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Oregon to fully reopen no later than June 30 Mask mandates, social distancing requirements going away this week AURORA BIGGERS Country Media

Oregon will reopen no later than June 30 and Governor Kate Brown said she will lift all mandated health and safety requirements, including face masks and social distancing.

Brown made the announcement Friday during a briefing with reporters. In an executive order, Brown

said if the state reaches her previous goal of 70% vaccination rate before June 30, the pandemic restrictions will be lifted.

“As we near the end of June, more than 15 months since the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Oregon, we find ourselves entering a new chapter the pandemic,” Brown said. “More than 2.3 million Oregonians are now vaccinated.

And we are quickly approaching the point where 70% of Oregon’s adults have received a first dose.”

During the press briefing, Brown signed a new executive order — extending Oregon’s emergency order and repealing the face mask and social distancing mandates. The order will come into effect once the state reaches the 70% mark or on June 30, whichever comes first,

according to Brown.

“As I have detailed before, that means no more statewide mask mandates in most settings, no required capacity limits and no required physical distancing,” Brown explained. “That means effectively, Oregon is 100% open for business.”

Over the past couple of weeks, daily vaccination rates have slowed, pushing Brown’s original deadline

Marshfield wins state championship Marshfield boys basketball coach Casey McCord waves the net after the Pirates beat Cascade 60-54 in the championship game of the Class 4A state tournament Friday at Pirate Palace. Marshfield won its first title in the sport since the 1953 season, led by all-tournament team members Dom Montiel and Mason Ainsworth.

Yamhill-Carlton (Class 3A boys), Clatskanie (Class 3A girls) and Hidden Valley (Class 4A girls) also won titles at Marshfield on Friday.

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O’Bryan named Oregon’s outstanding teen

By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for Moira O’Bryan.

Two weeks ago, she graduated from North Bend High School and decided to attend Stanford University. Only a week later, she was crowned Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen, becoming only the second Coos County representative to win the state crown.

And next month, she will be flying to Orlando, Florida, to compete in the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen pageant.

Oh, and she holds a job and volunteers in her free time.

And O’Bryan did it all during a time where COVID-19 made it difficult to know what to expect the next day, much less the next week.

After finishing as runner-up in the Miss Coos County Outstanding Teen pageant in 2019, O’Bryan won the local crown in 2020.

She was expecting a full year representing Coos County, but things changed quickly when COVID hit.

“Everything was canceled,” she said. “We had some events lined up. We always have events like the county fair and big festivals like the Cranberry Festival.”

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Moira O’Bryan reacts as she is crowed the 2021 Miss Oregon’s Outstanding Teen following the scholarship pageant Saturday.

O’Bryan will compete in the Miss America Outstanding Teen competition next month.

Princess Lily makes her maiden voyage

By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

The MV Princess Lily pulled into Coos Bay on Friday morning, reaching the midpoint on her maiden journey.

The Princess Lily, a nearly 2,000-meter long wood chip hauler, arrived at the Oregon Chip Terminal after leaving approximately two weeks ago from Japan.

For the next few days, the Princess Lily will be filled with 3.6 million cubic feet of woodchips before it begins its return trip to Japan.

The Princess Lily and the Oregon Chip Terminal are owned by Daio Paper Corporation in Japan, and the chips will be used to make a variety of items - paper, cardboard, diapers and other home paper products.

Tomonori “Tommy” Yoshida, the president of the Oregon Chip Terminal, welcomed the arrival of Please see Lily, Page A3

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The staff on the Princess Lily make sure the ship is tied down safely after crossing the Pacific Ocean to reach the Oregon Chip Terminal.

The Princess Lily was built in Japan and will be a regular visitor to the Oregon Chip Terminal. Both are owned by Diao Paper Company, which imports wood chips to make paper, cardboard and household items.

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of June 21.

Over 2.3 million Oregonians have received at least one dose of the COIVD-19 vaccine, according to Director of the Oregon Health Authority Pat Allen.

“We are on the doorstep of a 70 percent adult vaccination rate,” Allen said.

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Despite theft, homeless campground moves forward

By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

In a matter of hours, one of the worst days in Tara Johnson’s life turned into one of the best.

Johnson, the executive director of The Nancy Devereaux Center, woke up Thursday eager to get started on building a campground for homeless in the community. When she arrived at the site of the campground near downtown Coos Bay, her heart sank.

After five years of discussion, nine months of planning and working to find a site and prepare it for construction, a thief had laid waste to many of the plans.

Sometime between 3 p.m.

Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday, someone cut down and stole the electrical panels that were going to provide electricity to the 24 tiny homes being built at the location.

“I left here after I saw the damage, went back to my office for about 45 minutes,” she said.

“Then I came back here where I was greeted by 20 people ready to unload pallets and start construction. That number of people grew to 50 in an hour. One of my employees came to me and said, ‘Tara, turn around and look at everyone. All these people believe in what you’re doing.’

“As much as I nearly cried tears of deep disappointment, I nearly cried tears of joy at the end of the day.”

Those 50 people, almost all volunteers, came out to help The Devereaux Center construct the tiny pallet homes that will be used to house the homeless.

John Wenbourne was one of the volunteers. He said through his schooling with Alternative Youth Activities, he has seen the need for caring for the homeless.

“I want to help the homeless community,” he said. “I’ve seen them on the streets all the time. It was really good seeing a bunch of organizations helping. I can’t thank these guys enough.”

Johnson said the campground has been a dream for some time, but it took a partnership between The Devereaux Center, the city of Coos Bay and ORCCA to get it done.

“This actual vision of a campground has evolved in the last nine months,” Johnson said. “It’s five years in the making from the standpoint of the idea.”

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permanent tiny homes. But the cost made it hard to move forward. That’s when Oregon Coast Community Action stepped in. ORCCA offered to buy the homes and pay for the first year of operations at the campground.

“ORCCA is a massive gift, and the shelters were a massive gift,” Johnson said.

With the three organizations working together, the idea moved from a goal to a plan and soon a reality.

Johnson said The Devereaux Center is planning to bring in a generator to open the camp July 1. Initially, six people will move in.

“We actually have more than six, but we want to do a soft opening with the six to make sure we haven’t overlooked anything,” Johnson said.

In time, all 19 structures will provide a safe and

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now-Police Chief Chris Chapanar and Senior Officer Darrell Babb watched a video showcasing a homeless campground in Medford.

Shortly afterward, the three visited the campground. With that information, Johnson presented an idea to the Coos Bay City Council to allow The Devereaux Center to open a campground on city property. The original idea was to have around 20 tents as well as security, case management and a manager on site. The city council supported the idea, offering The Devereaux Center land just outside the downtown area.

When Medord began installing tiny homes at its facility, Johnson also dreamed of moving from tents to more

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Volunteers and staff from The Devereaux Center look over one of the 19 mini homes that are being built in a homeless campground in Coos Bay. Thanks to close to 50 volunteers who showed up Friday, most of the mini homes were installed in one day. Left, Tara Johnson, executive director at The Devereaux Center, sits on one of the beds inside a home. secure place for the homeless to live. While there, residents must follow strict rules such as no drinking or drugs on the property, they must be home by 10 p.m. each night and they must work with a case manager and be making progress on getting back on their feet.

Johnson said she understands some in the community do not support what The Devereaux Center is doing, and, to be honest, she doesn’t care.

“People need help,” she said. “The people I’m dealing made the trip to Seaside to participate in the four-day competition.

“It was truly wonderful,” O’Bryan said. “I loved the experience. It was truly beautiful. So many volunteers were the reason the program sent so smoothly.”

Inspired by Rylee Young, who was crowned Miss Coos County Outstanding Teen in 2016, O’Bryan decided

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the Miss America organization deciding to let the 2020 winners keep their crown another year, so they could compete on the bigger stage.

Last week, that opportunity finally came for O’Bryan and 10 other teens as they

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“I’m really happy I get to represent our state. I get to go to nationals in four weeks, which is a short turnaround. This summer is going to be full of preparation for nationals.”

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to join the pageant world in 2019.

“I’ve always loved performing,” she said. “I’ve been doing that basically since I could walk. It started off as, oh that looks super fun. I wonder what it’s like.”

And what it turned out to be was something O’Bryan was quite good at and something she has enjoyed for the last several years. A key aspect of the Miss America organization is every participant must choose a social improvement category they will work on. For O’Bryan that was “shining a light on suicide prevention strategies.” She said suicide is something that has impacted her life and so many others across Oregon.

“The work is so wonderful, and I feel like I’ve made a difference in the communi-

ty,” she said. “After seeing so much hurt around me, I felt like I needed to do something.”

Having the competition delayed a year was difficult and, possibly, a blessing.

“I’m not sure I would have won a year ago,” O’Bryan said. “I grew a lot in the last year.”

At Seaside, the scholarship pageant is spread out over four days.

On Wednesday, O’Bryan did a Zoom interview with the judges. She said the judges look over a resume and social improvement statement from each contestant and ask questions based on that.

“They want to get to know you as a person and see how you’re going to represent the state,” O’Bryan said.

On Thursday, contestants show off their talent in front

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one leaves the campground.

A bus to a from The Devereaux Center will allow people to take showers and do laundry, and The Devereaux Center will provide lunches every weekday.

Babb said the campground is a good step toward helping some of the homeless get off the street.

“I think it’s a big deal for the whole community,” Babb said. “I think we need to have some options and these are a fantastic beginning. We need a way to help people who are willing to accept help. I think

we need a place that’s safe and secure, and this is a great option.”

Johnson said The Devereaux Center will have the electric panel replaced, which will take a few days, and then have it inspected by the state. But even with the delay, she is ready to get started by offering some of the homeless a place they can call home.

“There’s privacy, and it’s secure,” she said. “Each one has a key so all their possessions can remain in their rooms.”

of the judges and a live crowd. O’Bryan sang for her 90-second talent.

On Friday, the young women came back and did the fitness and lifestyle portion of the competition, followed by an evening gown show and a random question and answer session.

“I think the interview and the talent are the most important,” O’Bryan said.

“They are also the heaviest weighted.”

On Saturday, the group of 11 teens was pared down to six, the top five chosen by the judges and a people’s choice winner. They then go through the same competition, minus the interview.

Heading into the final showdown, O’Bryan knew she was in good shape, with it looking like a battle for the title with Mya Joyce, the Miss Tri-Valley Outstanding Teen.

