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North Bend chooses interim superintendent

By DAVID RUPKALVIS

For The World

The North Bend School District selected Vince Swagerty to serve as interim superintendent for at least the next school year.

After meeting with the four finalists, which included Tim Crider, Patrick Mayer and Marc Thielman, the board chose to offer Swagerty the interim job. In a press release issued Wednesday, North Bend School District said the appointment is pending successful contract negotiations. Moving to North Bend will

be a big step up for Swagerty, who currently serves as superintendent of the tiny Mitchell School District in Mitchell, Ore. The one-school district sits in the tiny town of Mitchell, with a population of just 130.

While Swagerty currently lives and works in Central Oregon, he does have a lot of experience in the South Coast region. Before taking the superintendent’s job in Mitchell, Swagerty served as principal of Reedsport Community Charter School for three years.

He also served as principal of C.S. Lewis Academy in Newberg for two years and administrator at Open Bible Christian School for two years.

Swagerty will be replacing Superintendent Kevin Bogatin, who will be leaving the district June 30 to take the superintendent’s role in Tumwater, Washington.

Bogatin has served as superintendent since 2019, leading the district through the COVID pandemic.

When Bogatin announced he was leaving, he said he will

miss the students and staff who have worked so hard during his tenure.

“We have made a lot of progress together and I know the district is headed in the right direction in many areas,” he said. “There is still plenty of work and challenges for the next leadership team, but there is an abundance of talent, experience, and knowledge in this district to tap into. I have been truly blessed to work with an amazing group of people, and I will miss you and this wonderful community.”

Forging an alternative pathway to graduation

By DAVID RUPKALVIS For The World

Destinations and Resource Link students reach the finish.

Thirty-three students who might have been lost without alternative means of education walked across the stage Thursday to receive high school diplomas.

Destinations Academy had 23 graduates while Resource Link Charter School had 10. Both schools are part of the Coos Bay School District, but they give students a different route to graduation.

Destinations graduates Buddy Lockwood and Samuel Cagley shared their stories, saying without Destinations

State Accountability Committee Holds First Meeting, Confronted Over Senate Walkout

By RyAN HOOVER Country Media, Inc.

The Joint Committee on Oversight and Accountability held its first-ever meeting last night. Attendees used to public hearing section to demand Oregon Senators return to the legislature after walking out just over a month ago.

they would not have graduated on time. In part due to COVID and in part due to other issues, both students fell way behind after their sophomore years.

They were given two options. Stay at Marshfield and stay in high school five years or move to Destinations and have a chance to graduate in four. Both chose Destinations, which offers individual learning plans for each student.

Lockwood said he was still well behind entering this year, but by working with Principal Kayla Crook and his teachers, he was able to catch up.

“Destinations helped get me in the right direction,” Cagley said.

One person who under-

Coos County: Fire Season Fast Approaching

By RyAN HOOVER Country Media, Inc.

Fire season is fast approaching, the Coos Forest Protective Association wants you to know.

In a press release on June 1, the association announced that its time to start thinking about fire prevention.

“Now is the time to start thinking about fire prevention. The rain events over the last month have helped keep the start of fire season from coming early, but fire season will be here soon. Every sunny and windy day brings us closer to the start of fire season,” the statement read.

Jeff Chase with Coos Forest Protective Association said that despite the heavy rainfall and solid snowpack throughout the winter and spring – statewide snow-

pack levels reaching 189% of normal levels in April – things are starting to dry out. He predicted a “normal fire season for the left side of the cascades.”

Once fire season does go into effect in Coos County, all debris burning will be prohibited. But with fire season so close, Chase said its best to hold off on big piles until the fall or winter.

“We encourage people that burn barrels right now are fine or small piles that will burn up in a day,” Chase said. “But those big piles will hold heat for over a month, so hold off on those until fall or winter. If you have large piles, waiting for significant wetting rains in the fall is the safest option for burning them.”

