case, it was his hearing loss and the loneliness that can plague the elderly after the loss of a spouse. This pandemic has been especially hard on the hearing impaired. This group often requires lip reading to be able to communicate effectively. The mask issue has socially isolated this group even further than they already were, erasing any chance of lip reading.

Additionally, the mask itself attenuates speech by perhaps 5-10dB. In my father’s case, many people were in and out of the house, case workers, caretakers and family. He would often request they take off their masks so he could understand them. During the 10 months of this pandemic, transmission was inevitable. Learning about his disease two months ago was devastating but not surprising.

So why is my Dad one of the lucky ones? He was fortunate enough to get through the disease with only a short hospitalization.

Subsequently, he has been able to stay in his own home the final two months. Many COVID patients are not granted that same privilege.

They often remain hospitalized in isolation and may say goodbye to their loved ones by way of FaceTime communication, perhaps while intubated and in an intensive care unit. We’ve all seen the photos in the media and it’s absolutely tragic.

These patients may spend weeks hospitalized, fighting the disease in

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Tricia Bartlett-Iverson has experienced the power of music, and she hopes to use to bring people together as part of her nonprofit, Harmony and Me. form in person, but Bartlett-Iverson a message. She made DVDs and at Fred Myer and other locations to has again turned to technology to handed them out at senior facilities, allow people to leave a message for reach out to the seniors. trying to bring a little joy to the the seniors.

At Thanksgiving and Christmas, elderly patients mostly locked up “Music is so powerful,” she said.

Bartlett-Iverson had her students for close to a year.

“It touches our souls. A little bit of record music. She also reached out A third CD, which will be delivmusic goes a long way.” to the community, allowing anyone ered for Valentine’s Day is planned.

Please see Harmony, Page B2 to play a song, sing or just leave Bartlett-Iverson will set up Feb. 4-6

Oregon sees historic drop in children in foster care Despite the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic and historic wildfires, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division was able to reduce the use of foster care to a historic low, return all children placed at out-of-state residential treatment facilities to Oregon and decrease the use of temporary lodging.

On Jan. 1, there were 6,118 children in foster care, the lowest number of children in care in 15 years.

“We all know that infants, chil-

dren, adolescents and young adults do best growing up in a family that can provide love, support, lifelong learning, shared values and important memories,” said Child Welfare Director Rebecca Jones Gaston.

“That is why we are committed to doing everything we can to provide the necessary supports to help families safely stay together and decrease the use of unnecessary foster care.”

Key Child Welfare Division data and accomplishments for 2020: Decreased the number of children in foster care by 11% compared to 2019.

Eliminated the usage of out-ofstate residential treatment facilities since July.

Decreased the use of temporary lodging by 66% percent in the last 12 months. (Temporary lodging is the temporary placement of a child in a hotel room because there is not an appropriate placement immediately available. ) Decreased the average wait times at the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline (ORCAH) by 46 percent from 8.07 minutes in 2019 to 4.33 minutes in 2020.

Family reunifications in 2020: 1,934

Adoptions finalized in 2020: 811 Guardianships finalized in 2020: 355

Oregon Child Welfare Division Vision for Transformation

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Top 10 reasons to join the Chamber: Number 5, Make Business Contacts.

As a chamber of commerce our purpose is to get people together to promote the development of a healthy economic and social climate to grow our businesses and communities. Unfortunately, with the dominance of the pandemic, we all have had to find ways to make those connections virtually. As a business person, one of the most important things you do is to get the word out about what you produce, its excellent value, your great staff and where you can be found. You can do that by making business contacts.

Over 20 years ago, a group of

chamber businesses and the college got together to propose an event that would inform us about the developments on the national, state and regional economic fronts and celebrate local efforts and successes throughout the past year. Through that effort, the Economic Outlook Forum was launched. In 2019, some 200 business professionals gathered in December to hear those economic insights and predictions. This past December, the forum went virtual and still had a wonderful participation. Beyond the great opportunity to network as a participant, event sponsors had the option to distribute their promotional materials electronically.

The annual Chamber of Com-

merce Awards banquet is held the last Saturday in January. Besides acknowledging the officers, board members and committee chairs for the past year, and introducing the members who will serve in those roles for the upcoming year, we have a variety of awards and recognitions which truly make this a community celebration. For 2021, the event has been rescheduled to the last Saturday of March. While it too may need to follow a virtual format this year, the time of gathering again will be in our future. It’s a unique opportunity to make connections on a wonderful evening highlighting our mutual successes.