During the preliminaries, O’Bryan won the talent competition while Joyce won the fitness. On Saturday, the two switched roles with O’Bryan winning fitness and Joyce talent.

So it was not a surprise when they were two of the three finalists.

“I was super nervous,”

O’Bryan said. “I was the last one to be called as well, so that was nerve-racking.”

Finally, the moment came.

The second-runner up was named, leaving only O’Bryan and Joyce remaining.

Then O’Bryan’s name was called, making her Oregon’s Outstanding Teen. When it happened, O’Bryan said everything became a blur.

“I don’t even know, I think I blacked out,” she said. “I was so, so grateful. I looked over and saw my family, and they were holding signs with my face on it.”

With the title in hand, O’Bryan said she immediately began to focus on the Miss America. Saturday was spent filling out paperwork for the competition, and she is already preparing for the fitness and evening gown portions.

“I’m really happy I get to represent our state,” she said.

“I get to go to nationals in four weeks, which is a short turnaround. This summer is going to be full of preparation for nationals.”

O’Bryan said she learned Friday night about the tragedy that struck North Bend that day. She said she used that when answering her question during the Saturday pageant.

“I talked about how currently my community is scared, and we are dealing with tragedy,” she said.

O’Bryan said she hopes her victory will bring a little comfort to North Bend.

“If I can bring any sort of comfort to my community, I hope to do it,” she said.

For now, O’Bryan is working to represent Oregon in the Miss America Outstanding Teen pageant, and she will then focus on getting ready for college at Stanford.

“I really just want to represent our state to the best of my ability,” she said. “I just want to put my best foot forward.”

While she will be representing the state for the next year, O’Bryan said she will always find her way home to North Bend and Coos County.

“I’m sure you’ll see me around here all the time,” she said. “I’ll definitely be doing events in the local community as well as the state.”

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North Bend makes changes in recording public comments

By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

The North Bend City Council is adjusting its formula for keeping minutes by not detailing what is said during public comment.

City Administrator David Milliron explained the change is due to guidance from the League of Cities and organizations of state clerks.

The issue was brought up when Councilor Susanna Noordhoff noticed the minutes the council was asked to approve only mentioned that a person commented and not what the comment was about.

“I do not see the need for not putting out what people call in for public comment,” Noordhoff said. “The council has said we want people to participate in local government. People spend a considerable amount of time putting together their three minutes for public comment.

When that is not carried

over into the minutes, that is lost for anyone else in the community.”

Milliron told the council how it chooses to include public comment in minutes is up to them.

“I understand there is policy,” Milliron said. “Policy is what you add as ordinance, policy is what you add as resolution. Past practice is not policy, so the city recorder is following state law, guidance from the league and the state clerks’ association.”

But Noordhoff urged the council to keep its past policy of explaining what was discussed in public comment.

“Some meetings we have quite a bit, and there are meetings when we have no public comment,” Noordhoff said. “I believe its in our best interest and the public’s interest, to at least have a minimal explanation of what the person spoke to. That’s the way the city of Coos Bay does it. That’s the way Reedsport does it and that’s the way Bandon does it. I have

never seen any other jurisdiction where it says, oh, they spoke. The end. It doesn’t make a good impression on me, it doesn’t make a good impression, I believe, on our community and it’s certainly not state law. It may be someone’s recommendation, but I’m not buying it.

“I do not agree with it at all. I don’t care if it’s someone’s policy on high. We’re dealing with our community, and even if it’s just what they spoke about, two sentences, I’d be fine with that.”

Councilor Eric Gleason asked if there was a difference between the “record” and the city minutes. Milliron explained that there was.

“They are still on the record permanently, right?”

Gleason asked. “So this is a moot point.”

Milliron explained that North Bend goes overboard to be transparent with the community.

“Public comment is not required by law,” he said. “It is the policy of this body that it

accepts public comment. So that’s the will of the governing body. The minutes, the Open Meetings Law, directs minutes and what’s required.

So it is law as to how minutes are given, and there’s guidance by the state. When someone submits something in writing and asks for it be read into the record, it’s read into the record. We keep an audio recording, as per state law, we’re also live-streaming and there are archives.

You can go back and watch them. If it is submitted, we attach it to the minutes here, so it becomes part of the permanent record. All of that occurs. The policy of this council is we are following the law. It doesn’t mean anything because another government does more or less. We are following this council’s policy.”

Mayor Jessica Engelke said there might be some confusion because there is a difference between having comment read at a meeting and having it attached to the

minutes. Residents are given that option when filling out a public comment form. Engelke asked the staff to look at the forms to make sure the difference is clear.

“Once we open again, the public will be back in here,” Milliron replied. “We go overboard because we want to be transparent. Folks can watch it on YouTube, they can examine our minutes.

We’ve gone the extra step.”

But Noordhoff was not convinced.

“It’s all well and good to have all the audio and visual tools at your disposal,” she said. “But when most people want to find out what’s happening in your city, they go to the recorded minutes that are posted online. They don’t go and try to five the TV on YouTube and try to follow for an hour. They go to the written word.

“I really do think it’s a disservice to the community at large if you do not have at least a sentence on what was talked about. I do not agree

with it in the slightest.”

After the discussion, the council voted 5-1 to approve the minutes with only Noordhoff voting no.

Engelke closed the discussion by assuring the community nothing was being hidden.

“Councilor Noordhoff made a comment about them being scrubbed from the record, I want to assure the public that is not happening,” Engelke said.

During public comment Tuesday, John Briggs wrote in and also questioned the changes to the minutes.

“I noticed the amount of information included in the minutes has become less and less as compared to information provided in minutes from prior years,” Briggs wrote. “It appears the policy of this council and/or administration is less transparency which is a reversal of the trend toward more transparency which other governments have taken. I do not agree with this policy.”

At the Oregon Chip Terminal, around 40,000 tons of woodchips will be loaded onto the Princess Lily.

Interestingly, about half the weight is from water in the wood.

“We are exporting water as well,” Yoshida said with a laugh.

Most of the chips come from residue not used at mills cutting logs.

With the new ship, Daio is using better technology to

save in expenses. Due to fuel efficiency improvements, the Princess Lily will cost 20 percent less to operate. The ship also has ballast water treatment and a sox scrubber on board.

While Daio has export locations around the globe, Yoshida said the company chose Coos Bay for the Princess Lily’s maiden voyage because the Oregon Chip Terminal is considered a key piece to the company’s

future.

The chip terminal was built in 1973, and Daio has owned it since 1983. The company has invested heavily in the location.

The deck of the Princess Lily is spotless after the massive woodchip hauler arrived in Coos Bay. The Lily is on its maiden voyage from Japan to Coos Bay and back. Each leg takes about 14 days.

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the Princess Lily. He said the maiden voyage of a ship is a big deal.

“Especially in Japan, when she is leaving, they have a big party,” Yoshida said.

The Princess Lily is made almost fully of metal and weighs more than 41,000 tons.

It can travel at speeds of 15.79 knots. Carrying a crew of between 20 and 25 people, the Princess Lily will be a common visitor to Coos Bay, reaching the Oregon Chip Terminal about once a month.

Daio Paper Corporation charters nine woodchip vessels. In 2017, the Princess Haru arrived in Coos Bay during her maiden voyage.

At that time, Daio hosted a party in the community to celebrate the ship. Yoshida said due to COVID-19, the celebration was muted this time.

The crew members on the Princess Lily are not currently vaccinated for COVID-19, but Yoshida said during their stay, a doctor would be visiting the ship to vaccinate the crew.

It took two years to build the Princess Lily, which will become a cog in Daio’s growing paper business.

“The paper industry, the market is shrinking, but Daio Paper Corporation, our parent company, is growing, so they need more chips,” Yoshida said. “The brown paper market is growing steadily, also household paper products like tissues.

The baby diaper business is growing, especially in South Asian countries, the Middle East and Africa.”

Daio said one big area of growth, especially during COVID, has been in cardboard. He said with people staying home, much less printing was done at work, but people around the globe turned to online shopping, creating a need for cardboard.

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Flamenco show coming to Coos Bay on July 5 Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes brings her latest work, Flores de Verano Flamenco en Vivo, to the Dolphin Playhouse in Coos Bay on July 5.

After a year of confinement and self-reflection, Savannah has created Flores de Verano, Flamenco en Vivo. a program that celebrates rebirth and new beginnings.

Flores de Verano will feature traditional Flamenco musical forms as well as contemporary themes. Savannah will be joined by singer/guitarist Diego Samador. All COVID safety guidelines will be followed. This event is part of an extensive West Coast tour.

Tickets are $26 for general admission, with VIP seating in the first two rows costing $38. Children’s tickets are available for $12.

Tickets can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite. com/e/152230400225.

Fuentes, a Flamenco dancer and producer, is one of the only touring artists in the Pacific Northwest region with deep connections to Flamenco culture, presenting “…real Flamenco, straight and stunning,” (Regina Hackett, Seattle Post Intelligencer.) She has independently produced and danced in over 300 performances and workshops featuring internationally recognized Spanish Flamenco artists, including Carlos de Jacoba, Saray Munoz and Jesus Montoya.

Fuentes was born in Seattle to parents of Puerto Rican and Irish ancestry. Her fascination with Flamenco dance and singing came to her in early childhood, fueled by watching a Flamenco performance on television.

Fuentes considers Flamenco a lifelong study, an artistic journey she began in her late teens that continues to this day. She has studied with many notable Flamenco artists including Guadiana,

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In the national ranking of states’ vaccination rates, Oregon has the 18th highest percentage of adults with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, accord

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Marine Board urges the public to practice water safety this summer The Oregon State Marine Board and Oregon Office of Emergency Management are teaming up to remind the public to play it safe in and around water. An increase in water-based recreation activities is expected this weekend with the National Weather Service issuing an Excessive Heat Watch for Friday afternoon through Monday evening.

There are inherent risks recreating on the water.

Different skills are needed for operating motorized boats and paddling in nonmotorized boats, like kayaks, canoes, and standup paddleboards. There are also risks when swimming in lakes and rivers. The

greatest threat is to individuals who are attempting water recreation activities that do not match their skill and experience levels.

“We are seeing an increase in search missions on the water, and unfortunately, most of those are recovery missions. It’s really important for people to understand their limitations and to always wear a life jacket,” said State Search and Rescue Coordinator Scott Lucas.

