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Judge sentences Mason to 26 years Man pleaded guilty to several charges including killing wife The World COQUILLE — A man who pleaded guilty to killing his wife in 2018 in North Bend was sentenced to a total of 26 years behind bars for that and other crimes Friday afternoon, Coos County District Attorney R. Paul Frasier announced.

Judge Martin Stone sentenced Glen Frank Mason IV to 120 months in prison for a first-degree manslaughter conviction for the death of Leslie Mason. Pursuant to the provisions of Measure 11, he is not eligible for early release.

In addition, Mason was sentenced to 90 months in prison for the attempted murder of his step-daughter, Lindsay Pease, another Measure 11 crime that does not allow early release.

Mason also was sentenced to 30 months in prison for unlawful use

of a weapon for shooting at Jarod Pultz while Mason fled the scene; 60 months in prison for unlawful use of a weapon for shooting at Robert Marshall when Mason fled the scene; and 364 days in the Coos County Jail for recklessly endangering another person pertaining to one of the shots by Mason striking a nearby residence and passing through an occupied room (no people were injured by that shot).

Mason entered a guilty plea to the charges earlier this month.

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.

Mason agreed that he would not be eligible for any form of early release for the two unlawful use of a weapon charges and the recklessly endangering charge.

Judge Stone ordered that all five sentences will be served consecu-

tively, meaning the sentences total 26 years of incarceration without any form of early release. Mason will receive credit for time served since he was arrested on Nov. 13, 2018, the day of the incident, Frasier said.

Mason, who is 57 years old, will be 81 before he can be released from custody.

Mason, who has been in the Coos County Jail, will be transported to the custody of the Department of Corrections to begin serving his prison terms.

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Some frontline workers, others to be eligible for vaccine March 29 ZACK DEMARS The World

Avenue or a parcel of land at John Topits Park near the National Guard Armory.

Notably, none are in the downtown core — which Craddock said was the most-desired spot for the building. That’s because city leaders want to build the new facility outside of the 100-year floodplain and tsunami inundation zone, so community rooms can be used as emergency shelters and evacuation points.

That’s also why the city’s choosing to build a whole new library, instead of spending millions to renovate the existing one which sits within those zones.

Oregon turned a corner in its efforts to vaccinate residents against the coronavirus Friday, setting a schedule for the eligibility for every adult in the state to receive a shot.

The announcement sets an ambitious timeline for vastly expanding the number of Oregonians who can get in line for a COVID-19 vaccine, with select populations becoming eligible by the end of March and the general public to become eligible by late July.

“Yes, you’re hearing me correctly,” said Oregon Gov. Kate Brown at a news conference Friday. “Come summer, provided supplies from the federal government continue as planned, any Oregonian who wants the vaccine will be eligible to receive it.”

Under the plan, on March 29 the state will open eligibility to the next slate of individuals in group 1B. Officials said that includes: • Adults 45-64, with 1+ CDC-defined underlying health conditions with increased risk. (Conditions include cancer, chronic kidney disease, COPD, Down’s syndrome, heart conditions, immunocompromised state, obesity defined by a BMI of 30 or above, pregnancy, sickle-cell disease and Type II diabetes.)

• A portion of frontline workers who are highly vulnerable, including migrant and seasonal farm workers; seafood, agricultural and food processing workers; and woodland firefighters.

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The former Gussie’s Bar on Newmark Avenue is one of the sites being considered by the Coos Bay City Council for a new library.

CB council considers sites for library ZACK DEMARS The World

COOS BAY — Coos Bay is getting a new library — but it’s running out of time to figure out where to put it.

On Tuesday, the city council will make a decision about where to put a new building, after years of searching and initial planning.

The city has had ideas for a new library in the works since at least 2011, when an evaluation of the current building found it had significant foundational issues, since the pier foundation underneath hadn’t gone deep enough and the building had settled since its construction, according to City

Manager Rodger Craddock.

“At some point, we’ll get to the point where we don’t get to use it,” Craddock said in an interview Friday.

The city’s timeline for the project — which Craddock said was previously estimated at around $17 million, though that’s likely higher now — makes 2021 a key year for the planning work, with a bond issue likely to appear before voters on the November ballot.

Between now and then, the city’s trying to reduce the amount it’ll end up asking voters to cover: Its Urban Renewal Agency approved a contract for grant-writing services earlier this month, and the city’s lobbyist is preparing to ask for

support from the state legislature, which is already a month into its regular session.

But before the city can make a strong case to the legislature or other potential project backers, it needs a plan for where to put the library.

“I’ll just share that we are running out of time both process-wise and with your plan to receive funds from the state,” Craddock told councilors at a work session Feb. 23.

Library representatives and city leaders have developed a list of things they want to see in a location, and have developed a short list of options: A plot of city-owned land near the Chrysler dealership on Ocean Boulevard, the now-defunct Gussie’s bar on Newmark

million from the Federal Aviation Administration and $150,000 from the Oregon Department of Aviation.

The airport’s Executive Director Theresa Cook said the new construction is expected to be completed by the end of July.

“Then they should be moved in late August,” she said.

The airport’s Operations Manager Bob Hood said the structure will be 12,000 square feet and have fourbays, two of which are truck bays.

“The bays are larger than normal … than what you’d see in a city

because the trucks are larger,” Cook said. “The trucks are taller because they have to reach into the aircraft and have spray nozzles on top to be able to puncture aircraft fuselage to get water in there.”

The new ARF building is replacing the airport’s 80-year-old structure which previously housed its firetrucks. The old building now sits empty, having been emptied when mold was discovered and “began showing its age,” Hood said.

Construction starts on airport’s rescue and firefighting station

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NORTH BEND ─ At the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport, construction on the new Airport Rescue and Firefighting Station is underway.

Also known as an ARF building, it is being funded through a $6.5

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The two structures pictured above will be connected by four bays, which will house the airport’s firetrucks

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Lakeside council will send ATV issue back to voters ZACK DEMARS The World

Lakeside voters in May will have the chance to vote on ATV access in their city – again.

City councilors Wednesday gave the green light to a plan to place a measure on the ballot for the May election that would add a stretch of North Lake Road to the city’s approved ATV route, correcting, advocates say, an issue that shouldn’t have happened in the first place.

Residents weighed in on the ATV issue recently: The November general election featured two options for expanding ATV access in the city, either opening the entire city to the vehicles, or opening only a specific set of streets.

In the fall, voters chose the latter option, opening a route between the county park and Spinreel Dunes in a bid to encourage current and future tourism in the city amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic slowdown.

But a group of advocates in the city said there was a problem with

the voter-approved route: Osprey Point RV Resort didn’t have access to it.

“By asking the will of the people on this vote, we can clean this mess up, and hopefully the will of the people will be heard and the proper route will be followed through on,” said Jim Towan, an advocate of putting the measure on the ballot, in comments to the council. “I am fully for opening North Lake Road, I think it’s probably what should’ve happened from the beginning.”

Towan and others asked the city council earlier this month to correct what they saw as an error in the route by adding a portion of North Lake Road, giving users staying at Osprey Point direct access to the dunes.

But councilors declined to do so directly. A slim majority agreed that amending the route by council action would subvert the will of the voters, modifying the plan nearly two-thirds of the city had approved just months earlier.

So, councilors agreed to consider putting the item on the upcoming election ballot, giving voters the chance to

weigh in on the modification.

During Wednesday’s meeting, a handful of residents commented to councilors about their support for or concerns with the plan to put the item back to voters, with the vast majority speaking or writing in favor of the plan.

Most in favor of putting the item on the ballot argued that ATV access to Osprey Point would bring revenue to the city by way of the hospitality taxes the campground pays and the secondary benefits of becoming a destination city.

“If you’re going to go ahead and not amend this, then you’re hurting us. Because we have 60 sites that we can generate income for the city,” said Chris Barnett, one of the resort’s owners. “Not only will property values go up. The whole entire town can be a destination again.”

Those opposed to the plan commented that it was too soon to make a change after voters had already weighed in.

“We voted in a specific route, everybody knew what that route

was,” resident Phyllis Vanes said in written comments for the meeting. “If Osprey being on the route was so important, it needed to be included in the original vote. We just voted in November, there’s no excuse for this.”

Still, councilors were supportive of the idea to take the issue out of their hands and place it back in those of city voters.

“We are elected to make decisions,” said Councilor Don Nuss.

“But I’m a firm believer than anytime this body goes back to the people to defer a decision to the people of Lakeside, if you’re going to change it or alter it in any way, you should go back to the people.”

The primary concern from councilors was the potential – and still unknown – cost of placing a measure on the ballot.

That cost has been the subject of rumor in the city, with some saying it could be expensive. But Nuss and Mayor James Edwards were confident the city’s funds already budgeted for ballot measures would likely cover it.

They said they’d spoken to County Clerk Debbie Heller, who runs the county’s elections, who gave them the impression the cost would come in far lower than some rumors projected.

Still, Heller told the council she wouldn’t concretely know the cost of the measure until after the election.

“I’m sorry I cannot give you anything in writing as to the cost of the election,” Heller wrote in a statement to the council. “The cost will be determined after election, and then I will use the required formula that is adopted by the state that we must follow.”

After some discussion, councilors voted on the issue. Five voted in favor of placing the question on the ballot, while Councilor Thomas Miller voted against, citing the measure’s uncertain cost.

The special district election is May 18. Voter registration closes April 27, and ballots can be mailed to voters the next day. Ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Lakeside man killed in crash The World A 77-year-old Lakeside man was killed Thursday night when he drove onto the shoulder and ran into a commercial semi on Highway 101.

According to a press release issued by the Oregon State Police, troopers were called the scene at 7:15 p.m.

The initial call reported a

two-vehicle crash.

When troopers arrived, they determined a semi with double trailers had become disabled and pulled over on the shoulder of Highway 101. The semi was being driven by Anthony Prom of Seattle.

While the semi was on the shoulder, a Chevrolet S-10 pickup driven by Frank Martinez of Lakeside drove onto

the shoulder and crashed into the rear of the semi.

Martinez was killed due to the accident, while Prom was not injured.

The Oregon State Police were assisted by the Coos County Sheriff’s Department, Hauser Fire Department, Bay Cities Ambulance, Oregon Department of Transportation and Southern Oregon Public Safety Chaplains.

Meetings TUESDAY, MARCH 2 Coos Bay School District Negotiations Committee — 4 p.m., meeting to hold negotiations with the Licensed team. The meeting will be by video conference only. Location: Google Meets https://meet.google.com/ghafaeq-skh Or dial: +1 563293-3306 PIN: 975 326 049# For information, contact Adrian DeLeon at adriand@ coos-bay.k12.or.us.

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South Coast Educational Service District Board of Directors — 4 p.m. work session held virtually at https://sces-k12-or-us.zoom. us/j/83872417250 Meeting ID: 838 7241 7250 and with minimal staff attending in person at 1350 Teakwood Ave. in Coos Bay – you can find the meeting agenda at www.scesd.k12.or.us/ board-of-directors/ or call 541-266-3951 or email kathleenm@scesd.k12.or.us for

additional information.

THURSDAY, MARCH 4 Coos Bay Library Board — 11:30 a.m., meeting to review Extended Services Office budget. Meeting will be held virtually and can be viewed on YouTube at https:// youtu.be/aDXY0HhZGU8

MONDAY, MARCH 8 Coos Bay School Board — 6 p.m., regular meeting held by video conference.

Members of the public can watch the meeting live through the Coos Bay Schools YouTube channel. To sign up for public input, call the board secretary at 541267-1310 or send an email to shelbyg@coos-bay.k12.or.us.

TUESDAY, MARCH 9 South Coast Educational Service District Board of Directors — 6 p.m., regular meeting held virtually.

Meeting link at www.scesd. k12.or.us/board-of-directors/ . Call 541-266-3951 or email kathleenm@scesd.k12.or.us for additional information.

Coos-Curry Housing Authority — Regular meeting, held at 1700 Monroe, North Bend. Conference call: Number 1-855-756-4112, ID number 0130655.

