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Mason pleads guilty to killing wife North Bend man also admits shooting daughter, trying to shoot others in 2018 DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

A man facing charges of murdering his wife and shooting his daughter pled guilty to charges

COVID-19 again hits NB schools

related to the November 2018 event last week.

District Attorney R. Paul Frasier said Frank Glen Mason IV pled to five charges: • First-degree manslaughter in the death of Leslie Mason; • Second-degree attempted murder in the shooting of Lindsay Pease; • Unlawful use of a weapon for shooting at Jarrod Pultz; • Unlawful use of a weapon for shooting at Robert Marshall; and

• Recklessly endangering another person because one of the shots fired entered a neighbor’s home and nearly struck an occupant.

The incident leading to the charges took place Nov. 13, 2018, at a home on Chester Street in North Bend.

According to earlier reporting in The World, police received multiple 911 calls that day reporting screaming and gunshots coming from a home.

When police arrived, they found

Leslie Mason, 53, dead from gunshot wounds and Lindsey Pease, 28 at the time, seriously injured from multiple gunshot wounds. Leslie Mason was Frank Glen Mason’s wife and Lindsay Pease was his daughter.

Three minor children in the home at the time were unharmed.

Police negotiators contacted Mason that day, and he surrendered after about 30 minutes.

An autopsy showed Leslie Mason died after being struck in the

heart from a slug from a shotgun.

Lindsay Pease was shot multiple times by what officers believe was a 9mm handgun.

Mason was originally charged with murder, three counts of attempted murder with a firearm, three counts of unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm, six counts of recklessly endangering another person and one charge of assault in the first degree.

Frasier said Mason will be sentenced in a court hearing Feb. 26.

Entire sixth-grade group returns to distance learning ZACK DEMARS and JILLIAN WARD The World

NORTH BEND — Less than a week after bringing North Bend Middle School’s 6th graders into the classroom, one positive COVID case sent students back to distance learning.

North Bend School District Superintendent Kevin Bogatin said it is disappointing.

“The whole (6th grade) class has gone back to Comprehensive Distance Learning,” he said, adding that the student who tested positive for the virus, he believes, was not exposed at school.

“We are working closely with the school to identify contacts, and those contacts will be receiving calls in the next 24 to 48 hours for contact tracing for quarantine purposes,” said Kelsey Orr, a Coos Health & Wellness contact tracer, Thursday.

According to the North Bend School District, only the grade’s afternoon cohort was exposed to the virus by a virus-positive student — but because of possible staff exposure, the entire grade level was forced to return to distance learning.

“We are working closely with CH&W throughout the afternoon and evening to respond to this news and protect the health of our community by temporarily having all 6th grade students and staff quarantine,” Bogatin wrote in an update to community members Thursday. “No students in our AM cohort had potential exposure, but due to possible exposure of staff, the middle school was required to return to Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) for both cohorts.”

At the time, only sixth graders had returned to the middle school campus. Seventh and eighth-grade students will remain on their current distance learning schedule.

Both the morning and afternoon groups of sixth grade students may have to continue in distance learning for up to two weeks, depending on the outcome of a review of the exposures by public health officials, Bogatin wrote.

Similarly, there was a second positive coronavirus case at North Bend High School. Students are not back fulltime there. Bogatin said the high schooler was an athlete.

“We followed protocols,” Bogatin said. “…We did contact tracing but out of an abundance of caution, (6th graders) were sent home and will continue to do contact tracing and investigation with Coos Health and Wellness.”

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Evan Leonetti, top, Jeff Elmer, left, and Steve Godin prepare to put Christmas trees in Camp Creek east of Reedsport last week.

Trees return to nature to help fish JOHN GUNTHER The World

REEDSPORT — After bringing joy to families’ homes over the holiday season, some 200 Christmas trees now ideally will be bringing protection to juvenile fish in a tributary to the Umpqua River east of Reedsport.

Last Thursday, volunteers from Oregon Coast Anglers and a pair of employees from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife placed the trees in Camp Creek, which flows into Mill Creek, which flows into the Umpqua River.

“The Christmas trees provide cover,” said Eric Himmelreich, a habitat restoration biologist for

The group of Oregon Coast Anglers volunteers and Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife staff who helped with the tree project last week pose in front of a group of the trees (left) and Camp Creek (right).

ODFW. “These little fish need cover. It gives the juveniles a place

to hide.”

Camp Creek provides habitat for

Chinook and coho salmon, as well as a variety of other fish species.

Himmelreich and ODFW Salmon Trout Enhancement Program Biologist Evan Leonetti and the volunteers from Oregon Coast Anglers jammed the Christmas trees into crevices among boulders or logs in the creek, hoping the trees would stay in place through the spring, when heavy rains swell the creek.

“You can see some of the trees we put in last year,” Himmelreich said.

The trees are the latest additions in what has been a multi-year project on Camp Creek and some of its tributaries.

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American Legion Post 34 needs a new building JILLIAN WARD For The World

NORTH BEND ─ The local American Legion Post 34 needs to relocate by the end of 2021.

In the very least, it needs to have a timeline for when it will find a new building to base its operations.

Located at 1421 E. Airport Way in North Bend, its current building is falling down around them. The property is owned by Southwest Oregon Regional Airport and its Executive Director Theresa Cook said the building has long been a safety concern. “…(The building) was built in 1942, approximately, and it has outlived its useful structural life,” she said.

Legion Commander Tyler Nickel explained the building was initially constructed by the U.S. Army during WWII. The structure was one of many throughout Coos County and along the west coast.

However, Nickel said the building was only meant to last five years.

“When we got it, it was too old anyway, but there was the want to preserve the history,” Nickel said.

But as the Legion has tried to make repairs to keep the building functional, they ran into problems.

For example, the American Legion recently tried to replace the windows but discovered that the top half of the siding is asbestos.

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Jillian Ward, For The World

American Legion Post 34 Commander Tyler Nickel shows some of the damage inside the main hall at the American Legion building in North Bend.

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search firms. Prothman agreed to waive its normal base search fee of $16,500 and just charge expenses of advertising and travel.

Gary Milliman, who represented the company during Monday’s meeting, said he expected those expenses to be $5,000 to $6,000.

Howard Schussler, the government services director for the Lane Council of Governments, said he couldn’t offer a guarantee of the expense of the search, but the company tries to keep its costs in check. It likely would be much higher than the cost of Prothman, though.

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Coquille picks Prothman for city manager search The World

COQUILLE — The Coquille City Council hopes the second time around with the Prothman company works better than the first.

The council voted this week to use Prothman to perform the search for a new city manager. Prothman also helped Coquille find Sam Baugh, who was dismissed in December, about a year after being hired by the city.

The council was choosing between Prothman and the Lane Council of Governments, both experienced

Both Milliman and Schussler described their respective organization’s search methods — each offering to bring in several potential candidates in either narrow, regional searches or broader, national ones.

Coquille Police Chief Scott Sanders has been acting as the pro-tem city manager and the council praised his efforts while pondering whether he might want to stay on as permanent city manager after his pro-tem term ends.

“Thanks for the praise,” Sanders said. “I am honored and humbled at the same time. I am here for the city. I want the best for the city.”

Sanders said he retired

once, from the military, and hopes to retire from public service in the next four years.

“I am definitely here as long as the council, the city needs me to hold down the fort until you get the right person,” he said. “I have said from Dec. 4 when I was asked to do this that we are only going to move forward.

We have strived to do that with the staff and I think the staff has done that for us. I still want to maintain that momentum.”

Some councilors suggested the work by Sanders gives the city a little flexibility in how quick it needs to complete the search.

“He’s doing a fantastic job,” Councilor Dave Chap-

pelle said. “I don’t really see where we need to expedite it.”

Councilors suggested the city could hire Sanders as city manager on a temporary basis when his pro-tem term is finished, to make sure the permanent hire is a good one.

“Our next decision needs to be the right decision,” Mayor Sam Flaherty said.

“Our city can’t afford to keep making those decisions from one year to the next.”

After the council had its chances to question both Milliman and Schussler, it first voted on a motion by Councilor Ann Parker to hire the Lane Council of Governments.

“I was not impressed by

the process the last time,” Parker said of the work by Prothman.

But her motion failed by a 5-2 vote, and a second motion, to choose Prothman, was approved by the same margin, with Parker and Councilor Julie Nighswonger opposed.

The city will use the Lane Council of Governments for another search though, with the council giving approval by consensus for Community Development Director Hailey Sheldon to hire that organization to conduct the city’s search for a new public works director.

Schussler said he expects that search to cost less than $6,000.

Douglas County reopens missing person case Curtis Dale Hill was reported missing on Feb. 12, 1995 Detectives with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office are seeking information related to an open missing person case from 1995.

“It has been 26 years since he disappeared. Someone out there has information; and we just need them to come forward to help us bring a sense of peace to his family,” Detective Kevin Dodds remarked about the case.

On February 12, 1995, Curtis Dale Hill was reported missing to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. An extensive investigation was conducted into Hill’s disappearance; however, he has

Curtis Dale Hill never been located and the circumstances of his disappearance remain limited.

“The sheriff’s office never closes a missing person case where the person has not been located. The cases remain open and are periodically reviewed and efforts to glean additional information are made,” Sgt. Brad O’Dell said.

In 2009, the case was re-opened by the Cold Case Squad; a former division of

the sheriff’s office made up of retired law enforcement officers who volunteered their time reviewing cases.

At that time, the investigators re-interviewed friends and family but were unable to turn up any viable leads.

Work on the case was again conducted in 2011 and 2012 by the Detectives Division. The sheriff’s office is again combing over the investigative files and

seeking assistance from the public.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Curtis Dale Hill or the circumstances surrounding his disappearance is asked to call the DCSO Detectives Tip Line at (541) 957-2099 or send an email to dcso.pio@co.douglas.or.us referencing Case #95-0845.

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.

Coos Bay Parks Commission — 4 p.m., regular meeting, City Hall Council Chambers.

MONDAY, FEB. 22 Reedsport City Council — 2 p.m., special session, city hall council chambers.

TUESDAY, FEB. 23 Reedsport Planning Commission — 6 p.m., regular meeting, city hall council chambers.

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OHA says ‘breakthrough’ cases are no surprise Some pharmacies begin receiving doses ZACK DEMARS The World

Oregon health officials are now reporting four cases of COVID-19 in individuals who have been fully vaccinated against the virus.

The cases, called “breakthrough cases,” come as no surprise, as no vaccine for any disease is completely effective, according to Dr. Dean Sidelinger, the state epidemiologist who spoke to reporters in a briefing Friday.

“These breakthrough cases are not unexpected,” Sidelinger said.

“No vaccine provides 100% protection, and clinical trials of both vaccines presently in use included breakthrough cases. In those cases, even though the participants got COVID, the vaccines reduced the severity of illness.”

Those clinical trials have shown that around 95% of people who get vaccinated don’t end up catching COVID-19 — and that those who do catch it have significantly milder symptoms than if they hadn’t, Sidelinger said.

Officials from the Oregon Health Authority say two of the cases were reported in Yamhill County, and two were reported in Lane County.

That’s just four breakthrough cases of over 177,000 people the state’s reporting are fully vaccinated against the virus.

Oregon is one of the first states in the nation to report breakthrough cases, since most states have only just begun to have people who fall into the “fully vaccinated” category, which comes two weeks after their second dose of the vaccine.

Still, Sidelinger said the vaccine is going to be the state’s most important tool in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

“More Oregonians are getting vaccinated by the day, and the existing vaccines offer unprecedented levels of effectiveness,” Sidelinger said. “The quickest and most direct route out of this pandemic is to get vaccinated while you’re eligible.”

Vaccinations will need to ramp up to about 25,000 per day statewide in order to achieve community immunity by Autumn, according to OHA Director Patrick Allen. While some days the state has already hit that target, vaccine dose supply is still far below the state’s capacity, Allen said.

He added the state is slightly behind its expected timeline for vaccinating teachers and educators across the state. Three weeks ago, OHA projected it would have allocated 59% of the

vaccine doses needed for educators by this point, but it’s only reached about 50%, Allen said.

In positive news, Sidelinger reported Friday the state has returned to levels of daily virus transmission not seen since the fall, allowing some counties across the state to reopen some businesses for the first time in months.

“These decreases are a testament to the actions all Oregonians have taken to slow the spread of COVID-19,” Sidelinger said.

Vaccine availability expands The state is also getting more help in its race to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine. Allen said Friday the state’s weekly dose allocation would be increasing to about 82,000 doses, up from the previously announced 75,000 a week.

Select pharmacies across the state have begun receiving and administering doses of the vaccine. According to Stephen Certo, who directs pharmacy operations for Safeway and Albertsons stores in Oregon, that set of pharmacies includes over 100 Safeway and Albertsons locations across the state.

“We as a company, we’re thrilled to be a part of it and be able to provide vaccines to the communities we serve. So, we are really excited,” Certo said Friday.

Residents can see available locations and sign up for vaccination appointments at www.albertsons.com/pharmacy/ covid-19.html or www.safeway. com/pharmacy/covid-19.html.

Some Costco stores and Health Mart Pharmacies have also received doses of the vaccine and will begin scheduling appointments. OHA’s Allen confirmed that, starting Feb. 15, individuals over 75 will become eligible to receive the vaccine.

While the state’s projected increase in weekly doses is a good sign, the effects won’t be immediate.

“That’s good news, but we know those doses are still months away,” Allen said.

What’s more, even the very small number of breakthrough cases signals Oregonians must continue to keep their guard up against the virus, even if they’ve been fully vaccinated. He pointed to the spike in cases the state saw during the spring and summer, as some activities began reopening after the pandemic’s initial lockdown.

