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World Tour Paddling Film Festival coming to the South Coast

BY BREE LAUGHLIN Country Media

The stoke level is predicted to be high for the World Tour Paddling Film Festival.

Not only will festival-goers get

to watch a variety of paddle-related films featuring kayaks, rafts, canoes and fishing guides, they will also have the chance to participate in a community paddle, win raffle prizes and score some good deals at a gear swap.

The World Tour Paddling Film Festival is taking place at Curry Public Library in Gold Beach on Saturday, June 10 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Hosted by Oregon Coast Visitors Association, this event brings the year's best paddling films to the

South Coast.

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Volunteers work on trails for Earth Day

Volunteers work on trails for Earth Day

BY BREE LAUGHLIN

The World

A group of volunteers lined up along the Bog Trail, tools in hand, just outside Sunset Bay Campground on Saturday, April 22. They clipped and trimmed plants spreading onto the walkway, raked

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up leaves and branches and threw debris away from the trail.

The volunteers were taking place in a Trailkeepers of Oregon Earth Day event. It’s just one of many trail events the organization puts on during the Spring and Sum-

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mer seasons in Coos Bay and throughout the State of Oregon.

“It’s nice to do something good for the earth on Earth Day,” said Marty O’Brien-Sheldon, as volunteers gathered for the event.

“Why don’t we all say what

is our favorite thing that the earth offers us?”

Volunteers didn’t bat an eyelash before sharing what they appreciated about the earth. Their answers varied from the ocean, deer, and wildflowers to “all of the amazing fruits and vegetables

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that the earth provides,” as well as trails for hiking and hearing the birds sing.

Trailkeepers of Oregon is a nonprofit who's mission is to protect and enhance the Oregon hiking experience

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with Trailkeepers of Oregon came together on Earth Day to help clean up near the Sunset Bay Campground.

Gallery opens at Umpqua River Lighthouse

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners, along with the staff at the Umpqua River Lighthouse and Douglas County Coastal History Museum recently announced they have opened a local Artisan Gallery. The local Artisan Gallery is located below the Douglas County Coastal History Museum in a beautifully renovated space that was once part of the original 1939 U.S. Coast Guard barracks. The Umpqua River Lighthouse, Coastal History Museum and Artisan Gallery are located at 1020 Lighthouse Road in Winchester Bay. The gallery will be open Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. each week.

Call-for-Local Artisans! Additionally, they are sending out a call-for-local artisans interested in showcasing their art in our Artisan Gallery. The breathtaking beauty of the Umpqua River Lighthouse and Coastal History Museum nestled along the southern

Oregon Coast provides a stunning backdrop for artwork to shine! Local artisans interested in showcasing their art and joining the vibrant arts scene in Winchester Bay are encouraged to contact Museum Director, James Davis at (541) 271-1894 or jmdavis@ co.douglas.or.us for more information.

The Umpqua River Lighthouse, Douglas County Coastal History Museum, Visitors Center, Café & Gift Shop, Artisan Gallery and Whale Watching Station are a part of the breathtaking Discover Winchester Bay community, which provides an abundance of outdoor, cultural and sportsman opportunities. For more information about the Umpqua River Lighthouse, Douglas County Coastal History Museum, Visitors Center, Café & Gift Shop, Artisan Gallery and Whale Watching Station check out our website at: www.douglascounty-oregon.us/.

Relay racers run from Roseburg to Coos Bay

By BREE LAUGHLIN

The World

Exhausted runners wore big smiles as they crossed through the Roseburg to Coos Bay Relay Race finish line. Spectators and race organizers cheered and rang cowbells in support of the athletes who finished the relay at the Coos Bay History Museum on Saturday evening, April 22.

Many of the relay race participants spent the bulk of the day running the course situated on quiet country roads along a river. The course features waterfalls, big trees and serious hills.

The relay race included a 68-mile course for 5 person running teams, and a 24-mile course for 4 person walking teams. The teams staggered their starts depending on the predicted finishing time.

“The countryside is gorgeous,” said Amarissa Wooden – president of the South Coast Run-

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through stewardship, advocacy, outreach, and education. At the heart of this work are people who love trails and want to be a part of the community that cares for them.

Before embarking on the trail work, Trailkeeper volunteer organizer O’Brien-Sheldon went over tool and trail safety. She also acknowledged that it is Native American’s land that volunteers were treading on. The volunteer coordinator also made efforts to make everyone feel safe and included.

Once they were out on the trail, volunteers quickly got to work with their clippers, loppers, rakes and pitch forks. They spread out along the trail as they worked, communicating with

ning Club and the race director.

“We often take for granted what a beautiful area we live in … but in this case you are never bored running, and the communities welcome us. Everybody is really supportive along the way. So the course in itself is really special,” Wooden said.

Runners started at the KPIC-TV parking lot in Roseburg as early as 6 a.m., while walkers began in Laverne Park, Coquille. Relay race participants celebrated at the end of the day in Coos Bay with dinner, drinks and an awards ceremony. Many racers’ families and friends were there to congratulate them – some even running with them across the finish line.

While the course is 68-miles total, when you break it down, the most anyone is running at time is 14 miles.

“So, it’s something that is achievable,” Wooden said. “It’s

each other about what they were doing and getting to know each other.

Randy and Denice Bradbury are not strangers to volunteer work. In fact, they were near the end of a two-month stint as volunteer hosts at Shore Acres.

The couple said they saw a flier about the Trailkeepers of Oregon and wanted to contribute.

“Rangers and the paid staff can’t do it all on their own. All of the natural areas in Oregon rely on volunteers – so we have to help them out. It’s a huge job,” Denice said.

“And, we are big hikers,” Randy said.

“We hike at least twice a week, and we love it when the trails are kept in good shape. So it’s nice to contrib-

friendly for runners of all levels.”

29 relay teams participated in the Roseburg to Coos Bay Relay Race this year.

The winning team was Hole 3 who completed the course in 8 hours 5 minutes. The winners are also South Coast Running Club members – Kevin Brightbill, Brad Harbart, and Derek McGargil.

The Directors Award goes to team who finished the race closest to their predicted time. Scurvy Dogs finished within 27 seconds of their predicted time. Ironically, organizers said these runners were delayed in a few instances, including one runner who started late because his dog wanted to run the course with him.

The winner of the spirit award went to the Coast Army team. They showed a lot of support for other teams and made the entire event into a fun time, Wooden said.

The Roseburg to Coos Bay Relay Race has been going for 45 years. While the race has the potential to grow into something bigger, event organizer Wooden said she enjoys it as is.

“We try to keep the race low key and authentic,” she said.

“I’m trying to keep it where it’s very intimate.

It’s fun, and you start to build friendships and camaraderie at every exchange point. The way we time it is so everybody is moving together as one group in a big pack, so it’s fun because you get to know the teams you are running with,” Wooden said.

Proceeds from the race contribute to Camp

Millennium. “We support kids who have been impacted by cancer, and help them get to summer camp. So they can go and have all the resources they need and just be kids for a bit. It is really powerful for those young kids,” Wooden said.

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ute,” he said.

The couple said they also think Charleston and Shore Acres is a magical area. It’s one of their favorite spots on the entire Oregon Coast.

“We think the South Coast is really where it’s at. From Yachats south

in my book has the most beautiful spots,” Denice said.

Anyone interested in volunteering, or who would like to learn more about The Trailkeepers of Oregon, can go to www.trailkeepersoforegon.org.

Photos by Bree Laughlin

Teams of runners covered either a 68-mile course or a 24-mile course during the annual Roseburg to Coos Bay Relay Race. The course covers some of the most beautiful terrain in the country before ending at the Coos History Museum.

Winning team: South Coast running Club members Kevin Brightbill, Brad Harbart and Derek McGargil won the Roseburg to Coos Bay Relay with a time of 8 hours and 5 minutes.

Reader photo - submitted by Debbie Tegtmeier

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North Bend gives grant to SAFE Project

The SAFE Project was recently awarded a $750 grant for community services. SAFE is an acronym for Safety, Advocacy, Freedom, and Empowerment.

It is a non-profit organization that provides emergency services to women, men, and children throughout the community who have

been victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The North Bend City Council annually awards limited funds via grants to community groups and projects. This is done in connection with North Bend’s budget process. The funds are, in essence, state funds the City receives as its portion

Stone promoted to communications supervisor

of the Oregon revenue sharing to cities. Part of the Council’s criteria in considering grant applications is whether a particular community group or project helps cut the need for public assistance or aids one of our municipal departments.

Book sale coming to North Bend library

The Friends of the North Bend Public Library will be holding their annual used book sale on Saturday, May 20, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The sale will include hundreds of gently used hardback and paperback books, DVDs, and CDs and will be located in the Meeting Room at the North Bend Public

Library. The Friends’ Book Sale opens to the public starting at 11. Paid members of the Friends of the North Bend Public Library will be admitted to the presale, which will run from 1011 a.m. Members will also be treated to a free selection of tea, coffee, and baked goods

during the presale event. Friends’ memberships can be purchased at the book sale or in advance at the North Bend Public Library for an annual membership of $15. For more information about this event, contact the library at (541) 756-0400 or email

On April 1, Communications Specialist Cassie Stone was promoted to communications supervisor, filling one of the two open supervisor positions.

On April 24, Coos County Sheriff Gabe Fabrizio recognized Supervisor Stone in a special ceremony and conveyed special trust and confidence in the competence and motivation of Stone, thus officially recognizing her promotion to communications supervisor.

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Cassie Stone signs documents marking her promotion while Sheriff Gabe Fabrizio looks on.

Bees flock to clearcut areas but numbers decline as forest canopy regrows, OSU research shows

By STEVE LUNDEBERG Guest Article

Native bees in the Oregon Coast Range are diverse and abundant in clearcut areas within a few years of timber harvest but their numbers drop sharply as planted trees grow and the forest canopy closes,

research by Oregon State University shows.

The findings are important for understanding the roles forest management might play in the conservation of a crucial pollinator group, the researchers said.

The study, led by graduate student Rachel

Zitomer and Jim Rivers, an animal ecologist in the OSU College of Forestry, was published in Ecological Applications.

“The research demonstrates that Douglas-fir plantations develop diverse communities of

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A study by Oregon State University shows that when trees are cut away, native bees flock to the area, but their numbers drop when the forest canopy closes.

1,500 CANDLESTICKS

ORDERED FOR PORTLAND CONVENTION

NATIONAL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN WILL ASSEMBLE IN JULY

Delegates to the annual convention of the National Business and Professional Women’s clubs in Portland in July will each e presented with a Coos Bay myrtle wood candlestick as a souvenir of the gathering. This information was contained in a letter from Miss Louise Hacker, chairman of the committee on transportation, to Coos Bay members. She stated that the Oregon committee had placed an order for 1,500 candlesticks. It is understood that Pomeroy, Mehl & Duncan were awarded the contract.

