CCP16

Science, people drive new approach to restoration

THE PILOT

On the South Coast, science and people are driving restoration work – supported by science, but led by local stakeholders, including Tribes.

The approach has led the Curry Watersheds Partnership to include not just salmon in their restoration work, but many other species needing attention – and to consider how climate change may be affecting everything.

“This is one of the most comprehensive assessments on the South Coast of what is needed to restore a watershed,” said Miranda Gray, who led the project for the Curry Watersheds Partnership. “And yes, it’s driven by science, but it’s led by stakeholders more than ever before. That’s new.”

It’s one of the first watershed assessments on the South Coast to:

• Look at everything impacting a watershed – including climate change.

• Involve a wide array of stakeholders.

• Focus on restoring multiple species, including lamprey, instead of just salmon.

• Incorporate indigenous knowl-

BY ZACK DEMARS Oregon Capital Insider

A handful of hotels across Oregon work a lot differently now than they did three years ago.

In 2020, state legislators committed nearly $75 million to a novel housing strategy aimed at stemming the worst impacts of both the pandemic’s first year and a destructive fire season. Two years later, recipients of that funding are looking to long-term operations while the statewide outcomes of the new services aren’t exactly clear.

The premise of the program was a simple one: The state would give local governments and nonprofits funds to purchase old hotels and motels.

They could then use those buildings as emergency shelter to house people more safely than in large congregate shelters, where disease can spread more quickly.

“In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we really had to think about shelter, and sheltering people experiencing homelessness in a very different way,” said Mike Savara, who coordinates the state housing agency’s work with Project Turnkey.

“We saw shelters really trying to distance, spread out, and think about all the different ways they could limit the spread of COVID-19.”

To fund the properties, legislators enlisted the Oregon Community Foundation to dole out the funding to 19 different sites — moving the money through the private nonprofit instead of

Oregon bans sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035

BY PETER WONG Oregon Capital Bureau

Oregon and Washington have joined California in requiring automakers to sell only new electric or hybrid cars and passenger trucks beginning with the 2035 model year.

The rules were adopted Monday by the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission on a 4-1 vote and by the Washington Department of Ecology. Oregon and Washington are among the 17 states that follow California’s stricter emissions requirements for vehicles as allowed under the federal Clean Air Act.

California’s Air Resources Board, which has authority over vehicle emissions, voted for the stricter standards on Aug. 25.

The actions do not ban the sale or use of gasoline- or diesel-powered cars and light trucks in those

states after 2035. But they will require manufacturers to offer for sale increasing shares of their future vehicles to be carbon-free, until the 100% mark is reached in the 2035 model year.

Under federal law, states can choose to go with California’s stricter emissions standards for vehicles or the more lenient federal standards – but states cannot devise their own standards. Some other states have indicated they do not plan to follow California’s zero-emission vehicle standards.

“I think there is a large part of this state that thinks we are crazy to follow California on anything,” said Greg Addington of Klamath Falls, the only dissenter on the Environmental Quality Commission vote. Addington was hired a couple of months ago to lead the Oregon Farm Bureau, where he once worked.

“If we don’t adopt this rule here today, I think the transportation system will still electrify. We just won’t have the same number of options. We will not be providing the regulatory certainty to utilities and auto manufacturers. We won’t be upgrading the (power) grid in a strategic and cohesive way that is proactive, rather than reactive.”

But Amy Schlusser, another commission member, said the realities of climate change are forcing change.

“If we don’t adopt this rule here today, I think the transportation system will still electrify,” said Schlusser, a staff lawyer with the

Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark College law school. “We just won’t have the same number of options. We will not be providing the regulatory certainty to utilities and auto manufacturers. We won’t be upgrading the (power) grid in a

Contributed photo

Following completion of the South Coast ATLAS, Curry Watersheds Partnership is pursuing high-priority restoration projects in the Sixes River watershed

Oregon spent $75 million on hotels for shelters. How are they doing?

Contribtued photo

With new gas-powered cars banned in Oregon by 2035, the state has a lot of questions to answer in the coming years.

Amy Schlusser

Member of Oregon Environmental Quality Commission and sta lawyer with the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark College law school

see CARS

edge of the area.

It's called the ATLAS framework, and Gray says, “It’s unique because it is very stakeholder driven. You bring in the science, but you also rely heavily on local and other stakeholder knowledge of the area.”

Here’s a look at the new South Coast watershed assessment by the numbers:

• Number of watersheds: 9

• Number of subwatersheds: 84

• Number of stakeholders included: 25

• Number of meetings: 11

• Number of hours for each meeting: 4

• Number of actions identified as needed in the watershed: 720

The project was funded by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, which uses funding from the Oregon Lottery, Oregon salmon license plate revenue, federal funding and other sources to support watershed restoration work around the state.

“We have to prioritize our dollars, and funders want

to know where and why the investment should go to certain projects over others. The ATLAS framework is the most comprehensive way we have to do that,” Gray said.

About the Curry Watersheds Partnership Curry Watersheds Partnership is a group of non-regulatory organizations working together to help local landowners and communities keep our shared lands and rivers healthy and sustainable. The Curry Watersheds Partnership includes the Curry Soil and Water Conservation District, the South Coast and Lower Rogue Watershed Councils, and the Curry Watersheds Nonprofit.

Thank you to these organizations for their support: Bonneville Power Administration, Bureau of Land Management, Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians, Coquille Indian Tribe, Kalmiopsis Audubon, Native Fish Society, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, US Forest Service, Wild Rivers Land Trust and Wild Salmon Center.

Azalea Park – Walk with Ease: 10:30 am

Weather permitting

Road District Meeting 98354 Thomas Lane, Brookings: 9:00 am

Daily: Chetco Activity Center

550 Chetco Lane

Daily Meal: 11:15 am –12:30 pm

The Chetco Activity Center is looking to fill volunteer positions in Reception and the dining room waiting on tables. These are lunchtime positions and training is available. Meals on Wheels is part of our service to seniors who cannot leave their homes. Meals to go are always available from 11 to 1 pm on weekdays. The pandemic had a severe impact on our operations because 9 out of 10 volunteers at our senior center are seniors themselves.

Friday, January 6

Chetco Activity Center T’ai Chi: 9:00 am and 10:30 am

Monday, January 9

Line Dance: Elks Lodge - Don’t need to be a member and $1 donation Beginner lessons 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Intermediate lessons 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Chetco Activity Center

Azalea Park – Walk with Ease: 10:30 am Weather permitting

Tuesday, January 10 Chetco Activity Center Bridge: Meet at 11:45 am

The Grange in Harbor 97895 Shopping Center Ave. Line Dance: Advanced – no instructor 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Mountain Drive Special

Wednesday, January 11

Chetco Activity Center

T’ai Chi: 9:00 am and 10:30 am

Line Dance: Elks Lodge - Don’t need to be a member and $1 donation Beginner lessons 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Intermediate lessons 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Cape Ferrelo RFPD

Monthly Board Meeting: 6:00 pm Open to the public. Prior month's minutes posted on the bulletin board at 96349 Cape Ferrelo Rd. Recurs the second Wednesday of each month.

Thursday, January 12

Chetco Activity Center Bridge: Meet at 11:45 am

Widow’s Coffee Clique (Widower’s welcome)

The Community Center on Airport Way in Gold Beach: 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Come for the coffee. Come for the support. Come to meet new friends to network with. We go places and love to have fun! Stay for the lunch!

Friday, January 13

Chetco Activity Center

T’ai Chi: 9:00 am and 10:30 am

Azalea Park – Walk with Ease: 10:30 am Weather permitting

A Night in Hollywood, A Winter Dance Concert

Crescent Elk Auditorium: 7:00 pm

Presented by Del Norte High School Dance. Pre-sale tickets available at Del Norte Office Supply. Adults $12 at the door ($10 pre-sale), $5 students and seniors, Free for children 5 and under.

Sunday, January 15

Bay Area Piano Quintet Seventh Day Adventist Church, 102 Park Avenue, Brookings: 3:00 pm

Cars

strategic and cohesive way that is proactive, rather than reactive.”

Addington also was the lone vote a year ago when the commission adopted a statewide plan aimed at reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gases 50% by 2035 and 90% by 2050, based on 2007-11 levels. That plan was aimed mainly at transportation fuels. Several groups have challenged that plan in the Oregon Court of Appeals, which is considering their argument that the commission lacked authority from the Legislature to do it.

Transportation still accounts for the greatest share of Oregon’s greenhouse gases at more than 30%.

Addington did join the four other members in voting for progress reports, starting in 2028 and updated every two years, that cover six points.