The Oregon State Marine Board is Oregon’s recreational boating agency, serving recreational boaters through education, enforcement access, and environmental stewardship.

“Never leave the shore or dock without first knowing the rules and how to be safe,” says OSMB Public Information Officer Ashley Massey.

“When recreating on the water, it’s important to wear a life jacket; take a boating safety class; carry all required safety gear; use the engine cutoff switch; file a float plan; be aware of weather and water conditions, always boat sober and be considerate of others.”

Learn more about being safe on the water by visiting the Oregon State Marine Board at https://www.oregon.gov/osmb/boater-info/ Pages/Safety-and-Education.aspx,

Legislature Updates Senate Democrats Vote to Maintain Tax on Stimulus Checks On Thursday, Senate Democrats locked up to block Republican legislation to return Contributed photos an estimated $300 million in SavannahFuentes,above,andDiegoSamadorJr.,below,willbeperformingin taxes back to middle-class Coos Bay on July 5. families. Because of a quirk in the Oregon tax code, an Joaquin Grilo, Eva Yerbaborn in Seville into a famestimated 870,000 Oregobuena, El Farru, and Isabel ily considered “Flamenco nians paid more in state Bayon. Fuentes attributes royalty.” His father is the taxes simply for receiving a her formation as an artist to celebrated Flamenco pianist stimulus check. her most significant mentor, Diego Amador and his uncles Senator Dick Anderson Maestra Sara de Luis.

Rafael and Raimundo Ama(R-Lincoln City), who Accompanied by her dor were the founders of the introduced Senate Bill 842 in notable guest artists, Fuenpopular Flamenco band “Pata March to return this montes tours the West annually, Negra.” ey to Oregonians, made a bringing audiences authentic, From a very young age, motion on the Senate floor passionate Flamenco perAmador Jr. began performing for the measure to be debated formance art. She regularly and touring with some of and voted on. Senate Demtours throughout Washington, Spain’s top Flamenco artists, ocrats voted in lock-step to Oregon, California, Nevada, including Remedios Amashoot down the motion.

Utah, Montana, Idaho, Colya, La Susi, Lole Montoya, “I am a former mayor,” orado, and Arizona – often Farruquito, and Joaquin Senator Anderson said. “I performing for communities Cortes. Amador Jr. is also am used to passing comthat would otherwise be an accomplished Flamenco mon-sense, bipartisan ideas unable to enjoy this unique percussionist. He released that fix unintended conseart form. his first album as a singer/ quences. It’s extremely disapAmador Jr., a Flamenco songwriter, Presente en el pointing that partisanship got singer and guitarist, was Tiempo, on June 20. in the way of this bill. There is no defensible reason to be taking part of Oregonians’ stimulus checks, especially given Oregon’s current financial position.”

Congress passed three separate pieces of legislation over the last year that sent Oregonians three stimulus checks. The maximum an average family of four paid could have paid in increased state income tax is $1,000 between all three payments.

That is $1,000 that was supposed to help these families weather the storm in the depths of the pandemic. On ing to the Center for Disease Control, said Allen.

Moving toward reopening and beyond, Allen and Brown said the state will shift power back to county commissioners and their public health agencies — though Brown said county’s need to focus on vaccination drives

in rural areas and within Black, Indigenous, Latino and Asian American communities of color.

“We must also recognize that it has been exceptionally difficult for our Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian and Pacific Islanders and tribal communities. Disparities that

existed before are even wider now,” Brown said.

When faced with concern that the mask mandate would not be lifted before the extreme heat hits this weekend, Brown and Allen said the state would be lifting capacity limits on public transportation and looking to

the other hand, the State of Oregon has billions of dollars extra in unexpected revenue.

Congressman Peter DeFazio sent Governor Brown, Speaker Kotek and President Courtney a letter in February expressing support for exempting stimulus payments from taxes. He said that Congress intended these payments to be tax-free, saying, “It is unconscionable to ask those working families who have struggled the most during this crisis to bear the weight of the state’s budget shortfall.” At the time of the letter, Oregon had a projected budget shortfall. Oregon now has a billion-dollar surplus.

“Democrats blocking this legislation shows Oregonians exactly where their priorities are,” Senate Republican Leader Fred Girod (R-Lyons) said. “This money belongs in the pockets of Oregonians.

It is only right to return it to them. I hope that Democrats will find it in their hearts to move this legislation during the next session.”

The Oregon Senate passed House Bill 3265, the Sanctuary Promise Act, yesterday.

The Sanctuary Promise Act will support immigrant and refugee communities by prioritizing human rights, dignity and safety.

House Bill 3265 ensures public bodies and Oregon law enforcement agencies cannot deny services, benefits and other opportunities due to immigration status or

federal immigration action or inquire about one’s immigration status, unless a criminal investigation is ongoing.

The bill clarifies guidelines around Oregon’s interaction with federal documentation requirements in order to improve access to public entities and social services.

“I have been proud of Oregon’s strong sanctuary laws on paper and we must continually make certain actions on the ground are aligned with those laws, which reflect Oregonians’ values,” said Senator Chris Gorsek (D-Troutdale) who carried House Bill 3265. “Oregonians value fairness and recognize an individual’s humanity is above documentation status. It’s on our us to change our systems and prove that every one of us deserves equal treatment under the law and can access critical resources and support services, improving our ability to thrive in this great state.”

House Bill 3265 prohibits local law enforcement and other public entities from gathering and sharing immigration information with federal immigration authorities or otherwise assisting immigration law enforcement.

The bill also ensures that immigration detention centers cannot operate in Oregon and prohibits federal immigration authorities from carrying out warrantless arrests in Oregon’s courthouses and their vicinities.

House Bill 3265 also provides an option to hold accountable individuals and entities that violate this policy.

do the same will large public spaces, like grocery stores, to employ them as cooling centers.

Whether the state hits the 70% in the next few days or not, the state will reopen on June 30 — though Brown said she still encourages vulnerable populations and those living in areas with low vaccination rates to consider continuing to wear masks and limiting the kind of activities they engage in.

Should the state reach a “dire point” again, Allen said, the state would consider reinstating the restrictions again. But a resurgence is unlikely, as 7 in 10 Oregonians are vaccinated (with the state

pushing for an 8:10 ratio), and high vaccination rates (above 70%) will prevent the virus from spreading.

“This action will give Oregon the flexibility and access to resources needed to aid in our recovery efforts.

Brighter days are certainly ahead,” Brown said. “And we are more determined than ever to make sure that we ground our state in a strong recovery that reaches every single Oregonian as we turn a new page on this chapter of the pandemic.

“Our work isn’t done. But we can all take a moment to celebrate that by next week.

We will all be moving forward together.”

Oregon Senate passes the Sanctuary Promise Act

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Real law, fake news: No, Ron DeSantis isn’t making people ‘register their political views’

By Thomas L. Knapp Raw Story’s headline is disturbing: “Florida goes full fascist,” quoting a tweet referenced in the story. “Ron DeSantis sparks furious backlash with ‘authoritarian’ campus political surveys.”

“Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation requiring Florida students, faculty and staff to register their political views in surveys in an effort to promote ‘intellectual diversity’ at colleges and universities,” Travis Gettys reports.

OK, well, “reports” may be stretching it just a teensy weensy bit. In the Tampa Bay Times story Gettys cites, Ana Ceballos tells us the legislation “will require public universities and colleges to survey students, faculty and staff about their beliefs and viewpoints,” not that those students, faculty and staff members will be required to respond to the surveys.

Looks like Mr. Gettys saw what he wanted to see instead of what was actually there. I empathize. It happens to the best of us.

What about Ms. Ceballos? Is her account accurate? Let’s consult the bill itself: “The State Board of Education shall require each Florida College System institution to conduct an annual assessment of the intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity at that institution. The State Board of Education shall select or create an objective, nonpartisan, and statistically valid survey to be used by each institution which considers the extent to which competing ideas and perspectives are presented and members of the college community, including students, faculty, and staff, feel free to express their beliefs and viewpoints on campus and in the classroom.”

Nothing at all in there requiring students, faculty or staff to “register their political views” (Gettys), or even requiring the schools to ask them about those views (Ceballos).

The surveys cover what’s being

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Work to avoid nominalizations

By June Casagrande

Thomas L. Knapp taught at the schools (a reasonable area of interest for the State Board of Education, and for the legislators who appropriate funding for those schools), and whether the people on campus feel free to speak their minds (a reasonable area of interest for anyone who supports freedom of speech).

When it comes to the main claims in the two stories, there’s just no “there” there.

Ron DeSantis and Florida’s legislature aren’t requiring anyone to”register their political views” with this law.

Ceballos’s story is, intentionally or not, fake news, and Gettys’s story is more fake news stacked on atop Ceballos’s.

I get it. Reading legislation is incredibly boring.

But if you’re going to report on it, carefully reading it first seems like part of the job.

Thomas L. Knapp (Twitter: @ thomaslknapp) is director and senior news analyst at the William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism (thegarrisoncenter.org). He lives and works in north central Florida.

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Before 2006, I never gave much thought to nominalizations — noun forms like “beauty” and “the scheduling” that at heart are really adjectives like “beautiful” or verbs like “to schedule.” I was familiar with the concept, but I didn’t understand how much it could improve writing.

That changed when I came across “The Curious Case of the Misplaced Modifier” by Bonnie Trenga — a brilliant little book that portrays common writing mistakes as mysteries to be investigated detective-style. Chapter 2, “The Illuminating Investigation Into the Nasty Nominalization,” changed me.

The chapter begins with a short detective story packed with badly written sentences: “Astonishment

by Miss Crufflepuff had occurred upon the realization that a thief had absconded with her TV and toaster.

However, the perpetrator’s leaving of the heirloom silverware caused much head scratching.

If you came across writing this bad in the wild you might not notice how bad it is. Instead, you’d lose focus, lose interest and put the book down. Even if you did pause to appreciate how exquisitely bad this writing is, you probably couldn’t put your finger on why.

As Trenga illustrates so clearly, nominalizations are the problem.

“Astonishment” is a noun form of the adjective “astonished.” “Realization” is the noun form of the verb “realize.” “The leaving of the heirloom silverware” makes a noun out of “leaving.” And the crowning glory, “caused much head scratch-

ing” uses a noun “scratching” instead of the verb “scratch.”