THURSDAY, MARCH 11 Umpqua Soil and Water Conservation District — 6:30 p.m., regular meeting held online at https://www. gotomeet.me/UmpquaSWCD/umpqua-soil-andwater-conservation-district-meet-8 or by phone at 1-866-899-4679, access code: 184-113-429

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February had record number of COVID cases Officials say most of cases are coming from small settings, not outbreaks ZACK DEMARS The World

The shortest month of the pandemic has also been Coos County’s most infectious.

According to Coos Health & Wellness, the county had already broken its record for most cases recorded in a month by Thursday, with a few days left to go.

February had seen 340 new cases of the virus in the county

by Thursday. It’s the sixth consecutive month the county’s set a record: 45 cases in September turned to 327 by December, and 329 by January.

Now, many of the county’s cases are coming from small outbreaks — gatherings that are too small to be reported by local health officials, but are still big enough to cause the virus to spread.

“I can tell you the investigative team has been very busy, and we are working day and

night to educate, and mitigate and protect the community,” said CHW case investigator Kelsey Orr. CHW could report a few new outbreaks this week: Seven cases have been linked to the Coos Bay Walmart (a figure which can include employees and their secondary contacts, but not customers), and two cases have been reported at the Shutter Creek Correctional Facility, including one employee and one adult in custody.

Orr said the Walmart outbreak remains limited to staff because CHW can’t definitively link customers due to the short timeframe of grocery store interactions. Customers shouldn’t be too concerned about possible exposure so long as they maintained social distancing, masking and handwashing during their visit, she said.

“Our trend line’s not great,” said CHW spokesperson Eric Gleason of the county’s case rate. “We are not doing everything we can do to reduce our numbers.”

Gleason said the vast majority of the community is doing what it can to reduce the spread, but that fatigue or rejection of

restrictions and precautions has had an outsized impact on the county.

On the vaccine front, CHW has begun distributing the 1,800 doses it received last week to hospitals and other partners in the county. Gleason said those who are eligible for the doses and signed up on the county’s interest form will receive invitations to get vaccinated.

Those doses are just a dent, though: By Thursday, over 12,000 had signed up on the county’s interest form, Gleason said. It’s available for registration online at cooshealthandwellness.org.

In future weeks, Gleason said CHW hopes to receive around 1,300 doses of the vaccine a week.

“We’re moving in the right direction,” Gleason said. “We can start moving this list forward, and really start taking significant chunks off of it, and we’re really excited.”

According to the Oregon Health Authority’s weekly report, the Myrtle Point 97458 ZIP code made up the largest percentage increase in the county’s cases last week, with a

Man arrested for threatening deputies The World A 56-year-old man is behind bars after threatening Coos County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday.

According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, deputies were dispatched at 8:22 a.m.to a home on Grinnell Lane to a report of a man violating a restraining order.

When deputies arrived, they made contact with Cy Woodward. When he saw the deputies, Woodward charged at the deputies while holding

two large metal objects. He also told deputies they were going to kill him.

Deputies were able to control Woodward and take him into custody with no injuries. He was transported to Bay Area Hospital at his own request.

When he was released from the hospital, Woodward taken to the Coos County Jail, where he is being held on charges of violation of a restraining order, unlawful use of a weapon, menacing and resisting arrest.

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Older than dinosaurs, Oregon’s lampreys are fascinating fish Older than dinosaurs and still remaining primitive with boneless bodies, lampreys are fascinating fishes. A new ODFW brochure is introducing Oregonians to four of the state’s 10 native lamprey species.

Filled with professional illustrations by noted artist Joseph Tomelleri, eye-catching images and graphics, the online brochure is informative and easy to read.

Oregon Lamprey Coordinator Benjamin Clemens is using the online brochure as an outreach tool to showcase the diversity and biology of Oregon’s lampreys and how they contribute to balancing stream ecosystems.

“I hope the brochure introduces readers to these unique fishes, each with a different life cycle and feeding habit.” Clemens said. Larval lamprey cleanse the water through their filter feeding and aerate the substrate they are burrowed into. All life stages provide high caloric food sources for many different species of fish, birds, and marine mammals.”

Clemens also noted the state’s other native fish species, including salmon and

steelhead evolved to co-habitat with Oregon’s lampreys, none of which are the same nuisance species (the sea lamprey) that invaded the Great Lakes.

The brochure is in a printable pdf format with links to the species highlighted:

Pacific, Western river, Western brook, and Miller Lake lamprey. It has been well-received in the scientific community and Clemens hopes Oregonians take advantage of another opportunity to learn more about Oregon’s lamprey species.

20% increase adding 9 cases for a total of 54.

The largest number of new cases, though, understandably came from the county’s most populated areas: Coos Bay saw 41 new cases, and North Bend saw 28. Those two ZIP codes have seen nearly 950 virus cases since the pandemic began.

To the south, Gold Beach saw 25 new cases last week, for a total of 92, and Reedsport to the north saw 11 for a total of 100.

At the same time, state officials continued to report last week that most areas of the state are seeing improvements in their COVID-19 case rates.

OHA reported 2,260 new daily cases between Feb. 15 and 21 — a 35% decrease from the previous week, it announced Wednesday. At the same time, new COVID-19 related hospitalizations fell 42%, dropping from 272 to 159.

What’s more, COVID-19 related deaths also decreased from 114 to 17, which represents the lowest weekly death toll since the week of June 29 to July 5, OHA said. The state’s test positivity rate for the period was 3.5%.

Oregoncounty-by-countytotals County Cases Total deaths Baker 656 7 Benton 2,344 16 Clackamas 13,380 175 Clatsop 775 6 Columbia 1,265 21 Coos 1,491 19 Crook 775 18 Curry 429 6 Deschutes 5,952 59 Douglas 2,474 54 Gilliam 53 1 Grant 223 1 Harney 273 6 Hood River 1,069 29 Jackson 8,395 112 Jefferson 1,958 28 Josephine 2,340 50 Klamath 2,791 55 Lake 376 6 Lane 10,258 126 Lincoln 1,132 20 Linn 3,590 56 Malheur 3,351 58 Marion 18,468 285 Morrow 1,049 14 Multnomah 31,877 528 Polk 3,064 42 Sherman 53 0 Tillamook 414 2 Umatilla 7,659 82 Union 1,284 19 Wallowa 142 4 Wasco 1,221 26 Washington 21,211 212 Wheeler 22 1 Yamhill 3,783 64 Statewide 155,597 2,208 This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases.

Governor extends state of emergency for 60 days

On Thursday, Gov. Kate Brown extended her declaration of a state of emergency for COVID-19 for 60 days, until May 2. The declaration is the legal underpinning for the governor’s COVID-19 executive orders and the Oregon Health Authority’s health and safety guidance. Extending the state of emergency also helps ensure Oregon is able to fully utilize available federal COVID-19 relief and assistance, including assistance with vaccine distribution.

“When I issued my first state of emergency declaration last March, there were 14 known cases of COVID-19 in Oregon,” said Brown. “Today, we have now seen more than 150,000

cases across the state, and, sadly, 2,194 deaths.

“Throughout the pandemic, Oregonians have made smart choices that have protected our families and loved ones and saved thousands of lives. We helped our doctors, nurses and health care workers from being overwhelmed last spring, and again during the winter surge. Our infection and mortality rates have consistently remained some of the lowest in the country. And, for the first time, COVID-19 critical care units are seeing fewer and fewer patients.

“As we vaccinate thousands of Oregonians each day and reopen more school buildings and businesses

as safely as possible, now is not the time to let up our guard. New, more infectious COVID-19 variants are circulating in the United States, including several confirmed cases in Oregon. We will continue to keep each other safe in the months to come by following the same safety measures we have throughout the pandemic — wearing face coverings, staying home when sick, maintaining physical distance and avoiding social gatherings.”

The governor reviews and reevaluates each of her emergency orders every 60 days, to determine whether those orders should be continued, modified or rescinded.

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A man tosses a teddy bar toward a hoop as part of the Teddy Bear Toss in North Bend on Friday. At right, North Bend Mayor Jessica Engelke looks at one of the larger donated stuffed animals.

Tossing Teddy for a good cause Dozens of people drove up and tossed teddy bears through a hoop Friday, all for a good cause. The Teddy Bear Toss was sponsored by Bay Area Junior Chamber of Commerce, Southwestern Oregon Community College, Bay Area

Hospital, TRIO Club and K-DOCK 92.9 FM to collect stuffed animals Bay Area Hospital Kids’ Hope Center – Child Abuse Intervention Center and children in the hospital pediatric ward. As people drove up, they were encouraged to toss

their bears through a hoop by volunteers collecting the bears.

North Bend Mayor Jessica Engelke joined the crowd to collect the bears designed to put children in traumatic conditions more at ease.

Reedsport residents charged in theft investigation The World Three Reedsport residents were arrested following a theft investigation.

On Saturday, Feb. 20, deputies assigned to dunes patrol took a report that a vehicle had been broken into at the second beach parking lot in Winchester Bay. Similar reports had been received over the past week.

Through their investigation, deputies obtained information

on a suspect vehicle and were able to locate it at a residence in the 400 block of Camellia Court in Reedsport. Once there, two suspects, Douglas Michael Grable and Ashley Marie Shaw, were taken into custody and some stolen property was recovered.

It was further learned that some of the property had been sold in exchange for drugs. Deputies contacted David Allen Taylor and took him into custody for possess-

ing stolen property. Additionally, Taylor was found to be in possession of 14.2 grams of methamphetamine and 1.2 grams of heroin.

The three were transported to the Douglas County Jail where they were lodged on the following charges: Grable: Three counts of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, two counts of theft in the first degree, three counts of criminal mischief in the 2nd Degree,

two counts of driving while suspended – misdemeanor and Conspiracy Shaw: three counts of unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, two counts of theft in the first degree, three counts of criminal mischief in the second degree and conspiracy Taylor: possession of stolen property in the first degree, unlawful delivery of methamphetamine and unlawful delivery of heroin.

Burn-to-learn scheduled for Saturday in Winchester Bay vicinity of Discovery Point and Half Moon Bay. Area residents are encouraged to not call 9-1-1 if they see smoke and/or emergency vehicles in the vicinity Saturday.

People with questions should call the Reedsport Fire Department at 541-2712423.

The World The Reedsport volunteer fire department and other local fire departments will conduct the second of two burn-to-learn exercises in the Winchester Bay area Saturday.

The first training was Monday. The structures are in the

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If there were a Vice Presidents Day, it should be Jan. 9

By Paul F. Petrick As birth month to George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan, February exhibits the least number of days and greatest number of great presidents.

This correlation of presidential preeminence and birthdate makes one wonder what William Henry Harrison (born February 9) might have achieved had his presidency not ended more abruptly than John Paul I’s pontificate. Fortunately, no speculation is needed regarding the achievements of Washington and Lincoln, the two presidents almost universally recognized as the best of the bunch. And while the federal government only recognizes Washington’s birthday as a federal holiday, some states have merged separate observances of Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays into a single generic Presidents’ Day. Neither the federal government nor any state government sets aside a day to honor America’s 49 vice presidents.

But if that were to change, the only suitable date for Vice Presidents’ Day would be January 9, the birthday of Richard M. Nixon.

Best known for his tenure as America’s 37th President, Nixon’s earlier tenure as America’s 36th vice president was transformative.

Constitutionally, the vice president is given just three duties, assumption of the presidency upon the president’s death (or removal, resignation or inability), presiding over the Senate, and breaking tie votes in the Senate, all of which are seldomly carried out. Prior to Nixon, the vice presidency was a national joke, frequently the target of humorous putdowns by its occupants. Vice presidents were regularly ignored by presidents and unrecognized by the public. Like presidents, vice presidents accumulated more power as the United States progressed along the path to global superpower. But Nixon’s vice presidency was the inflection point that ushered in a new era of consequence for the county’s second highest office.

Nixon elevated the profile of the vice presidency even before his election to that office. Shortly after the 1952 election campaign kicked off, Nixon masterfully rebutted false claims of financial impropriety during a televised speech to 60 million Americans, the largest radio-TV audience prior to the initial Nixon-Kennedy presidential debate in 1960. The first politician to use the new medium of television to circumvent a hostile media filter, Nixon laid bare every detail of his personal finances in what became

known as the “Checkers Speech” because Nixon identified a puppy his daughter named Checkers as the only gift his family received since he entered politics. Nixon’s performance, which was likened to Frank Capra’s Mister Smith Goes to Washington, was a smash, eliciting an avalanche of positive feedback from the public demanding his retention as Gen. Dwight Eisenhower’s running mate. Scholars have rated Nixon’s self-written speech as one of that century’s best.