“I think we all need to remember that period and remind ourselves we’re still not going back to the way things were the way before,” Allen said. “We’re going to need to continue to wear masks, to socially distance.”

Oregoncounty-by-countytotals County Cases Total deaths Baker 612 7 Benton 2,175 16 Clackamas 13,052 169 Clatsop 761 6 Columbia 1,176 21 Coos 1,281 17 Crook 746 18 Curry 368 6 Deschutes 5,714 56 Douglas 2,157 51 Gilliam 53 1 Grant 220 1 Harney 248 6 Hood River 1,047 29 Jackson 7,904 106 Jefferson 1,884 27 Josephine 2,192 47 Klamath 2,721 54 Lake 350 6 Lane 9,836 121 Lincoln 1,116 18 Linn 3,497 54 Malheur 3,301 58 Marion 17,975 276 Morrow 1,016 13 Multnomah 31,182 512 Polk 2,911 42 Sherman 52 0 Tillamook 393 2 Umatilla 7,458 79 Union 1,244 19 Wallowa 134 4 Wasco 1,212 25 Washington 20,628 207 Wheeler 22 1 Yamhill 3,643 62 Statewide 150,281 2,137 This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases.

SWOCC plans watch Parents need to update immunization records by Feb. 17 party for Mars landing The Southwestern Oregon Community College Physics and Engineering department is holding a watch party for the Mars Perseverance Rover landing Thursday, simulcasting the National Aeronautics and Space Administration TV coverage of the event beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Join associate professor of physics Aaron Coyner and others interested in the space exploration as they

discuss the implications of the Mars 2020 rover mission.

The watch party will be held at the Southwestern Oregon Physics and Engineering Facebook page at http://facebook.com/SOCCPhysics.

For information about the event of SWOCC’s physics and engineering degrees, contact Coyner by email at aaron.coyner@socc.edu or phone at 541-888-7244 or visit www.physics.socc.edu.

School looks different for kids. While many children still rely on remote learning, we want to make sure they are safe as schools reopen across the state. This includes making sure kids are up to date on childhood vaccines, like measles.

Feb. 17 is School Exclusion Day, and the Oregon Immunization Program reminds parents that children may not be able to attend school or childcare on that day (or when their school reopens) if their records on file show missing

immunizations. Schools also have the option of blocking remote learning access for kids without current immunization records Feb. 17.

Under state law, all children in public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and certified childcare facilities must have up-todate documentation on their required immunizations or have an exemption. The COVID-19 vaccine is not currently required for children.

“Immunization is the best way to protect children

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Bogatin hopes sixth-graders and staff will be able to return to the classroom but will “not put any bets on that because our county numbers are high and everyone wants to be cautious at this particular moment and I want to be supportive of that.”

For the middle school class that just began in-school learning this week, Bogatin said he knows they feel dejected at having to go home again after just a few days.

“Staff (had) rolled out the red carpet for students coming back this week,” he said.

“Everyone was thrilled to be back… Their confidence about the future to return is hurt.”

Even so, Bogatin said the district has not seen a huge spike in COVID cases which “is just a reminder of how important it is to follow

the North Bend Police Department, which had attempted to stop the black BMW for speed and failure to display a license plate near milepost 235 on northbound U.S. Highway 101, according to OSP.

At the time, the vehicle didn’t stop and continued northbound, at which point NBPD requested OSP assistance in stopping the vehicle.

Two troopers deployed spike strips near milepost 224,

which were successful in bringing the vehicle to a stop, according to OSP. Chris Gulotta, 30, was arrested by NBPD officers on suspicion of vehicle elude and reckless driving.

our protocols.”

For anyone who feels they have been exposed, Bogatin encourages them to work with Coos Health and Wellness and participate in contact tracing. As for the district, he said it has done a good job of not having symptomatic students attend in-person class. Regardless, “the next day something happens and symptoms occur… It triggers a quarantine because even if they weren’t symptomatic, they were potentially spreading the virus,” he said.

Bogatin said the district has prepared for this, but still did not see it coming.

“I’m disappointed it was so quick on the return because it could potentially bump the expansion,” he said, referring to the district’s plans to bring older grades back to the classroom.

“We will wait and see when there will be an expansion of grades 7 and 9 since they

were on the horizon. We will see what happens in the next couple weeks.”

Also in North Bend School District, health officials this week identified cases impacting an elementary school bus cohort.

“Your support in following ODE and OHA guidelines is appreciated,” Bogatin wrote. “Maintain 6 foot social distance. Wear a mask.

Wash your hands frequently.

Together we can slow the spread of the virus and help keep our community safe.”

Generally, according to CHW spokesperson Dr. Eric Gleason, cases aren’t coming from inside school buildings, but are coming from community members who impact schools.

“I think we’ve seen that time and time again that it has more to do with the decisions that are made on the adults’ side of it than it has to do with decisions that were

made on the youths’ side of it,” Gleason said.

What’s more, most students who end up having to quarantine due to state and local exposure policies don’t usually end up testing positive for the virus.

“When we do our contact tracing and have those school cohorts in quarantine, thankfully we’ve seen very little of those individuals become sick.

That’s a good sign,” Orr said.

CHW officials announced an additional cohort required to quarantine at Coos Bay’s Christ Lutheran School. Two students there have tested positive for the virus, according to the state’s weekly outbreak report.

Another congregate care outbreak appeared on the state report this week, too.

Twenty-one cases had been reported at South Coast Horizons, which serves residential group homes in the Bay Area, according to CHW.

against vaccine-preventable diseases such as whooping cough and measles,” said Stacy de Assis Matthews, school law coordinator in the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division.

“Just two years ago, we saw several measles cases in the Northwest. We don’t want another disease outbreak of on top of COVID-19.

Immunizations are the most effective way to stop the spread of measles, to keep kids and school communities healthy and safe.”

If a child’s school and childcare vaccination records are not up to date on Feb. 17, the child will be sent home. In 2020, local health departments sent 21,598 letters to parents and guardians informing them that their children needed immunizations to stay in

school or childcare. A total of 3,268 children were kept out of school or childcare until the necessary immunization information was turned in to the schools or childcare facilities. This year, letters to parents were mailed on or before Feb. 3.

Parents seeking immunizations for their children should contact their health care provider, local health department or call 211Info — just dial 211 or go to 211info.org. No one can be turned away from a local health department because of the inability to pay for required vaccines.

Many pharmacists can immunize children age 7 and older; contact your neighborhood pharmacy for details.

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Life of a copy editor

By June Casagrande A week in the life of a copy editor wouldn’t make for a good movie — a lot of sitting, staring and tapping at the comma key on a computer.

But for language nerds and people who’d like to improve their grammar skills, an ultra-condensed week in the life of a copy editor could make for an entertaining way to spend five minutes. So here are a few of the more interesting language issues this copy editor came across last week.

“Living at this address carries a certain cache.” Sentences like this justify my paycheck. As a copy editor, I specialize in knowing about commonly confused words like “cache” and “cachet.” For whatever reason, it seems very few non-editors know that “cache” is pronounced “cash” and if you want the two-syllable word that means prestige, it gets a T on the end.

“Yesterday, Popov’ mother drove her to the store.” Possessives can be hard. Possessives of words that end in S are harder. But possessives of words that end in Ch, X or Z shouldn’t be.

And that goes double for words that end in V. There are no special rules for forming possessives of words that in end in one of these letters. Just add an apostrophe and an S: Popov’s mother, just like Smith’s mother or Lurch’s mother or Chavez’s mother.

“Wellbeing.” Teenagers used to be teen-agers. Cellphones used to be cell phones. Email used to be e-mail. So it’s understandable that writers would start compressing well-being into wellbeing. In fact, I see it a lot. But the closed form isn’t in major dictionaries yet and, until it is, “well-being” remains the correct form.

“Weekender Magazine: Where Everyday Is the Weekend.” I don’t expect doctors and accountants and baristas and carpenters to know that “everyday” is an adjective and that, therefore, you can’t use it as a noun.

But I do expect people who publish magazines to know it. When it’s doing the job of a noun in a sentence,

it’s two words: “Every day is the weekend.” Only when it’s modifying another noun is it one word: “We offer everyday values.”

“Under the auspice of the charitable foundation.” This was a new one on me: auspice? Singular? I know that “under the auspices,” plural, is the standard form. But is singular “auspice” wrong? I didn’t know, so I looked it up. The correct term is plural, you act “under the auspices” of some organization or entity. The singular auspice is a word, but it has a different meaning from the plural.

Here’s Merriam-Webster’s: “auspices: plural. Kindly patronage and guidance.” In the singular, auspice means “a prophetic sign, especially a favorable sign.” Merriam’s example: “interpreted the teacher’s smile as an auspice that he would get an A on his presentation.” That was a new one on me.

“Thank you to whomever sent me these beautiful flowers.” People who know how to use “whom,” more often than not, don’t know how to use “whomever.” They know that “whom” and “whomever” are objects.

They know that in a sentence like this one the preposition “to” needs an object. But they don’t know that the object is the whole clause, “whoever sent me these flowers.” The verb “sent” needs a subject: “whoever.” Together, “whoever” and “sent” form a clause that, as a unit, is the object of the preposition “to.”

So it’s “Thank you to whoever sent me these beautiful flowers.”

“We have showrooms in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties.” There’s no county in the U.S. that I know of that has the plural “Counties” as part of its name.

You don’t have to follow my lead on this one, since it’s not a hard rule.

But when I come across plurals like Counties, I change them to lowercase: Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.

June Casagrande is the author of “The Joy of Syntax: A Simple Guide to All the Grammar You Know You Should Know.” She can be reached at JuneTCN@aol.com.

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‘March In’ is not the answer

By Howard Dean All Democrats and many Republicans are committed to making prescription drugs more affordable.

There is one strategy that is likely to make things worse: overriding patents on drugs developed with the help of federally funded research. This “march-in” option is not a good idea.

It hinges on the Bayh-Dole Act, a 40-year-old law that revolutionized scientific research in the United States. A provision within the law permits the federal government to “march in” and seize intellectual property that benefited from federal grants if that IP is not being made available to the public.

Prior to 1980, the government retained the patent rights to any breakthroughs that resulted from federally funded research. But the government didn’t do a good job licensing those patents to companies that could turn them into real-world products. In 1978, the feds held more than 28,000 patents. Just 5 percent of them were licensed.

To stop those ideas from going to waste, Senators Birch Bayh and Bob Dole spearheaded legislation that allowed universities to keep the patents on discoveries made by university researchers with the help of federal funding.

Universities have a huge incen-

tive - namely, royalty payments - to partner with private-sector companies to commercialize these patents. So do the researchers themselves, who may be able to parlay their discoveries into products that change the world.

In the past 40 years, Bayh-Dole has helped commercialize inventions ranging from Honeycrisp apples to Google’s original search algorithm.

By bringing early-stage research to private labs, the law also played a role in the development of more than 200 drugs and vaccines.

Some policymakers have argued that some of those medicines are not adequately available to the public because of their high prices.

They believe the government should “march-in” and require licensing of the patents behind those drugs so generic drug manufacturers can produce cheaper competing versions.

This is ironic, given that we are finally administering vaccines to end the pandemic. Without taxpayer support for early-stage research at universities, drug companies would have never been in a position to create lifesaving vaccines so quickly.

Drug companies won’t spend the billions of dollars it takes to commercialize federally funded research if there’s a risk the govern-

ment will seize the fruits of their research. The result will be fewer new treatments for patients.

Consider what happened in 1989, when the National Institutes of Health adopted a policy calling for “reasonable” pricing by companies that licensed patents that benefited from government funding. The number of licensing agreements between universities and companies plummeted.

In 1995, NIH-funded research led to just 32 licensing agreements with private companies. That same year, the agency eliminated the pricing clause. Not surprisingly, the number of licensing agreements in 1996 more than doubled, to 87.

If the government takes away patent rights, then less federal research will be commercialized and fewer new medicines will hit the market. That’s not an outcome that’s in the interests of patients.

The people of the United States need and deserve access to affordable medicines.

But it is incredibly important to not destroy innovation in one of the last industries in the world where the United States still has a real edge.

Howard Dean is the former chair of the Democratic National Committee and former governor of Vermont.

Letters to the Editor Reopen the North Bend pool I came here from Idaho in 1962 to teach at North Bend Junior High.

One of the plus factors that brought me here was the nice, heated, enclosed North Bend swimming pool.

At that time, one of the goals of the school, which I admired, was that every student would learn to swim.

After I came back to North Bend from a tour of duty with my husband on Okinawa in 1966, I again enjoyed the pool. For several years, I taught aquasize in the pool.

Now as a senior citizen, I returned

to morning workouts in the pool.

The pool is part of my life. I miss it. Please reopen the pool.

Alfreda Pinther Batdorff Coos Bay

Thank you to courageous senators Thank you to those honorable senators who righteously stepped up in adverse times to vote to “impeach” and “censure” standing President Donald John Trump for

his unconscionable actions. On February 13, 2021, many Americans who believe in truth, justice and our country’s rule of law were saddened by his impeachment acquittal, others were not.

The “facts” of this time will be recorded and taught in history classes for posterity. May those courageous senators who voted their conscience be called “heroes.”

Respectfully, Rae Lea Cousens North Bend

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OBITUARIES Raymond Humphreys

Janet Harms Kerker

August 13, 1958 – January 29, 2021

Raymond Humphreys — a longtime Corvallis resident who was a joy to everyone who knew him — passed away on January 29, 2021 after a brief but courageous battle with cancer.

Born on August 13, 1958, Ray was the sixth of seven children born to William and Marne Humphreys of Reedsport, Oregon. Ray graduated from Reedsport High School in 1976, where he was an academic star and competed on the golf team. He also attended the University of Washington, where he found many lifelong friends and a love of Husky football, much to the dismay of his Duck and Beaver cheering family.

