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Councilor Rob Miles awarded appreciation of service plaque

By RyAN HOOVER Country Media, Inc.

On Tuesday, May 15, the Coos Bay City Council bid farewell to Council President Rob Miles by awarding him with an Appreciation of Service Plaque.

Miles announced earlier this year he would be resigning in May because him and his wife are relocating to the Eugene area. He said he plans to remain connected to the Coos Bay Area.

“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, no matter where our house is located, Coos Bay will always be our home,” Miles said.

Born and raised in Coos Bay, Miles has dedicated much of his life to bettering the community. Since he returned to Coos Bay in 1993, Miles has worked for Weyerhaeuser CBX Mill, led Resource Development for the Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Oregon, served on the Community Coalition of Empire, sat as Council President on the Coos Bay City Council, and most importantly, raised four children with his wife Dena. Miles began his term as a Council Member in November 2018 and has served as council president since Sep-

tember 2021. He also served on the Library Board.

In a City Council meeting that was largely dedicated to recognizing the extraordinary work Miles has done for the City of Coos Bay, the council awarded him an Appreciation of Service Plaque. The award was initially introduced by Harper Thompson, president of the Marshfield High School Key Club, who Miles has worked with numerous times over the years.

“We are writing this letter to express our deep appreciation for your years of dedicated service as counselor to the esteemed City of Coos Bay,” Thompson said. “It is with a sense of heartfelt sentiment that we bid farewell to your tenure and the individual contributions you have made not only to the city but to the children who live within our remarkable community. Councilor Miles, your unwavering support to the Coos Bay School District, particularly Marshfield High School, has epitomized the true essence of the saying, ‘once a pirate, always a pirate.’ Hence, it is our greatest honor, today, to present you with the distinguished service award. We cannot overstate the mag-

nitude of our gratitude on behalf of our board, our club, and Key Club International.”

After initially accepting the award, Miles said it’s the city staff who really deserves the appreciation.

“The reality is we’re just 7 individuals that the citizens have trusted to set the policies and goals for the city,” Miles said. “It’s the city staff that deserves all the appreciation for the work they do. For all the department heads here, I just want to ask you to pass that appreciation on to your staff.”

In the council comments section of the meeting, Councilor’s each took their time to express their appreciation of Miles. Major Joe Benetti said he will miss Miles’s dialogue on important issues, most of the time.

“This one I really hate to give, Rob. Someone will be taking your place on this council, but no one will be able to fill your shoes,” Benetti said. “There will be a void with you gone. You have committed yourself to making the City of Coos Bay a better place for our community. This council will miss your thoughtful input on the decisions. I will miss your interactions and

dialogue on issues – most of the time. Your guidance has been appreciated, and as a fellow councilor and good friend, I wish you all the best in your next adventure.”

Councilor Lucinda DiNovo recognized Miles’s contribution to the children of Coos

Demolition will help revitalize downtown North Bend

By DAVID RUPKALVIS For The World

A little bit of destruction could lead to the revitalization of downtown North Bend.

Last week, the old Main Street Auto and Gas Station just down the hill from City Hall was demolished, with construction crews taking removing all signs of the building in one day.

In its place, the city of North Bend has big plans.

City Administrator David Milliron and Main Street Director Stephanie Wilson watched as the building was removed. The two, along with the city council, have been planning for the demolition and what comes next for months. The first step was removing the old gas station.

In its place will come a pocket part with permanent restrooms. And combined with the old DMV office next door, it will lead to a complete change for downtown North Bend.

“We’re still working on the concept plans,” Milliron said. “We’re also going to move the Mercy box car to the location. That’s one of

North Bend Fire Department receives two grants from fire marshal

By RyAN HOOVER Country Media, Inc.

The North Bend Fire Department has received two grants from the Oregon State Fire Marshall totaling $616,926.

The first grant the North Bend Fire Department Received was the Community Wildfire Risk Reduction (CWRR) Grant for $250,000. The CWRR grant is intended to cover personnel costs, projects for vulnerable communities, defensible space programs, community common area projects, educational projects, fuel mitigation and reduction costs, tree service and debris cleaning

companies, and planning and administrative costs, according to the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s office.

Applications for the highly competitive grant closed on January 31, 2023, and recipients were notified of their award earlier this month. Over 106 organizations were awarded funds as part of the CWRR grant, totaling $18 million.

North Bend Fire Department Fire Chief Jim Brown said they plan to use the grant primarily for defensible space programming, which includes fuel mitigation and vegetation removal.

“Defensible space is really something has quite a bit of variety to it. For us, we’re looking at removing vegetation, getting things away from buildings,” Chief Brown said. “If you eliminate a lot of the fuels, then those flames aren’t going to come up all the way to the building. If you eliminate those fuels, the fire won’t start.”

Chief Brown acknowledged that a defensible space program involves identifying problem areas where fires have been prone to start in the past. He said the fire department has already started that process and identified

areas they want to implement the defensible space program.

“With the defensible space grant, we’re going to look at areas in our town that have had

a lot of fires, specifically why those fire happened,” Chief Brown said. “We identified some areas already where we’ve had

Bay.

“I just really want to thank this moment for your incredible contribution not only to this council but to the work you’ve done for all the children,” DiNovo said. “I’ve

State taxpayer to see $5.5B kicker

By JEREMy C. RUARK Country Media, Inc.

The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis has issued the latest revenue forecast, projecting an additional $1.96 billion in state revenue.

The outlook for personal and corporate income taxes has risen by $1.5 to $2 billion over the forecast horizon due to the updated model methodology. The 2021-23 personal kicker is now estimated to be $5.5 billion, and the corporate kicker is now estimated to be $1.8 billion.

The kicker tax credit goes into effect when the actual state revenue exceeds the forecasted revenue by at least 2%. An amount is then returned to the taxpayers through a credit on their tax returns.

Inflationary economic booms have not traditionally ended well, meaning not without a recession. As such it is easy to be pessimistic about the outlook for the economy, according to the Oregon Revenue Forecast Summary.

“Economic developments like last year’s goods recession, and the banking turmoil earlier this year add more fear to the outlook. However, a nearterm recession is far from a slam dunk. The reasons include some nascent signs that inflation is cooling and the Federal Reserve

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Councilor Rob Miles has resigned after four and a half years of service on the council.

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The two grants were created after the passing of Oregon SB 762, which allocated funds for wildfire preparedness programs.

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homeless people living. If we can eliminate a lot of the underbrush in some of those areas there, it’s definitely going to help out with our calls. Each time we have to go out on a fire call, there is potential for so many things to happen. If we can avoid that, that would be safer for everyone.”

Chief Brown said the fire department will also look to implement a chipping program, which includes purchasing a chipping machine to break down large brush accumulating in residents’ yards.

“When people clean up their yards, they leave a lot of brush. By having a chipping program, you can get a chipper, where you put the brush into the chipper, and it reduces the size of the brush,”

Chief Brown stated.

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the few box cars, one for each state, that were donated. North Bend is the home of the one in Oregon.”

Having a park in the downtown area ties in with the old DMV building, which will become home of North Bend’s Visitor Information Center this year.

The current visitor center, near the McCullough Bridge, is not ideal, Wilson said, because it does nothing to incentivize people to park and stay in the area. Instead, they stop, get information and drive off. That will all change in the coming months.

“The most wonderful thing I’m excited about

is with the visitor center, they will have walkability to these venues we tell them about instead of having to get back in their car and drive,” Wilson said.

Milliron said one of the best things about both projects is it will cost North Bend taxpayers nothing out of the general fund. The city purchased the old gas station and paid for demolition with Urban Renewal Agency funds and purchased and will renovate the old DMV building using hotel and motel taxes.

Wilson said with the gas station now gone, the city would be searching for park grants to turn the now-vacant lot into a pocket park.

Milliron said one big

change visitors will see is RVs will be able to stop at the new visitor’s center when it opens.

