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Schools prepare to start new year AMY MOSS STRONG and JOHN GUNTHER The World

SOUTH COAST — For most South Coast school districts, the new school year starts in the next few weeks.

Most districts plan to have their students in kindergarten through third grade start the year in the school buildings, which is allowable under the metrics used

by Gov. Kate Brown for reopening schools.

Aside from the area’s smallest district, students in fourth grade and older will all start the year with comprehensive distance learning, which is also how the 2019-20 school year ended. But they all feel better prepared this time around.

“We have had time to figure out what we didn’t do well in the spring,” said Coos Bay School District Superintendent Bryan Trendell. “I’m confident with where we’re at. We’re doing a better job of training our staff

and we are in a much better position going into the start of the school year than we were last spring when we had to stop and do it on the fly.

“There is going to be a lot of learning as we go this year, but we are definitely in better shape. I am very confident in our staff and the programs and procedures that we have set up that we are in position to have a good school year.”

A big part of that is communication with the families of students.

“We are really working to be more connected with our families that are doing the distance learning,” said Coquille Superintendent Tim Sweeney. “We are making sure we are giving the families what they need.”

That included Sweeney and several other members of the district’s administrative team spending part of Sunday meeting with families in the Fairview area, discussing how the district can better serve the people in that portion of the school district.

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The third-grade classroom of teacher Renee Rowe includes desks that are spread out for social distancing and a colorful drawing on the chalk board welcoming and encouraging the students as the new school year starts.

Lighthouse School has good first week JOHN GUNTHER The World

COOS BAY —While most of the schools on the South Coast will be starting up in the next few weeks, The Lighthouse School has already been in session for a week.

But it’s nothing like past years — from the zones set up on the playground for recess to the footstep decals in the halls keeping students moving in single file to desks being at least six feet apart in the classrooms to only

having students in four grades on campus.

The first week of the new learning system was a success, said Shelley Lake, the new director at the public charter school in Bunker Hill.

“Week 1 went well,” Lake said, adding that multiple parents told her they were appreciative during the first board meeting of the new school year Wednesday.

It’s an adjustment all around for students, teachers, administrators and parents, the new normal of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As with other schools on the South Coast and in other counties around the state that qualify, the only full-time on-site learning is for students in kindergarten through third grade, and even within that group there are multiple new rules.

The Lighthouse School had to double its teaching staff to have a 13-1 student-teacher ratio in the classrooms and within those rooms, the desks are spread out.

Each grade level has two classrooms and two teachers, who are co-teachers.

Recess is another big change.

The students are assigned zones — there are 12 zones in the playground area — with only three or four students per zone to facilitate social distancing.

They rotate zones for each of the three recesses so they get to experience different parts of the playground area each day.

Drawing with chalk has been a popular recess activity, Lake said, and some kids play hands-free soccer. The main play structure is taped off, but the stu-

of 123 cases.

There have been 32 cases in the last 28 days. There have been seven past hospitalizations, but no current hospitalizations and there have been no deaths due to COVID-19 in Coos County. As of Sept. 4, 5,913 people have tested negative for COVID-19.

Included in those cases is a workplace outbreak at the Bandon Pacific Seafood plant in Charleston. Employees have been tested and those who have been identified as sick have been quarantined, as well as people they may have explosed.

CHW said the outbreak does not pose a significant risk to the public. The outbreak will be reported on the Oregon Health Authority’s weekly update.

A workplace outbreak is limited to a workplace with 30 or more employees where five or more have COVID within the outbreak, according to CHW. The outbreak may also include household members and other close contacts with an employee even if they do not work at the facility identified.

CHW is following three local outbreaks. One is the Bandon Pacific Seafood outbreak and

another involves 12 confirmed or presumptive cases at a South Coast church that remains unidentified. Public health officials do not report cases linked to churches in Oregon.

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17 new virus cases this week in Coos County COVID-19 outbreak at Bandon Pacific Seafood announced AMY MOSS STRONG The World

COOS COUNTY — COVID-19 cases in Coos County continue to rise. Coos Health & Wellness reports 17 positive or presumptive COVID-19 cases in the past seven days, for a total as of Sept. 4 of 93 confirmed cases, 30 presumptive cases for a total

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“We are having a lot of those conversations with folks,” Sweeney said. “We don’t want families to feel like they are doing this on their own.”

There are some similarities in most of the districts’ plans. There are some differences.

Most districts are starting their classes as early as next week or Sept. 14.

And all the districts are encouraging parents who haven’t yet registered their students to do so.

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Portland shooting suspect killed

LACEY, Wash. (AP) — A team of law enforcement officers fatally shot a man suspected of being the gunman who killed a supporter of a right-wing group in Portland, Oregon, last week after a caravan of Donald Trump backers rode through downtown, the U.S. Marshals Service said Friday.

Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, was killed as a federal task force attempted to apprehend him near Lacey, Washington, about 120 miles (193 kilometers) north of Portland. Reinoehl was suspected in the killing of 39-year-old Aaron “Jay” Danielson, who was shot in the chest Saturday night, a senior Justice Department official told The Associated Press.

Federal agents from the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service had located him on Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest, and Reinoehl pulled a gun during the encounter, the official said.

The official wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

A U.S. Marshals Service statement later said the fugitive task force “attempted to peacefully arrest him.”

“Initial reports indicate the suspect produced a firearm, threatening the lives of law enforcement officers. Task force members responded to the threat and struck the suspect who was pronounced dead at the scene,” the statement said.

The U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task forces, comprised of deputy marshals, other federal agents and local law enforcement officers from a variety of agencies, are responsible for apprehending violent felons and other wanted suspects.

Thurston County Sheriff’s Lt. Ray Brady said four task force members fired their weapons, including two Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies, an officer from the Lakewood Police Department and an officer from the Washington State Department of Corrections.

Brady said investigators haven’t yet determined how many rounds were fired.

The suspect was alone at the time of the shooting, Brady said, with no children or other people present.

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Have a safe Labor Day gathering Testing Pony Creek The World SOUTH COAST — As people prepare for the upcoming holiday weekend, it is not easy to decline invitations to the get-togethers they used to have with friends and family. It’s hard for many to understand how being with friends and loved ones could be what puts them and those they care about at risk for getting or spreading COVID-19.

Oregon State Health Officer Dr. Dean Sidelinger shared the following story about how COVID-19 spread throughout a community starting from a seemingly harmless family gathering: Ten people got together for a family party, and two people at the party were likely infectious at the time, though they did not have symptoms.

In total, those two cases have led to 20 reported

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cases spread across 10 households. At least two of the people work with vulnerable populations.

One person lived in a multi-generational house with family members with high-risk conditions. So even though the people who went to the party weren’t at higher risk for complications, many of the people who got sick potentially exposed people who are more vulnerable.

However when done safely, a small gathering held with plenty of space could be the social boost everyone needs right now, Oregon Health Authority officials said. Here are some keys tips to help people throw a safe and thoughtful Labor Day Holiday gathering for their family and friends: Limit your social gatherings outside your household to no more than 10 people in accordance to Phase II guidelines.

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Have guests stay home if sick. Screen guests as they arrive for symptoms or exposure to others that have been sick.

If possible, host your small gathering outdoors rather than indoors.

Ensure enough space so everyone is able to social distance from each other.

Wear a face covering indoors and outside when you can’t maintain 6 feet of physical distance from people outside your household.

Provide hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies, and remind guests to wash hands frequently.

Sanitize frequently touched items (such as condiments and serving cutlery), especially before eating or drinking.

Task one person to serve food and limit guests from gathering in food serving areas, such as in kitchens or near grills. Provide single-use

condiments, plates and cutlery, napkins. Wash and sanitize reusable items.

Or serve food that is grab-and-go. Create a menu of single serve foods, like salads and dips that can be served in individual small containers.

Plan activities where social distance can be maintained and sanitize frequently touched items, like frisbees, balls, or other sports equipment.

Use touchless garbage cans and sanitize hands immediately after handling trash.

Keep a guest list for potential contact tracing.

For any questions regarding COVID-19, visit the Coos Health & Wellness website at https://cooshealthandwellness.org/ public-health/novel-coronavirus-2019-covid-19/ for the most recent guidance, or email them at covid19.questions@chw. coos.or.us.

CHARLESTON — The Cape Arago Highway will be closed for one week starting Wednesday, Sept. 9, so workers can replace the Third Creek culvert located next to the Charleston Fire Station.

Traffic will be diverted

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Dam warning system The World COOS BAY/NORTH BEND — On Saturday, Sept. 5, a test of the Pony Creek Dam Warning System will take place.

The test of area sirens is being conducted by Coos Bay-North Bend Water Board. The purpose of this test is to give the public an opportunity to hear the siren and familiarize themselves with the audible warning should a dam breach occur.

Sirens located at the North Bend High School

and the Water Board Service Center will be activated at 10 a.m. for one test. The test will consist of a three minute (15 seconds on — 10 seconds off) siren blast representing a dam failure warning.

Those who live inside the dam breach evacuation zone and hear the siren at a time that is not a scheduled test, head for higher ground immediately.

Those who are unsure whether they are in the dam failure inundation zone, contact the Coos Bay-North Bend Water Board at 541-267-3128.

Fat Elk Road to be closed COQUILLE — A portion of Fat Elk Road near Coquille will be closed for two weeks starting Sept. 14 so workers can replace a culvert, the

Coos County Road Department said.

The road will be closed at mile post 3.6 from Sept. 14 to Sept. 28.

Drivers will need to choose alternate routes throughout the closure.

on a one-mile detour that will use Grinnelll Lane, Penny Road and Kellogg Lane.

This is a residential area, with a speed limit of 25 mph, and drivers are advised to drive slowly and with caution. Flag-

gers will provide traffic control.

Motorists traveling between Charleston and downtown Coos Bay also can take Libby Lane.

Even after the road reopens, drivers should expect some intermittent

lane and shoulder closures in the work zone.

The existing culvert, which is two feet in diameter and frequently blocked, will be replaced by a five-foot pipe that will provide better drainage.

For a list of public use restrictions please go to our website at www.coosfpa.net.

If you are planning on going out hunting or recreating in the forests make sure any landowner or management agency you are going to be on is open to the public and any additional fire prevention restrictions they may have. So please do your part to make this holiday weekend a fire safe one.

For more information on fire conditions and fire prevention go to our website at www.coosfpa.net, call the closure line at 541267-1789, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Information provided by Coos Forest Protective Association. To view more information on fire danger levels and use restrictions, visit www. coosfpa.net.

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Think fire prevention this holiday weekend SOUTH COAST — Labor Day weekend is once again upon us. If you are planning one last weekend of summertime fun before school starts please keep fire prevention at the front of your mind.

Firefighters are busy in southern Oregon fighting several fires and need your help to prevent any new fires from starting. The public use restrictions will be at extreme until conditions change, so make sure you know which activities you are planning and any restrictions on those activities.

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Small businesses are cutting costs during the pandemic with energy incentives

New LED lighting at La Tapatia 2 makes shopping easier for customers while store owners save thousands in energy costs each year.

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE IS ABOUT HAVING THE RIGHT TOOLS. With a tool box of knowledge, rebates, trade ally contractors and discounts at local retailers, Energy Trust of Oregon is helping people at home and at work save energy, reduce their carbon footprint and lower their energy bills dramatically.

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Projects meant to bring down utility bills are doing much more for small businesses in Oregon – some are making properties safer and more convenient for customers.

Juan Alavarez owns La Tapatia 2, a Mexican grocery and meat market in Gresham. He recently installed new energy-efficient LED lighting to replace the outdated lighting outside his store with help from Energy Trust of Oregon. Although he was looking for energy savings, the upgrade brought some additional, unexpected benefits to his business.

Alvarez says his building is now safer and there’s less vandalism.

“The new lighting is brighter and not easily breakable. Security is better. Customers and neighbors say it looks amazing.”

– Juan Alavarez, owner of La Tapatia 2

Inside the store, Alavarez also replaced all of the overhead fluorescent lighting with LEDs, which has helped lighten up darker corners. That makes it easier for customers to see what’s on each store shelf. “The first day after installation, customers commented that they could see our products better,” said Alvarez.

The upgrades inside and out are saving La Tapatia 2 an estimated $2,600 each year in energy costs.

But the store only had to a pay about 20% of the $34,000 project cost to purchase and install the new lighting, thanks to incentives offered by Energy Trust. Energy Trust is a nonprofit created by the State of Oregon to connect more people to sustainable, affordable energy and clean, renewable power.

Energy Trust provides cash incentives to individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities and others for equipment and projects that help use less energy.

Since 2002, Energy Trust has provided incentives to thousands of Gresham families, businesses, schools, farms and ranches for energy upgrades, helping Gresham utility customers save more than $40 million on utility bills from participation in Energy Trust.

Visit energytrust.org/this-isoregon to see more of how Energy Trust is helping small businesses around the state.

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COOS BAY — The Oregon Health Authority issued a public health advisory Wednesday for higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters at Sunset Bay State Park in Coos County.

People should avoid direct contact with the water in this area until the advisory is lifted.

Higher-than-normal levels of fecal bacteria can cause diarrhea, stomach cramps, skin rashes,

upper respiratory infections and other illnesses.

This applies especially to children and the elderly, who may be more vulnerable to illness from waterborne bacteria.

Increased pathogen and fecal bacteria levels in ocean waters can come from both shore and inland sources such as stormwater runoff, sewer overflows, failing septic systems, and animal waste from livestock, pets and wildlife.

While this advisory

is in effect at Sunset Bay State Park, visitors should avoid wading in nearby creeks, pools of water on the beach, or in discolored water, and stay clear of water runoff flowing into the ocean.

Even if there is no advisory in effect, officials recommend avoiding swimming in the ocean within 48 hours after a rainstorm.

Although state officials advise against water contact, they continue to encourage other recreation-

al activities (flying kites, picnicking, playing on the beach, walking, etc.) on this beach because they pose no health risk even during an advisory.

The status of water contact advisories at beaches is subject to change. For the most recent information on advisories, visit the Oregon Beach Monitoring Program website at http:// www.healthoregon.org/ beach or call 971-6730482, or 877-290-6767 (toll-free).

corded 1,558 new cases of COVID-19 infection. This is down 8.6% from last week’s tally of 1,704 and Oregon’s lowest weekly total since the end of June.

The percentage of positive tests also dropped to 4.4 percent, the lowest in two months. Thirty-nine Oregonians were reported to have died, up from 32 last week. The 26,713 cases reported in Oregon as of Aug. 30 equates to about to 631 cases per 100,000 persons.

Also, as of Aug. 30, 459 Oregonians have died with COVID-19, a mortality rate of 11 deaths per

100,000 Oregonians.

The age group with the highest incidence of reported infection continues to be 20–29-year-olds, with rates decreasing in subsequent decades of life. Through April 18, 51% of reported cases had been among persons 50 or older and 48 percent of the deaths have involved persons 80 or older.

The new cases are in the following counties: Baker (2), Clackamas (24), Columbia (2), Coos (4), Deschutes (4), Douglas (1), Jackson (18), Jefferson (6), Josephine (1), Lane (13), Lincoln (1),

Linn (2), Malheur (23), Marion (36), Morrow (7), Multnomah (65), Umatilla (15), Wasco (4), Washington (40), and Yamhill (6).

met three weeks in a row: Coos County Case Rate less than 10 cases per 100,000 population Test positivity less than 5% in the preceding 7 days State Metric of test positivity less than 5% in the preceding 7 days There is an exception for students in kindergarten to 3rd grade to return to in-person instruction if the following metrics have been met three weeks in a row: Coos County test positivity is less than 5% in the preceding 7 days.