For the past 22 years, Ray worked for Stahlbush Island Farms as a Production Data Technician, where he was known for his kindness and humor. In honor of Ray, Stahlbush owner Bill Chambers will be building a memorial bench, complete with one of Ray’s golf clubs, at the company’s headquarters.

A devoted and talented gamer, Ray was among the first to master Pac-Man in the early days of the ‘80s video game craze and in recent years was a legendary — yet anonymous — figure in the World of Warcraft universe.

His greatest joy, however, was family, particularly his

March 14, 1945 – February 4, 2021

many nieces and nephews.

Known universally — even by those who weren’t necessarily related — as “Uncle Ray,” he left an indelible impression on the lives of two generations and more than 50 years of his siblings’ children, as both an admirable inspiration and a bad influence (in the best way).

As young kids, the girls in the family saw Ray as a jungle gym, great for climbing and jumping on, while the boys were frequent victims of the “Why are you hitting yourself?” game. He was the first person most of the cousins went to a bar with and learned to play pool from, and on special occasions, they were treated to a karaoke rendition of “Masquerade.” On at least one occasion, he was the reason a nephew had his mouth washed out with soap.

A generous spirit who always took an interest in the lives of his family, he was a regular fixture at the kids’ sporting events and - when he couldn’t attend — would follow their athletic exploits in the local paper. His observant, intelligent, ridiculous humor was a highlight of family gatherings, as were the ever-present board games where he preached to everyone that “you have to play the player.” Thanks to him, the Humphreys family is populated with people who will interrupt any conversation with a movie quote or a song lyric, and greet each other with “Sup Homes?”

And even though his nieces and nephews number in the dozens, he shared something special with each of them. He recalled their high school friends and knew their favorite TV shows. He

was a groomsman in their weddings and celebrated their birthdays. He listened, remembered and made them laugh. Most recently, he got to know his newest niece Charlotte via FaceTime.

As much as he loved his family, however, he hated long goodbyes or a fuss being made over him and was renowned for sneaking away from a gathering unnoticed.

With that in mind, it’s only fitting that he made his final exit when hospital visitors were limited. Ray being Ray, he was cracking jokes and making nurses laugh right up until the very end.

Ray was preceded in death by his father, Bill Sr.; his mother, Marne; and his brother Bob. He is survived by sisters, Mary Kroll and Mag Myers (Dean); brothers, Bill (Donna), Jim (Martha), Paul (Debbie); sister-in-law Delaine Nored (Dick); as well as more than two dozen adoring nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Forest Hills Country Club’s Youth Golf Programs in Reedsport, Oregon.

As summed up by his niece Kim in a single word — Ray was “goodness.”

Birthdays, graduations, weddings, and holidays — particularly Thanksgiving, when he would dependably show up with an ungodly amount of soda - will never be the same.

Those who loved him, however, should be comforted by the thought that he’s now playing a round of golf somewhere with his dad, brother, and brother-in-law, laughing his great laugh, and no doubt happily “gankin’ some noobs” online.

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Janet Harms Kerker passed away at her home in Gladstone, Oregon on February 4, 2021, at age 75. Jan was born in Alameda, California, to Evelyn Sheetz Harms and David Lepp Harms on March 14, 1945. She grew up in Sacramento, California enjoying movies at the Tower Theater and cherishing time spent at Camp Sacramento in the summers. She attended McClatchy High School, graduating in 1963. She and her mother spent many summers exploring Europe. After high school, she attended the University of California Davis and spent her junior year abroad in Spain attending the University of Valencia and staying with a Spanish family.

After earning her degree, Jan married Jeff Kerker in 1969. They lived briefly in Redwood City, California, before moving to the rural coastal town of Bandon in 1970. They welcomed their only child in 1971. Jan started her teaching career in 1974. Through the years, she taught Spanish, French, Italian, and Social Studies until retiring in 2000.

In 1989, Jan met her close friend, Sharon Isaacs. The two enjoyed many years of companionship traveling, golfing, and playing cribbage. When Jan’s mother passed away in 2001, she returned to her childhood home in Sacramento to settle her mother’s estate. She became involved in the McClatchy Reunion activities re-connecting with old friends. She coordinated a fund-raising

DEATH NOTICES Mark P. Bergmann, 67, of Bandon and Vancouver, WA, died February 10, 2021 in Bandon. Arrangements are under the direction of Amling Schroeder Funeral Service, Bandon.

children, Raylee and Lanee Griffith, Kylee, Kelsee and Keera Morgan, Grace Griffith, Ashley LaBarre, Aliyah and Leland Johnston, Chase and Chloe Ledford, and Claire and Olivia Roberts; great-great grandchildren, Braylee and Uriah Lamance and a baby girl Griffith, who will be born in April.

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to attend Queens Nursing School, graduating in 1953.

She subsequently moved to Los Angeles, married Makoto Hirata and raised a family while having a long career as a registered nurse.

Miyoko and Makoto eventually moved to Coos Bay where they lived their dream of retiring on the Oregon Coast. There they enjoyed the bounty of the sea and the forests, and hosted many gatherings over the years, including Queens Nursing School reunions and local kanikapila gatherings. In 2011, the couple returned to Kauai to live out their years in their Kapa’a home, amidst the local culture where they were born and raised.

She was preceded in death

by her parents, Sanbei and Okayo Iwai; her sister, Peggy Iwai; and brothers, Yoshio Iwai, Masami Iwai, Gene Ono. She is survived by her husband, Makoto Hirata of Kapa’a; her brother, George Iwai of Honolulu; her sister, Akiye Higashi of Hanapepe; daughters, Susan Hirata (Mark Young) of Eugene and Julie Hirata of Huntington Beach, California; grandchildren, Winter Young of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Jade Young of Portland.

The family would like to express their gratitude for the many acts of kindness and compassion—often from strangers-- given to her during her most difficult times. A private service will be held in the future.

June 6, 1931 – January 27, 2021

January 10, 1926 – February 6, 2021

always take their camp trailer and head over to Mule Creek and camp for a few days. A lot of times she was successful in getting her buck!

Mary and Elmo raised their three daughters in Powers who survive her.

They are: Darlene Griffith and husband, Mick of Powers, Debbie Hamilton and husband, Hugh of North Bend, Stacy Blackburn and husband, Randy of Coos Bay. Also her much loved grandchildren, Mark Griffith and wife, Tammy of Rogue River, Michelle Morgan and husband, Jamie of Prineville, Michael Griffith and wife, Amanda of Salem, Joshua Johnston and wife, Dalyn of Port Angeles, Washington, Amber Ledford and husband, Justin of Aloha, Lisa Roberts and husband, Gary of Coos Bay and Justin Blackburn of Coos Bay; great grand-

ductions. Her quirky humor will be missed.

Jan is survived by her daughter, Sybil Kerker, of Oregon City; her son-in-law, Jim Kelly; and her grandson, Jake Kelly. She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Robert Harms.

At a future date, a celebration of life will be scheduled and Jan will be buried at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Sacramento with her mother, uncle, and grandparents. Contact sybilkerker@gmail.com for additional information.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the “In Loving Memory of Janet Harms Kerker” fundraising campaign for the Environmental Defense Fund: http:// membership.onlineaction. org/site/TR/Events/EDF?pxfid=1255&fr_id=1060&pg=fund [www.edf.org – Click Donate/Give in honor of someone/Start a personal fundraising campaign/Search for a campaign/enter ‘Janet Harms Kerker’ in search field]

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Mary Evangeline Frye Mary Evangeline (Slonecker) Frye was born on January 10, 1926 to Ned E. Slonecker and Nellie E. (Larsen) Slonecker in Florence, Oregon. She died on February 6, 2021 in Coos Bay. Mary married her high school sweetheart, Elmo Frye, when he returned from naval duty in the South Pacific after World War II. They were married on April 20, 1947 in Powers at the Open Bible Church.

She attended Powers Elementary, Powers Junior High and Powers High School graduating in 1943. She was a staunch supporter of the Powers Cruisers attending all football and basketball games that was possible and traveling to many away games!

You could always see our mom in the stands and at the home games, our dad running the clock.

Mary lived most of her life in Powers, but did reside in North Bend for several years where she worked for Ocean Terminals. After retiring she moved back to Powers where she made Grandpa Leo’s little house so darn cute. One of her favorite hobbies was gardening and she did have what she called an “English Garden”. Mary would work endlessly in that little garden. She, also enjoyed puzzles whether it was crossword or jigsaw puzzles, reading numerous books, listening to the “Big Bands” or Englebert Humperdink, sewing little quilts for grandkids, and watching her favorite TV show, Jeopardy.

Mary was a Powers Lioness for 25 years, always volunteering her time to be on committees or serve as an officer.

She also enjoyed hunting. She and our dad would

effort to replace windows on the 1937 school and restore its tiled fountain. She spoke at the ceremony to place the school on the National Register of Historic Places. While in Sacramento she discovered the Landmark program making many friends and taking a number of travel retreats.

Jan returned to Bandon in 2006 and then moved to Oregon City in 2016, to be near her daughter, son-in-law, and grandson. Dinners, game nights, and holidays were enjoyed with family now that she lived close by. She settled into a retirement facility in Gladstone in 2017. She made many new friends and enjoyed excursions especially those to the casino and out to dinner at the steakhouse. She spent much of her time sorting through the memorabilia she’d collected through the years and creating her unique cards that often came with multiple old stamps from her mother’s stamp collection.

Jan leaves many friends behind. She will be remembered for her love of travel, food, conversation, movies, music, and her advocacy for the environment and fighting climate change. She enjoyed meeting new people and was always quick with the intro-

Miyoko Hirata passed away on January 27, 2021 at the age of 89 in Los Angeles, California. She was born on June 6, 1931 in Koloa, HI and graduated from Kauai High School in 1949.

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DEAR ABBY

By Abigail Van Buren

SURPRISE REVELATION OF TWINS’ PATERNITY IS A FAMILY BOMBSHELL DEAR ABBY: My son’s new wife -who has a daughter -- insisted that his two children are not biologically his. After a DNA test, it turns out she was right. They aren’t. My son, my husband and I are heartbroken. His twins are 10, and they don’t understand what’s going on.

My husband and I are trying to gently remain in their lives with phone calls and limited visits. My son’s wife refuses to visit with us until we stop communicating with the children, promise never to talk about them and display no pictures in our home.

She’s trying to convince our son to stop seeing us, as well. What to do? -- DISAPPOINTED IN TEXAS DEAR DISAPPOINTED: Those children, regardless of who their birth father is, were raised believing you and your husband are their grandparents. If you love them, do not knuckle under to your son’s new wife or it will be only the beginning of how she will attempt to control you.

She does not have the right to dictate who you (or your son, for that matter) see and communicate with. She also does not have the right to order you to remove any object from your home.

If your son opts to turn his back on those children, that’s a decision only he can make. If he also chooses to turn his back on you, then you raised a milquetoast instead of a man.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a married man, and I love my wife. We’re not living together at the moment due to unfortunate circumstances.

Being far away from her, I get extremely lonely. I have a co-worker who became a good friend, and I have feelings for her. I have told her how I feel, and we have hung out a few times -- nothing sexual. Now she’s moving away, and I feel heartbroken.

How should I deal? I’m fighting back tears

for someone I’m not even with. What do I do? -- HEARTBROKEN IN THE EAST DEAR HEARTBROKEN: A relationship does not have to be sexual to be meaningful, and your co-worker was filling a space in your life that was empty. That you feel a sense of loss and sadness that she is moving is not surprising.

Not knowing the unfortunate circumstances that caused the separation between you and your wife, I can only advise you to start looking for a way to mend fences or change those circumstances so you can live together again, because clearly, you’re not doing well on your own. If that’s not possible, start giving serious thought to how you plan to live the rest of your life, because this way isn’t working.

DEAR ABBY: The other day I was on a video conference call with our boss and two colleagues. When “Joan” came on the call, “something” was hanging from one of her nostrils. She may have had a cold. I scratched my nose and mustache a few times, trying to alert her of what was happening, to no avail. She didn’t react. No one else said anything.

What would the correct protocol have been? Should I have left it alone or was I right to try to let her know? I did what I would have done in person. Should I have privately texted her? Please advise. -TELECOMMUTING WOES DEAR TELECOMMUTING: If the person with the leaky nose had been you, wouldn’t you have wanted to know? Yes, you should have texted her.

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This week in Coos County history: February 14-16 100 YEARS — 1921 Osprey has narrow escape Loses wheel when off Cape Blanco Capt. Olson finds it necessary to sail in over bar against ebb tide Daring seamanship on the part of the skipper, Capt. Peter Olson, was all that saved the gasoline schooner Osprey form wrecking Sunday. The boat came from Rogue river without a cargo and off Cape Blanco lost the wheel. Capt. Olson hoisted a small sail and managed to make his way to Coos Bay. It was twelve o’clock at night and he anchored off the bar. The anchor however dragged and the boat was in immediate danger of being carried on the rocks.

At daylight there was no assistance in sight so Capt. Olson decided that his only chance was to sail in over the bar. This was a hazardous undertaking in view of the fact that there was a heavy ebb tide.

Capt. Olson however tackled the bar and sailed in. It was necessary to keep close to the jetty as the tide in the main channel was very strong. The boat was brought in safely and sailed into South slough and the tow boat Hercules later towed the Osprey to Marshfield. It was said by those who saw the Osprey brought in that it was as good a piece of seamanship as was ever accomplished on the bar.

Asleep on track; stops passenger August Johnson gets sleepy jag of moonshine Fred Neime picked up today but only had an “empty” — Powers man also in August Johnson, a logger, was found asleep on the railroad track near the Yoakum place, near Beaver Hill, yesterday. His discovery was none too quick as the engineer saw a man on the track and was able to bring the train to a stop only a few feet from him.