“They’ll be able to park, walk into the Visitor Information Center,” Milliron said. “They will have restrooms right there.”

The park and the new visitor’s center will also give North Bend a home to build events around. The roundabout in front of City Hall has long been used for events and community celebrations, and Wilson said more are to come.

“This will be the hub for our events,” she said.

Milliron said the next phase in the downtown change will be to renovate the DMV building. That work will start this summer, with the goal

of opening the visitor’s center in the fall. Once open, it will be open year-round.

“It’s definitely a multiphase project,” he said. The quickest change was the one-day effort to tear down and remove the old gas station, but in the future that destruction will lead to many big changes for downtown North Bend.

“You can use the chips for landscaping mulch or other things like that. The state encourages cities to get chippers out there to reduce brush that way.”

One of the things

Chief Brown appreciated the most about the CWRR grant was its flexibility. Because it can cover a range of costs –from personnel to fuel mitigation – organizations are able to use the funds in a way that best suits them.

“There’s a lot of flexibility with this grant. They allow each jurisdiction to think on their own feet and do what they feel is going to be best for their community,” Chief Brown said. “An area around Vale, Oregon is going to be doing different things than we are over here on the coast, even though it’s still under the same defensible space umbrella.”

In addition to the CWRR grant, the North Bend Fire Department also received the Oregon Fire Service Capacity (OFSC) Grant for $366,926. The grant

funds up to two firefighters and two fire prevention personnel for a three-year period among small- to medium-sized agencies. North Bend Fire Department secured funding for one additional firefighter.

Applications for this competitive grant closed on November 30, 2022, and recipients were notified of their award earlier this month. Funds were distributed to 33 fire agencies across 27 counties. In total, 53 firefighters and fire prevention staff have been added to agencies throughout the state of Oregon because of the OFSC grant.

Chief Brown said that the new OSFC funds will allow the department to now have three firefighters per shift. Previously, one of their shifts had only two firefighters.

“We [currently] have two shifts with three people a piece and we have one shift that has two people,” Chief Brown said. “So now we’re going to be able to have all three of our shifts with three people a piece. That’s really going to benefit the citizens of North Bend.”

Chief Brown also expressed his appreciation for the Oregon State Fire Marshall’s willingness to partner with many fire departments around the state.

“It is really appreciated the way the Oregon State Fire Marshall has a partnership with so many fire departments around the state,” Chief Brown said. “It’s obvious that they’ve put a lot of time, effort, and through into this.”

Funds for both grants come from the passing of Oregon Senate Bill 762, which allocated funds to the Oregon State Fire Marshall to fund wildfire preparedness programs and strategies throughout the state. Oregon Senate Bill 762 passed during the 2021 legislative session and has been successful in funding wildfire preparedness projects over the last three years.

North Bend Application for Appointment to the City Council

North Bend’s Office of the City Recorder began accepting applications today for a vacancy opening on City Council. Former Council Member Eric Gleason resigned in March. The Council plans to appoint a replacement to serve through December 2024, the remainder of Dr. Gleason’s unexpired term. Applications are post-

ed to the City of North Bend website (https:// www.northbendoregon. us/). The City Recorder must receive completed applications by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Potential candidates shall be a registered voter under the Oregon state constitution. They shall have resided in the city limits during the 12 months

immediately before being appointed to the office. The City Council will review the applications and invite all or some candidates for an in-person interview in Council Chambers, which will be open to the general public. A lone finalist is expected to be named at a subsequent public meeting.

Southwestern Offers Free GED® Classes Summer Term 2023

Southwestern Oregon Community College is offering FREE GED® and Adult Basic Education classes summer term 2023. These classes prepare individuals to take the GED® exam and update skills to enroll in college or career training programs. Students enrolled in these classes can build a pipeline to enter college, training programs, and jobs in high-demand career areas. We will have two

options for GED® and Adult Basic Education classes next term:

1. Morning GED®

Class – Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m.noon (Coos and Curry campuses)

2. Evening GED®

Class – Tuesday through Thursday from 5 – 8 p.m. (Coos campus)

All classes will be live and in-person on the Coos Campus (1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay). The morning class will also be live and

in-person at the Curry Campus (96082 Lone Ranch Parkway, Brookings).

For students who cannot make it to either campus, the classes will also be offered via Zoom during all sessions.

Summer Term starts June 19 and ends August 10. To register for orientation and classes, please email Adult & Pre-College Education at apce@socc.edu or call 541-888-1593.

Knights of Columbus receives grant for holiday food baskets

The Knights of Columbus (Chapter 1261) was recently awarded a $500 grant for community services. The funds will be used to purchase perishable and non-perishable food to be placed in the holiday food baskets program. Baskets are distributed to men, women, and children needing essential daily nutrition during Christmas. 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 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.

Lost man located after first responders hike for hours through dense terrain

On May 19 at 7:29 p.m., Russell Devins called the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center on 911 to report that he was lost in the woods near the Simpson Reef Lookout off of Cape Arago Highway. Coos County Sheriff’s Det. B. Davis and several members of the Charleston Fire Department responded to the area. They set up a command post near the Cape Arago Pack Trailhead entrance after receiving an approximate plot of Devins’s location from

the 911 call. Det. Davis and two Charleston Fire Department Members hiked into the area to locate Devins. Rescuers hiked in dense terrain for over two hours and covered about five miles. Ultimately, they successfully located Devins, who was well off the marked path deep into the wooded area.

Upon locating Devins, it was now dark, raining, and foggy, making navigating back to the command post more difficult.

Finally, after two more

hours of hiking, first responders and Devins returned to a clear-cut area where Charleston Fire personnel from the command post could guide them back to the path with powerful lighting equipment.

Medical personnel evaluated Devins, and although tired and wet, he was otherwise uninjured.

If you are going hiking and choose to leave a designated trial, please ensure you have a navigation device with you, as it is very easy to get turned around.

is looking to pause its interest rate increases which limits the potential for overtightening. Furthermore, the economy is showing some signs of renewed strength as housing and manufacturing stabilize, and income growth is again outpacing inflation. All of these indicate a sudden stop in the economy in the short- term is unlikely,” the Oregon Economic Forecast Summary

states. The Forecast’s Revenue Outlook states: “Available resources are expected to be up sharply relative to what was assumed in the March 2023 forecast, both in the near term and over the extended horizon. The upward revision in the outlook is based both on a stronger than expected tax filing season, as well as methodological changes made in light of fundamental shifts seen in recent years.”

Reaction

Gov. Tina Kotek said the Oregon Legislature must use the incoming revenue to address the pressing spending needs of the state.

“Oregonians have clear expectations for legislators to address our housing crisis, ensure that our behavioral health system is accessible in every part of the state, and set up our youngest students for success,” Kotek said. “The revenue forecast lays the path for bold leadership. We cannot

afford to squander this opportunity, and I look forward to a continued partnership with legislative leaders to deliver results for all regions of the state.”

The Governor restated her call for focusing on the state’s top priorities:

• $316 million to continue and expand on the state’s response to homelessness prevention and unsheltered homelessness, and $1 billion in bonding to build and preserve more affordable housing.

• $280 million dollar investment to address the behavioral health crisis playing out across Oregon communities and support a more accessible, better staffed system of care no matter where people live.

• $120 million to improve early literacy by delivering the science of reading across all 197 school districts in Oregon to help our students learn to read and write.

In addition, the forecast provides the opportunity to address a range of other urgent issues that are impacting Oregonian’s daily lives. The figures below are in addition to those originally proposed in the Governor’s Recommended Budget:

• $64 million to address urgent water

quality and infrastructure issues in communities, particularly those that are small and rural, across the state.

• $207 million to continue advancements in the state’s wildfire protection system.

• $6.3 million to open more training slots so more officers can move through the academy at the Department of Public Safety Standard and Training.

• $6.7 million to address the backlog at the Oregon Board of Parole for updating the state’s sex offender registry.