E.D. Duncan said that the myrtle candlesticks had been selected in competition with many other novelties. They will make some fine ones, about eight inches high. On the base of eachwill be pasted a short article telling of the myrtle wood and Coos Bay. Quite a delegation will go from Marshfield for the gathering. The selection of the Coos Bay myrtle wood as souvenirs will be a great advertisement for this section as the recipients will be

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from all sections of the United States.

two smallpox Cases reported

ONE AT DAVIS SLOUGH CAMP AND ONE AT LAKESIDE HEALTH OFFICER TAKES ACTION AND PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT SPREAD OF DISEASE

A smallpox patient was taken out of the Davis slough camp on Monday and confined in the pest house at Marshfield by Dr. Dix. Dr. Irwin went up to the camp with Charles Hudson on Tuesday and vaccinated all who were not already protected by having had smallpox or by having had successful vaccination within the last seven years. Four who refused vaccination will remain in camp for eighteen days; the others are now free to go and come.

Dr. Keizer has reported a case of smallpox in Lakeside. The county health officer went up by train to establish quarantine and vaccinate all persons who had been exposed. The school children were to be vaccinated if they had written permission from their parents.

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BaHd asks puBliC to Help name Hospital Bay Area Hospital District directors okayed a lease-purchase arrange-

ment for hospital equipment Tuesday and called on the public for help in naming the new hospital.

The board authorized execution of a basic lease agreement subject to review of specific conditions by the hospital administrator, board and accountant. The point has reached in construction where the contractor must know the name to install over the main door, directors were told. After considerable discussion about names and general agreement that they were not ready to make a final decision now, the board asked the public to suggest names. The decision must be made at the next board meeting, May 8, and “we want public input,” said Dr. Richard West, director.

mel Counts’ found Home

It looks like Coos Bay’s gypsy professional basketball player has found himself a home finally with the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. Mel Counts has had his ups and downs in the pro ranks, but he’s been consistent for the Lakers and coach Bill Sharman appreciates what the big seven-footer has done for him. Big Mel is a nice guy, whom “everybody likes,” according to Laker publicist Jeff Temkin.

“It’s a real pleasure to work with Mel,” Temkin

commented recently.

“He’s truly a great person, in my estimation." Counts was originally drafted by the Boston Celtics after his senior year at Oregon State, where he was an All-American, and there he stayed, mostly on the bench, for several years. The Celtics then traded Counts, still mostly an unknown entity, to the Baltimore Bullets. Mel stayed there for a couple of years, before he was again traded. This time, he went to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he had a few shots at playing, but then only as a reserve behind Wilt Chamberlain at center. In 1969, Mel had his biggest night ever, against Lew Alcindor and company at Milwaukee and the Bay native rose to the occasion scoring 31 points and dragging down 20 rebounds against the highly publicized Alcindor. In 1970, Counts was traded to Phoenix for Gail Goodrich.

Early in the season this year, Counts was traded by the Suns to Philadelphia, for a draft choice, but the Lakers didn’t like that idea. Counts came back to the West Coast after only two weeks with the 76ers, in a trade which also netted Bill Bridges for LA.

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FRIENDLY FACES KEEP

JANITOR SWEEPING THE FLOORS AND MOPPING THE HALLS

Twenty-eight years ago, custodian Vijay Murhram cleaned his first hallway at Southwestern Oregon Community College. The campus was a lot smaller in 1975.

Southwestern’s Empire, Stensland, Sumner and Eden halls hadn’t been built yet. The student count was only a quarter of today’s 16,000. And Southwestern’s founder, Henry Hansen, was still alive.

Since then, Mukhram has worked under three different college presidents and watched faculty members, custodians and thousands of students come and go.

Through it all, however, Southwestern has retained what keeps Muhkram working night after night: faces both new and familiar, and a quiet place to work.

“I think he’s a pretty great guy,” Southwestern library technician Dawn Jones said. “He’s not seen very much. There’s probably just a core group that know Vijay is around — people that have been around for a while and see him in the evening.” Muhkram holds in high regard this core group of library workers, custodians, instructors and students who see him cleaning Empire and Tioga halls. “The teachers are real

friendly. The students are real friendly. It works out really good, this shift,” Muhkram said in a thick accent that has remained with him since he emigrated 33 years ago from Fiji to Modesto, Calif., with his mother and three brothers.

loCal team raCes to relay win Go Hard or Go Home, a team of runners from Coquille and Myrtle Point, topped the field in the 26th edition of the Roseburg to Coos Bay Relay.

The team, consisting of Ken Young, John Gunther, Rosie Sweetman, Adam Cole and Bruce Kupersmith, completed the 67-mile course on the Coos Bay Wagon Road in 7:52:39. In the closest finish in the last seven years, two teams from Southern Oregon finished within two mintues of the winning time — Beatin’ Cheeks (7:53:43) and 2 Wrights, 3 Wrongs, which set a mixed team (coed) division record with a time of 7:54:44. Go Hard or Go Home became the first team consisting entirely of South Coast runners to win the event since it was revived seven years ago. The race took five-member teams from Roseburg to Coos Bay on the Coos Bay Wagon Road, crossing the Coast Range in the process. Each team member ran three legs ranging from 3.3 to 6.2 miles during the event.

Community Calendar of Events

The Coastal Clay Pottery Guild May 6th & 7th Coos Art Museum

Spring is here and we want to celebrate!

Join Coastal Clay on Saturday May 6th and Sunday May 7th at the Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson in Coos Bay for our Spring Sale. The Coastal Clay Pottery Guild is a collaboration of local potters who range from beginners to master potters. Coastal Clay is a local nonprofit artist guild that supports pottery and art appreciation throughout our community. Proceeds from this event will fund scholarship donations to Southwestern Oregon Community College ceramic arts scholarship. Coastal Clay Pottery Guild is also a sponsor of the Empty Bowls fund raiser. There will be a variety of handmade pottery pieces available from mugs, bowls, vases, serving dishes and so much more. You’re sure to find that uniquely beautiful handmade item. You’ll enjoy free admission to the Coos Art Museum during this event. Come

enjoy beautiful art and handcrafted pottery. Join Coastal Clay on May 6th and 7th 1pm to 4pm at the Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson in Coos Bay. Hope to see you there!

Evening with David Arkenstone & Friends May 10th

The Dolphin Playhouse

An Evening with David Arkenstone & Friends at The Dolphin Playhouse in Coos Bay on May 10th! This candlelit concert is a joyous genre blend of neo-classical piano, new age, Celtic, progressive rock, orchestral, world music, and Music Inspired by Middle Earth. With over 100 million Spotify streams, 5 Grammy® nominations, 60+ albums, numerous film scores, game score compositions such as World of Warcraft, and unforgettable themes for NBC such as The Kentucky Derby, US Women's Figure Skating, and Premier League soccer, David’s music holds something for everyone, taking concertgoers on a musical journey from first note to last.

Joined on stage by virtuoso musicians on

violin, flute, cello, and percussion, David has plenty of surprises in store.

A musical storyteller, he is passionate about taking listeners on a journey, creating sonic tapestries that evoke every emotion.

“I envision a place where I would like to go, or an adventure I would like to take, and let my imagination run free,” says David. “I’ve gotten countless messages from listeners who love to take these journeys with me.

I’m sometimes surprised by how powerfully people respond to my music.”

Tickets at Eventbrite or davidarkenstone.com https://www.eventbrite. com/e/547997805187

Parkinson’s Support Group 1-2:30 pm, May 11th Coos Bay Fire Department

A support group for those with Parkinson’s, their care partners, family and friends meet on the second Thursday of each month from 1:00 - 2:30, at the Coos Bay Fire Department, 450 Elrod Avenue, Coos Bay and is sponsored by Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon

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(PRO). Local contact information: Aaron541.808.1336. Learn more about PRO’s services at www.parkinsonsresources. org

Fore the Kidz Golf Tournament

7 am, May 13th Coos Bay Golf Club Coos Bay,, OregonBACAPA (Barview Area Charleston Area Parks Association) is pleased to announce that they are hosting a golf tournament at the Coos Bay Golf Club - 93884 Coos Sumner Lane, Coos Bay. Registration starts at 7 am, with a shotgun start at 9 am. Teams and individuals can register on the website: https:// forethekidz.my.canva.site/ Cost: $100 per person, $400 per team of 4 $15 discount per person if registered by April 15th! There will raffles, hole in one prizes, lots of games and even more food! We are also looking for sponsors and raffle items if you would like to donate or be a sponsor, please reach out or fill out our form: https://forms.gle/ hiHS3L5m5wygcNHv9 Registration form can

be completed online at: https://forms.gle/ izqq8DfLJm2ySqan6 or by calling Michelle Martin at 541.218.0105 or emailing BACAPApark@gmail.com

Digestive Health Workshop 2 pm, May 16th North Bend Public Library

The North Bend Public Library is hosting a workshop entitled "Digestive Health 101" on Tuesday, May 16 at 2:00 PM. The workshop will be led by Cheryl O'Dell of Natural Grocers and will focus on addressing the root causes of digestive discomfort. Today, 70% of Americans experience digestive related symptoms or diseases. An unhealthy gut has been linked to worsening overall health, including increased risk for chronic diseases such as diabetes, and psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and stress.

"Digestive Health 101" is designed to give attendees the tools to support their digestive health and manage digestive comfort, which could be the key difference

in their overall health and well-being. Cheryl O’Dell holds a Master of Science Degree in nutrition from Bastyr University, School of Natural Medicine. Her passion is engaging with the local community to achieve their health goals by helping them establish healthy habits that align with their individual lifestyles. When not at Natural Grocers, Cheryl enjoys spending time in the natural areas of Coos Bay and participating in the region's local festivities. For more information about this event, contact the library at (541) 7560400 or email nbservices@ northbendlibrary.org.

Memoir Writing Workshop 6-7:30 pm, May 16th & 23rd Coos History Museum

The Coos History Museum will be hosting a May Memoir Writing Workshop. This is a three session series hosted on Tuesdays: May 9th,

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wild bees shortly after harvest,” Rivers said. “Management activities that promote open conditions and enhance floral resources in the initial years following harvest are likely to promote bee diversity in intensively managed forest landscapes.”

Despite widespread concern about how human activity may be driving global declines in pollinator species, little is known about the impacts of land management practices on wild bees outside of agricultural systems, the scientists note.

Closing that knowledge gap is critical, they say, because bees pollinate many of the flowering plants that make up ecosystems and support food webs.

In the spring and summer of 2018 and 2019, the scientists looked at native bee communities in 60 Douglas-fir

stands of varying ages across a time frame representative of a typical 40-year harvest rotation.

The authors found that the total number of bees and the number of different bee species declined markedly with stand age, falling an average of 61% and 48%, respectively, for each five-year increment after harvest.

“Our results are important for forest managers because they indicate that bees do use intensively harvested stands, and that the window for bee conservation measures is restricted to a relatively short time period,” Zitomer said. “Our research is one of the first attempts to quantify how native bee communities change over time after one of the dominant forest disturbances that take place in the Oregon Coast Range.”