The award-winning duo of Eric Zivian, pianist, and Tonya Tompkins, cellist, return to Brookings, but this time with a twist! As co-founders of the Valley of the Moon Festival in Sonoma, California, they have been asked them to put together a bespoke group of amazing artists to join them on stage.

Eric and Tanya have selected outstanding string instrumentalists Liana Berube, Lisa Lee, and Cindy Wu to round out the Quintet.

For more information go to https://www.brookingsharborfriendsofmusic.org/tickets-and-location-info.

Monday, January 16

Line Dance: Elks Lodge - Don’t need to be a member and $1 donation Beginner lessons 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Intermediate lessons 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Chetco Activity Center

Azalea Park – Walk with Ease: 10:30 am Weather permitting

Tuesday, January 17 Chetco Activity Center

Among them: Manufacturer compliance with the share of zero-emission vehicles they offer, the cost of such vehicles and batteries, how the rules affect low-income communities and rural areas, the status of electric-charging stations and infrastructure.

“It has made me more comfortable with the notion of electric vehicles and what that might mean in places such as Eastern Oregon,” Addington said. “But I do have some things I can’t quite get over,” he added, such as the availability of such vehicles in rural areas, the lack of charging stations and the suitability of vehicles for agriculture, forestry and construction. The rules do not apply to heavy-duty trucks.

“I think there are a whole lot of people in this state who don’t get where this is going and why this is going there,” he said. “We have not done a good job talking about what this means.”

The original recommendation from the Department of Environmental Quality staff was for a single update in

Bridge: Meet at 11:45 am

The Grange in Harbor 97895 Shopping Center Ave.

Line Dance: Advanced – no instructor 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Wednesday, January 18

Chetco Activity Center

T’ai Chi: 9:00 am and 10:30 am

Line Dance: Elks Lodge - Don’t need to be a member and $1 donation Beginner lessons 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Intermediate lessons 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Thursday, January 19

Chetco Activity Center

Bridge: Meet at 11:45 am

Widow’s Coffee Clique (Widower’s welcome) The Community Center on Airport Way in Gold Beach: 10:30 am – 11:30 am Come for the coffee. Come for the support. Come to meet new friends to network with. We go places and love to have fun! Stay for the lunch!

2030.

The new timetable, Commission Chairwoman Kathleen George said, “gives us the opportunity to check along the way and work with others to take the actions needed to allow these goals to be implemented.”

The Oregon Transportation Commission has approved $100 million from federal funds over the next five years to upgrade electric-charging stations and other infrastructure along highways.

According to a DEQ staff study, the new rules are expected to result in 150 fewer deaths and between $5 million and $13 million in added health benefits. They also are projected to reduce carbon dioxide by 53 million metric tons by 2040, and 3,693 tons of oxides of nitrogen by 2025.

“Gasoline- and diesel-engine emissions can have a disproportionate impact … which put some areas of Oregon at risk of exceeding the national ambient air quality standards,” said Rachel Sakata.

Contributed photo

Curry Watersheds Partnership identified 720 needed restoration projects across Curry County, including planting of native vegetation and improvement of in-stream habitats like this one at Sullivan Gulch in the Sixes River watershed.

Submissions for events can be sent by email to: pilotofficemgr@countrymedia.net

the state’s own housing agency because of the program’s urgency, state leaders said.

“You have to remember that when these funds initially came to OCF, it was at a moment when our state was dealing with a once-in-alifetime, we hope, pandemic and the loss of 4,000 residential structures because of the many fires that ravaged our state,” said Megan Loeb, who coordinates the Turnkey program for the foundation. “And at that moment in time, our state housing agency was dealing with their programs to really prevent people from being evicted from their home.”

In Central Oregon, the impact of those new shelters is becoming more visible.

The city of Bend, for example, purchased the old Bend Value Inn on Division Street with $2.5 million in state Turnkey funding, sheltering residents in the 28 rooms starting in January.

Those residents moved in May to the old Rainbow Motel on Franklin Avenue, which the city purchased with its own funds as a “swing space” during renovations.

Residents there will move

back to Division Street when renovations are completed, hopefully in early February, according to Amy Fraley, who manages the city’s houseless services.

“The building’s going to be better and it’s going to be a place that is providing solutions,” Fraley said of the shelter, which has been named “Stepping Stone” based on public suggestions.

New beds in old buildings came with challengesAll told, Project Turnkey funded 867 shelter beds — an increase of about 20% of the state’s emergency shelter capacity, and likely the biggest single investment in shelter space in the state’s history.

“That actually is a huge investment in our overall landscape,” Savara said.

“Oregon typically ranks in sort of the lower tiers in terms of the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness by capita around the state, so we absolutely need more shelter beds.”

That historic investment will only last in the long run, though, if the shelter sites keep operating at full capacity — one of the biggest challenges shelter operators are facing.

Project Turnkey funded the initial investments in shelters, allowing organizations to

purchase property they likely wouldn’t have been able to without the program.

But the program didn’t fund the operational costs it would take to run the shelters, meaning those organizations have had to find ways to fold the new operations into their budgets.

In Bend, that meant an allocation of up to $900,000 from the city council for operations between May 2022 and February 2023, plus federal grants and other funding for NeighborImpact to implement the program. The city plans to use federal COVID-relief funding to operate the shelter for three years, but funding beyond that is still unknown.

“We need to have different kinds of shelter for people that is available. But how we do that over the long run is something none of us know, so that’s the piece that’s missing,” Fraley said. “The (city) council has allocated the money for three years to pay for the shelter. But we are looking for a legislative fix for that long-term operational funding as well as upkeep of the facility.”

In other parts of the state, the operational funding

problem has gone even further in impacting the new shelters. The $7 million hotel purchased by Central City Concern in Northeast Portland, for example, is still only half filled, because the nonprofit can’t afford to staff the 35 rooms that currently sit empty.

The process of turning old hotels into emergency housing has also carried all kinds of renovation costs. Many shelter operators have highlighted unexpected surprises in the aging buildings and rising costs as a result of supply chain troubles.

“It’s the purpose of the shelter to support a population, so we had to do design making certain assumptions or doing very limited exploratory information,” said Garrett Kaye, a city facilities project manager for the city.

“And pretty quickly (we) discovered that some of the assumptions that we had made weren’t necessarily true, that the condition of the infrastructure hidden from view, literally under the floor, under the concrete slabs, was in pretty poor condition.”

Contractors asked the city council in August for an additional $450,000 for renova-

tions, like fixes for sewer and gas piping discovered under the flooring and upgrades to the electrical system to accommodate for people living in the building.

In Redmond, the Bethlehem Inn shelter faced similar challenges, needing to replace the electrical system, raise the parking lot to make rooms wheelchair accessible and knock out nine rooms to replace with a kitchen and dining room.

“Did I mention it’s a 1960s motel?” Gwenn Wysling, Bethlehem Inn’s executive director, joked, gesturing to the building’s very ’60s exterior.

All told, Bethlehem Inn has budgeted for about $1.75 million in renovation costs — with some funding coming from Project Turnkey but most coming from other donors — for the $2.4 million property. The city of Bend has budgeted a little over $1.5 million for the renovation of the 1950s motor lodge it purchased for $2.5 million.

Another challenge of standing up a shelter in the last few years? A limited amount of open housing to help people move into.

Salem’s Center for Hope and Safety, for example, has felt that challenge acutely. A family’s average stay at its Turnkey shelter, which focuses on families and individuals escaping domestic violence, is around 140 days because of how challenging it is to find residents a new place to move to, according to Jayne Downing, who runs the nonprofit.

Local impacts are slowly materializing, but state outcomes are rarely tracked

The sparse data that is available about Turnkey shelters provides some insight into their impact.

The Redmond shelter, operated by Bethlehem Inn, has hosted an average of 40 residents a month since it opened, according to Wysling.

At Bethlehem Inn, for example, shelter staff assign each resident a score from 1 to 5 for each of seven areas: shelter, safety, employment, income, health care, mental health and overall wellness.

The nonprofit’s data shows that the average resident at the shelter leaves about 4 and a quarter points higher on that scale than when they entered.

Brookings-Harbor

Christian Church 777 Fifth Street, Brookings Sunday Service...........10 a.m.

Weekly Communion Small Group Ministries Celebrate Recovery...6 p.m. Friday 541-469-2531

Pastor Lance Knauss

Christian Science Church 429 Pine St. at Redwood Spur, Brookings Sunday Service............11 a.m. Sunday School............11 a.m.

