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Health experts ask people to take action to lower risk for children as RSV, flu cases push hospitals to brink

State health officials are asking people to take immediate, urgent action to protect children and ensure there are pediatric intensive care beds available in Oregon hospitals to treat any child or youth with a serious illness or injury.

Oregon health officials expect respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases to peak after the Thanksgiving holiday, which will further strain pediatric hospital intensive care units in the Portland area that are already at their limit.

In response to Oregon’s acute shortage of pediatric intensive care beds, state health officials recommend that people:

Stay home when sick.

Cover coughs and sneezes with the inside of your elbow, or with a

tissue that you immediately throw away after use.

Clean and disinfect all hightouch surfaces, including doorknobs, faucets, chairs, countertops and tables.

Regularly wash hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer, especially after coughing or sneezing into a tissue.

Get a flu shot and stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations, including new bivalent boosters. There is no vaccine for RSV.

Consider wearing a mask in crowded indoor spaces.

The recommendations come as at least two Portland-area hospitals –Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at Oregon Health & Science University and Randall Children’s Hospital

at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center – notified OHA they have enacted crisis standards of care for their pediatric intensive care units. Crisis care standards allow hospitals to adjust their staffing to help treat as many critically ill children in the state as possible.

Patrick Allen, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) said, “Oregon children’s hospitals are pushed to the limit. If you have young children and they get sick, there may not be a hospital bed for them. Our recommendations are a call to action for Oregonians to help slow the spread of respiratory disease and make sure no child’s life is put at risk because every pediatric ICU bed in our state is full with another seriously ill kid.”

“Multiple respiratory infections circulating in our community are of great concern to all of us in health care, says Providence St. Vincent Medical Center’s Genevieve Buser, MDCM, a pediatric infectious disease specialist. “Children have been especially hard hit, and we are caring for unprecedented numbers of very sick young people in our hospitals, immediate care facilities, and clinics. Right now, more than half of our kids sick enough to be hospitalized have RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), and almost all of those are babies less than 6 months of age. It causes babies to need oxygen to breathe, and even stop breathing.”

Dr. Buser added that since the Oregon region is in a crisis for

critical pediatric hospital beds, “we should do what we can as a community to slow transmission to our most vulnerable neighbors,” including getting COVID and flu vaccinations. “Older adults, too--especially those with chronic lung disease-can become very ill with RSV, in addition to COVID and flu.”

State health officials are working with hospitals to bring additional nurses into Oregon from out of state. OHA officials also are pursuing health care volunteers through Serv-OR, the state’s emergency volunteer registry. In addition, OHA is providing hospitals with recent legislatively appropriated funds to aid staffing.

Christmas is coming to North Bend

North Bend will turn into a winter wonderland Saturday as the city celebrates the Christmas season with a full day worth of activities.

The fun will start at 9 a.m. at the North Bend Fire Department with Waffles with Santa, followed by Story Time with Mrs. Claus at 10 a.m. at the North Bend Library. From 1-3 p.m., the city will celebrate Christmas on Main Street and from 3-5, there will be a Holiday Block Party near City Hall. At 5 p.m., Mayor Jessica Engelke will light the city’s Christmas tree and the day will cap off with a lighted Truck Parade from 6:30 to 7 p.m.

Waterfall Clinic expanding to Coos Bay Village

BY DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

With a growing need for mental health care in Coos County, the Waterfall Clinic is planning to expand to meet the need.

Lance Nelson, chief innovation officer for Waterfall Clinic, said Waterfall recently signed a lease at Coos Bay Village to expand its mental health services.

When the build-to-suit facility is complete, Waterfall will be able to quadruple the number of patients it sees daily while maintaining its existing clinics in North Bend, Coos Bay and the Starfish Autism Clinic.

The existing small mental health office near the Waterfall medical clinic in North Bend will be closed, but services in the remaining three clinics, including mental health services, will remain in place.

Nelson said Waterfall recently hired a new psychiatric nurse practitioner and plans to offer two more in the next few months. With the new nurse practitioners, who can all prescribe medication, as well several new therapists, Waterfall needed a bigger space to offer mental health services.

CEO Andrea Trenner said the need for more services and the ability to find providers left Waterfall in a predicament.

“Despite sincere efforts of the community to increase mental health services, we knew there were many more people needing therapy and medication management” she said.

Over the last few months, Waterfall looked at every available property in Coos Bay and North Bend, hat was big enough to meet

the need, but they were unable to find a location.

That's when Nelson turned to Coos Bay Village.

“I had dreams of utilizing space at the new Coos Bay Village, but imagined it was well out of our reach financially” Nelson said.

With few options, Nelson reached out to developer Greg Drobot and found he had always envisioned some sort of medical services being delivered at his new complex and was eager to make the opportunity work out for all involved.

Drobot said Coos Bay Village was designed as a true mixed use “community village”, somewhere the community would work, shop, eat, and get services they need.

" When Lance came to me with his vision, I was excited to help him design a space that fit the needs of the Waterfall Clinic, and at the same time enhance Coos Bay Village’s community village goal," Drobot said. " Fantastic waterfront views, high visibility from Highway 101, and new customizable spaces really make this partnership a win win for all involved. I am very honored to have Waterfall Clinic as the newest business to join the Coos Bay Village community.”

When the financial minds had finished negotiating terms, Nelson was ecstatic to learn that the clinic’s dreams of expansion could happen financially and Waterfall’s Board of Directors was convinced this was a great investment into the community. Construction began in mid November and will allow Waterfall to expand from its current mental health building housing five offices

Photos by David Rupkalvis/For The World

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Lance Nelson, chief innovation officer for Waterfall Clinic, stands in front of what will soon be the mental health center for the clinic.

Black Market Gourmet to host reception

The month of November guests at Black Market Gour met have enjoyed the work of Kim Kimerling. Black Market Gourmey invites the community to a reception on Sunday December 4, from 2-4 p.m. at Black Market Gourmet to engage and visit with the artist and view this outstanding collection of work.

A bit about the artist: Kim works in painting, pottery, printmaking, collage and recently in up-cycle books. His work is called Iconic Symbolism, based on a multitude of cultures. Teaching art at the University of Nigeria, in Belize and the Navajo Reservation gave him ample opportunity to observe the dress, culture and cus toms of these very different populations.

He paints in acrylic and watercolor, combined into mixed-media collage. Most recently he has worked in printmaking, finding collagraph to fit well with mixed-media collage. De light in creating up-cycle books has brought a natural transition to bookmaking.

If we assume Man has common heritage and com mon destiny, that we are truly members of one human race,

then this may be the promise that makes Kim Kimerling at home with any culture, country and age. A person once said of Kim that he went out to change the world and the world changed him and his art.

Kim's work has been exhibited in over 100 one-person shows throughout the United States, Canada, Nigeria, Mexico and Belize.

He is an award winner in all the media he works in.

Please join us for compli mentary noshies, beverages and no-host bar at Black Market Gourmet on Sunday December 4th from 2-4 p.m.

If you are unable to make the reception, we ask that you contact Black Market Gourmet directly to view the show please.

Nature Guide Journal: Fighting the Darkness?

By MARTY GILES Guest Article

Last month we again changed our clocks to adjust to the natural deviation of daylength caused by the planet’s tilt.

Not matter how you iden tify the hours, though, winter is the season of long nights.

Human can usually change their activities to accom modate the fewer daylight hours, leading to more sleeping and reading, per haps, and less outdoor work and recreation in the winter. Other fully diurnal (daytime active) animals may have their food-collecting time curtailed in winter, adding to their challenge to survive the season.

Biologically, the relative length of day/night signals living things to do certain ac tivities. Such patterns, called “circadian rhythm,” apply at the cellular level as well as to overall behavior; an organ ism’s “sleep time,” usually at night, is the time for rest and repair on all levels. Even many microbes have circadi an rhythm.

Winter is rather like the night of the year -- not just because it’s darker, but also because it’s the quiet time of rest.

So what happens when artificial lights change the game?

Winter or not, people get less sleep when artificial lights are available, working or playing when it’s natu rally too dark to do those things. While that might seem a benefit (especially in winter), some research has linked the reduction of sleep to a myriad of health-related problems. According to some recent interpretations of hu man history, we’re supposed to sleep all night, perhaps with a short wakeful period somewhere in the middle.

Artificial lights can mis lead animals regarding mi gration timing and pathways: if shorter days mean it’s time to move south, for example, too much light could suggest a delayed winter, mis-cueing the migrant to start too late. (A somewhat separate issue

from seasonality, artificial lights can misdirect animals -- such as drawing baby sea turtles away from the sea or enticing moths away from their natural mating areas.)

Plants use light for sea sonal information in addition to using it for making food. If you’ve ever tried to force a poinsettia to bloom by sticking it in a dark spot, you know that day-length/ night-length is an important signal for many plants to start flowering. One of the arising challenges of climate change is that in certain temperate zones some of the pollinating insects that are awakened in the spring by temperature start buzzing about before the plants are fully blooming, as the plants are awakened later by the unchanged day/nightlength that for them signals the end of winter.

Artificial light in human habitations can trick the plants into changing their behavior by confusing them about the length of day/night, effectively making them “think” winter starts later and ends sooner than it actually does. For example, artificial lights can cause plants to leaf out or flower early in the spring, or to keep its leaves too long in the autumn. Even a bright streetlight on one side of a deciduous tree can cause the leaves on that side to stay on the branches longer than on the dark side

It’s not your imagination: Earth’s nights (and days) are getting longer -- though on a timescale greater than we can perceive. By analyzing the number of daily growth layers laid down in a given year in fossil corals, research ers have determined Earth days were about 23 hours long 350 million years ago; by analyzing very fine tidal sediments, researchers have reckoned Earth days were about 22 hours long 620 million years ago.

of the tree, effectively delay ing the tree’s experience of winter.

Active, rest, active, rest… Both night and winter are the resting times. Have our pervasive artificial lights improved our experience of nights and winter or degraded it?

For information on how you can arrange an explo ration of our fascinating natural history, contact Marty at 541/267-4027, mgiles@ wavecrestdiscoveries.com, or www.facebook.com/wavecre stdiscoveries . Questions and comments about local natural history are welcome. www. wavecrestdiscoveries.com Gift certificates are available.

With the addition of the new therapy providers and anticipated arrival of more,

the goal for Waterfall’s Behavioral Health Center hopes to be open to begin serving patients by March 1, 2023. Nelson announced that current capacity of the mental health center allows for approximately 20-25 patients served per day but anticipates seeing close to

100 patients per day once the center opens.

Medical services at Waterfall’s Coos Bay and North Bend clinic will not be impacted by the expansion and mental health profes sionals will remain on site in both locations to continue to deliver integrated care.

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Black Market Gourmet will host a re ception for Kim Kimerling, whose art will be on display through December.

reception

Art by the Sea Gallery and Studio is hosting a reception on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 2-4 p.m. for gallery member, Ava Richey. Ava is an accom plished painter who works in several mediums and styles, and is a founding member of the gallery.