Senate President Rob Wagner (D-Lake Oswego) is releasing the following statement:

“We have an incredible opportunity this session to fund access to health care, stronger public schools, job training and behavioral health treatment that will improve the lives of people all across Oregon. It is critical all 30 state senators are here to have a say and vote on how we invest this money to the maximum benefit of Oregonians. Senate Republicans must return so we can seize this momentous opportunity.”

Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield (D-Corvallis) issued the following statement after the release of a healthy revenue forecast:

“We were elected to address the top issues Oregonians care about most: homelessness, behavioral health, educa-

tion, community safety, and access to healthcare. Today’s revenue forecast affirms our plan to move a responsive, sustainable budget that prioritizes these key issues.

“Despite today’s forecast, we know that working families are still struggling with the lingering effects of inflation. It’s more critical than ever that we use state dollars wisely and in a way that leads to real outcomes.

“We have to stay focused on a budget that maintains existing services, and invests in housing, healthcare, good-paying jobs, and education–while at the same time, setting ourselves up well for future needs. I look forward to continuing our work to finalize a budget that responds to the priorities Oregonians sent us here to deliver on.”

Background

The Oregon Economic Forecast provides information to planners and policy makers in state agencies and private organizations for use in their decision-making processes.

The Oregon Revenue Forecast opens the revenue forecasting process to public review. It is the basis for much of the budgeting in state government. The forecast reports are issued four times a year: March, June, September, and December.

Read the full Oregon Revenue Forecast May 2023 with this story at thechiefnews.com.

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A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m, Friday, June 2, 2023 at the IOOF Cemetery in Bandon for longtime resident, Mary Ruthe Meyer, who died May 19, 2023 in Bandon at the age of 89.

Mary was born July 1, 1933 in Cuba, Illinois, the daughter of Orval and Ethel Krider Stufflebeam. She was raised as a youth in Illinois then her family moved to Albany, Oregon when she was a child. She attended schools in Albany. She worked as a waitress and that is where she met Lowell Meyer. They married July 3, 1958.

They moved to Bandon in 1961 on McTimmons Lane and then to the family cranberry farm in 1967 where

Richard Loyal Harrison began his next great adventure on January 16, 2023 surrounded by his family. Richard was born in North Bend, Oregon on April 19, 1947 to parents, Raymond Albert Harrison and Wilma Hazel Faulkner. He graduated from Marshfield High School in 1966 and attended Oregon Technical Institute.

In 1967, he married his high school sweetheart, Dianne Fischer. Always a person to be on the move, his adventures began. Travels took them to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, and Canada with Dianne. He traveled to Peru, with his son and to Greece with a friend. He traveled twice across country; once in a Volkswagen bus with Dianne and once with his whole family including two parakeets, a cat and a dog pulling a travel trailer for nine months. One adventure took them to Saskatchewan on the border of the Northwest Territories on a 3-day canoe trip on Amish Lake. Other adventures took him on numerous motorcycle trips around the Northwest.

Richard held a variety of jobs: millworker, water truck driver for a logging company, driving taxi, orderly in a surgical ward, custodian in a school. He was a farmer and grew and sold marijuana before it was legal. In Florida, he was an elephant tender for Barnum and Bailey Circus Theme Park. He worked as an intake counselor at Steppingstone Lodge, Eugene. His most important job was helping to raise two children and two grandchildren. Hobbies included

she raised three children, Jake, John and Christine; and worked the farm with her family. She loved her family, friends and her church family. She enjoyed picking blueberries and was a great wife and mother. She is survived by her two sons, Jake and Monique Meyer and John Meyer. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lowell; daughter, Christine Groh; and brother, Raymond.

Friends may offer condolences online at westrumfuneralservice.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of Amling Schroeder Funeral Service, Bandon.

Alice was born May 12, 1935, in Newport, Oregon. She passed away on May 13, 2023 in North Bend, Oregon. Alice was one of four siblings: Lydia Bauman, Dan Richardson, Christina Dawkins and Alice, who was the last to go home to the Lord.

Alice and Jerald Grove were married in 1953. They welcomed six children into their family: Ellen in 1953, Chuck in 1955, Vella in 1956, Tom in 1957, Lori in 1958 and last, but not least, Sharon in 1959. One right after the other, for 6 years. They owned businesses and the whole family worked in the hotel, and the restaurants.

When Jerald passed away, Alice married Wes Sanders. Wes passed away in 2015. In 2022 she and Leonard Cox were united at Faith Lutheran in North Bend.

Alice had MANY grandchildren and was so happy to see each and every one of them. She loved them deeply.

Alice’s service was held May 27, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at King’s Chapel, 65 West Grant Street, Lebanon, Oregon. You can stream KCLebanon on Facebook or You Tube.

singing in the Gold Coast Barbershop Chorus in Coos Bay and Cascade Chorus in Eugene, cars, traveling and collecting. He will be remembered for his deep love and loyalty to his family, dry sense of humor, and his legacy of adventure.

He is survived by his partner, Carol Watt; Dianne Harrison, his oldest and dearest friend and mother of his children; children, Jennifer Rae Harrison and Travis Arlan Harrison; grandchildren, Jared Deloyal Harrison and his partner, Lily Parmenter and Leah Paige Harrison; nephew, Jesse Williamson.

Remembrances may be sent to Harrison 1808 Cottonwood, Coos Bay, 97420

We are sad to announce the passing of Kathy Head, 76, of North Bend. Kathy was born in Albany, Oregon to the parents of John and Kay Davis. She attended Oregon College of Education (OCE) where she majored in Music Education. She later moved to Coquille, where she was a longtime resident and active member of the community. Kathy was involved in fundraising for the March of Dimes and was a member of the First Christian Church. Kathy worked as a legal secretary, playground aide at Lincoln Elementary School, and as a receptionist for Falcon Cable.

Kathy is survived by her brother, John Davis (Sally Celatka); children, Kerrie Phillips, Chuck (Jennifer) Phillips, Lori (Randy) Bennett, and Michelle (Steve) Lucero; grandchildren; Jake Lucero, Cameron Lucero, Brody Lucero, Nicklas Phillips, Kelli Bennett, Gavin Bennett, Ashley Cheser and Drew Culver; and one great grandson, Ryder Cheser.

Kathy was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, William “Bill” Head; and her parents, John and Kay Davis.

To honor Kathy’s life, a memorial

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service will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Coquille Christian Community Church, 625 E. 10th Street in Coquille. All are invited to attend. 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.

Kassandra Michele (Kindel) Spinella, 43, of Coos Bay passed away February 19, 2023 in Coos Bay.

Luke E. Brill, 50, of North Bend, passed away on May 18, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www. coosbayarefunerals. com

Sandra E. Hamrick, 60, of Coos Bay, passed away May 18, 2023 at Battle Ground, WA. Arrangements pending under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216

Mary Ruthe Meyer, 89, of Bandon, died May 19, 2023 in Bandon. Arrangements are under the direction of Amling Schroeder Funeral Service, Bandon.

Eddiena Lee Cameron 71, of North Bend, passed away on May 19, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www. coosbayarefunerals. com

Joan H. Corcoran, 86, of Coos Bay, passed away May 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

James I. Henson III, 86, of Coos Bay, passed away May 20, 2023 at Bandon. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216

Norma Jean Kern 76, of Coos Bay, passed away on May 20, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www. coosbayarefunerals.com

Ronald Dean Ebert 81, of Coos Bay, passed away May 21, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www. coosbayarefunerals.com

Karl Drops, 84, of Eugene, passed away on May 22, 2023 in Eugene. Arrangements are under the care of Andreason’s Cremation & Burial Service.