How about becoming active in

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The Coos Bay Area Zonta Service Foundation is pleased to announce $15,000 in available scholarship funding for 2021.

Available scholarships include two Zonta Club $3,000 Scholarships, one Science Technology Engineering and Math $3,000 Scholarship and two Student Club $1,500 scholarships. The Student Club scholarships are designated for a Z Club member at North Bend High School and a Z Club member at Marshfield High School.

Zonta International Scholarships available include the Women in Business Scholarship and Young Women in Public Affairs Award valued at $1,500 each. These are progressive scholarship/award opportunities with the local awardee being referred onto the Zonta District level to be considered for additional funding.

Deadline for all scholarships/ awards is March 1. Scholarship information is available at

www.zontacoosbayarea.org.

Funds raised for the 2021 scholarships occurred at the club’s annual Zonta Celebrity Dinner and Auction. The 22nd auction fundraiser was held Feb. 29, 2020, just days before the COVID shutdown.

Due to COVID, the 2021 Celebrity Dinner is cancelled, making fundraising for the 2022 scholarships a challenge.

Donations to the Zonta Scholarship Fund are welcome and tax deductible. Checks can be mailed to the Coos Bay Area Zonta Service Foundation, P.O. Box 245, North Bend, OR 97459 or made on our new club website www. zontacoosbayarea.org.

The mission of Zonta International is to improve the legal, economic, health, educational and professional status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. Zonta International was founded in 1919, the local club was chartered in 1953.

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Tricia Bartlett-Iverson has experienced the power of music, and she hopes to use to bring people together as part of her nonprofit, Harmony and Me. working with her nonprofit for more than a decade, it is a labor of love.

She does not get paid and maintains a full-time job to cover her expenses. A few grants have helped provide things like the iPads and music materials she loans out, but it’s mostly a labor of love.

Batlett-Iverson said she is grateful to the agencies that have helped financially, pointing out specifically Oregon

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Harmony And music alone can do so much for people, Bartlett-Iverson said.

“Some of my most concrete memories are people who are totally non-responsive,” she said. “A couple week later, they’re toes are tapping and a little later, they’re clapping their hands. It changes the dynamic of the environment. Our hope is to expand programs and to also use technology.”

With classes now on Zoom, Bartlett-Iverson said she can have grandparents in one location sign up for classes with their grandchildren in another.

They can get together weekly and sing and make their own music.

“We have ways to connect families like never before,” she said.

While there are fees associated with the classes, Bartlett-Iverson said scholarships are available for families in need. She currently teaches music classes for newborns to 10 years old.

She is also working to enlist teens to work with seniors on technology. She has plans to distribute iPads to assisted living facilities and hopes the teens can lead distance classes to teach the seniors how to use them.

The iPads can then be used to visit with family, send messages and even do important things like sign up for the COVID vaccine.

While her work today is in Brookings, Bartlett-Iverson is working on a model that can easily be transferred anywhere in the nation. With a trained teacher, Harmony and Me can be used to touch lives anywhere, she said.

While Bartlett-Iverson has been

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“This just passion work, this is totally passion work,” she said. “It’s a calling. I can’t not do it. I want it to explode.”

For information about Harmony and Me and the classes offered, visit harmonyandmemusic.org or search Harmony and Me Music on Facebook.

Local scholarships available for students in the legal profession

The National Association for Legal Professionals of Southern Oregon Coast is offering two $1,100 scholarships this year.

Any student is eligible to apply, but preference will be

given to applicants who plan to pursue a career in the legal profession. The application deadline is May 14.

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BY GEORGE DICKIE

Bowman seeks to break through at Daytona If you’re looking for a dark horse in the 2021 Daytona 500, look no further than Alex Bowman.

Indeed, as the 40-car field revs up for the Great American Race Sunday, Feb. 14, on Fox, the 27-year-old native of Tucson, Ariz., will be looking to achieve a career laurel he has been slowly building toward for the last few years.

He’s finished in the NASCAR Cup postseason each of the last three years and has improved with each year, finishing 16th in 2018, 12th in 2019 and sixth last season. He’s also run well in qualifying for the Cup season opener, taking the pole in 2018 and starting on the outside of the front row the past two years.