Wednesday Testimony Mtg..6 p.m. Reading Room: Monday & Wednesday..1-3 p.m. or by appointment www.cscbrookings.com 541-469-2398 or 469-3333

a.m. Sunday Service.................10 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study....11 a.m. Wednesday Holy Eucharist with Healing Service.......12 noon The Reverend Bernie Lindley 541-469-3314 sttimothyepiscopal.org

Faith Baptist Church Fundamental Independent 409 Hillside Ave. Unit C, Brookings 541-412-1070

Sunday School...............10 a.m. Morning Preaching........11 a.m. Evening Preaching...........6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study...7 p.m.

“Looking for an exciting BiblePreaching Church? We may be just what you’re looking for!”

Church of Christ 17222 Passley Rd., Brookings Sunday Morning Bible Study.....10am Sunday Morning Worship Assembly...11:20am Wednesday Bible Class.....7pm Evangelist: Michael Wilk 541-469-6453 or 541-469-0191

Long time Gold Beach resident, Jay Patrick Hughes, passed away, December 21, 2022 peacefully at home. He was born, January 27, 1942, to his parents of Max Meredith Hughes and Roberta Jean Marlow in Grants Pass, Oregon, where he was raised. He was a 1961 Grants Pass

High School graduate and Army veteran. Jay was an avid lifelong hunter and fisherman starting at a very young age alongside his two brothers. He lived an extraordinary and adventurous life. Jay was affectionately known for his stories.

Jay is survived by: Two daughters: Jennifer Hughes of Camas, WA; and Alina Diaz and husband Daniel

of San Diego, CA. Seven grandchildren:Ashley Lariviere and husband Cody of Yakima, WA; Kayla Walker and husband Josh of Wasilla, AK; Hunter and Dawson Gurule of Camas, WA; Daniel and Gabriel Diaz of San Diego, CA; Alexa Olson and husband Connor of Upland, CA; Two great-grandsons: Oliver Walker and Hawke Olson. One brother, Michael Hughes and wife Carol of Elkton, OR.

He was preceded in death by his father, Max Meredith Hughes; mother, Roberta Jean Marlow; and brother Paul Mitchell Hughes.

At Jay’s request there will be no funeral service. There will be a Celebration of Life at a later date. In lieu of

Verna Rae Fox died at home on December 7, 2022, after a long and full life. She left behind her husband of 63 years, Jerry, son Ken, daughter Kari, and brother Skip Arnett. We will very much miss her beautiful smile and personality.

Verna Rae was born to Ray and Thelma Arnett in Klamath Falls, OR on November 25, 1940. The family moved to Brookings, OR, where she met her future husband Jerry, son of Fred and Edith Fox, at the age of 12. They were married in 1959 and moved to Eugene. She became an avid Oregon Duck fan, attending many home and

away football and basketball games and track meets.

After raising their family in Medford, OR, Jerry and Verna Rae moved to Modesto, Ca, and then Battleground, WA. She was an amazing mother to Ken and Kari and was very proud of her grandchildren, Scott and Darby Tinker.

Wherever she lived, she volunteered at several local organizations. In addition, she loved to cook and enjoyed gardening.

Many of us will remember the joy her ‘laugh until she cried’ brought us., We will forever remember her ability to comfort, support, forgive,

and love. No services are planned at this time.

SERVICE NOTICE

Lucille Worlton, 97, passed away in Klamath Falls, Ore. on December 28, 2022. She was born June 30, 1925 in Klamath Falls. A graveside service will be at 2:00pm on Friday, Jan. 13, 2022 at W.J. Ward Memorial Cemetery, 1035 7th St. in Brookings. Cascade Cremation & Burial, Klamath Falls, is assisting the family.

Sammy (Sam) Ray Armfield

Sam was born December 29, 1959, in Crescent City, CA to Harold & Kathryn Armfield. He died December 8, 2022, at 62. After living in Eureka, CA for several years Sam moved with his family to Brookings in 1970. He graduated from BrookingsHarbor High School in 1978 & was class president that year.

In his teens and twenties Sam raced motorcycles and raced pro for several years. A lifelong commercial fisherman, Sam fished with

his dad on the family boat eventually taking over as captain. Sam also fished on several other boats throughout his career. Sam was preceded in death by his parents and longtime girlfriend, Alexandra Dowden. He leaves behind his sisters, Leslie Smith (Michael) of Eugene, Pamela Wilson (Don) of Aberdeen WA and several nieces & nephews.

No services are planned. His ashes will be scattered at sea.

Oregon Community Trees and ODF seek nominees for urban forestry award program

Oregon Community Trees (OCT) and the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) are seeking nominees for their urban forestry award program. For the past 28 years, the program has recognized people, communities, and organizations in the state who have outstanding accomplishments and shown leadership in urban and community forestry.

The goal of the awards program is two-fold: to celebrate Oregonians who understand that healthy urban forests foster thriving communities and to encourage support from their community leaders.

Nominate on the OCT website at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1SqhhZIkjRogARI1asa_tum3iZCvB_ vDd6kg_vp5W_Ng/edit.

Nominations are due no later than Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.

Award categories

The Individual Award is given to a person who has made significant contributions to urban forestry in Oregon. This may be in tree planting and care, engaging people in community forestry, raising awareness about urban trees, and protecting Oregon’s urban forests.

The Organization Award is given to a business, non-profit, school or municipality actively promoting healthier communities in Oregon through education, awareness, advocacy and investment in our urban forests.

The President's Award is selected by OCT’s Board Chair. It recognizes outstanding contributions or lifetime achievements in the field of urban forestry.

The Oregon Tree City of the Year is selected by ODF’s Urban and Community Forestry Program managers.

ODF only considers cities in Oregon recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA for this award. Typically, recipients have made urban forestry efforts beyond the four basic standards of a Tree City and have applied for a Growth Award.

Past recipients

Since 1994, 81 individuals, 56 organizations and businesses, and 24 Oregon Tree Cities of the Year have been recognized for their contributions to urban and community forestry.

This is a selection of the award-winning work being done across Oregon to engage citizens in urban forestry, and to preserve trees and space for trees in our communities:

Tualatin 1996, Bridgeport Elementary School – The Families in the Trees Festival Monmouth 1999, City of Monmouth – Legacy Forest Sisters 2002, Sisters High School – Community Tree Survey Hillsboro 2010, Clean Wa-

ter Services – Tree for All La Grande 2013, City of La Grande – Mainstreet Tree Planting

Willamette Valley Ponderosa Pine Conservation Association, 2019 – Ponderosa Pine Legacy Project Bandon 2022, Friends of Bandon Parks – John Creek Park Land Acquisition

Selection and recognition

Recipients are selected by the awards committee using a scored matrix that aligns with the mission of OCT to promote healthy urban and community forests through leadership, education, awareness, and advocacy.

Selected nominees are then approved by the full OCT board of directors. Award recipients receive a letter of recognition from OCT, an engraved wooden plaque in the shape of Oregon, and a public presentation by someone from OCT or ODF.

names are also displayed at the Oregon Urban and Community Forestry conference in June.

flowers, Jay was an animal lover, so please donate in his name to Wild Rivers Animal Rescue in Gold Beach, Oregon.

Verna Rae Fox

Brookings resident Larri M. Powers passed away in Portland, Oregon on November 30, 2022 at the age of 74. Redwood Memorial Chapel assisted her family.

Recipients’

Contributed photo

Tony Mecum holds the plaque naming Grants Pass as Tree City of the Year in 2020. Nominations for this and other urban forestry awards are now open and can be filed on the Oregon Community Trees website.

Opinion & Letters

Opinion: Broadband Costs are Affordable

By Johnny Kampis InsideSources.com

As part of its requirements for access to taxpayer funds from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration wants states to submit a plan showing their efforts to promote middle-class affordability. An industry trade group said in a recent report that broadband is already generally affordable for that economic class.

Rick Cimerman, vice president of external and state affairs at NCTA — The Internet and Television Association, noted in a recent webinar that price is not preventing widespread adoption of broadband by the middle class. Based on 2020 statistics from the Bureau of Labor, NCTA defined the middle class as those earning between $45,300 and $76,200.

Going further, Cimerman used the Federal Communications Commission’s Lifeline modernization effort in 2016 to set the threshold for affordability at 2 percent of monthly household income.

By that standard, broadband is quite affordable for the middle class, according to Cimerman. The analysis found that the middle class spends an average of $69 monthly for broadband. That number represents just 1.1 percent of annual income for those at the top of Cimerman’s range and 1.8 percent for those at the bottom.

Consumers can thank dropping broadband prices for this affordability when the cost of just about everything else keeps rising.

A report by US Telecom released earlier this year found that the cost of the most popular broadband services in the study dropped by nearly 14.7 percent from 2021 to 2022. In addition, the costs for plans with the fastest speeds also dropped 11.6 percent from 2021 to 2022. These cost decreases came as the overall costs of goods and services increased by 8 percent in the past year.