Coos County case rate is less than 30 cases per 100,000 population.

Access the web-based School Metrics Dashboard

for additional details HERE. Schools are finishing their Operational Blueprints for the 2020-2021 school year. You may see these blueprints HERE. “It is up to us, as a community, to be the best public health stewards we can be,” said Cynthia Edwards, public health information officer for Coos Health & Wellness. “If you have any questions regarding COVID-19, please visit our website at https:// cooshealthandwellness.org/ public-health/novel-coronavirus-2019-covid-19/ for the most recent guidance, or email us at covid19. questions@chw.coos. or.us.”

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A health advisory has been issued for Sunset Bay State Park from the Oregon Health Authority due to elevated

Oregon COVID-19 cases continue to decline The World

PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 470, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m.

Thursday.

Oregon Health Authority also reported 274 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the state total to 27,336.

COVID-19 daily cases continue to decline During the week of Monday, Aug. 24, through Sunday, Aug. 30, OHA re-

School data for reopening The World

SOUTH COAST — Coos Health & Wellness feels that keeping Coos County open and creating a safe environment for the area’s children to return to in-person instruction at school are two very important goals.

The State of Oregon has set specific data points for both the counties and the state to reach before schools may reopen. Each week Coos Health & Wellness will post the newest data on their social media page and send it to local press, including the data in the attached graphic.

For all schools to return to in-person instruction the following metrics must be

COVID-19 deaths Oregon’s 468th COVID-19 death is a 79-year-old man in Malheur County who tested positive on July 14 and died on Aug. 23, at Vibra Hospital of Boise, Idaho. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 469th COVID-19 death is a 56-year-old man in Washington County who tested positive on Aug. 1 and

p.m., regular meeting via Google Meet at: meet. google.com/oee-mmacaia or Join by phone (US) +1 609-829-8419 (PIN: 371141921).

North Bend City Council — 4:30 p.m., work session. To view the work session agenda, visit: https://www.northbendoregon.us. Work Session and Council Meetings will be conducted remotely at the following link: https:// www.youtube.com/channel/UCBQ3YfjsfZPmyNBIbUdFCwA .

TUESDAY, SEPT. 8 South Coast ESD Board of Directors — 6 p.m., regular meeting. The meeting will be conducted virtually with minimal staff attending in person at 1350 Teakwood Ave. in Coos Bay. Find the meeting link at www.scesd.k12.or.us/

board-of-directors/ or call/ email 541-266-3951 or kathleenm@scesd.k12. or.us for additional information.

North Bend City Council — 7 p.m., regular meeting. To view the agenda, visit: https://www. northbendoregon.us. Work Session and Council Meetings will be conducted remotely at the following link: https://www.youtube. com/channel/UCBQ3YfjsfZPmyNBIbUdFCwA .

no known underlying conditions. Due to a data compilation error, she was also reported as Oregon’s 449th COVID-19 on Aug. 29. OHA regrets the error.

to the health risks from COVID-19 and mandates that restrict public gatherings, these events will be held without an audience in recorded moderated sessions. The debates will feature questions submitted in advance by email from the public. The recorded debates will be posted on the Coos County LVW web https://my.lwv.org/oregon/ coos-county, and also on the Coos Community Media Center web https://coosmediacenter.viebit.com Additional information about candidates for all elected races is available on VOTE411 web, a service launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund as a “one-

stop-shop” for election related information. It provides nonpartisan information to the public with both general and state-specific information on the election process: https://www. vote411.org.

Stay informed about COVID-19: Oregon response: The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Office of Emergency Management lead the state response.

United States response: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leads the U.S. response.

Global response: The World Health Organization guides the global response.

League of Women Voters plan debates The World

COOS COUNTY — This month, the League of Women Voters celebrates its 100th anniversary, along with the passage of the 19th amendment, ratified on Aug. 26, 1920.

As part of its mission to inform voters and encourage participation in government, the League of Women Voters of Coos County is planning several candidate debates to provide information about candidates and their positions on issues of relevance to local citizens.

In previous years, these events would be live, and open to members of the public. However, due

MEETINGS MONDAY, SEPT. 7 Bandon City Council and Urban Renewal Agency — 5:30 p.m., council work session; 7 p.m., regular meeting followed by Urban Renewal Agency meeting, Bandon City Hall, 555 Highway 101. Note: City Hall is now open to the public, but face masks must be worn and social distancing required. The meeting will also be live-streamed on Facebook on the City of Bandon - Local Government page. Agenda and supporting documents available at www.cityofbandon.org.

Myrtle Point City Council — 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, Flora M. Laird Library Meeting Room, 435 Fifth St., Myrtle Point.

The Lighthouse School Board of Directors — 7

died on Aug. 22, at Providence St. Vincent. He had underlying conditions.

Oregon’s 470th COVID-19 death is a 96-year-old woman in Marion County who tested positive on July 8 and died on Aug. 21 in her residence. She had underlying conditions.

NOTE: OHA has more information about Oregon’s 416th COVID-19 death first reported on Aug. 22. She was a 37year old woman who tested positive on Aug. 10 and died on August 15, at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. She had

To provide oral or written comments, visit: https:// www.northbendoregon. us/cityrecorder/webform/ remote-public-comment or for public hearings: https:// www.northbendoregon.us/ cityrecorder/webform/remote-public-hearing-comment.

Myrtle Point City Council — 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, Flora M. Laird Memorial Library meeting room, 435 Fifth St., Myrtle Point.

About the LWV The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization with a mission to encourage the active and informed participation of citizens in government. The League never supports or opposes any candidate or political party and aims to provide impartial information to voters about candidates’ view on issues, and to stimulate interest and participation in

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How to stay cyber-safe amid at-home learning DANIELLE KANE

Better Business Bureau

Back-to-school preparations have a different feel to them this year. Many parents are opting not to send their children back. Families planning to learn remotely in the fall are likely expecting laptops, tablets and other online technology to see a significant uptick in usage within their households. Unfortunately for Oregonian parents, the risks associated with using those devices are likely to increase, too.

Kids often have a tougher time spotting the difference what is real and what is not online, and that makes them especially vulnerable once virtual classes are in session. Anyone with an email account, for example, receives spam and junk mail in their inbox. If you don’t have much online experience, those spam emails may seem pretty legitimate. Clicking on one of the links, though, could result in a pricey bill from a fraudulent website or access to your banking information.

And parents, same rules go for you. Make sure that email from the principal is really from him or her, and not an imposter.

Should your child need a new mouse, headphones or a keyboard as time goes on, don’t just search for the cheapest option — you could end up ordering from a phony website advertising too-good-to-be-true prices on popular accessories. Take a moment to research the websites you are using and ensure they are reputable.

To further complicate circumstances, some of the most popular websites kids visit are the most common gateways to cybersecurity issues. Many social media sites and their corresponding apps are designed to collect and sell unauthorized user details to advertisers engaging in targeted marketing. Those ads can tempt kids to purchase products or services that may not actually exist.

The same sites and platforms also host contests and giveaways that either collect a hefty amount of personal information on their entry forms or, in some worstcase scenarios, steal financial information that could lead to identity theft.

As the beginning of the school year approaches, Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific encourages parents to educate their kids on how to stay safe online.

BBB NW+P recommends using

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these tips and resources to help guide those conversations: • Prioritize privacy. For any apps your kids want to use, read through the privacy policies and terms of use together. While that may not sound like the height of family fun, it’s important for everyone involved to know what they are signing up and made aware of any potential consequences.

• Keep your location on lockdown. Just about every app wants to know where its users are so it can track their whereabouts. Unless it is absolutely necessary for the app to keep tabs on your location, go into your device’s settings and disable that feature. Disclosing where your kids are (or are not) at any given moment should be avoided as much as possible.

• Take control. The best way to safeguard your kids’ online privacy is to teach them to manage it themselves. But it doesn’t hurt to mix in some parental controls as a back-up. Most devices and operating systems allow parents to monitor their children’s online activities. Follow through with your kids by explaining why you’re checking in on their actions.

• Share with care. Any information kids share online can easily be copied, and it is almost impossible to take back. Before posting anything important, discuss who might see the post and how it might be perceived in the future. Sharing personal information can also give online thieves an idea of what login information or passwords might be used for banking accounts or other online accounts.

Find more information and resources for helping your family stay safe online this school year by visiting trust-bbb.org.

(Danielle Kane is the Oregon State Director of the Better Business Bureau NW+Pacific.)

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Last week, I tallied Joe Biden’s spending plans. This week, President Trump’s.

Which presidential candidate will bankrupt America first?

When Donald Trump ran for president, he promised “big league” spending cuts.

Once in office, he again said he’d cut the budget, adding, “There’s a lot of fat in there.”

There sure is.

Since I was born, spending has grown faster than inflation most every year.

Then, President Obama, as Trump liked to out, “put more debt on than all other presidents of the United States combined!”

It’s true.

But then Trump increased the debt just as much.

Now even more, with the COVID-19 spending.

One of his first biggest increases was the $738 billion defense spending bill. Trump bragged that it was “an all-time record!” He said Democrats had “depleted” our fighting ability, so he “had” to “fix our military.”

“The ‘fix’ looks a whole lot like bloated defense spending,” says Pete Sepp of the National Taxpayers Union. “It’s more than our rivals around the world could even hope to spend.”

Sepp’s organization has fought government spending for decades. Sadly, they’ve had little success.

Now federal spending will grow even faster because: 1) The COVID-19 “stimulus” will grow.

2) Both political parties love spending your money.

3) Old people like me keep living longer.

Sorry about that last one. But I, rudely, decline to die.

Soon, my generation’s Medicare and Social Security checks will crowd out everything else in the budget. (No, fellow

John Stossel geezers, we don’t just “get back what we put in.” We’ll get, on average, almost triple our FICA deductions.)

Sadly, no presidential candidate expresses much interest in addressing that: Trump promises to “protect” Social Security.

Biden says he’ll increase it!

Trump was also eager to spend on special interests. He gave $16 billion to farmers and ranchers, $1.6 billion more to NASA and, despite government’s horrible track record at “picking winners,” he tried loaning $765 million to Kodak Pharmaceuticals.

After the pandemic hit, Trump joined Democrats in authorizing $6.2 trillion in new spending.

Signing that, Trump joked: “I’ve never signed anything with a “T” on it. I don’t know if I can handle this one!” The politicians standing behind him laughed.

But it’s not funny.

Now Democrats want to add even more spending.

Trump at least made some cuts, prepandemic. Sepp acknowledges that he made “important progress in reducing overhead (and) personnel costs.”

He also cut the budget of his own office, plus the Depart-

ments of Labor, Education and State. Good! The State Department is bloated with 60 subdepartments, and its spending had increased at triple the rate inflation.

Still, media pundits whined about every cut. On CNN, one “expert” called the cuts to the State Department “insanity.”

When Trump proposed other cuts, or just slowing the growth of government, Congress wouldn’t let him. Trump’s 2021 budget would still have increased spending by $39 billion.

Rep. Chuck Schumer rejected that, calling it “a blueprint for destroying America!”

To sum up: What’s Trump’s total budget impact been?

Spending is up by more than $1 trillion a year. The national debt is over $26 trillion.

“Deficits and debt destroy economic growth,” says Sepp.

“Nobody’s talking about this stuff. You must be frustrated,” I say.

“Very,” he responds. “After 51 years as an organization, to see this kind of attitude and carelessness...”

When it comes to increasing spending, who is worse, Trump or Biden?

“Biden,” replies Sepp, because he promises $1.2 trillion a year in new spending.

“We’re already trillions in the hole. He’s spending money out of an empty pocket!”

And Biden is favored to win.

Of course, some argue that when it comes to Republicats and Democans spending your and your grandkids’ money, it doesn’t matter who wins.

“Washington just seems to grow at the expense of everyone else, no matter who is in power,” concludes Sepp.

So, next week, I’ll report on an alternative to Biden and Trump.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Out of the Darkness Virtual Experience

Respond to the 2020 Census now

As part of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Coos County Out of the Darkness Virtual Experience, I will be participating online on Sept. 12 at www.afsp.org/ cooscounty to draw attention to the importance of suicide prevention. I will be joined by many who share my dedication.

Last year, over 550 Out of the Darkness events took place in communities and on campuses across the United States, attended by a quarter of a million dedicated people who share my passion. Our movement is growing.

Like many, I walk because suicide has affected me personally and suicide rates in Coos County are among the highest in Oregon.

As the President of the Oregon Chapter of AFSP and a mental health professional, I have dedicated my time and energy to educating others about suicide prevention and mental health.

Our goal is to spread awareness of what is currently the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S., and let others know they are not alone. Please help us ensure that mental health is looked upon in equal importance to physical health, and continue to bring hope to those affected by suicide. Join me in this experience. We need you.

Together, we #KeepGoing.

Lance Nelson North Bend

Time is running out. This is the final month to be counted by the U.S. Census and help guarantee Coos County receives funding for essential services that will shape our community for the next 10 years.

Census determines how many representatives Oregon gets in Congress. It is used by lawmakers in Washington and Salem to allocate funding that impacts Coos County — including our roads, schools, hospitals and healthcare clinics. An under-count in Coos County could mean our community loses out on important funds that will leave us behind.

Deadline is Sept. 30. Don’t wait — respond online at 2020census. gov, by phone at 844-330-2020 for English or 844-468-2020 for Spanish, or by mail if you received a paper questionnaire. You can respond in English, Spanish, and 11 other languages.

If you don’t respond, you will be visited by a locally hired census taker. Please cooperate. They are trained on CDC and local health guidelines, will maintain at least a six-foot distance, and will be wearing masks and carrying other personal protective equipment (PPE) for safety.

A census taker may also call you at home, so please answer.

Census asks only 10 questions about you and who lives in your home with you and only takes a few minutes to complete. Answers are confidential and can never be shared with federal or local agencies.

Census takers will have a valid ID badge with their photograph, a U.S. Department of Commerce water-

mark, and an expiration date. They may also carry Census Bureau bags and equipment with the Census Bureau logo. They will never ask for Social Security numbers, banking info, citizenship status, or political affiliation. If you have questions about their identity, you can contact the Los Angeles Regional Census Center at 213-314-6500 to speak with a Census Bureau representative.

If we want our voices to be heard at the local and federal level, we need to do our civic duty and respond. If we want continued support for critical programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, school lunches, education programs like Head Start, bridges, bike paths and other infrastructure, we should respond.

If you haven’t already, you are about to miss this once-in-a-decade chance to shape our future and better our community for the next 10 years.

Paul Addis Librarian, Coos Bay Library

Morals are missing You idiots out there that blame Trump for the troubles in this country are really screwed up in your thinking. Yes Trump is not very professional when speaking as the POTUS. However Clinton, Bush 43 and Obama lied repeatably to the public.

Where the problem lies in the USA is younger people are spoiled and have not good parenting. Morals are missing from today’s young adults. All they care about is a freebie for them. The Democratic party has showed them that one world government is the way to go.

Ray Tielod Coquille

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OBITUARIES Larry Gordon Carpenter Sr.

Lawrence “Larry” Edward Johnson

July 11, 1946 – August 19, 2020

A private inurnment for Larry Gordon Carpenter Sr., 74, of Coos Bay will be held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. Larry was born July 11, 1946 at Norfolk Naval

June 26, 1941 – August 29, 2020

Station, Virginia, son of Harold Kendall Carpenter Sr. and (Ethel Virginia) Lucille Wigner. He passed away August 19, 2020 in Coos Bay. He enlisted with the United States Air Force in August of 1965 for 8 years.