Having gone to unprecedented lengths to prevent his vice presidency from ending before it began, Nixon served his nation like no other vice president. When Eisenhower suffered a heart attack, ileitis (intestinal inflammation) and a stroke during a two-year period from 1955-57, Nixon pulled off the seemingly impossible task of leading in the president’s absence while avoiding the appearance of a usurper. His task was complicated by constitutional ambiguities regarding presidential incapacity that were later clarified by the ratification of the 25th Amendment. But Nixon rose to the challenge, presiding over more than 40 cabinet and Nation Security Council meetings with aplomb.

Nixon also served his country with distinction overseas. Accompanied solely by a single secret service agent and an interpreter, Nixon bravely faced down a rock-throwing, Communist-directed mob at San Marcos University in Lima, Peru. Embarrassed by Nixon’s courage, the Communists retaliated by attempting to assassinate Nixon several days later in Caracas, Venezuela. Nixon later won plaudits for besting Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during an impromptu series of debates.

“The vice presidency isn’t worth a pitcher of warm spit” is the G-rated version of what John Nance Garner, the 32nd vice president, thought of his office. Garner’s estimation was less of an understatement prior to Nixon’s establishment of the modern vice presidency. Without Nixon’s example, it is difficult to imagine Barack Obama assigning U.S. foreign policy vis-à-vis China and Ukraine to Joe Biden or Donald Trump placing the federal government’s response to the coronavirus in the hands of Mike Pence.

Congress declaring January 9th to be Vice Presidents’ Day may be unthinkable, but not as unthinkable as Kamala Harris engaging in a public off-the-cuff debate with Xi Jinping on the nature of Communism. It would be a fitting salute to America’s nonpareil Number Two.

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Letters to the Editor Levy proposal is beyond preposterous North Bend’s levy proposal is beyond preposterous. Let me get this straight: when 6-177 passed, we were told that the reduction in the water bill fee would mean that public safety staffing would be reduced. That’s what we voted for. In fact, that was the actual text on the ballot (and therefore, the city has illegally reneged on that; a lawsuit on that is perfectly in order, by the way). Well, last time I checked, we still have aroundthe-clock police coverage. Where did they find the money to keep 24/7 police coverage? Well, from your swimming pool, of course.

So, the City Council voted to put a levy on the ballot to tax you (gee,

it’s curious the levy will equate to about the same amount of money we voted to keep with the passing of 6-177, no?) “Don’t give us that money back? We’re closing your pool indefinitely, leaving another building to become completely neglected and blighted.”

So, this levy is going to fail, and it should.

North Bend Council and Mayor Engelke: We don’t trust you. You already defrauded us. Resigning in shame is about the most constructive thing you could do at this point. The city leadership spends half of its time throwing out empty platitudes, and the other half is spent devising new tax schemes.

Enough of this, already.

Here’s how you keep your pool open. Hand five firefighters pink

slips. Thank them for their service and wish them well. We cannot afford them. In case you weren’t aware, firefighters don’t do much of anything. As a retired paramedic, I can assure you of that. You wouldn’t guess it by the number of times they wash their trucks, but they sit around 99.9% of the time.

The pool, on the other hand, is not only a fun and affordable recreational facility, but it’s a lifesaving resource.

If you didn’t notice, there’s quite a bit of water around here. Maybe it would be nice if we had a place to teach our kids to swim, instead of paying a dozen firefighters to sit around all day?

Frank Cranston North Bend

GUEST OPINION

Tell Gov. Brown we want Shutter Creek to remain open

By State Rep. Boomer Wright Once again, we on the coast have had to deal with actions by a governor who continues to negatively impact our lives and economy. This is a story we on the coast find all too familiar. Her heart-wrenching effort to circumvent natural resource, small business and tourism jobs has been devastating. It appears our governor wants to turn the coast into a state park instead of a thriving community and robust economy where good people work and live.

The Shutter Creek closure by Governor Brown during an economic disaster and medical crisis is heartless. Families will be pulled apart as some employees are transferred to faraway facilities while their families must remain here to try and sell their homes or remain separated indefinitely. The psychological disruption to children uprooted from their homes and schools in the midst of a COVID crisis and forced to move where they must relocate is cruel. The loss of approximately $6 million in revenue annually for Lakeside, Coos Bay/North Bend, Reedsport,

and the broader communities of Coos and Douglas counties will further harm local businesses, many of whom are already on the verge of closure due to orders from the governor.

The employees of Shutter Creek provide crucial services and programs that provide job skills and education to the inmates returning to society. Community enhancing services such as training for service dogs, firefighting support, help for the aged, impaired and disabled with home repairs and maintenance will cease. At a time when we all need extra help and support, jobs and hope will be rudely and unnecessarily taken away.

The unsubstantiated excuse for this callous closure is that capital improvements and maintenance are becoming exceedingly expensive at Shutter Creek. All the while, our governor continues to create new and expensive bureaucracies like Cap and Trade. She continues to push an agenda without the consent of the people. It has become apparent that our governor cares more for an agenda than the Oregonians she swore to protect and support.

Along with the hard-working,

dedicated people of the families of Shutter Creek and the surrounding communities, I am appalled and furious at the lack of compassion, sympathy and outright heartlessness of our governor. If you feel as I do, that we have had enough of this lack of empathy from our governor for the good people of Shutter Creek, Warner Creek, the Oregon Coast and all Oregonians, flood her office with letters, emails and phone calls. Keep it up.

Shutter Creek is not her correctional facility, it is our correctional facility.

The $6 million is not her money, it is our money. The coast is not her coast, but our coast. This is our Oregon, not just her Oregon. Let’s remind her of that. God bless the men, women and families of Shutter Creek. They deserve better!

To contact Governor Brown, visit oregon.gov/gov/Pages/contact. asp or call (503) 378-4582.

State Rep. Boomer Wright represents District 9 in the Oregon Legislature. He can be reached by email at Rep.BoomerWright@ oregonlegislature.gov or by phone at 503-986-1409.

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OBITUARIES Gary Lee Snelgrove

Gary Lee Snelgrove, 77, of North Bend, passed away February 16, 2021. Gary was born in 1943 in Seattle, Washington. He lived some time in Salem and moved to North Bend in his youth.

His parents, Frank Snelgrove and Avril Homan-Snelgrove, who proceeded him in death, owned and ran the Broiler Restaurant, as well as, the North Bend Hotel, in the early 60s.

Gary was a 1962 graduate of North Bend High School and a proud Bulldog alum.

Gary was quite a talented golfer, but he chose to forgo becoming a professional PGA golfer to marry his first wife, Mary Jean Maillard.

They have two surviving children, Rachel Salsedo of Aumsville, Oregon and Jason Snelgrove of North Bend.

Gary had one sibling, a sister, Gail Bennett-Thomas, who proceeded him in death.

July 7, 1982, he married Kay Lorene Woolsey, of Reedsport. His love and adoration for Kay was like no other. They enjoyed sports, travel and maintaining their beautiful North Bend home together. He is also survived by his wife, Kay Snelgrove, 80, of North Bend, and his bonus daughters, LaTrisha Friend of Sacramento, California, Becky Folkman of Eugene and Sheri Roberts of Springfield. Gary and Kay were blessed with a total of 13 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild, Alex, Tyler, Brady, Jordan, Brogan, Chad, Hannah, Haley, Lindsey, Conner, Jacey, Jacoby, Makaio and Ashdyn.

Gary was well known in the community, a much respected gentleman, who always had the knack from making you feel like he knew you, even when he did not. Gary spent his adult life working in the Bay Area car sales industry, as a car salesman, car sales manager, and a dealership owner. Gary retired from Ken Ware Chevrolet at age of 62. He had loyal clients, some of which, would drive half way across

the country to do car business with him, as he was a man of ethics, loyalty and honor.

Gary’s passions in life were his family, playing golf and sports. He was a member of the Coos County/Coos Golf Club until this last fall.

Some of his best memories were at the golf course and of the golfing trips he took with this golfing friends. He loved his Portland Trailblazers, so much so, that he would watch and record a game, then go back and re-watch the game.

As a University of Oregon Alum, Oregon Ducks football was another important adoration of his, half of his wardrobe was Oregon Duck gear. Gary and Kay were football season ticket holders until the 2019-2020 season.

Gary was a loving, stubborn man and the family is honoring his wishes of not having a funeral. His desire was to have a family dinner.

The family will be planning this in the Spring/Summer, followed by an intimate extended gathering to swap stories and share fond memories of their family matriarch.

In lieu of flowers the family is asking for donations to the American Heart Association or American Diabetes Association.

Republicans walk out of Senate, work grinds to a halt

By David Rupkalvis The World

Work going on in the Oregon Legislature rolled to a stop Friday when Republican senators walked out, denying the Senate a required quorum to work.

The move was the third time in three years, Republicans staged a protest by walking away from the Senate. Without the Republican members, no work could continue.

Both sides – Republicans and Democrats – pointed the finger of blame when discussing the walkout. The Republicans quickly sent out a press release, saying the Democrats and Gov. Kate Brown are hurting Oregon during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Republicans pointed to three key issues they say the Democrats are not approaching properly – safely reopening schools, equitable distribution of the COVID vaccine and helping Oregonians impacted by COVID and the state lockdowns.

“Throughout the pandemic, the Legislature has abdicated too much responsibility to the governor,” Republican Leader Fred Girod said. “We

cannot sit by and watch the governor fail to deliver on the biggest issues facing Oregonians today. It’s time to take some of the responsibility and get to work on the issues that matter most to Oregonians. We are demanding legislation aimed at school reopenings, vaccine distribution, economic recovery and government accountability be moved to the top of the priority list.”

Girod said the state has failed school students, pointing out that 80 percent of students are still not in school, almost a year after lockdowns began.

“The governor has completely failed Oregon families and students,” Girod said. “She first promised that schools would reopen Feb. 15. She failed to put our kids first. Now she is moving the goalposts to the spring.

Parents and kids no longer have any trust in her empty promises. We need truly bold action. Gov. Brown is the superintendent of public instruction. She needs to start acting like it.”

On the flip side, Majority Leader Rob Wagner decried the Republican move, saying the GOP was stopping state business when it is needed

most.

“Senate Republicans continue to sabotage Oregon’s democracy and undermine the will of voters,” Wagner said. “They have abdicated the oaths of office many of them took just weeks ago.

They continue to accept pay, benefits and daily expenses from Oregon taxpayers all while completely obstructing the business before the Legislature – the people’s work. We have tremendously important work this session.

Lives are at stake as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, and yet the Senate Republicans continue their anti-democratic walkout tactics.”

Wagner said walkouts in three straight years prove Republicans are not serious about representing their constituents.

“This must stop,” he said.

“Oregonians will hold Senate Republicans accountable and responsible for walking off the job. There will be consequences for their breach of the public trust. We will advance new rules and laws that will deter future walkouts and provide accountability for all elected officials who refuse to show up for Oregonians.”

North Bend Community Scholarship Fund celebrates 30 years

Fund has helped 1,265 North Bend graduates pursue higher education since 1991

By David Rupkalvis The World

Thirty years ago, a small group of people gathered in North Bend with a goal of offering scholarships to graduates of North Bend High School.

At that meeting, the group passed a hat and collected $2,000. In 1991, that money was given out as the first gifts from the North Bend Community Scholarship Fund.

In a few months, that same fund, with a handful of the same members, will give out $270,000. The funding is available to any graduates of North Bend High School who spent two years at the school and are pursuing higher education, whether it be at a college, university of vocational school.

Pat Choat Pierce was in that meeting 30 years ago after spending 40 years

teaching in North Bend. She was instrumental in starting the North Bend Community Scholarship Fund after spending years helping students apply for scholarships as a school counselor. Pierce is a little older, but she is still determined to help students all these years later.

Pierce is proud of the work done by the fund, which is made up of an all-volunteer board of directors. She said the fund has helped 1,265 students over the last 30 years, helping pay for education at 198 different schools.

“We’ve carried some people all the way through to get a doctorate degree, medical doctors,” Pierce said. “We had one student we carried for eight years to become a dentist.”