Chase said that the debris burn ban is in place because of ongoing issues involving unattended burn piles and Coos County’s unpredictable winds, but that

The Joint Committee is a bicameral committee comprised of six senators and six representatives, with six of the spots currently held by Republican and Independent legislators. The remaining six spots have been reserved for Democratic legislators, but as of the first meeting, none have agreed to join the committee. Committee members were hopeful more Democrats would join.

“I look forward to the day that some of our Democrat colleagues will join us. I have been speaking with them and think that it’s not unrealistic that there will be some opportunity in the future. So, I look forward to that,” co-chair and House Republican Leader Vikki Breese Iverson said.

Committee members include Senator Tim Knopp, Oregon Senate Minority Leader and co-chair; Representative Vikki Breese, House Republican Leader and co-chair; Representative Greg Smith, who is on the Ways and Means Committee; Representative Warner Reschke, who is also on the Ways and Means Committee; Senator Dick Anderson; and Representative Brian Hilcrest.

At the meeting, Senator Knopp stated that the committee was created because it’s members “believe strongly in oversight and accountability and don’t believe that was happening in the legislature. And there were plenty of issues that needed to be addressed.”

Senator Knopp said many of those issues surround the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. An investigation into the commission earlier this year found that multiple highlevel employees hoarded bourbon for personal use, among other things.

“House and Senate Republican and Independent leaders sent letters in March and April urging the Governor to launch independent, nonpartisan investigations into the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission’s (OLCC) (1) potential favorable treatment of land acquisitions; (2) alleged rare liquor distribution;

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Graduates from Destinations Academy and Resource Link Charter School celebrate by throwing their caps and shooting off poppers at the end of their graduation ceremony Thursday.

Photos by David Rupkalvis / For The World Students from Resource Link Charter School make their way to their seats to open the commencement ceremonies Thursday.

Photo Courtesy of My Photo Buddy / Shutterstock Fire season is fast approaching, the Coos Forest Protective Association wants

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Sharon Louise Whitney Stuhlmiller

Jan. 31, 1945 to May 28, 2023

After enjoying the coolness of the morning breeze and the plantings in her Northeast Portland gardens, Sharon exchanged loving words with her sister, Donna, settled in her wheelchair, and found eternal peace. For over five decades, Sharon had contended with the disabilities from multiple sclerosis.

Sharon credited her longevity to Dr. Roy Swank’s influence and his early research for patients with multiple sclerosis. She appreciated her team of doctors at Providence Medical Group and Oregon Health & Science University, both in Portland. Over the course of her life she had an extensive array of doctors from San Francisco to Portland.

Determined to embrace life as long as she could, Sharon traveled to Montana last year for her great nephew’s high school graduation and visited her uncle and cousins in Qualicum Beach, on Vancouver Island. Sharon sang a rousing “She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain” while accompanied by her uncle on his ukulele. Her personal favorite was Gordon’s rendition of, “I Passed by Your Window”. Sharon was born in New Westminster, B.C. Canada as WW II was ending and emigrated to the U.S. with her family as young child.

This spring, she hosted her nephew, Jack from Edinburgh, Scotland. In May, several of her family members visited to wish her well and to see her new apartment that was decorated with family photographs and memorabilia. Sharon still had trips on her “bucket list”. One was to sail up the Columbia River with a granddaughter, another to attend her great granddaughter’s graduation from Eastern Oregon University, third to visit her youngest great granddaughter in England, and a fourth was to attend her uncle’s 99th birthday party.

She was involved with her children’s activities: room mother, den mother, and with her husband Terry provided leadership for the 4-H Horse Program: Horses & Horsemanship. The Hauser Dune Riders competed and won numerous ribbons during those years. Sharon was proud of the blue ribbon she won at the state fair for knitting. Her family remembers holding a fashion show and modeling various garments she had made.

Sharon reconnected with friends

and reminisced with classmates at Marshfield High School class of ‘63 reunions. She especially liked annual picnics at Sunset Beach. Sixty years ago, she was a member of the “Pirettes” twirling team that led the MHS Marching Band in the Portland Grand Floral Parade.