After a break in service, Larry re-enlisted with the Air National Guard until his retirement. During this time, he worked at Conrad Lumber Co., Lumber’s, commercial pilot and Bay Area Hospital. He was active in many volunteer organizations, including the

Boy Scouts, Lyons, police reserves and public broadcast television.

Larry is survived by his wife, Barbara Jean (Guye); son, Larry Jr.; grandson, Cody; great-granddaughter, Alayna; brother, Harold Kendall Carpenter Jr. and wife, Joyce; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131. Friends and family are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at www.coosbayareafunerals. com

June Marie Smith

January 27, 1925 - September 1, 2020

At this time, no formal services will be held for longtime Bandon and Langlois resident, June Marie Smith.

June was born January 27, 1925 in Corvallis, Oregon, the daughter of Earl and Evelyn Anderson Doyle. She died September 1, 2020 in Bandon at the age of 95.

She was reared and educated in Corvallis and Grants Pass. She worked in White City during WWII making supplies for the armed forces.

She and her family moved to Langlois Moun-

tain where she was busy at home raising her five children.

She worked at Golden Rule and as a cook at the Bandon Hospital and also worked for Western Auto.

After she married Dick Smith she worked for various myrtle wood shops.

Following Dick’s passing, she moved to live with her daughter, Patty until her passing.

She loved crocheting, making several hats for children, opal mining and she was a terrific cook.

She is survived by her sons, Gale and Lynette

Turner, Mike and Susan Turner, Ronald and Francie Turner, Douglas Turner; daughter, Patty and Ken McCurdy; grandchildren, Stacey, Sara, Kisa, Jeff Tuesday, Mica, Eddie, Angela, Mike, Katy, and Meghan; along with numerous great and great-great-grandchildren and her youngest sister, Jean Elbon.

Arrangements are under the direction of Amling Schroeder Funeral Service, Bandon. Friends may offer condolences online at westrumfuneralservice. com.

Carolyn Lehto

August 10, 1945 - September 1, 2020

At her request, no public services will be held for Carolyn Lehto, 75, of Coos

Bay. Private cremation rites will be held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay. Carolyn was born August 10, 1945 in Sacramento, California. She passed away September 1, 2020 in Coos Bay. Carolyn was adopted at age 13 in July of 1958 and moved to Coos Bay to join her new family.

She married Robert Lehto in April of 1987 and they were happily married for 35 years. Carolyn was very good with computers. She loved animals, but most of

all she loved her family.

She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

Carolyn is survived by her husband, Robert “Bob” Lehto; daughter, Renee; son, Robert; grandson, Kyle; sister, Laurie; brothers, Phil and Freddie; and grandmother, Phyllis Langenberg.

Arrangements are under the care of Myrtle Grove Funeral Service- Bay Area, 541-269-2851. Friends and family are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at www.coosbayareafunerals. com

DEATH NOTICES Lawrence E. Johnson Jr. 79, of Coos Bay died August 29, 2020 in Coos Bay. Cremation rites will be held at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crematory, Coos Bay under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave.541-267-3131. www. coosbayareafunerals.com Pamela R. Dennis, 74, of North Bend died August 29, 2020 in North Bend.

Cremation rites will be held at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crematory, Coos Bay under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 541-267-3131. www. coosbayareafunerals.com Kenneth G. Pratt, 82, of North Bend, passed away on August 28, 2020 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-7560440.

Arnold E. Anderson, 83, of Coos Bay died August 13, 2020 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-267-3131. www. coosbayareafunerals.com

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Clarice Evelyn Schneider, 99, of Coos Bay, passed away September 1, 2020 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-2673131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com Barbara Claire Lesco, 76, of Coos Bay, passed away August 28, 2020 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-2673131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com Audrey Lynnette Tarbox, 65, of Coos Bay, passed away August 30, 2020 in Springfield. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

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Edward Tolson Childers, 83, of Coos Bay, passed away August 30, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals. com Harold C. Brown, 86, of North Bend, passed away on September 2, 2020 in Portland. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541756-0440.

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Lawrence “Larry” Edward Johnson, 79, passed away August 29, 2020 in Coos Bay, Oregon.

Larry spent his final days at his home with a peaceful view of his wife Cindy’s and his ranch among family and friends after a two year battle with Multiple Myeloma cancer.

Larry was born in Brainerd, Minnesota June 26, 1941. He learned at an early age what hard work looked like as he shadowed his dad and mom, Lawrence and Ruth Johnson, at the family farm in Pillager, Minnesota raising dairy cows and growing corn.

When Larry was 11 years old, the Johnsons moved from Minnesota to Eastside.

Larry, his younger brother Leroy and best friend Leroy Bracelin, spent their childhood days building rafts to float in the bay; or building go-karts…having little brother Leroy be the “test driver” on the hills of Eastside.

Larry was a proud Pirate, graduating from Marshfield High School in 1960. He followed in his father’s early footsteps in the timber

industry, working for Weyerhaeuser for 24 years …. being a blue-collar worker was a sense of pride and identity.

Larry’s skills as a Cat operator later re-connected him with his childhood friend Leroy at Bracelin-Yeager Excavating-Trucking for 20 years and Benny Hempstead Excavating to develop many of the Bay Area’s important infrastructures including: the groundwork for Pony Village Mall; the roads and golf course at Bandon Dunes; the extension runway at the North Bend Airport; housing developments; and countless roads and highway sections up and down the Oregon coast. His colleagues nicknamed him “Half-track” for his skills as a Cat operator.

As a longtime resident of Eastside, Larry volunteered at the Eastside Fire Department from 1963 to 1978, serving as fire chief in 1974-1978.

Larry loved everything Coos Bay had to offer: clam digging, crabbing, fishing, local sports, sand dunes and the beach. He was happiest passing along these traditions to his kids.

Larry had three sons with his first wife, Helen Blenz; Travis, Troy and Trae.

Years later, he re-married Cindy Huelshoff in 1981… blending the family with her children Amy and Justin.

After retirement, Larry could not sit still. Cindy and Larry owned Puppy Love and Trillium Stables.

Larry was nonstop…doing everything from filling-in

to wash dogs; building horse stables; fixing fences or mowing pastures in his beloved John Deere tractor.

Larry and Cindy fulfilled their dream of owning and operating a horse ranch… getting back to their roots and applying what they learned from their parents.

Larry will be deeply missed for his sense of humor, leadership, compassion, friendship and love for his community in the small town of Coos Bay. He was very proud of all of his kids.

Larry is survived by his wife of 39 years, Cindy Johnson; his children, Travis, Troy and Trae Johnson, Amy Baxter and Justin Huelshoff; his brother, Leroy Johnson; his aunt, Lucille; his grandchildren, Aiden, Austin, Brandon, Ci Ci, Daniel, Elliott, Kodi, Makenna, Mackenzie, Scarlett and Taylor. Larry and Cindy have four great grandchildren, Bella, Emmett, Lakai and Tieg.

The family asks that any donations please be made in Larry Johnson’s name to either the Bay Area Cancer Patient Assistant Fund at 541-2694660 (Barb or Mellisa), or to South Coast Hospice at 541-269-2986 or schospice. org.

A celebration of life for Larry will be held at a later date due to Covid.

Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131. Friends and family are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at www. coosbayareafunerals.com

Benita Claire Wandell January 2, 1927 - August 12, 2020

Benita Claire Wandell passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 in Salem at the age of 93.

Benita was born on January 2, 1927 in San Francisco, California and raised in Coos County. Benita and her younger sister, Donna were very close. Their mother, Hazel Phillips divorced and later married Arden Floyd who became Benita and Donna’s “Daddy.” Hazel and Arden’s family grew with the addition of a son, William Arden Jr. (Bill) and daughter, Alberta Janette (Dette).

Benita was a teenager in Myrtle Point during World War II. After the war, she married Walter Lewis Van Ness. They were married

about 9 years before they divorced, but she continued her friendship with Walt’s mother and sister and was beloved Auntie Ben to Walt’s nieces, Margaret, Marian (Susie), and Brenda and their families throughout the rest of her life.

In 1959, Benita married Don Wandell who had two sons, Charles (Skip) and Robert (Bob), whom Benita raised as her own. A year later Benita gave birth to daughter, Mary. Don and Benita settled in Hayward, California to raise Bob, Skip and Mary.

Benita was a homemaker and periodically worked in retail. She enjoyed sewing clothes for Mary and wild colored surfer shorts for Bob. When Mary was 9 years old, Don traded carpentry work for a mare and colt which began many years of Don, Benita and Mary raising and riding horses.

Benita made friends

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easily wherever she lived and worked. She kept close ties with relatives and when Don and Benita retired to Myrtle Point in 1984, Benita reconnected with friends she knew in elementary and high school.

Benita is survived by her sister, Alberta Jeanette Kincheloe and spouse; her sons Charles Edwin Wandell and spouse, Robert Eugene Wandell and spouse; daughter Mary Diane Wandell; 11 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; and 4 great great grandchildren.

Benita was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Earl Wandell; “Mother” Hazel Claire Floyd; “Daddy” William Arden Floyd; sister, Donna Jean Taylor; brother, William Arden Floyd Jr.; and step-sisters, Ilene Iverson and Eleanor Ragland.

Benita loved her family and had friendships that lasted throughout her life. She will be greatly missed.

By Abigail Van Buren

Years spent apart stretch marriage to breaking point

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for 12 years. He retired from the Army before I met him, and I currently serve, stationed overseas.

When we first met, I thought we had an understanding that because he didn’t have to work, he would follow me and my three children wherever the military takes us. He doesn’t like to get “tied down,” and I don’t do too well with long-distance relationships. He developed a love for golf, which takes him touring all over the world.

Now that it’s just the two of us and the children are grown, I thought we would never be apart. Well, we’ve been apart for the four years that I’ve been stationed away from him, and I am tired of it. He’s a good man but set in his ways. I have another 10 years before I retire, and I don’t want to waste the best years of my life being lonely.

We haven’t slept together in seven months, and even when he visits, we are not on the same emotional level. I plan to divorce him, which I have alluded to twice before, and now is my chance to follow through. Should I? -- SERIOUSLY DEBATING DEAR DEBATING: Because you are unwilling to accept the way your husband is, and he is unwilling to spend time working on your marriage, you should follow through. Contact an attorney and get the process started.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I recently found out that we are expecting our second “oops” baby. We are thrilled, but I’m deeply concerned about one thing.

My husband’s brother and his wife are a few weeks away from completing their first

round of IVF. I’m beside myself trying to think of ways to be as sensitive as possible.

My husband says that, as both of these circumstances are beyond human control, there’s no need to worry, and we can reasonably expect everyone to be adult and understanding. But I understand the emotional toll taken by infertility is incredible, and I’m worried she’ll feel overlooked, or, worse, if the IVF isn’t successful, that she’ll regard our baby as a constant reminder.

Please help! -- UNEXPECTED IN TEXAS DEAR UNEXPECTED: I applaud your appreciation of the emotional toll infertility can take on couples, which can be devastating. However, if your sister-in-law’s IVF is unsuccessful and you make your grand announcement afterward, the news will be doubly painful for her. This is why I vote for telling her quietly -- before she receives the results -- so she will be prepared regardless of what they are.

DEAR ABBY: I have had two partners now who, almost every morning, would regale me for 10 minutes about their nightly dreams. It drove me up the wall, but I didn’t want to hurt their feelings, so I sat and listened to their boring stories about flying or falling or my doing something bad.

Would you please inform your readers that their dreams are their own and they do not interest other people? -- DREAM-FREE IN WASHINGTON DEAR DREAM-FREE: I have a better idea. YOU tell your future partners you would rather not hear about their dreams when they start regaling you. That way they won’t miss the message if they happen to skip my column today.

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OBITUARIES Alexander “Alex” Lee Jones

Pamela Ruth Anderson Dennis

May 16, 1994 – August 28, 2020

A beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, friend, Magic the Gathering player, all-around caring and compassionate soul left this world at 26 years old August 28, 2020.

Alexander “Alex” Lee Jones was born May 16, 1994 at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay to parents Rick and Kelley Jones. He was the younger “Luigi” to his older brother Zachary’s “Mario.”

Alex had a zest for life and serving others that was unparalleled. If you look through a Jones family photo album, Alex has the biggest and cheesiest smile in every photo. From swimming and playing Mario Kart at his grandparents’ house in Bandon, to singing and acting in plays at Kingsview Christian School; from Skyline Baptist church camps in the summer to multiplayer gaming marathons with his friends; from his stint as an actor in North Bend High School theater productions to his willingness to give the shirt off his back to a friend or family member in need, Alex lived his life to the fullest.

He was exuberant, charismatic, a true jokester, and an amazing friend. If you ever had the opportunity to receive a bear hug from Alex, if you ever had the opportunity to experience his laughter,

November 5, 1945- August 29, 2020

or if you were ever the recipient of one of his thoughtful gifts, you were the lucky one. We, his family, friends, and community were the lucky ones to live life with him.

But Alex’s magnanimous spirit, his generosity, and his dedication to serving others came at a high personal cost. For every act of service, bear hug, and laugh that he gave, he battled mightily against the darkness that undergirded his mental health. To experience Alex at his best was to know that he had put every ounce of effort, strength, and perseverance into fighting his mental health battles.

Alex’s battles were his community’s battles.

Thanks to a strong network of family, friends and allies, Alex was able to live life to the fullest with supportive parents, family, friends, community members, and mental health counselors by his side. We are forever indebted to our family and friends at Skyline Baptist Church, Dr. Craig Jackson- Bay Clinic, Dr. Anton Lotman- NBMC, Dr. Robert Gerber- River’s Edge Behavioral Health, Yulia Whidden- NBMC, and Lance Nelson- Waterfall Clinic for your unending support.

Despite these efforts, Alex made the decision to end his life. While Alex’s passing is a senseless tragedy, we, his family, take comfort in knowing that his pain and suffering have ceased. As Matthew 11:28-30 reads: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my

burden is light.” We like to think he is somewhere up there playing Mario Kart or playing another hand of Magic the Gathering.

Alex is loved by an amazing community of supporters. He is survived by his parents, Rick and Kelley Jones; his brother, Zachary and sister-in-law, Kori Jones; his grandmother, Betty Jones, Melvin Johnson; his uncle and aunt, Marvin and Celeste Jones; his cousin, Ted Jones; his dog, “Powdered” Sugar; his cousins, Mikel Erdman and Allison Erdman; his aunt, Marilyn Erdman; his aunt, Lorie Johnson and cousin, Kyle Everett, Ann Kay; his uncle and aunt, Steve and Cherie Jones; his uncle and aunt, Keith and Sherie Jones; his uncle and aunt, Leland and Debbie Rhodes; his aunt and uncle, Kami and Bob Rush; his aunt and uncle, Laura and Larry Demetriades; his aunt and uncle, Craig and Sandy Phillips; his aunt and uncle, Robin and Tim Stiles; his gaming community at SkyNet Studios, and his many, many friends.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Marvin W. Jones; maternal grandparents, Melvin and Ferne Erdman; and his uncle, Michael Erdman.

In lieu of flowers, we encourage folks to consider giving a memorial donation to the Waterfall Community Health Center. C/O Lance NelsonChief Innovation Officer.