Cimerman said during the

webinar that the drop over the past several years is even more precipitous — 39 percent for the highest-speed plans between 2015 and 2021 and 26 percent for the most popular plans.

In preparation for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment funding requirements, some states are seeking help from their citizens. For example, the Broadband Access Study Commission in New jersey created an online survey for residents to answer questions about broadband speed, usage and cost.

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President Joe Fiordaliso said that the survey “will identify barriers to broadband service such as physical access, deployment and affordability, and I ask residents from all areas of the state to take the survey to inform our work.”

Witnesses at a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband on December 13 to discuss best practices for the billions in taxpayer money being distributed to grow broadband infrastructure said governments cutting red tape will help keep high-speed internet affordable and speed up its growth.

For example, US Telecom CEO Jonathan Spalter suggested the subcommittee should pass legislation to create 60-day “shot clocks” for federal agencies to approve or deny project applications.

“Federal agencies (sit) on permits for years with no action,” he said. “Much can be done by policymakers at all levels of government to eliminate barriers that deny or delay affordable, reliable high-speed connectivity for all.”

The recent reports about consumer broadband costs are encouraging. It is hoped that federal, state and local governments will work to reduce regulatory barriers so that broadband can continue to grow rapidly and at an affordable rate.

ABOUT THE WRITER

Johnny Kampis is director of telecom policy for the Taxpayers Protection Alliance. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

The “energy gap” nobody wants to tussle with

By Dave marston

Many Western states have declared they will achieve all-renewable electrical goals in just two decades. Call me naïve, but haven’t energy experts predicted that wind, sun and other alternative energy sources aren’t up to the job?

Alice Jackson, former CEO of Xcel energy’s Colorado operation, was blunt at a renewable energy conference in February 2020: “We can reliably run our grid with up to 70% renewables. Add batteries to the mix and that number goes up to just 72%.”

Grid experts now say that Jackson’s number is 80%, but still, how will that utility and others produce that missing power?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

This newspaper’s letters to the editor are limited to a maximum of 350 words and will be edited for grammar, spelling and blatant inaccuracies. Unsubstantiated or irresponsible allegations,or personal attacks on any individual, will not be published. Letters containing details presented as facts rather than opinions must include their sources. All submissions must include the author’s full name, local street address and telephone number (only the name and city of residence will be published).

Bill Gates and a raft of other entrepreneurs see the answer in small, modular nuclear reactors, pointing to the small nuclear engines that have safely run America’s nuclear submarines for decades.

Here’s what we know about these efficient reactors: They’re built in factories, and once in operation they’re cheap to keep going. Each module is typically 50 megawatts, self-contained, and installed underground after being transported to its site. The modular design means that when more power is needed, another reactor can be slotted in.

Breakthrough features include safety valves that automatically send coolant to the reactor if heat spikes. This feature alone could have eliminated disasters like Fukushima or Chernobyl, where water pumps failed and cores started melting down.

If small nuclear modules don’t fill the renewables gap, where else to find the “firm power” that Jackson says is needed? The Sierra Club calls on pumped hydro and

geothermal as sources of reliable electricity you can just flip on when renewables slow down. But the best geothermal spots have been taken, and pumped hydro has geographic limits, and environmental resistance.

Another proposal is linking grids across the country for more efficiency. The idea is that excess wind blowing in Texas could be tapped after the sun goes down on California’s solar farms. This holds incremental promise but progress has been routinely blocked by conservative lawmakers.

There’s also the cost argument — that renewables are cheaper. In a fossil-fuel-dominated grid that’s true. However, MIT points out that as renewables dominate the grid, on-demand forms of power rise in value.

The extreme danger to the grid is the dreaded “dunkelflaute,” a German word for cloudy, windless weather that slashes solar and wind power generation for weeks.

So the problem remains: To avoid rolling blackouts, we need reliable power at the right times, which are usually from 5-8 p.m. That’s when people come home and fire up their gadgets and appliances.

The increasing demand for electricity only adds to the problem: A 2020 Washington Post article predicted that electrification of the economy by 2050 would result in a usage bump of 38%, mostly from vehicles. Consider Ford’s all-electric F150 Lightning, cousin to the bestselling gasoline F150.

The $39,000 entry-level truck was designed to replace gasoline generators at job sites, meaning vehicle recharge happens when workers go home, just as renewables flag.

This calls into question what many experts hope car batteries can provide — doing double duty by

furnishing peak power for homes at night.

Longer-lasting storage batteries have long been touted as a savior, though Tara Righetti, co-director of the Nuclear Energy Research Center at the University of Wyoming, has reservations. “There are high hopes that better batteries will be developed. But in terms of what is technically accessible right now? I think nuclear provides an appealing option.”

Meanwhile, small nuclear reactors are underway, with Bill Gates’ TerraPower building a sodium-cooled fast reactor in the coal town of Kemmerer, Wyoming.

One 345-megawatt reactor, which generates enough electricity for 400,000 homes, will be paired with a molten-salt, heat storage facility.

Think of it as a constantly recharging battery in the form of stored heat. In the evening as renewable power flags, it would pump out 500 megawatts of power for up to 5 hours.

These reactors also tackle the little-known problem of cold-starting the electrical grid after an outage. In 2003, suffering a blackout, the Eastern grid could not have restarted with renewables alone.

However we choose to close the energy gap, there’s no time to lose. Wild temperature swings have grid operators increasingly nervous. California has come close to rolling blackouts, and temperatures in the West now break record after record.

As our climate becomes more erratic, reliable electricity is becoming a matter of life and death.

Dave Marston is the publisher of Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He lives in Colorado.

www.currypilot.com Facebook.com/currypilot Twitter.com/currypilot STAFF

Mailing: PO Box 700 Brookings, OR 541-813-1717 Physical: 519 Chetco Ave Ste 7, Brookings, OR 97415

David ornberry, Publisher . . . . . dthornberry@countrymedia.net Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . worldeditor@countrymedia.net

Eleonore Guillaume, Sales. . . . . . . . . . pilotads1@countrymedia.net

Shawn Hedgecorth . . . . . . . . . . . . piloto cemgr@countrymedia.net

Subscriptions

In County: Delivery $6.50/month Annual Rate $78 We reserve the right to adjust the term of prepaid subscriptions upon 30 days notice. Curry Coastal Pilot (USPS 066-820) is published Fridays, by Country Media INC., an independent newspaper, periodical class postage paid at Crescent City, CA. Deadlines Display and classi ed advertising must be received by Monday 5 pm

Photo by Dave Marston

A windmill farm outside Oakley, Kansas.

COMPUTER & IT TRAINING PROGRAM! Train ONLINE to get the skills to become a Computer & Help Desk Professional now! Grants and Scholarships available for certain programs for qualified applicants. Call CTI for details! 1-877-806-0935 (M-F 8am-6pm ET). Computer with internet is required.

(Cal-SCAN)

FREE high speed internet for those that qualify. Government program for recipients of select programs incl. Medicaid, SNAP, Housing Assistance, WIC, Veterans Pension, Survivor Benefits, Lifeline, Tribal. 15 GB internet service. Bonus offer: Android tablet FREE with one-time $20 copay. Free shipping & handling. Call Maxsip Telecom today! 1-855-480-0769 (Cal-SCAN)

Misc Services 150

DID YOU KNOW Newspapergenerated content is so valuable it’s taken and repeated, condensed, broadcast, tweeted, discussed, posted, copied, edited, and emailed countless times throughout the day by others? Discover the Power of Newspaper Advertising. For a free brochure call 916-2886011 or email cecelia@cnpa. com (Cal-SCAN)

Eliminate gutter cleaning forever! LeafFilter, the most advanced debris-blocking gutter protection. Schedule a FREE LeafFilter estimate today. 15% off Entire Purchase. 10% Senior & Military Discounts. Call 1-855-424-7581 (Cal-SCAN)

Over $10K in Debt? Be debt free in 24 to 48 months. No upfront fees to enroll. A+ BBB rated. Call National Debt Relief 1-888-231-4274. (Cal-SCAN)

Prepare for power outages today with a GENERAC home standby generator. $0 Money Down + Low Monthly Payment Options. Request a FREE Quote -Call now before the next power outage: 1-844-439-5645 (SCAN)

Switch and save up to $250/ year on your talk, text and data. No contract and no hidden fees. Unlimited talk and text with flexible data plans. Premium nationwide coverage. 100% U.S. based customer service. Limited time offer get $50 off on any new account. Use code GIFT50. For more information, call 1-844-908-0605 (SCAN)

The difference in winning and losing market share is how businesses use their advertising dollars. CNPA’s Advertising Services’ power to connect to nearly 13 million of the state’s readers who are an engaged audience, makes our services an indispensable marketing solution. For more info call Cecelia @ (916) 2886011 or cecelia@cnpa.com

Business Opps 401

Become a Published Author. We want to Read Your Book! Dorrance Publishing - Trusted by Authors Since 1920. Book manuscript submissions currently being reviewed.