Sharon is survived by her daughter, Danyel Louise Petersen, (LeRoy); a son, Darin Ardell Stuhlmiller; plus, three stepdaughters, Cindy Johnston, Betty Stuhlmiller, and Vicky Farrens; and a stepson, Daniel Stuhlmiller from her blended family. The importance of her role as grandmother and great grandmother was noted when anyone asked about her family. Sharon would proudly state she had 12 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.

She is also survived by her sisters, Kim Whitney Smith (Clayton) and Donna Gail Gamble (Doyl); a brother, Ernest Evans Whitney, Jr. (Ellen); an uncle and numerous cousins in Canada; four nieces; six nephews; several great nieces and nephews; and three great-great nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Terry Lynn Stuhlmiller; daughter-in-law, Valerie Stuhlmiller; grandson, Chad Johnston; her parents, Ernest Evans and Dorothy Eileen Whitney; and baby sister, Donna Arlene Whitney.

The family is planning a graveside ceremony officiated by Pastor Matt Gass at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at Sunset Memorial Park-Cemetery, 63060 Millington Frontage Road. The North Bend Chapel is handling the funeral arrangements 541-756-0440.

the debris burn ban has really helped.

“Around here, the biggest issues we run into are people leaving the pile and then going somewhere else, or people burning when its windy out,” Chase said.

“A lot of people assume that if it’s not smoky, it’s out. Until we get a nice 30-mile-and-hour windy day and things come to life. We’ve been able to prevent a lot of fires by not allowing people to debris burn during the summer.”

The debris burning ban specifically applies to the burning of debris in Coos County, but not campfires. In addition to cities having their own burning restrictions,

public lands also have restrictions based on the National Fire Danger Rating System. Chase said that when the National Fire Danger Rating System hits extreme, no fires are allowed at all.

“Once we go into fire season, we start using the daily fire danger [meter]. Public restrictions go off the National Fire Danger Rating System, which are low, moderate, high and extreme,” Chase said. “When we hit extreme, we don’t allow campfires, period. At moderate or high, you should really be in a designated campgrounds where there’s a manager or host that checks to make sure people are putting their campfires out.”

For those who go camping during fire season and plan to

have a campfire, Chase encouraged checking both the National Fire Danger Rating System and the local restrictions for the area to be camped. Some private campgrounds are even more restrictive than the county. And of course, always safely maintain and control a fire if you do have one, Chase said.

While Chase asked the public to “be prepared,” because the start of fire season and the debris burning ban could come as soon as next week, he wants people to know that fire season in Coos County has not officially started.

“We often get confusion in the Gold Beach area because they get their news out of Medford. Medford went into fire season yesterday.

Curry County is still not in fire season,” Chase said. “We’ll look at it again after the weekend and set a date. Be prepared and it’s going to be here.” You can find more information on fire prevention in Coos County at www.coosfpa.net, on Facebook, or by calling 541-267-3161.

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(3) process of granting retail licenses. In response, the Governor has said that the DOJ’s investigations will suffice. We disagree,” a statement from the Joint Committee read.

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Those seeking more information about 2023 wildfire season in Oregon can check out wildfire.oregon.gov/pages/ current-conditions.aspx for current conditions and active fires.

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The Joint Committee stated that its first order of business would be to seek answers to the alleged actions of the OLCC. Senator Knopp cited previous corruption in the Oregon Secretary of State’s office as another reason the Joint Committee was formed.

Shemia Fagan resigned

As Oregon of Secretary of State last month after records revealed she accepted a $10,000-permonth contract with a cannabis company while her office was auditing the state’s marijuana program.

that the Senate could not form a quorum, impacting school budgets among for next year, among other things.

“When I heard about this meeting, I was so excited and I don’t doubt that OLCC and our Secretary of State require oversight, but the biggest glaring elephant in the room is the fact that the senate has not been able to form a quorum,” she said. “They have not been able to move forward. As an educator, I was explaining this to our middle school students. If there is no budget passed because of the absence of too many people to cause a quorum, the state schools will stay at the same level, and yet the increases in students and inflation will cause us to be losing things in schools. So, I am here begging you to look into that elephant in the room.”