Johnson was “soused,” so much so that members of the crew had to pick him up and bodily carry him to the baggage car. When the train reached Marshfield, he was turned over to Constable Goodman and placed in jail until arraigned before Justice Joehnke this morning and fined.

Where he got the moonshine, the court did not find out.

Neime has empty Fred Neime was picked up this morning

by Constable Goodman on Front street. It seems that the officers had kept a watch on Neime and when he came on the street with a package wrapped in an old paper Goodman thought he had a live one. However, the gallon jug was empty. Consequently Neime was released with admonitions from the officers.

Rain followed by cold snap Snowfall in the hill districts this morning Rainfall during the past forty-eight hours was 2.66 inches — total over sixty The heavy rain of Sunday was followed by a marked change in weather this morning. There was a drop in temperatures the mercury going down to 33 degrees above zero during the night. This morning there could be seen snow in the hills across the bay and there was snow reported in the uplands on Coos river. The train from the Coquille valley this morning showed snow on the tops of the cars.

The total rainfall Saturday and Sunday was 2.66 inches. The rain was coming down hard Sunday morning early and kept it up all day.

Rainfall is very heavy this year Total so far is 60.19 since September first This is eight inches more than fell all of last year and wet weather yet to come The total rainfall to date since Sept. 1, the beginning of the fiscal year for counting the rainfall, has been 60.19 inches. Last

year the total for the entire year was only 52.29 inches. After this date last year about 20 inches of rain fell so if the same thing happens this year there will be close to 80 inches of rain.

But even now the rainfall this year exceeds that of all of last year so it will go down as a particularly wet winter. In addition to the heavy rains, there have been several cold snaps. Last night the temperature was down to freezing and several times this winter the nights have been exceptionally cold for this locality. There was one very cold spell last year when Coos Bay did not suffer as much as other parts of the coast and so far this year there has not been as bad a cold snap as the one last year.

The following figures show the rainfall by months for the two years and as a matter of comparison the figures are of interest:

1919 1920 September 2.76 5.79 October 2.78 10.14 November 9.20 9.40 December 10.21 15.65

1920 1921 January 5.79 11.61 February.57 7.60 March 8.77 April 7.54 May .60 June 2.96 July .50 August .59 Total 52.29 60,19

Cost is too great for the city now Not possible to make quarters for the firemen Matter is considered at meeting of council last night — talks about new fire truck The proposed improvement of the second floor of the city hall for the use of the firemen and the question of buying a fire truck were subjects discussed at length at the meeting of the city council last night. Chief J.W. Davis was at the meeting. He said that the city engineer and Councilman Wilson had gone over the matter and made an estimate of the cost of fitting up bed rooms and a club room. Mr. Davis said that it was useless to go into the details of the plans until it was learned whether or not the council could consider making the improvement. Exclusive of plumping, the cost would be about $680 and Mr. Davis said it would take $1000 to do all of the work.

He wanted to know whether the city could find a way to make the improvement which the firemen desired.

Had no money Mayor Ferguson said that the councilmen wanted to do everything they could for the firemen but that the city simply did not have the money to make the improvement and did not know where it could come from. Mr. Davis said that he would rather the matter be laid over until it could be done right than to have it only half way done.

Finish part of road to Coquille Another section of highway completed today Work will now start at Millington — hope to have all done in thirty days Engineer Chandler and his crew today finished pouring concrete on the section of the Coquille-Coos Bay highway between Davis Slough and Hayden.

This leaves but two sections to be completed, one from Millington to Davis Slough, and the other at the Coquille end. The stretch at the Coquille end is not so important as there is a fair plank road way that can be used.

The crew will now be moved to Millington and start work at that end. There is a gap of about 5,000 feet and under normal conditions it will be completed within thirty days.

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Matchmaker Smith says good contenders arranged Johnny Carlson to meet McHale of Marshfield — Johnny Duffy being brought from Portland The boxing contest to be held at the Orpheum theatre under the directions of the Marshfield Boxing Commission by the new matchmaker, Frank Smith, will be a real championship bout, as Jimmy Duffy the steady little white feather weight champion of the Pacific Coast vs. Baby Blue the black champion of the Pacific Coast in a 10 round main event.

Matchmaker Smith says that Battling Johnny Carlson, the little Swede from Spokane, vs. Johnny McHale of Marshfield realizing McHale is a tough customer Carlson will leave no stones unturned in his training.

Red Campbell, a welterweight battler, and the pride of Oregon, will be seen in a 6-round semi wind up with Kansas City Johnny McCarthy a well known welterweight, who ranks next to Briton and the welterweight champion of the world.

The four round curtain raiser will be two well known local lads, Earnest Bullard vs. Al. Cartwright.

50 YEARS — 1971 Prefontaine winner in Athens 2-mile; 8:34.4 OAKLAND (UPI) — Middle distance runner Steve Prefontaine and sprinter Eddie Hart admitted they weren’t psyched up for the Athens Invitational until they glimpsed a bit of a red-shirted Russian.

Spurred by a cheering, near-capacity crowd of 9,506, Prefontaine ran a record pace for more than half the race before slackening off to win the two-mile in 8:34.4 Saturday night in the banked 160-yard Fastrac at the Oakland Coliseum-arena.

The University of Oreg flash lapped the entire field, including Russian nemesis Rashid Sharafetdinov who beat him at Leningrad last year, to emerge as track athlete of the meet, Prefontaine, who ran an 8:31.9 two weeks ago, had exceeded the record at the one-mile mark with 4:10.5 clocking before slowing down. Sharafetdinov finished third behind Stanford’s Don Kardong.

“Yes, my strategy was to try to run the Russian into the ground,” said Prefontaine.

“It felt good to have him behind me but I guess I let up a bit.”

Delegate proposal in Coos COQUILLE — Coos County Democratic Central Committee members will adopt a formula March 8 to give a greater voice to non-urban counties at state pre-primary and post-primary conventions.

Discussion on the Coos proposal was heard Monday night in Coquille where Demos gathered at a regular central committee meeting.

Essentially, Coos proposes to pick a certain number of pre-selected candidates from each county, as opposed to selecting all candidates to state conventions solely on the basis of voter registration.

Central Committee Chairman William Grannell said the Coos proposal will assure the party of being responsive to the majority will of its members. He noted that selection of state convention delegates on the basis of voter registration alone puts too much power into the hands of urban areas.

MP youth night is approved MYRTLE POINT — Les Crawford, owner and operator of the Pastime Tavern and Café, asked the Myrtle Point City Council Monday night if a “youth night’ could be held one night a week in the tavern. The council approved the action after Crawford assured that no alcoholic beverage would be sold that night and that the youths would be chaperoned.

Young people could play shuffleboard and pool, and could also dance to the juke box, said Crawford. He indicated that he had operated a similar youth night in Klamath, Calif., with great success.

Crawford said the activity would be for school age children with student body cards.

State approval must be gained before Crawford can start, it was noted.

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Appearances can be deceiving. What appears to be a “normal,” middle-class neighborhood can be something very different.

For instance, on a single Bay Area block, live a flight instructor, a professional handyman, a retired FBI agent — and a suspected meth dealer who’s still recovering after burning two-thirds of his face when a lab in the back bedroom of his mobile home exploded last year, according to Sgt. Dan Looney of the South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team.

“Most people associate meth labs with ghettos or areas that already have a high degree of crime. Most people are wrong,” Looney said. “This stuff is everywhere and it destroys people’s lives.”

Meth use and production are rampant in Coos County. It has a decent street value of $100 per gram, so business is booming. Unfortunately, so are the labs that produce it.

Just this week, a 48-year-old man was arrested when police found a small amount of meth, various drug paraphernalia, chemicals, glass tubes, a firearm and two quarts

of methamphetamine with a street value of $100,000 in a camping trailer at his Coos Bay residence.

The rural communities of the South Coast are considered prime real estate by drug dealers and meth-lab operators because the neighborhoods are quiet, unassuming and chock-full of neighbors who generally don’t pay much attention to what’s going on around them, said Looney.

“It’s that very ‘hide in plain site’ protection that draws meth cookers to the area,” Looney explained. “The aftermath of meth production and use creates a lot of havoc in Coos County.”

Now a group of concerned citizens and civic leaders has stepped forward in the war against meth, rallying with the battle cry of “Not here! Not Now! Not anymore!”

“We’re just looking for some way to convert our action into something meaningful that will help find solutions to the multiple problems that are related to meth use in our community,” said Bill Grile, president of the Coos Bay-North Bend Rotary. The service organization is one of the co-sponsors of the meeting. “I’m willing to spend some of my extracurricular time on this to see if we can collectively find the wisdom that has thus far eluded us.”

Coquille youth takes top SWOHA honor Katilyn Altenbach of Coquille took the sportsmanship award, the top individual honor, as the Southwestern Oregon Horseman’s Association held its annual awards banquet in Coquille.

Altenbach was voted by judges and numerous SWOHA members as exhibiting the highest amount of good sportsmanship throughout the 2000 show season.

The awards banquet followed a year of riders competing in age groups in a number of different contests, including Western and English pleasure riding, jumping, showmanship, trail and games.

Master of ceremonies Butch Bryson, SWOHA’s president, was assisted in the awards presentation by Queen Darcy Bonham and Pricness Tamara Arrotta of the Coos County Fair and Rodeo Court.

Five A-game blankets were awarded to horses and riders who obtained A times in five events: barrels, poles, figure 8, keyhole and NSCA flags. Blanket winners and their horses included Darcy Bonham on Tucker, Melissa Gangewer on Mryra, Stacy Schmitt on Red, Kendall Gisholt on Jack, Candace Arrant on Blue, Darcy Casey on Cash, Robyn Gulseth on Jag and Stacy Schmitt on Tuff.

Overall awards and plaques in games were presented to Austin Arrant (pee-wee division), Hannah Bailey (ages 9-11), Brittney Gulseth (12-14), Roby Gulseth (15-18), Desiree Watson (19-38) and Butch Bryson (39+).

In performance, the plaques went to Kaitlyn Altenbach (pee-wee), Athena Morrow (9-11), Kaley Sweet (12-14), Lindsey Lemos (15-18), Rachel Altenbach (19-38) and Elaine Bryson (39+).

Parents ask district for charter school The North Bend School District has received a formal application from a group of local parents who want to create a public charter school for primary students.

The Lighthouse School would be funded by public education, it would be open to everyone and free of charge.

After listening to a presentation made by the charter school’s organizers at this week’s School Board meeting, North Bend School Superintendent Jim Howard said the one thing that could possibly prevent the Lighthouse School from being granted a charter was if the school had an adverse effect on the district’s funding.

District policy allows the board to decide if the value of a public charter school is outweighed by “any directly identifiable, significant and adverse impact on the quality of the public education of students residing in the district.”

North Bend’s board now has 60 days to hold a public hearing about the issue.

Tobacco for sale, just out of reach Locking it up: Retailers work to cut sales to teen-agers and prevent theft It’s not the law. Yet. But many Coos County grocers and convenience stores have been working with the county Health Department to cut off consumers’ easy access to tobacco.

Retailers are voluntarily making sales of cigarettes and other tobacco products a clerk-assisted transaction. This means that buyers have to ask sales clerks for tobacco, which is behind counters or locked up, according to Molly Ford, a public health educator at the Coos County Health Department.

“Although adults are equally at risk for tobacco-related health problems, we’re especially concerned about kids,” Ford said.

“One pack of cigarettes and a kid can be addicted, and we want to keep that from happening.”

Although in most states, including Oregon, it’s illegal to use tobacco products until age 18, the average age kids start using has declined in recent years. The Centers for Disease Control now list it as 12.

Their 1994 report to the Surgeon General, “Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People,” says that youth who experiment with tobacco can become addicted after only three cigarettes.

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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Winter storm batters Washington, Portland area LAKE OSWEGO (AP) — At least 200,000 people remained without power in the Portland, Oregon, area Sunday after a winter storm blanketed the Pacific Northwest with ice and snow and made travel treacherous.

With a number of transmission lines and substations knocked out of service and additional tree limbs at risk of falling on power lines amid more expected freezing rain and wind, some people could experience multiple outages or prolonged outages, said Steve Corson, a spokesperson for PGE, one of the area’s major electricity providers.

“Our hope would be that most would be restored sooner than that, but some customers will be affected for several days,” he said.

The utility, which had about 250,000 customers without power on Saturday, is bringing in crews

from Nevada and Montana to help restore power, he said. Other utilities, which reported about another 25,000 outages Saturday, were also working to bring electricity to homes and businesses.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown praised utility crews as well as state and local workers and first responders for working to restore power, clear roads and help those in need because of the extreme conditions, which prompted her to declare a state of emergency for the greater Portland area on Saturday. She urged everyone else to remain at home as much as possible.

“Check on your neighbors and loved ones when you can do so safely,” she said.

Forecasters warned of more hazardous weather through Monday.

An ice storm warning was in effect for the Portland area until

Mardi Gras is muted by pandemic this year NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Parades canceled. Bars closed. Crowds suppressed.

Mardi Gras joy is muted this year in New Orleans as authorities seek to stifle the coronavirus’s spread. And it’s a blow to the tradition-bound city’s party-loving soul.

“This year, it’ll be heartbreak,” said Virginia Saussy, a member of the Muses parade “krewe” whose home, like many along a major parade route, usually overflows with people this time of year. “I think that people have to realize how unusual it is to have this pause in our culture.”

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the annual pre-Lenten bash celebrated along much of the Gulf Coast — with the biggest celebration in heavily Catholic New Orleans. Last year’s revelry is now believed to have contributed to an early surge that made Louisiana a Southern COVID-19 hot spot.