And then, of course, his team, Hendrick Motorsports, has a history of producing Daytona 500 winners such as Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. If there’s a chink in Bowman’s armor, it’s his record in the race itself. He’s run it four times, with respectable finishes in 2018 (17th) and 2019 (11th) and his worst coming last year at 24th.

But that lackluster showing could be blamed on the muchfeared “Big One,” a pile-up that occurred on lap 181 of the 200-lap race and collected nearly half the field, including Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch, Austin Dillon and Bowman. It was also in this race that Ryan Newman was critically injured in a last-lap crash.

So Bowman will be looking for a redemption of sorts in this year’s race, as he readies to do battle in a field including the above drivers plus Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, defending Cup champ Chase Elliott and two-time defending race winner Denny Hamlin on the 2.5-mile tri-oval of Daytona International Speedway in Florida.

FULL NAME: Alexander Michael Bowman BIRTH DATE: April 25, 1993 BIRTHPLACE: Tucson, Ariz.

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2012 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year; pole winner at the 2018 Daytona 500 DID YOU KNOW: Replaced Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48 car when the seven-time Cup champ retired following the 2020 season

BY JAY BOBBIN

Kenan Thompson OF ‘KENAN’ ON NBC Since it first was announced a while ago, “Kenan” went through a lengthy development period. How was the creative process for you on it?

It was a long process, from starting with trying to find someone to settle in on an idea with, and me and (executive producer) Jackie (Clarke) talked for the first time over the summer like, I think, two years ago. We both had a similar idea of what we thought would be a good show that we haven’t seen before, and what also maybe fit the tone of stuff that we had ... the positive-father-figure type of thing. We had an opportunity to kind of sit down with it and flesh it out even further, so it’s been a long road, but apparently very necessary.

In “Kenan,” you’re playing a morning-show host, and also a widower father. Was it always the plan to blend those two aspects?

The family story was three different ideas from three different teams of people. Our original pilot was the same idea, with me in a different profession and a couple of different people in the cast. Then we pivoted to the morning-show profession, which I think is a very similar energy that people kind of would expect because of my “SNL” (“Saturday Night Live”) energy. And that’s where we’re at.

Especially given the times we’re in, are you looking at folding social issues into “Kenan”?

I don’t think we’re getting too political necessarily, but we definitely touch on the kind of mentality where we think everybody should be. We don’t necessarily have to have a Black Lives Matter episode, but we do want to show a nice, strong African-American cast as a family unit. There’s a lot of cultures involved in different people’s families, so that’s what the show kind of is, just reflecting what we have seen in a lot of different families.

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Coos Art Museum hosts quilt exhibits Dual exhibits are from Oregon and New Mexico chapters of SAQA COOS BAY — Coos Art Museum will host a double exhibition of fiber art by the Studio Art Quilts Associates.

The exhibitions, on display side-by-side, are “Habitat,” an art quilt competition from SAQA Oregon and “Out of the Blue,” a competition from SAQA New Mexico.

Due to limitations imposed by the pandemic, no public reception will be held.

SAQA is a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote the art quilt — a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure.

“Habitat is a collection of visual stories of meaningful spaces, real and imagined,

that provide us with a sense of comfort, reflection, inspiration or a needed escape,” said Michael Fisher, exhibition juror of “habitat” and executive director of the Maude Kerns Art Center in Eugene.

Meanwhile, organizers of “Out of the Blue” noted “Blue is the color of the sky and sea. It is often associated with depth and stability.

It symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth and heaven.”

“Out of the Blue” was juried by Cynthia Sanchez, director and curator of the Capitol Art Foundation/Capitol Art Collection of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 4p .m. Saturday. General admission is $5, while students, veterans and senior citizens pay $2. There is no admission for museum members.

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What grew from these collaborative discussions was the Child Welfare Division Vision for Transformation, which brings a racial equity and anti-racism lens to every aspect of the work of the division and emphasizes that it will work to prevent maltreatment and the need for foster care, support families and keep children in their homes whenever possible.

Support and training for providers is available As of Dec. 31, there were 1,344 foster providers enrolled in KEEP Fostering, a program for Oregon that went statewide in 2020. Available virtually, KEEP Fostering is an evidence-based support and skill enhancement program for foster and kinship parents. It offers culturally specific support for foster providers caring for Tribal children, LGBTQIA+ children, as well as support in Spanish and American Sign Language.