Pierce said the small start of 30 years ago has grown steadily as people have donated money, which has been wisely invested. The

DEAR ABBY

“We’ve carried some people all the way through to get a doctorate degree, medical doctors. We had one student we carried for eight years to become a dentist.”

Pat Choat Pierce Founding member of North Bend Community Scholarship Fund

scholarship fund now has $6 million in investments, and the amount given away every year is also growing.

In 2021, the scholarship fund will offer 46 programs, with many offering multiple scholarships. The largest scholarship is $4,000, and students can earn up to $10,000 each, although that is rare. Pierce said the goal is to help as many students as possible. Last year, more than 100 North Bend graduates were awarded scholarships.

And every penny is due to people who donated with the idea of helping students.

By Abigail Van Buren

‘HELPFUL’ HUSBAND IS CAUGHT TWICE WITH YOUNGER WOMEN DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 26 years. Five years ago, my husband gave a young lady $5,000 through credit card charges over a six-month period. We are not wealthy. When I found the charges in our credit report, he took a second job to pay it off.

I don’t think their relationship was sexual because he is impotent. It was hurtful.

While he was taking this young lady shopping, he told me he was at work.

Recently, I (accidentally) caught him going to another young lady’s apartment to help her with things like hanging a TV. I don’t care if he helps people. What I DO care about is his sneaking around to do it.

I have tried talking to him about why he feels he needs to sneak. He has no answer.

What makes men sneak? -- DECEIVED IN KENTUCKY DEAR DECEIVED: Your husband may fear your disapproval of his relationships -however platonic they may be -- with these younger women. What makes people of both genders sneak, by the way, is usually a sense of guilt.

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, my 33-year-old son, his girlfriend and their 4-year-old son all live with me. They are expecting their second child. I own the home and pay all the bills (utilities, phone, food, etc.).

The problem is, my kids don’t like my boyfriend. His grandkids call me Grandma, so I would like my grandkids to call him Grandpa. My son and his girlfriend won’t allow their son to do it. They insist on calling him by his first name.

I asked for a compromise and to call him Uncle. They refuse and say he didn’t “earn” that name. I said it’s just teaching the children to respect their elders. When I grew up and when I raised my son, we called older people Aunty and Uncle. I’m not sure what to do because we all live in

the same house, and I would like all of us to get along. -- WISHING FOR RESPECT IN HAWAII DEAR WISHING: You may have taught your son to respect his elders when he was growing up, but it appears he has had a serious memory lapse. Shame on him.

Because you foot all of the bills for the roof over his and his family’s heads as well as the food in their mouths, remind him that you are the head of that household, and you will not have anyone with whom you are involved disrespected. As it stands, you and your boyfriend are being disrespected, so as head of the household, please assert yourself.

DEAR ABBY: Our son, “Justin,” is getting married. He told his dad the other day that his fiancee would like for my husband to go with Justin to his salon to get his hair cut and beard trimmed for the wedding. My husband is upset about it because he feels his soon-to-be daughter-in-law is implying that his haircut isn’t good enough. As the wife and future mother-in-law, I’m unsure how to handle this situation. Help, please.

-- GROOMING GROOM’S DAD IN GEORGIA DEAR G.G.D.I.G.: Try to get your offended spouse to laugh about it. Point out that EVERYONE looks better with a fresh haircut and a trim. Even you and me.

Most people want to spruce up and make themselves more presentable for a special event. Why should your husband be any different?

------------------------------Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

“We don’t have any fundraising events,” Pierce said.

“We are totally dependent on donations and gifts and our investments. Our investors have ranged from a $2 memorial to a $ 1 million gift.”

The North Bend Community Scholarship Fund has a 20-person board of directors which meets two times a year. The board members also work on committees that help select scholarship winners. The awards will be announced during graduation week at North Bend High School.

And while the growth has been great, Pierce said it’s

just the start.

“We have commitments already from other estates and gifts that are coming in, so we’re assured for more spectacular growth in the coming years,” she said.

The newest scholarship, which will be awarded for the first time this year, is the Ian Spalding Scholarship.

Spalding was a North Bend student who died in 2020 when he was sucked out into the ocean while enjoying a day with friends.

“His family and the community have rallied together and have started a memorial for him, so we have started a scholarship for him,” Pierce said. “This would have been his graduation year.”

While Spalding will not graduate, his memory will go one forever with the annual Ian Spalding Scholarship.

The Ian Spalding Scholarship will be one of dozens of memorial scholarships

awarded as loved ones are honored by helping a new generation get a step up.

For Pierce that’s the key.

None of the scholarships are designed to fully pay for college, but the goal is to help many students get a boost when pursuing a higher education.

“It’s just a little boost for some of the kids,” Pierce said. “It says you’ve done a good job, we support you and we’re here for you.”

The deadline for students to apply for a scholarship is March 26. Applications can be downloaded at www. nbcsf.org, and all applications must be returned by mail to P.O. Box 567, North Bend, Oregon, 97459 by March 26.

The one application will qualify students in all 46 categories.

For information about the scholarships or donating, visit www.nbcsf.org.

First Nazarene Church in Winston heavily damaged in Saturday fire The First Nazarene Church in Winston sustained heavy damage when a fire broke out Saturday.

According to a press release, firefighters were dis-

patched to the church at 2:26 p.m., with responders from the Winston Dillard Fire District and Douglas County Fire District No. 2 responding. A Winston crew responded to

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School bus sees COVID exposure

School bus driver and 13 students quarantined students are safe and to ease parent’s concerns regarding sports, but said the plan isn’t finished yet. “…Our first (sporting event) is not until … next week,” he said. “We’re looking at metrics on Tuesday.”

He added that some games out of town have already been canceled.

“But there is some hope,” he said. “Counties that were far higher than us not too longer ago are doing better.”

As it is, the North Bend School District is planning on returning its 7th and 8th graders back to the classroom next Monday. However, the timeline for bringing students back to the high school is postponed until after spring break. Bogatin said this is due to upcoming finals for the high schoolers.

“We’re hoping … county numbers (drop) so more kids can come back,” Bogatin said. “We’re aligned with our neighboring districts and are seeing the same thing.

(COVID) is not spreading in our buildings but is spreading enough in the community where we are no getting cases here and there and it feels like I’m sending out letters two or three times a week lately.”

Bogatin encouraged the public to get vaccinated.

“There is a pathway to recovery and that is to be vaccinated and follow protocols,” he said. “I appreciate what everyone is trying to do.”

By Jillian Ward For The World

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NORTH BEND ─ A school bus carrying 13 stuCourtesy photo dents saw a COVID-19 exposure this week at the North Bend School District.

Those 13 students, as well as the bus driver, are now quarantined. gency Management encour“The cases we have at this ages people to be prepared to point are not driven inside be on their own for a mini(the district), but outside mum of two weeks following … and it’s impacting our a major earthquake. schools,” said Kevin BogaTo learn more about tin, superintendent for the protecting yourself during district. earthquakes, visit www.earthHe added that there was quakecountry.org/step5 and another exposure with a www.ShakeOut.org. school bus where a second For more information driver had to be quarantined, about disaster preparedness, lowering the number of availvisit the Federal Emergency able drivers able to transport Management website, ready. students. This is a concern for com. the district, “especially when sports are about to start,” Bogatin said.

Because Coos County is seeing a steady climb in community cases, that itself may U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley — the impact whether or not sports chair of the Senate Appropriations begin next week. subcommittee that funds the U.S. “The recommendations Department of Interior — met reare if you’re in an extreme motely with Deb Haaland, President county, you don’t travel,” he Biden’s historic nominee to lead the said. “Some of our games department. “I’m proud to support scheduled for the high school Deb Haaland’s nomination to lead … almost every county in the the Interior Department. It’s long state has less (COVID cases) past time for a native woman to join than Coos. We’re having … the executive cabinet and run the conversations with health department that carries out the departments and schools, and federal trust responsibility towards they don’t want our kids to tribes. Her lifetime of service gives come.” me every confidence that she will Bogatin said the district is do everything in her power to take working on a plan to ensure crucial steps at interior to defend our public lands and our planet. I have full faith that she will put the health, safety, and well-being of our communities and environment above the wish lists of megapolluting corporate executives who have spent the last four years ransacking the department. I look forward to continuing to work with her throughout her confirmation process and in the administration.”

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The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Oregon Coast west of Coos Bay Saturday morning, Feb.27, shortly after 5:30.

This is the same area where similar undersea tremors have occurred over the past several months.

The USGS said there was no tsunami danger from the

undersea tremor.

Oregon Emergency Management Geological Hazards Program Coordinator Althea Rizzo has said in earlier interviews with our sister publication The Curry Coastal Pilot that the area gets many earthquakes annually.

“They are so far away from the coast they don’t have any impact, other than just reminding us that earthquakes can happen at any time,” she said.

Geologists have said there is evidence that a massive subduction zone earthquake will occur off the coast from northern California to British Columbia, with force similar to that which hit Indonesia in 2004, and Japan in 2011, during subduction zone earthquakes and tsunamis.

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John Gunther Photos, The World

Marshfield’s Noah Niblett runs in the open field during the Pirates’ scrimmage against Siuslaw at a jamboree Saturday at Pete Susick Stadium.

Teams sharpen skills in jamboree JOHN GUNTHER The World

COOS BAY — For the first time in well over a year, and half a year later than normal, three South Coast football teams finally got to face off against other squads Saturday.

Marshfield hosted Siuslaw and North Bend in a jamboree as all three schools prepare for their regular season openers this week.

“It’s been six months too long,” said Marshfield’s Noah Niblett.

“Last time we did this was 15 months ago. It did feel crazy.”

North Bend’s Liam Buskerud said it was a great afternoon at Pete Susick Stadium, filled with fun for the players of all the teams.

“Just to be able to get out of practice and hit someone with another colored jersey on — it’s what we’ve been waiting for all year,” Buskerud said. “It kind of felt surreal to be on the field.”

The jamboree was very structured, with each team getting 18 offensive snaps, not including plays with penalties, in each of their scrimmages, and starting each possession at the other team’s 40-yardline, the farthest from the goal line any play could start.

For the record, Marshfield and North Bend both beat Siuslaw on the scoreboard and the Pirates beat the Bulldogs two touchdowns to one, getting a score on their final offensive play and then holding the Bulldogs out of the

North Bend’s Jake Hannah and Liam Buskerud tackle Marshfield’s Ezra Waterman during Saturday’s jamboree. end zone over North Bend’s final few plays.

But the scores weren’t as important as getting to compete and find areas for improvement before the regular season openers — North Bend hosts Marist Catholic on Friday, Marshfield visits Stayton on Saturday and Siuslaw is at La Pine on Friday.

“I thought it was a good start,” Marshfield coach John Lemmons said. “We did a lot of good things.

“There’s a lot of things we’ve got to clean up, but we had good enthusiasm and energy from the boys.”

The coaches were eager to study the film from the jamboree.

“Taking a look at the film, making sure the kids are using the techniques, the things we’ve been working on,” North Bend coach Gary Prince said.

The Bulldogs looked little like recent versions of the squad on offense, throwing on the majority of the plays.

Prince said that was a goal after the Bulldogs got a look at their passing potential during a fall special season that included only seven-on-seven passing contests.

“We just wanted to come out this week and continue to work on the throw game,” he said, adding that he was impressed with the work of quarterback Coleman Compton and of the offensive linemen.

“I thought Coleman had a lot of time,” he said. “The kids on the line did a good job.”

Prince also was pleased with North Bend’s defense.

Lemmons noted Marshfield’s defense as well, plus his team’s physicality up front.

“I thought we blocked real well on the run game,” he said. “I thought Ezra ran the ball real well.”

The players and coaches now look to get the most learning they can from the jamboree.

“All of us have stuff to work on,” Niblett said. “We’ve got ups and downs. It comes down to practice and showing up every day.”

“We showed our flaws,” Buskerud said. “It’s about making mistakes and learning from them. No one was clean on the ball.”

Everyone has things to learn, Lemmons said.

“We’ve all got things we can work on — including the coaches,” he said.

Not lost to the coaches was the value of the players getting a chance to play in a year when regular sports has been delayed and seasons shortened because of the ongoing pandemic.