Animal pollinators enhance the reproduction of nearly 90% of the Earth’s flowering plants, including many food crops,

Hugh Graham Tyler

October 28, 1935 – April 22, 2023

A memorial service for Hugh Graham Tyler, 87, of North Bend, will be announced and held at a later date.

Hugh was born October 28, 1935 in Long Beach, California, to Hubert and Florence (Graham) Tyler. He passed away April 22, 2023 at his residence in North Bend.

Hugh worked from March 30, 1959 to March 30, 1992, 33 years at Aeronutronic Division of Ford Aerospace. He was a Research and Development engineer and worked on optic guidance systems on missiles.

He married the love of his life, Donna, June 18, 1977. They traveled

together around the United States in 1993, lived in Germany in 1979 and traveled all over Europe.

Hugh is survived by his wife, Donna Tyler; sons, Richard Tyler and Kenneth Tyler; grandsons, John Tyler, David Tyler and Joshua Martin; granddaughter, Marissa Brewer; brother, Ernie Tyler; step-son, Jerry Lippold; step-daughter, Lisa Lippold; and great granddaughter, Hayley Martin.

Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131.

Family and friends are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.coosbayareafunerals.com

and are an essential com-

ponent of insect and plant biodiversity. Native insect pollinators, primarily bees, are estimated to contribute more than $3 billion per year in commercial pollination services in the United States, Zitomer said, and are essential for the functioning of natural ecosystems and food chains. Oregon is home to more than 600 species of native bees, and nearly a quarter of them are found in recently harvested forests.

“Wild bees are the top pollinators in most temperate regions, and widespread declines have prompted worries about food security as well as ecosystem function,” Rivers said. “Understanding bees’ habitat requirements and how they respond to human activity is imperative if we want to take effective conservation measures.”

Recent studies have indicated that moderately

Raymond E “Ray” Smith

December 12, 1923 – April 19, 2023

Raymond E. “Ray” Smith passed away at his home in North Bend on April 19, 2023. His wife, Jean had preceded him in death last December. He is survived by his son, Dennis Smith; and his daughter, Carlin Woodall both of North Bend. His firstborn, Edward had preceded him in death.

Ray and Jean had three children, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Ray was a loving spouse, having been married to Jean for 76 years at the time of her death. His Christian faith was central to his identity. He was an active member of First Presbyterian Church in North Bend, having served for years as part of their Food Cupboard ministry. He was also a master gardener.

Ray was born in Marquand, Missouri on Dec 12, 1923. He moved to St. Louis in search of work in 1941. There he first became an active church goer and met Jean, the love of his life.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he sought

reducing the application of herbicides in the initial years after harvest can enhance pollinator species richness, in some cases without compromising revenue potential, the authors say.

“That could be a win-win for timber production and biodiversity conservation,” Zitomer said.

Including bee-pollinated plant species in the seed mixes used for revegetation along roadsides and at log landings is another way to help ensure maximum bee presence after timber harvesting, the researchers note.

A landing is where logs are placed prior to loading on trucks.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food Research Initiative and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship funded this study.

Also taking part in the research were Matthew Betts of the OSU College of Forestry, Andrew Moldenke of the OSU College of Agricultural Sciences, Sara Galbraith of Colorado State University and Robert Progar of the U.S. Forest Service.

training in electronics so that he could be more useful in military service. He was drafted in March of 1943 and assigned to the Army Air Corps charged with installing and repairing electronic equipment on bombers. He served in North Africa and Italy through the end of the war and achieved the rank of Sergeant.

Ray and Jean were married on March 10, 1946, at their home church in St. Louis. Ray then took advantage of the GI Bill to study Electrical Engineering at Washington University. He graduated in June 1950 and later that year took a job with IBM. In 1957 he was offered a promotion to move to the IBM plant in San Jose, California. That was followed by moves to Boca Raton, Florida in 1968 and Rochester, Minnesota in 1975.

In 1979, Ray took an early retirement from IBM at age 55 after completing a major project as one of the senior engineers on the System

38 computer system.

Ray and Jean decided to retire to a small farm in his ancestral home of Marquand, Missouri. This allowed him to return to his roots and cultivate his passions for gardening and fishing. He even kept bees on his farm! He also gave back to his community by serving on the Board of the local hospital and helping to provide an ambulance and establish a volunteer EMT program. Ray served both as an EMT and as ambulance driver.

In 1989, Ray and Jean packed up one more time and moved to Coquille, Oregon so that they could be closer to grandchildren. The passions for gardening and fishing continued and his grandchildren were deeply influenced by time spent in rural Oregon with grandma and grandpa.

As Ray entered his mid-80s, the time came to seek a less challenging regimen. In 2008 they moved to Simpson Heights in North Bend. Family, church, and

gardening commitments did not waver in this less rigorous setting. “In all our travels,” commented Ray, “we haven’t found a better place to live than the Oregon coast.”

Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at the North Bend First Presbyterian Church, 2238 Pony Creek Road. Burial is at the Coquille Pioneer Cemetery. Online remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.westrumfuneralservice.com

Arrangements are under the direction of Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service – Coquille Chapel, 541-396-3846

Gregory O. Cornwell, 64, of Coos Bay died March 11, 2023 in Coos Bay. Cremation rites are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals. com

Gail DeAnn Spurgeon-Bewsee of Bandon, passed away April 14, 2023 in Idaho. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Dakan Funeral Chapel 208-459-3629

Roy Joseph Schalla, 71, of Coos Bay, passed away on April 18, 2023 in Eugene. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-7560440 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Thomas C. “Tommy” Edwards, 59, of North Bend, passed away April 19, 2023 at Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216

Marian E. Browning, 61, of North Bend, passed away on April 20, 2023 in Portland. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-7560440 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Randy R, Freeman, 67, of North Bend, passed away April 20, 2023 at North Bend. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216

Matthew B. Booth, Jr., 45, of Coquille, passed away April 20, 2023 at Coquille. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216

Don G. Lawson, 79, of Coos Bay, passed away April 20, 2023 at Coos Bay. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216

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Notice of Public Auction PURSUANT TO ORS CHAPTER 819

Notice is hereby given that the following vehicle will be sold, for cash to the highest bidder, on 05/08/2023. The sale will be held at 10:00am by EV’S HI-TECH AUTO AND TOWING 29719 ELLENSBURG GOLD BEACH OR 2019 GMC SRA PK VIN=1GT42WEY 5KF163921

Amount due on lien

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Published: April 28 and May 5, 2023

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Notice of RFP Bandon School District will be releasing a Request for Proposal utilizing a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) process for the construction of a new Bus Barn facility. All interested contractors are advised to attend a preproposal meeting scheduled for 11:00AM on May 10th at Bandon School District Bus Barn, 390 9th Street SW, Bandon, Oregon 97411. This meeting will include a familiarization tour of the subject site and existing Bus Barn facility. The proposals are due on May 25th 2023 at 3 PM. A copy of the Request for Proposal can be picked up on May 5, 2023, at ZCS Engineering & Architecture, 524 Main Street, Suite 2, Oregon City, OR 97045. The RFP is also available by email at dansaltee@zcsea. com and timbarton@zcsea. com

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2nd Public Hearing Notice

Coos County is completing a Covid-19 Emergency

Small Business and Microenterprise Grant Assistance project funded with Community Development Block Grant funds from the Oregon Business Development Department. The location of the project is Coos County, Oregon. It is estimated that the project has benefited at least 178 persons of whom 100% are low or moderate income.

A public hearing will be held by the Coos County Board of Commissioners at 9:30 am on May 16, 2023, at the Owen Building, Large Conference Room, located at 201 N. Adams St, Coquille, OR 97423, Coquille

The purpose of the hearing is for the Coos County Board of Commissioners to obtain citizens views about the project and to take comments about the local government’s performance.

Written comments are also welcome and must be received by May 9, 2023, at 225 N. Adams St. Coquille, OR 97423. Both oral and written comments will be reviewed by the Coos County Board of Commissioners.

The location of the hearing is accessible to the disabled. Please let Bobbi Brooks, Commissioners Aide at 541-396-7535 know if you need any special accommodation to attend or participate in the hearing.

CLIFLORETUNION and May

RFP District will Request for ConManager/General (CM/GC) process of a new contractors attend a prescheduled May 10th at District Bus Street SW, 97411. include a of the existing Bus due on PM. Request for picked up ZCS Architecture, Suite 2, 97045. available by dansaltee@zcsea. timbarton@zcsea.

5, 2023 ONPA

More information about the Oregon Community Development Block Grant program and the project is available for public review at the Board of Commissioners Office at 225 N. Adams St. Coquille, OR during regular office hours. Advance notice is requested.

2nd Public Hearing Notice - Spanish

AVISO PÚBLICO Y NOTICIA DE AUDIENCIA

PÚBLICA

Este es el segundo Noticia de Audiencia Publica. El proposito de este segundo audiencia publica es por el receptor puede examiner los resultos del proyecto con los cuidadanos y para tomar comentario del ejecucion de gobierno municipal en parte del proceso de cerrar el subvencion.

Cada audiencia tiene que tener suficiente tiempo de estar segura que suficiente oportunidad por ciudadanos y grupos interesados pueden participar. El Coos County esta completando un Covid-19

Emergency Small Business and Microenterprise

Grant Assistance

Proyecto patrocinado con Community Development Block Grant del Oregon Business Development Department. El locacion del proyecto es el Coos County. Está estimado que el proyecto propuesto beneficiará a por lo menos 178 personas, de los cuales 100 LMI% serán de ingresos moderados o bajos.

Una audiencia pública se llevará a cabo por el Coos County Board of Commisioners a las 9:30 am. el Lunes, May 16, 2023, 201 N. Adams St, Coquille, OR 97423 Los comentarios escritos son también bienvenidos y deben ser recibidos el Lunes, May 9, 2023 de las en la 225 N. Adams St. Coquille, OR 97423. Ambos comentarios, escritos y orales serán considerados por el Lunes, May 9, 2023 en la 225 N. Adams St. Coquille, OR 97423. Más información sobre el Oregon Community Development Block Grants, el proyecto propuesto y los pasados registros sobre el Coos County en el uso de los subsidios del Community Development Block Grant están disponibles para la revisión pública en 225 N. Adams St. Coquille, OR durante las horas regulares de oficina. Se requiere del aviso anticipado. La ubicación de la audiencia es accesible para personas con incapacidades. Por favor dejar Bobbi Brooks, Commissioner Aide el 541-396-7535 para saber si usted necesitará cualquier tipo de acomodaciones especiales para asistir o participar en la reunión.