Family First Prevention Services Act in Oregon Oregon’s Family First Prevention Services prevention plan was submitted to the United States Children’s Bureau for review on Nov. 6. The prevention plan is the first step toward Oregon’s goal of transforming the child welfare system to one that is prevention-oriented by providing supports and services to family before foster care is necessary.

How to support children and families in Oregon Support children and families in Oregon by becoming a resource (foster) parent for children in foster care.

The MyNeighbOR program helps meet the essential needs of children, families, Contributed Photos and young adults impacted by BlueButtonsbyCharPunke,above,andTheProjectsbyJoNoble,left,arepartofehibitsatCoosArtMuseum. foster care.

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This week in Coos County history: February 10-13 100 YEARS — 1921 Need more heat for briquetting Geo. Doll returns from visit at Centralia Experts endeavor to overcome defect found in first test of plant Geo. Doll has returned from Centralia, Wash., where he witnessed the first test of a briquetting plant in which he is interested.

Concerning it, a Centralia paper says: “The first actual trial of the Centralia Briquetting company’s plant, north of the city, was made Wednesday, at which time a quantity of briquette’s of good quality were turned out. The capacity of the press is 96 briquettes a revolution, the briquettes weighing about one-third of a pound each.

“George Doll, of Marshfield, Oregon, who is connected with the company, was present at the trial of the plant, in fact, the trial was made before the plant was really ready in order that Mr. Doll might see the demonstration. Although briquettes of good quality were turned out it was found that not quite enough heat could be applied to the mixer, thus not cooking the briquette to the center as rapidly as it should be accomplished. Heating experts will be set to work on the preposition, and it is expected the machinery will be so arranged within a short time that sufficient heat will be obtainable. A crusher of large capacity will also be installed.

“With the present process used, L.A. Kingkinny, president of the company and inventor of the briquette binder, has done away with at least one half the initial expense in the average briquette plant on account of simplified machinery which also does away with extra labor required to operate the machinery, leaving a larger basis of profit.”

Coos forest fire loss very small No damage sustained in standing timber last year Logging camps and fallen timber suffered only loss — association holds meeting Coos county had no fire loss in the standing timber during the year 1920 according to the annual report of Carl L. Davis, secretary of the Coos County Fire Patrol, made to the annual meeting of the association. Mr. Davis’ report showed that all the losses were confined to fallen timber and logging equipment, the amount of damage being estimated at $50,000.

The association embraces practically all of the larger timber owners, as well as a number of smaller ones, and represents over 200,000 acres of timber. In addition to this acreage, the association has a contract with the government whereby they also patrol 200,600 acres embraced in the O. & C. and, the Coos Bay Wagon road land grants which have reverted to the United States.

The cost of the service last year totaled $10,878, including $3,600 which was expended for permanent betterments. This included the construction of seventeen miles of new telephone line and thirteen miles of new trail.

The expense of the patrol, etc., amounted to one and three-tenths cents per acre. The assessment was three cents per acre and this leaves a nice balance on hand for the coming year.

J.M. Thomas was reelected chief fire warden and will devote all his time to the work.

The amount of new trail and phone lines to be put in this year is made contingent on the spare time that wardens have this season.

Enlistment in the army limited Sergeant Ridgeway received notice here Sergeant Ridgeway who has been in charge of the army recruiting at this point has received word that the recruiting is to be stopped. He can take non-commissioned men who have been discharged from the army within 20 days and officers who have received their discharge within six months.

All of the other lines of enlistment are closed.

It is supposed that of course he will soon receive orders to close the recruiting station at this point and that he will be ordered away.

Quite a good many of the younger men in the locality have joined the army. The fact that the recruiting has been stopped is due to the action of congress in limiting the size of the United States army.

River boat is sunk at wharf The Myrtle of Coquille river in trouble Swamped at Myrtle Point and was probably struck by a log MYRTLE POINT — The river boat Myrtle sank at the wharf here last night. It is supposed that she must have been struck by a log, causing a leak. It is believed the boat can be raised.

The Myrtle is owned by the Coquille River Transportation Company and is one of the old timers on the Coquille river. She carried freight and passengers between Coquille and Myrtle Point.

50 YEARS — 1971 Merger? It’s news to Eastside councilmen No request for such action says Hedgpeth Any proposal to merge or consolidate Eastside and Coos Bay should have come from Eastside, not Coos Bay. This was the general theme of a discussion at the Eastside City Council meeting Tuesday night following Monday’s proposal by Mayor Wendell Pynch of Coos Bay. The issue was not on the Eastside agenda

but took top billing after publication of the proposal in Tuesday’s edition of The World.