The Holiday Tables are also up and ready for you to find original, hand-crafted gifts, as well as the member’s show, “Black & White.” The gallery has a wide variety

of original artwork, pottery, photography, jewelry, cards, prints, scarves, woven goods, felted hats and much more.

The “10 Year Anniversary Art Drawing” will also take place during the reception and features a Cast Glass Box by Anne Sobbota and a Ceramic “Petit Bol” by Sandra Heinzmann. These donated artworks will be given to two winners who have submitted their name and phone number up to the

time of the drawing. The Art Drawing is a “Thank You” to the community for the won derful support they’ve given the gallery over the past ten years.

Meet and greet the artists while enjoying some wine and home baked goodies. The gallery is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily (except Christmas Day) during the winter.

For more, visit Artbythe seagallery.com.

Oregon State researchers move closer to better care for life-threatening pregnancy condition

By STEVE LUNDEBERG Guest Article

Oregon State University scientists have produced a proof of concept for a new and better way of caring for women facing the life-threatening situation of ectopic preg nancy, which occurs when a fertilized egg implants somewhere other than the lining of the uterus.

Olena Taratula of the OSU College of Pharmacy and Leslie Myatt of Oregon Health & Science University led a team of research ers that used pregnant mice to develop a novel nanomedicine technique for diagnosing and ending ectopic pregnancies, which are non-viable and the leading cause of maternal death in the first trimester.

Findings were published in the journal Small.

The study is important because 2% of all pregnancies in the United States, and be tween 1% and 2% worldwide, are ectopic, the authors note. In the U.S. alone that translates to approximately 100,000 ectopic pregnan cies annually.

About 98% of ectopic implantations hap

pen in the fallopian tubes, putting women at risk of hemorrhage and death. Complicating matters are a high misdiagnosis frequency –ultrasound yields an incorrect diagnosis 40% of the time – combined with a 10% failure rate of the primary drug, methotrexate, used to end an ectopic pregnancy.

Roughly 70 women in the U.S. die each year from ectopic pregnancies, which are responsible for 10% of all pregnancy-related deaths. Women who survive often struggle with a range of issues resulting from diagno sis and treatment, Taratula said.

“Current strategies include attempted diag nosis with transvaginal ultrasound, treatment with methotrexate, and surgery if necessary,” she said. “The strategies are associated with the risk of tubal rupture, reduced fertility and increased risk of another ectopic pregnancy –a woman who has had one ectopic pregnancy is 10% more likely to have a second one.”

And even when methotrexate – a drug that ends ectopic pregnancy by causing embry onic cells to stop dividing – is effective, it comes with a range of potential side effects, Taratula said: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, elevated liver enzymes, kidney damage and

lung disease.

To meet the challenges associated with diagnosing and treating ectopic pregnancies, Olena Taratula and Oleh Taratula of the OSU College of Pharmacy, as well as Myatt and Maureen Baldwin of OHSU, spearheaded a collaboration that developed a new type of light-sensitive nanoparticle. Nanoparticles are tiny pieces of matter, as small as one-billionth of a meter.

Administered intravenously, the new nanoparticles accumulate in the placenta, which nourishes and maintains the fetus through the umbilical cord. In a healthy preg nancy, the placenta forms inside the uterus, and in an ectopic pregnancy, it does not.

“Effective detection of the growing pla centa would drastically improve the accurate and timely identification of ectopic pregnan cy,” Olena Taratula said.

Once the nanoparticles are concentrated in the placenta, the organ can be seen through fluorescent and photoacoustic imaging, and it quickly becomes clear whether the placenta is where it’s supposed to be. If it is, the patient would know she did not have an ectopic pregnancy, and the embryo is unaffected by

the particles as they do not cross the placental barrier.

If the placenta is in a fallopian tube or other incorrect location, the pregnancy could be ended by exposure to near-infrared light, which causes the nanoparticles to rise in temperature above 43 degrees Celsius and ir reparably disrupt placental function via heat.

“Our main goal in this study was to evaluate our nanoparticle’s ability to identify and visualize the developing placenta and demonstrate its photothermal capabilities,” Taratula said. “Our experimental results are promising, and the next step is to validate it in other animal models to further advance the application of this technology.”

Abraham Moses, Leena Kadam, Anna St. Lorenz, Terry Morgan, Jessica Hebert, Youn grong Park, Hyelim Lee, Ananiya Demes sie, Tetiana Korzun, Babak Mamnoon and Adam Alani of Oregon State also took part in the research, which was supported by the College of Pharmacy, the OHSU Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the National Institutes of Health and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

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The paintings of Ava Richey will be on display when Art by the Sea Galley hosts a reception Saturday.

Letter to the editor

Thank you

The Langlois Lions wish to thank com munity volunteers and bakers (too many to list) for contributing to the very successful Langlois Holiday Craft Fair held November 18th and 19th. This event has been going on for an unbelievable 30 years or so and is now enshrined in the community as a go-to event. We also have partnered with the Friends of the Langlois Library for years- sharing the work of holding such an event. We are so grateful for this association-it is a joy to work with this group.

Finally, our appreciation to all the ven dors- again, too numerous to list- however everyone had wonderful products and the personal touch added to over-all impression of a warm, vibrant, welcoming event. We are planning to sponsor the same next year. After all, the fair has become a local tradition. If you have never attended, please mark your new 2023 calendars for November 17 and 18th at the Lions Club. If you would be a returnee, we will be happy to see you also.

Deanna McDermott Langlois Lions Club

Danger everywhere

We’ve all had that inspiring flash of realization at some point in our lives. I’m talking about that powerful insight that we just knew was going to change everything. My own epiphany occurred during a recent stroll along the leaf strewn sidewalks of downtown Coos Bay. To be more specific, this epiphany happened in the millisecond between my foot slipping on the slick foliage and my back resting not so gently on the wet pavement below. I thought I may have even glimpsed the Magi and the Bethlehem star during this moment of revelation but alas, it wasn’t so. One of the “Magi” turned out to be a homeless man named Cody who helped me return to my feet and the bright star? Well, let’s just say it was the street light above me that shone brighter than the dozens of stars suddenly swirling in my head.

Kidding aside, there is no shortage of fall leaves littering our sidewalks this time of year and while the varying shades of red, orange and brown have a picturesque quality, they do create a safety hazard. I’d encourage the city council to explore setting aside funds to hire some of our homeless community to sweep sidewalks and collect trash through out the downtown areas once a week or so. This doesn’t have to be a costly endeavor and perhaps hiring 3 or 4 of them as contract workers a few hours a week would keep costs within reason. If funding is an issue - and it almost always is - perhaps the Chamber of Commerce can work with local businesses in raising funds. After all, we’re talking about sidewalks in front of their establishments. This helps keep our streets looking clean and safe while giving those in need a means of dignity and support. Just a thought…

Michael Noggle Coos Bay

Ballots are postmarked

In response to Perry Holman, Postmarking mail is done to certify that the USPS has received, accepted custody of, a mailed article. Pre-payed postage permits come in all sorts of categories and the USPS has regulations concerning those.

While it is true that most bulk-mailed prepaid items do not get postmarked, that is NOT TRUE for postage paid ballot return envelopes. They get postmarked, on the day they are mailed if that mailing is done prior to the local collection time, exactly as if postage stamped. Ballot returns are easy to identify and sort.

Ballots are received for 15 days after the cutoff because mail is mail and does not necessarily ALWAYS get where it's going in an orderly fashion. Regardless of WHEN it is received, the postmark IS the deciding factor in whether or not it gets included.

There are, always, a known number of mail-in ballots for any given election in any given district. No one can add to that number and not be noticed.

Every single point you seem to want to be true or somehow relevant, is not.

Dave Reynolds Bandon

Still fighting

It was my honor to be the Democratic Party nominee for Oregon House District 9 in the recent November 2022 election cycle. The People have spoken, and I accept the results and congratulate the winner.

I am energized to continue the quest for better government and services here in Southwest Oregon. I am heartened by the victories of Tina Kotek and Val Hoyle and will work to support them and to bring our vision for our communities to their attention and ask for their support in our communities in return.

With the Winter approaching and rumors of a recession looming, fears of inflation the heart of our kitchen table conversations, global warming still threatening destruction to our planet, what we don’t want is the next two years to be more stagnation and mediocrity for House District 9.

I will be working closely with friends and colleagues in our Democratic Party to continue the course to much needed rebuilding of the infrastructure, locally and throughout our great state of Oregon. To do so, we must hold our candidates and incumbent representatives accountable; not just with our votes on Election Day, but every day! I’ll be continuing to work in the local communities of House District 9 to make sure our voices and our needs are heard and met. Please join me with your voice and action.

Jerry Rust Democratic Candidate for House District 9 2022

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Opinion: Let’s Not Say

Bye-Bye to Biodiesel

By CARLOS SOLORZANO-CUADRA InsideSources.com

Fresh off the heels of the supply-chain crisis from last holiday season that resulted in empty shelves and barren grocery aisles, America is approaching another holiday season with a potential crisis on the horizon — a potential crisis inflamed by poor policy choices by leaders in Washington.

At a time of rapid inflation, with consum er prices rising more than 7 percent on just about everything from milk to bread, one ill-thought-out policy will likely ensure those prices continue increasing. The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act included special tax credits for alternative transporta tion fuels that favor sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over other alternative fuels, creating an imbalance that has serious ramifications for retailers and consumers for years to come. By choosing to play favorites and pit bio fuels against one another, Congress and the administration gave special treatment to SAF with a preferential tax credit 40 percent high er than other alternative transportation fuels. This is problematic because SAF and alternative transportation fuels compete for

the same production ingredients. By making it more profitable for biofuel producers to develop SAF instead of biodiesel and other alternative fuels, policymakers have decided to reduce the supply of biofuels available for America’s trucking fleet. And when supply goes down, but demand stays the same or increases, prices go up. It’s simply the law of supply and demand.

The effect of this preferential treatment could be widespread across the economy. The trucking industry, which delivers more than 80 percent of all consumer goods, relies on biofuels to fuel their vehicles and make their deliveries.

When it costs more to fuel the trucks and vehicles that deliver our goods, those higher prices will be passed through to consumers. With our nation already struggling with rising inflation, the preferential treatment that raises the cost of biodiesel only exacerbates these economic problems.

The special tax incentives given to airlines by Congress are especially troublesome be cause airlines pushed the measure to highlight environmental gains to their shareholders — not to benefit their customers. Meanwhile,

Writers on the range

Living with grizzlies as neighbors

By MOLLY ABSOLON

When I was working with a Kenyan outdoor instructor in Wyoming’s Wind River Range a couple of decades ago, he surprised me one day by saying, “Hiking here feels like a walk in the park.”

With armed guards, he was used to moving through wild places in Africa full of dangerous animals. He said he always felt vigilant on those trips, but in Wyoming’s Winds? We weren’t going to be threatened by anything larger than a GORP-seeking squirrel.