Nominalizations are perfectly grammatical. Lots of adjectives and verbs have noun forms. I run: verb.

I wear running shoes: adjective.

Running is good exercise: noun.

But unlike verbs and adjectives, a nominalization can sometimes make a sentence terrible. Or should I say, they can imbue a sentence with terribleness.

There are several reasons.

First, nouns trying to do the work of verbs or adjectives are static and abstract — lifeless objects devoid of action or texture. They’re poor substitutes for dynamic verbs and descriptive adjectives. The idea of “walking” is less relatable than “Joe walked,” with an actual person doing an actual thing.

Second, sentences with nominalizations often leave out subjects of action. As Trenga notes, in “The screeching unnerved the rookie,” you don’t know who’s screeching.

Third, nominalizations often require awkward writing just to make sense. In “Astonishment by Miss Crufflepuff had occurred upon the realization,” you need a word like “by” or “of” just to know who is astonished.

Plus, you end up with the action-deprived verb “had occurred” and the always-awkward “upon.”

The preposition “of” is the nominalization’s biggest accomplice.

The screeching of the owl. The writing of the will. The walking of the dog.

Trenga uses simple examples to show how to rewrite sentences to get rid of nominalizations.

“The last step was the collection of the victim’s dust bunnies” can

be recast as “The forensics team collected the victim’s dust bunnies.”

“Happiness was evident after the clown was arrested” can be rewritten as “The detective was happy after she arrested the clown.”

Since I read Trenga’s book, I see nominalizations everywhere.

And I know how to fix them. On the day I wrote this column, I edited an article with a sentence like “The addition of the new headquarters paved the way for the creation of jobs.” Armed with an understanding of nominalizations, I could see multiple alternatives including, “ABC’s new headquarters opened in 2014, adding 200 jobs in the community.”

Another example from my editing work: “We elevate the status of our communities through the provision of high-quality, affordable healthcare services.” When I was done, it said, “We elevate our communities by providing high-quality, affordable healthcare services.”

Of course, nominalizations exist for a reason. “The running of the bulls” is a good example of a deliberate nominalization that requires no improvement. And the word “nominalization” is itself a nominalization.

When you spot a nominalization, try rewriting the sentence. In some cases, you’ll see the sentence is best left as is. But more often than not, the writing will be better when you’re done.

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

Letters to the Editor Library site makes no sense The City Council has chosen the most asinine and ridiculous site imaginable for the new library.

The building of a new library is a terrible idea based solely on its lack of financial merit, but, that aside, please consider how horrible of an idea it is to build the library adjacent John Topit’s Park.

For one, it already takes long enough to get down Newmark (seriously people, it shouldn’t take you 30 seconds to get your

car moving forward once the light turns green). The original site on Ocean Boulevard was abandoned (and a bunch of your tax dollars pissed away, mind you) due to traffic concerns.

The main reason, though, why the John Topit’s park location is a horrific idea is that the area is completely overrun with homeless as it is. The new location is sure to be ground zero for criminals, drug addicts and the insane. Gee, that sure sounds like a great place to

take our children, doesn’t it? They may was well just build the entire library with a floor drain so it can be hosed down once the homeless are done making a mess of it.

When they ask for your money to build this library, vote “no.”

Make yourself heard. We don’t need new library, we couldn’t afford it if we did, and the location the council has chosen is absurd.

Franklin Balukas Coos Bay

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OBITUARIES Kenneth Hurley Ireland March 19, 1964 – June 18, 2021

Kenneth Hurley Ireland, 57, died Friday, June 18, 2021 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Ken was born in North Bend, Oregon on March 19, 1964. He attended Bangor Elementary and North Bend Jr. High. The family moved to Alaska the summer of 1978, where Ken attended A.J. Dimond High School.

Ken worked as a commercial fisherman in the summers and as an auto mechanic off season.

Ken enlisted in the U.S. Navy, February 27, 1984. After completion of boot camp in San Diego, California, he attended school for Aviation Structural Mechanic Hydraulics. Ken reported to his first operational command at Whidbey Island, Washington in October of

1984. In Ken’s 30 years of service in the Navy he served on the USS Nimitz, USS Kitty Hawk, USS Enterprise, and USS Eisenhower. Ken retired as a U.S. Navy Master Chief Aircraft Maintenance man (Naval Aircrewman) (E9) from the duties of the Production Master Chief for five geographically dispersed Fleet Readiness Centers (New Orleans, Oceana, Norfolk, Patuxent River and Washington D.C.) February 27, 2014 after 30 years of service.

After retirement in March of 2019, Ken returned to the Oregon Coast, where his family has deep roots, making his home in Lakeside with his fiancée, Alicia Douglas. Ken showed the strength of a leader and kindness in all that he did.

While in Lakeside, Ken was instrumental in the ATV/UTV route from Lakeside to the Dunes that was approved on the 2020 ballot.

He was also elected to the Lakeside City Council where he hoped to help the Lakeside community grow and become a thriving coastal community.

Ken’s passion and enthusiasm for life spread to those who knew him.

Ken leaves behind his fiancée, Alicia Douglas; his children, Katie Ireland-Rhea

(Drew) of Virginia Beach, VA, Christopher Ireland of Marysville, WA, and Samantha Ireland of Whidbey Island, WA, and step-son, Nicholas LaClair of Virginia Beach, VA; his mother, Linda Hufana of Lakeside, OR; his siblings, Veronica Vania (Tom) of Anchorage, AK, Rosa Thunselle (David) of Lakewood, CO, Donna Ireland of Anchorage, AK, and Shawn Ireland of Texas. He also leaves his grandchildren, Caroline, Sophie, Kylee, Parker, and Jupiter. He is preceded in death by his father, Patrick Ireland; step-father, Bruce Hufana; and niece, Rene Vania.

The family invites all those who knew Ken to the viewing that will be held from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM, Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at the Coos Chapel in Coos Bay, 685 Anderson Avenue in Coos Bay and the graveside service at 2:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Park, 63060 Millington Frontage Road in Coos Bay. A celebration of life will follow at 5:00 PM at 205 S 8th Street in Lakeside.

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Merkley announces start of service academy nomination process Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has launched the process for nominating young Oregonians to the United States Air Force Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United States Naval Academy for an appointment to the Class of 2026.

“America is at its best when people dedicate their lives in service to their fellow citizens and I’m proud to be part of that process,” Merkley said. “Every year, I look forward to reviewing applications from people across the state of Oregon, and am inspired by their dedication to serving their country.”

Candidates for a congressional nomination must be

a resident of Oregon and a U.S. citizen; at least 17 years old and not past their 23rd birthday by July 1 of the year of admission; unmarried with no children or dependents; and able to meet high leadership, academic, physical and medical standards. For the Merchant Marine Academy, the upper age limit is 25. The Coast Guard Academy does not require a congressional nomination. Individuals who are interested in applying to the Coast Guard Academy should use their online process at https://www.uscga. edu/admissions/.

To ensure that nominations to the service academies are based on merit and every applicant has a fair chance to compete for available openings, Merkley uses a Service

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Individuals who wish to compete for nomination and admission to one of the United States Service Academies should first apply directly to the Service Academies they are interested in attending.

They should then apply for nomination from Merkley by setting up an online account at the link below.

All required application items must be submitted online on or before 8:59 p.m.

PT, November 1.

For information, and to access the online application, Oregonians can visit Merkley’s website at: https://www. merkley.senate.gov/services/ students/academy.

By Abigail Van Buren

WEDDING PLANS REVEAL DEEP DIVIDE FOR COUPLE

DEAR ABBY: Against my better judgment, I agreed to allow my parents to pay for our upcoming wedding. It was something they pretty much insisted upon.

My fiance was upset by my decision because he fears I’m in collusion with them to make a big show of it.

For the last 10 months he has been suggesting we nix the religious ceremony and get married privately. I am hurt because while I don’t want a big party, I have always wanted a full ceremony with my friends and family. I have been trying to assuage his fears because I know he will appreciate the wedding on the day of, but he feels neglected. How can we compromise so that neither of us feels resentful? -- PARTY OF TWO DEAR PARTY: If you and your fiance haven’t had premarital counseling -- and it’s apparent from your letter that you haven’t -- I urge you to get some right away. The two of you are encountering serious issues that need to be resolved BEFORE your wedding. That he doesn’t trust you and feels you might be conspiring with your parents against him is a huge red flag.

When he says he wants to “nix the religious ceremony,” is he talking about the religious aspect of it -- or what he perceives to be a circus surrounding it? If it’s the former, it could affect the way you raise your children. If a compromise can be reached, counseling will help you to determine what you may need to do next.

Please don’t wait. Start now.

DEAR ABBY: For a long time, I have been in love with a man who is 15 years younger than I am. We had a relationship for about a year, which ended six years ago. Since then, we have remained friends

and occasionally hooked up a few times.

The short relationship we had was close to perfect. He broke it off with me because he said he couldn’t give me the relationship I really wanted and I would end up resenting him or even hating him for it.

Although I didn’t understand that when he said it, I understand now he was right. The problem is, I cannot seem to get over him. I’ve had two unsuccessful relationships since. They weren’t the same as it was with him. I don’t know what to do.

A few months ago, I cut off everything with him, and we haven’t talked in many months. It’s not working! I’m still in love with him and can’t get him out of my head. I mentioned the age difference because I had a hard time with it, but he didn’t. What else can I do? I’m afraid to start anything with someone new. -HOPELESS IN NEW YORK DEAR HOPELESS: What you are describing is painful, but it’s happening because you haven’t accepted the reason the two of you broke up. He said he couldn’t give you the relationship you really wanted -- whatever that was. You are not in love with this man. You are in love with the fantasy of the person you wanted him to be. Once that fact is firmly in place in your head, you’ll be able to move forward, although it may take help from a licensed psychotherapist to accomplish it. Whatever it takes, please do it, so you can start living your life.

------------------------------Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.

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Campaign launched to overhaul state management of wolves A new set of planning guides and resources was released today by conservation groups working to improve state management of gray wolves and move agencies across the country away from traditional practices that largely focus on killing wolves.

States have long relied on public advisory groups to help develop initial wolf plans and update existing plans. But livestock and hunting representatives on these panels outnumber and overpower scientists and organizations that are advocating for the full recovery and welfare of wolves.