“I don’t believe there has been any request from Eastside ... at least to my knowledge,” said Mayor Lewis Hedgpeth, opening the discussion.

Later he pointed out that no presentation had been made as to how merger would improve the tax situation, fire or police protection, etc.

Councilman Don Irvin, who voiced the opinion that such proposals should be initiated by Eastside if they were to be made, said he had talked to one of the men on the Coos Bay committeeman said he saw no advantage to such a move.

Ted Stoll, another councilman said he would “keep an open mind” on the subject but “I can’t see any benefit” to Eastside in a merger and could see a loss of money.

Another councilman, Roy Place, while not voicing opposition, asked city recorder Nadine Hagquist to read an excerpt from a news story about an earlier Coos Bay City Council meeting. At that time, Coos Bay councilmen and administrators expressed the city’s policy of not maintaining unimproved streets within the city limits. “… But we should keep the door open. If it would be of benefit to everyone …,” said Hedgpeth. He appointed a three-man committee — Irvin, Stoll and himself — to meet with “any city or committee” and study the proposal.

Lower Umpqua copter landing sites approved REEDSPORT — Two helicopter landing sites, one for U.S. Coast Guard emergency use at Salmon Harbor and the other for air ambulance service at the Lower Umpqua Hospital, were approved this week by Ralph W. McGinnis, assistant administrator of the Oregon State Board of Aeronautics, following on-site conferences.

McGinnis met at the U.S. Coast Guard station at Salmon Harbor with Douglas county Parks Director Tom Keel, Salmon Harbor Manger Harry Ludwig and Chief Boatswain’s Mate James Whalen, commanding officer at the Umpqua Coat Guard Station.

The site approved at Salmon Harbor is between the Coast Guard installations and a bluff at the north end of the harbor. Plans call for a concrete slab covering enough area to provide area for two helicopters.

Discussions emphasized that plans for a Coos Bay based U.S. Coast Guard helicopter station increase the value of such facilities. A similar site was approved by McGinnis when he met with Robert Strowbridge, administrator and Harry Maxwell, board chairman of the Lower Umpqua Hospital district.

A landing site could be located on hospital land not yet cleared adjacent to the public parking area. Both helicopter pads would be fenced and lighted. State funding could be sought for lighting, McGinnis said, but overall cost of facilities would be minor.

Coos Bay council strengthens city campaign against shoplifters Coos Bay City Council moved to strengthen the campaign against shoplifting this week when it enacted an ordinance making it “unlawful” to take merchandise out of a store without paying for it.

Prior to this action, the city prosecutor had to prove intent which often hindered successful prosecution of a case, explained Hal Leedom, city manager. The new ordinance penalized the act itself of taking unpaid –for items out of a store. The ordinance also pegged the penalty for such action at a fine up to $300.

Shoplifting has escalated to such a point that at least one firm here hired a private detective to battle the problem and Coos Bay Municipal Court Judge Robert Walberg hiked the bail to $150.

Dellenback is ‘ready to help’ Fourth District Congressman John Dellenback told Coos Bay city officials Friday “I am ready to help you, keep me alert” regarding the city’s federal funding requests under the Department of Housing and Urban Develompent (HUD).

His answer was in response to the statement by City Manager Hal Leedom and Council President Jack Schneiderman that Coos Bay councilmen want to continue programs under the Neighborhood Development Program.

The congressman said, regarding proposals for federal revenue sharing for states, cities and counties, “This is going to be a very real battle. I am convinced it is not a political issue. The administration is not playing games, and I’m convinced they’re trying to get it by 1972.”

He said a general revenue sharing proposal is being discussed that is intended to be a “no strings attached” program with monies distributed based on population, but no legislation has yet been introduced to Congress.

20 YEARS — 2001 Cab company celebrates 55 years on South Coast Fifteen years ago, Coos Bay had no public transit system and residents without their own mode of transportation relied primarily on taxi cabs to get around town, according to Dick Leshley, owner of Yellow Cab Taxi Co., a locally owned company providing support services to a fleet of 16 driver-owned vehicles.

“When I bought the business in 1986, many people saw cabs as a lifeline,” Leshley said. “Over the years I’ve become very

protective of some of my customers. It goes much further than just making sure they get where they want to go.”