Comprehensive Services: Consultation, Production, Promotion and Distribution.

Call for Your Free Authors Guide 1-877-538-9554 or visit http://dorranceinfo.com/Cali (Cal-SCAN)

NEW AUTHORS WANTED! Page Publishing will help you self-publish your own book.

FREE author submission kit! Limited offer! \~ Why wait?

\~ Call now: 1-855-667-0380 (Cal-SCAN)

Employment Opps 515

Safe Coast Seafoods is now accepting applications for all positions for the upcoming crab season. Apply at 161 Starfish Way, Crescent City, Mon-Fri 8-noon.

On call experienced property maintenance person. Call 707-464-3725

Del Norte County Unified School District is HIRING!! *Benefit & Retirement options Please call with questions 707-464-0225

APPLY ONLINE @ EDJOIN. ORG

Behavior Intervention Assistant Part/Full time $19.77-$25.54 Per Hour

Instructional Assistant (includes After school and Bilingual) Part/Full time $17.36-$23.84 Per Hour

Instructional Assistant Severely Handicapped Part/Full time $18.46-$26.43 Per Hour

Accounting Technician Part/Full time $24.66 per hour

Director of Behavior Services Full time $90,029 - $116,279/Yr Salary

Speech Language Pathologist Assistant Full time $24.66-$31.85 Per Hour

Lead Behavior Interventionist Part/Full time $23.65

Bus Driver Transportation Part/Full time $17.88 Per Hour

Youth Mental Health Services Supervisor

Full time 12 month employee Salary $66,500 Per Year

Youth Services Coordinator Full time 10 month employee $22.69 Per Hour

Applications will be accepted through http://www.edjoin.org EEO/AA Employer More information on Edjoin.

org *Ask me about Subbing opportunities - Flexible schedule, gain experience, make a difference!

FINANCE TECHNICIAN (PAYROLL & AP) - FINANCE DEPARTMENT, CITY OF CRESCENT CITY. Full-time with great benefits, $23.99 - $29.16 hourly salary PLUS great benefit package. Job announcement and application packet available at www.crescentcity.org or at, City Hall 377 J Street, Crescent City, CA 95531. Contact HR Manager Sunny Valero for questions at (707) 464-7483, ext. 233. Position closes at 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2023.

Port of Brookings Harbor

Accepting applications for the position of Office Assistant. This position includes daily office duties relating to collecting items related to Port services, data entry and filing. This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week $17.00 an hour. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, SEP IRA, holiday, vacation, and sick leave. Job descriptions and applications may be obtained and returned to: Port of Brookings Harbor Office 16330 Lower Harbor Rd Brooking OR 97415 or www. portofbrookingsharbor.com Drug test required.

This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Port of Brookings Harbor

Accepting applications for the position of Front Desk/ Moorage. This position includes daily office duties relating to collecting items related to Port services, moorages, data entry, and front desk duties. This is a full-time position, 40 hours per week $19.00 an hour. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, SEP IRA, holiday, vacation, and sick leave. Job descriptions and applications may be obtained and returned to: Port of Brookings Harbor Office 16330 Lower Harbor Rd Brooking OR 97415 or www.portofbrookingsharbor. com. Drug test required. This Institution is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The Curry County Circuit Court is hiring a new Curry County Supervisor (OJD Supervisor 3) to join the team. To learn more and apply, please follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/pknnr6mz

The City of Brookings is accepting applications for a full time Public Works Maintenance Worker or Utility Worker, DOQ. Applicants with state certifications for operating and maintaining water and wastewater infrastructure are highly desired. Salary $2,881 - $4,256/mo with additional pay for certifications, plus benefits. Application packets including full job descriptions available at City Hall, 898 Elk Drive, Brookings OR 8:00am to 5:00pm M-Th. or at www. brookings.or.us. All completed applications must be received at City Hall. Open Until Filled

Import Autos 620

2002 Subaru Outback. 163K mi. $4900 obo. 707-464-1700

Wanted Autos 690

DONATE YOUR CAR OR TRUCK TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. CALL 1-844-4912884 (Cal-SCAN)

DONATE YOUR CAR TO KIDS Fast Free Pickup - Running or Not - 24 Hour Response Maximum Tax Donation - Help Find Missing Kids! Call 1-888-491-1453. (Cal-SCAN)

Misc/Trade 700

5 rifles, 1 shotgun, 4 pistols, misc knives, misc ammo, misc gun accessories. 541254-0101 for more info.

Christmas Angel. Fine white disque porcelain. Musical. Still in the box. $25.00. 707-464-6427

Portable forced-air kerosene heater. 55,000 BTU. $40.00 541-469-3036

Ryobi table saw. $35.00 541-254-0101

Shopsmith - lots of extras. $1800 obo. ~100 ton old log splitter, 13 hp - $800. 707-464-1700

Two 2-drawer real wood night stands 25X24x16 dark wood $99 for pair. 707-218-6543 or 707-487-6027

Walker w/ hand brakes and seat. Has large 8 inch wheels. Rolls smooth over rough surfaces 707-464-5515

Stereo, TV & Video 713

65” Visio TV. 2 years old. $200. 707-951-2436

Get DIRECTV for $64.99/ mo for 12 months with CHOICE Package. Save an additional $120 over 1st year. First 3 months of HBO Max, Cinemax, Showtime, Starz and Epix included! Directv is #1 in Customer Satisfaction (JD Power & Assoc.) Some restrictions apply. Call 1-888641-5762 (Cal-SCAN)

TOP CA$H PAID FOR OLD GUITARS! 1920-1980 Gibson, Martin, Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone, Guild, Mosrite, Rickenbacker, Prairie State, D’Angelico, Stromberg. And Gibson Mandolins / Banjos. 1-844-910-1960. (Cal-SCAN)

Insurance 729

SAVE BIG on HOME INSURANCE! Compare 20 A-rated insurance companies. Get a quote within minutes. Average savings of $444/year! Call 1-844-410-9609! (M-F 8am8pm Central) (Cal-SCAN)

Apts Unfurnished 804

1 bd, 1 ba and 2bd 1 ba avail for rent, $750 and $950 respectively per month. 417 Fern Ave Call Janel Drew 541-661-3890

Houses Unfurnished 808

4 br 2 ba w/ sunroom, fenced yard. $2000/mo + $2000 sec dep. Avail 1/6/23. Call for app 707-464-3725

RV Space 823

RV Spaces for rent in nice RV Park in Brookings, OR. For long-term rentals only. Rent is $675/mo (includes water sewer and garbage. will include wifi and cable when installed in the park). Electric is metered and billed separately. Rec-room/ restroom/laundry facilities available. Pets welcome. Please call 541-813-0862.

Real Estate Wanted 950

Couple looking to buy newer manufactured house in Brookings. No HOA; closer to town and beaches; private sale; cash terms and limited renovation. Text or call at (907) 451-0411.

Public Notices 999

In the Matter of the Estate of David E. Moffett Curry County Circuit Court Case No. 22PB11041

All persons having claims against the above-identified estate must present them, within four months after the date of the first publication of the notice to the personal representative at the address designated in the notice for the presentation of claims or they may be barred. Kayla Moffett, Personal Representative c/o Sam Sears 570 Liberty St. SE, Suite 240 Salem, Oregon 97301

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. This notice was first published on December 30, 2022.

Published: December 30, 2022, January 6, and 13, 2023 Curry Coastal Pilot P355298

FICTITIOU BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: F/V Fantastic 347 2nd Street Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: a general partnership

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 11/16/2022

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ Dean L Lumibao This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 12/19/2022

Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder Damon Fletcher, Deputy File No. 20220150

Published: December 23, 30, 2022 and January 6, and 13, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T355129

Public Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 9, 2023, at 7:00 PM in City Hall Council Chambers, 898 Elk Drive, during a regular Common Council meeting, Brookings City Council will consider for adoption, by title only, the following: In the matter of an Ordinance granting a 20-year franchise to Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative, Inc., for the operation of an electric power transmission and distribution system within the City of Brookings; prescribing the terms, conditions, and manner of the acceptance of such franchise; amending Ordinance No. 02-O-555.

All persons wishing to address these matters may do so in person at the meeting, or by submitting written evidence to the City Manager, Brookings City Hall, 898 Elk Drive, Brookings, 97415, prior to the meeting. Copies of the ordinance and associated staff report are available for inspection at City Hall, on the City’s website at www.brookings.or.us, and at the Chetco Community Public library. Copies of the documents may also be purchased. All public meetings are held in accessible locations. Auxiliary aids will be provided upon request with advance notification. Please contact 469-1102 if you have any questions regarding this notice.