“Wasn’t this fun?” Prince asked.

“It just felt natural.”

Now that the season is on the horizon, the players are thrilled.

“We came into this year, we were just hoping to have a season,” Niblett said. “We got one.

“We came out (today), worked our (butts) off. It showed.”

Now the teams get a shot at the real thing.

“I’ve just been waiting for this,” Buskerud said. “Having my senior season come down to this, it’s disappointing. I want to make the most of it.”

High school season kicks off this week The World High school sports returns to Oregon and the South Coast this week with a series of contests as the traditional fall sports seasons, termed Season 2 by the Oregon School Activities Association, kick off across the state.

On the South Coast, that includes football, soccer, cross country and volleyball, though volleyball teams were scrambling to try to figure out how to get matches in as Coos County remains in the extreme-risk category for COVID-19, which does not allow indoor sports contests.

But while the athletes get to return to sports this week, the fans do not. All venues will be closed to the public because of the pandemic.

Many of Marshfield’s contests will be available on the radio at KMHS (105.1 FM) and North Bend and Marshfield will put as many of their

Local Schedule Note: The public is not allowed to attend any high school sports events in Coos County

North Bend, 6:30 p.m.; Siuslaw at Marshfield, 6:30 p.m.

High School Girls Soccer — Junction City at Marshfield, 7 p.m.

High School Boys Soccer — Marshfield at Junction City, 6:30 p.m.

High School Football — Marist Catholic at North Bend, 7 p.m.; Creswell at Reedsport, 7 p.m.; Rogue River at Bandon, 7 p.m.; Gold Beach at Myrtle Point, 3:30 p.m.

High School Girls Soccer — Coquille at Sutherlin, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, March 2

Wednesday, March 3

High School Boys Soccer — Brookings-Harbor at Coquille, 4 p.m.

High School Cross Country — Bandon at Marshfield, 5:15 p.m., Millicoma Marsh Trail.

Thursday, March 4

High School Girls Soccer — Marshfield at North Bend, 4 p.m.

High School Boys Soccer — Coquille at

sports as possible on the NFHS Network where fans can watch for a subscriber fee, and/or stream them live on Facebook. North Bend’s football games also will be on the radio on K-Light (98.7 FM).

Soccer is first up, with Marsh-

Friday, March 5

Saturday, March 6

High School Football — Marshfield at Stayton, 3:30 p.m.; Lakeview at Coquille, 1 p.m.

High School Boys Soccer — Brookings-Harbor at North Bend, 2 p.m.

High School Cross Country — Myrtle Point Invitational.

field, North Bend and the combined Coquille-Myrtle Point squad all getting matches in this week, some against each other.

Marshfield’s girls host Junction City on Tuesday and the Pirates visit the Tigers for a boys contest.

Coquille’s boys host Brookings-Harbor on Wednesday and visits North Bend on Thursday.

North Bend’s girls host Marshfield on Thursday, while Marshfield’s boys play their first home match against Siuslaw, which will be playing its first varsity contest after playing a junior varsity schedule in the club’s first season in the fall of 2019.

The opening cross country race for the South Coast features Bandon and Marshfield racing on the Millicoma Marsh Trails on Wednesday.

While some football teams had a jamboree over the weekend, the official start for football comes Friday, when North Bend hosts Marist Catholic, Reedsport is home to face Creswell, Rogue River visits Bandon and Gold Beach plays its first eight-man game in Myrtle Point.

On Saturday, Marshfield opens its season at Stayton while Coquille hosts Lakeview.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — After years of seeing a handful of drivers — the same guys, really — dominate NASCAR’s top level nearly every week, the Cup Series is experiencing a little parity to start the season.

It’s a welcome sight for some.

Others hope it’s a fleeting moment.

William Byron was the third surprise winner through three races this season with his victory Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Byron joined Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell as unlikely winners to start this season.

Byron controlled most of the final two stages at Homestead to win for the second time in 111 Cup starts. His first one came at Daytona last August and landed him one of the final spots in the playoffs.

No one saw that one coming.

Few had this one on the radar, either.

Byron entered the weekend as a 28-1 shot to win a race many expected would provide a return to normal for the racing series.

Instead, McDowell and Bell have company in the relatively odd group of 2021 winners and drivers who have locked up postseason spots.

“A lot of people obviously made some good decisions on how to get better,” said 2017 series champion Martin Truex Jr., who finished third.

“The box we have to work is so small ... the rules are the rules and they haven’t changed in a while.

The smaller teams get to catch up.”

Truex was quick to point out that he still believes the top teams — the heavyweights like himself, so to speak — will find their way back to the top sooner rather than later.

But the first three races have provided plenty of eyebrow-raising moments. Tyler Reddick was second Sunday, nearly 3 seconds behind Byron. McDowell had his third straight top-10 finish. Chris Buescher ran up front for the first part of the race.

“It definitely has closed the gap,” McDowell said.

McDowell and Bell were firsttime winners to open the season.

This rare run already has tightened the playoff race less than a month into NASCAR’s long season. A victory earns an automatic berth, and it’s unusual to have multiple unique winners in a season.

Few could have predicted this trio would have put a squeeze on some of NASCAR’s top teams. Twotime series champion Kyle Busch currently sits below the top 16 in the standings, as do Alex Bowman, Ryan Blaney and Aric Almirola – all playoff qualifiers a year ago.

Byron hardly qualifies as a big a shocker as the previous two because he drives the famed No. 24 for Hendrick Motorsports. But he also hadn’t exactly been a regular in victory lane.

Then again, those inside the Hendrick organization had a feeling he could be in for something big this season since he reunited with former crew chief Rudy Fugle.

“That guy has been huge for my career,” Byron said. “He’s the reason I’m here and I’m just glad we could get him. ... We really think the same way.”

They had their best year together while running the Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2016, even winning at Homestead.

When Byron’s former crew chief, Chad Knaus, moved up at Hendrick Motorsports, Rick Hendrick hired Fugle and paired him with Byron. It was a rare move for Hendrick, who typically grooms his crew chiefs from within the organization.

Fugle spent eight years at KBM and led the trucks program to two driver championships and five owner titles. His trucks won 28 races, seven with Byron behind the wheel.

“He knows how to push my buttons and get me motivated,” Byron said.

“Obviously, you have to back it up with results. Results come when you have people like that to work with.”

National Sports TV Schedule Today

NBA Basketball — Los Angeles Clippers at Boston, 4:30 p.m., TNT; Phoenix at Los Angeles Lakers, 7 p.m., TNT. Men’s College Basketball — Baylor at West Virginia, 2 p.m., ESPN; Illinois at Michigan, 4 p.m., ESPN; Auburn at Alabama, 4 p.m., ESPN2; Tulsa at UCF, 4 p.m., ESPNU; Xavier at Georgetown, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Wisconsin at Purdue, 6 p.m., ESPN2; Kentucky at Mississippi, 6 p.m., ESPN; Marquette at DePaul, 6 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Memphis

at South Florida, 6 p.m., ESPNU. Spring Training Baseball — Tampa Bay vs. Boston, 10 a.m., ESPN.

Wednesday, March 3

NBA Basketball — Brooklyn at Houston, 4:45 p.m., ESPN; Golden State at Portland, 7:05 p.m., ESPN. Men’s College Basketball — UConn at Seton Hall, 3:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Oregon State at Utah, 4 p.m., ESPNU; Louisville at Virginia Tech, 4 p.m., ESPN2; Providence at St. John’s, 4 p.m., CBS Sports

Network; Creighton at Villanova, 5:30 p.m.; UCLA at Oregon, 6 p.m., ESPN2.

Women’s College Basketball — Pac-12 Tournament first round, Oregon State vs. Cal, 11 a.m.; Arizona State vs. USC, 2 p.m.; Utah vs. Washington State, 5 p.m.; Washington vs.

Colorado, 8 p.m., all Pac-12 Network.

Spring Training Baseball — Seattle vs. Chicago Cubs, noon, ESPN.

Thursday, March 4

NBA Basketball — Miami at New

Orleans, 5:30 p.m., TNT. Women’s College Basketball — Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals, Oregon State or Cal vs. Oregon, 11 a.m.; Arizona State or USC vs. Stanford, 2 p.m.; Utah or Washington State vs. Arizona, 5 p.m.; Washington or Colorado vs. UCLA, 8 p.m., Pac-12 Network.

Men’s College Basketball — Michigan State at Michigan, 4 p.m., ESPN; Oklahoma State at Baylor, 4 p.m., ESPN2; UCF at East Carolina, 6 p.m., ESPNU Spring Training Baseball — Washing-

ton vs. New York Mets, 10 a.m., ESPN. Golf — LPGA Tour The Drive on Championship, 7 a.m., Golf Channel; PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational, 11 a.m., Golf Channel.

Friday, March 5

Men’s College Basketball — Atlantic 10 Tournament quarterfinals, 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network; Monmouth at Rider, 1 p.m., ESPNU; Kent State at Buffalo, 3 p.m., ESPNU; Ohio Valley Tournament

semifinals, 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., ESPNU. Women’s College Basketball — Pac-12 Tournament semifinals, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., Pac-12 Network.

Spring Training Baseball — L.A. Dodgers vs. Kansas City, noon, ESPN. Auto Racing — NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Silver State 200, 6 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Golf — LPGA Tour The Drive on Championship, 7 a.m., Golf Channel; PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational, 11 a.m., Golf Channel.

TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2021 | A9

The World

Surging OSU women beat Ducks in Eugene Beavers improve chances for spot in NCAA tournament

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Coquille’s Jace Haagen drives the ball against Grant Union during their Class 2A playoff game last winter.

Coquille boys broke through last winter

EUGENE (AP) — Aleah Goodman scored 20 points, leading six into double figures as a deep and balanced Oregon State offense knocked off No. 14 Oregon 88-77 in the annual rivalry game on Sunday.

The game was a regular-season finale for both teams, who await seeding into the conference tournament March 3-7 in Las Vegas.

Goodman scored on breakaways,on stepbacks and added a pair of 3-pointers for good measure. Sasha Goforth added 17 points for Oregon State (9-6, 7-6 Pacific-12 Conference), making 9 of 9 free throws. Ellie Mack and Taya Corosdale each scored 14; Corosdale hitting 4 of 5 from beyond the arc. Taylor

Jones scored 11 and Talia von Oelhoffen 10 for the Beavers, who shot 50% for the game (27 of 54) with 11 3-pointers.

Sedona Prince paced the Ducks (13-7, 10-7) with 22 points on 9 of 15 shooting, but scored only four in nine minutes after halftime. Taylor Mikesell and Erin Boley each added 16 points and Nyara Sabally 13 with 10 rebounds for Oregon. It was Sabally’s fourth double-double of the season.

After a 6-2 spurt to begin the contest, the Beavers led for all but the final 1:41 of the opening quarter. A pair of Goforth free throws followed by a Corosdale 3 put Oregon State on top 31-27.

Oregon tied it at 31 but never regained the lead.

The Beavers broke away with a 14-4 run over the last 5:04 of the third quarter, holding Oregon to four free throws, to lead by 11 going into the final period. The Ducks never came closer than eight.

Coquille is a town of 4,000 in southern Oregon, 20 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Timber harvested from the Coast Range is the town’s major industry.

The passion, however, is athletics.

High school teams that thrive are celebrated, like the girls basketball team at Coquille, which has earned a state tournament trophy for five straight years.

Teams that suffer adversity also are supported, but their struggles are well known, even when left unspoken. It is only natural for pressure to mount with each season where expectations go unfulfilled.

So it was for the Red Devil boys basketball team heading into the 2019-2020 season.

The team was working on a streak of 16 straight seasons without an appearance at the state tournament, a drought exacerbated by the success of the girls team. Twelve times Coquille lost in the game to get to the state tournament, including nine in a row from 2011 to 2019. Sometimes it was a bad call that doomed the Red Devils. At other times it was an untimely injury or two, or an unfortunate draw against a challenging opponent, or an excruciatingly close game, like the fourpoint loss in 2016 to eventual state champion St. Mary’s.

But at all times it was a loss and a “You’ll get them next year” from the Coquille faithful.

That all changed last February, when the Red Devils

dominated Grant Union to punch their ticket to the 2A state tournament in Pendleton, which is clear on the other side of the state.