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Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-2673131. Friends and family are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Pam Dennis, 74, passed away peacefully at home in North Bend, on August 29, 2020, after a seven year battle with cancer. She was a wonderful wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and loyal friend.

Pam was born in Red Wing, Minnesota in 1945.

The family relocated to Coos Bay, Oregon when Pam was 10 years old. She graduated from Marshfield High School in 1963. Pam used her innate artistic gift and self-taught skills in many ways throughout her life, early on designing displays at The Hub, Coos Bay’s premier department store.

She joined the South Coast Hospice team in 2000 where she was a major force in creating and managing their award winning Thrift Store.

Pam worked and played

in visual merchandising, poster and set design for theater, and dabbled in the performing arts including LTOB, Dolphin, and On Broadway stages. She designed the whimsical musical frogs posters for the Oregon Coast Music Festival 2014 and 2016 seasons. Her colored pencil sun drawings still appear on the CBS Morning News.

Pam was a prolific painter and had art shows in Coos and Lane counties. Pam’s exuberant use of color in her paintings, most often with a black background, reflected her interests in wildlife, people, and plants. She also expressed her artistic talent by making unique dolls in which she gave personalities through their dress and adornments. Her last show was earlier this year at Black Market Gourmet where she had a packed, heartwarming opening reception. She was pleased to visit with many friends, some of whom she had not seen in years.

Knowing that her time was short, she said that gala was her wonderful Celebration of Life.

Pam met John Wayne Dennis 43 years ago at Jim Henson Subaru dealership which Wayne co-owned.

Wayne noticed her walking across the lot while he was helping a customer; she noticed him as well and asked

Jim who he was. They were introduced, and the rest is history. They married, bought and renovated their lovely home on a hill across the Bay, entertaining family and friends for many years, especially during Oregon Ducks football season.

Pam also created memorable Mothers’ Day parties.

Whether you were a mother or not, the men had to cook for and serve the ladies, while keeping their margarita glasses full. Last year she had rock painting parties in the back yard. Pam spent many happy hours painting in her home art studio, and she loved doing art projects with her grandchildren. Pam took joy in her friendships at the Laureate XI chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority.

Pam is survived by her devoted husband of 42 years, Wayne; sister Lynnea (Bob) Kennelly; daughters, Jennifer (Ken) Andrieu and Rebecca Dennis; grandchildren, Jordan and Jasmine Andrieu, Carmin and Cena Dennis; and her adorable loyal Maltese, Penny.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made in Pam’s name to South Coast Hospice, 1620 Thompson Rd, Coos Bay, Oregon. No service is planned.

Celebrate Pam’s life by appreciating loved ones and the beauty around you.

Pacific Power offers energy reducing kits OREGON — Although things may be difficult right now, Pacific Power customers are not alone.

More time at home means they are likely using more energy. Therefore, Pacific Power and Energy Trust of Oregon are offering residential customers in Oregon free options to help them reduce energy costs.

Now through Sept. 30, customers can choose between a Nest Thermostat-E or whole house efficiency kit, which contains 12 60w equivalent general-purpose LED light

bulbs, two bathroom aerators, one kitchen aerator, one handheld showerhead, one LED nightlight and one tier 1 advanced power strip.

Only residential customers in Oregon who have not received a kit through Energy Trust of Oregon in the last six months, or a smart thermostat ever, are eligible for this offer. Only one thermostat or one kit may be requested per customer.

Orders will be shipped within two to three weeks from the end of the promotion to qualified

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Customers will need the first eight-digits of their Pacific Power account number, along with a valid Oregon mailing address within Pacific Power service territory to access the offer.

Who should customers contact if they have questions?

• Pacific Power for account related questions — 1-888-221-7070 • Energy Trust of Oregon for questions about other energy efficiency offers and incentives — 1-866-368-7878

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Sept. 2: Female under 10, presumptive, linked to known outbreak, low exposure to others, isolating at home.

Female 30-40 presumptive, linked to known outbreak, low exposure to others, isolating at home.

Female under 5, confirmed, related to out of State travel. High out of state exposures, limited Coos County exposures, isolating at home.

Female 20-30, confirmed, related to out of State travel. High out of state exposures, limited Coos County exposures,

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dents can use the swingset, with every other swing left empty for distancing.

The chalk is part of individual recess bags that each student received, also including wooden blocks, jacks, individual balls and Legos.

After every recess, school staff clean all surfaces that are used, as well as shared equipment like the swings.

isolating at home.

Sept. 1: Male 50-60, presumptive, linked to known outbreak, low exposure to others, isolating at home.

Male 20-30, presumptive, linked to known outbreak, isolating at home. Currently under investigation.

Coos County has had 10 known outbreaks, all resolved except the current three. Contact tracing is being conducted for all known cases.

Regarding the Labor Day weekend holiday, Coos Health & Wellness Assistant Director Dr. Eric Gleason said during Wednesday’s weekly press briefing that the health department has seen spikes

in COVID-19 cases after every three-day weekend since reopening.

“We have a tendency during longer weekends to want to spend time in groups,” Gleason said.

“Taking the necessary precautions are going to be essential to keeping the numbers down. Washing your hands, maintaining your social distance, wearing your masks, even outside if you cannot maintain your 6 feet. But really the best way to not have these surges or outbreaks or spikes due to people gathering together would be not gathering together.

The Stay Home, Stay Safe order that the Governor ramped up months ago to try to flatten the curve, it did work.”

In the building, the students stay with their class all day — with almost no interaction with the other classes. They eat lunch in their classroom. The library is closed.

Even the teachers don’t interact much — there is no teachers’ lounge and when they do have meetings, they have them in the gym where they can socially distance, Lake said.

Like the teachers and staff, the students wear their masks all day, even during recess, though there are a few tables set aside where students who

don’t want to wear their masks on the playground can sit away from the others — each classroom also includes one desk in a corner where students can sit without their masks on and still participate in the class, Lake said.

Before they ever get to class, the students go through an assessment every morning to make sure they don’t have any of the symptoms of COVID-19.

If they do, they go into a quarantine bubble until a parent can come to pick them up.

Thrift store bursting at seams NORTH BEND — When South Coast Hospice had to close its Thrift Store due to the pandemic back in March, officials had no idea it would not be able to reopen until August. According to Lorell Durkee, CEO of South Coast Hospice, the organization received many calls during that time as to when shoppers could return and donors could drop items off.

“We were humbled by how many people really enjoyed shopping there and conversing with our staff and volunteers,” Durkee said.

On its first opening week, it became appar-

ent how many missed the South Coast Hospice Thrift Store, and not just for shopping. Vicki Crawford, manager at the store, reports that the donations of goods have been pouring in from hospice supporters who saved all their donations until the store reopened.

To ensure continued COVID-19 safety measures are in place, the store is quarantining items for three days before placing out for sale. Due to this abundance, Durkee said the store is in need of space to house the items.

“We need either a warehouse, or a plot of land where we could place

a connex or two for our truck to access,” she said.

“To keep our store prices as low as possible, we would be appreciative if the space could be donated or rented at a low rate.”

For those who wish to donate, drop-offs are accepted on Tuesdays and Saturdays, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at the store, which is located at 1955 Meade St. Sales from the store help to support South Coast Hospice patient care and grief support for those who have lost a loved one.

To offer support or obtain more information, contact Durkee at 541269-2986.

Teachers also go through an assessment every day.

Aside from the students, teachers and staff, nobody else enters the building during the school day. The parents pick up their students outside the building after school.

The school week also has changed. School is held Monday through Thursday, with Friday a day for meetings and teacher development and prep time.

That time is extra important this year because of the other major change.

For years, The Light-

house School has embraced the Waldorf school method of teaching, with almost no technology. Now technology is the norm.

Students in fourth through eighth grade are entirely in comprehensive distance learning, and all the teachers are posting lesson plans online. Some of the younger students also have chosen to do distance learning, and teacher live-stream their classes for those students.

And the students in the classrooms also have electronic devices to aid in their learning. The school

has adopted a number of technology supplements for various subjects.

It’s been a learning curve for everyone, but it’s also an exciting time, Lake said.

“It’s really magical,” she said of having the students in school again after the last school year was cut short during the early stages of the pandemic. “It gives the kids a sense of normalcy when school is in session.”

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Coos Forest Protective Association

This fire on a ridge between Port Orford and Gold Beach was discovered Tuesday, Sept. 1. It appeared to be contained by nightfall at about 4 acres.

Firefighters contain fire near Humbug CLAUDIA ELLIOTT For Bandon Western World

CURRY COUNTY — A wildland fire near Humbug Mountain south of Port Orford commanded resources from throughout the region Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 1.

The fire was contained by about 6 p.m., according to the Coos Forest Protective Association. Fire crews continued efforts to maintain lines throughout the night Sept. 1 and were on site again Wednesday mopping up any remaining hot spots.

Cause of the fire is under investigation.

Firefighters from CFPA, Oregon Department of Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, Gold Beach Fire Department, Sixes Rural Fire Department, Ophir Rural Fire Department and Port Orford Rural Fire Department worked late into the evening and stopped the fire at 4 acres.

The fire was on China Mountain, east of Humbug Mountain State Park.

CFPA reported the fire on its Facebook page just after 3 p.m., showing the fire burning on a ridge between Port Orford and Gold Beach.

At about 4:15 p.m., State Rep. David Brock Smith commented on the fire, also on Facebook.

“I appreciate all of the first responders attacking this fire that started a short time ago just north of Humbug Mountain, south of Port Orford,” he said.

“I’ve spoken to ODF, CFPA and Rogue-Siskiyou Forest Supervisor (Merv) George and they are

Claudia Elliott, Curry Coastal Pilot

Juan Saucedo from the Ophir Fire Department was among firefighters assisting with a wildland fire between Port Orford and Gold Beach on Tuesday, Sept. 1. using all resources available. Air assets are on the fire and more are on the way for a robust initial attack.”

Smith warned that there might be power interruptions from Port Orford south due to the proximity of the main lines and the fire. At the time of this posting, the only outage shown by Coos Curry Electric was one in Port Orford affecting 11 customers. If there were earlier outages they were resolved.

After seeing the CFPA report of the fire, Cheryl Duffell of the Del Norte and Curry County scanner group shared the photos with the group on Facebook and members and followers began to share their comments.

Unofficial reports passed on by people listening to emergency scanners and communicating with people in the vicinity of

the fire are that personnel from CPFA were joined by Gold Beach, Ophir, Port Orford and Sixes, along with Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and air support including helicopters dropping water and single engine air tankers dropping retardant. Air support reportedly came from Roseburg and Medford.

The Douglas Forest Protective Association reported that two single engine air tankers that were activated just the day before to help support the Sweet Creek Fire in western Lane County from Roseburg were dispatched to assist Coos FPA with the new fire start.

According to Douglas FPA, the SEATs are fixed wing aircraft that are used to fight wildfires by delivering around 800 gallons of water, fire suppressant or fire

retardant to wildfires.

This is the seventh consecutive fire season that the Roseburg Airport has been used as a SEAT Base.

Firefighter Juan Saucedo of Ophir Fire was among those dispatched to the fire. At about 6 p.m. he and others were staged along U.S. Highway 101 at the entrance to Humbug Mountain State Park campground. He said he arrived about 3:30 p.m. and assisted with water tanker runs.

Ann Schmierer of Port Orford shared video of a helicopter approaching the fire area. She said she believed the fire was on some Moore Mill property east of Humbug.

Just before 8 p.m. Sixes Fire posted photos from the fire on their Facebook page, along with a comment about the afternoon’s activity.

“Sixes RFPD responded this afternoon to a brush fire up China Mountain Road near Humbug campground. It was believed to be started by power lines. Port Orford Fire, Ophir Fire, Shutter Creek, Gold Beach Fire, Coos Forest, the State Park Service and the Curry Sheriff’s Office all collaborated in a huge joint effort to stop the spread.

Thank you everyone who was involved!!”

The Oregon State Parks Department closed the entrance to the campground at Humbug Mountain State Park for a period Tuesday because of the fire, but the entrance was reopened by 6 p.m., according to the State Parks Twitter feed.

BANDON — A letter from Bandon Schools Superintendent Doug Ardiana: We are incredibly excited to be opening on-site, in-person learning for grades kindergarten-third beginning on Monday, Sept. 21.

Students in grades fourth-12th do not meet the exception for onsite learning at this time and will begin the school year in Comprehensive Distance Learning, also on Monday, Sept. 21.

As we have all learned in 2020, plans continue to change and evolve as new information becomes available. We ask for your patience as we navigate these challenges. Our current plan is based on research and guidance from the Oregon Department of Education. We will continue to grow, reflect, learn and adapt in an effort to make this school year as successful as possible for every single student. Although things may look and seem very different from what you are used to, please be assured that we are going to take care of your children as we always have. Bandon School District is built on the concept of family, and family takes care of each other in hard times. We call this “The Bandon Way”!

Grab and Go meal service will resume on Monday, Sept. 14, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday outside the BHS gym. Once school begins on Sept. 21, kindergarten-third-grade students will have their meals delivered to Ocean Crest, while Grab and Go meals will continue to be available outside the BHS gym for students who are doing distance learning and on Fridays when school is not in session. We have received additional good news: The USDA has extended the meal program that was offered over the summer, so all children, 1-18 years of age, qualify for free meals through Dec. 31. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide meal delivery service at this time.

Our maintenance staff has spent endless hours over the summer preparing our classPlease see Schools, Page B2

‘Mostly virtual’ Cranberry Harvest Celebration set for Sept. 10-25 Bandon Western World BANDON — Due to state-mandated restrictions around large gatherings as well a local interest in keeping the community safe from COVID-19, the Bandon Chamber of Commerce canceled the annual Cranberry Festival. In lieu of the festival, the Chamber is holding the Cranberry Harvest Celebration, made up of in-person and virtual events.

Title sponsor for the Cranberry Harvest Celebration is once again Rogue Credit Union.

For a line-up of the mostly virtual events, visit https://bandon.com/cranberry-festival/.

As part of this year’s Cranberry Harvest Celebration, Bandon businesses and residents are being invited to partcipate in a few different ways.

“We are excited to begin the roll out of Cranberry Harvest Celebration participation events for Bandon businesses,” said Bandon Chamber of Commerce CEO Margaret Pounder. “We so appreciate the continued support of Rogue Credit Union for Bandon and cranberry celebrations, along with being a strong and supportive business partner in Bandon.”

Dates for the Cranberry Harvest Celebration will run from approximately Sept.

10-25.

Cranberry Harvest Celebration events planned (or tentatively planned) include:

Cranberry Court There is a Cranberry Court, and they will be honored at several celebrations.

The court consists of Bandon High School seniors Hannah Bristow, Kayla LaPlante and Elli Schulz. The Blessing of the Harvest will be a closed event, with the Cranberry Court and local clergy attending (videoed). The judging of the court’s talent and platforms will be a closed event but videoed for all to enjoy.

The Coronation of the 2020 Cranberry Queen will be done at an undisclosed location, again videoed and available to the public.

Cranberry Kitchen The Cranberry Kitchen will be a virtual event, run on Facebook-Cranberry Festival page, inviting the public to create a cranberry “dish” and post on the Cranberry Kitchen event page. It will begin on Sept. 10 and run until about Sept. 25.

Cranberry’s Past History Display The Bandon Historical Society Museum will present a virtual Cranberry’s Past celebration featuring memories of past festivals. This will be shown on the museum’s Facebook page, along with a page under the Cranberry Festival Facebook page. It will also include asking the community to share their memories of Cranberry’s Past. The museum also currently has past

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Elli Schulz helps arrange the 2019 Cranberry Festival gown display at the Bandon Historical Society Museum.