Ronny D. Metcalf 79, formerly of Coos Bay, passed away May 22, 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

Rachel Lee James 64, of North Bend, passed away on May 24, 2023 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www. coosbayarefunerals. com

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Alice Lita Grove Sanders Cox

Kathy Maureen (Davis) Head

Marshfield boys repeat as state champs

By JOHN GUNTHER For The

World

EUGENE — Marsh-

field’s two track aces and its signature pole vault event led the Pirates to a repeat Class 4A boys state title at Hayward Field, though it took a dramatic win in the final event to clinch it.

Alex Garcia-Silver won both the 1,500 and 3,000 and Bodey Lutes won the 400 and was runner-up in the 800 for the Pirates before a dramatic scamper in the final leg of the 4x400 relay clinched the title for Marshfield.

Lutes got around the track in 47 seconds and chased down North Bend’s Brody Justice, who ran a 50-second final leg of his own, to win the event for the Pirates. North Bend’s

finish secured the fourth-place trophy for the Bulldogs.

The Marshfield squad also included lead leg Jack Waddinton and Drake Rogers, a pair of seniors, and Garcia-Silver who set up the finish by Lutes. The Pirates finished in 3 minutes and 26.27 seconds.

North Bend, with the quartet of Jason Padgett, Andrew Efraimson, Nathaniel Folsom and Justice, crossed the line in 3:27.20 after leading most of the race.

“I knew Bodey could do it,” Garcia-Silver said.

Lutes caught Justice in the final 30 yards and clinch both the race and the team championship.

“It just caps the amazing season that we’ve all

Coquille girls repeat as state champions

By JOHN GUNTHER For The World

EUGENE

— Before last year, Coquille had never won a state title in a girls team sport. Now the Red Devils have two in a row in track and field.

Perhaps it would be more appropriately called field and track as the Red Devils rode success in five field events to beat the field in the Class 3A state meet.

Coquille won three of the seven field events and had two placers in all three. They added points in both the horizontal jumps and two races on the track to score 66 points and hold off runner-up Cascade Christian in the team race. The Challengers, who went 1-2 in both hurdles races and also won the 4x100 relay and had the long jump champion, finished with 59 points.

Petrey leads Bandon girls to state title

By JOHN GUNTHER For The World

EUGENE — Marley

Petrey made a splash in her freshman debut at the Class 2A state track meet and her Bandon teammates provided enough extra support to give the Tigers their first-ever girls team title in the sport.

The Tigers scored 61 points in the team race to hold off fast-charging Heppner (58 points).

Petrey started and ended the meet with state titles at Hayward Field and had a pair of runner-up finishes in between for Bandon.

She won the long jump on Thursday, passing Mac Parrish of Regis with a personal-best leap of 16 feet, 8 ¾ inches on her fifth attempt — Parrish had a best mark of 16-7.

“I’m happy about it,” said Petrey, who hadn’t done the long jump since she was in junior high before winning the district title last week.

On Friday, led the triple jump until the final round, when Salem Academy’s Emma Brewer came up with a huge leap of 34 feet, 2 ¼ inches to steal the title.

Petrey finished second with a leap of 33-3 ¾.

Petrey also entered Friday with the top time

in the prelims in the 100 meters, but finished second behind Delphian’s Portia Binford, who repeated as champion in 12.89 (Petrey finished in 12.97).

She finished with a win in the 300-meter hurdles, finishing in 46.70 as she out-raced 2022 champion Nevaeh James of the combined Enterprise/Wallowa team.

It was a dazzling state debut for the Bandon freshman, who was named athlete of the meet for scoring the most individual points.

“It’s pretty incredible to be here in the first place,” she said. “To get two firsts and two seconds is amazing.”

She didn’t even mind being runner up in two events.

“It’s second at state as a freshman,” she said. “I’ll take it.”

And she got help in the team scoring.

The Tigers got off to a great start Thursday in the javelin, where Caitlyn Michalek and Katelyn Senn finished third and fifth, both with big efforts on their final throws. Michalek had a mark of 116-9 and Senn’s throw was 113-2.

Dani McLain, meanwhile, was third in both

Coquille got off to a fast start Thursday, when Callie Millet won the javelin and Trinidy Blanton finished second.

Millet had the three biggest throws in the competition, including a mark of 125 feet, 9 inches on her second attempt that was the winning distance.

Blanton, meanwhile, fouled on her best attempt, her first throw, but moved into second place for good with her second throw (115-5) and improved on it with her final attempt of 116-11.

A short time later, Holli Vigue won the discus, with Millet finishing sixth for another 13 points for the Red Devils.

Vigue won with a throw of 125 feet, 9 inches, a personal best

and new school record. She led the entire way, though there were a few tense moments when Caitlyn Horrell of Burns uncorked a big throw on her final attempt, which was measured at 123-2.

“It was pretty cool,” said Vigue of her win. “It’s cool I get to compete with Callie. After watching her throw the jav, it really pumped me up.”

VIgue finished just third in the district meet, but got into the state meet as the one wild card for the classification and made the most of her second chance. She felt obligated to do well after she also failed to advance to state in the shot put after struggling in the district meet.

“After messing up in the shot and not making it to state, I felt I had to put my oomph into it for my team,” she said.

Millet, meanwhile, was thrilled with the javelin and satisfied with the discus.

She added that having Blanton next to her on the award stand was a plus.

On Friday, Reagan Krantz added another title for Coquille by winning the pole vault, with Millet fifth.

The title wasn’t a certainty after Krantz missed the first two attempts at her opening height. But she got over that height and six more, finally winning by clearing 10 feet, 9 inches, a new best. Until she got over that height on her first try, she trailed Nyssa’s Ambrie Draper on misses.

“I think I just kind of freaked out going into 8-6,” Krantz said of her opening height. “I was super nervous.”

After that, she also had a scare at 9-6 ¼, missing her first two attempts. Millet went out at that height and at the time, Coquille’s vaulters were in fourth and fifth place.

Ultimately, she pulled through, giving Coquille its third champion of the meet.

The Red Devils added third-place efforts in both the horizontal jumps.

On Thursday, Melanie Lambson was third

in the long jump with a leap of 16-2 ¼ and Blanton, who needed a good jump in her final attempt of the prelims to make the final, moved up to fifth on her final attempt with a jump of 16-0 ¼.

On Friday, it was Emelia Wirebaugh’s turn, as she placed third in the triple jump with a big fifth leap of 33-10. Blanton added a fifth-place effort in the 200 with a time of 26.85 a day after missing the final in the 100 meters by four thousandths of a second. And Ada Millet added a point by finishing eighth in the 800 for the Red Devils in 2:37.99 after gutting out a third-place finish in her preliminary heat in 2:29.19.

And the future remains bright.

“We’ve got a really good group of kids and we’re young and we have good kids coming up, too,” said Coquille coach Jake Cochran, referring to the team’s middle school program and the underclassmen who return next season. “It’s exciting times.”

Detzler captures shot put state title for Myrtle Point

By JOHN GUNTHER For The World

EUGENE — Myrtle

Point junior Mason Detzler won one of his two specialties at the Class 1A state track meet in Eugene and the Bobcats finished fifth in the team race.

Detzler easily won the shot put on Thursday, the opening day of the meet. He finished nearly 4 feet ahead of the runner-up with his winning throw of 51 feet, 5 ¾ inches.

“I’m happy,” Detzler said. “I know I could have done better. I can come back stronger

next year.” Detzler fouled on one throw. His other five were all better than runner-up Kellen Gronquist of Arlington.

In the discus on Friday, defending champion Ray Gerrard of North Douglas beat Detzler with a big throw. Gerrard’s winning mark of 171-8 broke the meet record in the event.

Detzler finished second with a mark of 154-1. Logan Clayburn, another junior for the Bobcats, placed sixth with a throw of 132-4.

Meanwhile, Andreas Villanueva, who was Class 2A champion in

the javelin as a junior last year, finished second in that event this time, behind a big throw from Joseph’s Kale Ferguson.