Leshley — who has sold insurance, managed a consumer loan company and worked in a lumber mill — bought the business after driving a Yellow Cab for a year and a half.

He said that after the nerve-wracking business of making cold-call insurance sales, driving a cab was restful.

“What I liked about driving was that I went into work and there was a car, I got into the car and the dispatcher told me where to go. It was simple,” Leshley said. “There were very few hard decisions to make, and I was helping people while still making money.”

Eighteen months later, the taxi business was in bankruptcy and Leshley and a now-deceased partner purchased it at court-ordered sale.

said Marshfield coach Kathe Bourell. “They all did great.”

She also noted that the Pirates won the sportsmanship trophy for the second time in the three years the trophy has been given.

Reedsport winners Reedsport’s Nate Baumgartner and Madeline Boe each won individual events at the Class 3A-2A-1A district meet in Grants Pass Saturday.

Baumgartner won both the 50 and 100 freestyle for the Braves to earn an automatic trip to state in each event. Boe won the 100 butterfly and also finished second in the 200 freestyle.

Reedsport’s Emily Vaughn also had a strong meet, finishing second in the 200 individual medley and third in the 100 butterfly, while Steve Crocker was second in the 100 breaststroke.

Pirates get 11 wrestlers to state

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Wrestling: Thurston wins Midwestern League team title with depth Marshfield claimed three titles and North Bend had two individual champions at the Midwestern League wrestling meet Saturday in Eugene.

Pirates Aaron Heyer (215 pounds) and Nick Gerritsen (119) both beat teammates in the championship round. Cole Spilman also won his weight class for Marshfield, taking the 145-pound division. North Bend got its titles from Brian Thompson (160 pounds) and Aaron Bales (heavyweight).

Thurston won the team title by nearly 100 points, scoring 420 to runner-up Marshfield’s 329. North Bend was sixth with 106 points.

“We wrestled where we expected,” said Marshfield coach Wayne Van Burger.” Overall, it was a good effort, (the Colts) just had a little more depth this year.

“Thurston wrestled tough.”

In all, Marshfield qualified 11 wrestlers for the state tournament, which will be held Feb. 22-24 at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland.

The Pirates sent 10 wrestlers to state last year.

Gerritsen pinned teammate Vinnie Martinez, who was seeded sixth, in the final at 119 and Heyer beat Jesse Pitman at 215. Bales beat Marshfield’s Victor Garcia in the final at heavyweight. Two other Pirates, brothers Bo and Brady Hampton, were runners-up at 135 and 125 pounds, respectively.

“Gerritsen was very dominating in his weight class,” Van Burger said.

Marshfield’s other representatives to state are Jarod Enright (130 pounds), Tommy Wehe (140) and Marcus Heyer (189), who all finished third in their divisions.

North Bend’s only other representative to state is Ryan VanHoof, who fell to Thurston’s Luke Hogle in the final at 152 pounds.

Bandon couple trains man’s best friend to be even better BANDON — The phone rings. The dog barks.

The door bell rings. The dog barks.

The microwave buzzes. The dog barks.

The smoke alarm sounds. The dog barks.

Despite appearances, this is no high-strung mutt. This is a highly trained hearing assistance dog — a trusted friend who’s helping Bandon’s John Kight lead a safer and more productive life, despite a severe hearing loss.

Kight can’t hear high-pitched tones, but Wiley, his Welsh Corgi can, and he is always there to lend an ear. Wiley, also known as Woo, serves as a connection between Kight and the bustling outside world.

Kight and Wiley do everything together.

Whether Kight’s working in the garage, walking the streets at Bandon, strolling through a fair, or sitting at home, Wiley’s there with him, ready to bark, wag, and paw his master when the occasion arises.

“Wiley’s got more frequent flyer miles than most people,” said Kight, of the little companion who’s able to alert him to sounds he might otherwise miss. “It took Wiley to make me aware of my own disability, or at least admit that I had one.”

Over the course of many years, Wiley has learned to react to as many as 35 different household sounds. When any one of the sounds occurs, Wiley reacts by barking and running over to Kight and jumping up. When Kight asks “What?” Wiley will lead him to the source of the sound.

A quick demonstration with an alarm clock proved that Wiley has learned his job well.