Published: January 6, 2023 Curry Coastal Pilot P356294

LIEN SALE

Best Self Storage 2100 Northcrest Dr. Crescent City 707-465-1215

Sat. Jan 14, 2023 @ 1:00 pm #131, Corina Schobert Household items #139, Dan Tunstall Furniture Bike parts #115, Steven Austin Kids toys/clothes household #82, Morris Smith Grow equipment household

Published: January 6 and 13, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T356279

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF DEL NORTE 450 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531

Petition of: Nevaeh Amelia Dlorah Moodie CASE NO. CVPT-2022-1286

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

OF NAME

FOR CHANGE

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Nevaeh Amelia Dlorah Moodie filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Nevaeh Amelia Dlorah Moodie to Proposed name: Landon Amelia Dlorah Martin

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: February 10, 2023 Time: 10:00 am Dept.: 1 The address of the court is same as noted above.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Del Norte Triplicate

Date: December 16, 2022 /s/ Darren McElfresh Judge of the Superior Court Published: December 23, 30, 2022, January 6, and 13, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T355073

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The Massage Place 122 US Hwy 101 Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: an individual

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 1/10/2018 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ Lihua Guan

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 12/30/2022

Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20220155

Published: January 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T356189

TS No: CA07000901-22-1

APN: 110-240-028-000 TO No: 220426528-CA-VOI NO-

TICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

(The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED March 18, 2021. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 14, 2023 at 11:00 AM, At the stairs of the Southwest Entrance of the Flynn County Administration Building at 981 H St, Crescent City, CA 95531, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on April 27, 2021 as Instrument No. 20211726, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Del Norte County, California, executed by BONNIE L. BALDWIN, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for AMERICAN ADVISORS GROUP as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1988 MALONE RD, CRESCENT CITY, CA 95531

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $66,976.21 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You

should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Nationwide Posting & Publication at 916.939.0772 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website www.nationwideposting. com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07000901-22-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916.939.0772, or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA07000901-22-1 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: December 13, 2022 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07000901-22-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300

TDD: 866-660-4288 By: Loan Quema, Authorized Signatory

SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.nationwideposting.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES

INFORMATION PLEASE

CALL: Nationwide Posting & Publication AT 916.939.0772

NPP0419213

Published: 12/23/22, 12/30/22, and 1/6/23

Del Norte Triplicate T354949

A Storage Lien sale will be held on Saturday January 7th, 2023 Hewitt’s Stor-All on 96650 DeMoss Rd. Brookings, OR. 97415 Viewing of unit at 11:30 AM, Sale at 12:00 Noon Unit #25 - Kerrie Cain/ Richard Mostranski Household & Misc. Items Published: December 16, 23, 30, 2022, and January 6, 2023 Curry Coastal Pilot P354524

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person/s is/are doing business as: ALC Gifts & Antiques 1626 Northcrest Drive PO Box 32

Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: a limited liability company

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 12/13/2022

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed: /s/ Andre Carpenter, Owner

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 12/13/2022

Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20220147

Published: December 23, 30, 2022, January 6, and 13, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T354652

PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS

Fairgrounds Engineer of Record

The Curry County Fair Board is requesting proposals from qualified individuals or entities for Engineer of Record services for the County Fairgrounds. The RFP is intended to provide interested parties with sufficient information to prepare and submit proposals for consideration by the County.

Copies of the RFP packet, including a proposed sample contract, are available from the Curry County website electronically, the Fairgrounds website at eventcenteronthebeach.com/business or by pick up in person at the Fairgrounds Office, 29392 Ellensburg Ave, Gold Beach, OR 97444

Written proposals will be received at the Fairgrounds Office, 29392 Ellensburg Ave, Gold Beach, OR 97444, until February 3, 2022, at 5:00 P.M. Electronic proposals will be accepted at curryfairmanager@gmail.com

Selection of an Engineer of Record will be made by the Fair Board based upon criteria listed in the RFP packet. The Board may reject any and all proposals upon a showing that rejection is in the public interest.

Contact: Kaitlyn Coleman, Events Center/Fairgrounds Manager: (541) 247-4541 or curryfairmanager@gmail.com

Published: January 6, 2023

Curry Coastal Pilot P355795

PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICE

On Wednesday, January 18th, in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, Courthouse Annex, 94235 Moore Street, Gold Beach, Oregon, the Board of Curry County Commissioners will hold a public hearing beginning at 11:00 a.m. to consider the adoption of an Ordinance repealing obsolete provisions and reclassifying certain divisions of County Code, and the adoption of an Ordinance transferring jurisdiction over the establishment of ways of necessity. The public is welcome to attend and to comment at the hearings. For further information about the proposed Ordinances, please contact the Board of Commissioners Office at (541) 247-3296.

Published: January 6, 2023

Curry Coastal Pilot P356148

Notice of Public Meeting

The Winchuck Rural Fire Protection District will hold its next Board of Director’s meeting on Wed., January 11, 2023, 6:00 P.M. at the Winchuck Fire Hall, 363 Winchuck River Road.

Agenda: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Reading of the Minutes 3. Chief’s Report 4. Treasurer’s Report 5. Old Business 6. New Business

7. Adjourn Meeting

Respectfully Submitted Jan Loren, Secretary Published: January 6, 2023

Curry Coastal Pilot P354943

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: David’s Mobile RV Service 6701 US Hwy 101 N Unit #100

Crescent City, CA 95531 Mail: 900 Northcrest Dr Unit #183 Crescent City, CA 95531 This Business is conducted by: an individual

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 5/31/2021 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ David Nanney This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 12/27/2022 Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20220154 Published: January 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T356075

Notice of Public Meeting

The Harbor Sanitary District Board of Directors will hold a Regular Meeting January 10, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Harbor Sanitary District Building 16408 Lower Harbor Rd. Brookings OR.

Subjects to be considered: 1. Resolution No: 23-01-R, A Resolution adopting Revised Personnel Policies for the Harbor Sanitary District 2. Discussion of Port of Brooking Harbor Lateral Issues To connect via Zoom 480-2812429 Passcode 3QcCvM /S/Anthony Burkett, Board Chairman Published: January 6, 2023

Curry Coastal Pilot P356076

NOTICE OF LIEN SALE

Benner Mini Storage 1600 Breen Street Crescent City, CA 95531

Notice of Lien Sale on the following listed Units: Household & Misc. Items Unit No. 239 Bryan Niccoli 1950 Northcrest Dr. #30 Crescent City, CA 95531

Household & Misc. Items Unit No. 344 Rebecca Wood 806 J Street Crescent City, CA 95531

Household & Misc. Items Unit No. 423

Luis Angel Velazquez Zamora 1045 E Condor St Apt# 406 Crescent City, CA 95531

Household & Misc. Items Unit No. 745 Melba Joanne Hartman 810 Darby Street Crescent City, CA 95531

Household & Misc. Items Unit No. 770

Katy Daniels 725 Darby Street Crescent City, CA 95531

Household & Misc. Items Unit No. 912

William Ortega 1541 El Monte Road Crescent City, CA 95531

Household & Misc. Items Unit No. 1067

Dennae Edwards P.O. Box 864 Crescent City, CA 95531

Household & Misc. Items Unit No. 1146

Bobby Jones 120 Steelhead Street Crescent City, CA 95531

Household & Misc. Items Unit No. 1170

Santiago Munoz 1000 Scenic Creek Dr #123 Crescent City, CA 95531

Lien sale will be held:

Date: January 14, 2023 Time: 9:30 AM

Location: Benner Mini Storage 1600 Breen Street Crescent City, CA 95531

Published: December 30, 2022, January 6, and 13, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T35382

T.S. No. 101422-CA APN: 116-031-001-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/18/2016. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 2/1/2023 at 11:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 11/23/2016 as Instrument No. 20164900 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Del Norte County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JESS A. BIGHAM, A SINGLE MAN WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; At the Steps of the Southwest Entrance of the Flynn Administration Building, 981 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: LOT 1 IN THE SANDERS SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP THEREOF FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ON FEBRUARY 1, 1957 IN BOOK 4 OF MAPS, PAGE 75. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2160 LAUREL LANE, CRESCENT CITY, CA 955318844 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $162,403.02 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee

for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 101422-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 101422-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832

CLEAR RECON CORP 4375

Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117

Published: December 30, 2022, January 6, and January 13, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T354068

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AP YOGA 6777 Lower Lake Rd

Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: a general partnership

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: 2/13/2022

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ Edward Cable

This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 10/30/2022

Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder

Damon Fletcher, Deputy File No. 20220145

Published: December 16, 23, 30, 2022 and January 6, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T354407

Point Apartments,” a project proposed by Synergy SSF Battery Point LP, has been selected by the City of Crescent City Housing Authority for the conditional award of 70 Project Based Vouchers.