The Museum currently has past Cranberry Queens’ dresses on display at its location on U.S. Highway 101 and Fillmore Ave. Admission to the Museum will be free on Sept. 12 and 13, sponsored by Doug and Sharon Ward Moy. Sharon was Cranberry Festival Queen in 1965.

Cranberry Queens’ dresses on display at their location on U.S. Highway 101 and Fillmore Ave. This year, the weekend of the traditional festival — Sept. 12 and 13 — there will be free admission to the museum, sponsored by Doug and Sharon Ward Moy. Sharon was the Cranberry Queen of 1965.

A virtual Cranberry Festivals’ Past

Celebration will also be provided by the Bandon Historical Society Museum. The museum asks the Bandon community to share their memories of past Cranberry Festivals.

Cranberry Trail marketplace A Cranberry Trail marketplace will be featured online. All businesses selling and Please see Festival, Page B3

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Fisher is featured at Art by the Sea Gallery & Studio Bandon Western World BANDON — Art by the Sea Gallery and Studio invites the public to an open house taking place from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5. Featured Artist is Deborah Fisher, winner of the People’s Choice Award from 2019’s Collage Show.

Fisher will be available to answer questions regarding her work during the open house and the “Grab & Run” snack table will be available for all.

The members’ show, “Woodn’t it be Nice” continues, along with various new works by gallery artists placed throughout the venue.

A new call to artists

Deborah Fisher has been issued for the Community Miniature and Small Works exhibit to be held in October. The prospectus can be picked up at the gallery or downloaded from its website.

Art by the Sea Gallery continues its commitment to following state and CDC requirements and recommendations by having hand sanitizer available, cleansing all surfaces and requiring the wearing of masks by staff and visitors to keep everyone healthy and safe. Social distancing will be observed, and a maximum of 12 people will be allowed in at a time.

Gallery happenings can always be found on the website: www.artbytheseagallery.com or Facebook for the latest art news.

Art by the Sea Gallery and Studio is located at 145 Fillmore Ave., S.E., Old Town Bandon.

Free prostate testing at SCHHC BANDON — During the month of September, Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center, in partnership with the Southern Coos Health Foundation, encourages people to take charge of their health and will be offering free PSA

testing with an order from their primary care provider.

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, with one in nine men being diagnosed at some point in their lives. According to the American Cancer

Society, it is estimated that

this year alone there will be 191,930 new cases and about 33,330 deaths caused by prostate cancer.

While prostate cancer is a very serious disease, it has also become very survivable. In fact, over 3.1 million men in the United States who have been diagnosed at some points in their lives are still alive today. The key is early detection.

For more information call Southern Coos Hospital at 541-347-2426.

OBITUARIES Robert Andrew Vining May 18, 1925-August 25, 2020

Robert Vining, 95, of Bandon, Oregon will be laid to rest next to his wife, Winnetta at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Coos Bay. Robert was born May 18, 1925 in Pardeeville, Wisconsin to Phil and Eva Vining. He passed away peacefully on August 25, 2020 in Bandon.

Robert’s family moved to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin where he worked as a teenager at the local bowling alley setting pins. After graduating from high school he joined the United States Army on August 18, 1943. After only three months of service he was promoted to Corporal in Headquarters Company, 6th Infantry Division and became a Squad Leader.

Robert earned 2 Bronze Stars, the combat infantry man’s badge, the Phil-

lipine Liberation ribbon with 1 Bronze Star, a bronze arrowhead, the good conduct medal and other decorations. Robert received an honorable discharge from the Army on January 8, 1946. He returned to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin where he became a truck driver for Melchers Lumber Yard.

On June 21, 1947 Robert married Winnetta Tamminga. In May of 1948 they opened a restaurant in Beaver Dam. In June of 1952 Robert sold the restaurant and moved to Chicago where he was attending the DEVry Technical Institute. It was then that Winnetta and Robert learned about Jesus and accepted the Lord into their hearts.

Robert moved his family to California and went to work at General Dynamic in Pomona, in

May of 1953 until August of 1960. In June 1960, Robert purchased the L & J Café in Twenty Nine Palms, California. They ran the restaurant until October of 1963, then sold it and went to work at Norton Air Force Base repairing and testing guidance systems of the Allas Missile. In March of 1965, Robert was transferred to the McClellan Air Force Base in North Highlands, California where he worked on Navigations and Landing Systems in the Aircraft and Weapons Control Intercept System MA-1.

In May of 1967, Winnetta and Robert decided to serve the Lord and took the position of manager at the Lucerne Christian Conference Center in Lucerne, California. In 1979 they moved to Bandon and opened the EAT-NStation. They retired in 1987.

Robert is survived by daughter, Nancy Hauser of Arizona; and son, Jon Vining of Bandon.

Friends and family are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at www. coosbayareafunerals.com and www.theworldlink. com. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-7560440.

still trying to contact the person but will continue to do so for follow up and contact tracing, stated the release.

An additional case was verified by Curry General Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 3 and has been verified and confirmed by the health officer through lab results. Public health has made contact with the individual, who is at home self-isolating and monitoring symptoms. This new case is the spouse of the

confirmed case reported on Sept. 1.

Curry County Public Health is currently investigating the case to identify any possible contacts and exposures relevant to case.

Public health will reach out to anyone suspected of exposure to COVID-19.

As of Sept. 3, the total verified number of positive cases in Curry County is currently 22, with 19 recovered cases, three active cases, no hospitalizations and no deaths.

“Please remember, it is important that we all follow the OHA and CDC guidelines and Governor’s directives about social distancing, wearing facial coverings in public buildings and protecting yourselves by staying home to slow the spread and save lives,” Ward said in the release.

Public health will continue to keep the public informed with all the information they can in order to keep their citizens safe.

Schools

on-site learning, Monday through Thursday. Students at Ocean Crest will have meals delivered to their classrooms daily. Arrival at Ocean Crest should be no earlier than 8 a.m., breakfast in classrooms 8-8:25 am, class begins at 8:30 a.m. Dismissal is at the regular time (3:13 p.m.).

• Sept. 21 — Students in Grades fourth-12th begin either Virtual Online School or Comprehensive Distance Learning, Monday through Thursday.

As always, I am striving for transparency and open communication. I will continue to share decisions with you so that you can prepare and provide feedback as necessary. I have

attached a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) sheet to help answer some of your questions which have come up in the past few weeks (see online at www.theworldlink.com/bandon).

As we plan for a beginning like no other we have seen in the past, our focus will still be to ensure that: every child, every day is finding a way to feel connected, every child, every day is being challenged by new learnings and experiences and every child, every day knows they have a champion that will help them.

Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely, Doug Ardiana,

Curry County has new COVID-19 cases Bandon Western World CURRY COUNTY — Notification of a new case of COVID-19 came from Curry General Hospital at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1.

The case has been verified and confirmed by the health officer through lab results, according to a press release from Curry County Public Health Administrator Sherrié Ward.

Public health has reached out to the individual and at this point is

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rooms for our new normal.

Our faculty and classified staff will be undergoing extensive training between now and Sept.

21, in order to ensure that Comprehensive Distance Learning and On-Site Learning go as smoothly as possible for all.

• Sept. 14 — Grab and Go meals available outside the BHS gym, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday for all children aged 1-18.

• Sept. 21 — Students in grades kindergarten-third return to Ocean Crest for

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Festival

Hospitals in Bandon

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featuring anything cranberry will register and then be listed online and the public will be encouraged to get their “Cranberry Cravings” taken care of — whether it’s a piece of art, an amazing scarf, hat or sweatshirt, a decadent sweet something, or a delicious pancake. Businesses are asked to let the Chamber know what they are featuring so they can post on social media. Call 541-347-9616 or email cranberry@bandon.com.

MARY SCHAMEHORN

The three photos that I am sharing thus week all have one theme: hospitals in Bandon, and that doesn’t include the present hospital, which we old-timers still refer to as the “new” hospital.

The designation of old and new took on new meaning recently when I asked my pal Jim Proehl to research some information about the “old” hospital. I was thinking of the Leep Memorial Hospital downtown and he was searching for information about the hospital on top of the hill overlooking the Coquille River and the lighthouse.

The first picture I am sharing this week, courtesy of the museum, is the only one that I can find of the Emergency Hospital, but you have to look hard to see the sign behind the Racket Store sign on the right side of the photo. This building was located on the corner of Alabama and Wall Street, which today is the landscaped parking lot across from the Masonic building.

This picture was taken in 1913.

I came across a large “For Sale” ad in the March 20, 1919, Western World for the Emergency Hospital, “Bandon, fully equipped, seven patient rooms, operating room, kitchen, etc. A Good opening. $500 will take it. Want to sell before April 1. Address: K.E. McKenzie, Bandon, Ore.” An article in the same issue of the paper confirms what I thought: she was related to the McKenzie family, who owned a large farm at the mouth of Elk river in Curry County.

It pointed out that Miss McKenzie intended to leave shortly after the first of the month for Alberta, Canada, where she planned on becoming interested in farming.

“Miss McKenzie before taking over the hospital here conducted a large hospital in San Francisco. She is a trained nurse of many years experience and her services here have been invaluable in medical circles.”

At one time, Bandon had at least two hospitals, as I have also seen reference to a Bandon Hospital in the Fahy-Morrison building, and there was also a hospital on Garfield before the Fire.

The second photo, taken in March of 1980, shows what remains of the old Leep Memorial Hospital, which was just east of what is now the Wheelhouse Restaurant. At the right you can see the Bandon Fisheries building, which had been Bandon Seafood for many years. It was on the waterfront about where the Loft building is today.

At the time it was being torn down, the old hospital building was owned by Lee Roberts, who was living in a trailer on the property, along First Street, which remains vacant today.

An item in the Jan. 7, 1937, Western World tells the story of the remodeling of the former Red Cross headquarters building to serve as the first home of the R.V. Leep Memorial hospital, which was started by a crew of WPA workers. This was less than four months after the Fire had destroyed most of Bandon.

The building consisted of a

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The Racket Store decorated for the 1913 White Cedar Festival in the Oaks building.

30x40 main section and a 16x16 lean-to, which included two threebed wards and an operating room.

A public meeting would be held the following Friday where permanent officers were to be elected and plans made for opening the hospital. Each civic, patriotic and lodge organization in Bandon was asked to send a delegate to this meeting.

The old hospital had been replaced by the “new” hospital on the hill overlooking the river, which opened in 1960. In the next 20 years the old building was used as office space and housing before it was condemned by the city council and torn down.

I do know that for several years in the late ‘50s until the new hospital opened on the hill, Bandon had no hospital, so many locals utilized Mast Hospital in Myrtle Point for obstetrics. My youngest sister was born at Mast in 1958.

I was born in the old Leep Memorial Hospital a little over two years after it opened, and ironically was a member of the city council which condemned it some 40 years later.

The third photo features George Barnes, left, administrator of the Southern Coos General Hospital (on the hill), and Melvin Boak, chairman of the board, as they celebrate making the last payment on the $203,000 bond which helped finance the construction of the hospital.

The district was organized July 27, 1955, for the purpose of providing modern hospital facilities for residents of the area. The first Board of Directors consisted of Carl Lorenz, Nyna Miller, James C. “Chet” Raines, Theresa Devereux and John Fetterman. In February 1956 the bond issue was approved by voters 571 yes, 330 no. Objections by a group of citizens of the newly formed district delayed sale of the bonds until 1958.

Bids were let in 1958, and Starr Builders was the low bidder in the amount of $275,369 to build the new hospital, which served the community for many years before being replaced by the present hospital at the end of 11th Street. I am not sure of the date when the new hospital opened nor the exact date when this hospital on the hill was torn down. I believe the vacant property is now in private, out-ofstate ownership.

Remains of the old Leep Memorial Hospital, March, 1980.

Total cost of building and equipping the hospital was $383,447, which included $50,000 in local donations.

I was elected to the board of directors of the district in George Barns and Melvin Boak retire the construction bonds on the November of hospital, Feb. 1979.

1962. *** *** I just saw a notice for the BanI heard from the daughter of don Library Friends & Foundaa former Bandon woman, Betty tion, Inc. Itty Bitty Book sale this Fedje, last week letting me know Saturday, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. that Betty had undergone cancer to 2 p.m. in the courtyard outside surgery, but after 10 days in the the library’s Sprague Room. Face hospital she is now in a skilled masks will be required, and the nursing facility working on walksale will be canceled if it rains. ing and eating again. Her daughter, *** Bettyrae, is hopeful that she will Bandon lost two residents recentsoon be home. ly, including 24-year-old Daniel UnAnyone wishing to send her a dell, son of Kerry and Keri Undell, card can do so in care of Bettyrae who had appeared on the Sprague Easley, 77925 Cherokee Road, theater stage with both New Artists Indian Wells, Ca 92210.

Productions and Bandon Playhouse.

A talented musician, Betty was Daniel, who worked in Coos Bay active in the Bandon Rotary Club as a surveyor, was diagnosed with during her years in Bandon, and she T-cell Lymphoblastic lymphoma last has many friends in the community. fall. He was a member of Pacific *** Community Church, where he had In-city residents received their also gone to school. ballots last week for the City of I remember taking a lot of picBandon measures, which will raise tures of him when he was in New utility rates a total of $15 a month Artists Productions and sharing ($8 for water and $7 for sewer) and them with his parents, who were the deadline to vote is Sept. 15. such a loving and supportive family.

I am encouraging people to I also learned that Trish Spencer, support these measures, which are who taught school here and was the important to other city services, wife of the late Harry Spencer, died last week at the age of 87. Trish including the police department. taught school many years, includThere is a drop box at city hall ing the last nine in Bandon. I got where people can drop off their to know her as a tireless volunteer signed ballots.

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Call or email the Chamber to let them know you want to be judged.

Cranberry Eating Contest A Cranberry Eating Contest may randomly pop up online on the Cranberry Festival Facebook page — keep checking.

Keep up with plans To keep up with what’s planned, visit www.bandon.com/events/ or contact the Chamber of Commerce at 541-347-9616.

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------------------------------------------CHARITY YARD SALE. 1.8 mi. east 42S, Bandon. Huge sale, benefits www.7fires.org Sat., Sun., 9 a.m.

------------------------------------------Garage Sale, Sat. 9-5-20, 10am 4 pm, First Baptist Church, 860 2nd St SE, Bandon. Lots of great stuff, COVID guidelines practiced.

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NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Christina Bales has accepted the role as Successor Trustee of the Willis L. Ohlrich Revocable Living Trust Agreement dated June 24, 2014 and as First Amended July 16, 2014 and Second Amended June 24, 2019, and currently in existence. All persons having claims against Willis L. Ohlrich, Deceased, or the Willis L. Ohlrich Trust, are required to present their claims, with written evidence thereof attached, to the Successor Trustee, Christina Bales, in care of Stebbins & Coffey, PO Box 1006, North Bend, OR 97459, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or the claims may be barred. Any person whose rights may be affected may obtain additional information from the Successor Trustee.

First published September 5, 2020.

Published: Sept. 5, 12, & 19, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID:295660) ---------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OREGON FOR COOS COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of MARVIN LEE STEMMERMAN, Deceased.