Villanueva improved on his throw from last year, with a mark of 1691 on his fifth attempt. But Ferguson was better with a mark of 189 feet, 4 inches.

Villanueva placed third in the triple jump, moving up two places with his final leap of 41-9 ¾. Days Creek’s Keith Gaskell won with a mark of 42-7 ½.

The Bobcats finished fifth in the team race with 35 points, passed

for the fourth-place trophy by St. Paul in the final event. Adrian won with 57.

Pacific had one placer in the meet. Tucker Long raced to fifth place in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 43.57 seconds.

The only state qualifier for Powers, Lauren Stallard, finished her career with a medal in the pole vault, finishing sixth by clearing 8 feet, 6 inches.

Damascus Christian won the Class 1A girls title in the tightest team race Friday, finishing with 67 points to 64 for both Adrian and Crane.

Photo by John Gunther/For The World Marshfield’s 4x400-meter relay team celebrates winning the final race and team title.

Photo by John Gunther/For The World Bandon’s Dani McLain placed third in the 1,500 for Bandon on Friday, breaking five minutes for the first time.

Photo by John Gunther/For The World Coquille’s

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Letters to the Editor

Support of Gold and Wilcox for CCEC Board

I support Sue Gold and Gayle Wilcox for the Coos Curry Electric Board because they advocate for:

· Keeping electricity rates

low · Having open board meetings and allowing members to express their concerns and ask questions of the CO-OP board Currently the governing by laws does not allow a cooperative member to attend even a regular board meeting.

After a short period for public comments, the member is asked to leave the meeting. Therefore you as a member never has the ability to know what those you have elected to govern your electric co-op are doing, because these meetings are literally behind a closed door, to you, the member.

· Caring about YOUR money and being fiscally responsible to YOU

· Having ALL board members represent us at all meetings that effect our pocketbooks. Currently Georgia Cockerham is being barred from many meetings so this does not allow her to represent the members that voted for her

· Making good decisions that are based on facts, common sense, logic, and focused on CCEC’s main mission of providing reliable electricity to CO-OP members at the best possible rates

Mail in your ballots today and vote for SUE GOLD and GAYLE WILCOX.

It’s Time for a CHANGE!

Dan Fraser Brookings

Vote for Wilcox, Gold

I will be voting for both Gayle Wilcox and Sue Gold to join the Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative Board of Directors (CCEC) and highly recommend everyone to do so. Given the misinformation which has been supplied by our Board incumbents regarding our CCEC financial instability and future, I worry we soon will be burdened with increased monthly electric rates, fees, and assessments.

I am also very concerned regarding our enormous CCEC debt which the incumbents have created in the past 2-years (amounting to about $4500 per EACH-CCEC Member). Sue Gold and Gayle Wilcox are very well known and familiar Curry County leaders and consistently demonstrated they know how to run fiscally responsible businesses plus government agencies and programs. I hope you will join me and vote for Sue and Gayle. It is time for a change and to have member representation on the board.

Pamela Thorsch Harbor

I support Sue Gold

This letter is in support of Sue Gold for a position on the Coos Curry Electric Company Board of Directors. I have known Sue for several years and have worked with her on many county issues when she was a Curry County Commissioner.

I know Sue to be very sensible, honest and very fiscally responsible. I support Sue in her endeavor of being selected to the Board of Directors of CCEC. I have no doubt that Sue would be an asset to that Board and the community it serves.

Sheriff John Ward Curry County

Guns keep people safe

Must respond to Lionel Youst. If everyone had a gun, everyone WOULD be safe. You will not cure nutcases by taking away OUR guns. Those kind of people will kill with whatever they can get their hands on.

So by your logic we must make knives. Bats and kitchen forks illegal. Entitled, participation trophy raised kids have absolutely no coping skills when reality hits them. Therefore, they get mad and get a gun. I wonder what anti- gun establishment is getting into these peoples’ heads making them do these stupid things. All in the name of taking away our rights as free Americans to protect ourselves. Think about it.

Toni Griffin Coos Bay

Kudos and concerns Kudos to Coos County commissioners for recent meetings that have been generally orderly, well-run, and productive. A big “thank you” to commissioners for working on behalf of their constituents and for encouraging public input.

I am concerned, however, about Commissioners Main and Taylor making remarks and using their elected, taxpayer-supported positions of power to push personal agendas and promote personal biases. During recent meetings, Commissioner Main has made derogatory comments about “wokeness”., “idiot liberals”, “supposed LGBTQ people”, and the homeless “who are all drug addicts”, and he has asked people to contact Oregon Republican legislators who have walked out of the current legislative session (in violation of law and in abandonment of their oath to serve) with “calls, emails, and letters of support”. He refers to Democrats as “the other side”, and he misrepresents facts around positions on various issues of those ”on the other side”.

He and Commissioner Taylor have also made remarks that racism and other forms of prejudice do not really exist in America… and if they do exist, it is the “people who talk about it who are creating it” and “they are the racists”. Commissioners Main and Taylor have stated that climate change concerns are a ‘hoax’ and a “bunch of hooey” made up by “crazy Democrats”. I think this name-calling and these misrepresentations are unprofessional and insulting, and I believe this behavior undermines any confidence that they are working hard to fairly represent ALL of their constituents.

I would encourage Commissioners to leave “culture war” issues to the likes of Trump and Marjorie Taylor Green… and to stick with conducting the business of the County for the benefit and security of all those they represent.

Douglas Jones Coos Bay

Never forget May GOD bless the 10 Oregon Republican’s Senators who have risked everything in their stand against tyranny. Good people of Coos County did you know that your two Republican Senator’s played the parts of Judas Iscariot and turned on those 10 brave Republican state senators?

https://www.oregonfirearms.org/wagner-craps-out NEVER FORGET. Joe

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Guest Column

Farmington, a town in need of a jolt

By DAVE MARSTON

The good news these days about Farmington, New Mexico, is that the air looks clear. That’s a huge change.

For 60 years the air was dingy, polluted by two, enormous coal-fired power stations in nine units that produced 3,723 megawatts of generation — enough to power two million homes. Now, just 1,540 megawatts remain in two units equipped with modern, air-pollution control systems.

Starting in the 1960s, the town’s giant smokestacks could be seen from miles away, and their dangerous emissions helped add the designation of “national sacrifice zone” to this Four Corners area. Pollutants included “beryllium compounds, chromium compounds, cobalt, and five other carcinogens,” reports ProPublica.

But these days you might describe Farmington, population 46,422, as an attractive river town where “you can see mountains 100 miles away,” says Mike Eisenfeld, energy and climate program manager of the San Juan Citizens Alliance, a regional environmental powerhouse with 1,000 members.

Farmington is becoming known for its recreation, ranging from national parks and monuments to eight miles of river walks and mountain biking on 120 miles of trails.

“Jolt Your Journey!” is how the town promotes itself to visitors. A cultural battle, though, is being fought over what substitutes for coal as a power supply. Given the town’s nearconstant sunshine and underused grid tie-ins to Sunbelt cities, solar-powered electricity might seem the obvious replacement. However, the people with clout in town — Mayor Nate Duckett, City Manager Rob Mayes, and the nonprofit Farmington Electrical Utility — yearn for the good old days of fossil fuels.

Power from the now-closed San Juan Generating Station was cheap, says Mayor Duckett, who enjoys broad local support, having won his seat with 86% of the vote in his last election in 2018. “It was also homegrown,” he adds, “and there were good jobs,”

To keep its coal plant open, Farmington, chased a carboncapture scheme even though

Clearing it up

I am responding to the recent article published in the World paper entitled, “Wright Issues Statement on Passage of House Bill 2002.” In his response, Boomer Wright makes a few misrepresentations about what HB2002 does and does not do. Wright claims that passage of this bill would allow minors younger than 15 to obtain abortions without parental consent. Actually, Oregon currently does not have any specific laws that require parental consent or notification at ANY age. That law was repealed in the 1980s after the US Supreme Court held that it is unconstitutional to give a parent absolute veto power over a child’s abortion. Wright also misstated that gender affirming care for those as young as 15 will be

its history is one of failure. All eleven of President Obama’s carbon capture projects have either gone belly up or were never built. A Mississippi coal project alone cost $7.5 billion, leaving only mountains of scrap.