Published: December 30, 2022, and January 6, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T355289

COUNTY OF DEL NORTE 450 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531

Petition of: Jesus-Alberto Herrera Chavez CASE NO. CVPT-2022-1281

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Jesus-Alberto Herrera Chavez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present name: Jesus-Alberto Herrera Chavez to Proposed name: Jesus Alberto Herrera-Chavez

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: January 6, 2023 Time: 10:00 am Dept.: 1 The address of the court is same as noted above.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Del Norte Triplicate

Date: November 21, 2022

/s/ Darren McElfresh Judge of the Superior Court Published: December 16, 23, 30 2022, and January 6, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T354355

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF DEL NORTE 450 H Street Crescent City, CA 95531

Petition of: Steven Louis Sills III CASE NO. CVPT-2022-1302

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

To all interested persons: Petitioner: Steven Louis Sills III filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Steven Louis Sills III to Proposed name: Louis Night

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: January 13, 2023 Time: 10:00 am Dept.: 1 The address of the court is same as noted above.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Del Norte Triplicate Date: November 30, 2022 /s/ Marilyn B. Miles Judge of the Superior Court Published: December 23, 30, 2022, January 6, and 13, 2023

Del Norte Triplicate T354673

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JTC Automotive Performance 380 E Adams Ave Crescent City, CA 95531

This Business is conducted by: an individual

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed on: n/a I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

Signed:/s/ Jason Cable This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Del Norte County on: 12/21/2022

Alissia D. Northrup County Clerk-Recorder B. McCune-Sokoloski, Deputy File No. 20220152

Published: December 30, 2022, January 6, 13, and 20, 2023 Del Norte Triplicate T355513

LIEN SALE RIVERVIEW STORAGE

A lien sale will be held on January 7, 2023, at 10:15 AM, with a preview at 10:00 AM at Riverview Storage, 97901 Southbank Chetco River Rd., Brookings, OR 97415, on the following unit: UNIT No. 10 - Various items, tools, totes, and personal effects.

Belonging to: Pamela DeGlow 32887 Nesiha Rd., #13 Gold Beach OR 97444 /s/ Ron Reel, Agent for Owner Published: December 30, 2022 and January 6, 2023 Curry Coastal Pilot P355290

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CURRY ERIC C. JACOBSEN, JR., AND PAMELA W. JACOBSEN, Plaintiffs, vs. JOHN DOE AND ALL OTHER UNKNOWN OWNERS, Defendants.

Case No. 22CV42447

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO: John Doe; and all other unknown owners of the property known as: That part of Government Lot 5, Section 26, Township 40 South, Range 14 West, Willamette Meridian, Curry County, Oregon, lying Southerly of the center of Shigh Creek IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby required to appear and defend the Complaint filed against you

in the above-entitled action within thirty (30) days from the date of first publication of this Summons, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, Plaintiffs will apply to the Court for relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS: 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” must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the Plaintiffs’ attorney or, if the Plaintiffs do not have an attorney, proof of service upon the Plaintiffs.

If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at www.oregonstatebar. org or by calling 503-684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or toll-free elsewhere in Oregon at 800 452 7636.

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR RELIEF The action against you seeks declaratory judgment. Plaintiffs seek to quiet title via adverse possession on the above-noted property. DATED this 15th day of December, 2022.

HORNECKER COWLING LLP By: /s/ Charles E. Bolen, Attorney for Plaintiffs. Published: December 23, 30, 2022, January 6, and 13, 2023 Curry Coastal Pilot P354857

The police blotter is an excerpt of a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.

For a list of missing items found in the Brookings area, you can visit the police services page of the city of Brookings website at www. brookings.or.us/134/police-services and follow the link near the bottom of the page.

Monday 12/26

• 14:59 1000 block of Chetco Ave, Assist public

• 18:21 98100 block of E Hoffeldt Ln, Disorderly conduct

• 18:26 Rainbow Rock and Aqua Vista, Tree down

• 18:57 300 block of 5th St, Assist motorist

• 19:07 16000 block of Kings Way, Threats

• 20:08 96700 block of E Harris Heights, Hit & run

• 22:24 400 block of Smith Dr, Assist public

• 23:32 Hwy 101 N of MP 348, Tree down

• 23:38 Hwy 101 near MP 345, Tree down

Tuesday 12/27

• 0:09 5 mi up Carpenterville Rd, Tree down

• 0:12 99100 block of Grandview Dr, Tree down

• 1:03 15100 block of Hwy 101, Rescue operation

• 1:36 29900 block of Ellensburg Ave, Disorderly conduct

• 4:19 1000 block of Winchuck River Rd, Tree down

• 7:46 Pacific and Chetco, Traffic stop

• 8:33 400 block of Hillside Ave, Suspicious conditions

• 9:39 1000 block of Chetco Ave, Criminal trespass

• 10:18 Chetco and Heather, Traffic stop

• 10:39 Chetco and Beach, Traffic stop

• 12:12 16300 block of Grootendorst Ln, Dispute/ fight

• 14:43 800 block of Ransom Ave, Identity theft

• 17:21 Chetco and 5th, Traffic stop

• 17:29 Chetco and Fern, Traffic stop

• 20:31 300 block of 5th St, Suspicious conditions

• 21:04 6500 block of

Brookings Police Blotter

Lucky Ln, Dispute/fight

• 21:51 96700 block of E Harris Heights, Juvenile problem

• 22:10 19900 block of Whaleshead Rd, Stalking

• 22:39 16000 block of Hwy 101 S, Threats

• 22:48 97800 block of Shopping Center Ave, Suspicious conditions

• 23:01 17000 Webb Ln, Disorderly conduct

Wednesday 12/28

• 7:26 17000 block of Webb Ln, Disorderly conduct

• 9:41 1200 block of Chetco Ave, Traffic stop

• 9:52 1000 block of Chetco Ave, Criminal trespass

• 11:32 Chetco and 5th, Traffic stop

• 12:11 Pacific and Cottage, Traffic stop

• 15:30 Chetco and Lone Ranch Parkway, Traffic stop

• 15:11 800 block of Elk Dr, Assist public

• 15:59 600 block of Chetco Ave, Assist public

• 16:58 1200 block of Iris St, Assist public

• 17:03 200 block of Wharf St, Theft

• 18:52 100 block of Park Ave, Criminal trespass

• 19:54 300 block of 5th

St, Theft Thursday 12/29

• 0:24 17000 block of Eastwood Ln, Loud noise

• 0:28 95600 block of House Rock Rd, Intoxicated subject

• 4:17 Chetco and Mill Beach, Traffic stop

• 10:19 400 block of Railroad St, Dispute/fight

• 11:54 400 block of Fir St, Suspicious conditions

• 12:26 300 block of 5th St, Harassment

• 13:07 300 block of 5th St, Disorderly conduct

• 13:16 1300 block of Glenwood Dr, Suspicious conditions

• 13:52 6500 block of Lucky Ln, Assist public

• 13:55 North Bank Chetco River Rd/Redwood Bar, Fire

• 15:55 97800 block of Court St, Dispute/fight reported

• 17:24 800 block of Chetco Ave, Disorderly conduct

• 18:03 800 block of Pioneer Rd, Suspicious conditions

• 19:53 97800 block of Court St, Criminal trespass

• 23:55 300 block of 5th St, Suspicious conditions reported

Friday 12/30

• 0:37 1300 block of View Ct, Suspicious conditions

• 9:14 95900 block of Sundown Dr, Suspicious conditions

• 10:24 800 block of Chetco Ave, Criminal trespass

• 10:52 400 block of Fir St, Criminal trespass

• 12:27 300 block of 5th St, Theft

• 12:39 300 block of 5th St, Forgery/fraud/bad check

• 13:07 400 block of Railroad St, Dispute/fight

• 16:36 18600 block of Ranch Rd, Threats

• 17:15 Chetco and Bridge, Traffic stop

• 18:14 Chetco and Oak, Traffic stop

• 19:39 300 block of 5th St, Theft

Saturday 12/31

• 0:54 1000 block of Chetco Ave, Criminal trespass

• 3:31 500 block of Railroad St, Loud noise

• 5:17 Center and Chetco, Traffic stop

• 5:29 Chetco and Lucky, Traffic stop

• 7:22 300 block of 5th St, Suspicious conditions

• 8:18 Chetco and Wharf, Traffic stop

• 9:32 600 block of Fleet St, Criminal trespass

• 9:54 17000 block of Musser Hill, Theft

• 11:00 600 block of Old County Rd, Hit & run

• 15:20 610 Ransom Ave, Criminal mischief

• 15:41 700 block of Cottage St, Criminal trespass

• 16:01 1600 block of Hwy 101 N, Rescue operation

• 16:37 Chetco and Willow, Traffic stop

• 16:44 16300 block of Grootendorst Ln, Burglary

• 17:06 Lucky and Chetco, Traffic stop

• 17:11 Lucky and Chetco, Traffic stop

• 17:28 99100 block of Winchuck River Rd, Suspicious conditions

• 17:48 700 block of Chetco Ave, Criminal trespass

• 18:58 16400 block of Vista Hills Dr, Shot(s) fired

• 20:17 800 block of Chetco Ave, Criminal trespass

• 20:29 5th and Hassett, Loud noise

• 20:31 Willow and Chetco, Traffic stop

• 22:04 Old County and Hasset, Suspicious conditions

• 23:02 5th and Ransom, Loud noise

First total ear canal removal surgery performed on pig at Oregon State veterinary hospital