But now, grizzlies have returned to the Wind River Range, a 100-mile string of craggy peaks southeast of Yellowstone National Park. The big bears once owned the West, and now they are reclaiming some of their traditional turf.

At their peak, as many as 50,000 grizzly bears roamed the western United States. By the time the Endangered Species Act passed in 1975, however, their numbers had dwindled to less than 1,000 in the Lower 48, and they inhabited a mere 2% of their former range there. Only 220 to 320 grizzlies were believed to live in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem at the time of listing.

Once protected, grizzlies expanded out of the park and are now found throughout the region. For me, that makes a difference. It’s not just that I carry bear spray and store my food in bear-proof containers, or that I make noise when I’m hiking through areas of low visibility. It’s subtle: I’ve become hyper-aware.

Sudden noises make me start. I don’t like to be alone unless I have an unobstructed view of my surroundings. I never wander off in the dark by myself. Yet being in bear country feels invigorating.

“Grizzly bears are what makes a place wild for me,” says Barb Cestero, who directs The Wilderness Society’s Greater

Yellowstone and High Divide Landscape Program in Bozeman, Montana.

“It’s about being present, in the moment, alive, and aware that you have to avoid surprising a bear and getting into trouble. That’s a lot of words to describe the indescribable.”

Indescribable or not, most people feel a mixture of fear and awe in bear country. Whether you like those feelings depends on your perspective.

As most of us know, development and climate change have squeezed the grizzlies’ habitat. These days, people in the Northern Rockies encounter grizzly bears on backpacking trips but may also run into them in their neighborhoods. The bears are getting into food sources like garbage, livestock, bird feeders, chicken coops, apple trees and beehives.

That means people pay attention when they leave their houses because stumbling outside in darkness can be dangerous — as Tim Henderson learned in 2007.

Henderson lived in a cabin in the western foothills of the Teton Range near Tetonia, Idaho. One evening, after hearing his dog barking, he went outside to check. She barreled toward him with a grizzly bear in pursuit, and the bear turned on Henderson.

“I like to refer to the encounter with the bear as just that, an encounter,” Henderson says.

“Unfortunately, what makes splashy headlines is ‘an attack,’” which hospitalized him with injuries to his head and elsewhere. Yet he says he thinks of himself as the intruder.

“Keeping that in mind lets me enjoy the reason I moved here — for the mountains.”

But these days, Henderson carries bear spray even in places where most people think it’s unnecessary.

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while airlines worked behind the scenes to pass SAF tax credits, their fares increased by 42.9 percent.

Their customers aren’t just paying more to fly. Families across America are already trying to find a way to afford the most ex pensive holiday season in decades. From the increased shipping cost to the skyrocketing prices of pantry staples, this year is shap ing up to be the costliest holiday season on record.

To give some context to the effects rising costs will likely have, utility gas went up 20 percent while the price of eggs and butter rose by 43 percent and 33 percent, respective ly. Other staples like bread, milk and poultry are nearly 15 percent more expensive than last year.

American consumers are stuck picking up the increased tab of government favoritism. When the government picks winners and losers, one guarantee is that consumers and businesses will be sent to the loser column.

There’s more than just economics at stake. Not only is pitting biofuels against one another harmful economically but it’s also harmful to the environment. Renewable

grizzlies and humans usually go badly for the bears. By August, wildlife managers had killed 11 grizzly bears in 2022 because of conflicts with people. Statistics aren’t available for human fatalities from bear attacks for 2022, but 2021 was a particularly deadly year with five deaths. Still, you can’t call that a trend.

Frank van Manen, a research biologist for the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, told Backpacker Magazine that in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, human fatalities from bear attacks are rare.

“There was a fatality in 1986,” he said, “Followed by a 25-year period with no fatal incidents, and then several years with multiple incidents.”

As grizzly bear territory merges with human territory, the potential for conflicts will surely increase. Many communities are trying to cope by passing ordinances to help minimize the risk of dangerous encounters.

It’s not easy living with grizzlies. But we can choose whether to embrace the awe and fear that their presence brings, or we can begrudge them. For me, those emotions make me feel more alive.

Molly Absolon is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange. org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring conversation about the West. She writes in Idaho.

diesel and biodiesel are important in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and are critical tools to fight climate change. Having a level playing field is, of course, good for business and consumers, but it’s also good for the air we breathe and reducing the overall carbon footprint of the transportation industry.

With our country at a political and eco nomic crossroads, our elected officials should do all they can to alleviate the economic burdens faced by millions of consumers and businesses from coast to coast. Fostering an environment that benefits Americans, breeds economic success and supports stability for our businesses should be a priority for Congress — regardless of which party is in charge.

Stopping picking winners and losers and bringing equal treatment to all alternative fuels is one meaningful step to helping ease the financial burden on consumers and small businesses and lower costs across the board.

ABOUT THE WRITER

Molly ABsolon

Carlos Solorzano-Cuadra is the CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of San Fran cisco. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

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Holiday Lights at Shore Acres

Nightly through December 31st

Shore Acres State Park

One of the most unique and by far the largest holiday light displays on the Oregon Coast is returning to the Oregon coast after a two-year COVID hiatus. Holiday Lights at Shore Acres State Park is again lighting up the coast with nearly 350,000 lights, animated displays and a hefty helping of holiday cheer from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve. Tickets must be purchased in advance at https://oregonstateparks.

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Santa tours Empire Begins at 3 p.m., December 2

Santa will visit all streets of Empire, followed by tree lighting at Star of Hope

Coquille Eagles Christmas Craft Bazaar

9 a.m.-5 p.m., December 2nd; 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., December 3rd Coquille Community Building

Come join the Eagles and enjoy their famous doughnuts and coffee. Other food will also be available for purchase. There will be a large variety of handmade crafts and Christmas gifts available.

Movie Afternoon Toy & Food Drive 2 p.m., December 3rd

Egyptian Theatre

Free admission! Just bring at least one unwrapped toy for a kid ages 0-14 OR a nonperishable canned or boxed food item. Then grab some snacks at the concession stand, sit back and enjoy the hijinks of a classic holiday comedy. Saturday, Dec. 3rd, doors open at 1:30 pm and showtime at 2 pm. Egyptian Theatre 229 S Broadway, Coos Bay. Open to all. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

In partnership with Bus Jam and Inland Point Retirement Community. For more information, call Inland Point Retirement Community at 541-756-0176, www. InlandPointRetirement.com 2290 Inland Drive North Bend, OR 97459.

Everyone at the Egyptian wishes you a wonderful holiday season filled with love, family and friends, lots of good food and most especially our famous Egyptian Popcorn.

Community Calendar of Events ~~~ DON’T MISS ~~~

First Tuesday Talks 6 p.m., December 6th

Coos History Museum

Join language teacher and storyteller, Patricia Whereat-Phillips for a night of traditional stories of the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw people from the Oregon Coast. “One of the things that is core to indigenous culture and heritage is a relationship to the land and much of that is contained with the stories and names.” –Patti Whereat-Phillip. To register for this program and receive the link to the webinar, please visit the Coos History Museum’s website cooshistory.org/events/ first-tuesday-talks-dec-2022 or register at the Coos History Museum’s front desk. You may also contact the museum via email at director@cooshistory.org or by phone at 541756-6320.

Spanglish

Noon, December 7th, and 10:30 a.m., December 17th Coos Bay Public Library

Program is for those who wish to practice their Spanish conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to converse in Spanish as a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is NOT a class, but we will provide ideas for conversational topics. Beginners are welcome. This program is FREE and open to anyone who wishes to sharpen their Spanish conversational skills. Register for Wednesday Zoom sessions at https://bit.ly/3bihvqB

“The Polar Express” 7 pm, December 9th Egyptian Theatre

On Friday, December 9th at 7:00 we have "The Polar Express" with a half hour of organ music provided by Lee Littlefield before the movie.

Everyone at the Egyptian wishes you a wonderful holiday season filled with love, family and friends, lots of good food and most especially our famous Egyptian Popcorn. See you at the Egyptian!!

“Annual Christmas Concert with the Mighty Wurlitzer” Noon, December 10th Egyptian

Theatre

Community Barn Dance 7 p.m., December 3 North Bend Senior Center

An old-fashioned Community Barn Dance with live music will be held in North Bend. This is a free public event for singles, couples and families. New dancers are welcome. Join the fun and enjoy an evening of casual social dance courtesy of the South Coast Folk Society. Barn Dancing is joyful and easy to learn. No partner or previous experience is required. Dance instruction and calling will be provided all evening. Come swing your partner and do-si-do to the lively music of the Celtic Bay Band.

On December 10th at noon we have the "Annual Christmas Concert with the Mighty Wurlitzer" Admission is free.

Everyone at the Egyptian wishes you a wonderful holiday season filled with love, family and friends, lots of good food and most especially our famous Egyptian Popcorn. See you at the Egyptian!!

Used book sale 11 a.m.-4 p.m., December 10th North Bend Public Library

The Friends of the North Bend Public Library will host its used book sale. The room will be packed with thousands of gently used hardbacks and paperbacks.

The sale will be held in the large meeting room at the North Bend Public Library and will be open to the public starting at 11 a.m.

Parents of children younger than 5, especially newborns to 6-month-olds, are especially advised to take precautions that keep their children safe and help to limit the spread of RSV and influenza in coming weeks. Young children, as well as older adults – people 65 and older – are at higher risk of severe illness from these respiratory viruses, including hospitalization and death.

Data showing that the RSV hospitalization rate for children quadrupled between Oct. 29 and Nov. 19, from 2.7 to 10.8 children per 100,000 population. RSV hospitalizations are expected to rise further over the next few weeks.

Hospitalizations are also being fueled by a rapid increase in influenza cases around the state. According to OHA’s weekly Flu Bites influenza surveillance report, the percentage of positive influenza tests has doubled each week since mid-October

Paid members of the Friends of the Public Library will be admitted to the presale beginning at 10. Friends’ memberships can be purchased on the day of the book sale or in advance at the North Bend Public Library for an annual membership of $10.

The Community Chorus Christmas Concert

Saturday, December 10th at 7 pm & Sunday, December 11th at 2 pm The Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw 3996 Hwy 101, Florence

The Community Chorus of Florence will return to the Presbyterian Church for the first time in two years with a Christmas Concert Please see CALENDAR Page A16

– it was 1% the week ending Oct. 22, 2% on Oct. 29, 4.5% on Nov. 5, 9.3% on Nov. 12 and 16.4% on Nov. 19.

A 5% positivity rate for influenza tests is considered a threshold for significant influenza circulation.

RSV is a common respiratory virus that usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, such as runny nose, coughing and sneezing. Most infections go away on their own in a week or two. Almost all children will have had an RSV infection by their second birthday.

People experiencing mild RSV symptoms should:

Stay home from work or school, and avoid indoor and outdoor holiday gatherings and events.

Manage fever and pain with over-the-counter fever reducers and pain relievers.

Drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration.

Make sure to talk to your health care provider before giving your child over-thecounter cold medicines which are typically not indicated for this age group.

While cold-like symptoms are more typical of RSV infections, some children can experience severe symptoms requiring immediate care.

Parents should call their pediatrician or seek care right away if child has any of the following symptoms:

Difficulty breathing or increased work of breathing.

Symptoms of dehydration, or fewer than one wet diaper every eight hours.

Gray or blue color to tongue, lips or skin.

Decreased activity and alertness.

Some children with RSV may be at increased risk of developing a bacterial infection, such as an ear infection. Call your pediatrician if your child has:

Symptoms that worsen or do not start to improve after seven days.

A fever of 100.4°F or higher if they are younger than 3 months old (12 weeks).

A fever that rises above 104°F repeatedly for a child of any age.

Poor sleep or fussiness, chest pain, ear tugging or ear drainage.

BY MARY SCHAMEHORN

As I returned from the tree-lighting ceremony Saturday evening, my thoughts turned to Christmas activities in Bandon nearly 60 years ago, when I was just beginning my long newspaper career as a reporter (and often editor) of the Western World.

The first picture I am sharing was taken in December of 1964, below what is now the Bandon City Hall (built in 1970), looking toward town. In the large billboard, Santa is holding his gift book for the Shoppers' Jamboree, which was a pre-Christmas promotion sponsored by local merchants, including Ray's Pharmacy, Boone's Hardware, Western Bank, Kapings' Greenhouse-Florist, Coquille Valley Dairy Co-op, M & L Grocery, Lindvall Real Estate, Croxall & Perry Grocery, Kronenberg & Waldrop Insurance, Western World, The Senter Agency, Metcalfe Insurance, Bandon Food Center, Sears, The Style Shop, Shindler's Rexall Drug, McKay's Market, Bill Pullen's Western Auto, McNair Hardware, Capps Motor Company, Gerry's Ice Cream, Golden Rule Store and Dave's Radio and TV.

Only McKay's remains in business today.

Not only would Santa visit local children, but one of their favorite characters, Cap'n Shipwreck, would also be present. In addition, The Lions Club, with the cooperation of Jack Ward of the Bandon Theatre, planned

Christmas in the past

a big party for the children, who were invited to attend a free movie, and receive treats handed out by Santa and the Lions under the marquee. This was a tradition that was carried on for many years.

If you look closely, across the highway you can see Capps Motor Co. (now the Washed Ashore/Broken Anchor building), and behind it, the Moore Mill Truck Shop and Moore Mill. A billboard advertises Lloyd's cafe, and you can see the Arcade Tavern and the Stephan Hotel (now the home of Cranberry Sweets).

The second photo was taken in April of 1965 as Fish and Game representatives gathered at Bradley Lake to oversee improvements to the boat ramp, in the hopes of getting it open.

Plans called for 2500 yards of fill rock to be hauled in and dumped into an area at the edge of the lake. The work was to include a 20foot roadway and a turnaround at the lake's edge. Cost was in the neighborhood of $3,000.

Pictured at left are Willis Baker, superintendent of the local state fish hatchery, and an unidentified man, who was with the fish and game commission.

The third photo was taken in April of 1958 when the S.S. Alaska Spruce found herself caught with her bow fast on a sand shoal the previous week during heavy seas as the result of storms off the northern California coast.

An article in Western

World, headlined Heavy Surge and Flood Waters Cause Ship to go Aground, explains what happened.

"After loading at Port of Bandon dock the ship lost its berth when the heavy surge in the river caused her mooring lines to break. The tug Port of Bandon took her in tow and left her anchored in the channel north of the Moore Mill, but the swift flood waters in the river caused the ship to drift.

"The picture shows the tug Port of Bandon on Wednesday of last week pulling the ship back toward the channel. The mission was completed Wednesday evening without damage to the vessel."

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What started out as the first big production of the post season Covid era for the Bandon Playhouse, drawing over 350 people for the weekend performances, was jolted into reality when several members of the cast came down with Influenza A, during the three-day run.

The most seriously ill of the cast was one of the community's most popular guys, Mike Dempsey, who ended up being life-flighted to St. Charles Hospital in Bend where he spent several days in an induced coma in ICU, ending up on a ventilator. But it seems the community's prayers worked their magic, because his partner Neal Davis posted mid-week that Mike was much better. And Sunday morning, Mike, himself posted, "Hiya folks. I am doing so good today!!! Thank you all for the well wishes ....." That was definitely the news that we wanted to hear.

Paul Fisher filled in for Mike in the Saturday and Sunday performances.

the age of 91. Among her survivors are her children, sons, Perry and Tom, and daughter, Carla Fellows, and their extended families. Her husband, Deane, died many years ago. Barbara was a member of the Bandon High School Class of 1950. Her maiden name was Wade, although her mother later married Tom Soterion. ************************

Speaking of the Class of 1950, another member of the class, Joan DeCosta Goodbrod, is celebrating her 90th birthday Dec. 16 with a lunch being hosted by her daughters, Michelle White and Cindy Schafler, in Washington, where she now makes her home.

Joan accompanied her daughter Michelle to Bandon in late September, where she met with many of her longtime friends during a breakfast at The Station Restaurant and later for coffee at Bandon Baking Company.

Those wishing to send her a birthday card could do so at: Woodland Care Center (Apt. 112), PO Box 69, Woodland, Wash. 98674. I know she'd appreciate hearing from you. She really misses Bandon where she grew up and spent most of her adult life with her late husband, Pete.

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I saw a Facebook post by Rob Taylor Friday indicating that Rod Taylor had won the county commission race. I confirmed later that the final count was posted Wednesday and Taylor had garnered 152 more votes than incumbent Melissa Cribbins. This definitely means a new direction for Coos County as Taylor joins John Sweet, who was re-elected, and long-time commissioner Bob Main.

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The first to come down with it after Friday night's performance was Tyler Eickhoff, whose grandmother also came down with it, but I saw Tyler Saturday night (a week later) at the tree-lighting event and he was fine and said his grandmother was also much better.

The Art By The Sea gallery is hosting a reception Saturday, Dec. 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the gallery on Fillmore Avenue honoring Ava Richey, an accomplished painter and founding member of the gallery.

It is always fun to view their art work, much of which is for sale.

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Recently, several health care workers at St. Charles in Bend refused to sign either waiver and were fired.

Neither Oregon, Washington nor California were part of the 22-state coalition asking the Biden administration to repeal the rule.

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Several other cast members also came down with it, one of whom I know had received her flu shot.

The play was fun and it was great to return to near normal. Things like this happen, but should not discourage the Playhouse and others from gathering with friends, neighbors and community members. *********************

I've learned that a longtime resident of Bandon, Barbara Mallory, recently died at

People are reminded that the annual Bandon Lighted vehicle Christmas parade, sponsored by the Greater Bandon Association, is set for Saturday, Dec. 10, beginning at 5:30 in Old Town. I believe that vehicles are to line around 4:30 at the west end of town.

GBA also sponsored the tree-lighting ceremony, which saw Southern Coos Hospital and Health Center CEO Ray Hino, do the count down to light the huge tree at the Visitor Center in Old Town. A big crowd was on hand, with the youngsters dancing to lively music, courtesy of Anthony Zunino, before GBA

I read last week that 22 states have petitioned CMS (Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services) to withdraw healthcare worker vaccine mandates. The mandate requires employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 if they work in healthcare facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding.

The petitioners point out that full vaccination no longer prevents infection or transmission, yet what they called the "outdated emergency rule" remains in force.

The petition contends "that the vaccine rule intensified staffing shortages at healthcare facilities, resulting in reduced risk of patients contracting the virus but also limiting many patients' access to needed care."

The rule, which includes medical and religious exemptions, has been the subject of legal challenges since

Included in the coalition were Arizona, Alabama, Alaska, Florida, South Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Virginia, Wyoming, and others.

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Bandon's McKenna Vierck was named to the first team in the Coast Valley volleyball league. A sophomore, she was the lone South Coast player on the first team.

Bandon junior Katelynn Senn was named to the second team, while Caitlyn Michalek received honorable mention.

Bandon finished second in the league's south division.

I will have information about the all-star team for football in next week's column.

Photos courtesy of Mary Schamehorn collection

In 1964, a billboard showcasing Santa holds a gift book for the Shoppers' Jamboree, one of many ways Bandon has celebrated Christmas in the past.

executive Harv Schubothe introduced Ray Hino. Unlike past years, where it has rained, the weather was crisp, but dry, which really contributed to the crowd, many of whom came out earlier in the afternoon to see Santa and enjoy the nog/wine walk.

SWOCC squads each win two games in weekend tourneys

The Southwestern Oregon Community College women’s and men’s basketball teams each won two of their three games at basket ball tournaments during the holiday weekend.

The women, competing as usual in the Clackamas Thanksgiving Tournament, lost to Umpqua before beating the host school and Pierce.

Umpqua beat the Lakers 72-62, building a 60-42 lead through three quarters.

Jaci Powers had 26 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers, connecting on 10 of 18 shots overall and five of eight 3-pointers. Skylar Willey had 12 points and Kaelynn Teagle 11.

On Saturday, the Lakers bounced back

with an 83-79 win over Clackamas, outscor ing the Cougars 21-15 in the final quarter.

Powers had 18 points and nine rebounds in the win. Gillian Roybal added 17, includ ing four 3-pointers; Kiana Quintero had 16, also with four 3-pointers; and Willey had 14 points and 12 boards.

On Sunday, SWOCC topped pierce 68-56 to improve to 4-2 on the season. Powers had 20 points, Roybal 13, Teagle 10 and Quintero nine in that win.

The Lakers finished their opening weekend with a 56-49 win over Treasure Valley a week earlier. Powers had 19 points and Quintero 12 in that victory.

This weekend, the Lakers are in the Warrior Classic at Walla Walla, Wash., with games against the host school Friday and Columbia Basin on Saturday. They face Mult nomah in Portland on Sunday.

SWOCC’s men competed in the Red Devil Classic at Kelso, Wash., where they lost to Spokane before bouncing back with two wins.

Spokane topped the Lakers 80-65. SWOCC was led by Zach Jefferson with 18 points, Merrick Sherwood with 17 and Logan Prince with 11, to go with nine rebounds. SWOCC topped Centralia 84-66. Onwaja

Thomas had 17 points, Prince 12 (and 10 rebounds), Jefferson 10, and Sherwood and O’shen Cazimero nine each.

On Sunday, the Lakers beat Yakima Valley 76-68 to improve to 4-2. Thomas had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Prince had 12 points and 10 boards, Sherwood had 12 points and Cody Nixon added 10.

SWOCC makes its annual trip to California for the Tregs Classic at College of the Red woods this weekend, facing Sierra College on Friday and Shasta on Saturday. The Lakers host College of the Redwoods on Dec. 9, their only preseason game.