But as he plowed into Kight from behind, Roxanne, Kight’s wife, noted that at times Wiley can be a bit too enthusiastic.

“He can get a little overzealous sometimes,” she said. “But you don’t really want to discourage that.”

LaTomme qualifies for state meet Swimming: Bulldog senior lone Bay Area qualifier; Reedsport advances several to state David LaTomme didn’t win his specialties on Saturday at the Midwestern League District Meet, but his times were good enough to advance him to the state tournament.

The North Bend senior will be the only Bay Area representative at the meet in Corvallis Friday and Saturday after finishing second in the 200 individual medley and third in the 100 backstroke.

“I did all I can,” said LaTomme after his races on Saturday at North Bend Municipal Pool, and before state qualifiers were announced Sunday. “I’ve just got to see what everyone else did.”

Even though LaTomme was the only local state qualifier, North Bend and Marshfield both swam well as teams, their coaches said.

The Bulldogs finished fourth in the girls team race, while the boys were fifth. Marshfield’s girls were fifth and the boys tied for seventh as Sheldon defended both its team titles again.

“Everybody really swam pretty good,” said North Bend coach Chris Richmond.

“My kids couldn’t have done any better,”

Bulldog Believers North Bend students do their part to lift the school’s basketball team It all started three weeks ago tonight.

North Bend’s boys basketball team was preparing for its first Civil War matchup of the season with Marshfield and coach John Olson asked the students to become a little more active at the games.

Have they ever.

North Bend, which entered the game with a 1-5 Midwestern League record, has won five of seven games, with the student crowd getting bigger and louder with every home contest.

A huge and vocal group is expected tonight when the Bulldogs meet No. 2 Churchill.

“We like to help out the team a lot,” said senior Larry Espinoza. “Coach Olson wanted the crowd to get into the game at the Marshfield game and he told us some ideas we could do and we just kind of went from there.”

These stories were found in the Marshfield Sun Printing Museum newspaper repository stored in Marshfield High School courtesy of Coos Bay Schools.

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MESA program develops student tool kit HILARY DORSEY Country Media

Oregon-based STEM-focused nonprofit, Oregon MESA (Mathematics Science Engineering Achievement) has created a student-friendly Invention Tool Kit and a mentor-based coaching program for students, educators and classrooms to build their own microprocessor-powered invention right at home.

The Invention Toolkit is an innovative curriculum framework for middle and high school educators designed to help female, low-income and students of color practice using invention to solve real-world problems. Executive Director Tong Zhang said Oregon MESA was an after-school program that has now become virtual. Offered with full trainings and ongoing support for educators of all backgrounds, the toolkit facilitates the full invention process, from inception to product development, with an introduction to invention and human-centered stages and concepts, design activities, worksheets and lesson guides, and a pacing guide for implementation.

The students receive an ideation kit, which consists of craft materials to create prototypes, Zhang said. They also receive a micro:bit processor, which can power their devices. They will be able to create an invention based on their client’s need in the community.

A past project was developing an invention for a client with visual impairments. The students created a class-seeking robot. Another client was senior citizens. The class created pill sorters of many different types. One was created for a senior citizen who was colorblind.

Zhang said this year, students are developing a device for their family, or “La Familia,” as the project is also called. Also new this year, because of the experience of virtual learning, is the coaching program, which pairs STEM professionals and a college student to mentor those MESA students. They provide homework help and help them explore their career interest.

Oregon MESA alumna Yareli Torres Rincon started the program in 2013 at her school.

“It was a very hands-on experience,” Rincon said.

Rincon said through Oregon MESA, she got to learn things about engineering and problem-solving.

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MESA staff packing student ideation kits, which include craft materials for creating prototypes at home.

The students received prompts and were asked to build things in groups. She is now able to assess problems from her experience.

Rincon moved to different schools after her freshman year of high school and said she did a lot of advocating to try to get the program at her new school. It was eventually established after she graduated.

Rincon said working with a group, she learned there are people who have different skills.

This helped the group approach a project from different angles. One project she worked on was how to create a prosthetic arm.

“There were also miniature projects,” Rincon said.

One of the clients the students had was a woman in Uganda who had to go outside at night to use the restroom, which could often be dangerous, Rincon said. The students created a source of light the woman could use outside. There were other miniature projects related to finding new things to create.