“It was a great relief to the school, community and team when they made it to Pendleton last winter,” said John Gunther, editor of The World in nearby Coos Bay. “That was for all 17 senior classes, all 17 teams that didn’t get to go,” senior Ean Smith told Gunther for a story in The World. “We finally put all the pieces together. We get to go to the big dance.” *** Three months earlier, from the very first practice in fact, Coquille’s third-year head coach, Willy Layton, and his team were determined to reverse what was called “the Coquille curse” around town.

Layton is a Coquille grad and was a sophomore on the 1989 team that made it to state.

“I knew about the streak,” Layton said. “Everybody talks about it. We’ve had so many close calls…”

A 14-year drought followed the 1989 state tournament team. In 2003, the Red Devils not only broke that streak; they made it to the 3A semifinals before losing to eventual champion Tillamook. The following year, Coquille lost to eventual champion Creswell in the game to return to the state tournament and another ignominious streak was born.

Athletic director Dan Hampton was an assistant coach on the 2003 tournament team.

“I would never have imagined that it would take

us 17 years to get back to the final site,” he said. “We had some competitive teams that caught some tough breaks and drew some strong opponents. I remember us preparing for a number of those games and trying to figure out how to simulate the opponent and the environment. Taking nothing away from the outstanding teams we faced, but we always felt like we were due to get a win. I told a lot of our kids as a coach and as an Athletic Director that one game doesn’t define a season, but when that game keeps you from a major goal; it’s going to be tough.”

The difficulties were made particularly acute when, for years, Coquille was in 3A, which held its state championships in Coos Bay. “They all went to watch,” Layton said. “They’d see those teams and know we could compete with those guys. They never got the chance and, to make it worse, they kept hearing about the girls.” *** Coquille was 21-4 and ranked third in 2A when it hosted Grant Union in the game to get to the 2020 state tournament. There was a light show. The atmosphere was electric.

“It was like we were playing for the championship,” Layton said.

The Red Devils had to contend with GU’s Tristan Morris and struggled to stop him. But Coquille had Smith and he was not going to be stopped. The Red Devils led start to finish and played a nearly flawless game for

three quarters. The fourth was a bit more of a struggle but the team always led by double digits.

In the last two minutes the smiles came out. The chatter was nonstop on the Coquille bench. The curse was about to be lifted, the proverbial monkey shrugged definitively from the team’s collective back.

“We did it!” exclaimed Smith, who scored 29 points.

“All 12 of us did it.”

“It meant a lot, especially to my seniors,” Layton said.

“Coquille is a tight community; they know all the kids.

The players knew the kids from years past who had great opportunities and didn’t do it. They were fighting for all of them, too. It was big.”

“For a number of years, we felt like a top 10 team in our classification, but the realization is only eight go to state,” Hampton said. “The 2020 team reaching Pendleton was big because it will change the narrative about the last weekend in February for our Boys program.”

With that mission accomplished, perhaps even bigger things are in store for the boys basketball team.

It’s been 43 years since Coquille won a state team title in any sport. The community knows about that, too.

Why not break another streak?

Editor’s Note: John Tawa writes about high school sports for the Oregon School Activities Association on its OSAAtoday platform. This is part of a series called alphabet stories. For more stories about high school sports, visit www.osaa.org.

UConn women in line for top seed in tourney

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Irv Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, died Sunday. He was 81.

The Philadelphia Eagles, the team Cross spent his six of his nine NFL seasons with, said Cross’ son, Matthew, confirmed his father died near his home in Roseville,

Minnesota. The cause of death was not provided.

“All of us at CBS Sports are saddened by the news of Irv Cross’ passing,” CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus said in a statement.

“Irv was a pioneer who made significant contributions to the storied history and tradition of CBS Sports and, along with Phyllis George and Brent Musburger, set the standard

for NFL pregame shows with `The NFL Today.’ He was a true gentleman and a trail blazer in the sports television industry and will be remembered for his accomplishments and the paths he paved for those who followed.”

From Hammond, Indiana, Cross starred in football and track and field at Northwestern. He was drafted in the seventh round by Philadel-

phia in 1961, was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 1966 and returned to the Eagles in 1969 as a player coach for his final season.

The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback had 22 interceptions, 14 fumble recoveries, eight forced fumbles and a pair of defensive touchdowns. He also averaged 27.9 yards on kickoff returns and returned punts.

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UConn, Stanford, Texas A&M and South Carolina would be the top seeds if the women’s NCAA Tournament began Sunday.

The NCAA selection committee revealed the teams in line for the top 16 seeds, although none of Sunday’s games were factored into the reveal.

“It was a little easier now that we had one under our belts,” NCAA women’s basketball committee chair Nina King said. “We approached it knowing what we needed to look for. What did teams do to help themselves or hurt themselves relative to last top 16 reveal? We had something to work off this time.”

The NCAA also announced the four region names: Alamo, Hemisfair, Mercado and River Walk. Those were chosen to honor the San Antonio region, which is hosting the entire tournament.

“The local organizing committee did the legwork for us,” King said. “What are the recognizable names for San Antonio?”

The No. 1-ranked Huskies were projected as the top seed in the Alamo region.

They would be joined

by Arizona, Georgia and Arkansas. Stanford would be the top team in the River Walk region and would have Baylor, Louisville and Tennessee. Texas A&M leads the Mercado region with Maryland, UCLA and Kentucky.

South Carolina would earn the No. 1 seed in the Hemis-

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Javon Williams Jr. and Romeir Elliott each had a pair of touchdown runs, and Southern Illinois beat top-ranked North Dakota State 38-14 on Saturday that ended the Bison’s 39-game winning streak.

North Dakota State (2-1, 1-1 Missouri Valley), which has won three straight FCS championships, last lost on Nov. 4, 2017 to then-No. 8 South Dakota State.

“We didn’t show up and play very well,” Bison coach Matt Entz said. “There was not any position group that played well.”

It was the Bison’s worst defeat since a 37-6 loss at Cal Poly during the 2005 season.

Williams ran for a 3-yard score and Elliott broke loose for a 20-yard touchdown run

fair bracket. The Gamecocks have N.C. State, Indiana and Oregon in their region.

The winners of the Alamo and Hemisfair regions would play in the national semifinals, as would the Mercado and River Walk champions.

Louisville had the biggest drop from the first reveal as the Cardinals fell from a oneseed to a three seed.

“They lost to Florida State and for us, that was a big one,” King said.

Arkansas was the only team not in the original 16.

The Razorbacks replaced West Virginia, giving the Southeastern Conference six of the top 16 seeds.

The Mountaineers were just outside the top 16, King said. They were joined by Michigan and Missouri State. Five other teams under discussion for the top 16 were Georgia Tech, Gonzaga, South Dakota State and Washington State.

For the past few years, earning one of the top 16 seeds would give a team home games in the tournament’s first two rounds, but that’s not the case this year with pandemic protocols leading to the San Antonio site. The last four rounds of the NCAAs will be at the Alamodome.

The actual bracket will be unveiled on March 15 with games set to begin later that week. The NCAA announced a series of contingency plans this past week if the coronavirus forced a team out of the tournament.

in the fourth quarter. Both scores followed a North Dakota State turnover. Elliott finished with 91 yards rushing and Williams had 41, and the pair also had touchdown runs in the second quarter.

The Salukis (2-1, 1-1) snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Bison, who were 16.5-point favorites.

“This game will be recognized for a long time, maybe the biggest win in that stadium,” Southern Illinois coach Nick Hill said of ending North Dakota State’s FCS-record winning streak.

Avante Cox had seven receptions for 138 yards for Southern Illinois. His 65-yard catch set up Williams’ 1-yard touchdown run on fourth down to give the Salukis a 17-0 lead.

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This week in Coos County history: February 28-March 2 100 YEARS — 1921 Myrtle Lodge has celebration Members observe anniversary of organization Veteran jewels awarded to eight who were members for 25 years The members of Myrtle Temple No. 3, K. of P., held an entertainment last night at the Moose Hall to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the organization of the order. The Knights of Pythias order was formed at Washington, D.C., by Justin Rathhorn in 1864. About 300 persons attended the affair last night.

Fred Moore gave the address of welcome followed by a violin solo by Mr. Appellof.

LeRoy Parker gave a vocal solo and Ruby Grace Black a piano solo. There was a reading by Miss Belva Flanagan, a vocal solo by Miss Bess Ayres, a piano solo by Cecil Black and a reading by Mrs. E.H. Baird.

Recruiting for army closed Sergeant Ridgeway will leave the city Has been here six months and made many friends and an excellent record The U.S. army recruiting office in Marshfield has been closed and Sergeant D. Lee Ridgeway who has been in charge will leave possibly tomorrow to report at headquarters after making an unusually good record here.

The closing of the office is in accordance with the policy to keep the army at its present size.

Major Frank A. Sloan from the Portland recruiting office was here and closed up the leases and contracts held by the army here.

An office was rented and this has been given up and all the army property has been packed and shipped.

Has been good point Coos Bay has been an exceptionally good point for recruiting. Especially after the work here closed down many young men turned to the army as about the best offered in the way of employment and many were induced to join because of the educational advantages offered.

Sergeant Ridgeway has been here since Sept. 12 and from that time until now he examined many men. Some were not physically fit but he passed upon 40 able bodied men. Some could not furnish parents’ consent when under age and a total of 31 men were forwarded to headquarters from here which was an average of almost eight men a month.

This is considered an exceptionally good enlistment.

Logging engine badly wrecked Runaway cars cause damage at Gaylord camp Will cause Oregon Export Co. considerable loss — another engine leased.

Two runaway logging cars crashed into a geared engine of the Oregon Export Lumber Co. at Gaylord, wrecking the locomotive and causing considerable damage. Engineer Swaggert and others of the crew heard the cars coming and escaped without injury.

It seems that the logging train crew had just lowered some loaded cars ahead of the engine to make up the train on the main line.

There were two emptied at the head of the incline awaiting loads and in some unknown manner they broke away and rammed into the Heisler geared engine.

The engine was put out of commission and will require extensive repairs. In the meantime, the Oregon Export Lumber Co. has leaded a Shay engine from the Smith-Powers Co. to handle their cars on the logging branch out of Gaylord.

Would exploit the minerals Suggestion made the chamber of commerce Luncheon held at Chandler hotel today by the trustees — arrange a smoker The trustees of the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce held a luncheon at the Chandler

hotel today. A delegation headed by George Martin urged that the mineral resources of Coos and Curry counties be exploited. It was suggested that an exhibit of miners of this locality be made at the miners’ meeting in Portland in April with the view of interesting mining engineers, and that a competent person be sent to exploit the mineral resources of Coos and Curry.

Loganberries are big paying crop One Salem grower made $1000 an acre profit Some industries are given which will interest those intending to plant this year Those in Coos county who plan setting out loganberries will be interested in the following from a Eugene paper: Loganberry growing is placed in the class of highly profitable enterprises by at least one successful farmer, Bruce Cunningham, one of the heaviest planters of the Salem district, last year clearing up $45,000 on 45 acres of the berries. He places the loganberry against all comers and is stalking a small fortune on their future in that he is expecting to plant 60 acres more of berries this year.

50 YEARS — 1971 Emphasis on vocational education urged

by Lent on SW Oregon tour ALBANY (UPI) — Oregon’s community colleges must put more emphasis on vocational education or the legislature may nudge them into it, the Senate majority leader said this weekend.

Sen. Berkeley Lent, D-Portland, co-chairman of the Legislative Joint Ways and Means Committee, visited the Southwestern Oregon Community College.

The committee Sunday concluded a 3 ½ day tour of community colleges and state facilities from Astoria to Coos Bay on the Coast.

The committee was taking some critical looks at college enrollment figures at Clatsop Community College, Southwestern Oregon Community College, and the Linn-Benton Community College.

Legislators feel that community colleges should not be competing with regular fouryear colleges in Oregon with their academic programs.

When the community college program was adopted by the legislature 10 years ago the intent was that emphasis would be placed on vocational education — training non-collegebound student skills they can use in finding jobs.

CB firm receives award The Southwestern Oregon chapter of the American Institute of Architects recently presented an Award of Merit to the Coos Bay firm Harlan, Gessford and Erichsen, Architects, Engineers, for design of the Reedsport High School teaching auditorium and related facilities.