Farmington’s failed carboncapture scheme cost millions of dollars in legal fees and precious time. Without power-purchase contracts, Farmington Electric had no steady electrical supplier when its coal-fired electricity was switched off. The utility burned through a good portion of $100 million in reserves buying gas and electricity on the open market.

To rebuild a financial cushion, the Farmington utility raised customer rates in April. This angered many residents though resentment had been simmering for years. Everyone knew that coal was nearing its end, yet no plans had been made for developing a major replacement.

Aztec, a town of 6,163, was once a customer of the Farmington utility, but it rebelled, now buying carbon-free electricity from Guzman Energy. Neighboring Bloomfield, population 7,371, says it also wants to partner with Guzman. Meanwhile, solar development has been flourishing around Farmington, with 1,300 megawatts of utility-scale generation either planned or under construction.

Farmington could easily get into the action since it can self-permit. It also owns those valuable grid tie-ins through its substations. In fairness, it has vague plans for a solar array, but an inefficient, gaspowered plant is what’s in the process of getting built to augment a big gas plant they already own.

Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, which gave a boost to nonprofit utilities like Farmington Electric, there’s

federal money available to help build solar arrays. The Act allows a utility to build and sell renewable electricity while also raking in generous government incentives. Farmington’s need is pressing, as both New Mexico and the region aren’t producing enough homegrown energy.

All of the financial support right now for developing solar power adds to the frustration of area conservationists.

Mark Pearson, executive director of the San Juan Citizens Alliance, says, “Farmington… wants to export chemicals manufactured from natural gas in the region. But they have the means to export a finished product — electricity made from the sun — via high-voltage electric lines.”

The Alliance’s Eisenfeld thinks a tipping point is fast approaching. “You need the philosophical buy-in that the transition from coal to clean energy is actually upon us,” he says. “Then it all happens quickly.”

But for now, the good ole’ boys are still in charge.

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

without parental consent. In Oregon, youth have the right to consent to their own medical care, including gender affirming care, already at the age of 15. Again, this is state law in Oregon. HB2002 does NOT change this.

Wright’s assertion that private insurers will be forced to cover sex-changing procedures and treatments under the insurance of the parent without their knowledge is also a misrepresentation. HB 2002 will make it much more difficult for these private insurers to deny or to limit coverage for gender-affirming treatment IF the treatment is deemed medically necessary by the physician.

HB2002 WILL prevent health care providers from facing legal prosecution due to the restrictive laws in other states. The bill also prevents

insurance companies from penalizing health care providers for providing gender affirming care and/or abortion services with higher premium rates. HB2002 will establish and mandate student health centers to provide enrolled students with reproductive and gender affirming care, it will make it a crime to block people from entering a health care facility, it only clarifies that parental consent is not required for those under the age of 15 to obtain an abortion, it protects the patient’s privacy rights, it closes gaps in insurance coverage, and it will create a pilot project two mobile health care clinics to provide badly needed healthcare services to rural areas of our state.

Dave Marston

Joanne Moss Coos Bay

Photo by Mike Eisenfeld

Blue skies of San Juan Generating Station, near Waterflow, NM.

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NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

On 4/26/2023 the Coos County, Or. Circuit Ct. appointed Sue Willard as the Personal Representative (PR) in the Estate of Joanna Huddleston, Case #23PB03780. Claims against the estate must be presented to the PR, with proper vouchers, within 4 months from the 1st publication date or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by this proceeding may get add’l info from the court, the PR or the Attorney for the PR.

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First published: May 23rd, 2023.

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A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Sumner Rural Fire Protection District, Coos County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, will be held at Sumner Fire Department Station #1, 60817 Selander Road. The Meeting will take place on Monday, June 12th, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comments from the public on the budget. A copy of the budget is available for review on Sumner’s Facebook page, facebook. com/sumnerrfpd. Public comments for committee consideration can be emailed to srfpd@coosnet. com.

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The Project is for construction of: Removal and Replacement of approximately 110’ of 10” sanitary sewer pipe, one sanitary sewer manhole, one storm manhole, 137’ of curb and gutter, 925 ft2 of driveways and 400 ft2 of concrete sidewalk.

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POSED LAND DONATION TO THE ROGUE RIVER - SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, POWERS RANGER

DISTRICT

The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest is issuing this public notice of the proposed acceptance of the ‘ Anvil Creek Property’ land donation on the Powers Ranger District, to be accepted under authority of: the\~ Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of October 2, 1968 (82 Stat. 906)\~ as amended by the\~ Omnibus Oregon Wild and Scenic Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-557: 102 STAT. 2784Oct. 28,1988). This 45-acre parcel across the Elk River from the FR 5325 borders the Grassy Knob Wilderness, the Wild and Scenic Elk River, and the Grassy Knob Inventoried Roadless Area, as well as state land that is associated with Elk River hatchery. Anvil Creek flows through the property, which mainly consists of second-growth forest (~60 years old), hardwoods and some conifers. Pursuant to 36 CFR § 220.6 (d)(6), this proposed land acquisition does not require a project file, and would be categorically excluded from further analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act. This parcel is of interest to the RRSNF in the Elk River Watershed due to the following benefits of acquisition: - Cold water refugia for local fish populations, as well as spawning grounds of the listed Southern Oregon/ Northern California Coast Coho Salmon. This private land acquisition in the middle river would secure salmon habitat and coldwater flows, which aligns with goals of both the Forest Service’s Watershed Condition Framework, Watershed Restoration Action Plan for Elk River (2012) and the Elk River SONCC coho “business plan,” created by agencies (including USFS) and partners.

- To honor the local legacy of Jim Rogers, a highlyrespected individual who worked for decades to protect the Elk River wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers for the long term protection of habitat for fish and wildlife. His family would like this land to be conserved into the future to help conserve Grassy Knob and Elk River.

- The property would act as a development buffer to the wilderness lands surrounding it (home to many key Threatened and Endangered Species), while providing recreational hiking opportunities into the wilderness during summer months. This would prevent forest fragmentation at wildlandurban interface and prevent significant development within the Wild and Scenic Elk River corridor.

This parcel is located on the Powers Ranger District within the Elk River Watershed. Access is via an easement from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife across the Elk River.

The lands surrounding the proposed acquisition site

are designated as LateSuccessional Reserves within Management Area 14 - General Forest, as described in the Siskiyou National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Siskiyou LRMP, USDA 1989). In 2002, this parcel and other lands in this vicinity were determined as “not to be acquired” because the land is “highly developed and not suited for National Forest purposes,” in the “Forest Plan’s Land Adjustment Map.” Through investigation by local resource specialists however, this was determined not be true given the limited amount of development of the site over time, and the natural features that are able to be protected with the acquisition.\~\~ Mitigation measures to prevent or minimize impacts to natural resources on or around the property would be required, including removal of waste and any structures from the site. The RRSNF plans to move forward with the Anvil Creek Property land acquisition as soon as possible barring significant concerns raised by local citizens, county governments, or Tribal Nations. If you would like more information or have questions relating to this proposal, please contact Matt Waterston, Powers District Ranger, by email at matthew.waterston@usda. gov or by phone at (541) 439-6201.

Published on May 30, 2023

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS, PROBATE DEPARTMENT

In the Matter of the Estate of: RANDALL GEORGE DOMENIGHINI, Decedent.