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“Of course, at the Secretary of State’s Office, we also saw ethical issues and corruption that ultimately led to the resignation of our Secretary of State,” Senator Knopp said.

“We need to make sure the public is hearing all the information and are satisfied that things are operating as they should in agencies. And if they aren’t, we need to know about it.”

Representative Greg Smith said he wants to ensure accountability on waste and misuse of resources through the Joint Committee.

“One of the things I always try to keep in mind is that the hardworking folks who pay taxes expect their money to be used appropriately. One of the things I’m hoping to accomplish through our conversations and through our work is to ensure that hard-earned tax dollars are spent correctly. And that there’s accountability on waste and accountability on misuse of resources,”

Representative Smith said.

Public Asks Republican Senators to Return to Legislature

During the public hearing section of the meeting, multiple members of the public asked Republican Senators return to the legislature. Republican Senators staged a walkout on May 2 after insisting the legislature has failed to comply with state laws mandating bill summaries be written at an eighth-grade reading level. Democrats believe they’re trying to prevent votes on bills protecting abortion rights and limiting guns. Since then, the Senate has been unable to do any work without a required quorum of 20 of its 30 members.

One member of the public, Mrs. Baker Croft, stated that the elephant in the room was the fact

Brian Ettling, a park ranger at Crater Lake National Park for 30 years, pleaded with Republican Senators to show up and do their job.

“I know with my job I had to show up for work every day,” Ettling said. “I couldn’t choose what programs I did and didn’t want to do. I ask the same thing of all your Republican senators: Show up on the floor and do your job.”

Janette Lorentson directed the Joint Committee’s attention to one of the many acts currently pending in the legislature, the Inflation Reduction Act, which she said needs to be passed. “Oregon has once in a generation opportunity right now so receive as much as $8 billion in federal funding created by the Inflation Reduction Act,” Lorentson said. “This can protect Oregonians from heatwaves, forest fires, and drought. I’m here to ask you to fulfill your duty to show up and have a quorum. We cannot leave $8 billion on the table when it could be helping with the human misery that climate change causes in Oregon.”

As of the publication date, no future Joint Committee on Oversight and Accountability meetings were scheduled. All meetings are livestreamed at olis. oregonlegislature.gov/ liz/mediaplayer? clientID=4879

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The Joint Committee on Oversight and Accountability has an anonymous tip line at 541-213-0201.

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Don was born in Walker, Minnesota on May 1, 1941, and passed on May 11, 2023, at home in Hauser.

Don grew up in Myrtle Creek, Oregon and started working at a young age in his dad’s mechanic shop and mom’s restaurant. After graduating high school Don took off to Alaska where he spent most of is working years before retiring and moving to North Bend.

Don was by trade a diesel mechanic and welder and traveled all over Alaska putting his skills to good use at logging sites, building roads, and construction sites. Don also worked as a logger and fisherman.

Don done a lot of traveling all over the USA and really enjoyed those trips. Once he settled down in North Bend, he got into horse riding and said that was some of the best fun he ever had. He got Mariah and Gray Shadow (Arabs) and rode all over the dunes daily with his dogs, RT, AL and Bob by his side. He took part in trail rides, parades, gaming and a few cattle drives up in Montana. Don, his horses,

Joseph Gleich

July 27, 1942 – May 31, 2023

Joseph Gleich, 80, of North Bend (fun fact, one of the few people who literally didn’t have a middle name) passed away on May 31, 2023 in Coos Bay with his wife of 58 years by his bedside. Born and raised in New Jersey, he came of age in New York City before meeting his college sweetheart, a Brooklyn beauty, in Connecticut. Joseph and Susan got married, had a daughter, Stephanie, and then Michele, before his brilliant business acumen provided him extremely early retirement after working, living, and playing in Illinois, Ohio, Colorado and California. Joseph promptly set about donating to every nonprofit and investing in every for profit that needed it in his community. He built his wife her dream home, and he bought his young daughters ponies – a dream come true. He volunteered to stack hay bales, even though he suffered from hay fever, he volunteered to hand out hot chocolate at his kid’s ski races even though he despised the cold, he volunteered to man the Christmas tree lot even though he was Jewish, and he volunteered as the disabled parking enforcement official in Coos Bay even though he lived in neighboring North

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Christopher James Common

and dogs traveled in Don’s most prized possession a 1946 truck and horse trailer that he completely rebuilt his self. It became his true passion in life. When not out horse riding he could be found in his shop putting his mechanic and welding skills to use tinker on something all the time & always willing to help out a good friend.