Oakland wins Class 2A football crown

Oakland High School followed its league title in football with a state championship, opening a 34-6 lead on the way to a 46-32 win over WestonMcEwen on Nov. 26 at Hillsboro Stadium in the Class 2A title game.

Cade Olds had three touchdown runs and Cade Collins had two touchdown passes and a touchdown run for the Oakers, who finished 12-1. Olds rushed for 243 yards in the win.

Weston-McEwen had beaten Oakland 24-16 back in September, but the Oakers won the rest of their games,

100 YEARS — 1922 North Bend is to get wharf

Voters also decided for a community building

At special election they vote in favor of $10,000 extra levy for city expenses

The voters at the special election held in North Bend Saturday favored all of the propositions which were put before them. They voted to levy an additional $10,000 for city purposes above the amount allowed in the budget.

It was voted to build a community building to not cost over $30,000.

It was voted to build a city wharf to cost not more than $30,000.

The voters decided that these two improvements should be paid or by a bond issue rather than by taxation.

The community building carried by only one vote, but it is explained that this was not because the people did not want a community build ing but that many thought it should be included in a city hall, and the two combined in one proposition.

The plan is to make a new city wharf on the site of the old one but to make it larger and to extend out farther to the deep water channel. Below is given the vote in detail on each of the four propositions:

To levy additional funds of $10,000 above the amount of the budget: Yes 132, no 33.

To build a $30,000 wharf: Yes 141, no 30.

To build a $30,000 com munity building: Yes 85, no 84.

Whether money for com munity building and wharf should be raised by taxation or bond issue, the vote was: For bonds 97, for taxation 18.

$30,000 fire loss at Powers this morning

Collier hotel and Cochran and Holcom pool halls are destroyed by blaze The damage is partly cov ered by insurance

Fifty rooms in hotel and the rooming houses occupied but all of people escape Fire starts from stove

Discovered at 1:30 a.m. and has good headway so there is no chance to get out any of contents of buildings

POWERS — About $30,000 loss was caused by a fire which early this morning destroyed the Collier hotel

including league wins over Bandon (56-6) and Gold Beach (50-8).

CLASS 3A: Far West League champion Cascade Christian overwhelmed Kennedy 41-6 at Cottage Grove to complete a perfect season.

The Challengers got three touchdown passes and two touchdown runs form Keith Reed in the win.

Kennedy was denied a title for the second straight year.

The Trojans lost to Coquille in the Class 2A title game in 2001 and chose to play up to Class 3A this year so they could continue to play

11-man, instead of the new nine-man format in Class 2A.

This week, Cascade Christian begins defense of the basketball title it won at Marshfield High School last winter.

CLASS 4A: Estacada won its first state football title, beating Tillamook 32-8 at Hillsboro Stadium, behind its punishing rushing offense. James Durand and quarterback Cory James each scored two touchdowns and Waylon Riedel rushed for 125 yards for the Rangers, who entered the playoffs as the No. 5 seed. Tillamook was seeded sixth.

Marshfield, the 2021 champion, beat Tillamook back in the season opener but was eliminated from the playoffs in the first round this fall.

CLASS 1A: Lost River blanked top-ranked St. Paul 43-0 to win the eight-man title at Cottage Grove.

Connor Dunlea had three interceptions and also recovered a fumble on defense for the Raiders. He also had a passing touchdown and rushing touchdown in the win as Lost River avenged an earlier loss to St. Paul. Chas McAuliffe had a pair of touchdown

passes to Isaac Hernandez and caught the touchdown pass from Dunlea.

Both teams beat Myrtle Point during the season and St. Paul eliminated the Bobcats in the semifinals.

CLASS 5A: Summit topped Wilsonville 35-28 to win the title in its return to Class 5A after spending the previous four years in Class 6A.

Hogan Carmichael had three touchdown passes and Ethan Carlson had two TD receptions and returned a punt for a score for the Storm.

CLASS 6A: Top-

T his week in C oos C oun T y h is Tory

and the buildings occupied by the Holcom pool hall and the Cochran pool hall, and for a time threatened the entire business section of the city.

Use of hose and a wa ter tank maintained by the Coos Bay Lumber Company prevented the spread of the flames to Mrs. Kate Jack son’s restaurant next door and to other buildings.

Occupants all escape There were rooms over both of the pool halls and about twenty-five rooms in the hotel. In all fifty rooms were occupied when the fire occurred but all of the occupants were awakened in time to get out of the building without injury but the roomers lost all of their possessions.

Ollie Smith was in one of the rooms, sick, and he was carried out on a stretcher.

The fire started about 1:30 o’clock this morning and probably from the stove used in the restaurant part of the Cochran pool hall. The flames rapidly spread to the other pool hall and the hotel. The buildings destroyed are in the block opposite the depot.

North Bend is winner of game

Defeats Eugene high school yesterday afternoon

Quite a large crowd witness the event — final score of game is six to nothing

The North Bend high school football team defeat ed the Eugene high school 6-0 in a game full of good and bad plays which kept the large attendance in an uproar during the entire game.

North Bend was a big favor ite to win and either for that reason or over-confidence played her poorest game of the season and disappointed her many admirers, who ex pected the team to do much better.

The Eugene team showed a lot of fight and consider ing the poor condition they were in did remarkably well. There were a number of pretty end runs and consid erable open field work which pleased the spectators.

Klockars and Kern of North Bend both made long gains.

Kern’s work on returning punts being exceptionally good. Morten’s punting was the equal of most college teams, averaging between 35 and 40 yards.

50 YEARS — 1972

Sportsmen’s complex urged in Coos County Biggest of its kind COQUILLE — The Coos County Sportsmen’s Assn. has asked Coos County Commissioners to establish a 1,500-acre park in the south western corner of the Coos County Forest for “noisy” sports. It would be the big gest of its kind in the state.

With the support of the county’s parks director, Gene Jenkins, the eight-man con tingent requested money for access to and development of facilities for these outdoor sports:

A rifle and pistol range, trap shooting range, horse back riding area and mo torcycle riding area, model aircraft flying area, bicycle riding trails and an area where four-wheel drive vehi cles could be driven.

Ron Romig, president of the Gold Coast Motorcycle Assn. and a director of the Coos County Sportsmen’s Assn., said his group has some 60 members but “2,000 motorcycles were sold in Coos County last year and most of those are for off-road use.”

He said those motorcycle riders have no place to ride except on private proper ty or the private Ken-Kel Park between Coos Bay and Coquille, “And that’s just a circular track.”

Romig, who was a princi pal spokesman for the group with Andy Adams and Sam Baer, president of the Myrtle Point Sportsmen’s Club, emphasized, “We don’t want to compete with private en terprise, we want the county to provide an area for these people to enjoy their hobby.”

Court says girls may participate

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)

— Girls pay participate with boys in interscholastic high school non-contact sports such as golf in Indiana, according to a ruling Monday by the Indiana Supreme Court.

The high court divided, 3-2, in striking down a rule of the Indiana High School Athletic Association as unconstitutional, both by the U.S. and Indiana constitu tions.

The reversal came in the case of Johnell Haas, who qualified as a member of the South Bend Riley High School golf team, but was

denied the opportunity to play in interscholastic team competition because of the IHSAA rule.

Miss Haas, now 19 and a freshman at Indiana Univer sity-South Bend, said she was happy the high court struck down the rule because other high school girls now may participate in such sports. The suit was filed when she was a junior as a class action for all Indiana girls.

“I’m glad it went through because it will help other girls try out for teams in non-contact sports,” she said.

Wives of Coos Bay po licemen go on patrols

Wives of Coos Bay police men will have a chance to see for themselves what their husbands do all day or night long under a new program that begins Friday.

Each wife will be allowed to accompany her husband in his patrol car as an observer for up to a full shift. Trips will be limited to not more than once a month but no limita tion will be placed upon the time of day she may travel with him.

Each officer’s shift is changed every three months, so the wife must accompany him at least three times to see the different types of duties. There are varying responsi bilities on the different shifts, explained Chief of Police Rollie Pean.

As an observer, the wife will gain an insight into the duties and problems her officer-husband is expected to face and will gain a better knowledge of law enforce ment.

It also is hoped the program will instill more tolerance for the hours the officer has to put in and that the wife will find a greater understanding of the demands placed on a police officer that are demanded in other vocations, noted the chief

20 YEARS — 2002

Fire investigation: Flue heat is source of blaze

A fatal blaze at a down town Coos Bay auto parts store on Monday began when the heat ignited wooden beams and trapped a fire in concealed spaces between the ceiling and roof of the boxy structure.

State Fire Marshal Robert Garrison said Wednesday that grease being incinerated in a furnace at a parts-clean ing operation at the Farwest

Truck & Auto Supply store caused the combustion of roofing materials that burst into flames when they came in contact with a supply of oxygen.

“That fire probably burned for many hours without being detected,” Garrison said. “Consequently, it had done extensive damage to the construction of the building, especially the roof, without being seen.”

Once the blaze began in earnest, aerosol cans, paints, hydraulic fluid, paint thinners and motor oils stored at the auto supply accelerated the massive blaze that sent caus tic black plumes shooting hundreds of feet into the air. Explosions burst in pops of flames and burned so hot temperature increases could be felt 50 feet away.

Two volunteers and a ca reer firefighter with the Coos Bay Fire Department were killed when a roof collapsed and trapped the men inside while they were fighting the blaze.

Robert “Chuck” Hanners, 33, a Coos Bay resident, died at Bay Area Hospital after being found near a stairway and taken from the fire. A volunteer with eight years of experience, Hanners nev er regained consciousness after being dragged from the blaze. Randall “Randy” Carpenter, 46, a Coos Bay resident and career firefighter for 15 years, died inside the building. Jeffrey “Jeff” E. Common, 30, a Coos Bay resident and volunteer for 12 year at Coos Bay and North Bend, also died inside the building.

ranked West Linn beat Sheldon 23-14 for the state championship, opening a 20-0 lead and holding on. Sam Leavitt rushed for 171 yards and passed for 131 for the Lions.

Sheldon is coached by former Marshfield player and coach Josh Line.

In the inaugural Columbia Cup, for the Class 6A schools ranked 17th through 32nd, Westview beat North Salem 51-22. Jordan Fisher rushed for 417 yards and five touchdowns on 36 carries in the win, capping season that included a state-best 2,972 rushing yards and 40 scores.

Whitty said it may not be no ticeable to everyone, but the fields in the Coquille Valley and other areas of the county are brown and dead.

“The fields aren’t green like they usually are by this time of year, so farmers have been bringing in hay,” said Whitty. “By declaring an emergency, we might be able to bring in federal dollars.”

The declaration, if approved at the state and federal level, would make monies available to affected farmers in the county through low-interest loans, grants and other programs, according to Bret Harris, county executive director with the USDA Farm Service Agency.

Marshfield celebrates past, future

Meet the

The past collided head on with the future Monday night in the Pirate Palace.