By Molly Rosbach Guest Article

Doctors at Oregon State University’s veterinary hospital performed the first known total ear canal ablation surgery on a pig last week, in consultation with a human ear doctor who previously operated on the lead veterinary surgeon’s ear.

Following her operation on Dec. 19, 3-year-old Vietnamese potbelly pig Ella is doing well and is currently recuperating from the procedure at the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital in OSU’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine.

Ella needed the surgery because she had chronic ear infections and had gone through several months-long rounds of antibiotics, said Jessica Vasselin from the nonprofit Morningside Farm Sanctuary in Veneta, Oregon, where Ella has lived for about two years after being rescued from a hoarding situation in California.

Total ear canal ablation is the full removal of the ear canal and is commonly done in dogs. But OSU veterinary surgeon Dr. Katy Townsend couldn’t find any record of it being performed on pigs, whose external ear canals are mostly housed in a bony column, making access difficult for surgery.

While pig ears are very different from dog ears, they are a great model for human

ears, so Townsend called her own doctor for advice.

Portland otologist Dr. Timothy Hullar operated on her five years ago to correct a condition called otosclerosis, in which the bones of the inner ear fuse and cause deafness.

“He always said to me, ‘If you ever want to collaborate on anything, I would love to,’” Townsend recalled. “After reading this research and finding that pigs have really similar ear canals to humans, I emailed him and said, ‘Hi, do you remember me?’ And he said he’d love to help.”

Townsend and Hullar collaborated to get a 3-D printed skull based on a CT scan Ella received at OSU.

Fellow OSU veterinarian Dr. Susanne Stieger-Vanegas assisted with the diagnostic imaging and printing, which helped the team visualize and plan how they would perform the surgery.

“I look at ear scans five times a day, but it’s not so common that pigs get them,” said Hullar, who also works at the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System. “The anatomy there made sense to me — the external ear on a pig is completely different from on a human, but the inner ear and middle ear have some similarities.”

Ella’s ear infections caused her a lot of pain, along with neurological issues that led to her being unable to walk at times from loss of equilib-

rium.

The surgical team came up with plans A, B, C and D so they could pivot if any challenges arose during the procedure, but in the end, only Plan A was necessary.

Within half an hour of surgery, Ella was awake and back to eating carrot chips, her favorite snack.

“Everything went really well,” Townsend said. “She still has a bit of a head tilt, and that may not resolve, but it makes her look quizzical — it adds to her charm.”

After Townsend removed Ella’s ear canal, OSU’s small animal internal medicine team removed a grape-sized mass from above her soft palate, which they think might have been blocking her Eustachian tube.

“It went as beautifully as it possibly could have, and everybody is really ecstatic with the success so far,” Vasselin said. “Everybody feels like it was a really cool surgery, and they learned a lot from it. She deserves this.

She deserves to finally live a healthy life and not have to worry about this type of stuff anymore, so we’re really hopeful for her.”

Hullar said this collaboration helped broaden his horizons, and he feels that both human and animal doctors could benefit more from communicating and spending more time together. For example, at OSU he learned about a new formulation of a

Oregon Department of Forestry hires new urban forestry expert

People across Oregon in the new year will be getting help on urban tree-related issues from Brittany Oxford, a community assistance forester hired recently by the Oregon Department of Forestry.

“Brittany will be working closely with representatives from various cities, counties, regional governments, tribal nations, civic and non-profit organizations, and schools and colleges,” said ODF’s Urban Forestry Manager Scott Altenhoff. “She’ll be giving technical assistance and leadership to help improve green infrastructure and solve tree-related issues.”

Altenhoff said Oxford will be the urban forestry team’s lead in forming and refining local community forestry management. This includes:

• encouraging tree inventories and assessments

• providing model policies, plans, and regulations

• helping set up citizen advisory boards and community engagement programs

• consulting on urban forest maintenance programs

• providing professional training for agency staff

“Climate change and many other threats, such as

introduced pests and diseases, are seriously impacting urban trees,” said Oxford.

“So I’m excited to help people learn more about their urban forest and what they can do to better preserve and enhance the trees around them.”

Before joining ODF, Oxford worked most recently for the City of Portland’s Urban Forestry program, helping with their second street tree inventory.

Before that, she worked at Pistils Nursery in north Portland, propagating and caring for plants, working with customers, writing a twice monthly blog and controlling pests.

Oxford also has extensive experience in the Rocky Mountain region. She worked as a research

assistant for the Center for Natural Lands Management. Here role there was studying pollination ecology in endangered prairie systems and presenting research findings.

After graduating with a degree in Environmental Science from Northern Arizona University in 2017, she worked in Arizona as an Americorp field botany intern for various federal land management agencies. There, she surveyed areas burned by wildfires and collected and processed seeds of wild plants for later sowing.

She also had earlier experience as a forest monitoring technician for the Landscape Conservation Initiative and as a field research assistant for the Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research.

post-operative pain medicine used in animals that he’s interested in researching for human application.

“That exchange of information — it doesn’t just go one way,” he said. Townsend said she and

Hullar hope to write up the case report for other doctors to learn from.

“The biggest takeaway is showing that, for people who love fairly nontraditional pets, we can provide expert care to any animal,” she said.

“The collaboration between all of our teams was so incredible. I think it just pushes the envelope forward on what we can achieve with nontraditional pets and making sure all pets have access to expert-level care.”

Darby Hauser

animals have a natural instinct to bed

down in dens. While some homes have areas that serve as cozy nooks, a crate set aside in a quiet room can replicate a safe den for the pet when he or she is stressed or tired and simply needs some time away. A pet may seek out this “den” on its own or can be placed there by an owner when the animal needs to calm down. Children should be advised to leave crated animals alone.

Assist with house training. Many animals prefer not to soil where they sleep. Therefore, a pet will not void in the crate, provided it is sized correctly, and will learn to gradually hold it until it is granted access to the proper place to relieve itself.

Keep areas off limits. Cordoned off areas surrounded by gates may work for some pets, but certain dogs are able to scale or circumvent such barriers. A closed crate provides a safe option when the

animal cannot be supervised and has not yet demonstrated it can be trusted to have free reign of the home.

When selecting and out tting a crate, pet owners should keep certain things in mind.

• Be sure there is adequate ventilation so that the animal can breathe comfortably. Wire crates, which are among the most popular, will allow for plenty of air ow and enable the pet to see his or her environment.

• Seek out a crate that is rated for travel so that you’ll get double duty out of the item. Keeping pets contained in a moving vehicle is a safer way to travel.

• Monitor your pet to determine what you can put inside the crate. Some trainers recommend feeding and watering your pet in the crate to make the animal more comfortable with it. Comfortable bedding

or a favorite toy or blanket may help provided your pet is not a chewer (and swallower) and can be trusted with these items overnight.

• Remove harnesses, collars and other items from the pet before placing it in the crate to reduce the risk of strangulation or injury.

• Limit the time the pet spends in the crate to allow for exercise and stretching. The pet should be able to stand up and reposition in the crate, but the crate should not be large enough that the dog can soil on one side and rest on the other. The crate should never be a punishment tool.

• If the pet messes inside the crate, clean it promptly.

Crates are useful tools for pet owners. When used responsibly, crates can serve as safe havens and training tools for pets.

pm 0.09 8:07 am 3.42 8:30 pm 0.50 8:59 am 3.23 9:02 pm 1.02 9:59 am 2.93 9:37 pm 1.63 11:04 am 2.49 10:17 pm 2.29 12:11 pm 1.88 11:05 pm 2.92