Two merit awards and two honor awards were selected from the 28 entries.

The staff of four jurors commented that the Reedsport project “represented good planning for additions to an existing high school” and noted the building was constructed economically, and “planned within a very limited site.”

The building was designed by Bruce Harland, A.I.A., in 1968. The award was made to Harlan and Tom Huebner, Reedsport School District 105 superintendent.

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Struve’s effort capped a long struggle for the Lakers, who had come from as much as a

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10-point deficit in the second half to claim the win and the second Oregon Community College Athletic Association berth in the coming tourney at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

SWOCC will meet Northern Idaho in the 9 p.m. game Thursday night, while Mt. Hood, which beat the Lakers Friday night for the OCCAA title, faces Southern Idaho — the nation’s number-one ranked junior college basketball team — in the 7 p.m. contest.

North Bend captures mat fest North Bend collected five titles and tied for four more in winning the Marshfield Invitational wrestling tournament Saturday.

North Bend compiled 48 points to 36 for Marshfield and 33 for Medford.

Claiming wins outright were Rob Prindel (98), Ralph Davis (106), Gunnar Nordahl (115), Terry Bair (136) and Robin Richards (191). Marshfield‘s Bill Carter (148) and Kip Oswald (157) each won titles.

‘Zarbano Touch’ being applied to Sheriff’s Office Promises fulfilled in Coos COQUILLE — Still pulling purse strings on an inherited budget badly overspent and which required an immediate emergency appropriation of $11,600 in county funds, Coos County Sheriff Tony Zarbano admitted his two-month old administration “has had its share of headaches.”

He was quick to note the bright spots, however: a 24-hour sheriff’s office; a direct toll-free line to the office, and a county jail in the midges of long-overdue changes under a full-time jail administrator.

“I can’t say any of the problems have come as a surprise,” Zarbano said in an interview recently about the department’s first two months under him. “Even the shape of the budget was in wasn’t a complete surprise — though the amount of overspending was.”

Zarbano said initial emphasis in the department has been to fulfill his campaign promises of 24-hour patrols, a 24-hour office and toll-free direct lines to that office.

Shoplifting ordinance in Coquille COQUILLE — A city shoplifting ordinance which could net a convicted person upwards of a year in jail and/or a $500 fine was unanimously adopted here Monday by city council members.

The new ordinance was drawn up by the city attorney, who said it was patterned exactly on a state shoplifting law.

Faculty, students in MHS play Marshfield High School faculty and students will fill roles in one of the most talked about plays in the history of theatre, “We Bombed in New Haven,” to be presented March 11-13 in an audience limited to persons over 16 years unless accompanied by an adult.

The play was first presented at the Yale School of Drama in New Haven in December 1967 and the following December it opened in New York with Jason Robards in the role of Captain Starkey and Diana Sands as Ruth.

In the roles for the Marshfield presentation will be Spike Richardson and LeAnne Lark.

Leslie A. Sarnoff of Marshfield will direct the war story with a cast of over 25 faculty members and students. It is the first time, said Sarnoff, that faculty and students have jointly filled roles in a play at the senior high school. Marsha Peters and Jacque George are assistant directors.

The play is a satire on the United States Air Force and what it does to man; basically the story of Sergeant Henderson and his fight with corrupt society. A school crew of 158 will work on technical aspects of the play.

20 YEARS — 2001 Decker wins district hoop shoot Frankie Decker of Coquille won the district competition of the Oregon State Elks Hoop Shoot competition and advanced to the state competition.

Decker, the daughter of Frank and Terri Decker, took first place in the 8-9 division of the recent district championships in Coquille

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by making 16 of 25 free throws (64 percent).

She advanced to the state final over the weekend, but was unable to advance to the national competition.

Eric Pflaum, a seventh-grader at Coquille Valley Middle School, also finished well in the district finals, making 23 of 30 tries (77 percent) to take second in the boys 12-13 division.

Swimmers place well at state championship A relay team provided one of the top highlights for the South Coast Aquatic Team at the 10-and-under state championships last weekend at Willamalane Pool in Springfield.

The 8-and-under 100 medley relay team of Garrett Swafford, Kai Stufflebean, Chase Kelley and James Verger took third place in the meet, with a time of 1:26.69 for SCAT. As a team, the local swimmers finished 13th out of 46 squads from around the state.

Tualatin Hills Swim Club captured the title.

Individually, 10-year-old David Scherer had the top local performance, grabbing second place in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:12.15, a five-second improvement from his previous best, and added three fourth-place finishes and a sixth-place and eighth-place finish.

Amanda Gugliemini, 8, also had several top-10 finishes, including second place in the 25 butterfly (17.74 seconds) and a third in the 50 butterfly (49.08).

All in all, it was a good showing for the local group.

“Everybody swam their best times, which is good,” said Chris Richmond, one of the coaches for the team.

Other team members included Callie Arment, Sarah Brown, Gabe Dean, Michael Farr, Michelle Jasmer, Matthew Johnson and Gwen Rogers.

‘Kid-dy up’ Success has come blazing for the RIDER Summit program in Powers and with it, an influx of money, other donations and a host of new members.

In the summer of 2000, when Powers Police Chief Rhett Davis began the mentoring program intended to give youths a way to stay out of trouble by teaching them horse-riding skills, RIDER was small — so small, in fact, that Davis struggled to make room for the kids who wanted to participate in the program.

Now that the program has grown, he struggles to make time for himself.

“I need to have about five more of me,” Davis joked. “I need to clone myself out.”

From an initial eight horses, Davis now has a total of 40 horses and 30 kids initially enrolled, Davis said he now has approximately 70 in the program.

RIDER, which stands for Realizing Individual Dreams Equestrian Ranch, has kept Davis busy.

Bunker Hill class takes a stroll through history The thunderous roar of revolution passed through Sandra Archerd’s fifth-grade class at Bunker Hill Elementary School on Wednesday.

Rather than crush the insurrection, Archerd encouraged her students to participate — and participate they did.

“Give me liberty or give me death!” beseeched an inspiring Sam Murray, as she took a page from Patrick Henry’s book and delivered a freedom cry from a make-shift stump.

Murray was one of 20 students participating in the “Liberty Bell Game,” a three-hour interactive introduction to the American Revolution brought to the school by California Weekly Explorer Inc., a company that specializes in colorful history lessons.

Murray and many other students came armed for the battle of wits and role-playing with grand enthusiasm and period dress, most of which included white wigs, lace caps and knee pants.

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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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of the Estate of GEORGE EDMOND CLARK , Deceased.

Case No. 21PB01163 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Phyllis C. Crabb has been appointed as 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, c/o Daniel M. Hinrichs, Attorney at Law, 590 Commercial, Coos Bay, OR 97420, within four months after the date of the 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- Probate Department, 250 N. Baxter, Coquille, OR 97423, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative, Daniel M. Hinrichs, Attorney at Law, 590 Commercial, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420.

Dated and first published: February 23, 2021 Published Feb 23, March 2 and March 9, 2021 The World & ONPA(ID:309198) ---------------------------------------------NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jeanne Neumann has been appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Gene Curtis Neumann, deceased, Coos County Circuit Court Case No. 21PB01224.

All persons having claims against the estate are required to present the same within four months from the first date of publication of this notice to the Personal Representative, Jeanne Neumann c/o Harrington Legal LLC, 142 W. 8th Ave., Eugene, OR 97401.Any person whose rights may be affected by these proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the above-titled Court or from the Personal Representative or from the Personal Representative’s attorney, Connor J. Harrington, of Harrington Legal LLC, 142 W. 8th Ave., Eugene, Oregon 97401.

DATED and first published: February 23, 2021. /S/ Connor J. Harrington Attorney for the Personal Representative Published: Feb 23, March 2, and March 9, 2021 The World & ONPA( ID:309206)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of the Estate of GLEN ANDREW ROBERTSON Deceased. No. 20PB08884.

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) ---------------------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS COOS COUNTY COURTHOUSE MAIN FLOOR REMODEL Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the Coos County Courthouse Main Floor Remodel project will be received from General Contractors by the office of the Coos County Commissioners, Coos County Courthouse, 250 N. Baxter Street, Coquille, Oregon 97423, until 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 29, 2021. The bid opening shall be conducted in the Coos County Commissioners Conference Room immediately following the bid closing, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project consists of the partial renovation of the Coos County Courthouse, located in Coquille, Oregon. The total work area for renovations is approximately 3,600 square feet.

Work to be performed includes reconfiguring existing office and conference room space into a new courtroom with jury deliberation room, reconfiguring office space, installing new flooring, lighting, and completing associated electrical and mechanical upgrades. Please refer to specifications within the Project Manual and Drawings for a complete description of the Work. No bid shall be considered

by Coos County unless the bid acknowledges that the provisions required by ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 concerning payment of the prevailing rate of wages is included in the contract.

General Contractors may obtain electronic copies of the Contract Documents by contacting the Architect, Studio C Architecture, LLC, 1300 SW 6th Ave, Ste. 305, Portland, OR 97201 via email at brian.bennett@studiocpdx.com.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting and walk-through of the project for General Contractors will be held at the job site at 1:30 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2021. General Contractors are required to attend to qualify to submit a bid.

Bid Requests for Information from General Contractors are due no later than 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 and should be submitted via email to brian.bennett@studiocpdx.com.

The County reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities or informalities in connection therewith. By: Nathaniel Johnson : County Counsel Published: Feb. 26, 2021 & March 2, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:310095)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Matter of the Estate of: ROBIN R. JENKINS, Decedent Case No.: 21PB00845 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 P.O. Box 1006, North Bend, Oregon 97459, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorneys for the personal representative, Stebbins & Coffey, P.O. Box 1006, North Bend, Oregon 97459. Dated and first published February 23, 2021.

Robin A. McCreery. Personal Representative Published: Feb 23, March 2 and March 9, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:309301) -------------------------------------------CITY OF NORTH BEND MEASURE REFERRAL NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF BALLOT TITLE On February 23, 2021 the North Bend City Council adopted Resolution 3299 referring a City Measure to the voters at the general election on May 18, 2021. On February 24, 2021 the following ballot title was filed with the Elections Officer of the North Bend: BALLOT TITLE Caption:Five-year local option tax to fund pool operations and maintenance Question:Shall North Bend impose $0.56 per $1,000 assessed value for five years beginning 07/01/2021 for pool operations and maintenance?

This measure may cause property taxes to increase more than three percent.

Summary:The City of North Bend is seeking a five-year local option tax rate of $0.56 per $1,000 of assessed value beginning 07/01/2021 to fund the North Bend Municipal Pool operations and maintenance.

The levy is necessary to re-open and operate the North Bend Municipal Pool. The levy would restore services cut in prior years due to budget constraints.

Restoration of services includes replacing damaged equipment, increasing pool hours, and adding back programs. The planned expansion of services includes new equipment to support additional recreation programs. A stable funding source for operations and maintenance would justify the City investing in pool capital improvements necessary to extend the life of the 65-yearold facility.Collected funds shall be dedicated to the North Bend Municipal Pool and shall not be used for any other purpose. The tax is in addition to the user fees charged. If the levy fails, the North Bend Municipal Pool will be unfunded and remain closed.

A homeowner with an assessed value of $170,000 in year one of the levy will pay on average $101 annually.The proposed rate will raise approximately: $370,804 in 2021–2022, $395,201 in 2022–2023, $405,836 in 2023–2024, $416,756 in 2024–2025, and $427,970 in 2025 –2026, for a total of $2,016,567.00.Any elector who is dissatisfied with the ballot title may petition the Circuit Court in Coos County to review the ballot title. The petition must name the City of North Bend Council as the respondent and state the reasons the title filed with the Court is insufficient, not concise, or unfair. The petition for review must be filed with Circuit Court in Coos County no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 8, 2021. Any elector filing a petition to review the ballot title must provide written notification to the Elections Officer of the City of North Bend no later than 5:00 p.m. on the first business day after the petition is filed with the Circuit Court.

Dated this 24th day of February, 2021.