Such advocacy groups are a better reflection of public sentiment. Polls have shown a majority of Americans opposed the removal of federal protection from wolves and want to see the species thrive.

State processes for wolf management plan development can produce plans that don’t reflect the most recent developments in science and best practices for wolf management. These plans may contain limits on wolf population size and range that science indicates are far below what is necessary for a recovered wolf population. Flawed state management has resulted in deadly consequences for wolves, especially evident since the loss of Endangered Species Act Protections for wolves throughout most of the country this year.

The groups developed separate editions for agencies and wolf advocates, and these include hyperlinks to a comprehensive resource bank that summarizes the scientific literature. The groups’ new stewardship approach emphasizes coexistence with wolves and asks state wildlife agencies to adhere to the following key principles:

● Acknowledge the intrinsic value of wolves; ● Follow the best available science; ● Respect Tribal treaty rights and cultural ties to wolves; ● Uphold democratic processes for public involvement in wolf planning and stewardship; ● Address livestock-wolf conflicts through proactive, nonlethal measures; ● Prohibit recreational wolf-hunting and trapping; ● Consider the ethical implications of any action affecting wolf individuals or families, including research and handling of wolves; and ● Emphasize collaboration among agencies to secure funding for wolf conservation and public education.

“New wolf plans informed by science and ethics are needed now more than ever, as the disastrous winter wolf hunt in Wisconsin showed,” said Amaroq Weiss, senior West Coast wolf advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. “With these planning guides and resources, which give new tools to people trying to help secure a future for wolves, we’re hoping to chart a more hopeful course in states’ stewardship of these beloved animals.”

“Quite simply put, post-delisting, too many wolves are being killed and there is absolutely no justification for it. No scientific justification. No ethical justification. No public safety justification. No economic justification,” said Samantha Bruegger, wildlife coexistence campaigner at WildEarth Guardians. “It is our hope that these guides will be a resource to correct course and move toward proven coexistence solutions for wolves, rather than politicized persecution.”

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“In places like Colorado where wolf restoration is just beginning, these planning tools provide a foundation and an opportunity for both wildlife agencies and stakeholders to come together to learn from best practices in wolf management, and develop science-based wolf conservation plans,” said Lia Cheek, national field campaign director at the Endangered Species Coalition.

“These guides promote coexistence with wolves using facts and scientific data, not fears, myths and embellished tales,” said Nancy Warren, executive director and Great Lakes regional director for National Wolfwatcher Coalition.

“These guides are designed to provide state agency professionals and advocates an invaluable roadmap in line with today’s best available science, ethical values and democratic principles,” said Jodi Habush Sinykin, a Wisconsin attorney with expertise in environmental policy retained by the Endangered Species Coalition for this project. “It is fortunate timing that these resources are available now to states like Wisconsin and Michigan currently launching efforts to update their states’ wolf-management plans.”

Background In May 2011, Congress stripped gray wolves of federal Endangered Species Act protection in the northern Rockies and parts of adjoining states. In January 2021, a Trump administration rule went into effect that stripped federal protection from wolves throughout most of the remaining contiguous states. In all parts of the country except the Southwest, state agencies now have full management authority over wolves.

Following federal delisting in 2011, Montana and Idaho immediately instituted wolf-hunting and/or trapping, aggressively increasing these measures in successive years.

This year, following the federal delisting everywhere else, Montana and Idaho both enacted legislation or regulations that vastly expand when, where and how wolves can be killed, with goals to kill off up to 85% to 90% of their current populations.

Also earlier this year, Wisconsin held a winter wolf hunt that killed at least 20% of its entire wolf population in less than three days during the height of wolf breeding season. Currently, Wisconsin wildlife managers are preparing for another wolf hunt this fall informed by an outdated state wolf management plan from 1999.

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Research on Colorado River sheds light on eventual new normal for Grand Canyon

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Researchers from Oregon State University say ecological data gathered during a recent low-flow experiment in the Grand Canyon is a key step toward understanding Colorado River ecosystems as the amount of water in the river continues to decline.

Dave Lytle, professor of integrative biology, and Ph.D. students Angelika Kurthen and Jared Freedman teamed with scientists from the United States Geological Survey during the March 2021 project to examine the quantity and diversity of invertebrates in the river.

Monitoring aquatic invertebrates is an important tool for keeping track of stream health.

“The Colorado River and its dams are important to cities throughout the Southwest, and as a result of that management the river experiences some pretty unusual flows,” Lytle said. “During the day in the Grand Canyon, river levels can rise several feet, then they can drop down several feet, stranding your boat if you’re not careful.

That’s because there’s high electricity demand during the day and lower demand at night.”

The high flow during times of heavy demand for power is known as hydropeaking.

“Hydropeaking can cause trouble for ecosystems downstream, and with our collaborators we’re experimenting with ways to change river flows to make them more compatible with productive ecosystems,” Lytle said.

“Invertebrates are food for fish, birds and bats, and we want to enhance that food base by testing out different flow regimes that mesh with management ideas.”

During the low-flow event, releases from Lake Powell through the Glen Canyon Dam were restricted so that the Colorado ran at 4,000 cubic feet per second compared to its usual flow of 8,000 to 15,000 CFS. Lytle’s team took samples to measure the quantity of invertebrates stranded by the low flows and environmental DNA samples to analyze the diversity of invertebrates in the water.

“During this spring’s low flow, gravel bars and parts of channels that had been submerged were exposed for the first time in decades,” Lytle

said. “We saw really large areas of vegetation and invasive species like New Zealand mud snails and quagga mussels, which are there in high numbers at the expense of native invertebrates such as black flies, mayflies and midges that are better food sources for native fish.”

The Colorado River follows a 1,450-mile route generally southwest from north central Colorado to just east of Las Vegas. From there it turns south to form Arizona’s western border with Nevada and California, and then the border between Mexican states Sonora and Baja California before emptying into the Gulf of California.

Between the U.S. and Mexico, 40 million people depend on water from the Colorado. The snowmelt-fed river has seen its flows drop by 20% over the last 100 years as runoff efficiency – the percentage of precipitation that ends up in the river – has declined as summers have become hotter and drier, cooking the soil.

This year, for example, snowpack is 80% of average but sending just 30% of the average amount of water into the Colorado. Lake Mead, the reservoir behind Hoover Dam, is at an all-time low, and between them Lake Mead and Lake Powell, behind Glen Canyon Dam, are projected to be just 29% full within two years.

Completed in 1966, Glen Canyon Dam is 710 feet high and 1,560 feet long and named for the series of deep sandstone gorges flooded by Lake Powell. The lake draws its name from John Wesley Powell, the leader of the first boat expedition to traverse the Grand Canyon.

“Typically the Colorado River is coming out of Lake Powell fast and cold, which is a hostile environment for desert adapted organisms,” Lytle said.

For the recent experiment, low flow was maintained from March 15 through March 20, and immediately after that there was a big release of water, known as a high-pulse flow event, intended to scour out areas and possibly create new habitat for native fish and their food sources.

“During the first part of the low flow, we were in the far upper reaches of the canyon, and as soon as we finished sampling, we packed up the truck and raced across

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During a low-flow event on the Colorado River, researchers at Oregon State University did experiments to determine how the lower flow of water impacts the environment around the river. the desert 200 river miles away to Diamond Creek, where you can access the Grand Canyon from a road, just in time to capture the low-flow event moving its way down a long, sinuous canyon,” Lytle said. “And a USGS team was taking samples by boat throughout the entire canyon, complementary to what our group was doing. It was a real team effort, with people measuring riparian vegetation, taking drift samples of invertebrates in water, checking respiration of aquatic plants, and also noting the effect on fish and fisheries.”

As the climate continues to warm and the amount of water available for humans continues to drop, low flows such as the one during this year’s experiment may become the new normal, he added.

“That presents challenges but also opportunities for research,” Lytle said. “Prior to there being any dams on the river, low-flow events were part of the normal annual cycle of flows. In the spring, the river could flood quite spectacularly in some years, and by late summer or early fall into winter, flows could

get to 4,000 CFS or even lower than that.”

Lytle says that kind of variation amounts to “exercise” for the river, which needs it for health just like a person needs both activity and rest.

“One question we’re ask

ing is whether there could be ecological benefits, at least at certain important times of year, to low flows,” he said.

“Low flows allow the water temperature to increase and let more light to reach the benthic zone, where the productivity of algae and inver

tebrates occurs. It also might favor greater production of those important native black flies, mayflies and midges.”

Documenting the work in March was photographer Jeremy Monroe of Freshwaters Illustrated, a nonprofit educational media organization.

Senate expands access to Oregon’s vote by mail system On Thursday, the Oregon Senate passed House Bill 3291 which ensures more voters voices are heard in elections. The bill makes certain that ballots postmarked on or before Election Day are accepted and counted, giving Oregonians an opportunity to fully participate in the democratic process.

“Oregonians should be given every opportunity to have their say in our elections, and they should be allowed to mail their ballots on election day,” said Senate Majority Leader Rob Wagner (D-Lake Oswego). “As elected officials, we should

be doing all we can to make certain every eligible ballot is counted.”

House Bill 3291 aligns Oregon with 17 other states and the District of Columbia that allow ballots to be accepted if postmarked by election day.

The bill removes confusion around ballot deadlines and ensuresballots with a postmark or postal indicator that wasplaced on or before electionday are counted if receivedwithin seven days of election day.

“Life circumstances, busy schedules, caretaking responsibilities and travel can inhibit eligible and engaged

voters from getting their ballots through the mail system on time,” said Wagner.“House Bill 3291 will give voters with mobility issues, who lack transportation, who live in rural locations, or have exceptional responsibilities and busy lives are granted all opportunities to cast their ballot and participate in democracy.

We create a more representative democracy when more participate in the process.”

House Bill 3291 will improve voter participation and enhance democracy.

The bill passed on a vote of16-13 and goes to the governor for final approval.

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Pirates claim basketball state crown

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COOS BAY — For the first time in more than 60 years, Marshfield is state champion in boys basketball.

The Pirates beat Cascade 60-54 in the Class 4A championship game played on their home floor Friday afternoon to take the title for the first time since 1953.

“It’s just surreal,” said Marshfield’s Dom Montiel. “It’s crazy.