This year, bars are being forced to close during the final weekend of the season, which began Friday. Parades that generally start 12 days before the big day have been stilled. Mayor LaToya Cantrell is promising a crack-

down on large crowds.

For Saussy, it means no kid-before-Christmas anticipation of her annual ride in the Muses parade, where she and other members of the all-female krewe toss repurposed high heels — decorated with paint and glitter to become prized parade souvenirs — to the throngs lining the parade route.

For Elvin King III, a trumpet player with the Warren Easton Charter High School Band, it means missing his favorite part of the parades: marching under a freeway overpass and hearing the music thunder off the concrete walls.

“I think everybody looks forward to the last year of marching because I wanted to go with a bang.” Then he adds in a quiet voice: “But, things happen.”

That mix of disappointment and resignation is everywhere.

“It won’t be the same.

We’re in a different world,” says Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes, a local musician who, most years, dons skeleton garb and leads similarly clad marchers on an early Mardi Gras morning march through the Treme neighborhood.

Monday evening. In Seattle, which got more than a foot of snow by Sunday morning, more precipitation expected to fall as sleet or rain could cause snow-covered tree limbs to break, causing outages there, The Seattle Times reported.

Winter storms and extreme cold affected much of the U.S. West over the weekend, particularly endangering homeless communities. Volunteers and shelter staffers worked to ensure homeless residents in Casper, Wyoming while authorities in western Washington and western Oregon opened warming shelters in an effort to protect homeless residents from the wet and cold.

Arctic air caused temperatures to plunge to the negative 30s in parts of Montana and high temperatures were not expected to rise above zero or get much higher in eastern Wyoming or Colorado.

In the Portland area, many trees snapped under the weight of ice, falling on power lines and causing transformers to blow out in showers of blue and orange sparks.

Brian Zevenbergen watched Saturday as a crew sawed up two large, ice-covered trees that had crashed across his driveway overnight, narrowly missing two cars parked there. His house in Lake Owego had also lost power overnight. Just around the corner, another massive tree blocked the street in the suburb south of Portland and had taken out a city street light.

“Last night, everything was standing, and this morning the two trees had me blocked in the driveway and were blocking at least half the street,” he said. “Friends on the lower levels have power, so I have invites to go hang out there.”

The ice and snowfall caused

treacherous driving conditions, forcing Oregon transportation officials to close Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge, and the regional transit agency TriMet suspended all bus and train service in the region on Saturday. Eastbound lanes remained closed and limited buses and trains were running Sunday although TriMet urged people to delay travel until conditions improve.

The latest storm system was expected to bring snow to the mountains of the Northwest and the Intermountain West through Monday night.

The highest parts of the Cascades were expected to get snow measured in feet while over a foot of snow is likely in the Bitterroot Mountains of Idaho, the Teton Range in Wyoming and the central Rockies, the National Weather Service said.

Most Oregonians denied disaster relief after fires SALEM (AP) — More than 24,000 Oregonians applied for federal disaster assistance after the catastrophic 2020 wildfires and about 57% of them were denied.

Jefferson Public Radio reports that nearly 14,000 Oregonians have been denied aid, according to data provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Oregon’s high rates of denial are on par with previous natural disasters.

FEMA denied about 60% of Puerto Rican disaster assistance applicants after Hurricane Maria. A study by Texas Hausers, a housing nonprofit, found that FEMA denied a quarter of disaster applicants after Hurricane Harvey hit there.

Many of the people who have been denied assistance are low-in-

come. Among Hurricane Harvey applicants, people whose annual incomes were below $15,000 had a 46% denial rate. People with annual incomes exceeding $70,000 had a 10% denial rate.

Following Oregon’s wildfires, FEMA issued press releases encouraging people to appeal. They said the appeals process could be as simple as correcting a typo or providing a missing document.

OPB reports that isaster victim advocates and legal aid attorneys say appealing FEMA’s denials is anything but simple; and that by denying so many people the first time, the agency is using a complex bureaucratic process to weed out people who likely need the most help.

“People who’ve been affected by a

disaster are dealing with trauma,” said attorney Tracy Figueroa with Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. “They’re trying to pull the documents together, and just hearing “no” from one entity or another can shut things down. They don’t know how to navigate the bureaucracy. They’re just done.”

FEMA’s denial letters aren’t always clear about how applicants can amend their applications.

For example, several Oregon applicants said they were denied assistance because they have homeowner’s insurance; a common misunderstanding, since FEMA often lists homeowners insurance as a reason for denial.

Rather, FEMA can help people with homeowners insurance, but those applicants need to follow a few other steps first.

Duke and Duchess of Sussex expecting second child LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expecting their second child, their office confirmed Sunday.

A spokesperson for Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, said in a statement: “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.”

In a black-and-white photo of themselves, the couple sat near a tree with Harry’s hand placed under Meghan’s head as she lies on his lap with her hand resting on her bump.

The baby will be eighth in line to the British throne.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: “Her Majesty, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and the entire family are delighted

and wish them well.”

The duke told chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall in 2019 that he would only have two children for the sake of the planet.

Harry and American actor Meghan Markle married at Windsor Castle in May 2018.

Their son Archie was born a year later.

In early 2020, Meghan and Harry announced they were

quitting royal duties and moving to North America, citing what they said were the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media.

They recently bought a house in Santa Barbara, California.

In November, Meghan revealed that she had a miscarriage in July 2020, giving a personal account of the traumatic experience in hope of helping others.

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McDowell beats odds for wild Daytona 500 win DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael McDowell was glued to Brad Keselowski’s bumper, watching and waiting for his chance to win the Daytona 500.

Joey Logano was the leader, the laps were winding down and yet no one had the nerve to pull out of traffic. McDowell was certain Keselowski would go for it eventually, and when he did, McDowell would play his hand.

On the final lap, Keselowski attempted to dart around Logano, but Logano threw a block on his teammate that crashed them both. McDowell stayed right where he was, flat in the gas, and drove through a crash scene for a stunning upset.

“I knew he would go for a race-winning move and my plan was to let him make that move,” McDowell said. ”I knew I didn’t want to make my move too early, so I was committed to the (Keselowski) bumper and when he made the move, the hole opened up.”

A 100-1 underdog when the race began Sunday afternoon, McDowell won for the first time in 358 Cup starts when the checkered flag finally flew about 15 minutes after midnight. The race was stopped by rain for almost six hours and ended nine hours after the green flag waved at Daytona International Speedway.

“There’s been lots of years where I was wondering what the heck am I doing and why am I doing it?”

McDowell said. “I always knew if I just kept grinding that one day everything will line up and go right.”

NASCAR’s season opener was stacked with storylines. Denny Hamlin was trying for a record third-consecutive Daytona 500 victory, and the team he started with Michael Jordan was debuting with driver Bubba Wallace.

Kyle Larson was back after nearly a year in exile for using a racial slur, and reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott was going for his first Daytona 500 win.

And all the way at the back of the field, 1990 Daytona 500 winner Derrike Cope made what he said would be his final NASCAR start.

At 62 he was the oldest driver in the field, and his upset victory 31 years ago was considered the biggest in race history.

McDowell didn’t take that title from Cope, partly because Mc-

Wallace becomes first Black driver to lead a lap in Daytona 500 for new Jordan team DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Bubba Wallace ran into trouble early and late in his first Daytona 500 driving for Michael Jordan.

He still came out of NASCAR’s marquee race with another milestone, becoming the first Black driver to lead a lap in the Daytona 500.

Wallace dipped to the low line late in the second stage to grab the lead on lap 129 in the No. 23 Toyota. He lost the lead back to two-time defending champion Denny Hamlin — who co-owns 23XI with Jordan — and ran third at the end of the stage.

Wallace got caught up in a fiery, chaotic last lap and finished 17th in a race won by Michael McDowell.

“Bum end. I bailed out down the back saw the wreck happening and got run over from behind. Should’ve bailed sooner,” Wallace tweeted. “Fast car, can’t have loose wheels. Onto the right turns.”

Wallace was forced to pit with 22 laps left in the race because he felt a vibration because of the loose wheel in the Toyota. He fell a lap down and pushed Hamlin to give his boss and Toyota teammate a nudge toward his run at a record third straight Daytona 500 championship.

Hamlin finished fifth.

“We worked together quite a few times,” Hamlin said. “I actually thought he was going to win Dowell is a strong superspeedway racer capable of mixing it up with the usual suspects. If he could ever find himself in the right place at the right time, McDowell figured he could steal a win.

“It’s been a tough road for me. I’ve had to spend a lot of years grinding it out,” McDowell said. His career has been stabilized by four seasons driving for Front Row Motorsports, a tiny team in the Ford family that can hold its own at Daytona.

McDowell was in the mix even before the two Penske cars derailed

the second stage.”

Wallace finished second in the 2018 Daytona 500 for the highest finish in the race by a Black driver.

Wallace had a solid first twothirds of the rain-delayed race at Daytona International Speedway after a tumultuous start in Jordan’s debut race.

“He was running up front and battling for stage wins. That’s what we want to see,” Hamlin said.

Jordan’s No. 23 Toyota failed inspection twice before the race, prompting NASCAR to kick the team’s car chief out off the grounds. The car passed on the third attempt, but had to start from the back of the field. Jordan watched the beginning of the race from a luxury suite.

The six-time NBA champion had his first conversation with the 23XI crew chief when he called Mike Wheeler to find out why the team failed inspection.

Jordan entered NASCAR as the first Black principal owner of a full-time Cup Series team in nearly 50 years. He’s tight with Hamlin and has rooted on the Joe Gibbs Racing driver from the pits in the past.

This venture is no lark for Jordan. Jordan was a kid when his late father packed up the car and took the family to NASCAR races at Southern tracks like Daytona, Darlington Raceway and defunct Rockingham Speedway.

Jordan once said he sets his clock

the finish. His Ford was strong enough to push Keselowski, and McDowell figured with the checkered flag in sight, he’d try to pass Keselowski as they exited the final turn.

Logano’s block of Keselowski — it seemed late, Keselowski had already started to pull alongside his teammate — triggered a fiery multicar pileup that was in McDowell’s rearview mirror.

“Brad was turning right, Joey was turning left and I went right through the middle,” McDowell said. “It’s just kind of a blur from there.”

to watch NASCAR every week.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Jordan and Wallace never met until this week. Jordan hit town in the days before the race and played some golf — naturally — and had a made-for-TV team meeting with Wallace and Hamlin.

“I feel like he’s going to learn how to win. He’s got the talent,” Jordan told Fox Sports.

“We would not have invested in him and picked him if he didn’t have the talent to win. By the end of the year, I think he’s going to have an opportunity and probably will win at least a couple of races. If it’s more, I’d be elated.”

Wallace was winless in his first 112 career Cup starts, all driving the No. 43 for Richard Petty Motorsports. Wallace is the only Black full-time driver at NASCAR’s top level and raised his profile last summer when he successfully called for the series to ban the display of Confederate flags at racetracks. His activism caught the attention of corporate America, which raised enough funding through five companies to sponsor the entire Cup season.

The 27-year-old Wallace flashed speed in the No. 23 Toyota — yes, Jordan’s old Bulls number — at Speedweeks and topped the only practice session this week. He qualified sixth before he fell to the back of the pack because of issues that emerged out of pit stop practice.

Keselowski subtly blamed Logano for the messy finish.

“I wanted to make the pass to win the Daytona 500 and it ended up really bad,” Keselowski said. “I don’t feel like I made a mistake, but I can’t drive everybody else’s car.

So frustrating.”

Logano had no explanation for the ending. ”Pandemonium, I guess. Chaos struck,” said Logano, who then praised McDowell. “It’s a real bummer that none of the Penske cars won, but at least a Ford won and

I’m really happy for McDowell.

“If we couldn’t win, I’m really happy to see McDowell win this thing.”

McDowell, who led less than half of a lap, drag-raced Elliott and Austin Dillon until NASCAR finally called a caution.

A batch of solid contenders were knocked from the race just 15 laps in by a 16-car accident that began at the front of the field. It thinned the pack and set up a showdown between Kevin Harvick and Hamlin.

Hamlin and Harvick had the two best cars but pit strategy ended Hamlin’s shot at winning a record third consecutive Daytona 500. The Ford drivers pitted first as a group, followed by the Chevrolets a lap later and finally the Toyotas.

But the Toyota group has just five cars and they couldn’t group back together to reclaim control of the race. It put Logano, Keselowski and the Ford drivers out front, and Logano led the final 25 laps until Keselowski made his move.

McDowell held off Elliott and Dillon. Harvick finished fourth, and Hamlin was fifth after leading a race-high 98 laps.

Only 11 cars finished on the lead lap.

XFINITY SERIES: Austin Cindric launched his bid for a second consecutive Xfinity Series title with a victory in Saturday night’s season opener.

“What a way to start the season,” Cindric said. “Coming off a lot of momentum winning that championship last year, but nothing is guaranteed.”

He’s the first reigning Xfinity champion to win the next year’s season-opening race since 1996 champion Randy LaJoie won the 1997 opener. The win was Cindric’s first on Daytona’s oval, and first at the famed track in NASCAR’s second-tier series for Team Penske.

Cindric won the Xfinity Series debut on Daytona’s road course last August as well as a rallycross event early in his career. Neither compares to winning on Daytona’s 2 1/2-mile, high-banked oval.

Cindric got a push to the lead from AJ Allmendinger at the start of two-lap overtime that gave him control of the race. Cindric held off Harrison Burton and Brett Moffitt over the final lap.

Elite programs stuck on the NCAA Tournament bubble JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press

The NCAA Tournament bubble is typically populated with teams from small conferences and middle-ofthe-pack big conference schools.

A pandemic that has wreaked havoc on the college basketball season is also reshaping the curve.

Perennial power Duke is currently bubbling. So is North Carolina.