KayLee Marone City Recorder/Elections Officer City of North Bend, Oregon Published: March 2, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:310143)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF LAKESIDE RAINBOW LANE IMPROVEMENTS Sealed bids for the construction of the Rainbow Lane Improvements for the City of Lakeside (Owner) will be submitted by electronic means only and must be received by 2:00 p.m. PDT March 25, 2021. The City of Lakeside will receive and accept bids ONLY through QuestCDN.com via their electronic VirtuBid™ online bid service. A virtual bid opening will be held at the day and time of the bid closing utilizing GoToMeeting™. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. All interested parties are invited to attend. The project must be substantially complete 90 days after issuance of Notice to Proceed. Estimated construction cost for the Basic Bid is between $115,000 and $140,000. The project consists of the following major items of construction: 1. Basic Bid a. Pave Rainbow Lane from Jacobson Way through to Stanley Lane (approximate length 818 lineal feet), install 120 LF of ditching, install two (2) storm water catch basins, and 180 LF of 12-inch storm line. b. Work includes the following main items: 1. Asphalt concrete pavement, aggregate base, installation of ditches, installation of catch basin, installation of storm line, demolition work and other miscellaneous items.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis as indicated in the Bid Form. No Bid will be considered unless fully completed in the manner provided in the Instructions 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. 7605824. 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 Pre-Bid Conference will not be held. All Bidders must be “equal opportunity employers” and comply with the appropriate provisions of state and federal law. In addition, all Bidders are required to comply with ORS 656.017 regarding Workers’ Compensation. Bidder, Contractor, and subcontractors are required to be registered with Construction Contractors Board.

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

If awarded a Contract, Bidder must provide proof of such drug testing program when executed Agreements are returned to Owner. Bidders must prequalify with Owner as specified in the Instructions to Bidders, five (5) days prior to Bid opening. Each Bidder must submit a First-Tier Subcontractor Disclosure Form to the Owner within two working hours of the time for receipt of Bids in accordance with ORS 279C.370. Each Bidder must also submit Evidence of Authority to Sign Bid and Evidence to do Business in the State within two working hours of the time for receipt of the Bid. The Contractor

and every subcontractor on the project shall pay at least the state prevailing rate of wage as determined under ORS 279C.815. ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 will be administered and enforced in a manner that is consistent with state law and regulations adopted or guidelines issued in accordance with related acts. No Bid will be received or considered by the Owner unless the Bid contains: 1) a statement that Bidder will comply with the provisions of 40 USC 276a and ORS 279C.840 and 2) a statement as to whether the Bidder is a resident Bidder as defined in ORS 279A.120.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive all informalities, and to accept such Bids that in the opinion of the Owner are in the best interest of the Owner. No Bidder may withdraw or modify this Bid after the hour set for the receipt of Bids, and thereafter until the lapse of 70 days from the Bid opening.

Dated this 23rd day of February 2021.

Owner: City of Lakeside By: Loree Pryce Title: City Recorder / Manager Published: March 2 and March 9, 2021 The World & ONPA (310132) -------------------------------------------City of Lakeside PUBLIC NOTICE RECEIPT OF A BALLOT TITLE: AMENDMENT OF ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE (ATV) ACCESS ROUTE Notice is hereby given that a ballot title has been received by the City of Lakeside Elections Official from the Mayor and City Council for a referral to be placed on the May 18, 2021 election ballot for the approval or denial to modify the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) access route to include North Lake Road from Eight to Fifteenth Streets. Any registered voter who is dissatisfied with the ballot measure title may file a petition with the Coos County Circuit Court for review of the ballot title. The deadline for filing such a petition is March 5, 2021. Notice of such petition must also be provided to the City of Lakeside City Manager no later than 5:00 P.M. on the 1st business day after the petition is filed with the Circuit Court.

A copy of the ballot title may be obtained by contacting Loree Pryce, City Manager at City Hall, 915 North Lake Road, Lakeside, OR 97449, telephone 541-759-3011, email: manager@ cityoflakeside.org or on the City of Lakeside website at https://www.cityoflakeside.org/ Published: March 2, 2021 The World & ONPA (ID:310156) -------------------------------------------Storage Auction For Coos Bay Stor-N-Lok 1330 Newmark Avenue Coos Bay, OR 97420

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The $6.5 million rescue and firestation at Southwestern Oregon Regional Airport will be completed by the end of July.

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Cook pointed out it was

Rep. Peter DeFazio, who represents Soutwhestern Oregon in Congress, who helped secure the FAA grant which is funding the project.

DeFazio is the chairman for the U.S. Transportation Committee and has been “very supportive” of the airport, Cook said.

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C. selloana. The two species look similar, with tall stalks that can reach between six and 23 feet in height, and large flower plumes that spread out at the end of the stalks. The plumes vary in color from deep purple to pink or light brown.

Coastal ecosystems, as well as residential and commercial properties, are impacted by the presence of pampas grass. The plants crowd out native plants and

compete with seedling trees in forested areas, hindering their ability to grow. The long stalks and flowers of pampas grass make it a fire hazard for forested areas and homes. It can also block vehicle access to roads that are crucial during emergencies, like wildfires. Finally, pampas grass can attract and harbor rats.

This January, South Slough Reserve coordinated with Coos Forest Protective

Vaccine

holds.

No later than June 1, the state will open eligibility to the general population 45 or older, and no later than July 1, the state will open eligibility to anyone 16 and older.

A lengthy list of the characteristics and factors which define the state’s eligibility groups is available on the state’s vaccination website at covidvaccine.oregon.gov/ “For the first time since the pandemic started, we can provide a timeline that will tell every adult Oregonian a date before which he or she will be eligible to get vaccinated,” said Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen Friday. “This will bring into clearer view a time when we will be freed from the grip of the pandemic, and we can see our loved ones, celebrate holidays and return to some of our normal life again.”

Friday’s announcement came on the heels of a chaotic week for scheduling vaccine appointments, particularly in

the state’s high-population areas, which has pushed state officials to change how appointments are scheduled at major metro sites.

But according to Allen, the state is already ahead of its own timeline, giving health officials confidence in the ambitious next phases.

“We’re speeding up our timelines, not backing off,” Allen said.

So far, just over 7% of Oregonians have been fully vaccinated against the virus, with about twice that having received at least a first dose.

That includes about 46% of those over 80, Allen said, and about a quarter of those over 65 (the age group which will become fully eligible for doses starting March 1).

Allen projects about three quarters of the state’s seniors will be vaccinated by March 29, weeks ahead of the state’s previous timeline.

According to Allen, the state’s big plans are predicated on big promises: He projects

accomplish.”

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Councilors and the parks commissioners who weighed in on the Topits location were split on the idea. Those backing the Topits site for a new library said the natural park setting would be appropriate, and the library’s presence would increase traffic to the park.

“I think it’s a great setting for a library,” said Councilor Carmen Matthews, who also sits on the parks commission.

“I think that we have an opportunity to really transform Empire Lakes — John Topits Park — into the jewel of Empire. I think that includes facilities that are not present at the moment, that would give value to that area and bolster a more robust, user-friendly center for the area.”

But others on the council have hopes for the library to support the Empire areas in other ways by fixing the Gussie’s site on Newmark.

“I would like the library located in a place in Empire that could really be a game-changer for Empire, and really be the start of more economic development,” said Councilor Lucinda DiNovo.

“And while it’s intriguing to consider putting it in a park, we’re not going to achieve that, and I don’t imagine that we’ll see any additional development happening by tucking a library into a parklike setting.”

That site also has an advantage, since it’s within the city’s Empire Urban Renewal District, which opens the door to other city funds.

Still, it’s possible the Topits site could also be added to the urban renewal boundary, and leaving the Gussie’s site would keep it open to future business development with those funds.

And the Gussie’s site has another major challenge: Since the city doesn’t yet own it, it’ll have to condemn the place, a process which can take an unknown amount of time, money and possible litigation.

Councilors were fairly quiet on the Ocean Boulevard site, though it still remains an option for the library’s future.

Since last week’s meeting was only a work session, councilors didn’t finalize a site for the library (or any details on the sports complex project). But they did agree on one thing: Time is running out to do so.

They’ll meet again Tuesday to pick a site. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall while its streamed on the city’s YouTube page.

The issue is one of the last items on the agenda, which is available at coosbay.org/ government/search_agendas-minutes.

“I think because each one of us has an ideal site in our mind that we can’t have, I think we need to make a decision,” Marler told councilors.

“Because the library board has been waiting five years for this to move forward.”

Perfect spot for a library?

“By and large, most people want to see the new library downtown,” Craddock said Friday. “We couldn’t find (a property) big enough or out of the zone to accommodate that.”

The Gussie’s site has long been a favorite of some city leaders, given its prominent location and that it presents an opportunity to rejuvenate a blighted building in Empire. But the challenge is obtaining the property, since its out-of-area owners have been unresponsive, and the city would likely have to use eminent domain.

That’s where the Ocean Boulevard site came in, which the city purchased in 2018. On a main roadway and out of the tsunami zone, it became the new target spot, according to Craddock.

But during Feb. 23’s city council work session, the conversation shifted again, when the third option came up, the parcel of Topits Park at the end of Norman Avenue.

During that meeting, counJillian Ward, For The World cilors were discussing where the parks commission might “We’ve gotten a lot for this one day consider putting a multi-use sports complex — airport in the last 15 years a completely unrelated projwith his assistance,” Cook said. “And I can’t wait to see ect, which has been largely conceptual since it was first (the new) building.” proposed in 2018.

Councilor Phil Marler said he’d researched the 25-acre parcel, and felt it could be a good option for Association to remove 140 the sports complex — and, cubic yards of pampas grass at the same time, would be a from the reserve — over fitting location for a new city 5,000 plants. This removal library. targeted C. jubata, a spe“If you can fit (the sports cies that can easily spread complex) into five acres, when its seeds are dispersed and we’ve got 25 acres, and for miles by the wind. The pampas grass was growing in the library says they only need two, then perhaps we three patches around the recould think bigger, because serve. To remove the plants, we have 25 acres,” Marler workers used chainsaws to said. “So maybe we can put cut the leaves at their base more there, and develop that and then dig the roots out site to suit a lot of different with shovels. things that the city needs to

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• Families displaced by Sept. 2020 forest fires.

• People living in low-income and congregate senior housing.

• Individuals experiencing homelessness.

No later than May 1, the state will open eligibility to: • Adults 16-45 with 1+ CDC defined underlying health conditions with increased risk.

• Other CDC-defined frontline workers, which the CDC defines as “necessary for the functioning of society,” and who are at higher risk for contracting the virus because they can’t work from home or often come in contact with others at work. Some examples include grocery store workers, members of the media, public transit operators and the U.S. Postal Service.

• People who live in multi-generational house-

the state will have received 1.4 million first doses by the week of March 21, more than the 1.3 million people who will be eligible by then.

But those figures are based on projections by the federal government and the companies manufacturing the vaccines – expectations which haven’t always been met in previous phases of the pandemic.

“Again, these projections depend entirely on our supply,” Allen said. “Until we see these doses show up in the ordering system, we’re going to continue to take a conservative approach.”

What’s more, it’ll still take several weeks for the state to reach that level if the manufacturers can meet that demand.

“For the next week or two, we’ll still face shortages,” Allen said Friday. “For the next week or two, appointments will be hard to get.

And for the next week or two, many seniors still won’t

get a vaccine right away and many people will be frustrated and unhappy.”

According to Rachel Banks, Oregon’s public health director, the state determined the next slate of residents to get vaccinated with the help of an advisory committee, as well as federal regulations and state data about where people in the state are getting infected.

Banks said the state will soon have to shift its focus from getting enough doses to encouraging people to get the vaccine.

“Soon, we’ll reach a point where we no longer have too few doses for too many people who want them. We’ll have enough doses for everyone, but the question will be, will enough people take them?” Banks said. “I hope every Oregonian will make an informed decision, and as your public health director, I know vaccines are a vital tool to protect the health of the public.”

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South Slough Reserve asks homeowners to remove pampas grass South Slough National Estuarine and Research Reserve is asking coastal residents to survey their properties and remove pampas grass, following an extensive initiative that recently removed more than 5,000 of the plants from the reserve.

Pampas grass is the common name for two invasive plant species found throughout Coos Bay and other parts of the Southern Oregon Coast: Cortaderia jubata and

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