Case No. 20PB05915 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Virgil Stemmerman has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the claim, with proper documentation, within four months after the date of first publication of this Notice, as stated below, to the Personal Representative at the office of GOULD LAW FIRM, P.C., 243 W. Commercial, P.O. Box 29, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420 or the claim may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, P.O. Box 865, North Bend, Oregon 97459, the Personal Representative or the attorney for the Personal Representative.

Dated and first published: September 5, 2020 Virgil Stemmerman Personal Representative 61717 Edwards Mill Rd. Coos Bay, OR 97420 Published: Sept. 5, 12, & 19, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID: 295285)

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Completely rebuilt. White, short bed. disc brakes in front, custom interior, Dolphin gauges, mag wheels. Excellent condition. $13,500. 541-707-0880.

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A cry for help MISSING DOG Please help us find TRIGGER She was lost on Aug. 31st on Redwood Dr. behind the Toyota dealership.

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Legal Notices American Towers LLC proposes an increase in height of an existing 99-ft AGL (100-ft AGL overall with appurtenances) monopole communications tower to 119-ft AGL (126-ft AGL overall with appurtenances) associated with the installation of three (3) panel antennas at 119-ft AGL on the aforementioned tower, located at 75920 U.S. 101, west of the City of Reedsport, in Douglas County OR (Douglas County Property ID: R48886). American Towers LLC seeks comments from all interested persons on any potential significant impact the proposed action could have on the quality of the human environment pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 1.1307, including potential impacts to historic or cultural resources that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

Interested persons may comment or raise environmental impact concerns about the proposed action by submitting an email to enviro.services@ americantower.com or mailing a copy to: American Tower, 10 Presidential Way, Woburn, MA 01801 ATTN: Environmental Compliance. Requests or comments should be limited to environmental and historic/ cultural resource impact concerns and must be received on or before September 28, 2020.

This invitation to comment is separate from any local planning/zoning process that may apply to this project.

Publish: 8/29, 9/1, 9/5, & 9/8/2020 The World & ONPA (ID:294776) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Matter of the Estate of: ANTHONY VICTOR ADOMS, Decedent. Case No.: 20PB05388 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Thomas A. Hoy has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the personal representative at P.O. Box 1006, North Bend, Oregon 97459, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.

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

Dated and first published August 29, 2020 Thomas A. Hoy Personal Representative Published: August 29, September 5, & 12, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID:294476)

To: ANGELA MARIE SIMMONS, biological mother of a male child, Max Gayle Mills whose last known address is 1189 Virginia Ave, Apt 5, North Bend, OR 97459.

You are hereby notified that on May 8, 2020, a Petition for Adoption of Max Gayle Mills, a male child born to you on April 6, 2015 in Milledgeville, Georgia, was filed in the Superior Court of Putnam County, Georgia, Adoption No. 2020AD1.

All parental rights you may have with respect to the minor child will be lost and you will neither receive notice nor be entitled to object to the adoption of the child unless, within thirty (30) days from the date of the last publication of this notice, you file (1) a Petition to Legitimate the child pursuant to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 19-7-22; (2) notice of the filing of such Petition to Legitimate with the Superior Court of Putnam County and make known such other objections in writing as you may have; and (3) serve a copy of the Petition to Legitimate on the undersigned attorney for the Petitioners seeking to adopt the child.

ALYCEN A. MOSS Cozen O’Connor The Promenade, Suite 400 1230 Peachtree St NE Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (404) 572-2052 Published: Aug. 22, 29, & Sept. 5, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID:293910) NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS ESTATE OF MARK JULIAN TIERNEY COOS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO. 20 PB 05484 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Victoria Tierney has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with written evidence thereof attached, to the personal representative, c/o Mark M. Williams, Attorney at Law, PO Box 1292, Bandon, Oregon 97411.

All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them within four months after the date of first publication of this notice to the Personal Representative at the address stated above for the presentation of claims or such claims may be barred.

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

Dated and first published September 5, 2020 Personal Representative: Victoria Tierney PO Box 827 Bandon, OR 97411 (541)551-0810 Attorney for Personal Representative: Mark M. Williams, OSB#821404 PO Box 1292 Bandon, OR 97411 541-347-1200 541-347-9400 FAX Published: Sept. 5, 12, & 19, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID:295454)

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Pac-12 From B6

“Even if we were ready to start tomorrow we couldn’t,” Scott said.

“There’s more to be done for sure in terms of working with health officials.”

The Pac-12 said tests and Quidel’s Sofia 2 testing machines are expected to be delivered to the conference’s schools by late September. The machines can perform what is known as a point-of-care antigen test.

Doug Bryant, president and CEO of Quidel Corporation, said the company has agreements

with several schools that are already using its rapid tests.

He declined to say which schools, and added the partnership with the Pac-12 is different from its other deals because the company will be providing the conference with the capacity for daily COVID-19 testing.

“Within the last month, we have doubled our shipping capacity,” Bryant said.

“As we continue to ramp up production, we will have the ability to help other conferences if asked.”

Back in August, when the Pac-12 postponed its season, its medical advisors had recommended the frequency of testing athletes

be dictated by the seven-day rate of positive tests and daily new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the counties where each school is located.

At the time, that meant Utah, Arizona, Arizona State, Southern California and UCLA would all have needed to test athletes daily. Several other schools would have been required to test every other day.

Scott said when the conference made its decision to postpone fall sports it did not think it would have access to this kind of rapid testing until November at the earliest.

The conferences forging

ahead with football starting this month — including the Big 12, Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference — have indicated they plan to test their football players three times per week.

“Having the opportunity and ability to identify and immediately remove someone who has the potential to be infected prior to stepping on the practice field really reduces the risk and removes the gap that currently exists with traditional laboratory testing,” said Dr. Doug Aukerman from Oregon State. He leads the Pac-12′s medical advisory committee.

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Here is a district-by-district look at the plans for the opening of school:

BANDON The Bandon School District will be offering onsite, in-person learning for grades kindergarten-third beginning Monday, Sept.

21. Students in grades fourth-12th do not meet the exception for on-site learning at this time and will begin the school year in Comprehensive Distance Learning, also on Monday, Sept. 21.

“As we have all learned in 2020, plans continue to change and evolve as new information becomes available,” said School Superintendent Doug Ardiana.

“We ask for your patience as we navigate these challenges. Our current plan is based on research and guidance from the Oregon Department of Education.

We will continue to grow, reflect, learn and adapt in an effort to make this school year as successful as possible for every single student. Although things may look and seem very different from what you are used to, please be assured that we are going to take care of your children as we always have. Bandon School District is built on the concept of family, and family takes care of each other in hard times.”

For more details on the BSD school plan for fall, see the Bandon Western World pages in the B section of this paper.

“As we plan for a beginning like no other we have seen in the past, our focus will still be to ensure that: every child, every day is finding a way to feel connected, every child, every day is being challenged by new learnings and experiences and every child, every day knows they have a champion that will help them,” Ardiana said.

For more information, contact Ardiana at dardiana@bandon.k12.or.us or call the district office at 541-347-4411.

COOS BAY Students in seventh through 12th grade begin comprehensive distance learning on Sept. 14 Meanwhile, the rest of the district’s students will have a kick-off week Sept.

14-18 with teacher-parent conferences and orientation.

“Families will be scheduled for an individual meeting with the teacher to talk about the expectations and how school is going to run, whether they are in comprehensive distance learning or in-person,” Superintendent Bryan Trendell said. “We will use that time to get the fourth- through sixth-grade students organized for comprehensive learning and K-3 organized for in-person.”

Students in kindergarten through third grade will begin in-person learning on Sept. 21 at Eastside, Madison, Millicoma and Sunset schools.

They will be split into morning and afternoon sessions Monday through Thursday, with the morning wave from 8 to 11 a.m. and the afternoon wave from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

The various schools, with their office phone

John Gunther, The World

Workers completed part of the new sidewalk linking Coquille High School and Winter Lakes High School on Wednesday. The entire sidewalk will be finished soon after the new school year starts on the South Coast. numbers, include Marshstudents can access their live and will see their field High School (541Odysseyware accounts. classmates and the teacher.

267-1405), Marshfield JuOnline class sessions begin There is no need to go out nior High (541-267-1487), Sept. 21. and buy an online curricuSunset School (541-888At Winter Lakes Elelum, we will be providing 1242), Millicoma School mentary School, distance that for you.”

(541-267-1468), Eastside learning for students in Myrtle Point Middle School (541-267-1340), grades 4 through 7 also School and High School Madison School (541begins on Sept. 14, with Principal Kayli Fandel also 888-1218), Destinations the first day of online class emphasized that curricuAcademy (541-267-1485) sessions Sept. 21. Students lum will be more rigorous and Resource Link Charter in kindergarten through this year. Fandel said every School (541-267-1485). third grade begin in-school student in grades fourthlearning on Sept. 21, while 12th will be provided with COQUILLE all students new to the a Chromebook and for Comprehensive disschool will have an orienstudents who do not have tance learning at Coquille tation day on Sept. 17. internet access, a flash Junior/Senior High School Coquille office numbers drive will be provided with for students in grades 7 include Coquille Junior/ prerecorded lessons. Stuthrough 12 begins on Sept. Senior High School (541dents in classes that require 14.

396-2163), Coquille Valley hands-on learning, such as At Coquille Valley Elementary (541-396welding, wood shop and Elementary School, 2914), Lincoln School of science labs, for example, comprehensive distance early Learning (541-396will be accommodated in learning for students in 2811), Winter Lakes High small groups, as long as grades 4-6 starts on Sept.

School (541-824-0115), Coos County is meeting 17. In-school learning for Winter Lakes Elementary that metric. students in second and (541-396-2414) and dis“Please know we are third grade starts Sept. 21, trict office (541-396-2181). working very hard to get with third-graders having everything in place to an orientation day Sept. 17 MYRTLE POINT educate your children the and second-graders Sept.

Myrtle Point School best we can within these 18. The orientation days District staff have spent circumstances,” Hagen will give the students a day hours in training learnsaid. “We appreciate to focus on learning and ing new technology and practicing the school-wide Distance Learning skills in your patience and look forward to working with expectations, especially the preparation for this school new safety guidelines. year, according to Superin- you.”

Anyone with questions At the Lincoln School of tendent Nanette Hagen. is invited to reach out to Early Learning, in-school Myrtle Point schools their child’s respective learning starts Sept. 21, will have on-site instrucprincipal(s): Ally Backwith an orientation day tion for kindergarten-third man - abackman@mpsd. for first-graders on Sept. grade beginning Tuesday, k12.or.us or Kayli Fandel 17 and for kindergarten Sept. 15. Classes will be - kfandel@mpsd.k12.or.us students on Sept. 18. held Tuesday-Friday. or Nanette Hagen - nhaAt Coquille Junior/Se“It is important to note nior High School, Coquille that if the case rate in Coos gen@mpsd.k12.or.us.

Valley Elementary School County increases beyond NORTH BEND and the Lincoln School the allowable metrics, the School starts Sept. of Early Learning, paron-site exception for our 14, with comprehensive ents can pick up chrome young students will be distance learning for all books and other materials, removed and everyone students except for those including text books, at the will be in Comprehensive in kindergarten and first respective schools from Distance Learning,” Hagen grade.

Those students will 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. said. start with half a day in 10 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on “We are trying to make school the first week at the Sept. 11. school look as normal as district’s two elementary While the older students possible for kids,” said schools — Hillcrest and begin with comprehensive Myrtle Crest Elementary North Bay — with the distance learning, Sweeney Principal Ally Backman in second and third graders said the district is looking a video for Myrtle Point starting in school the week into opportunities for limSchool District parents of Sept. 21. ited in-person instruction, posted on the district’s “They are doing some which is restricted to no Facebook page. “(Grades more than 10 students at a kindergarten-third) are still distance learning that first week while we do time meeting face-to-face going to get recess, they transition learning for the with their teachers. are going to have music, youngest kids,” North “We are very excited PE and they will get to inBend Superintendent Kevto announce that we have termingle with their grade in Bogatin said. secured multiple buildings level cohort ... at different Half the students will to bring students in for lim- times. Our classes are have class in the morning ited in-person instruction,” small enough that we will and half in the afternoon. he said, adding that the be able to do that.”

The morning cohort will be district is renting space at For grades fourth-12th, in class from 8 to 11 a.m. the Pioneer United Meththe district will be offering Tuesday through Friday odist Church, the Lutheran Comprehensive Distance and the afternoon cohort Church and the Fairview Learning. from 12:45 to 3:45 p.m.

Community Church and “It will be a much more Monday through Thursday. also is in discussion with rigorous program than the city of Coquille about what was offered last possibly using the commu- spring, with a lot more nity building. teacher-led lessons,” Back“We are trying to get man said. “For kindergarwhere the children are at ten-third grade, our doors and making sure they make are open, but if you do not some face-to-face interacfeel comfortable sending tion with their teachers,” your child to school, that’s he said. perfectly fine. ... We will 24 Hour Winter Lakes High be providing distance Emergency Service School begins comprelearning to those students hensive distance learning as well, so they have an on Sept. 14, the first day opportunity to Zoom-in

A Jan. 1 return to competition could also put the Pac-12 behind the rest of the country in basketball. Basketball season typically starts in early November, but Scott said the NCAA is looking into delaying until November or early December.

Rapid, daily testing improves the Pac-12’s chances of starting on time.

“So I’m very optimistic that we’ll have a season,” Washington basketball coach Mike Hopkins said.

“I think we definitely will, especially with the way that this testing and this partnership is moved forward.”

The Big Ten postponed fall sports the same day

as the Pac-12. While the Big Ten has been getting crushed with criticism from all sides, including a lawsuit by Nebraska players demanding its decision be overturned, the Pac-12 has presented a a unified front in support of postponing.

Scott said he considers it a “high priority” for the Pac-12 and Big Ten, Rose Bowl partners, to align their return to football.

The Big Ten has discussed plans for starting a football season as early as Thanksgiving weekend, though the conference has been more focused on an early January start.

In addition, all students who need them in the district will receive chrome books for home use.

Students in second through 12th grade will be able to pick up chrome books at their respective schools from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to noon Friday. The kindergarten and first grade students will receive their chrome books on the first day they are in school.

Schedules for the secondary students are being finalized, but generally will include synchronized learning from 9 a.m. to noon.

There will be limited in-person learning as needed for older students, Bogatin said.

For more information, or to register students, parents can contact the respective schools.

North Bend High School (541-756-8328), North Bend Middle School (541756-8341), North Bay Elementary (541-756-8351) and Hillcrest Elementary (541-756-8348).

Things like English books, arts supplies, math books, etc. are being prepared for classes. Students, parents or guardians are asked to get to Pacific Sept. 8-10 to get their supplies. The district will not be handing out anything related to grades seventh-12th at Driftwood.

School schedules for students in grades seventh-12th will be on TylerSIS on Sept. 8. There will not be any schedule changes for first semester.

Principal Krista Nieraeth looked at forecasting when scheduling classes. For those who didn’t send in their picks for classes, Nieraeth picked for them.

Call Pacific High School at 541-348-2293 if you need your username and password for TylerSIS. The class schedule will be posted and emailed to students on Sept. 8.

PORT ORFORDLANGLOIS For the Port Orford-Langlois School District, school starts for all grades on Monday, Sept. 14, regardless if those classes are in-person or online.

This district will start in-person instruction for the following grades at the following dates, provided the county metrics are met: grades kindergarten-third, Sept. 14 at Driftwood Elementary School; grades fourth-sixth, Nov. 2 at Driftwood; grades seventh-eighth, Nov. 30 at Pacific High School; and grades ninth-12th, Dec. 7 at Pacific. Families can choose in-person instruction, if they would like that option when students are able to return, or online schooling through the Port Orford-Langlois School District.