Kentucky is so far down it can’t even see the bubble.

“The season hasn’t gone how we wanted it, but we just try to keep our head down and keep working,” Duke sophomore forward Matthew Hurt said. “Every day, don’t take a day off, not try to listen to the outside, the social media, what everyone else says but us.”

Duke entered the season with loaded expectations, as it always does. The Blue Devils had key

holdovers from last year’s team and coach Mike Krzyzewski brought in another stellar recruiting class.

Duke’s season has mostly been a dud so far.

The Blue Devils are 8-8 and 6-6 in the ACC after beating North Carolina State on Saturday, a win that ended a three-game losing streak.

Duke is No. 66 in the latest NET rankings — up 11 from the previous rankings — and needs a strong finish to the season to avoid missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1995.

“You’ve just got to stay with it,” Krzyzewski said. “That’s what our program’s done and see what happens. Just see what happens if you do that.”

North Carolina fell flat with a chance at a resume-building win on Saturday, scoring 48 points in a loss to No. 9 Virginia. The Tar Heels failed to have a double-figure

scorer for the first time since 1966, are 12-7 overall and No. 56 in the NET after going 1-6 in Quadrant 1 games.

Kentucky, at 6-13 and No. 76 in the NET, will likely need to win the SEC Tournament to join the field of 68.

ON THE RISE Kansas (15-7, 9-5 Big 12). Once a blueblood appearing to be in trouble, the Jayhawks have reeled off three straight wins. Kansas has some big potential resume-builders after facing rival Kansas State, with games against No. 7 Texas Tech, No. 13 Texas and No. 2 Baylor to close out the regular season.

UConn (9-5, 6-5 Big East). The Huskies picked up a critical win by beating Xavier 80-72 on Saturday without James Bouknight. UConn is a superb defensive team and if Bouknight is fully healthy, it could make a run to the field of 68.

Rutgers (12-7, 8-7 Big Ten).

The Scarlet Knights were poised to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1991 before the season was canceled. Rutgers may still have work to do to end the streak this season, but has won five of six after beating Northwestern on Saturday.

Oregon (12-4, 7-3 Pac-12). The Ducks were among the favorites to win the Pac-12, but labored through injuries and two COVID-19 pauses.

Oregon finally had its top five scorers on the floor together in a win over Arizona State last week and has won three straight after beating Arizona in Tucson.

FADING HOPES Maryland (10-10, 4-9 Big Ten).

The Terps have wins over Rutgers and Wisconsin, but have been inconsistent most of the season.

Maryland has lost three of four and could use a strong finish to

Humphries wins world gold in new monobob event TIM REYNOLDS

Associated Press

Kaillie Humphries wasn’t sure if she would get a chance to race this season.

She ended up on top of the world — twice.

Humphries ended her international season Sunday by winning the inaugural women’s monobob world championship in Altenberg, Germany, adding that gold medal to the one she and Lolo Jones claimed on the same track last weekend.

Humphries becomes the obvious gold-medal favorite going into the Olympic season, with two medal events — now with monobob included — awaiting women’s bobsledders at next winter’s Beijing Games for the first time.

“To be able to end on a high, I really just continue to think that I am so grate-

ful to be here,” Humphries said. “To be representing the United States and to be able to compete is such a huge honor. And I’m excited to go home and see my husband and my dog.”

Moments later, she hopped atop the medal stand amid a backdrop of snow-covered evergreen trees, wrapped herself in the American flag, then put her right hand over her heart as “The Star-Spangled Banner” cut through the frosty air.

It was her fifth world championship, her third in as many tries since getting her release from the Canadian program and beginning to slide for the United States in 2019. If Humphries — a two-time Olympic gold medalist who is married to an American and now calls San Diego home — is going to race for the U.S. in next winter’s Beijing Games, she

needs to obtain citizenship in the coming months.

“She’s the best driver in the world,” longtime bobsled analyst John Morgan said.

Humphries’ final time for four runs over two days was 3 minutes, 59.62 seconds — a half-second better than anyone else. She had the fastest time in each of the final three heats, a track-record time of 59.47 seconds in the final run clinching gold.

“We just saved the best for last,” Humphries said.

Germany and Canada took the next six spots behind Humphries, with the Germans grabbing silver and bronze. Stephanie Schneider, the leader after Saturday’s first two heats, finished second in 4:00.12. Laura Nolte was third in 4:00.42.

Mariama Jamanka was fourth for Germany, followed

by Canada’s Cynthia Appiah, Germany’s Kim Kalicki and

Canada’s Melissa Lotholz.

On average, those six German and Canadian sleds were 1.43 seconds behind Humphries. In sliding, that margin is enormous.

“Kaillie, she’s the best in the world, hands-down, one of the best pilots in the world, men or women, taking the bobsled down the hill,” U.S. assistant coach Brian Shimer said. “No question.”

Elana Meyers Taylor was 15th for the U.S., her medal hopes dashed by a first-heat crash Saturday.

Like Humphries, Germany’s Francesco Friedrich won double gold at worlds, capping off an easy four-man win later Sunday in 3:35.02.

It’s the fifth consecutive year that he has swept the twoand four-man golds at either the world championships or Olympics, and his 11th world championship overall.

get off the bubble.

Drake (19-2, 10-2, Missouri Valley). Less than two weeks ago, the Bulldogs joined No. 1 Gonzaga and Baylor as Division I’s only undefeated teams. Drake then lost at Valparaiso and was blown out by No. 22 Loyola Chicago. A win over the Ramblers in the rematch on Sunday was huge.

Toledo (16-6, 11-3 MAC). A team on the NCAA Tournament bubble can’t really afford consecutive losses late in the season. The Rockets did just that against Ball State and Bowling Green in their last two games.

Stanford (13-8, 9-6). The Cardinal have wins over Alabama and UCLA on their resume, but also have losses to Arizona State and Utah. They still have chances to pick up marquee wins with No. 20 Southern California and Oregon remaining.

National Sports TV Schedule Today

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; Michigan State at Purdue, 4 p.m., ESPN; Florida at Arkansas, 4 p.m., ESPN2; Temple at Tulsa, 4 p.m., ESPNU; Dayton at Rhode Island, 4 p.m., CBS Sports Network; Xavier at St. John’s, 5:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1; 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.

Wednesday, Feb. 17

NBA Basketball — Houston at Philadelphia, 4:45 p.m., ESPN; Miami at Golden State, 7:05 p.m., ESPN. Men’s College Basketball — Marquette at Butler, 3:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1; South Florida at Central Florida, 4 p.m., ESPNU; Arizona State at USC, 5 p.m., ESPN2DePaul at Seton Hall, 5:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1; LSU at Mississippi, 6 p.m., ESPNU. Hockey — Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network; Winnipeg at Edmonton, 7 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Tennis — Australian Open semifinals, 7 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., ESPN2.

Thursday, Feb. 18

NBA Basketball — Toronto at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m., TNT; Brooklyn at Los Angeles Lakers, 7 p.m., TNT.

Men’s College Basketball — Houston at Wichita State, 4 p.m., ESPN2; Vermont at Maryland Baltimore County, 4 p.m., ESPNU; Utah at Oregon State, 5:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network; Rutgers at Michigan, 6 p.m., Fox Sports 1; California at Washington State, 7:30 p.m., Pac-21 Network; Colorado at Oregon, 8 p.m., ESPN2; Stanford at Washington, 8 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Tennis — Australian Open semifinals, 12:30 a.m., ESPN. Golf — PGA Tour Genesis Invitational, 9 a.m., Golf Channel.

Women’s Soccer — SheBelieves Cup, Brazil vs. Argentina, 1 p.m., and United States vs. Argentina, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Friday, Feb. 19

Tennis — Australian Open women’s championship, 12:30 a.m., ESPN. NBA Basketball — Chicago at Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m., ESPN; Dallas at Houston, 6:35 p.m., ESPN. Men’s College Basketball — Saint Louis at Dayton, 4 p.m., ESPN2; Monmouth at Iona, 4 p.m., ESPNU; Akron at Ball State, 4 p.m., CBS Sports Network; Wyoming at New Mexico, 6 p.m., CBS Sports Network; Toledo at Buffalo, 6 p.m., ESPN2; Utah State at Boise State, 7 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Cal State Bakersfield at UC Santa Barbara, 8 p.m., ESPNU. Golf — PGA Tour Genesis Invitational, 11 a.m., Golf Channel.

Auto Racing — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race at Daytona Road Course, 4:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday of inciting the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, concluding a historic impeachment trial that spared him the first-ever conviction of a current or former U.S. president but exposed the fragility of America’s democratic traditions and left a divided nation to come to terms with the violence sparked by his defeated presidency.

Barely a month since the deadly Jan. 6 riot that stunned the world, the Senate convened for a rare weekend session to deliver its verdict, voting while armed National Guard troops continued to stand their posts outside the iconic building.

The quick trial, the nation’s first of a former president, showed in raw and emotional detail how perilously close the invaders had come to destroying the nation’s deep tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power after Trump had refused to concede the election. Rallying outside the White House, he unleashed a mob of supporters to “fight like hell” for him at the Capitol just as Congress was certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. As hundreds stormed the building, some in tactical gear engaging in bloody combat with police, lawmakers fled for their lives. Five people died.

The verdict, on a vote of 57-43, is all but certain to influence not only the former president’s political future but that of the senators sworn to deliver impartial justice as jurors.

Seven Republicans joined all Demo-

crats to convict, but it was far from the two-third threshold required.

The outcome after the uprising leaves unresolved the nation’s wrenching divisions over Trump’s brand of politics that led to the most violent domestic attack on one of America’s three branches of government.

“Senators, we are in a dialogue with history, a conversation with our past, with a hope for our future,” said Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa.., one of the House prosecutors in closing arguments.

“What we do here, what is being asked of each of us here, in this moment, will be remembered.”

Trump, unrepentant, welcomed his second impeachment acquittal and said his movement “has only just begun.” He slammed the trial as “yet another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history of our Country.”

Though he was acquitted of the sole charge of incitement of insurrection, it was easily the largest number of senators to ever vote to find a president of their own party guilty of an impeachment count of high crimes and misdemeanors.

Voting to find Trump guilty were GOP Sens. Richard Burr of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania.

Even after voting to acquit, the Republican leader Mitch McConnell condemned the former president as “practically and morally responsible” for the insurrection.

McConnell contended Trump could not be convicted because he was gone from the White House.

In a statement issued several hours after the verdict, Biden highlighted the bipartisan nature of the vote to convict as well as McConnell’s strong criticism of Trump. In keeping with his stated desire to see the country overcome its divisions, Biden said everyone, especially the nation’s leaders, have a duty “to defend the truth and to defeat the lies.”

“That is how we end this uncivil war and heal the very soul of our nation. That is the task ahead.

And it’s a task we must undertake together,” said Biden.

The trial had been momentarily thrown into confusion when senators Saturday suddenly wanted to consider potential witnesses, particularly concerning Trump’s actions as the mob rioted. Prolonged proceedings could have been especially damaging for Biden’s new presidency, significantly delaying his emerging legislative agenda. Coming amid the searing COVID-19 crisis, the Biden White House is trying to rush pandemic relief through Congress.

The nearly weeklong trial has delivered a grim and graphic narrative of the riot and its consequences in ways that senators, most of whom fled for their own safety that day, acknowledge they are still coming to grips with.

House prosecutors have argued that Trump’s was the “inciter in chief” stoking a months-long campaign with an orchestrated pattern of violent rhetoric and false claims they called the

“big lie” that unleashed the mob. Five people died, including a rioter who was shot and a police officer.

Trump’s lawyers countered that Trump’s words were not intended to incite the violence and that impeachment is nothing but a “witch hunt” designed to prevent him from serving in office again.

The senators, announcing their votes from their desks in the very chamber the mob had ransacked, were not only jurors but also witnesses. Only by watching the graphic videos — rioters calling out menacingly for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence, who was presiding over the January certification tally — did senators say they began to understand just how perilously close the country came to chaos.

Many senators kept their votes closely held until the final moments on Saturday, particularly the Republicans representing states where the former president remains popular.

Most of them ultimately voted to acquit, doubting whether Trump was fully responsible or if impeachment is the appropriate response.

“Just look at what Republicans have been forced to defend,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. “Look at what Republicans have chosen to forgive.”

The second-ranking Republican, John Thune of South Dakota, acknowledged, “It’s an uncomfortable vote,” adding, “I don’t think there was a good outcome there for anybody.”

In closing arguments, lead defend-

er Michael van der Veen emphasized an argument that Republican senators also embraced: that it was all a “phony impeachment show trial.”

The House impeached Trump on the sole charge of incitement of insurrection one week after the riot, but the Senate was not in full session and McConnell refused requests from Democrats to convene quickly for the trial. Within a week Biden was inaugurated, Trump was gone and Pelosi sent the article of impeachment to the Senate days later, launching the proceedings.

The turmoil on Saturday came as senators wanted to hear evidence about Trump’s actions during the riot, after prosecutors said he did nothing to stop it.

Fresh stories overnight had focused on Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state, who said in a statement that Trump had rebuffed a plea from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to call off the rioters.

Several Republican senators voted to consider witnesses. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina changed his vote to join them on that 55-45 vote.

But with the Senate facing a prolonged trial and the defense poised to call many more witnesses, the situation was resolved when Herrera Beutler’s statement about the call was read aloud into the record for senators to consider as evidence. As part of the deal, Democrats dropped their planned deposition of the congresswoman and Republicans abandoned their threat to call their own witnesses.

Merkley: trial is ‘constitutional responsibility’ Trump looks to reassert himself after acquittal Merkley chair of key subcommittee Editor’s Note: This story was written before the U.S. Senate voted to acquit former president Donald Trump on Saturday.