“We’ve been dreaming about this since we were kids.”

For the second straight day, the Pirates fell into an early hole and battled back. And just like in their semifinal win over Woodburn on Thursday at North Bend High School, they won with stellar defense in the fourth quarter.

Cascade entered the fourth with a 48-47 lead after a big finish to the third quarter, but managed just six points in the final eight minutes, largely because of lockdown defense by Ezra Waterman on Cascade star Carson Molan.

The sharpshooter had three 3-pointers and 11 points in the third quarter, when Cascade erased a nine-point Marshfield lead, but didn’t score in the fourth, when Waterman stifled him.

“Ezra was the bulldog we know he is,” Marshfield coach Casey McCord said. “He’s the toughest kid in the state.”

Waterman said his mission from the coaches was simple.

“They said don’t let him catch the ball,” Waterman said, adding that he embraced the role.

“I love it. I was hoping he would call me.”

Waterman’s defensive effort didn’t surprise Montiel.

“He’s just a competitor,” Montiel said. “He’s not the most skilled.

He’s not the most athletic. He’ll work harder than anyone.”

While Waterman was providing the defense, the Pirates were getting big baskets on offense.

Montiel went straight at Cascade’s 6-foot-10-inch Dom Ball for back to back hoops to give Marshfield the lead and Pierce Davidson had a free throw and then a hoop inside. Mason Ainsworth added a jumper in the lane and when it came down to the final moments and the Cougars had to foul, Ainsworth hit four straight free throws to finish a night when he scored 29 points and went 10-for-11 from the stripe.

Montiel added 15 points and Davidson scored 10 one day after

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Marshfield’s Pierce Davidson goes to the basket against Cascade’s Dom Ball during the Class 4A championship game Saturday at Marshfield. he was held to a single basket by him from shooting effectively the fi- when a blowout loss to Junction Woodburn. nal two quarters. And the Pirates did City left them with a 4-3 record.

Marshfield had to dig itself a good job defensively inside against “It’s a lot of grit,” he said. “We’ve out of an early 10-0 hole against Ball, with Davidson and Monty got a group of kids that have been Woodburn on Thursday, and it was Swinson limiting his touches. playing together a long time.

Montiel and senior Noah Niblett Marshfield, meanwhile, had mul“We’ve grown a lot in three or who got the team going. tiple contributors on offense. four weeks, but it wasn’t a three- or They combined to score all of Montiel scored 15 points, David- four-week process. It’s been 10 Marshfield’s points in the first son added 10 and Swinson scored years.” quarter. five.

Within the season, the Pirates got “A game like that, they’re going The offensive game plan was better and better after the slow start. to try to take our best players out,” simple.

“We’ve been on a roll,” Montiel Niblett said. “When things got “We did what we wanted to do said. “We just had the confidence.” down, me and Dom stepped up and — attack them and get them in foul The Pirates expected a special year brought our whole team up. trouble,” McCord said. with a strong returning core of play“In this game, we were down Ball had numerous blocked ers, and now the Pirates can dream early (again). We know how to push shots, but couldn’t impact Montiel’s of a repeat title with Niblett the only through that.” big drives in the fourth. senior in the regular rotation.

Ainsworth eventually finished “The coaches told me to just go “Coming into the season, our with 22 points against Woodburn. In at him and it worked,” Montiel said. goal was to go back-to-back,” the championship game, he had five As the clock ticked down and Montiel said. points in the first quarter, 16 by half- it became clear the Pirates would But before worrying about next time and 23 through three quarters. win, the home crowd let out one year, when the sports seasons Molan had 20 through three for of many huge roars that filled the should return to normal with a regCascade before Waterman shut him Pirate Palace. More came when ular-length winter basketball season down in the fourth. the players and coaches took turns instead of a short spring season, the Kellen Sande had 11 points in the cutting down the net.

Pirates have a little time to celefirst half for Cascade, but a hand McCord spoke of the team’s brate their first crown in 68 years. injury he suffered in the game kept turnaround from early in the season, “It feels amazing,” Niblett said.

Braves take third In the third-place game, Banks held Woodburn to 15 first-half points and then held on when the Bulldogs made a run in the second half, eventually winning 44-32.

Tyler Exline had 11 points for the top-seeded Braves while Cooper Gobel and Charles White added eight each.

Cole Beyer had eight and Jonathan Marroquin seven for the Bulldogs, who, like Marshfield were an at-large selection to the Elite 8 Showcase.

All-Tourney honors The all-tournament first team included Montiel and Ainsworth from Marshfield, Molan and Ball from Cascade and Gobel of Banks.

The second team included Marshfield’s Davidson, Cascade’s Sande, Beyer and Tomas Veliz of Woodburn and Exline of Banks.

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Yamhill-Carlton’s players and coaches celebrate after the Tigers won the Class 3A title.

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COOS BAY — Two years ago, Yamhill-Carlton didn’t beat any other Class 3A teams. Now the Tigers are state champions.

Yamhill-Carlton rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to beat Cascade Christian 52-48 on Friday at Marshfield high School.

High-scoring sophomore twins Moroni and Malachi Seely-Roberts combined for 50 points as the Tigers won their first boys state title since 1992.

“I’m super excited,” said Yamhill-Carlton coach Heather Roberts, the mom of the twins.

The victory didn’t come easily.

Cascade Christian built a 32-21 halftime lead by limiting the Tigers to six points in the second quarter.

That led to a heart-to-heart talk in the locker room when Roberts challenged her team.

“We talked about how we’ve worked hard, and just because you beat De La Salle (in the semifinals Thursday), it doesn’t matter if you give this up.

“I told them, ‘You guys are looking like losers. You’d better start

acting like winners.’”

Roberts also switched up the offense, which was necessary because of how well the Challengers were playing.

“They did a great job,” Roberts said. “They really had us stymied.”

The coach moved Spencer Horne to point guard, which opened up more offense for both twins.

Malchi Seely-Roberts had 11 points in the third quarter and Moroni had eight as the Tigers trimmed the Challengers’ lead to one.

They each scored six more in the fourth as Yamhill-Carlton pulled in front and held on.

“We came out with a lot of fire (in the second half),” she said. “Defensively, we really stepped up.”

Cascade Christian coach Brian Morse had nothing but praise for his team’s effort. The Challengers were outsized at every position on the floor but battled the Tigers throughout.

“My guys locked in on the game plan,” Morse said. “We knew if we could keep them in the 50s, we had a chance.”

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COOS BAY — When they were sophomores, Olivia Sprague and Shelby Blodgett led Clatskanie’s girls basketball team to a breakthrough state title.

Now the recently graduated duo can claim three crowns for the Tigers after Clatskanie beat Sutherlin 55-44 on Friday in the Class 3A championship game at Marshfield High School.

“It was always a dream,” Blodgett said of winning three straight titles.

“It’s overwhelming,” added Sprague. “It’s just as sweet as the first two.”

The two took time out from the team’s celebration, including cutting down the nets for the third straight year at Pirate Palace, to discuss the accomplishment.

“It doesn’t get any better than this,” Blodgett said, adding that the championship game was a battle.

“It wasn’t our best game. That happens when you play the other best team.”

The two teams met for the title for the second straight year, with the same result.

The game turned on the second quarter, when the Tigers outscored the Bulldogs 13-5 to build up a 2616 halftime lead, holding Sutherlin scoreless most of the quarter.

Sprague credited the team’s defensive mentality for turning the game in Clatskanie’s favor.

“It’s what we’ve always stressed in practice every day,” she said.

“Defense, defense, defense.

(Coach) John (Blodgett) always says defense wins championships.”

Offense helps, too, and the seniors led the way, as usual. Blodgett scored 20 points and Sprague added 16.

Sutherlin coach Josh Grotting agreed the second quarter was the difference.

“We just had a bad second

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Clatskanie’s Shelby Blodgett concentrates on a free throw in the fourth quarter Saturday. quarter,” he said. “We had lots of turnovers.

“You can’t play from behind against them. We were so far behind, we couldn’t put pressure on them.”

Micah Wicks had 19 points for Sutherlin, Jadyn Vermillion added 13 and Amy Dickover scored 11.

“We played hard,” Grotting said.

“Blodgett is a huge difference-maker for them.”

While it was a disappointing result for Sutherlin, especially seniors Vermillion and Dickover, Grotting was excited about the future.

“We’ve got a good foundation,” he said. “We will be fine. I hope we will come back.”

While Clatskanie graduated Blodgett, Sprague and Kaity Sizemore, Sutherlin returns three starters who are sophomores or freshmen and two others in that age group who played Friday.

In the third-place game, Nyssa edged Santiam Christian 62-60 as two other players had huge games.

Santiam Christian senior Audrey Miller scored 37 points, hitting eight 3-pointers, while teammate Sailor Allman had 15 points.

Meanwhile, Nyssa sophomore

Gracie Johnson went for 31 points and teammate Hailey Castro had 12 as the Bulldogs finished a week that started with a win at Broookings-Harbor just to get into the final four with a third-place trophy to bring back across the state to the city along the Oregon-Idaho border.

The all-tournament first team included Blogett, Sprague, Wicks, Vermillion and Miller.

Nyssa’s Johnson and Castro were on the second team, along with Dickover, Clatskanie’s Cloee McLeod and Santiam Christian’s Tayla Yost

Class 4A Hidden Valley outlasted Philomath 44-39 in overtime to claim the Class 4A girls title at Pirate Palace.

The Mustangs outscored the top-ranked Warriors 9-4 in the extra session after Philomath had battled back from a five-point halftime deficit.

Kaiah Fisher had 21 points for Hidden Valley, including four in the extra session, and Teryn Powers had 12 points, including a 3-pointer in overtime.

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COTTAGE GROVE — Marshfield’s boys swim team captured the Class 4A state title Saturday with a big finish at Cottage Grove High School.

The Pirates won the final two events — the 100-yard breaststroke and the 400-yard freestyle relay — to come from behind and beat Marist Catholic by 10 points, 227 to 217.

Marshfield also brought home a girls trophy, with the Pirates placing fourth in a team race won by Newport.

“I thought all our swims were great, considering the kids had cut a lot of time the week before (at the district meet) and either equaled their time or improved,” Marshfield coach Kathe McNutt said. “This is a wonderful group who have grown up swimming club, working and volunteering at the pool.