Grades kindergarten-sixth, whether in person or online, will be taught by a 2CJ teacher. The district will be using the Edgenuity online platform for all kindergarten-sixth grade students, with 2CJ teachers teaching all classes.

Grades seventh-12th, whether in person or online, will be taught by a 2CJ teacher. The district will be using Google Classroom to provide classes.

Every student will receive a Chromebook for their use during the school year. Chromebook and material pick up for all students in grades kindergarten-sixth will be Sept.

8-10 at Driftwood from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, call Driftwood at 541-332-2712.

Chromebook and material pick up for students in grades seventh-12th will be Sept. 8-10 at Pacific from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Teachers are also getting other materials ready to send home.

POWERS Powers will start school this week, with all students on campus through an exception based on the size of the school district and lack of COVID-19 cases.

“I pushed pretty hard to give us this opportunity with the people at the state,” Powers Superintendent Matt Shorb said.

“I’m glad we’re getting it. Hopefully it goes well.”

Powers expects an overall enrollment of about 125 total students, though the majority are in the elementary schools, Shorb said.

There are only five seniors and two juniors.

Because of the number of elementary school students and the size of the lunch room, lunch will be split into four sessions for proper social distancing.

The district office can be reached at 541-439-2291.

REEDSPORT The first day of instruction for all students is Sept.

14 and all will begin with comprehensive distance learning, Superintendent Jon Zwemke said.

“Our metrics are good, so we probably are going to be transitioning fairly quickly to some in-building programs,” Zwemke said. “But we are going to be cautious, see what Labor Day does, make sure the metrics are good.

We want to be cautious, show safety for staff and students.”

The kindergarten through third grade students should be at Highland Elementary School in a few weeks, he said, adding that there also will be some limited in-person learning for other students.

“There are several options in front of us … for kids being able to get back in buildings,” Zwemke said. “I think that’s everybody’s goal.”

For information about the specific schools, contact Reedsport Community Charter School (541-2712141), Highland Elementary School (541-271-3616) or the district office (541271-3656).

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Pre Run for Kids is canceled

Skate park closed for repairs

The World The Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon has canceled the annual Pre Run for Kids and other Kids Day Activities scheduled for Sunday Dec. 20 in downtown Coos Bay. The club also has withdrawn from participating in, or organizing a 2020 fall soccer season.

The cancellations are due to COVID-19 restrictions and the potential risk to the health and safety of volunteers, participants and club staff, said Garrett Stout, the sports director for the Boys & Girls Club.

“We are disappointed this year’s event and season must be cancelled, although we look forward to 2021,” Stout said.

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COOS BAY — The City of Coos Bay has closed the skate park in Mingus Park for the next 30 days for repairs. The city sent a press release Tuesday announcing the closure of the park, located at North Eight Street and Commercial Avenue. Randy Dixon, the operations administrator for the city’s Public Works and Development Department said that the coping tile around the bowl in the skate park has come off and needs to be replaced. The city will order several new tiles to replace the missing ones.

Tiz the Law is Derby favorite LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Forget the mint juleps in souvenir glasses, men in searsucker suits and women wearing hats exploding in a floral frenzy. The Kentucky Derby still has horses — Tiz the Law is the biggest favorite in 31 years — but just about everything else makes the 146th edition unlike any other.

“It’s going to be weird,” said five-time Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert.

None of the cheering — or cursing after losing wagers — from 150,000 fans will be heard this year at Churchill Downs, where America’s longest continuously held sports event will go on Saturday, four months later than usual. The track initially planned to allow 23,000 fans to attend until escalating positivity rates for COVID-19 in Louisville dictated otherwise.

“Quietude can’t hurt,” said Barclay Tagg, trainer of 3-5 favorite Tiz the Law. “We’ve had quiet for almost all his races this year.”

Of course, silence changes the very nature of the Derby, known for a mix of the raucous and refined, the freakish and fashionable.

Gone will be the parade of celebrities on the red carpet, the who’s who of sports, politics and entertainment crowding Millionaires Row, the national anthem sung by a big name.

The University of Louisville marching band won’t strike up “My Old Kentucky Home” while the crowd sings along as the horses step onto the track, and the traditional call of “Riders up!” won’t be shouted by a bold-faced name standing in the paddock.

Tiz the Law has already won the Belmont Stakes, the kickoff to the Triple Crown that was run in June at

a shorter distance. A victory in the Derby would set him up for a Triple try in the Preakness on Oct. 3.

Also in his favor is that he’s already proved he can handle the Derby distance of 1 1/4 miles, often the biggest question for any 3-year-old colt. Tiz the Law won the Travers by 5 1/2 lengths over the same distance at Saratoga a month ago.

“He’s checked all those boxes, and I believe he very well could win the Triple Crown this year,” said Jerry Bailey, the retired Hall of Fame jockey and NBC Sports analyst.

Tiz the Law has won six of seven career starts — his only loss came at Churchill Downs last year — by staying close to the pace and making one big run at the top of the stretch.

“I’d like for us to be laying third all the way around until we get down for business,” Tagg said. “You think he’s gotten in trouble here, in trouble there and next thing you know he’s in front. He’s a pretty amazing horse.”

Mark Casse, trainer of Enforceable, isn’t ready to hand Tiz the Law the roses. “He still has to have a clean trip,” he said.

The field has been reduced to 16 horses, smallest since 2003 when Funny Cide won. That gelding was owned by Sackatoga Stable, which owns Tiz the Law. Managing partner Jack Knowlton and his co-owners will ride yellow school buses to the track, just as Sackatoga did 17 years ago.

Honor A. P. is the 5-1 second choice. His trainer is John Shirreffs and the jockey is Mike Smith, who teamed to win the 2005 Derby with 50-1 shot Giacomo.

“The odds don’t guarantee anything,” Shirreffs said. “We just have

to see how the race is run.”

Authentic is the third choice at 8-1. He’s trained by Baffert, who also saddles 15-1 shot Thousand Words.

A victory by either colt would tie the white-haired trainer with Ben Jones for the most Derby victories with six.

After Tiz the Law, Honor A. P. and Authentic, the other 13 horses are listed at double-digit odds. Churchill Downs is using a new 20-horse starting gate especially for the Derby, although posts 1, 18, 19 and 20 will be left vacant after King Guillermo and Finnick the Fierce were scratched.

A win by Tiz the Law would make Tagg the oldest trainer to win a Derby at age 82.

It will be the last Derby run on Lasix. Churchill Downs and the other Triple Crown tracks will ban the anti-bleeding medication starting next year.

Outside the track’s main entrance on Central Avenue, the scene figures to be different, too.

The death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman shot and killed by police in her apartment in March, has fueled tense demonstrations for 100 consecutive days in the city. The three officers involved in her death have not been charged.

The prospect of unrest on Derby day has its participants unsure what to expect.

“I couldn’t be anything else but very concerned,” Tagg said. “Hopefully, we can pull it off without anything disastrous happening.”

Saturday’s forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a high of 82 degrees (27 Celsius) to go with humidity — quite a contrast to the cool and rainy weather when the race is usually run in late spring.

Post time is 4:01 p.m. PDT.

Rapid, daily virus testing coming to Pac-12 RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press

The Pac-12 could be playing football and basketball sooner than expected after the conference announced Thursday that each of the 12 schools will soon have the capacity to perform daily, rapid COVID-19

tests on athletes.

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott called the deal with Quidel Corporation a “game-changer.”

He said the ability to test athletes every day and receive results in 15 minutes could lead to the Pac-12 getting back in the game before the Jan. 1 date set by the conference’s univer-

sity presidents when they postponed the fall sports season on Aug. 11.

“This is a very important and significant step, but there are other considerations that will go into our return-to-play plans,” Scott said.

The Pac-12’s six schools in California and Oregon are still restricted from

holding full practices because of state mandates to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. However, the professional football teams in California have been given permission to proceed with normal preparations for a season that starts Sept. 13.

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TV Sports Listings Today

Horse Racing — Kentucky Derby, 11:30 a.m., NBC. Tennis — U.S. Open, 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., ESPN2.

Auto Racing — NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200, 9:30 a.m., NBC; NHRA U.S. Nationals qualifying, 11 a.m., Fox Sports 1.

College Football — Eastern Kentucky at Marshall, 10 a.m., ESPN; Middle Tennessee State at Army, 10:30 a.m., CBS Sports Network; Southern Methodist at Texas State, 1:30 p.m., ESPN; Arkansas State at Memphis, 5 p.m., ESPN. Cycling — Tour de France Stage 8, 5 a.m., NBC Sports Network.

Golf — PGA Tour Championship, 10 a.m., Golf Channel.

Major League Baseball — San Diego at Oakland, 1 p.m., Fox; Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

NBA Basketball — Playoffs, Toronto vs. Boston, 3:30 p.m., TNT;

Denver vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 6 p.m., TNT. Hockey — Playoffs, New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m., NBC. Major League Soccer — Atlanta United at Orlando City, 5 p.m., Fox. National Women’s Soccer League — Sky Blue at Washington, 10 a.m., CBS.

Sunday, Sept. 6

Tennis — U.S. Open, 8 a.m. and noon, ESPN, and 4 p.m., ESPN2.

Auto Racing — Formula One Italian Grand Prix, 6 a.m., ESPN2; NHRA U.S. Nationals, 8 a.m., Fox Sports 1, and 1 p.m., Fox; NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Education Lottery 200, 11 a.m., Fox Sports 1; NASCAR Cup Series The Cook Out Southern 500, 3 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Cycling — Tour de France Stage 9, 4:30 a.m., NBC Sports Network.

Golf — PGA Tour Championship, 10 a.m., Golf Channel.

Major League Baseball — Mil-

waukee at Cleveland, 10 a.m., ESPN2; Houston at Los Angeles Angels, 1 p.m., TBS; St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 4 p.m., ESPN. NBA Basketball — Playoffs: Milwaukee vs. Miami, 12:30 p.m., ABC; Houston vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 5:30 p.m., ABC. WNBA Basketball — Chicago vs.

Los Angeles, 5 p.m., CBS Sports Network.

Monday, Sept. 7

Tennis — U.S. Open round of 16, 8 a.m., ESPN and ESPN2 and 4 p.m., ESPN2.

College Football — BYU at Navy, 5 p.m., ESPN. Major League Baseball — Teams TBA, 1 p.m., ESPN. NBA Basketball — Boston vs.

Toronto, 3:30 p.m., TNT; Los Angeles Clippers vs. Denver, 6 p.m., TNT.

Tuesday, Sept. 8

Tennis — U.S. Open quarterfinals, 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., ESPN.

NBA Basketball — Miami vs.

Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m., TNT, and Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston, 6 p.m., TNT. WNBA Basketball — Minnesota vs. Washington, 5 p.m., and Indiana vs. Las Vegas, 7 p.m., ESPN2.

Wednesday, Sept. 9

Tennis — U.S. Open quarterfinals, 9 a.m., ESPN, and 4 p.m., ESPN2.

Golf — LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration, 4 p.m., Golf Channel.

Thursday, Sept. 10

Golf — LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration, 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Golf Channel; PGA Tour Safeway Open, 1 p.m., Golf Channel.

Friday, Sept. 11

Tennis — U.S. Open, 1 p.m., ESPN. Golf — PGA Tour Safeway Open, 1 p.m., Golf Channel; LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration, 4 p.m., Golf Channel.

Fall soccer registration is open until Sept.

19 through Coos County Youth Sports unless the teams have already filled.

The league is for boys and girls in kindergarten through 12th grade. Parents can sign their players up through the Coos County Youth Sports Facebook page.

Practice will start in early or mid-September.

All players who were signed up for spring soc-

cer, which was canceled, have had their credit applied back to their account and can have it used for the fall.

Teams are in the following age groups: Kindergarten and first grade, second and third grade, fourth through sixth grade, seventh and eighth grade, and high school.

For more information or to request registration forms, visit the facebook page or email kevin_dubisar@yahoo.com.

Bandon Crossings will hold US Open best ball tourney The World Bandon Crossings plans US Open best ball tournament Sept. 20 Bandon Crossings will hold its fourth annual US Open Best Ball Tournament on Sunday, Sept. 20.

The tournament is played in a two-person best ball format with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. The entry fee is $75 per person, $65

for Crossings Pass holders.

The fee includes range balls, fee, cart and lunch.

Each player will be paired with a PGA Tour player and their best ball score will be combined with the tour player’s Sunday score for a final team score.

For more information, call 541-347-3232, email jim@bandoncrossings.com or visit www.bandoncrossings.com.

Community Scoreboard Auto Racing Coos Bay Speedway Street Stock Battle at the Beach America’s Mattress Super Late Models — Heat Race: 1. Braden Fugate, Bandon; 2. Brody Montgomery, Bandon; 3. Preston Luckman, Coos Bay; 4. Wayne Butler, Bandon; 5. Jason Johnson, Gresham; 6. Dustin Knight, Central Point; 7. Hannah Robison, Myrtle Point; 8. Mike Taylor, Reedsport. Main Event: 1. Preston Luckman; 2. Brody Montgomery; 3. Braden Fugate; 4. Jason Johnson; 5. Wayne Butler; 6. Mike Taylor; 7. Hannah Robison; 8. Dustin Knight; 9. Larry Fuller.

Sportsman Late Models — Heat Race: 1. Trace Fugate, Bandon; 2.

Brionna Fuller, Medford; 3. Jared Simmons, Cottage Grove; 4. Jim Van Loon; 5. Jim Crabtree, Bandon.

Main Event: 1. Brionna Fuller; 2.

Jared Simmons; 3. Trace Fugate; 4.

Jim Crabtree.

Street Stocks — Heat Race 1: 1.

Andrew Mathers, Eugene; 2. Steve Dubisar, Coquille; 3. Brad Karpella, Coos Bay; 4. Dustin Hitner, Coos Bay; 5. Terry King, Warren; 6. Charlie Withers, Bandon; 7. Troy Chamberlain, Junction City; 8. Hunter Berrier, Lakeside. Heat Race 2: 1. Graig Osborne, Creswell; 2.

Michael Hollingsworth, Creswell; 3. Ken Fox, North Bend; 4. Dyllan Siewell, Bandon; 5. Peyton Reigard, Coos Bay. Main Event: 1.

Dyllan Siewell; 2. Graig Osborne; 3. Ken Fox; 4. Andrew Mathers; 5.

Steve Dubisar; 6. Michael Hollingsworth; 7. Brad Karpella; 8. Dustin HItner; 9. Hunter Berrier; 10. Charlie Withers; 11. Peyton Reigard; 12.

Troy Chamberlain; 13. Sam Talon, Arago; 14. Wayne Clink, Eugene; 15. Terry King.

Mini Outlaws — Heat Race: 1.

Scott Beaudoin, Portland; 2. Jason Kellam, Coos Bay; 3. Tahlan Rogers, Albany; 4. Raelyn Kelly, Myrtle Point. Main Event: 1. Scott Beaudoin; 2. Jason Kellam; 3. Raelyn Kelly; 4. Tahlan Rogers; 5. Brad Hicks, Creswell.

Hornets — Heat Race 1: 1. Seth Christian, Roseburg; 2. Kris Parker, Florence; 3. John Henry, Coos Bay; 4. Zach Hickman, Coos Bay; 5.