Case No.: 23PB03281

NOTICE TO INTERESTED

PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Rinda Domenighini has been appointed Administrator. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to Amy L. Muenchrath, attorney for the Administrator, at MuenchrathLaw, LLC, 280 N. Collier St., Coquille, Oregon 97423, 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 probate clerk’s office at the Coos County Courthouse, Probate Department 250 N Baxter, Coquille, Oregon 97423, Monday through Friday between 8 am and noon, and 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., the Administrator, or the attorney for the Administrator, Amy L. Muenchrath, MuenchrathLaw, LLC, 280 N. Collier St., Coquille, Oregon 97423.

Dated and first published this 16th day of May, 2023.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS, PROBATE DEPARTMENT

In the Matter of the Estate of: CECIL EUGENE JOHNSON, Decedent. Case No.: 23PB03873 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Pamela Calandrino has been appointed Personal Representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to Amy L. Muenchrath, attorney for the Personal Representative, at MuenchrathLaw, LLC, 280 N. Collier St., Coquille, Oregon 97423, 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 probate clerk’s office at the Coos County Courthouse, Probate Department 250 N Baxter, Coquille, Oregon 97423, Monday through Friday between 8 am and noon, and 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., the Personal Representative, or the attorney for the Personal Representative, Amy L. Muenchrath, MuenchrathLaw, LLC, 280 N. Collier St., Coquille, Oregon 97423. Dated and first published this 30th day of May, 2023.

Published on May 30, June 6 and 13, 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:

DONNA LOUISE PERKINS, Deceased. Case No. 23PB03251

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Michael Perkins has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the personal representative at P.O. Box 600, Coos Bay, OR 97420, 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.

/s/ Drew Scott Betts Drew Scott Betts, OSB #205521 Attorney for Personal Representative

PERSONAL REPRESEN-

TATIVE:

Michael J. Perkins

2104 Harrison Avenue North Bend, OR 97459

Telephone: (541) 756-4852

ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Drew Scott Betts, OSB #205521 Costello Law Office, PC 895 Commercial Avenue P.O. Box 600 Coos Bay, OR 97420

Telephone: (541) 808-0284

Email: dbetts@kcostellolaw. com

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AUCTION NOTICE

The following storage units located at Circle H Storage Facility at 1190 Newmark Ave Coos Bay, OR 97420, will be auctioned off on Friday June 16, 2023 at 10:00 am.

Terms: Cash Only

TENANT: UNIT:

Dolores Thouvenel #119

Michelle Swope #249

Kai Johnson #27

Russell Tupac #30

Douglas McMahan #107

Margaret Fyfe #114

Jesse Spencer #133

Advanced Property Management LLC

Tammy Tice, Property Manager 342 Anderson Avenue Coos Bay, OR 97420

541-269-7210

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NOTICE TO INTERESTED

PERSONS

On 4/25/2023 the Coos County, Or. Circuit Ct. appointed Sue Willard as the Personal Representative (PR) in the Estate of Etta Green, Case #23PB03761. Claims against the estate must be presented to the PR, with proper vouchers, within 4 months from the 1st publication date or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by this proceeding may get add’l info from the court, the PR or the Attorney for the PR. PR and Attorney for PR:

Sue Willard %Dean Gibbons Law, 205 SE Spokane St. Ste 300, Portland, OR 97292

First published: May 30, 2023.

/s/ Dean Gibbons Dean Gibbons OSB# 912835 Attorney for Personal Representative

Published on May 30, June 6 and 13, 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: JOHN VITO QUINCI, Deceased. Case No. 23PB04167

INFORMATION TO INTERESTED PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SCOTT QUINCI has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate of JOHN VITO QUINCI are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the personal representative at 15595 Hwy 412 East, Lexington, TN 38351, 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 23rd, 2023.

Nathan B. McClintock, OSB #841520

Attorney for Personal

Representative

Personal Representative:

Scott Quinci 15595 Hwy 412, East

Lexington, TN 38351

Telephone: (828) 712-9927

Email: scott@hycorporate. com

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

Probate Department In the Matter of the Estate of LINDA LEE MILLER, Deceased. Case No. 23PB03734 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Janine Linae Marcarelli 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 336 Ellsworth Street, Daytona Beach, FL 32114, 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, Matthew Wand.

DATED and first published on May 16, 2023.

WAND LEGAL, LLC

/s/ Matthew Wand Matthew Wand, OSB No. 004189 Attorney for Personal Representative

Personal Representative: Janine Linae Marcarelli 336 Ellsworth Street Daytona Beach, FL 32114 (503) 781-1194

Attorney For Personal Rep-

resentative:

WAND LEGAL, LLC

Matthew Wand, OSB No.: 004189

2818 SE Elliot Drive Gresham, Oregon 97080 telephone: (503) 680-8180

E-mail: matt@wandlegal. com

PROOF OF MAILING

I CERTIFY THAT A TRUE COPY OF THE FOREGOING WAS MAILED TO:

DHS Estate Admin. Unit: PO Box 10421, Salem, OR 97309

ON MAY 8, 2023

Matthew Wand, OSB No. 004189 Attorney for Personal Representative

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Public Meeting Notice

CITY OF COQUILLE

FY2023-24 BUDGET HEARING

COQUILLE URBAN

RENEWAL AGENCY

FY2023-24 BUDGET HEARING

PUBLIC HEARING FOR STATE REVENUE

SHARING 2023-2024

A Public Hearing of the Budget Committee of the Common Council of the City of Coquille, Coos County, State of Oregon, will be held at Coquille City Hall, 851 Central Blvd., Coquille, Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. The meeting will take place on June 5, 2023, after 7 p.m. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to receive comments from the public on the budget. There will be two public hearings, one on the proposed budget and one on whether or not to accept state revenue sharing.

A Public Hearing of the Board of the Coquille Urban Renewal Agency, Coos County, State of Oregon, will be held at Coquille City Hall, 851 Central Blvd., Coquille, Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. The meeting will take place on June 5, 2023, following the Regular Coquille City Council meeting (which starts at 7 p.m.). The purpose of the meeting is to receive comments from the public on the budget. Any person may appear at the meetings to make comments. Comments will be accepted in written and verbal format on June 5th to discuss the proposed programs with the City Council and the URA Board. Written comments may be mailed to the City Recorder, P.O. Box 490, Coquille, Oregon, 97423 and must be received prior to May 30th, 2023. Written comments will be read at the hearing. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained at Coquille City Hall between the hours of 9AM and noon and on the city’s website. http://www. Cityofcoquille.org

Published on May 23 and 30, 2023

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IN THE MATTER OF THE SALE OF COUNTY FOREST LANDS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO: ALL INTERESTED PERSONS

Notice is hereby given that the Coos County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on June 6, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. during the regular board meeting in the conference room at the Owen Bldg., 201 N. Adams Street, Coquille, Oregon.

The purpose of the hearing will be to hear public comments on the sale of County Forest Land. Pursuant to ORS 275.330, properties may be sold if the Board of Commissioners finds it in the best interests of the public to do so. Proceeds from any sale will be used to maintain or improve existing County Forest or Park lands or for future acquisition of lands to be set aside as County Forest or Park lands.

The County Forest Lands are described as follows:

Tax Account 581106 T26S, R14W, Section 22 TL900 containing approximately 2.17 acres;

Tax Account 581105 T26S, R14W, Section 22 TL700 containing approximately 2.10 acres

Date: May 15, 2023

Lance Morgan, Coos County Forester

Published on May 23 and 30, 2023

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A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Gardiner Rural Fire Protection District, Douglas County, Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 15, 2023 through July 14, 2024, will be held on Wednesday, June 7 @ 6pm in the Gardiner Fire Hall. The meeting is to present the proposed budget and to receive comment from the public on the budget. The tentative budget will be posted at the Gardiner Fire Hall prior to the meeting, copies of the tentative budget will be available by contacting the GRFPD at 541-271-3515 or gardinerrfpd@live.com

Published on May 30, June 6, 2023

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Public Auction

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The following unit will be sold at Public Auction

Starting June 13, 2023, at 9:00 am

Ending June 20, 2023, at 9:00 am for non-payment of rent and other fees. Auction to be pursuant to Auction Rules and Procedures for Truax Holdings. Rules are available at the facility office.