Published on May 5, 2023

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

Juvenile Department In the Matter of ROXANA LOUISE FREEHILL, A Child Case No. 22JU05725

PUBLISHED SUMMONS

TO: Farah Riemens 780 Lewis Street North Bend, OR 97459 IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: A petition has been filed asking the court to establish jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100 for the abovenamed child.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PERSONALLY APPEAR before the Coos County Circuit Court, 250 N. Baxter, Coquille, OR 97423, on June 1, 2023 at 9:00 A.M. for a hearing on the allegations of the petition and to personally appear at any subsequent court-ordered hearing. YOU MUST APPEAR PERSONALLY in the courtroom on the date and at the time listed above. AN ATTORNEY MAY NOT ATTEND THE HEARING IN YOUR PLACE. THEREFORE, YOU MUST APPEAR EVEN IF YOUR ATTORNEY ALSO APPEARS.

This summons is published pursuant to the order of the circuit court judge of the above-entitled court, dated April 20, 2023. The order directs that this summons be published once each week for three consecutive weeks, making three publications in all, in a published newspaper of general circulation in Coos County.

Date of first publication: May 5, 2023

Date of last publication: May 19, 2023

NOTICE READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY

IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR PERSONALLY BEFORE THE COURT OR DO NOT APPEAR AT ANY SUBSEQUENT COURTORDERED HEARING, the court may proceed in your absence without further notice and take jurisdiction of the above-named child at the time of the above hearing or on a future date. The court may also make such orders and take such action as authorized by law including, but not limited to, establishing wardship over the child and ordering the removal of the child from the legal and physical custody of the parent, guardian, or other person having legal or physical custody of the child. If the petition alleges that the child has been physically or sexually abused, the court may enter an order restraining the alleged perpetrator of the abuse from having contact with the child or attempting to contact the child and requiring the alleged perpetrator to move from the household in which the child resides.

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

(1) YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY IN THIS MATTER. If you are currently represented by an attorney, CONTACT YOUR ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIVING THIS NOTICE. Your previous attorney may not be representing you in this matter.

IF YOU WISH TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY, please retain one as soon as possible to represent you in this proceeding. If you need help finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636.

IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY and you meet the state’s financial guidelines, you are entitled to have an attorney appointed for you at state expense. TO REQUEST APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT YOU AT STATE EXPENSE, YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY CONTACT the Coos County Circuit Court at 250 N. Baxter, Coquille, OR 97423, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for further information.

IF YOU ARE REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN CONTACT

allegations of the petition or requires you to file a written answer to the petition and you contest the petition, the court will schedule a hearing on the allegations of the petition and order you to appear personally and may schedule other hearings related to the petition and order you to appear personally. If you are ordered to appear, you must appear personally in the courtroom, unless the court has granted you an exception in advance under ORS 419B.918 to appear by other means including, but not limited to, telephonic or other electronic means.

If you are the child at issue in this proceeding and you have an attorney, your attorney may appear in your place.

(3)At any hearing at which you are required to appear personally, you must inform the court of your current resident address, mailing address, and telephone number.

(4)No later than 30 days from the date the petition is filed, each person about whom allegations have been made in the petition must admit or deny the allegations. Unless directed otherwise above, the admission or denial may be made orally at the hearing or filed with the court in writing.

(5)If you are the parent or other person legally obligated to support the child, you have the obligation to support the child. You may be required to pay for compensation and reasonable expenses for the child’s attorney. You may be required to pay support for the child while the child is in state-financed or state supported custody. You may be required to provide health insurance coverage for the child while the child is in state-financed or state supported custody. You may be required to pay other costs that arise from the child being in the jurisdiction of the Court. If you are ordered to pay for the child’s support or there is an existing order of support from a divorce or other proceeding, that support order may be assigned to the state to apply to the costs of the child’s care.

(6)If your rights are adversely affected by the court’s judgment or decision regarding jurisdiction or disposition, you have the right to appeal under ORS 419A.200. If you decide to appeal a judgment or decision of the court, you must file a notice of appeal no later than 30 days after the entry of the court’s judgment or decision as provided in ORS 419A.200. You have a right to be represented by an attorney in an appeal under ORS 419A.200. If you are the child or the parent or legal guardian of the child and you cannot afford to hire an attorney and you meet the state’s financial guidelines, you are entitled to have an attorney appointed for you at state expense. To request appointment of an attorney to represent you at state expense in an appeal under ORS 419A.200, you must contact the juvenile court at 250 N. Baxter, Coquille, OR 97423, phone, 541-396-8372, immediately.

PETITIONER’S ATTORNEY

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS Helen Erickson, Trustee of The Erickson Family Trust, Plaintiff, v. The Unknown Heirs and/ or Devisees of Clarence Andrew Pritt and Vada Esther Pritt, husband and wife, and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, lien or interest in the property described in the amended petition herein.

Defendants.

Case No. 23CV08602 SUMMONS

TO: The Unknown Heirs and/or Devisees of Clarence Andrew Pritt and Vada Esther Pritt, husband and wife, and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, lien or interest in the property described in the amended petition herein.

IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby required to appear and answer the Petition filed against you in the above-entitled cause within thirty (30) days from date of first publication of this Summons, which was Friday April 28th 2023. If you fail to so answer, for want thereof, the Petitioner(s) will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein. In the present matter Petitioner seeks a judgment quiting title in Petitioner’s name to real property with street address of 953 Crocker Street, Coos Bay, OR 97420, and legal description of:

Beginning at a point on the East line of Lot 5, Section 17, Township 25 South, Range 13 West of the Willamette Meridian, Coos County, Oregon; said point lying a distance of 143.26 feet South of the East quarter corner of said Section 17; thence West 100 feet to the East boundary of a 60 foot right-of-way; thence South along said right-ofway for a distance of 47 feet; thence East a distance of 100 feet to the East line of said Lot 5; thence North along said East line a distance of 47 feet to the point of beginning, and being a portion of said Lot 5, Section 17, Township 25 South, Range 13 West of the Willamette Meridian, Coos County, Oregon.

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT(S): READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!

You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the Court a legal document called a “Motion” or “Answer.” The “Motion” or “Answer” or “Reply must be given to the Court Clerk or Administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the Plaintiff’s attorney or, if the Plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service

on the Plaintiff. If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help finding an attorney, you may [call] contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service [at] online at www.oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763

(in the Portland metropolitan area) or toll-free in elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. Dated and first published on April 28th, 2023.

NATHAN B. McCLINTOCK, OSB #841520

Attorney for Plaintiff

P.O. Box 1178; Coos Bay, OR 97420

Telephone: (541) 269-1123; Fax: (541) 269-1126; Email: nmcclintock@ epuerto.com

Published on April 28th, May 5th, 12th and 19th 2023

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

In the Matter of the Estate of: Larry Allen Gonzales, aka Lawrence Allen Gonzales, Deceased.

Case No. 23PB03555

INFORMATION TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that CLAYTON GONZALES has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate of LARRY GONZALES are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the personal representative at 4840 Whispering Pine Way, Cummings, GA 30028, or through their attorney, Nathan B. McClintock, at PO Box 1178, Coos Bay, OR 97420, or in person at 936 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, Oregon, 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 lawyer for the personal representative, Nathan B. McClintock.

Dated and first published on May 5, 2023.

Nathan B. McClintock, OSB #841520

Attorney for Personal Representative Personal Representative:

Clayton Gonzales 4840 Whispering Pine Way Cummings, GA 30028

Telephone: 770.363.5952

Lawyer for Personal Representative:

Nathan B. McClintock, OSB #841520

Corrigall & McClintock P.O. Box 1178 Coos Bay, OR 97420

Telephone: (541) 269-1123

Fax: (541) 269-1126

Email: nmcclintock@ epuerto.com

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for construction of Coos Bay WWTP 1

Phase 1A Improvements, addressed to Jennifer Wirsing, will be received at the office of the City of Coos Bay, State of Oregon, (Owner), until 2:00\~ p.m., local time, on the 6th\~ day of June, 2023. Any Bids received after the specified time will not be considered. Bids will then be publicly opened and read.

The Project contemplated consists of wastewater treatment plant improvements including a new secondary clarifier, associated pumps and piping, and a new chlorine contact basin and associated pumps, piping, and appurtenances.

The Work will be completed in all respects within 720\~ calendar days from the date when the Contract Times commence to run. Bidding Documents may be examined on the City of Coos Bay website. Each Bid must be submitted on the prescribed Bid Form and accompanied by Bid security as prescribed in the Instructions to Bidders.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish the additional bond(s) and insurance prescribed in the Bidding Documents. Prior to submission of its Bid, Bidder shall be registered with the Oregon Construction Contractors Board. Bidders are not required to be prequalified by Owner to perform the type and size of Work contemplated herein. In order to submit a Bid, Bidders shall comply with the requirements listed in the Instructions to Bidders. It is anticipated that asbestos may be encountered during the Project. The requirements of ORS\~ 468A.700 through ORS\~ 468A.760 shall apply.

No Bid will be received or considered by Owner unless the Bid contains, or is accompanied by, a statement by Bidder that Bidder accepts prevailing wage rate provisions required by 40\~ USC\~ 276a.

For information concerning the proposed Work, contact Craig Massie, Jacobs, telephone: (541)\~ 768̴3478.

For an appointment to visit the Site, contact Jennifer Wirsing, City of Coos Bay, telephone: (541)\~ 2691181 x3521. Attendance at a prebid conference will be a mandatory requirement of submitting a Bid for this Project. Refer to Instructions to Bidders for additional information. Owner’s right is reserved to reject all Bids or any Bid not conforming to the intent and purpose of the Bidding Documents. Published on May 5, 2023 The World and ONPA (ID:362909)

Issued by:

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-20-

882746-SW Reference is made to that certain deed made by, SAMUAL R

HANNAH & ALTA D

HANNAH, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Grantor to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INS. CO. OF OREGON, as trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR ADVANCED FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as Beneficiary, dated 9/14/2005, recorded 9/21/2005, in official records of COOS County, Oregon as fee/file/instrument/microfilm/reception number 2005-14423 and subsequently assigned or transferred by operation of law to MCLP ASSET COMPANY, INC. covering the following described real property situated in said County, and State. APN:

6967200 25S1334DA

11600 LOTS 31, 32 AND 33, BLOCK 49, RAILROAD ADDITION TO MARSHFIELD, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 1041 S 7TH STREET, COOS BAY, OR

97420 The undersigned hereby certifies that based upon business records there are no known written assignments of the trust deed by the trustee or by the beneficiary, except as recorded in the records of the county or counties in which the above described real property is situated. Further, no action has been instituted to recover the debt, or any part thereof, now remaining secured by the trust deed, or, if such action has been instituted, such action has been dismissed except as permitted by ORS 86.752(7). Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.752(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes. There is a default by grantor or other person owing an obligation, performance of which is secured by the trust deed, or by the successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of such provision. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sum: TOTAL REQUIRED TO REINSTATE: $30,696.92 TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF:

$91,893.85 Because of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day-to-day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. It will be necessary for you to contact the Trustee before the time you tender reinstatement or the payoff amount so that you may be advised of the exact amount you will be required to pay. By reason of the default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the trust deed immediately due and payable, those sums being the following, to- wit: The installments of principal and interest which became due on 12/1/2019, and all subsequent installments of principal and interest through the date of this Notice, plus amounts that are due for late charges, delinquent property taxes, insurance premiums, advances made on senior liens, taxes and/or insurance, trustee’s fees,

and any attorney fees and court costs arising from or associated with the beneficiaries efforts to protect and preserve its security, all of which must be paid as a condition of reinstatement, including all sums that shall accrue through reinstatement or pay-off. Nothing in this notice shall be construed as a waiver of any fees owing to the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust pursuant to the terms of the loan documents. Whereof, notice hereby is given that

QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION F/K/A

QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON, the undersigned trustee will on 8/15/2023 at the hour of 11:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon

Revised Statues, At the Main Entrance to the Coos County Courthouse, located at 250 North Baxter Street, Coquille, OR 97423 County of COOS, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee.

Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. Other than as shown of record, neither the beneficiary nor the trustee has any actual notice of any person having or claiming to have any lien upon or interest in the real property hereinabove described subsequent to the interest of the trustee in the trust deed, or of any successor in interest to grantor or of any lessee or other person in possession of or occupying the property, except: Name and Last Known Address and Nature of Right, Lien or Interest SAMUAL HANNAH 1041 S 7TH STREET COOS BAY, OR 97420

Original Borrower ALTA HANNAH 1041 S 7TH STREET COOS BAY, OR 97420 For Sale Information Call: 800-280-2832 or Login to: www.auction. com In construing this notice, the singular includes the plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to this grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by the trust deed, and the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Pursuant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be deemed final until

the Trustee’s deed has been issued by QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION F/K/A QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHING-

TON. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale.

NOTICE TO TENANTS:

TENANTS OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY HAVE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS AFFFORDED TO THEM UNDER ORS 86.782 AND POSSIBLY UNDER FEDERAL LAW. ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE OF SALE, AND INCORPORATED HEREIN, IS A NOTICE TO TENANTS THAT SETS FORTH SOME OF THE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO A TENANT OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY AND WHICH SETS FORTH CERTAIN REQUIRMENTS THAT MUST BE COMPLIED WITH BY ANY TENANT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE AFFORDED PROTECTION, AS REQUIRED

BID SOLICITATION

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DOCUMENTS

A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.

Sealed bids for Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) Coaledo and Sumner Hall Renovations, will be received from qualified bidders at SWOCC, Attn: Jeff Whitey, VP for Administrative Services, 1988 Newmark Avenue, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, until the bid closing time of 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time, Thursday, May 18, 2023. The actual bid opening shall be conducted immediately following the bid closing time at 1:00 P.M. at the SWOCC Board Room, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Work on this Contract includes Building Improvements to Coaledo Hall and Sumner Hall within the Southwestern Oregon Community College Campus. The existing Coaledo Hall will be renovated to create new labs for Forestry / Sustainable Agriculture and Technology. Sumner Hall will be renovated to create news labs for Dental Assisting and Paramedicine. The project design and construction is being funded in part by federal funds from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Economic Development Administration (EDA) - Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEDA) program and therefore is subject to the Federal laws and regulation associated with this program. Federal procurement requirements related for this project are found in the Contract Documents. Bidding documents may be reviewed at the digital planroom of Willamette Print and Blueprint Company, Inc. (WPB) website: https:// wpbinc.com; phone number: 503-223-5011. Hard copies of contract documents may be purchased via the WPB website with bidders ensuring they are properly registered as a planholder for this project. Bidding and Construction Documents for this work may also be examined at the Office of the Architect, OPSIS Architecture LLP, 920 NW 17th Ave., Portland, Oregon 97209, phone: 503-5259511; and at SWOCC Maintenance Office, and various plan centers. Refer to Instructions to Bidders for a complete summary of all bidding requirements. A pre-bid meeting and walk-through of the project can be scheduled by contacting Administrative Services at 541-888-7206. This contract is for public work and is subject to the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a) as well as ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 Prevailing Wage Rates, whichever is higher. Bidder’s attention is directed to the requirements of employment and minimum wage rates to be paid. No bid will be considered or received unless the bid contains a statement by the bidder as part of its bid that Contractor agrees to be bound by, and will comply with the provisions of 40 U.S.C. 276a and ORS 279C.840 relating to Davis-Bacon Act or Prevailing Wages. Before starting work on this Contract, Contractor and all

subcontractors must have on file with the Construction Contractors Board a Public Works Bond in the amount of $10,000. Bids must be fully completed in the manner provided in the Instructions to Bidders upon the official bid form provided within the Project Manual, and accompanied by a certified check or a bid bond executed in favor of SWOCC in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid per ORS 279C.385, to be forfeited as fixed and liquidated damages should the bidder fail or neglect to enter into a contract and provide suitable bond for the faithful performance of the work in the event the contract is awarded. Each bid will contain a statement as to whether or not the bidder is a resident bidder as defined in ORS 279A.120. Bidder must be registered with the Construction Contractors Board as required by ORS 701.035 to 701.055. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities or informalities in connection therewith. No bidder may withdraw their bid until the lapse of thirty (30) days from the bid opening.

By:Jeff Whitey, VP of Administrative Services

Southwestern Oregon Community College

Published: May 5th 2023

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

In the Matter of the Estate of: CRAIG EVANS CARVALL Deceased. Case No. 23PB02181

NOTICE TO INTERESTED

PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that Luana M. Carvall 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 78630 Hampshire Avenue, Palm Desert, California, within four (4) 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 attorney for the personal representative, Drew Scott Betts. Dated and first published May 5, 2023.

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NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING CITY OF NORTH BEND AND NORTH BEND URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING- POSSIBLE USES OF STATE REVENUE SHARING

A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the City of North Bend on the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, will be held in the North Bend City Hall Council Chambers, 835 California Street, North Bend, Oregon, on May 16, 2023, beginning at 5:30 pm. The meeting may be viewed live or after the fact at the following link: www. northbendoregon.us. There is also limited in-person seating. The purpose of this meeting is to receive the budget messages and review the FY24 Budget document. In addition, the City of North Bend Budget Committee will hold a public hearing on May 16, 2023, on the possible uses of State Revenue Sharing Funds for Fiscal Year 2023-24 in accordance with ORS 221.770. If you wish to provide remote oral or written testimony for the Public Hearing, you must register in advance at www. northbendoregon.us using the Remote Public Hearing Comment Sign-up form. If you wish to give in-person testimony sign-up sheets will be available prior to the meeting. A separate, joint meeting of the City of North Bend and the North Bend Urban Renewal Agency Budget Committees will be held on May 16, 2023, to review the North Bend Urban Renewal Agency FY24 Proposed budget, as well as, receive public comment on both the City of North Bend and North Bend Urban Renewal Agency FY24 Proposed Budgets. The meetings may be viewed online, live, or after the fact. These are public meetings where deliberation of the Budget Committees will take place. Public testimony will occur after full review of both the URA and City Budget Documents are completed. If you wish to provide remote oral or written comments for public comment you must register in advance at www.northbendoregon.us using the Remote Public Comment Sign-up form. If you wish to give in-person comment sign-up sheets will be available prior to the meeting. Limited in-person seating will be available. Copies of the URA and City Budget documents may be inspected or obtained on or after May 9, 2023, at North Bend City Hall upon a prearranged appointment and between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday. Please call 541756-8529 to schedule. Printed copies of the budget are $0.27 per doublesided, non-color page. The budget document will also be available online at www. northbendoregon.us on or after May 9, 2023.

Published on May 5th and 9th 2023

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NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING

A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Hauser Rural Fire Protection District, County of Coos, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, will be held at the Hauser Fire Hall, 93622 Viking Lane, North Bend, OR 97459. The meeting will take place on May 15, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 15, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., by contacting Connie Huntsman, CPA, at C. J. Huntsman, CPA, P.C., telephone (541) 808-3080.

Published on April 28th and

The Chamber Minute: Know how to change course

After several days of maneuvers in bad weather, a US Navy battleship confronted problems in the dark. A lookout reported to the bridge, describing a

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Guests do not have to sign up for all three sessions, but those that do will receive the best overall experience. Annis Cassells, accomplished writer, poet and teacher, will be the instructor for the Memoir Wiring Workshop. Join us at the Coos History Museum for a three-part series teaching others about writing their life stories down on paper. This program will be hosted in-person and is open to the public with an admission price of $15 per session for non-members and $10 per session for CHM members. Those who wish to save time and be admitted directly to the program can pre-register and pay in advance by contacting the museum. Reservations can be made by phone at 541-756-6320 or register in person at the museum’s front desk.

Walk-ins are welcome for all Coos History Museum programs! Established in 1891, The Coos County Historical Society is an

light he saw off the starboard bow. When the captain realized the two vessels were cutting a collision course, he sent a message, “we are on a collision course. Advise you change course 20 degrees.” The distant light flashed a return message, “advisable for you to change course 20 degrees.” The battleship captain sent, “I am a captain! Change course

Oregon 501(c)3 not for profit organization and the 2nd oldest historical society in the State. For more information about the Society and the Coos History Museum, visit cooshistory.org or email info@cooshistory.org.

Unlimited Book Club

6 pm, May 18th

Thursday, May 18 at 6:00 pm, the Unlimited Book Club will meet on Zoom. Unlimited is a joint venture of the Coos Bay Public Library and the North Bend Public Library. We formed to encourage awareness and foster community discussions on equity, diversity, and inclusion through reading and thoughtful conversation. Unlimited meets every third Thursday of the month. This meeting will be an opportunity for members to meet and discuss our next title, selected by book club members, Unforgetting : A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas by Roberto Lovato. Suggestions for future readings will come from members of Unlimited. Those interested are invited to attend the meeting, there is no obligation to stay.

To receive Zoom link for meeting, register for free @ https://bit.ly/3R6E57M

20 degrees”. “I am a seaman second class, you had better change course 20 degrees.” The enraged captain sent, “I am a battleship, change course 20 degrees.” Came the reply, “I am a lighthouse.” The battleship immediately changed course. Effective leaders know how to change course in the face of those lighthouse realities.