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley recently announced that he will serve as the chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the U.S. Department of Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Forest Service.

“Last year’s unprecedented wildfire season serves as another haunting reminder that the health and safety of our communities depend on our ability to maintain healthy forests and aggressively tackle the climate crisis,” Merkley said.

“I’m honored to be leading the Appropriations subcommittee that is at the heart of those fights. I will keep working to secure the resources Oregon needs to take on these and other challenges — addressing Sudden Oak Death, protecting fish habitat, improving forest health, boosting our recreation economy, protecting our drinking water and preserving Oregon and America’s many natural treasures.

“I also take seriously the critical role this subcommittee plays in delivering resources for tribal nations and native communities in Oregon and across our country. All too often, the United States has not fulfilled its promises to Indian Country, and I will work hard to make sure their needs are heard and reflected in our nation’s spending plans, while honoring tribes’ self-determination and sovereignty.”

Merkley is a long-time member of the subcommittee and has used his seat on the Senate Appropriations Committee to advocate for and secure critical resources for top Oregon priorities that fall within the subcommittee’s jurisdiction. In December, those resources included $2.35 billion in additional funding for fire suppression,

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Senators were focused as they considered evidence last week in the second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump, according to Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley.

“The mood was very somber, and very focused.

Virtually all of us had been in that chamber on the day of the assault,” the Democratic senator told reporters at a press conference Thursday, two days before the Senate voted to acquit Trump. “I don’t think most senators had realized how close we were to that higher level of disaster. So, it was very focused attention, very rapt attention as these videos were shown.”

Throughout the week, managers from the House of Representatives presented evidence in support of their charge that Trump incited an insurrection at the capitol Jan. 6.

The evidence included the former president’s tweets and statements claiming the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” from him and his supporters. Senators also reviewed chilling security camera footage of rioters storming the capitol building and threatening violence against lawmakers and staff who were, at times, hiding just feet away from the mob.

That evidence was “deeply troubling” to some Republican lawmakers, Merkley said.

“So, I think my Republican colleagues were really struggling with the fact that much of their base has been living inside of a Trump media bubble, in which these facts really have not been presented and they don’t understand what a big role the president played,” Merkley said. “They’re struggling with that, the support of their base, versus what they now know to be the case for the president’s role.”

On Friday, the former president’s legal team presented its defense against the charges, largely centered on the argument that the capitol

break-in wasn’t a result of Trump’s claims, and that he encouraged protesters only to demonstrate peacefully.

To convict the former president on the incitement charge, and open the door to preventing him from running for public office in the future, Democrats needed 17 Republican senators to join their cause, an unlikely scenario.

In the end, seven Republicans voted with the Democrats.

A vote Tuesday on whether the impeachment trial of a former president is constitutional provided a litmus test for the effort as a whole. Only five Republican senators voted in favor of the trial’s constitutionality.

Still, Merkley said the trial was worth holding.

“Failing to do our constitutional responsibility would not bring about unity,” he said. “It would be a failure of what the constitution calls

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While many Republicans have argued the trial creates a divisive start at the beginning of a new presidential administration and new session of congress, Merkley feels that’s not the case.

“This is an opportunity for Democrats and Republicans to come together, to defend our constitution, to defend against the possibility of an imperial presidency,” Merkley said. “Realize that the heart of this conversation is about the peaceful transfer of power, a tradition that has been honored by every president since we were founded.”

And while the trial comes as millions of Americans are continuing to struggle economically as the COVID-19

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“We are full steam ahead.

We have been arguing since the pandemic began (that) this is a moment we should all be together as Americans and quit playing politics and get the aid delivered,” Merkley said of a proposed $1.9 trillion aid package slowly working its way through congress. “We are holding that trial, as the constitution expects, but it’s not slowing down, (by) a single day, our response to the pandemic.”

Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon’s other Democratic senator, was fairly quiet publicly about the trial as it proceeded, but was a vocal supporter of efforts to remove the president just after the capitol riot.

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His lawyers celebrated with hugs and smiles. One joked, “We’re going to Disney World!”

Now acquitted in his second Senate impeachment trial, Trump is preparing for the next phase of his post-presidency life. Feeling emboldened by the trial’s outcome, he is expected to reemerge from a self-imposed hibernation at his club in Palm Beach, Florida, and is eyeing ways to reassert his power.

But after being barred from Twitter, the former president lacks the social media bullhorn that fueled his political rise. And he’s confronting a Republican Party deeply divided over the legacy of his jarring final days in office, culminating in the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol. Searing video images of the day played on loop during his impeachment trial, which ended Saturday.

Trump remains popular among the GOP base, but many Republicans in Washington have cooled to him.

Never before have so many members of a president’s party — seven GOP senators, in his case — voted for his removal in a Senate trial.

Some may work to counter efforts by Trump to support extreme candidates in next year’s congressional primaries.

Undeterred, friends and allies expect Trump to resume friendly media interviews

after weeks of silence. He has met with political aides to discuss efforts to help Republicans try to take control of the House and Senate in the 2022 midterms elections. He remains fixated on exacting revenge on Republicans who supported his impeachment or resisted his efforts to overturn the results of the November election won by Democrat Joe Biden.

“I imagine you’ll probably be hearing a lot more from him in the coming days,” senior adviser Jason Miller said.

In a statement after the vote, Trump offered few clues, but was defiant as he told supporters their movement “has only just begun.”

“In the months ahead I have much to share with you, and I look forward to continuing our incredible journey together to achieve American greatness for all of our people,” he said.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, who spoke with Trump on Saturday night, acknowledged that Trump is “mad at some folks,” but also “ready to move on and rebuild the Republican Party” and “excited about 2022.”

In their conversations, Graham has stressed to Trump, who has threatened to start his own party to punish disloyal Republicans, that the GOP needs him to win.

“I said, ‘Mr. President, this MAGA movement needs to continue. We need to unite the party. Trump-plus is the way back in 2022,’” Graham, R-S.C., told “Fox News Sunday.”

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio urged President Biden to fully utilize the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in his upcoming budget request, a move that would make billions of dollars in already-collected fees available to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to maintain U.S. ports and harbors, which create jobs and help drive the economy. In total, the country’s maritime transportation industry supports more than $4 trillion in commerce and employs more than 23 million people.

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into law late last year — has given the president new tools to finally unlock these much-needed funds and make them available to communities across the country.

“By taking advantage of these increased spending limits in your FY 2022 budget request and releasing these funds, you can maximize the capability of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to meet existing federal harbor maintenance obligations and have an immediate positive benefit on our Nation’s economy and critical infrastructure,” DeFazio wrote.

“Without raising any taxes, the Corps could spend significantly more funds to meet the growing maintenance dredging needs and ensure the continued competitiveness of our ports if we unlock the idle funds and begin the path towards full utilization of the HMTF, as provided for in WRDA 2020.”

DeFazio urges Biden to start using harbor trust fund

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That started in 2015 and 2016 when the large boulders were added to the creek in patterns to slow the water down, forcing it to meander through the creek.

“Before, it was all bare rock,” Himmelreich said. “It was hard to find any juvenile fish.”

In addition to the boulders, over the years 170 logs have been put into the creek, also to slow the water and catch smaller rocks flowing down the creek and create spawning ground for the salmon and steelhead.

Himmelreich said over time four of the logs have broken free from their original spots.

“I was pretty upset,” he said. “These projects are expensive.”

The Christmas tree planting isn’t expensive, but it is labor-intensive and relies on the community and volunteers.

This year, about 200 trees were left at the Les Schwab Tire Center parking lot in Reedsport, which is down some from past years because some regular tree vendors did not have them for sale during the holiday season, said Steve Godin of Oregon Coast Anglers, who coordinates the volunteer effort for the tree program every year.

“This wasn’t one of our big years,” Godin said. “We’ve got enough to do the job.”

Godin said this is the seventh year Oregon Coast Anglers has worked with ODFW to plant the Christmas trees in Camp Creek and some of its tributaries, including Buck Creek.

“We had one of the highest (returns) of Chinook in Camp Creek last year,” Leonetti said. “I think it’s making a difference.”

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“ruined and old,” and there remains severe water damage from before the roof was replaced. “…A lot of things are evident when you try to repair it that it was meant to be a temporary building and there’s only so many Band Aids you can put on that,” Nickel said.

Cook said back in 2007, the Legion entered a oneyear lease because of the problems with the structure. “(The Legion) was given time to find or build something new,” she said. “So, they’ve had 11 years or more to relocate and no activity has occurred. The airport’s master plan calls for taking down buildings with asbestos and those that are structurally unsound because they are a liability to the airport…

It also seems that our old WWII asbestos buildings catch fire and burn down before we can take them down, so we want to be proactive.”

Nickel said the Legion has been trying to find alternative locations and were in the process of gathering new leads when COVID hit and slowed their progress.

“There was one option to move farther up the hill … and build our own building,” Nickel said, but said people are concerned about accessibility, stating that many have trouble finding the current building due to it being in an industrial area. “It’d be nice to find a place in the middle of the city or (be visible) when people drive by so they can see where the Legion is.”

According to Nickel, the Legion had a member leave a

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Last week, about 20 members of Oregon Coast Anglers loaded the trees from the Les Schwab lot into trailers to be transported to Camp Creek, where Himmelreich had scouted ahead and marked seven spots to drop off trees.

There a smaller group of volunteers, along with Himmelreich and Leonetti pulled them down to the creek and placed them in the water.

They took advantage of a morning free from rain and a creek that had a little lower water flow because of a relatively dry week. They had planned to do the project a week earlier, but it had rained so much that week that the creek was flowing too high.

One element was noticeably absent last week — high school students.

“Normally this is an educational opportunity for us,” Godin said. “We’ve had the Boy Scouts out here as well.”

Leonetti likes that aspect, having a chance to teach the students about the life cycles John Gunther Photos, The World of salmon and steelhead Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife employees Evan Leonetti, left, and Eric Himmelreich place Christmas trees in Camp Creek last week. and why the stream work is important.

But due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students were not included this year.

The ODFW workers said they are grateful for the volunteer effort and for Les Schwab donating a corner of its parking lot as a tree dropoff site.

“Steve (Godin) has been great organizing this for us,” Leonetti said.

Oregon Coast Anglers has about 200 members on the South Coast, Godin said.

The group’s website said it works to “enable our anglers, businesses, and community members to increase fish populations and improve fish habitat, while growing camaraderie among our anglers, and increasing awareness, interest, abilities, and the economy in communities from Florence to Steve Godin from Oregon Coast Anglers unloads a trailer full of Christmas Trees near Camp Creek.

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substantial amount of money behind after they died. Nickel wasn’t sure how much it was, but said it was left behind for the purpose of getting a new building.

“Some members also put a fund together, so we do have money to go towards getting a new building,” Nickel said. “But I know (the funds) aren’t enough to purchase a building outright from the city or buy a piece of property and then build a building.”

Nickel says the Legion is still trying to come up with options.

‘It’s discouraging’ Nickel, born and raised in Coos County, remembers visiting the current Legion building with his grandmother for bingo nights. He got involved with the Legion after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in 2012 and that he is the youngest member at 30 years old.

“We have 15 people who come to the meetings, though have anywhere from 150 to 180 members who pay dues, but don’t all come because they are either too old or don’t live in the state,” he said. “…My generation hasn’t been volunteering.

Some Coast Guard guys helped with the windows, but it is hard to rely on my generation and count that number of people when they are iffy on whether or not they will come….

“It’s discouraging,” he said.

When Nickel got involved, he mostly observed until he saw a need. He said he saw some members doing the honor guard even though they couldn’t stand for more than a couple minutes. So, he stepped up.

“The first two years, I was

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American Legion Post 34 Commander Tyler Nickel looks into the building’s hall in North Bend. adamant about fixing (the building’s) problems,” he said.

The Legion received a $5,000 grant from the Home Depot in Reedsport roughly three years ago. It was used to purchase paint and all new windows, as well as materials for a new roof. The grant provided the Legion a chance to build a new roof, which was necessary since a stove was converted into a basin to prevent more water damage to the kitchen. The roof was built with three volunteers and some help from the U.S. Coast Guard members.

Then the Legion began replacing the windows but was told to stop when asbestos was discovered. “…The wall (we started out on) was being held up by the asbestos siding,” Nickel said. “(That siding) is strong stuff, but not meant to hold up a wall. The wood was

rotten all the way through so none of the studs in the wall were holding the ceiling up. That was by far one of the worst problems in the building that is patched up for now.”

But among the other problems are issues with the plumbing, toilets that will not sit flat on the floor, and popcorn pieces falling from the ceiling.

“The roof is rebuilt now or patched, but the damage has been done so you see panels dipping down and stains on it from the water,” he said.

“We’ll come in sometimes over the weekend and (popcorn from the ceiling) will be everywhere all over the tables.”

The Legion painted the building recently as well, but the rotten siding soaked up the paint and “now it almost looks worse than before,” Nickel said.

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In any new property or building, Nickel said the Legion will need lots of parking space as well as room to host other clubs like the Sea Cadets. It would also like to have space to continue holding community events such as garage sales.

Cook said that the airport has given the Legion notice through the years, but that an official notice was sent stating demolition will be sometime at the end of 2021 – approximately.

“We gave them a heads up,” Cook said. “They do have the opportunity to come to the Airport District and give us a timeline. We respect there is a COVID environment. We want to see (the Legion) try to get their plan in place. If they need extended time, it is based on the fact that they are moving forward.”

She said that the Legion building is not the only one that has received a similar notice, but the apartments

across the street from the Legion had as well. This building, also built by the U.S. Army during WWII and contains asbestos, is part of the airport’s 20-year master plan as well.