Several hundred spectators attended Marshfield High School’s winter Meet the Pi rates night to get a sneak peek at the winter sports athletes, and to celebrate the building’s past and welcome a new piece of its future.

On the same night the school and community members commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Pirate Palace, a new addition to the hallowed building — the Chet Haliski Fitness Center — was dedicated.

County

commissioners declare drought emer gency Aid: Monies would be available if official disaster declaration is approved at state and federal levels

Coos County commission ers are asking the governor to declare the county a disaster area because this year’s drought has caused severe economic hardship to the agricultural community.

Commissioners unani mously approved the decla ration at a special meeting earlier this month and if the governor declares a state of emergency for the county, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture can make an official disaster declaration.

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The 3,500-square-foot fit ness center in the basement of the Pirate Palace was named after former Marshfield coach and physical education teach er Chet Haliski.

“Marshfield High School is a special place,” said Marsh field Principal Arnie Roblan. “We are an extended family. People have consistently been willing to give things to our school.”

After the dedication and 50th anniversary celebration, winter sports athletes on the boys and girls basketball, wrestling, swimming, dance and cheer teams were intro duced.

Jim Theiring and Joe Shank, who donated the equipment and money to build the new fitness center, were introduced to a non-me lodic chorus of raucous applause by the audience members who rose to their feet to honor the two men.

Pirates: School unveils new fit ness center, introduces teams and honors 50th year of gymnasium

These stories were found in the Marshfield Sun Printing Museum newspaper repository stored in Marshfield High School.

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For the right individual, a ca reer pathway could be entering as a Project Manager, promot ing to Senior Project Manager (managing multiple disciplines on large projects), and then promoting to Regional Princi pal (responsible for Coos Bay staff and projects). Depending on experience and drive, this pathway could take as little as five years. Shareholder eligibil ity is available after one year.

Qualifications

Auction of Storage Unit #17

Contents at Trigg Proper ties NB, 1890 Monroe, North Bend, OR 97459. Occupant: Jason Michael Keefer. Auction online at storagetreasures. com, closes Sunday, Dec 4, 2022 at 11:59pm.

Auction of Storage Unit #3

Contents at Trigg Proper ties NB, 1890 Monroe, North Bend, OR 97459. Occupant: Carole Perry. Auction online at storagetreasures.com, closes Sunday, Dec 4, 2022 at 11:59pm.

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Proficiency with Civil 3D and AutoCAD

Preferred: Experience with site devel opment and/or municipal engineering • Experience with GIS, Hydrology/Hydraulics programs

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• Value family time and inte grate work into life

Other benefits of working at SHN include: Group medical, dental and vision insurance • Medical and dependent care FSA • 401(k) plan with up to 4% SHN match • SHN paid term life insurance with buy up options • Pet friendly • Flexible work arrangements

• Professional development and licensure allowances • In-house continuing education and mentoring opportunities

• Shareholder opportunities, referral bonus program

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VACANT LAND FOR SALE

Located at the Jetty Road area, two listings! A 1.48-acre parcel that are 3 separate tax lots offered at $398,500. Also, a separate 0.41 parcel for $145,500. Combined, they would be almost 2 Acres for either single residences or a multi-unit development. Both parcels have views of the Lighthouse, Bay/River, 2nd story residences could offer some ocean views.

Call Principal Broker Dan Cirigliano, 541.297.2427 at PACIFIC PROPERTIES

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Auction of Storage Unit #18 Contents at Trigg Properties NB, 1890 Monroe, North Bend, OR 97459. Occupant: Yvonne Bennett. Auction online at stor agetreasures.com, closes Sun day, Dec 4, 2022 at 11:59pm.

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Celebrating our 52nd Anniversary!

Loan No: 431-4931063 Title Order No: 568330AM APN 4100-3439500-29-12W-16BC 00900 WHEREAS, on 12/11/2009, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by MARY E. SINGH AND SURENDAR SAMI SINGH, WIFE AND HUSBAND, as trustor in favor of ONE REVERSE MORTGAGE, LLC as beneficiary and PACIFIC NORTHWEST COMPANY OF OREGON, INC. as trustee, and was recorded on 01/15/2010 as Document No. 2010-497, and WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS the beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment recorded 12/04/2017 in document no. 2017-11554, of Official records in the office of the Recorder of Coos County, OR, and WHEREAS a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust PURSUANT TO SECTION 9 (A)(i), OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS “AN IMMEDIATE PAYMENT IN FULL. AS DEFINED, THE LENDER WILL REQUIRE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT IN FULL OF ALL OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL AND ACCRUED INTEREST IF; A BORROWER DIES AND THE PROPERTY IS NOT THE PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF AT LEAST ONE SURVIVING BORROWER.” INCLUDING ALL FORECLOSURE FEES, ATTORNEY FEES AND ADVANCES TO SENIOR LIENS, INSURANCE, TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on 05/16/2017 as Document No. 2017-04394, notice is hereby given that on 12/06/2022, at 10:00AM local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Lehnerrs Addition to Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon. TOGETHER WITH the E 1/2 of the vacated alley fronting and abutting thereon. Commonly known as: 806 RAILROAD AVE., MYRTLE POINT, OR 97458 The sale will be held: Inside the main lobby of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 N Baxter Street, Coquille, OR 97423 The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $222,783.06. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his pro rata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling $22,278.31 [10% of the Secretary’s bid] in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $22,278.31must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The

successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for a 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee will be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed. The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $222,747.00 as of 12/05/2022, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. DATE: 10/28/2022

FORECLOSURE COMMISSIONER: MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC. 7844 Madison Ave., Suite 145 Fair Oaks, CA 95628 (916) 962-3453 Fax: (916) 9621334 Sale Information Line: 916-939-0772 or www.nationwideposting. com Lauren Meyer, Vice President NPP0418020 To: WORLD (COOS) 11/18/2022, 11/25/2022,12/02/2022 The World & ONPA (ID:353016)

BY PUBLICATION Case No.: 22CV22720

COOS MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF RAYMOND D BENTLEY AKA RAYMOND BENTLEY AKA RAY D BENTLEY AKA RAY BENTLEY; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF OREGON, OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY, Defendants. To: The Unknown Heirs and Devisees of Raymond D. Bentley aka Raymond Bentley aka Ray D Bentley aka Ray Bentley and Occupants of the Property, You are hereby required to appear and defend the Complaint filed against you in the above entitled cause within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this summons upon you, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636.

If you are a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency. Contact information for a local county veterans’ service officer and community action agency may be obtained by calling the 2-1-1 information service. Additionally, contact information for a service officer appointed under ORS 408.410 for the county in which you live and contact information for a community action agency that serves your area can be found by visiting the following link: https://www.oregon. gov/odva/services/pages/ county-services.aspx and selecting your county. You can also access a list of Veterans Services for all Oregon counties by visiting the following link: https://www. oregon.gov/odva/Services/ Pages/All-Services-Statewide. aspx. The relief sought in the Complaint is the foreclosure of the property located at 165 N. 15th Street, Lakeside, OR 97449.

Date of First Publication: 11/11/2022 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/Grace Chu _ John Thomas OSB No. 024691 _ Michael Scott OSB No. 973947 _ Grace Chu OSB No. 220848 920 SW 3rd Ave, 1st Floor Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (971) 2013200 Fax: (971) 201-3202 gchu@mccarthyholthus. com Of Attorneys for Plaintiff IDSPub #0181931 11/11/2022 11/18/2022 11/25/2022 12/2/2022

Published: The World & ONPA (ID:352394)

Meeting

Notice NOTICE FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF UMPQUA SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Notice is hereby served that the annual meeting of the Umpqua Soil and Water Conservation District will be held Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at https://meet.goto.com/ UmpquaSWCD/ umpquasoilwaterconserva tiondistrictmeetingannualme Access Code: 774-506-093 Or by calling: 1-877-309-2073

Published: November 18 and December 2, 2022

The World & ONPA (ID:352045)

SUMMONS

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

Wednesday

North Bend

11/23:

• 7:02 am, 66 year old male cited on a Reedsport Police warrant and a Coos County Sheriff warrant, 2200 block of Pony Creek Road.

• 8:17 am, traffic hazard, 1800 block of Ash Street.

• 9:01 am, theft of packages, 1500 block of Johnson St.

• 12:24 pm, burglary, 1100 block of Newmark Street.

• 1:56 pm, barking dog, 2000 block of Cedar Street.

• 2:36 pm, theft of packages, 1500 block of Johnson St.

• 7:26 pm, juvenile problem, 2600 block of Virginia Ave.

• 7:49 pm, vehicle spray painted, 2400 block of Montana Street.

• 9:40 pm, fraudulent use of credit card, 3200 block of Tremont Avenue.

Coos Bay

• 7:51 am, dispute, Newmark and Norman.

• 8:05 am, menacing, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 8:27 am, civil problem, 400 block of N Cammann Street.

• 8:48 am, assault, 200 block of N Broadway Street.

• 9:46 am, 25 year old female cited result of injury accident, Newmark and S Schoneman.

• 10:51 am, disorderly conduct, 50 block of E Central Avenue.

• 11:18 am, fraud, 100 block of Market Avenue.

• 2:16 pm, disorderly conduct, 1300 block of Myrtle Avenue.

• 2:59 pm, 58 year old male cited on a Coos Bay Police warrant and two Coos County Sheriff warrants, 500 block of Central Avenue.

• 4:37 pm, unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 200 block of S Empire Boulevard.

• 6:00 pm, phone harassment, 400 block of Madison.

• 6:03 pm, violation of restraining order, 300 block of S Cammann Street.

• 6:14 pm, theft, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 6:49 pm, 49 year old male transported to Coos County jail on criminal trespass II, disorderly conduct II and resisting arrest, 700 block of S Empire Boulevard.

• 7:16 pm, criminal mischief, 100 block of S Wall Street.

• 7:49 pm, 63 year old male cited on DUII, 100 block of S 7th Street.

• 8:53 pm, misuse of 911, 3200 block of Ocean Boulevard.

• 9:21 pm, shots fired, 300 block of N Wall Street.

• 9:35 pm, loud noise, F Street.

• 10:57 pm, dispute, 1200 block of Minnesota Avenue. Coquille

• 11:03 am, 47 year old female cited result of traffic stop, Highway 42 and Finley Loop.

• 11:24 am, 52 year old female cited result of traffic stop, Highway 42 mile post 15.

• 11:54 am, 45 year old male cited result of traffic stop, 800 block of E 11th Street.

• 10:56 pm, 44 year old male

transported to Coos County jail for reckless burning and on a Coos Bay Police warrant, Fat Elk Road.

• 11:57 pm, disorderly conduct, N Central Blvd.

Reedsport

• 7:59 am, trespassing, McKay’s.

• 11:18 pm, harassment, 7-Eleven.

Thursday 11/24:

North Bend

• 12:37 am, injured animal, Harrison and Virginia.

• 7:22 am, shots fired, 2600 block of Tremont Avenue.