For the last 6 years Don was joined by his new sidekick, Reva Roe, a Catahoula pup that he said he finally found something more stubborn than he was. Together they traveled all over and could often be found running the sand dunes in a 4x4. Reva now lives with a friend of Don’s but grieves for her lost friend.

In the last few months during our many long conversations Don had this to say about his life “I lived a good life and experienced so many things. I’m sorry for nothing, did the best with what I had, don’t be sad when I am gone, I am happy with my life. What a ride!”

Don’s ashes will be spread where his horses and dogs lay at rest. Per his wishes no services will be held.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Christopher J. Common, 76, of North Bend, on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at the Coos History Museum, 1210 N. Front Street in Coos Bay.

On the morning of June 1, 2023

Christopher James Common passed away at the age of 76. Chris was born to James and Shirley Common in San Diego, California in 1946. He received his Bachelor’s degree in 1969 from San Diego State University. He then served four years in the United States Coast Guard. During this time he married his wife of 52 years, Gail Common. Together they raised three children, Michael, Jeffery and Sarah. Chris worked as a tug captain for over 42 years for Coos Bay Towboat. He also traveled and worked on tugs all over the world. He was a volunteer firefighter for the North Bend Fire Department for over 20 years.

Chris enjoyed white water rafting, camping, playing the guitar and spending time with his family and friends. Over the past 20 years, he wrote and published five books.

Chris is survived by his wife, Gail; daughter, Sarah; sister, Sherilyn; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Chris was preceded in death by his father, James; mother, Shirley; brother, Sidney; and his son, Jeffery.

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.

Debra Kay Lathrom

September 29, 1957 – June 5, 2023

graveside committal

Bend. Joseph will truly be missed by all of his family and friends.

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.

follow at Ocean View Memory Gardens Cemetery in Coos Bay. A public visitation will be held on Friday, June 16, 2023 from 1-5 p.m. at the North Bend Chapel.

Debbie was born on September 29, 1957 in Lamar, Colorado to Lee Roy Lathrom and Lola Mary (Ledbetter) Lathrom. She passed away peacefully on June 5, 2023 in Coos Bay.

Debbie was a proud graduate of North Bend High School. She enjoyed spending time with her family, watching the ocean, playing cards, feeding the wildlife and she loved collecting Dalmatians and all things Disney.

Debbie is survived by her mother, Lola Lathrom of North Bend; son, Jonathon and Lisa Kingsley of Salem; son, Adam Kingsley of Coos Bay; grandchildren, Hope, Adam Jr., Emily, Zoe and Sylvia Kingsley; siblings, Terry Lathrom of Coos Bay, Michael and Judy Lathrom of Portland, Raymond and Lori Lathrom of Hillsboro and Linda Wilkinson of Eugene; and numerous nieces and nephews and extended family members.

Debbie was preceded in death by her father, Lee Roy Lathrom; brother, Jimmie Lathrom; brother-in-law, John Wilkinson; and sister-in-law, Carla Lathrom.

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.

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A memorial service to celebrate the life of Roy J. Schalla, 71, of Coos Bay, will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at the North Bend Chapel, 2014 McPherson Avenue, with Intern Pastor Emily Ronsberg presiding. Private cremation rites were held at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay.