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A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Coos Bay Public Schools, Coos County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 will be held at the Milner Crest Education Center, 1255 Hemlock St., Coos Bay, Oregon. The meeting will take place on the 7th day of June, 2023 at 5:00 P.M. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after June 7th at the Coos Bay School District Administration Office, 1255 Hemlock, Coos Bay, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M.

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 program with the Budget Committee. This notice can also be found on the District’s website at the following address. www.cbd9.net

Published on May 30, 2023

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Bandon

distance races, with times of 11:22.23 in the 3,000 and 4:59.84 in the 1,500 — the first time the Western Washington University-bound runner broke 5 minutes.

Makiah Vierck was seventh in the 110-meter hurdles in 17.22 and the Tigers also scored in the final event, with the quartet of McLain, Michlek, Safaa Dimitruk and Analise Miller placing eighth in the 4x400 relay (4:28.03).

For McLain, finishing with a state title was a great way to cap a career that also included two team titles in crosscountry and another state championship in band this spring.

“It’s pretty amazing,” she said. “I’m happy I got to be a part of this team.”

While McLain was proud of all her teammates, she said Petrey’s performance was special.

“She works her butt off every day,” McLain said. “It’s cool to watch.”

For Bandon coach Brent Hutton, the title completed his coaching grand slam of state titles.

“It’s nice to have the four — boys track, boys cross country, girls track and girls cross country,” he said.

“I’m really happy for Dani to go out on top,” he added.

Hutton said he was thrilled with how the Tigers got there, needing more than what Petrey scored and getting it.

“It’s cool,” Hutton said. “We got points where they weren’t expected. The javelin was huge.”

Every girl Bandon brought scored at least one point.

Reedsport’s Clayton Wilson finished fifth in the 3,000 with a new best of 9:21.25 on Thursday and then just missed the podium in the other distance race, placing ninth in the 1,500 (4:28.06).

Gold Beach had one champion, Nelson Wilstead, who won the javelin with a big throw of 183 feet.

East Linn Christian claimed the boys title.

had,” said Lutes. The surprise of the team was Rogers, who joined the track program this year after being a baseball player throughout high school, and was nearly an afterthought. Saturday was his third time running the race.

“I decided to run a 400 at the end of practice one day,” he said, adding that his time in that lap was 53 seconds. “Bodey saw it. Coach (Steve) Delgado saw it and said, ‘Welcome to the 4x400 relay team.”

The win was the fifth of the meet for Marshfield’s boys.

Garcia-Silver, the Brigham Young University-bound senior, added the 3,000 and 1,500 titles to his cross country championship in the fall.

His time in the 3,000 was 8 minutes, 31.08 seconds, and the record was sweet given a season full of hardships.

“I had a lot of challenges,” he said. “I was injured, my grandma died and four days later my dog died. I was in a terrible spot.”

Garcia-Silver didn’t set a record in the 1,500, but won easily in 4:03.68 and said winning both races was sweet after finishing second in each last spring.

Lutes, meanwhile, broke a longstanding meet record in the 400 meters with his winning time of 48.29 seconds.

“To set the meet record, I shocked myself,” he said.

The former record holder, Ross Kremply of Sherwood, also specialized in both the 400 and 800 and had set the 400 record in 1997.

Lutes wasn’t able to duplicate his win in the 800, but that was largely due to Hidden Valley senior Grant Bohannon, who set a torrid pace from the start and built

a large lead and was never challenged.

Bohannon finished in 1:55.02 while Lutes ran a solid 1:58.66.

Marshfield got off to a fast start with its signature event, the pole vault.

Jonathon Parks and Trent Summers, also both recovering from injuries, finished first and second and teammate Waddington tied for fourth, giving the Pirates 22.5 points in just that event.

Parks repeated as champion, ultimately clearing 15 feet after earlier missing his first two attempts at 14-9. Summers missed his first attempt of the day and didn’t miss again until failing on all three attempts at 15. Waddington went out after clearing 13-5 ¾.

A scar on Parks’ right shoulder brought questions from media and he explained how he shattered his collarbone in a motorcycle accident and how tough it was to get back into the event.

Then he talked about how helpful it was having his two teammates along the way, especially Summers.

“I wouldn’t have gone that high if he didn’t push me,” Parks said. “He helped me get this far.”

Even with the fast start from the pole vault and Garcia-Silver on Friday, Marshfield had to work from behind on Saturday after Pendleton took the team lead several times, the last one with high placers in the 200 and 300-meter hurdles leading up to the final relay. The Buckaroos only won one event, Nolan Head’s victory in the triple jump, but had a bunch of runners-up and other high placers.

While Marshfield had 70.5 points, Pendleton finished with 65, Cottage Grove scored 59 and North Bend had 46.

In addition to its trophy, North Bend also returned home

with several event state champions on the boys side, including what has become a North Bend staple, the 4x100 relay.

A year after winning the event in Class 5A, the Bulldogs won it again Saturday, with the quartet of Folsom, Efraimson, Justice and Padgett winning in 43.24, nearly half a second in front of Pendleton. Going back to 2019, North Bend has won three straight official state titles in the event, since OSAA didn’t sponsor a state meet in 2020 or 2021.

“It’s the team bond, the team connection,” Padgett said of the key to North Bend’s success.

Justice agreed, adding that the runners hang out together off the track and it carries over to the race, where the team flows “flawlessly together.”

It’s the favorite event for the runners, too.

“The pole vault has a special place in my heart because I’ve done it so long, but there’s nothing that gets my adrenaline flowing like the 4x1,” Justice said.

Padgett followed that up with a dazzling win in the 100, where he crossed the line in 10.92 seconds, his first time under 11. When he saw the time on the scoreboard, he jumped for joy with a huge smile.

“That was one of my lifetime goals,” Padgett said of breaking the 11-second barrier.

In the 200, Padgett won again, barely edging Cottage Grove’s Brennen Murphy. Padgett was timed in 22.17 and Murphy 22.18.

“That was the best second-place I’ve ever felt,” Padgett said. “This whole day was amazing.”

The Bulldogs almost go another winner, too. Keegan Young led the entire way in the javelin until the final round, when Estacada’s Cody White had a throw of 192 feet, 2 inches, an

improvement by about 17 feet. Young finished second with his mark of 177-4.

Marshfield’s girls got a pair of placers in two throwing events, including a repeat state title by Daphne Scriven.

The junior followed her discus crown in 2022 with another win this year with her effort of 124-8.

Teammate Tori Cox, meanwhile, finished third in the event with a mark of 108-1.

In the shot put, Daphne Scriven had a big throw of 36 feet, ¾ inches to place third while teammate Tori Cox was sixth (35-5 ¾). Astoria’s Lily Meadows passed Scriven and runner-up Kalina Saechao of Cascade on her final throw to win at 38-10 ¼.

Scriven said she felt some pressure to repeat, especially since runner-up Abby Behrman of Estacada has gone back and forth with Scriven for results during the season.

“Today was really good,” she said. “It was really exciting for me.

“I wanted to get first or second in the shot, but third is great.”

Also great was having Cox with her in both events.

North Bend’s girls had one champion, Drew Hood, who won the javelin on the meet’s first day.

Hood started with a solid throw and improved on four of her next five attempts in the javelin, with her final throw of 118-2 enough to overcome Pendleton’s Nessa Neveau and earn the state title.

Hood later placed sixth in the triple jump, her favorite event.

North Bend got its first points of the meet in the girls 3,000, when freshman Ellie Massey worked her way through the pack throughout the race, finishing sixth in a new best 10:59.95.

Roxy Day placed second in the pole vault for North Bend.

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Bandon’s Marley Petrey accepts her athlete of the meet award from OSAA Executive Director Peter Weber.