• 9:58 am, disorderly conduct, 1200 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 10:31 am, theft, 1700 block of Sherman Avenue.

• 11:05 am, dead animal, 1300 block of Virginia Ave.

• 11:32 am, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 2800 block of Sherman Avenue.

• 12:26 pm, minor in possession of liquor, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 1:17 pm, burglary, 1800 block of Cleveland Street.

• 5:02 pm, dog at large, 3700 block of Pacific Avenue.

• 5:14 pm, criminal mischief, 900 block of Virginia Ave.

• 8:13 pm, 33 year old male cited for criminal trespass II, 3200 block of Tremont Ave.

• 11:06 pm, loud noise, 800 block of Vermont Street.

Coos Bay

• 29 pm, burglary, 100 block of E Hall Avenue.

• 3:07 am, seized property, 200 block of S Broadway St.

• 8:26 am, 24 year old male cited on three Coos Bay Police warrants, S Wasson and Newmark.

• 9:59 am, dispute, N 10th Street and W Commercial Avenue.

• 10:56 am, Douglas County Sheriff served 29 year old cited on Coos Bay Police warrant, SE Douglas Ave.

• 11:54 am, 61 year old male cited on warrant, N 10th St. and W Commercial Avenue.

• 12:26 pm, 32 year old male cited result of traffic stop, Newport Lane and Edward.

• 12:31 pm, 38 year old female cited for driving while suspended, 200 block of E Johnson Avenue.

• 1:10 pm, dispute, 2400 block of Ocean Boulevard.

• 1:39 pm, disorderly conduct, Newmark Avenue and S Cammann Street.

• 1:50 pm, dispute, 1900 block of N 7th Street.

• 2:25 pm, 46 year old male cited on Coos Bay Police

Bandon Police Blotter

Monday 11/21:

• 6:50 pm, theft, 800 block of Oregon Avenue SW.

• 10:02 pm, disturbance, 300 block of Delaware Avenue SE.

Tuesday 11/22:

• 1:03 pm, shoplifter, 60 block of 10th Street SE.

• 3:35 pm, traffic hazard, Highway 101 and 2nd Street NE.

• 8:29 pm, disturbance, 800 block of 11th Street SW.

• 9:02 pm, disturbance, 300 block of Highway 101.

Wednesday 11/23:

• 5:32 pm, elude, Highway 101 mile post 259.

• 8:08 pm, shoplifter, 60 block of Michigan Avenue SE.

• 9:09 pm, animal complaint, Chow Road and Highway 42 S.

Thursday 11/24:

• 10:53 am, unlawful use of motor vehicle, 200 block of 2nd Street SE.

Friday 11/25:

• 8:10 am, fraud, 500 block of 11th Street SW.

• 9:30 am, criminal mischief, 1100 block of 2nd Street NE.

• 3:01 pm, animal complaint, 1200 block of Alabama Avenue SE.

• 7:17 pm, assault, 100 block of 8th Street SW.

• 9:09 pm, unlawful use of motor vehicle, 800 block of Franklin Avenue SW.

Saturday 11/26:

• 12:26 am, animal complaint, 49600 block of Highway 101.

• 7:50 am, animal complaint, 2600 block of Franklin Avenue.

• 1:51 pm, shots

Police Blotter

warrant, Minnesota Avenue and 13th Street.

• 3:00 pm, animal neglect, 11th Avenue and F Street.

• 3:06 pm, disorderly conduct, Johnson Avenue and Safeway.

• 3:46 pm, recovered stolen property, 1400 block of Juniper Avenue.

• 4:34 pm, seized property, 1800 block of Thompson Road.

• 5:37 pm, 50 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 1200 block of Ocean Boulevard.

• 6:54 pm, 41 year old male on violation of court order, 1530 block of Newmark Ave.

• 7:48 pm, illegal fireworks, S Morrison Street and Fulton Avenue.

• 8:45 pm, 39 year old female cited result of traffic stop, Ocean Boulevard and Snuffy’s.

• 8:56 pm, hit and run accident, N Broadway.

• 8:40 pm, Coquille Police cited 41 year old male on Coos Bay Police warrant, 800 block of N Central Blvd.

• 9:17 pm, Medford Police cited 71 year old male on three Coos Bay Police warrants, 400 block of W 8th Street.

Coquille

• 7:52 am, disorderly conduct, 25 year old male cited for disorderly conduct II and intoxication, 200 block of W Highway 42.

• 5:21 pm, 25 year old male transported to Coos County jail on criminal trespass II, disorderly conduct II and resisting arrest, 600 block of N Central Boulevard.

• 6:02 pm, custodial interference, 100 block of N Dean Street.

• 8:40 pm, 41 year old male cited on Coos Bay Police warrant, 100 block of N Birch Street.

Reedsport

• 8:00 am, domestic disturbance, 400 block of Camellia Court.

• 12:37 pm, animal problem, 700 block of Laurel Avenue.

• 10:20 pm, domestic disturbance, Holly Knolls Mobile Home Park.

• 11:35 pm, disturbance, 100 block of N 20th Street.

FrIday 11/25:

North Bend

• 2:43 am, 38 year old female cited for DUII, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 7:51 am, 80 year old male cited result of a follow up, 93600 block of McKenna Lane.

• 9:29 am, disorderly conduct, CFN.

• 9:43 am, phone scam, 800 block of California Avenue.

• 2:59 pm, fight, 300 block of State Street.

• 4:46 pm, neighbor dispute,

2700 block of Stanton Street.

• 8:59 pm, loud noise, 1100 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 9:22 pm, 40 year old male cited result of traffic stop, Coos Bay Toyota.

Coos Bay

• 12:17 am, 35 year old male cite on Coos Bay Police warrant, Crocker near Margaretta.

• 1:28 am, male subject cited on two Coos Bay Police warrants, 800 block of S Broadway Street.

• 7:35 am, traffic hazard, Newmark and Schoneman.

• 8:28 am, 40 year old male cited result of traffic stop, Broadway and Market.

• 8:39 am, disorderly conduct, Newmark and S Empire.

• 8:54 am, civil problem, 500 block of 10th Avenue.

• 9:09 am, 24 year old male cited result of traffic stop, Augustine and Lakeside.

• 9:48 am, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 700 block of F Street.

• 10:21 am, animal neglect, 1200 block of Newmark Ave.

• 11:15 am, 25 year old male cited result of traffic stop, 3100 block of Ocean Boulevard.

• 11:49 am, theft of bike, 7th Street.

• 12:55 pm, 34 year old male cited for driving while suspended, Ocean Boulevard and West Hills.

• 1:25 pm, water problem, Hall and S 1st Street.

• 1:43 pm, 29 year old male transported and lodged at Reedsport jail on two Coos Bay Police warrants, felon in possession of a restricted weapon, criminal trespass I, theft II and probation violation, 1000 block of S 1st Street.

• 3:07 pm, disorderly conduct, Curtis and S Broadway Street.

• 3:51 pm, 40 year old male cited for driving while suspended, Radar and Neese.

• 4:05 pm, 53 year old female cited for driving while suspended, Shoneman and Newmark.

• 4:11 pm, fraud, 700 block of S Broadway Street.

• 4:31 pm, disorderly conduct, Curtis Avenue and S Broadway Street.

• 4:45 pm, 46 year old male cited result of non-injury accident, 600 block of N Bayshore Drive.

• 6:19 pm, hit and run accident, 1200 block of N Bayshore Drive.

• 9:16 pm, child related, 200 block of S Schoneman Street.

• 10:55 pm, 43 year old female cited for criminal trespass II, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 11:09 pm, burglary, 1900 block of Lawnridge Loop.

Coquille

• 5:27 pm, family dispute, 100 block of N Dean Street.

Reedsport

• 3:10 pm, civil dispute, 500 block of N 7th Street.

• 6:24 pm, trespassing, 1700 block of Greenwood Avenue.

• 9:58 pm, animal problem, 2000 block of Fir Avenue.

Saturday 11/26:

North Bend

• 9:12 am, phone harassment, 2100 block of Everett Ave.

• 11:20 am, disorderly conduct, Tremont and Pancake Mill.

• 11:40 am, 45 year old male transported to Coos County jail for disorderly conduct II, 2300 block of Tremont Avenue.

• 12:08 pm, recovered stolen bike, 1900 block of Sherman Avenue.

• 12:26 pm, traffic signal malfunction, Broadway and Newmark.

• 12:50 pm, threats, 400 block of Simpson Avenue.

• 3:45 pm, 38 year old female cited for DUII, North Bend Bridge.

• 3:57 pm, theft, 1700 block of Sherman Avenue.

• 9:41 pm, 21 year old male cited result of traffic stop, Sherman and California.

• 10:55 pm, traffic hazard, 2100 block of McPherson Avenue.

Coos Bay

• 12:07 am, restraining order violation, 2700 block of Ocean Boulevard.

• 5:06 am, 27 year old male cited result of traffic stop, Newmark Avenue and Wasson Street.

• 5:20 am, 27 year old male transported to Coos County jail for disorderly conduct II and resisting arrest, S Empire Boulevard near Johannesen.

• 7:55 am, 39 year old male transported to Coos County jail on a Coos Bay Police warrant, a Sweet Home Police warrant and three Linn County Sheriff warrants, 100 block of N Cammann Street.

• 8:40 am, unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 1400 block of N Bayshore Drive.

• 10:09 am, fraud, 2000 block of Thompson Road.

• 10:18 am, harassment, 400 block of N Main Street.

• 11:25 am, 35 year old male and 39 year old female cited for criminal trespass, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 12:40 pm, 53 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 1100 block of Michigan Avenue.

• 12:45 pm, 20 year old cited result of traffic stop, 1300 block of Ocean Boulevard.

• 1:11 pm, 33 year old male

cited for driving while suspended, 1800 block of Newmark Street.

• 1:16 pm, loud noise, 700 block of S Wasson Street.

• 1:48 pm, 46 year old male cited result of traffic stop, 1400 block of Southwest Boulevard.

• 2:09 pm, criminal mischief to vehicle, 200 block of S Schoneman Street.

• 2:18 pm, 45 year old female cited result of traffic stop, 900 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 2:17 pm, misuse of 911, 400 block of 8th Avenue.

• 2:41 pm, 56 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 3100 block of Ocean Boulevard.

• 2:49 pm, 64 year old male cited result of traffic stop, Broadway and Alder.

• 3:02 pm, 38 year old female cited result of traffic stop, 34th and Ocean.

• 3:13 pm, 19 year old male cited result of traffic stop, Ocean and 19th.

• 3:19 pm, 61 year old female cited result of traffic stop, Ocean and W Hills.

• 3:33 pm, disorderly conduct, S Morrison.

• 3:44 pm, 39 year old female cited for driving while suspended, 3600 block of Broadway Avenue.

• 3:53 pm, 32 year old female cited for driving while suspended, Curtis and 2nd.

• 4:25 pm, 27 year old male cited for DUII and reckless driving, Woodland and Ocean.