ASL Practice Place

12 pm, May 18th

Coos Bay Public Library has partnered with instructor, Kandy Bergquist, to offer ASL PRACTICE PLACE via Zoom (virtual meeting software). Bergquist teaches American Sign Language and Signed English at Southwestern Oregon Community College. She has worked with the deaf and hard of hearing as an interpreter, classroom aid, and Speech Pathologist. We meet every third Thursday of the month @ 12:00pm. Next event: Thursday, May 18, 2023. Program is for those who wish to practice their ASL conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to sign in

You are all leaders, whether it is in the family, business or community. Leaders who were faced with more change and opportunity this past couple years and will see more challenges in 2023. The main opportunity is the mutual support of our friends and neighbors. In the Chamber we call that networking. So as we face lighthouse realities together, how

ASL as a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is NOT a class, but we will provide ideas for conversational topics. Beginners are welcome. Let’s sign! This program is FREE and open to anyone who wishes to sharpen their ASL conversational skills. Register for this event @ https://bit.ly/3m6j2WG

Title Wave Luncheon Event 2023 11 am, May 19th Wildflour Public House Coos County Libraries will host a ticketed Title Wave luncheon at Wildflour Public House, featuring bestselling author Phillip Margolin, on Friday, May 19 at 11:00 AM. The luncheon will include a sandwich and wrap buffet lunch provided by Wildflour, an author talk,

can you help? What is your unique talent? Your Chamber has a spot where you, and only you, have the ability to make things happen. If it’s not to be you, then whom are you willing to let determine our community’s future? Personally, I’d rather be part of the solution and I believe you would too. The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce,

Q&A, and book signing. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at Coos Libraries or at https:// titlewaveluncheon2023. eventbrite.com. All proceeds from the event will benefit future Title Wave programs. This luncheon is part of the Title Wave 2023 program, which is a collaborative effort between the libraries in Coos and Curry County that seeks to highlight authors of the Pacific Northwest and connect them to the local community of readers. Title Wave 2023 will run from Wednesday, May 17 through Friday, May 19. Lawyer turned novelist; Phillip Margolin is best known for his legal thrillers. His novels have won numerous awards and accolades, and several have been made into

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movies and miniseries. Margolin is the author of over 20 novels, all of which have been on the New York Time’s bestsellers list. His latest bestseller is Murder at Black Oaks, which is the 6th novel in his series featuring Attorney Robin Lockwood. Attendees can purchase Murder at Black Oaks from Books by the Bay and on location at the luncheon. Coastline Libraries would like to thank the following sponsors of Title Wave 2023: Wildflour Public House, the Mill Casino Hotel & RV Park, Books by the Bay, WinterRiver Books & Gallery, and the Friends and Foundations of Coastline Libraries. For more information, please contact nbservices@ northbendlibrary.org or (541) 756-0400.

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Timm Slater

Letters to the Editor

Opportunity not chaos

I would like to address the concerns Mr. Mike Powter expressed regarding our Container Port opportunity. Mr. Powter expressed fear that a successful effort to site a Container Port in Coos Bay will turn our home into a cesspool.

This cesspool will include smuggling of drugs, goods, and human beings. Our streets will become another Beirut. Mr. Powter sees heavy traffic, increased housing and infrastructure costs. I see a revival of when Coos Bay was the largest exporter of lumber in the world. I see a modern railroad that will connect us to the rest of the world. I see increased tax revenue from the business community that will fund modern infrastructure and public safety that will do away with "catch and release."

I see many, many new family wage jobs that will allow a better standard of living. President Franklin D Roosevelt said "we have nothing to fear but fear itself". Let us move forward with this Container Port project with enthusiasm and not let fear blind us.

Dick Leshley Coos Bay

“Is this OK, Hauser?”

Is it ok for Jack Hoffman to provide half-truths, misinformation, and false allegations in attempt to mislead the community regarding Hauser RFPD. In his letter printed on 3/17/2023 he made numerous allegations regarding surplus monies, no spending plans, and no improvement in community protections which are far from the truth. I have attended many of the same monthly Hauser Fire Board meetings as Mr. Hoffman, including the Budget committee, annual audit, and Fire/EMS trainings over the past couple years, and the reports and minutes of said meetings disclose quite the opposite of Mr. Hoffman’s portrayals. Their plans, money obligations, and improvements in Fire, Medical and Disaster Planning are all well documented. I have seen nothing but selfless acts and altruistic contributions made to and for the community of Hauser by their Fire Department, the Budget Committee, and its Board Members.

I can only assume that Jack Hoffman is intentionally attempting to mislead the Hauser Community in his letter to the editor as an attempt to secure a seat on the Hauser RFPD Board. Please talk with your Fire Board Members, your Budget Committee, your Fire Chief, and the volunteer members of your fire department for the truth in accounting and the direction of your fire department. Show up for the monthly board meetings to hear and be a part of the Hauser’s RFPD future. With the upcoming election for the Hauser RFPD Board of Directors, I encourage Hauser RFPD residents to factually and objectively choose your representatives.

Nick Long North Bend

A great success

The event for rock aficionados and beach lovers sponsored by the Lions Club and known as" Rockin' in Langlois" was a phenomenal success. The number of attendees, the enthusiasm and engagement was extraordinary. More than 50 people attended Geoff Ogle's talk on identification of rocks. All 50 planned lunches were sold out. The rock tumblers were sold out. People were lined up to get the " name" of their mystery rocks. Children had great fun inspecting all the rocks, picking their own agates , stacking rocks, etc. All of this could not have happened without the generous support of the community.

First, our gratitude for our businesses that donated towards our raffle basket: River View Gems and Gifts, Old Soul Studios, Octopus Herbal Garden, Sally Weymouth Photography, K Thomas Myers, G. Ogle, M.

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Vegar, Vital Current Yoga and Massage Heather Carpenter, Ocean Harvest Tuna ,Dragonfly Farm & Nursery, Nicki's Knick-Knack's ,Wooden Nickel, Floras Creek Coffee Co, Langlois Market, Art by the Sea Gallery, Wild Rivers Wool Factory, Heidi Foss, Inge's Studio, Coastal Crafts, and B & B Farm Supply.

Next, many thanks go to to our wonderful rock experts: Geoff Ogle, Matt Vegar, & K. T. Thomas, to Dale Lee for a great exhibit of geology and to the vendors: Spirit Creations, Patti Curran, Cody Easom, Art by the Sea Gallery, the Mueller family, Coastal Crafts, Inge's Studio 2, and Heidi's zen stone stacking with demonstrations. Other cool features: Lola's Sweets who donated the best tasting cookies ever and the air plants on shells and drift wood by Bandon Home-grown Plants & Succulents. The effect of the vendor wares had been described as beautiful by many.

So it appears that people want this fair to be repeated as it generated so much interest and so please look for the "second annual Rockin' in Langlois" event coming up next year. In memory of Helen Keller who was so instrumental in making the Lions Club the organization that it is today. A most famous quote of hers: "Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much”

Deanna McDermott Langlois

The real headline

It seems the headline for one of your front page stories is wrong. It should read, "House Republicans vote to repeal taxes on the wealthy forcing the middle class to pay more in taxes"

Joy Newhart Coos Bay

We should all care

Anyone who values what First Amendment rights we have should be concerned about the ultimate fate of Julian Assange. This journalist is among the few who holds a flawless track record for having shared information that is accurate and truthful. Assange remains under threat of extradition from the UK to the U.S., to be subjected to more torture and abuse for having committed the “crime” of real journalism, rather than the corporate drivel we’ve grown accustomed to, passing for "news" these days. If this man goes down, journalism as a profession goes down with him, leaving us all in darkness. Corporate media’s airbrushed pundits will continue lying to us from their ivory towers regardless of what happens to Julian Assange. Publishing facts that keep the public informed is not a crime. It is a public service. Exposing government misdeeds & corruption to the light of day is essential if we are to make informed choices as the electorate. This man should be getting a Nobel prize, not a prison sentence. He has broken no laws, therefore the case against him is completely bogus.

Without an informed electorate, we have no democracy. It’s that simple.

Doro Reeves Coos Bay

They should have listened

Recent house fire and death could of been avoided...house on Virginia ave between Ash and oak streets owned by Judy Burke of North Bend, Oregon... fire was caused by mentally ill son David burke....I had called and talked to case workers at hospital and S.D.S case workers and explained the home life and what was going to happen yet no one helped her.... yes David is now dead and Judy is alive but two lives were almost lost because of their oversight...they should of listened...

Robert Taylor North Bend

By J. MARK POWELL InsideSources.com

One day in June 1921, the editor of the Herald newspaper in Troy, Alabama, finally had enough. A clipping from the previous Sunday’s Brooklyn Daily Eagle lay on his desk. “An Assassin’s Monument,” the headline said. It had been reprinted in papers nationally.

The editor angrily banged out his reply on a typewriter. “The people of our city do not appreciate the publicity we are getting out of this thing,” he fumed. You couldn’t blame them. After all, for 15 years, the tiny town of Troy had been stuck with a notoriety not of its own making. It was home to the only monument honoring a presidential assassin. And not just any president-killer, either, but the most despised villain of them all: John Wilkes Booth.

Blame it on Pink Parker.

It’s important to understand at the outset that Pink wasn’t a backwoods redneck. He was educated, a law officer, a devout Christian, a loving husband and father, a man well-liked by his neighbors. With one huge exception. He had a burning hatred of Abraham Lincoln that grew into a psychotic obsession. Because he simply was unable to let go of the terrible things that had happened to his family.

His story began quietly enough. Joseph Pinkney Parker was born into a respectable family in Coffee County, Alabama, in 1839. He had just finished his education when the Civil War broke out. Pink put on a gray uniform and marched off with the Confederate Army.

Returning home in 1865, he was trapped in the nightmare that was Reconstruction. The family farm was overrun by weeds, livestock gone, personal property stolen, his sister deeply embittered by the treatment she had received from Union soldiers. The county soon took his home for unpaid taxes. He tried being a

schoolteacher but gave it up when his pupils’ parents couldn’t pay him. He got a job as a railroad “walker” carrying a sledgehammer and bag of iron spikes to keep rails in order. It was grueling, exhausting, low-paying work.

Pink Parker married and started a family.

(Relatives remembered he never called his wife anything but “Darling.”) He was a dedicated Baptist, became a police officer, and eventually built a comfortable home in Troy.

But somewhere in his heart was a hurt too painful to heal, a cut so deep no scar could ever cover it.

Pink Parker simply never got over what the Yankees had done to his home, family and future. And in his mind, the blame lay entirely at one man’s feet: Abraham Lincoln.

This otherwise friendly, likable man would erupt in a volcano of hatred whenever Lincoln’s name was mentioned. In fact, the only time he ever swore was when he heard Lincoln’s name, and the torrent of obscenity was so profane he was eventually kicked out of the Baptist Church because of it.

His family and neighbors tried to overlook this single glaring flaw. But that grew harder and harder to do.

Then he devised a scheme in 1906. He would put up a marker honoring the man who took Lincoln’s life — assassin John Wilkes Booth.

The people of Troy were horrified one day when Pink displayed a 4-foot-tall stone marker inscribed, “Erected by PINK PARKER in honor of John Wilks (sic) Booth for killing Old Abe Lincoln.”

Pink offered to erect it on the courthouse lawn or in a city park. But nobody touched it with the proverbial 10-foot pole.

So, Pink put it in his front yard. He even sent a postcard to President Theodore Roosevelt, inviting him to come and see the monument for himself. (The White House never replied.)