“The apartment complex was also given a notice,” she said. “Because of COVID, they got a two-year notice, but we asked they move the timeline faster if they can… We want to get the area expanded for additional cargo and aircraft operations because right now we are confined. The cargo operations and airport parking ramp are minimal. It’s part of our 20-year master plan, and we’re into year eight.”

“I know (the situation) makes some of the older members sad because they don’t have the energy or ability to do anything about it anymore and probably spent 40 years of their lives replacing windows and doing upkeep but now see it dilapidated,” Nickel said. “It is depressing thinking that their legacy, everything they ever did to keep the building useable, almost seems worthless when you’re watching it fall apart.”

Legion volunteer, Krystal Hopper, pointed out that the national American Legion group is “responsible for creating the GI Bill” and that locally “the older vets are the ones who have kept it going.”

“People who aren’t affiliated with the veteran world, the community should (still) want a nice building for the Legion,” she said. “We’re lucky to have a post here.”

To offer assistance in finding a new location for the Legion, or to become more involved with the organization, call Nickel at 541-8081306. The Legion can also be reached via Facebook Messenger.

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Poor bridge defenders are like that, failing to help partner to find the winning defense when it was within their purview to do so.

How can EastWest defeat three spades in today's deal?

West leads his singleton heart, covered by the 10, queen and king. Declarer continues with the spade queen to East's ace.

Note West's preemptive jump to three clubs, showing five or more clubs and a weak hand. With at least game-invitational strength, he would have cue-bid two spades. After an opposing weak jump to the three-level, the responder with sup-

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port for partner's major bids one level higher than he would have if West had passed. So, his three-spade response indicated a sound single raise (nine losers).

A jump to four spades would have promised a limit raise (eight losers); and a four-club cuebid would have shown game-forcing values (at most seven losers).

At trick three, East gives his partner a heart ruff, and his choice of card sends a suit-preference signal telling partner whether his reentry lies in diamonds or clubs.

At Bridge Base Online, every East erred by returning the heart two. So each West, after ruffing, shifted to a club.

East should have been as clear as possible by leading the heart five.

West would ruff and play a diamond. East would win as cheaply as possible, cash his second diamond winner and lead another heart to promote his partner's last spade.

T h e defenders would take three spades and two diamonds.

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Estimated construction costs for Schedule A is between $71,000 and $104,000; Schedule B is between $384,000 and $565,000; Schedule C is between $36,000 and $53,000; Schedule D is between $24,000 and $35,000; Schedule E is between $26,000 and $39,000; and Schedule F is between $102,000 and $150,000. The project consists of construction of new roadway improvements for the following schedules: 1. Schedule A – Beach Loop Dr. 2. Schedule B – 3rd St. & June Ave. 3. Schedule C –9th St. & Beach Loop Dr. 4. Schedule D – Oregon Ave. 5. Schedule E – Riverside Dr. 6. Schedule F – Rosa Rd. Bids shall be on a unit price basis, for each schedule, as indicated in the Bid Form. No Bid will be considered unless fully completed in the manner provided in the Instructions to Bidders, and accompanied by a Bid Security executed in favor of the Owner in the amount of not less than 10% of the total amount of the Bid. Per ORS 279C.385 (2), Bid Security is to be forfeited as fixed and liquidated damages should the Bidder neglect or refuse to enter into a Contract and provide suitable insurance certificates, bonds, and other required documents for the faithful performance of the work in the event the Bidder is awarded the Contract.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: The Dyer Partnership, 1330 Teakwood Avenue, Coos Bay, OR 97420, (541) 269-0732. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office or online at www.questcdn.com.

Complete digital project Bidding Documents are available at www. questcdn.com. To be considered a Planholder for bids, you may download the digital documents for $30.00 by selecting Requests at the top of the QuestCDN search page and inputting the QuestCDN Project No. 7572032.

A Contractor must register with QuestCDN.com and download the request documents in digital form. Registering as a Planholder is recommended as Planholder’s will receive automatic notice of addenda and other updates via QuestCDN. Contact QuestCDN Customer Support at 952-2331632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading digital request information and vBid online bid submittal questions. To access the electronic bid form, download the request documents and click on the online bid button at the top of the bid advertisement page. For this project, prospective bidders must be on the Planholder list through QuestCDN for bids to be accepted. Bids will ONLY be received and accepted via the online electronic bid service through QuestCDN.com.

A virtual Pre-Bid Conference will be held 2:00 pm local time on March 2, 2021 via GoToMeeting™. Instructions for attending the Pre-Bid Conference will be posted on questcdn. com. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory. All Bidders must be “equal opportunity employers” and comply with the appropriate provisions of state and federal law. In addition, all Bidders are required to comply with ORS 656.017 regarding Workers’ Compensation. Bidder, Contractor, and subcontractors are required to be registered with Construction Contractors Board.

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Pursuant to ORS 279C.505(2), all Bidders must certify with their Bids that they have an employee drug testing program in place.

If awarded a Contract, Bidder must provide proof of such drug testing program when executed Agreements are returned to Owner. Bidders must prequalify with Owner as specified in the Instructions to Bidders, five (5) days prior to Bid opening. Each Bidder must submit a First-Tier Subcontractor Disclosure Form to the Owner within two working hours of the time for receipt of Bids in accordance with ORS 279C.370. Each Bidder must also submit Evidence of Authority to Sign Bid and Evidence to do Business in the State within two working hours of the time for receipt of the Bid. The Contractor and every subcontractor on the project shall pay at least the state prevailing rate of wage, if Bid is over $50,000, as determined under ORS 279C.815. ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 will be Oregon Int administered and enforced in a manner that is consistent In with state law and regulations MP 763.5 adopted or guidelines issued S in accordance with related acts. No Bid will be received The Orego or considered by the Owner of Coos Ba unless the Bid contains: 1) a bids from q statement that Bidder will comply perform wo with the provisions of 40 USC detailed in 276a and ORS 279C.840 and document.

2) a statement as to whether of the remo the Bidder is a resident Bidder posts and r as defined in ORS 279A.120. for a total o The Owner reserves the right to 6 – U2-L2 t reject any or all Bids, to waive – U2-L2 tw all informalities, and to accept two location such Bids that in the opinion of MP 763.55 the Owner are in the best interest steel built-u of the Owner. No Bidder may supplied en withdraw or modify this Bid after including th the hour set for the receipt of as required Bids, and thereafter until the lapse fasteners.A of 70 days from the Bid opening. to participa Dated this 10th day of February pre-bid me 2021. Owner: City of Bandon By: the Coos B Dan Chandler Title: City Manager and any bid Published: February 16 and bidder who February 23, 2021 this manda The World & ONPA(ID:308882) shall be rej The Manda ---------------------------------------------and Site Vi PUBLIC NOTICE February 2 The U.S. Department of will not be a Commerce, Economic mandatory Development Administration Questions (EDA) is considering a request Rick Adam for Federal assistance from radamek@ Southwestern Oregon Community in the form College to construct the Information SWIFTER project in Coos Bay, any written Coos County, Oregon. Pursuant available to to the National Environmental they are pr Policy Act (NEPA) and the Questions National Historic Preservation will not be t Act (NHPA), EDA is conducting March 17, an assessment of the potential The Invitati of the proposed project to affect is available the environment and/or historic Internationa properties. The project will administrat remodel Sumner and Coaledo W. Central Halls to support existing and Coos Bay, emerging regional workforce the Port’s w needs amid the economic fallout portofcoosb from COVID-19 and for decades Bids are du into the future. The project is March 31, located at 1988 Newmark Ave, Pacific Da Coos Bay, OR 97420. Project Contact Inf information is available for review Rick Adam at Office of Administration, Tioga Oregon Int Hall, Room 511, 1988 Newmark Bay Ave, Coos Bay, 541-888-7206.

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Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Coos Bay Notice of Annual Report The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Coos Bay (Agency) has published the FY 2019/2020 annual report for the Downtown and Empire Urban Renewal Districts. It is on file at Coos Bay City Hall and with the Agency, as well as has been provided to all of the overlapping taxing districts as shown below. The full report is available to all interested persons and can be also found on the city’s website at www.coosbay.org. In FY 2019/2020, property tax revenue received by the Downtown District was $1,542,556 and the Empire District was $808,833, and indebtedness incurred by the Downtown District was $1,411,022 and the Empire District was $2,882,261. Expenditures from FY 2019/2020 were $2,580,375 for the Downtown District and $2,954,472 for the Empire District. The estimated tax revenues for FY 2020/2021 are $1,619,258 for the Downtown District and $857,093 for the Empire District. The FY 2020/2021 budget for the Downtown District includes $10,866,184 requirements and $6,762,056 requirements for the Empire District. Shown in the tables below: 1) The estimated impact of carrying out the urban renewal plans on the tax collections for the preceding year for all overlapping taxing districts and 2) maximum indebtedness details for the Downtown and Empire Districts.

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The Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting and Site Visit is scheduled for February 24, 2021. Questions will not be answered during the mandatory pre-bid inspection.

Questions should be emailed to Rick Adamek at radamek@portofcoosbay.com in the form of a Request for Information (RFI). The RFI and any written answers will be made available to other bidders unless they are proprietary in nature.

Questions pertaining to the bid will not be taken after Wednesday, March 17, 2021.

The Invitation to Bid document is available at the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay administrative office at 125 W. Central Avenue, Suite 300, Coos Bay, OR 97420 and on the Port’s website at http://www. portofcoosbay.com/solicitations/.

Bids are due on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 by 4:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time.

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NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative at Hernandez and Associates, LLC, P.O. Box 979, Bandon, OR 97411, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the lawyers for the personal representative, Hernandez and Associates, LLC. Dated and first published on February 16, 2021.

Aric Michael Robertson Personal Representative c/o Manuel C. Hernandez Hernandez and Associates, LLC 1212 Alabama Ave SE, Suite 14 P.O. Box 979 Bandon, OR 97411.

Published: February 16, February 23 and March 2, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:308856) ---------------------------------------------The City of Reedsport will be accepting sealed bids for a 1997 Ford F Super Duty Bucketboom Truck as listed on the City of Reedsport Website at www.cityofreedsport.org. Bids will be accepted until 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 9, 2021. All bids must be clearly identified and be in a sealed envelope addressed to Kim Clardy, Public Works Director and CLEARLY marked “Sealed Bid-1997 Ford".

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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) --------------------------------------------

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

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In the Matter of the Estate of: MARIAN CLAIRE FRANCIS, Deceased.

Case No. 08PB0043

In the Matter of the Estate of: STEVEN DALE JACKSON, Deceased.

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NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS ESTATE OF ROBIN MICHELLE PRUITT COOS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO. 20 PB 02165 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Daniel Senn has been appointed personal representative upon the resignation of the previous personal representative Juanita Batson on July 12, 2020.

All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with written evidence thereof attached, to the personal representative, c/o Mark M. Williams, Attorney at Law, 66 Club Road, Suite 200, Eugene, OR 97401. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them within four months after the date of first publication of this notice to the Personal Representative at the address stated above for the presentation of claims or such claims may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by these proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court or the Personal Representative, named above.

Dated and first published February 9, 2021.

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Daniel Senn, P.O. Box 1003 Bandon, OR 97411 (541) 404-1889 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Mark M. Williams, OSB#821404 66 Club Road, Suite 200 Eugene, OR 97401 (541) 393-6720 mark@williams-pc.com

/s/ Karen L. Costello Karen L. Costello, OSB #085391 Attorney for Personal Representative PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Michelle K. Gallino 165 S. 5th Street, Suite A Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 267-7086 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Karen L. Costello, OSB #085391 Costello Law Office, PC 125 W. Central Avenue, Suite 400 P.O. Box 600Coos Bay, OR 97420 Telephone: (541) 808-0284 Email: kcostello@kcostellolaw. com Published : Feb 9, Feb 16 and February 23, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:308603) ---------------------------------------------NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Coquille Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 6:00 P.M. on March 8, 2021; for information on how to participate in the meeting virtually, via Zoom, please contact the Coquille Planning Department at the contact information listed below. The Planning Commission will hear the following matters: Planning File 2021-01: a request

by First Community Credit Union for variance to the 50-foot height standard in the Commercial (C1) zone, to allow for the new bank which is currently under construction at 200 N Adams, to be up to 52-feet tall.

The criteria and standards applicable to these matters are set forth in the Coquille Municipal Code, Title 17. Applicable criteria and other related materials are available for inspection or for purchase at the City of Coquille Planning Department, or on the City’s website under “Public Works – Planning.” The City’s staff report and recommendation to the Planning Commission is available for inspection 7 days prior to the hearing.

Written testimony should be submitted to the Coquille Planning Department, at 851 N. Central, Coquille or planning@cityofcoquille.org.

Written testimony will be accepted until March 8, 2021 at 4:00 PM. Failure to raise an issue in person (at the meeting via telephone) or in writing, or failure to provide statements or evidence sufficient to afford the decision maker an opportunity to respond to the issue, means that an appeal based on that issue cannot be filed with the state land use board of appeals.

For more information contact the Coquille Planning Department at (541) 396-2115 or visit City’s website at www.cityofcoquille.org.

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NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Michelle K. Gallino 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 Personal Representative at 165 S. 5th Street, Suite A ,Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, within four (4) months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative, Karen L. Costello.Dated and first published on February 9, 2021. /s/ Karen L. Costello Karen L. Costello, OSB #085391 Attorney for Personal Representative PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Michelle K. Gallino 165 S. 5th Street, Suite A Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 267-7086 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Karen L. Costello, OSB #085391 Costello Law Office, PC 125 W. Central Avenue, Suite 400 P.O. Box 600 Coos Bay, OR 97420 Telephone: (541) 808-0284 Email: kcostello@kcostellolaw. com Published: Feb 9, Feb 16 and February 23, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:308604) ----------------------------------------------

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