• 6:12 pm, prowler, 200 block of N 2nd Court.

• 7:07 pm, dispute, 9th Avenue and H Street.

• 8:32 pm, phone harassment, 500 block of S Empire Boulevard.

• 10:46 pm, civil problem, 900 block of Kentucky Ave.

• 10:50 pm, Port Orford Police served 41 year old male on Coos Bay Police warrant, 500 block of W 20th Street.

• 11:04 pm, disorderly conduct, 1200 block of Newmark Avenue.

Coquille

• 4:26 pm, 27 year old male cited for theft III, 400 block of N Central Boulevard.

• 5:18 pm, theft of fuel, 96900 block of Highway 42 S.

Reedsport

• 6:42 am, noise complaint, Champion Park.

• 9:31 am, animal problem, 1000 block of Scott Terrace.

• 9:50 am, civil dispute, 3000 block of Country Club Drive.

• 1:03 pm, animal problem, 900 block of Doyle Street.

• 1:13 pm, trespassing, Coast Life Church.

The police blotter

record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information

The year 2020 was difficult for many types of businesses.

The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered the way we engage the economy.

Breweries and brewpubs had been posting slower rates of growth before the onset of the pandemic, but the closure of in-person dining dealt a blow to demand for kegs and employment within the pubs themselves.

In the summer of 2019, there were nearly 9,090 jobs in brewing establishments across the state of Oregon. A brewing establishment is any location that brews beer. A portion of these are manufacturing facilities that produce their beer to be distributed to retailers or restaurants. However, many of the state’s brewing establishments are brewpubs that both brew beer and serve that beer onsite in a more typical restaurant environment.

The dramatic impacts of the pandemic were first seen in April 2020 when covered employment dropped by a staggering 3,700 jobs (-50%) from the month before. The drop is even more shocking when you consider the highly seasonal nature of the industry. Typically, the spring is a time of hiring for breweries and pubs, which means the loss of half

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of total employment in one month understates the true impact to the industry.

As with the economy more broadly, there was an initial V-shaped recovery to employment during summer 2020 in Oregon’s brewing industry. Pubs and breweries added back around 2,700 of the 3,700 jobs lost in April. Even with this sharp rebound, by August 2020 employment in breweries still remained down by around 27% from August 2019.

As you might expect, the COVID impacts to the brewing industry were much more significant than to the overall economy, but job losses were also more significant than the loss in food services and drinking places, where employment was down by 23% over the year. For the overall economy, employment remained down only 8% in August 2020 compared with the previous year.

Employment fell again in the winter of 2021, as it usually does in seasonal industries. The overall trend, however, was, and is, for continued recovery. The most recent data are from June 2022 and they show that employment in Oregon’s breweries and brewpubs was down only 14% below the level of August 2019. With normal seasonal growth it’s likely the employment in brewing returned to

near its pre-pandemic level during the summer of 2022.

Behind these higher level numbers we see some interesting trends. There were 263 establishments that reported employment the summer before the pandemic in August 2019. The vast majority of these brewing establishments posted job losses during the pandemic, and 109 of them still had lower, but some, employment nearly three years later in June 2022.

An additional 64 of them were no longer reporting any employment at all by June 2022. In June 2022 there were 244 brewing establishments reporting employment. Of these, 116 showed an employment gain over the period, and 31 of these with gains were reporting employment for the first time.

We don’t have a good measure on business closures and openings, but we do know if an establishment stopped reporting employment or began reporting employment for the first time and this is likely to indicate a closing or opening. A few of these were documented permanent closures, including Bridgeport, Lompoc, and The Ram. Interestingly, some of the businesses that announced permanent closures did so before the onset of the pandemic.

Perhaps most impressive are the 31 brewing establishments that began reporting employment for the

Winter Blues workshop

2 p.m., December 13th

North Bend Public Library

first time. These weren’t necessarily new breweries, but they began paying payroll employees for the first time during a pandemic and recession recovery. Hats off to these entrepreneurs for getting a brewery up and running in such a challenging environment.

Despite the challenges faced in the past three years, there is reason for optimism as we move further away from lockdowns and restrictions. Fewer public health restrictions helped consumers feel more comfortable going out to public

places such as brewpubs. The opening of the economy and the spending of money saved during the pandemic led to an increase in spending on beer. In 2022, an economic concern is whether we face a recession.

Fortunately for brewers, alcoholic beverages are considered recession resistant products, although the mix of what and where beverages are consumed may change.

Erik Knoder is a regional economist with the Oregon Employment Department. He may be reached at 541-351-5595.

on Saturday, December 10th at 7:00 P.M. and Sunday, December 11th at 2:00 P.M. A beautiful collection of beloved holiday songs will be presented and directed again by David Aakre. Some of the favorite songs include “Gloria in Excelsis Deo”, “Mary Did You Know”, “This Little Babe”, and “The Twelve Days After Christmas.” The concert will be held at the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw at 3996 Hwy. 101 in Florence. There is no charge for attending the performance, however a donation of $10 dollars will be appreciated.

Holiday Spectacular

– All Jazzed Up 7 p.m., December 10th, and 2 and 4 p.m., December 11th Sprague Community Theatre, Bandon

MarLo Dance Studio, renowned for their lavish productions, brings a brand new Christmas show to the Sprague Theater, HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR, All Jazz Up!

The fast-paced production stars MDS’s Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Hip Hop dancers. Not to disappoint, a few extra special ballet pieces with a twist are added to the mix. Guest artists include vocalist Destyni Fuller (graced such stages as Carnegie Hall and Willamette Country Music Festival) and professional actor/pantomimer, Nameer El Kadi. Tickets are $14 in advance and $16 at the door. To buy tickets, visit www. marlodance.com or call 706-550-1416.

Celebration of Life for K9 Raven 2 pm, December 11th

Egyptian Theatre

Coos County Sheriff’s K9 Program invites you to the Celebration of Life for K9 Raven. December 11th at 2 pm. Donations welcome.

Everyone at the Egyptian wishes you a wonderful holiday season filled with love, family and friends, lots of good food and most especially our famous Egyptian Popcorn. See you at the Egyptian!!

The North Bend Public Library will be partnering with Waterfall Community Health Center to offer the workshop Winter Blues. This educational workshop will be led by Kayln Clinkenbeard who is a certified community health worker at Waterfall and is trained as an OPAL coach for Coos County. Kayln will be discussing OPAL: Options for People to Address Loneliness and teaching techniques for identifying and responding to the signs of seasonal depression. Because of the nature of the Winter Blues program, the NBPL will also be offering time after the program for individuals to talk privately to Kayln and set up an appointment or ask brief questions.

Community Yoga

6 p.m., December 14th

Virtually via Zoom

Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with yoga instructor, Kelli Bosak, will co-host Community Yoga. Kelli has been practicing yoga and mindfulness for over 16 years. She has taught yoga in community health centers, schools, and jails for adults and families with all levels of experience and abilities over the last 8 years. This FREE class is appropriate for all levels. Register for this event @ https://bit.ly/3CbG1VR

ASL Practice Place

Every third Thursday of the month at 12:00 pm starting December 15th Via Zoom

Coos Bay Public Library has partnered with instructor, Kandy Bergquist, to offer ASL PRACTICE PLACE via Zoom (virtual meeting software). Bergquist teaches American Sign Language and Signed English at Southwestern Oregon Community College. She has worked with the deaf and hard of hearing as an interpreter, classroom aid, and Speech Pathologist. We meet every third Thursday of the month @ 12:00pm. Next event: Thursday, December 15 Program is for those who wish to practice their ASL conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to sign in ASL as

a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is NOT a class, but we will provide ideas for conversational topics. Beginners are welcome. Let’s sign!

This program is FREE and open to anyone who wishes to sharpen their ASL conversational skills. Register for this event @ https:// bit.ly/3m6j2WG

Unlimited Book Club

December 15th at 6:00 pm Via Zoom

Thursday, December 15 at 6:00 pm, the Unlimited Book Club will meet on Zoom. Unlimited is a joint venture of the Coos Bay Public Library and the North Bend Public Library. We formed to encourage awareness and foster community discussions on equity, diversity, and inclusion through reading and thoughtful conversation. Club meets every third Thursday of the month.

This meeting will be an opportunity for members to meet and discuss our next title, selected by book club members, Go Back to Where You Came From: And other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American by Wajahat Ali. Suggestions for future readings will come from members of Unlimited.

Those interested are invited to attend meeting, there is no obligation to stay. To receive Zoom link for meeting, register for free @ https://bit.ly/3R6E57M

Blanket Making

2:30 p.m., December 16th North Bend Public Library

The blanket making class is for ages 13 to 18. Teens attending the class will learn how to make a no-sew, fleece blanket. They will also be encouraged to engage in community service by “gifting” their blanket to someone in need. This is a free program that will be held in the meeting room of the NBPL. Snacks and all blanket-making materials will be provided.

A Christmas Carol 4 p.m., December 16th North Bend Public Library

The community is invited to the annual NBPL Holiday Open House followed by a Readers Theater presentation of “A Christmas Carol,” based on the novel by Charles

Dickens.

The NBPL Holiday Open House will begin at 4 p.m. and be available until 5:30. The library staff will serve seasonal drinks and snacks, and musician Gail Elber will perform live holiday music. Then starting at 6, a Readers Theater group will present a dramatic reading of “A Christmas Carol.” Both events are free to attend and are open to all community members.

The Fire’s Very Scottish Christmas

7 p.m., December 16th Egyptian

Theatre

Join us for a special Christmas Concert with The Fire and their Very Scottish Christmas. Friday, December 16th at 7 pm. Tickets: $35 at the door and $30 in advance. www.thefirescottishband.com/schedule

Prepare to be inspired as Scottish music trio The Fire joins forces with both Scottish and Irish dancers for an extraordinary performance. This unprecedented collaboration features Scotland’s visually dynamic highland dance in step with the powerful rhythms of Ireland. The Fire’s signature brand of dazzling virtuosity delivers an unforgettable experience as the band leads listeners through an evening of classic Christmas carols and lively dance tunes. Tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-firesvery-scottish-christmas-in-coos-bay-ortickets-428295311807

Everyone at the Egyptian wishes you a wonderful holiday season filled with love, family and friends, lots of good food and most especially our famous Egyptian Popcorn. See you at the Egyptian!!

Movie Showing & Pajama Drive 6 p.m., December 18th Egyptian Theatre

Join us on December 18th for our showing of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and our pajama drive for local youth in care! Doors open at 5:30, movie at 6 pm. The movie is free, but new pajamas for the Pajama Drive for local youth in foster care are very much appreciated.

Everyone at the Egyptian wishes you a wonderful holiday season filled with love, family and friends, lots of good food and most especially our famous Egyptian Popcorn. See you at the Egyptian!!

Metro Creative Connection

Some local breweries and pubs in Columbia County and across the state were forced to close or limit operations during the COVID-19 pandemic’s Extreme High-Risk classifications.