With Pink’s house in a quiet residential neighborhood, few people saw the marker. Every so often, a newspaper reporter from a Northern state would write a story about it, causing great mortification to the people of Troy. But it had been bought with private money and placed on private property, so there wasn’t much they could do about it.

By 1921, Lincoln had been dead for 56 years. To many people, the Civil War seemed as remote as the Vietnam War seems today. Pink was 82 then, nearly blind, and in rapidly failing health. Boys tipped over the monument as a Halloween prank. Pink’s family didn’t put it back up.

It was still lying in the dirt when he died that December. His sons hauled the monument to the local stone carver. The writing was wiped away, replaced by Pink’s name and birth and death dates. What had started as a tribute to a murderer was turned into his tombstone.

And so it stands today in Oakwood Cemetery, tilting to one side like the leaning Tower of Pisa. No trace remains of the words that once reminded the world of Pink Parker’s inability to forgive and forget, to heal and move on.

ABOUT THE WRITER

J. Mark Powell is a novelist, former TV journalist and diehard history buff. Have a historical mystery that needs solving? A forgotten moment worth remembering? Please send it to HolyCow@ insidesources.com.

Jury service is more than an obligation — it changes lives

By THE HONORABLE MARTIN E. STONE

Each week in Coos and Curry County, juries make decisions that change lives. They provide justice for victims and families, ensure that businesses honor their obligations, award damages to people injured through the negligence of others, and determine whether an individual is guilty of a crime.

This fundamental pillar of our democracy — the right to a trial by a jury of our peers — depends entirely on those who answer the call to service.

I know it can be tempting to see a jury summons as an inconvenience, particularly during a pandemic, but jury service is one of the most important civic duties you can participate in. When you report for jury duty, you are helping our courts ensure that everyone in our community receives the rights they are guaranteed by the Constitution.

The first week of May is Juror Appreciation Week, and your local judges and court staff would like to extend their gratitude to those who have responded for jury duty. In Coos County, that is nearly 2,000 jurors and in Curry County that is nearly 850 jurors who report for jury service each year. Beyond serving out of obligation,

many who answer their jury summons also see the opportunity as an interesting learning experience. Jury service is a unique opportunity to witness firsthand the inside of our courthouses and how court proceedings work.

Additionally, jury service is not a long commitment for most people. For most of those who do serve, trials typically last one to two days. The vast majority of those who report for service do not actually serve on a jury. However, just their presence in the jury assembly room helps move many cases to resolution. The prospect of a trial becomes very real when parties know that jurors are ready and waiting.

Also, Oregon law protects workers by barring employers from firing, threatening to fire, intimidating, or coercing employees because of their jury service. We would like to thank the many private companies, government agencies, small businesses, school districts, and all those who encourage and support their employees when they are called to jury service.

Your local courts - and your fellow community members - depend on your service. Thank you for doing your duty!

J. Mark Powell

The Honorable Martin E. Stone is the presiding judge for the Coos and Curry County Circuit Court.

that the city requested to be added to the project, and then finish up everything. Unfortunately, the parts are still out about 12 weeks, so this puts us to mid-July.

"In the meantime, our construction crew will look at getting the orange cones off the road where appropriate," said Hunter. I am assuming the RRFB parts have something to do with the pedestrian crossing requested by the City to link a new parking area

on the southeast side of the highway, with Old Town.

The Bandon Historical Society Museum will be hosting a program, "Ask The Experts - Your Local History Questions," to be held at the museum on Saturday, May 20, beginning at 1 p.m.

In a press release, museum spokesman Jim Proehl, said, "The freewheeling program will feature Bandon Mayor Mary Schamehorn and archaeologist Reg Pullen." Proehl, the radio voice of "A little history

from the museum in Bandon," will moderate. The audience will be invited to ask local history questions. Admission to the program and to the museum May 20 will be free all-day, courtesy of Chas. Waldrop Real Estate.

------------------------City of Bandon voters are reminded of the three ballot measures which will be voted on in the May 16 primary election, concerning increases in the city's three utilities, water, sewer and electric. The city is asking voters to

increase the base rate for residential in-city water use by $4 a month; for sewer the increase will be $4 a month, plus a 25-cent charge for additional 1,000 gallons of water used. The electric increase will be $5 a month on the base rate for inside city customers and $10 for outside city, plus an increase in the per kilowatt charge of 1.2 cents per kilowatt hour, which will bring the residential cost to 8.75 per kilowatt hour for the first 650 kwh per month both inside and outside

the city, and 9.46 for other residential usage. Commercial and other accounts will see a pro-rated increase.

Bandon is believed to be the only electric utility in the country that must go to the voters to increase rates because of an initiative petition which changed the city's charter to require rate increases be voted on. At a recent council meeting, we learned of the huge increases faced by the utility company for infrastructure, including a 344% increase in 15kva trans-

formers, 308% increase in 25kva transformers, and a 322 percent increase in the cost of utility poles. This is the reality of the cost to run an electric department. It transcends politics, opinions and comes down to keeping the lights on. We urge the voters of Bandon to support these rate increases. I personally hate to think of the downside, which ultimately could mean we are forced to sell our utilities. Our utilities belong to all of us. Let's keep them in local hands.

Musical quartet returning to Bandon

The community is invited to an encore performance May 7 from 2 to 3 p.m.., at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 355 Oregon Ave, Bandon. Back by popular demand wiil be cellist and Langlois resident Dace Sultanov, accompanied by local concert pianist Crystal Landucci, violinist Sara Mautner and Coquille resident, artist, and cellist-Kimberly Wurster. A reception

and art showing by Kimberly Wurster follows the concert. The four of them will dazzle and inspire their audience with pieces by Vivaldi, Strauss, Haydn, Brahms, Paganini and more. Dace (Dot-she), born in Latvia and trained at the Moscow Conservatory, moved to Langlois in June 2022. She transformed her audience into a standing room only crowd at the an-

nual Bach Birthday party in March and will be sure to thrill audiences again.

During this concert Dace honors her parents; her mother, Dace’s first music teacher, and father, who passed on his love of flora and gardening. To learn more about Dace please look her up on You Tube.

Kimberly Wurster’s Fine Art is a wonderful gift to the Coquille/Coos

County area. Kimberly enjoys painting a variety of subjects but has a fondness for birds and wildlife. Her artwork has earned numerous awards for excellence in domestic and international competition.

Please join us as we gather in community to embrace the beauty of classical music and fine art. Suggested donation at the door.

Circles in the Sand season begins

BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World

Circles in the Sand have been appearing at Bandon Beaches. That’s right - the season has officially begun.

Artist Denny Dyke and his team have been creating walkable labyrinths for about a decade at the Face Rock Viewpoint in Bandon. The artists said they are excited to continue the journey and share their love of the labyrinth and art with the world.

“Whether you are looking for a peaceful way to connect with nature or seeking a meditative practice to calm your mind, Circles in the Sand offers a unique and beautiful experience to help you feel refreshed and rejuvenated,” said Bethe Patrick, Circles in the sand artist and administrative director.

The first labyrinth draw series of the summer season was dedicated to an “ocean of love.” Volunteer artists created intricate paths and designs to reflect their value of the ocean environment and to honor the life of a close friend. The team even brought bubble wands to celebrate the occasion.

Upcoming draws are scheduled for the mornings of May 6 through 8 and again May 20 through 23. A full schedule can be found on the Circles in the Sand website: www. sandypathbandon.com.

Dear Abby Abigail Van Buren

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I'm in love with a man I met online. We have been together three years, and I want us to start talking about our future. He has never been married, but he has been in long-term relationships before. When would be a good time to discuss this with my boyfriend? How would I approach this discussion? Is there anything else we could do like have a commitment ceremony? He's afraid of being hurt, which is understandable. His ex used him and led him on for eight years. She would say she loved him but never spent any time with him. She'd also go on trips with other men and wouldn't invite him. I feel horrible that he was treated that way. What can I do to show him I am not her, and that I'm here for the long haul?

I have asked him to marry me twice. I'm having plastic surgery next month, and I told him that when I'm healed I am going to ask him once more. I'm excited but scared at the same time because I'm afraid he's going to let his fear get the best of him. How can I put his mind at ease? He's amazing. He has turned my entire life around, and he's the one I want to spend my life with. He truly is my one and only.

Dear Abby: — NERVOUS IN CALIFORNIA

DEAR NERVOUS:

This man's previous girlfriend may have led him on for eight years, but he allowed it. After three years with you, he should know what kind of person you are -- the drawbacks as well as your singular attributes. Please do not allow him to do to you what she did to him, which is take up your precious time with no intention of making your relationship permanent.

I see no reason to wait until after your cosmetic surgery unless you are counting on him to take care of you during recovery. As I see it, you have two choices: Tell him you need a commitment and be prepared for him to run, or tolerate the status quo. If he loves you as much as you love him, he shouldn't run away from the idea of spending his life with you. If he does run, you are better off without him.

Dear Abby: — GIFT-GIVER IN NEW YORK

I gave a newlywed couple a picnic basket filled with everything you would need for a picnic, including a quilt I had made for them to celebrate their wedding. My husband delivered it to the new husband, and when asked what it was, my husband replied that it was something for HIM. Well, I have heard nothing more about the gift, especially the quilt! I don't think the young man ever opened the basket. I did mention something to the wife once about what was inside the basket, and her expression was blank. It has been over a year. Should I forget about it or be bold and ask?

DEAR GIFT-GIVER:

Be bold and ask. If the wife looked blank, it was probably because she knew nothing about the gift your husband had told her husband was for "him" instead of for "them."

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BY MOLLY ROSBACH Guest Article

Dungeness crab

fishermen are at high risk for on-the-job injury, but having a metal bar to bang crab pots against as they harvest can help them prevent injury, an Oregon State University study found.

The study sought to determine whether the fishermen-designed “banger bar” actually improves worker safety aboard crab vessels. The metal bar is installed atop the crab-sorting table and makes it easier for fishermen to empty the crab pots they haul up from the ocean floor, but there is no industry standard on whether crabbers install one or how they configure it.

It wasn’t feasible to record precise measurements on the deck of a commercial crab boat, so to capture fishermen’s movement, muscle exertion and injury potential, researchers recreated the deck setting within OSU’s Occupational Ergonomics and Biomechanics Laboratory.

The process of lifting and dumping crab pots puts fishermen at risk for repetitive motion injuries, said OSU associate professor Jay Kim, who leads the lab in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences. “This was our very first attempt to quantify those injuries in this fishery using biomechanical measures,” Kim said.

Dungeness crab is

one of the most valuable commercial fisheries on the West Coast, producing around 26% of all annual fishing revenue, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

In Oregon, the 2019-20 season brought in $72.7 million, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife reported.

The OSU study came about thanks in part to the Fishermen Led Injury Prevention Program, through which OSU researchers connect with fishermen to work together to improve safety in the industry, said Laurel Kincl, co-author on the paper and an associate professor of environmental and occupational health.