Josh Muir, Myrtle Point. Heat Race 2: 1. William Hitner, Port Orford; 2. Mike Bales, Florence; 3. Isaac Stere, Cottage Grove; 4. Dusty Shingleton, Florence; 5. Jamie Daniels, Coos Bay. Main Event: 1. Seth Christian; 2. Mike Bales; 3. William Hitner; 4. John Henry; 5. Kris Parker; 6. Zach Hickman; 7.

Isaac Stere; 8. Josh Muir; 9. Dusty Shingleton; 10. Jamie Daniels.

Junior Stingers — Heat Race 1: 1. Griff Smith, Bandon; 2. Cameron Metzgus, Coos Bay; 3. Teagan Montgomery, Bandon; 4. Eli Luckman, Coos Bay; 5. Max Haga, Coquille. Heat Race 2: 1. Lily Metzgus, Myrtle Point; 2. Heather Burton, Coos Bay; 3. Drake Vincent, Myrtle Point; 4. Morgan Mayfield, Canyonville. Main Event: 1. Griff Smith; 2. Lily Metzgus; 3. Cameron

Metzgus; 4. Heather Burton; 5. Eli Luckman; 6. Max Haga; 7. Teagan Montgomery.

Golf Bandon Crossings Casual Fridays

Aug. 28 Stableford Points: Mitch McCullough 42, Brian Saska 38, Gerard Ledoux 36, Bobby Cox 36, Brian Boyle 35, Brian Gibson 35, Robert Webber 34, Greg Harless 34, Wim McSpadden 32, Ryder Desteunder 32, Tom Gant 31, Eric Oberbeck 31, Daryl Robison 30, Val Nemce, 30, John Johnston 29, John Shaw 28, Don Weissert 26, John Ohanesian 26, James Boys 26, Richard Wold 23, Luke Thornton 17. Closest to Pin — Greg Harless (No. 6), Brian Gibson (No. 9), Ryder Desteunder (Nos. 11 and 14), Mitch McCullough (No. 17).

Crossings Cup Quarterfinals

Richard Stefiuk d. Mark Nortness 4&3 Brian Gibson d. Neal Cahoon 2 &1 Carter Borror d. David Kimes 7 &6 Phillip Shoaf d. Chip England 3 &1

Wacky Wednesdays

Sept. 2 18-hole throw out Low Net Par 3s — Wim McSpadden 10, Tom Gant 10, John Ohanesian 11, John Johnston 11, Robert Webber 11, Richard Wold 12, Dewey Powers 13, James Hanson 13, Mitchell Bronson 13, Richard Stefiuk 13, Jim Wakeman 13, Neal Cahoon 13, Jim Sylvester 13, Toby Bowman 14, Val Nemcek 16, Gerard Ledoux 17.

Par 4s — John Ohanesian 25, Robert Webber 25, Jim Sylvester 26, Toby Bowman 27, Jim Wakeman 27, Tom Gant 27, Dewey Powers 28, Mitchell Bronson 28, Richard Stefiuk 28, Neal Cahoon 28, Val Nemcek 28, Gerard Ledoux 29, John Johnston 29, Wim McSpadden 30, Richard Wold 30, James Hanson 31.

Par 5s — Val Nemcek 15, Dewey Powers 16, Neal Cahoon 17, Jim Wakeman 18, Tom Gant 18, Wim McSpadden 19, Mitchell Bronson 19, Richard Wold 19, Gerard Ledoux 20, Toby Bowman 20, Robert Webber 20, Jim Sylvester 20, James Hanson 21, Richard Stefiuk 22, John Johnston 22, John Ohanesian 23.

Total — Tom Gant 55, Robert Webber 56, Dewey Powers 57, Neal Cahoon 58, Jim Wakeman 58, Wim McSpadden 59, Val Nemcek 59, John Ohanesian 59, Jim Sylvester 59, Mitchell Bronson 60, Toby Bowman 61, Richard Wold 61, John Johnston 62, Richard Stefiuk 63, James Hanson 65, Gerard Ledoux 66.

Closest to Pin — James Hanson (Nos. 6 and 17), John Loverin (No. 9), Richard Stefiuk (Nos. 11 and 14), Toby Bowman (No. 17).

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Bikes &

Bugs

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For veterans

The Oregon South Coast Patriot Guard Riders’ motorcycles at the annual Bugs & Bikes event at the Coos Bay Speedway on Aug. 8.

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Mike Greenway, one of the organizers of the annual Bikes & Bugs event, races his Bug at Coos Bay Speedway.

Contributed Photo by Krystal Hopper

The Bandon Honor Guard posted the colors at the annual Bikes & Bugs at the Coos Bay Speedway on Aug. 8. The event raised $1,000 to benefit the Oregon Coast Patriot Guard Riders, a nonprofit organization that ensures dignity and respect at memorial services honoring fallen military heroes, first responders and honorably discharged veterans.

Popular event is again a big hit at Coos Bay Speedway The World COOS BAY — Mike Greenway and his group, which included Tina and Gary Edwards, held the 5th Annual Bikes & Bugs “Tribute to the Troops” at the Coos Bay Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 8. It was a beautiful sunny day and of course, social distancing and masks were encouraged.

This year, a domestic car show was added to the event and brought some beautiful classic cars. The event included drag racing and a show & shine car show.

At noon, some of the highlights of the opening ceremony were the singing of the National Anthem,

a ride-in from the Oregon South Coast Patriot Guard Riders on their motorcycles, along with the support vehicles and a beautiful presentation of colors by the Bandon Honor Guard, which now includes members from the Bandon VFW, Bandon American Legion and civilians.

“We usually are able to have a U.S. Coast Guard flyover, however our USCG had to unfortunately abort the mission this year due to some mechanical issues,” said Krystal Hopper, who helped organize the veterans’ groups for the event. “We are grateful for them to have been able to do this in the past, but understand the safety of our military members is far

more important.”

There were tables set up by the American Legion Post 34-Bay Area, VFW and Auxiliary Post 3440 in Bandon, Point Man Ministries Outpost 101, along with members present from AMVETS-Post 10 Coos Bay, Southern Oregon Veterans Outreach (SOVO), and the Disabled American Veterans (DAV).

Coos County Veteran Service Officer Matt Hays was present as well, to provide resources and important information to local veterans.

Point Man had its custom-made tryke on display, which was donated by Coos Cycles, and will be raffled off on Veterans Day

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Point Man Ministries Outpost 101 was one of the veterans’ groups at the annual Bikes & Bugs at the Coos Bay Speedway on Aug. 8.

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The Chamber Minute: Sense of community

TIMM SLATER Bay Area Chamber of Commerce

So how are you doing these days? It certainly is a blessing to be getting out to our favorite restaurants, the beach or simply go to the store. That’s assuming that you have mastered putting your mask on without fogging your glasses. Today, we can see and visit one another. Of course, we have to ensure we are masked and maintaining our social distancing. But that is in stark contrast to those up the coast who are still in Phase 1 restrictions.

September always seemed like

the beginning of a new year. What with the start of school, football Friday nights and selecting that perfect pumpkin from the patch up Allegany. September is a month of new beginnings. This year those opportunities are quite different than last year, in business, tourism and community. Let’s just look at education and schools. What a challenge for students, parents and teachers. Kids learn in different ways which are not necessarily all covered through the internet.

There are ways you can help, from

the family next door to the school itself. Find them and volunteer.

That’s what neighbors are for.

Friends, let’s not let anyone feel isolated in these challenging times.

Let’s strive to keep that sense of togetherness and community. We certainly are in this together. Call or visit each other regularly. Maybe it’s just to say hello. Maybe it’s to find out what the other needs.

If there are needs, help folks out.

Also, show your appreciation for our frontline warriors like medical staff, first responders and all our

public safety people.

Sense of Community is something we control. Let’s make sure it thrives especially during these challenging times. For truly, together we can make a difference.

Remember, our Business is Helping your Business and like us on Facebook.

(Timm Slater is executive director of the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. For more information on your Chamber, email timmslater@oregonsbayarea.org.)

SWOCC offers Free GED® and Adult Basic Education Courses The World

COOS BAY — Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering free GED® and Adult Basic Education classes fall term. These classes prepare individuals to take the GED® exam and update skills to enroll in college or career training programs.

Students enrolled in these classes can build a pipeline to enter college, training programs, and jobs in high-demand career areas.

GED® and Adult Basic Education classes will meet live online via Zoom on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Day classes meet from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. or

from noon-2 p.m. Night Classes meet from 5:307:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Fall Term starts Sept. 14 and ends Nov. 25, 2020.

For more information or to register for orientation and classes, email Adult & Pre-College Education at llcinfo@socc.edu.

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CB Library will offer class on social media for organizations and entrepreneurs Event

A drag racer burns rubber before one of his races during the Bikes & Bugs event.

The World COOS BAY — The Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with Gabi Colton of Youth Era, will co-host “Effective Social Media for Organizations and Entrepreneurs” on from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, via Zoom (virtual meeting software).

Did the pandemic force you to expand your virtual intake? What is the difference between a Group and a Page? Join us to learn the basics of using social media to promote your organization and share resources. Use Instagram to connect the community with your organization. We will cover how to create an organizational account and effectively share content.

Learn how to create differ-

ent types of posts or events and how to post them.

Colton will share tips and tricks on how to use social media sites like Facebook and Instagram to engage the community with your organization.

This free event is open to all and intended for anyone running an organization or interested in starting their own. Register by going to https://is.gd/k0eBAA. For more information, visit http://www.coosbaylibrary. org or call the library at 541-269-1101.

Spanglish The Coos Bay Public Library will be offering ¡Spanglish Virtual! via Zoom. The September virtual sessions will be from 2-3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14,

and from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 26.

The program is for those who wish to practice their Spanish conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting.

Attendees will have the opportunity to converse in Spanish as a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is not a class, but facilitators will provide ideas for conversational topics. Beginners are welcome.

This program is free and open to anyone who wishes to sharpen their Spanish conversational skills.

Register for this event at https://is.gd/lC87ZB. For more information on the Coos Bay Public Library, call 541-269-1101 or visit http://coosbaylibrary.org.

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to raise money for their organization. They have recently added a battlefield cross addition to the David Dewitt Memorial Wayside in North Bend and allowed a local boy to participate, so that he was able to receive Eagle Scout status by his birthday.

“Each year, this great group of people choose a local veteran support organization to benefit from their raffle,” Hopper said. “They also offer free admission to veterans and military members. Two years ago, they chose SOVO and last year, they chose Bryan’s Home/Operation Rebuild Hope. This year, they

chose to raise money to purchase supplies for flags/holders for local Oregon South Coast Patriot Guard Riders (see more information about the group below).

Many local businesses and organizations had contributed to these raffle items and $893 was raised, with an additional personal donation from Mr. Greenway of $107, for a total of $1,000.”

“During these challenging times, outdoor events like this are still an avenue for community support of worthy causes,” Hopper added. “They show how we can all work together to still help and give back to those who deserve it most.”

I have attached some photos from the event.

The first few were taken by

me and then all of the other files are marked with Ryan Bonham, as he was the photographer to be credited for them and I have written permission to share these photos with you for your stories.

Oregon South Coast Patriot Guard Riders: The Patriot Guard Riders is a 100% volunteer, federally registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which ensures dignity and respect at memorial services honoring Fallen Military Heroes, First Responders and honorably discharged Veterans. Co-captains: Bob Kramer (541-808-8085) and Jim Bellay. For more information, visit their website at https://www. patriotguard.org/ or Facebook page at https://www. facebook.com/ORSouthCoastPGR.

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Country Gospel Jubilee is Sept. 6 in North Bend The World NORTH BEND — Shoreline Community Church in North Bend will host an outdoor concert called the Country Gospel Jubilee on Sunday, Sept. 6.

The event starts at 3 p.m. at the church, located at 1251 Clark St. Guests are encouraged to bring their favorite lawn chair.

The hosts are Tom and Debbie Trammel with Steve Blum. The featured guest is Linda Lanier.

There is no charge for admission, though a free will offering will be taken up.

CDs of the performers will

be available for purchase.

Lanier is an accomplished singer, songwriter and national recording artist from Montana. With a long family line of service men and women in every military branch, as well as officers in blue, her concert and program is entitled “For God & Country.”

According to the concert promotional material, her songs touch hearts and true American spirit. Her personal trials, tragedies and near-death experiences give her compassion and understanding that allow others to be touched and transformed by God.

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Coos County Animal Shelter

Thanks for helping the kritters!

Hope all is well with you and that you are staying as safe as you can.

The cat house is NOT taking in any cats as they are full. Those interested in adopting a cat, please call and arrangements can be made for a visit, but no walk-up visitors.

The following are pets of the week available for adoption at Kohl’s Cat House: Sailor Jack is a very sweet adult male. He is a very beautiful boy. He needs a good home of his own with humans who understand he needs some time to warm up to them. He is glad to be rescued.

Coos County Marriage LiThe following couples have filed for marriage licenses at the clerk’s office at the Coos County Courthouse in Coquille: Aug. 17-19 Taylar Swartz and Garth Summers Tonya Cornell and Paul Harvey Robert James and Maria Luhrs Gemma Sanchez Mancilla and Colby Gillett Zachary Messner and Jamie Colter Aug. 26-27 Isaac Johnson and Julia Pride Haley Fabian and Anthony Saccente Jon Dieters and Crystal Jones Rebekah Vanburen and Casey Sabin Casey Clapper and Tiffany Schoonover Jeffrey Reid and Diane Russell Jodey Ellis and Donald Leiter

The shelter is at 92960 Southport Road in Coos Bay. It is open by appointment only during the COVID-19 pandemic. Phone: 541-751-2480. Currently adoptable animals can be seen at http://awos. petfinder.com/shelters/OR156.html.

Kohl’s Cat House

Sailor Jack Chloe is a beautiful adult female.

She is looking for her very own purrson. She is a little skittish and shy at first. She has lots of love to give and would love her own home.

All of these wonderful babies need time to get used to new surroundings when they are adopted.

Patience will be the best thing they can be given — patience to settle in and get used to new surround-

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Chloe ings before cozying up to their new human companion. This cannot be stressed enough. Only time will tell if they will fit into their new situation when they are adopted. It really is no different for human kids.

Patience goes such a long way to benefit all involved!

Call the cat house to set up a meeting at 541-294-3876 or 541260-5303. Email: catsrforever@outlook.com or visit online at kohlscats. info.

Bandon Animal Rescue Bandon Animal Rescue is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organiztion located at 88674 Highway 42S in Bandon and is run by Goodnight and Lynette Lucas. It is open by appointment only during the COVID-19 crisis. Visit their Facebook page or their website http:// www.bandonanimalrescue2.com/ for more information and to set up an appointment. Phone: 541-3470051.

Friends of Coos County Animals, Inc (FOCCAS) is organized for charitable purposes and specifically to support organizations and causes that promote animal welfare in the community. FOCCAS’s Community Outreach Program helps to provide spay/neuter vouchers to families in financial need.

Foster Program: All foster homes are given supplies and the animals provided with needed medical care.

Animal rescue has been an important part of the organization, and couldn’t be done without donations. Address: P.O. Box 911 Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, phone: 541-269-1989 (leave message).

The FOCCAS animal adoption location (currently on hold during coronavirus pandemic) is Pony Village Mall, 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. across from Joann Fabrics.

Visit the website: https://friendsofcooscountyanimals.org/

Reedsport K9 Shelter Currently adoptable dogs can be seen at http://awos.petfinder.com/ shelters/OR223.html. The shelter is open only by appointment. To meet a dog, call 541-662-2062.

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