Rincon was in the Oregon MESA chapter for three years and has been working alongside them for

seven. She is now a MESA mentor, guiding students through this year’s project. She is also a family coordinator for Oregon MESA. “It’s my way to give back to this program that has helped me,” Rincon said. “It’s been a supporting part of my life.”

Rincon is a freshman at Portland Community College and is interested in studying electrical engineering or project design. She is also enrolled at Portland State University, where she will finish her degree, and then move on to law school. She wants to be a patent attorney, securing and protecting an inventor’s property rights.

“I aspire to have my own firm and help other inventors,” Rincon said.

Zhang said due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all curricula was pivoted to be delivered virtually. They have also worked to get the kits directly to students, rather than the schools. This year, Oregon MESA has delivered 500 kits directly to students.

Oregon MESA is also more engaged with families in the program, Zhang added. This includes helping

them set up different access needs.

Students are recruited into chapters at the schools, Zhang said. Invention Clubs are also open to students.

This is an open enrollment virtual program to support students during the COVID-19 pandemic who have limited access to a MESA School Program at their school. To be eligible for the Invention Club, students must be qualified for free/reduced lunch. If a school does not have an Oregon MESA chapter, students can start one. All of Oregon MESA’s programs are free to students.

According to Oregon MESA, its 35 years of equipping educators with curriculum for invention education and creating innovators has helped improve graduation rates, as well as college admissions among its program participants.

There is no experience required to get started in MESA. Rincon said as a person of color, she feels Oregon MESA has been beneficial to her.

“I’m very grateful for those experiences that put me on the path I’m on,” Rincon said. “It gives you the tools you need to succeed in life.”

SWOCC hosts free‘Hang up and drive’presentation on Feb. 18 Coos Bay, OR — Southwestern Oregon Community College will host Jacy Good and Steve Johnson as they share their powerful message “Hang up and Drive,” on Thursday, February 18, 2021 from

6:30-7:30 p.m.

Jacy’s life was changed forever because of a distracted driver on his phone. She and Steve now dedicate their time to sharing their story in an effort to create safer

roads for everyone.

This is a free event made possible thanks to a sponsorship by the Oregon Department of Transportation. Everyone is encouraged to attend this virtual presenta-

tion at: https://socc-edu.zoom. us/j/98869822625.

For information, please contact Chloe Eberline at chloe.eberlein@ socc.edu.

The World

Doc H From B1

a foreign place separated from their loved ones. They are surrounded by unfamiliar people dressed in protective gear, dehumanizing them, further adding to their sense of isolation.

My father is in his own home, surrounded by family and friends, and is reasonably comfortable. Everyone is sharing stories, photos, important messages. Until his final day, my father still has advice for people, but that’s just him. Physically, his last few years had been very hard, even before COVID, but his mind has always remained razor sharp. Here’s an example of this guy. It’s 7 a.m., it’s been quite a rough night (although he’ll never complain). He has something to tell me. He’s so weak that I really can’t understand him. As I lean in I finally figure out that he wants me to read to him and people have been reading him books on Astrophysics or The Order of Time, topics he’d requested. I pulled out one of those, but the choice wasn’t right. After a few more attempts, I understand that he wants me to read to him about the Peloponnesian War, about 400 BC. This is what you’re thinking about right now? Just the thought made me both laugh and cry.

This virus has stolen so much value from this planet. Contrary to popular culture, true value is in the elderly, individuals with life experience.

Those that can share with the young, with the goal of making this world a better place. This is wisdom we can’t replace and will never get back.

So, as I sit here with my father, I’m reading about the antivax movement sweeping through California. This state has been a hotbed of the antivax movement far before COVID. As the state continues to set daily case records and the number of deaths is averaging now over 500 per day, how can these people in their right minds push against a vaccine which has proven to be 95% effective with an amazing safety profile record? Our only safeguards against this thing are what we already know, masks, social distancing and now thankfully some wonderful vaccines.

Please, please, please use them all.

It’s so hard being a physician, sitting here with my father and seeing this process evolve. I know I can temporarily correct much of it. But that’s not what I’m here for. I need to, for just this moment, be his son and not his doctor. Dad doesn’t want to be in a hospital. The TV in his room has been tuned to soft images of the amazing world in which we live with relaxing music. I’m making sure he’s comfortable and feels secure. That’s my job now. I know Dad must have sat with me many times when I came into this world, it’s the least I can do to sit with him while he leaves it.

Doc H Dedicated to my parents, Charles and Irene Hurbis, with love