“We think that bringing science and evidence about interventions helps inform those deckhands, captains, owners and fabricators to quantify the benefit or the risk,” she said. In surveys and outreach to the crabbing community, researchers learned that whether a vessel had a banger bar installed was based on individual preference, but the fishermen who used a bar felt it worked well to prevent injury, Kincl said.

For the study, the research team used electrodes and reflective markers placed on the participants’ bodies along with 3D motion-capture cameras and force plates in the lab to record muscle

movement, force and torque data. They tested five conditions for the banger bar, simulating the variation observed on commercial crabbing vessels: no bar, a flat bar at three different heights, and a triangular bar.

Participants had to tilt the crab pot and hit it against the bar or against the surface of the table, repeating the task three times for each of the five conditions, with rests in between. Their muscle activity data was then analyzed to determine which banger bar position required the

least exertion. Researchers found that the highest flat-bar setting and the triangular bar were the best for participants’ bodies, showing reduced strain on the shoulders and lower back, specifically the trapezius, deltoid and erector spinae muscles, compared with no bar or a low bar. The biceps and triceps also showed less strain with higher bar height.

While the participants were not fishermen, researchers had two commercial Dungeness crab fishermen and a fabrica-

tor verify the accuracy of the study setup and pot-handling methods prior to collecting data.

“Even though the crab pot was empty and lighter than typical in the field, we still observed significantly high muscle activity and joint moment,” said Kiana Kia, lead author on the study and a postdoctoral researcher in Kim’s lab. “We can say that the activity could be even higher in the field. This task is really demanding and can increase the risk of injury in the low back and shoulders.”

The work is also asymmetrical, placing a greater strain on one side of the body. For this reason, Kia said, the researchers recommend that fishermen rotate tasks — though, Kincl noted, switching sides on the crab sorting table requires being trained on other tasks on the vessel. Future research will also look at the “block,” the crane mechanism that hauls crab pots up from the water, and how to minimize the risk of injury from pulling in the crab-pot line.

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Special Notice State Employees

Special Notice State Employees

Since 1990 Miracle-Ear Foundation™ has been providing hearing aids, follow-up and educational resources to people with hearing loss who demonstrate personal inability to financially provide for their hearing health needs. do this because we believe everyone in our community deserves quality hearing instruments.

Since 1990 the Miracle-Ear Foundation™ has been providing hearing aids, follow-up care, and educational resources to people with hearing loss who demonstrate personal inability to financially provide for their hearing health needs. We do this because we believe everyone in our community deserves quality hearing instruments.

You may qualify for a hearing aid benefit up to $4,000 every 4 years. Call for eligibility status.

You may qualify for a hearing aid benefit up to $4,000 every 4 years. Call for eligibility status.

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Hugh Graham Tyler

October 28, 1935 – April 22, 2023

A memorial service for Hugh Graham Tyler, 87, of North Bend, will be announced and held at a later date.

Hugh was born October 28, 1935 in Long Beach, California, to Hubert and Florence (Graham) Tyler. He passed away April 22, 2023 at his residence in North Bend.

Hugh worked from March 30, 1959 to March 30, 1992, 33 years at Aeronutronic Division

of Ford Aerospace. He was a Research and Development engineer and worked on optic guidance systems on missiles.

He married the love of his life, Donna, June 18, 1977. They traveled together around the United States in 1993, lived in Germany in 1979 and traveled all over Europe.

Hugh is survived by his wife, Donna Tyler; sons, Richard Tyler and

Harold “Harry” Wayne Caughell

January 22, 1939 – March 30, 2023

A Celebration of Life will be held for Harry W. Caughell, 84, of Langlois, on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at the Langlois Cheese Factory, 94179 Allen Boice Drive. A potluck will follow. A private inurnment will take place at Denmark Cemetery.

Harold “Harry”, “Hank”, “Bucket” Wayne Caughell was born on January 22, 1939 to Charlie and Gladys Caughell in Langlois, Oregon. He died on March 30, 2023 at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, with his wife, Peggy, at his bedside.

Harry was raised in Langlois with older brother, Clint and younger brother, Jerry. He graduated from Langlois school in 1957, where he got the nickname “Bucket”, then went on to earn a certificate in welding from SWOCC. His first job was at the Langlois Cheese Factory where his father was the head cheese maker, his mother was the bookkeeper, and all three brothers were doing various jobs, including building boxes used to ship the cheese all over the world. In 1963, he married a local girl named Tamara Miller,

who brought a lovely daughter named Cheri into the marriage. Happily on May 24, 1965, Tamara gave birth to a son named David. Harry was very family oriented and loved taking them hunting, camping and riding out on the dunes. In about 1980, Harry took David on a flight in a Bell 47 helicopter which was the inspiration for David to have a career flying helicopters and jets. In 1975, Harry went to work driving chip trucks for Stalcup Trucking where he worked for 26 years, retiring in 2000. In 1983, he married a special woman named Peggy, who brought three children named Esther, Andrea and Victor into the marriage. After retiring, Harry and Peggy had many wonderful years of travel with their trailer, going around the U.S. and flying to Hawaii three times. For the last 16 months, he resided at the Townhouse in Coquille, Oregon. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the owners, Cobus and Jolynn Best. With Tammy and Jennifer, they provided outstanding care for Harry. He passed away due to complications

Helen “Susie” Ann Marcy

June 2, 1934 – March 11, 2023

Kenneth Tyler; grandsons, John Tyler, David Tyler and Joshua Martin; granddaughter, Marissa Brewer; brother, Ernie Tyler; step-son, Jerry Lippold; step-daughter, Lisa Lippold; and great granddaughter, Hayley Martin.

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

A Celebration of Life will be held for Helen “Susie” Marcy, 88, of Coos Bay, on Friday, June 2, 2023 from 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. at Bastendorff Beach county park pavilion.

Susie was born on June 2, 1934 in Oakland, California to Carl Frederick Yahr and Helen Hazel (Gretler) Yahr. She passed away peacefully on March 11, 2023 in Coos Bay with her family by her side. Susie went to school at Redeemer Lutheran in Oakland and moved to Crescent City when she was 15 where she finished high school. She moved to Oregon later on and lived in Brookings and Eugene. She moved to Coos Bay in 1970 to be near her father and there she met L. Dale Marcy who was a pharmacist at Bi-Mart. They married in

October of 1971 and enjoyed 27 wonderful years together until his passing in 1998.

Susie touched so many lives with her generously donated time at the Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, Oregon. She was a life member of the Bay Area Hospital Auxiliary, where she dedicated a large part of the last 35 plus years helping and working with others there. Most notable were her years with the junior volunteers, infusion outpatient services and the Auxiliary Vice President. She regularly attended the Faith Lutheran Church where she read regularly and took care of the indoor plants.

Susie had a beautiful and ever-changing garden and for many years was a member of the Fuchsia Society. She enjoyed

participating in a bowling league during her younger days until her wrist said no more. She also walked the local beaches for shells, driftwood and other finds. Many are still at her home where she lived for over 50 years.

Susie is survived by her stepson, Tim Marcy and his wife, Ximena of Bend; their children, Robert Marcy, Scott Marcy, Rafael Marcy and Christina Anderson; daughter-in-law, Suzie Marcy of Klamath Falls and daughter, Lori Theander of Idaho.

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.

from a fall.

Harry is survived by his wife, Peggy; son, David and his wife, Janet; brother, Clint and his wife, Glenda; stepdaughters, Esther and her husband, Marty, and Andrea and her husband, Gary; stepson, Victor and his wife, Cindy; 13 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Harry was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Gladys Caughell; his first wife, Tamara; stepdaughter, Cheri; grandson, Dustin; and brother, Jerry.

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, 541-756-0440

Wanda L. Williford, age 87, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023, after a battle with dementia and other health conditions. She was born Wanda Louise Hughes in North Bend, Oregon, on May 4, 1935, daughter of Eugene T. Hughes and Florence M. Lambert. Wanda graduated from North Bend High School, class of 1953, and attended business school in Oakland, California. She met her husband, John Williford, in 1955 at the North Bend Air Force Station (Oregon), and they were married at her mother’s home in December 1955. Soon after their marriage, John was transferred to California, and for the remainder of John’s time in the U.S. Air Force Wanda followed and supported him as they lived at many, mostly small, Air Force radar sites throughout the U.S., including two years in Colorado Springs and four years in the Philippines. During their travels, Wanda worked various jobs, eventually beginning a career in banking in Slidell, Louisiana. After moving to Bethel, Alaska, in 1985, Wanda began working for Alaska USA Credit Union, where she was bank manager. Upon John’s second retirement in 1994, he and Wanda returned to Oregon. They bought a small Victorian house built in 1908 in North Bend, which they renovated and made their forever home, a home that Wanda loved and was immensely proud of. In 1995, Wanda founded Native American Technology Corporation (NATECH), a small business dedicated to finding highly qualified employ-

ees to staff government contracts. Today, NATECH is a thriving small business with contracts with Northop Grumman, LEIDOS, CSSI, and the Smithsonian, to name a few. Wanda was proud of NATECH’s success, especially when it was awarded the Portland District Small Family-Owned Business of the Year in 2019 and the Pacific Northwest Region Small Business Subcontractor of the Year in 2022. With Wanda’s passing, the company will continue the strong foundation she and John built, with their family at the helm.

Wanda was also very proud of her Coos Indian heritage. She was an Elder of the Confederate Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI). She was descended from Caroline Evans, who received an allotment from the federal government for land that is now part of Shore Acres State Park. In April 1998, Wanda was elected to the CTCLUSI Tribal Council. She was the first woman elected as Tribal Council Chairperson for the tribe, a position she held from January 2000 until she left Tribal Council in February 2001. Under her leadership, tribal housing was built, administration and health care facilities were established, culturally important Tribal land was re-acquired from the Federal government, and she helped launch the Tribe’s first casino. She was also a strong proponent for the education of our Tribal youth, and she contributed money for scholarships for Tribal members to attend college.

Wanda is survived by three daughters and their husbands, Vicki and

Kerwin Faciane of North Bend, OR, Wendy and Bob Garcia of Westlake, OR, and Jacquie and Larry Armstrong of Yuma, AZ; four grandchildren, Cori Kelly of Aldie, VA, Ashley Faciane of San Diego, CA, Amanda Craig of Bend, OR and John Faciane of San Francisco, CA; and one great granddaughter, Samantha Kelly, of Aldie, VA.

Wanda was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, John W. Williford; and her parents, Eugene and Florence Hughes.

Following her cremation, her ashes will be placed beside John at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Coos Bay. A memorial service is planned tentatively for June 11, 2023 at the CTCLUSI Tribal Hall in Coos Bay. Details to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the following: Confederate Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians Education Scholarship Fund, 1245 Fulton Avenue, Coos Bay, OR 97420. Friends and family are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at www.coosbayareafunerals.com. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541756-0440.

Wanda Louise (Hughes) Williford