“They are a team, both boys and girls, that I’m extremely proud of, in and out of the water.”

Marshfield’s boys were led by senior Robert Kliewer, who said the best for last in his high school sports career.

Kliewer won the breaststroke in a time of 1 minute and 5.39 seconds and then teamed with Jack Waddington, Trey Kirk and Aaron Hutchins to won the 400 freestyle relay in 3:34.19, less than a second ahead of Marist Catholic (3:34.90).

“I did not have a good first two seasons this year,” Kliewer said. “Cross country was slow and I injured myself during track so I could not compete at districts so I was dead set on making the swim season (great).”

At the start of the meet, Kliewer, Kirk, Waddington and Hutchins teamed to place

second in the medley relay, behind Marist Catholic, and Kliewer also finished third in the individual medley, but he was disappointed with both of those results because he was seeded higher.

The Pirates were adding points along the way, though.

Hutchins and Kirk were second and fifth, respectively, in the 200 freestyle, Waddington was fifth in the individual medley and Kirk and Markus Kliewer were third and fourth in the 500 freestyle.

But Marist was having success, too, and had a significant lead heading into the final two races.

The breaststroke turned out to be the key event, with Robert Kliewer followed by Hutchins in third place and Waddington in fourth.

And then Kliewer got the team fired up, sparked by something he said he overheard.

“Toward the end, they announced the team scores before including the (breaststroke) and Marist was ahead and I heard the Marist team saying, ‘When they announce we won state …,’ so I turned to my 400 free relay team and said to them, ‘Let’s prove them wrong and win this, and we did as a team.”

It capped a big finish for Marshfield.

“We held strong come the second half of the meet and pulled it off,” Kliewer said.

“This was most definitely a team effort. We had lots of newer boys swimming in the finals at state for their first time and it was really exciting to see how they have improved throughout the year to make it there.”

McNutt praised Kliewer for his senior leadership.

“Robbie was definitely the swimmer who got the others fired up,” she said. “It’s ex-

citing to me, since the other three boys (on the relay) are returning next year and have improved so much, along with the rest of the team.”

Marshfield’s girls also placed well in the same two relays as the boys, also with the same quartet.

Kally Haynes, Sydney Trendell, Paige Kirchner and Mira Matthews placed third in the medley relay and fifth in the 400 freestyle relay.

Matthews was third in the 100 freestyle and fourth in the 50 freestyle. Trendell was third and Kierra Cooley fifth in the breaststroke. Kirchner also was sixth in the 200 freestyle and Eli Delgado was sixth in the butterfly.

Newport rolled up 280 points, with Sweet Home second with 243.

The meet was a successful cap to an odd sports year sparked by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that delayed all sports from their traditional time slots. Swimming, for example, is usually a winter sport.

But in Class 4A, all sports also had state championships, even if they weren’t sanctioned by the Oregon School Activities Association, spurred by the efforts of Marshfield athletic director Greg Mulkey working with his Class 4A colleagues.

“I want to thank Mr. Mulkey for everything he did to make this happen,” Robert Kliewer said.

Class 4A State Meet

At Cottage Grove BOYS Team Scores (top five): Marshfield 227, Marist Catholic 217, Seaside 172, Klamath Union 169, North Valley 128.

Winners and Marshfield results 200 Medley Relay — 1. Marist Catholic, 1:47.56; 2. Marshfield (Jack Waddington, Aaron Hutchins, Robert Kliewer, Trey Kirk), 1:49.41.

200 Freestyle — 1. Tanner Fixsen, Stayton, 1:51.84; 2. Aaron Hutchins, Marshfield, 1:53.66; 5. Trey Kirk, Marshfield, 2:05.21; 15. Trevor Robbins, Marshfield, 2:25.32.

200 Individual Medley — 1. Colby Anderson, Madras, 2:08.12; 3. Robert Kliewer, Marshfield, 2:11.96; 5. Jack Waddington, Marshfield, 2:17.38.

50 Freestyle — 1. Carson Washburn, North Valley, 22.39.

100 Butterfly — 1. Colby Anderson, Madras, 55.26; 11. Markus Kliewer, Marshfield, 1:02.04.

100 Freestyle — 1. Carson Washburn, North Valley, 49.02.

500 Freestyle — 1. Tanner Fixsen, Stayton, 5:03.47; 3. Trey Kirk, Marshfield, 5:25.23; 4. Markus Kliewer, Marshfield, 5:32.77; 11. Trevor Robbins, Marshfield, 6:42.48.

200 Freestyle Relay — 1. Seaside, 1:38.78; 14. Marshfield (Cael Church, Trevor Robbins, Jonas Batdorff, Markus Kliewer), 2:07.02.

100 Backstroke — 1. Sam Postlewait, Newport, 57.99; 15. Jonas Batdorff, Marshfield, 1:17.42.

100 Breaststroke — 1. Robert Kliewer, Marshfield, 1:05.39; 3. Aaron Hutchins, Marshfield, 1:06.02; 4. Jack Waddington, Marshfield, 1:08.55.

400 Freestyle Relay — 1. Marshfield (Jack Waddington, Robert Kliewer, Trey Kirk, Aaron Hutchins), 3:34.19.

GIRLS Team Scores (top five): Newport 280, Sweet Home 243, Stayton 160, Marshfield 157, Baker 137.

Winners and Marshfield results 200 Medley Relay — 1. Sweet Home, 1:54.06; 3. Marshfield (Kally Haynes, Sydney Trendell, Paige Kirchner, Mira Matthews), 2:01.76.

200 Freestyle — 1. Chloe Tyler, Sweet Home, 1:55.73; 6. Paige Kirchner, Marshfield, 2:16.12; 13. Sara Weatherly, Marshfield, 2:31.67.

200 Individual Medley — 1. Brianna Stadler, Baker, 2:10.43; 11. Sydney Trendell, Marshfield, 2:35.27; 15. Isabelle Hale, Marshfield, 2:45.14.

50 Freestyle — 1. Paige Orlando, Klamath Union, 25.04; 4. Mira Matthews, Marshfield, 26.19; 13. Nyssa Haynes, Marshfield, 29.27.

100 Butterfly — 1. Brianna Stadler, Baker, 58.29; 6. Eli Delgado, Marshfield, 1:14.45.

100 Freestyle — 1. Lauren Bobo-Shisler, Newport, 54.12; 3. Mira Matthews, Marshfield, 58.72; 10. Kierra Cooley, Marshfield, 1:04.22; 13.

Nyssa Haynes, Marshfield, 1:07.74.

500 Freestyle — 1. Marie Mason, Molalla, 5:29.72; 9. Kally Haynes, Marshfield, 6:08.85; 11. Eli Delgado, Marshfield, 6:37.35.

200 Freestyle Relay — 1. Sweet Home, 1:46.69.

100 Backstroke — 1. Chloe Tyler, Sweet Home, 57.39; 11. Kally Haynes, Marshfield, 1:07.77; 13. Paige Kirchner, Marshfield, 1:10.90.

100 Breaststroke — 1. Malia Hewitt, Sweet Home, 1:05.35; 3. Sydney Trendell, Marshfield, 1:15.07; 5. Kierra Cooley, Marshfield, 1:19.03; 13.

Isabelle Hale, Marshfield, 1:28.20; 14.

Sara Weatherly, Marshfield, 1:29.15.

400 Freestyle Relay — 1. Newport, 3:50.26; 5. Marshfield (Sydney Trendell, Paige Kirchner, Kally Haynes, Mira Matthews), 4:07.37.

Bandon’s girls basketball team claimed the fourthplace trophy at the Class 2A tournament Saturday in Redmond.

The Tigers beat Western Christian 51-42 in the consolation semifinals on Friday and then topped Lakeview 4027 in the fourth-place game.

Bandon suffered its only loss of the season in the quarterfinals when the Tigers fell to defending state champion Kennedy 46-35 on Wednesday, the day after the Tigers beat Regis to advance to the final eight.

But they bounced back with their wins in Redmond.

Sterling Williams had a career game with 21 points in the win over Western Christian and Katelyn Senn added 15.

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Mia Rush had 16 points to lead the Warriors, but Hidden Valley held high-scoring Sage Kramer to 10 points, just four in the second half.

“Defense always wins championships,” Hidden Valley’s Powers said. “Our whole goal was to shut down Sage and play great defense.”

In the third-place game, Josie Napoli had 33 points as Valley Catholic held of

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He said his defense, led by junior guard Cody Reece, was the best in the state this spring and that continued Friday.

“I was so proud of my guys,” Morse said. “They gave me everything I asked them to do.

“The twins were too good at the end and we had a few crucial turnovers.”

Levi Marincus had 16 points for Cascade Christian, which finished second for the second straight year. Matt McPheeters added 15 points and Morgan Law 10.

Roberts said she is excited to be part of history as a woman coaching a boys team to a state title. When she became boys coach in 2017 (she had coached girls for a number of years), she was the first since a female coach at Thurston in 1938.

Coaching the boys isn’t a novelty anymore, though.

She’s the only head coach the current players have had, so

South Coast wrestlers shine at state tournaments The World Reedsport brothers Aaron and Christian Solomon both won individual titles and Coquille finished fourth in the team race in the Class 2A-1A state wrestling tournament Saturday.

Aaron Solomon was champion at 132 pounds, beating Glide’s Dennak Towne 11-4 in the championship match.

Christian Solomon, meanwhile, beat Lakeview’s Wyatt Patszke 10-7 in the championship bout at 145 pounds.

Their brother, Adam, Reedsport’s only other wrestler to advance to state, lost in the consolation semifinals at 138 pounds, one match from placing (only the top four placed in each age group in Class 2A-1A. Coquille, meanwhile, had three placers and had two others eliminated one round from placing.

Brayden Clayburn, wrestling at 182 pounds, won his first match before losing to the top seed, but won four straight consolation matches by pins to place third.

Riley Jones (195 pounds) also placed third, reaching the semifinals before losing and then had pins in the consolation semifinals and third-place match. And Tommy Vigue, who had two pins to reach the semifinals the

first day of the tournament, also lost in the semifinals before recording pins in the consolation semifinals and third-place match.

Ethan Elmer reached the semifinals at 152 pounds, but lost that match and in the consolation semifinals to just miss the podium. Tom Riley (220 pounds) also was eliminated one match from placing and Tony Flroez (132) was eliminated one round earlier.

The Red Devils, who started the tournament with seven wrestlers, finished fourth in the team race won by Culver.

Myrtle Point, the third South Coast team in the tournament, had one placer. Like Clayburn, Caleb Brickey won his first match before being sent to the consolation bracket, where he had four straight pins to place third at 220 pounds.

Three other Bobcats all lost one match from placing — Sam Groves (113 pounds), Bailey Thompson (126) and Logan Clayburn (182). Logan Clayburn had two straight pins to reach the semifinals before losing two straight matches.

Reedsport finished seventh and Myrtle Point ninth in the team race.

Class 5A North Bend had a pair of

placers and two others who lost one match from the placing round.

Cutter Woodworth (182 pounds) and Neal Walter (285) both placed sixth in the tournament. Ethan Ingram (126) and Liam Buskerud (152) each lost one round before placing.

North Bend finished 15th in the team race, won by Crescent Valley.

La Grande 60-52. Mariella Gunther added 10 points and Lauren Snook eight for the Valiants, the only team outside the top four to reach the Class 4A girls final four.

Ella Dunlap had 14 points and Makenna Shorts 11 for La Grande.

Fisher, Kramer, Rust, Napoli and La Grande’s Camryn Collman were named to the all-tournament first team while Snook, Dunlap, Philomath’s Raegan Larson and Hidden Valley’s Jaaden Steele and Jada Hurley were on the second team. it’s normal for them, she said.

She was more excited for the Tigers to get a state title.

“We’re just going to enjoy this now,” Roberts said.

She also praised Marshfield athletic director Greg Mulkey and the other tournament organizers from Marshfield, North Bend and the Bay Area.

“With OSAA not running state tournaments (this year), I thought Marshfield High School really stepped up,” she said. “It felt like as much of a real season as it could.”

In the third-place game, Santiam Christian beat De La Salle North Catholic 82-62 as Josh Baugher scored 28 points and Jackson Risinger 17.

T.J. Latu had 22 points and Ubedei McGautha 11 for the Knights, who were champions in 2018 and 2019.

The all-tournament first team included the Seely-Roberts twins, Law and McPheeters from Cascade Christian and Baugher from Santiam Christian. The second team included Reece from Cascade Christian, Trey Richmond and Mike Rivas from Yamhill-Carlton, McGautha from De La Salle and Benjamin Bourne from Cascade Christian.

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Class 4A

Marshfield didn’t have any placers in the state tournament, but Siuslaw had several, including a pair of runners-up.

For the Pirates, Jonathan Calvert just missed placing, recording two pins in the consolation bracket at 138 pounds before being eliminated one match from placing. Spencer Pederson (106)

Then against Lakeview, Williams had 12 points and Senn and Olivia Thompson had 10 each.

“I’m so proud of this group to finish fourth,” coach Jordan Sammons said. “It’s great experience for our underclassmen and so rewarding for our seniors who deserve it.”

The Tigers trailed 11-8 through one quarter of the fourth-place game, but then shut out the Honkers in the second quarter while building a 17-11 lead. They then added to the advantage in the second half.

Bandon finished the season 16-1.

Gervais won the title by beating Salem Academy 4941 in the championship game to cap an undefeated season.

Kennedy beat Central Linn 57-33 for third place.

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Coquille’s wrestling team celebrates its fourth-place finish at the Class 2A-1A state meet on Saturday. and Rowdy Lewis (126) each won a single match.

For Siuslaw, both Elijah LaCosse (145 pounds) and Christian Newlan (220) finished second in their weight classes.

Ryan Jennings (160 pounds) placed fifth and

Yoskar De La Mora (120) and Dayne Muller (182) each were sixth. Hunter Petterson (132) was eliminated one round from placing.

Siuslaw finished sixth and Marshfield 26th in the team race, which was won by Sweet Home.

The annual White Cedar Days run in Powers will be held on Saturday, July 3.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the race starts at 9.

Sign-up for the 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer runs will be held at the corner of Fir and Second.

The event is a fundraiser for the Powers High School track and field program.

The suggested donation is $10 for the 5K and $15 for the 10K. T-shirts also will be available for purchase.

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This week in Coos County history: June 27-29 100 YEARS — 1921 Gavel from Coos Bay in Congress Speaker Gillett of national house uses it Representative McArthur makes presentation of his treasure — hopes for another WASHINGTON — Speaker Gillett and house members who preside over the committee of the whole have at last found something which will not crumble into fragments under the powerful blows of the house gavel.

The newly discovered treasure is nothing less than a disc of hard wood from an Oregon forest — the heart of a Coos Bay myrtle tree.

It was presented to Representative McArthur when he was speaker of the Oregon legislature in 1909 after he had smashed a score of marble slabs and oak blocks and was used during the latter part of that session and also during Mr. McArthur’s second term as speaker in 1913. It was presented by a Coos county friend who also gave Mr. McArthur a beautiful gavel of the same material.

McArthur wields gavel A few days ago when Mr. McArthur was presiding over the house he wielded the gavel with such force as to split the walnut pounding block into a dozen pieces. He immediately thought of the Oregon myrtle disc which was reposing in a bookcase at his Washington residence and on the following day presented it to Speaker Gillett. The speaker and several temporary presiding officers have delivered countless sledge hammer blows upon the face of the disc without making a dent and its resonant qualities are superior to ordinary wood or marble.

50 YEARS — 1971 Cooley Myrtlewood back in production One of the Bay Area’s oldest businessmen is back in operation at his home myrtlewood manufacturing plant at the age of 76.

Loren D. Cooley, master craftsman, may be found daily in a new workshop next to his house on Coos River Route.

The business was discontinued and then

rebuilt gradually after a fire March 30, 1970 that burned down Cooley’s shop and part of the house. Also destroyed were many finished items and different kinds of wood friends had sent Cooley from Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia and other parts of the world.

The new shop is smaller than the previous one, but well equipped. Living quarters have been remodeled and a new display room added for the finished products. The entrance to Cooley’s home one-half mile upriver from Catching Inlet Bridge just out of Eastside is marked by a large yellow sign with his name on it.

Cooley first worked with myrtlewood as a hobby and then when “people started coming out and asking for things I had made” decided to go into the business. His finished products have been especially popular with persons serving in the Armed Forces and have gone all over the world. He has sold products also to missionaries and other persons. A cross he made adorns a new school building in Japan.

Cooley came to the Bay Area from Klickitat, Wash., in 1908 when he was still a youth, and served in World War I. Following that he was a part owner in the Marshfield Fuel Co. with Stanley Emory, a former mayor of Marshfield. He retired from that business after 30 years and then built a service station in Eastside and operated it four years.

He has been working with myrtlewood the past 25 years.

Longshoreman’s strike ties up Port of CB Military cargo to be loaded All normal ship loading halted today in the Port of Coos Bay when 325 members of the International Longshoreman’s and Warehousemen’s Union Local 12 went on strike.

The strike was ordered at 8 a.m. by ILWU President Harry Bridges. Every port on the west coast is affected.

Military cargo will be loaded in the Coos Bay port, according to Gene Bailey, ILWU 12 president.

Last ship to complete loading was the Paralla, Wednesday at Ocean Terminals Dock in North Bend. The Shima Maru was reported getting set this morning to sail from Wey-

erhaeuser Dock after being more than half loaded with chips for Japan, but the Kathryn Maru was waiting for orders from Tokyo after being 80 per cent loaded with a cargo of chips at Douglas Fir Plywood Dock.

Pickets were sent to Portland Dock early today where the Wakatakesan Maru was tied up to take on logs for Japan. Two ships came inot Coos Bay this morning, the Tohoku Maru which loads chips for Japan and the Alaska Mail, an American Military Sea Transportation Service chartered vessel scheduled to load lumber for the Far East.

The Alaska Mail is an Army ship and Bailey said when orders are put out on it crews will be dispatched at once to load it.

20 YEARS — 2001 Pushing for a cure Daughter remembers mom’s battled by setting out on 1,000-mile Kickin’ Cancer Scooter Journey After her mother died from ovarian cancer within four weeks of being diagnosed, Ally LeCaux wanted to do something to spread word about the disease.

So LeCaux decided to push her way 1,000 miles down the Oregon Coast to the Golden Gate Bridge — on a scooter.

Each day’s travels range between six and 27 miles. She left Astoria on June 5 and plans to be in San Francisco on July 22.

“I wanted to honor my mom,” LeCaux said.

“Her death was so traumatic … and I wanted to do something that was just over the edge so that it would draw attention to cancer research.”

LeCaux said she is selling each mile in the Kickin’ Cancer Scooter Journey for $20. All funds raised will support the Lynne Cohen Foundation for ovarian cancer research. The foundation is dedicated to finding an early detection test for ovarian cancer and finding better treatments for women struggling with the disease, she said.

“I have about 484 miles left to sell,” she said. “If I sell all 1,000 miles I will have raised $20,000 for ovarian cancer research.”

Growers take aim at berry glut Surplus: Industry hopes to drive up dismal prices by capping cranberry sales In the wake of a cranberry glut now in its fifth year, the federal government and cranberry industry are taking unprecedented steps to reduce a surplus that has South Coast growers and others scraping to get by as prices hover near rock-bottom.

Spurred by a recommendation from the industry-backed Cranberry Marketing Committee, the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday set a sales limit of 4.6 million barrels for berries headed to processors during the 2001-02 harvest season. The sales cap is aimed at reducing a 3.3 million-barrel surplus and boosting prices by allowing growers to sell only about 65 percent of the amount of berries sold last year.

Athletes win titles Six different athletes from the South Coast won events at the recent Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District state track and field meet in Beaverton.

Jonathan Peters of North Bend won both the 800 and 1,600 meters for boys in the 13/14-year-olddivision with times of 2:30.05 and 5:31.96, respectively.

Cole Scherer of Bandon won the running long jump (9-8) in the 9/10 division. Alexa Owens of North Bend won the 800 meters (2:47.83) and Lauren Hash of North Bend won the running long jump (11-10) in the 11/12 division.

Logan Scherer of Bandon won the 1,600 (5:39.57) in the boys 11/12 division and Tyler Park of Bandon won the running long jump (12-3) in the same division.

About 200 athletes participated in the state meet. The South Coast athletes qualified by finishing in the top three of their division at the Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon meet on April 21.

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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