Roy was born on March 27, 1952 in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin to parents, Walter Schalla and Virginia (Williams) Schalla. He passed away on April 18, 2023 in Springfield, Oregon as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Roy was the oldest of five boys. He graduated from Elkton High School, class of 1970 and went on to study automotive repair at Umpqua Community College. He purchased a semi-truck and spent several years as a long haul truck driver traveling most of the United States and Canada. He owned his own automotive repair shop, before attending the Montana Police Academy and becoming the Chief of Police in Bridger, Montana. He went back to school in 1995 to study Marine Mechanics in Orlando, Florida, before eventually running a Labrador Retriever Kennel called Tidewater Retrievers, with his wife, Debora.

Roy married his high school sweetheart, Debora Baker, in 1971. Roy and Deb went on to have their first child, Brian, in 1975. Three years later they had their second child, Cally, in 1978.

Roy was a very accomplished marksman and loved all types of shooting. He was active in Cowboy Action Shooting and often won awards in both rifle and pistol

July 1, 1938 – June 4, 2023

Beverly J. Scott, 84, of Coquille, Oregon, died peacefully at her home in the early hours of June 4, 2023, following a four-month illness.

Beverly was born July 1, 1938 to John and Ellen Wesel in Morton, Washington.

At eight years of age, Beverly moved with her family to Bandon, Oregon, where she spent her formative years. Beverly lived a fulfilling life as a mother, sister, wife and friend. She loved creating delicate needle work until her eyesight began to fail. She was a wonderful cook, who worked in various restaurants throughout her lifetime. She retired from her profession in the early 2000s.

Beverly is survived by her husband of 64 years, Mr. William Scott; their sons, Anthony Scott of Tel Aviv, Israel and Bill Scott of Coquille, Oregon; and one brother, Willard Wesel of Winnemucca, Nevada.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesel; two sisters, Barbara and Joann; and two brothers, Bill and Leon.

Her legacy will live on in the hearts of relatives and friends and the many customers who enjoyed her culinary delights over the years.

Friends are invited to celebrate Beverly’s life at a service which

competitions. He was a lifetime member of the NRA and a supporter of Ducks Unlimited. He was also a lover of hunting big game and waterfowl and walleye and salmon fishing. When not hunting or fishing, he loved riding his four wheeler and spending time with his family camping. Roy was a beekeeper, a volunteer fireman and amateur pit boss.

Roy is survived by his wife, Debora; his children, Brian and Cally; his four brothers, Ron, Randy, Roger and Rob; his grandchildren and two of his dogs.

Roy was preceded in death by his mom, Virginia and his father, Walter.

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.

A mass of Christian burial for Michael J. Goll 66, of North Bend was held at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in North Bend. Interment was held at Sunset Memorial Park in Coos Bay.

Michael was born June 2, 1956 in North Bend, Oregon, to John Elmer and Elizabeth Louise (Osborne) Goll. He passed away peacefully in his home with his children and close friends by his side, May 24, 2023 in Medford, Oregon.

Mike attended Coos Catholic from kindergarten through the eighth grade. He also attended North Bend High School and graduated in 1974. During high school, he was an avid three-sport athlete competing in football, basketball, and tennis. Mike was also very much involved in Boys State during high school. He married his high school sweetheart, Sheree Mallory, in 1975. Shortly thereafter, Mike and Sheree moved to Portland where Mike took a job with the US Postal Service. The two moved back to North Bend in 1977. Their first child, Megan, was born in 1980. They had two sons, Ryan and Andy, born in 1983 and 1985 respectively.

Throughout his life, Mike always put his kids first. His kids were his best friends, and he was their best friend. Mike wanted to spend as much time with his family as possible. He enjoyed coaching Megan’s and Ryan’s youth and high school sports programs. He enjoyed taking Andy bowling and playing golf with Andy. Mike retired from the US Postal Service in 2011. He spent his retirement with his three children, their friends (who quickly became his friends), and his grandchildren. Mike was an avid North Bend Bulldog supporter. He enjoyed watching college and professional sports with his children, as well as betting on sporting events. He shared a unique and special bond with each of his children and his grandchildren. Mike had diverse interests and could meaningfully relate with virtually anyone on any level. He had a

Gail Louise Sprague (Markle) went home to be with her Lord and Savior May 11, 2023. She was born August 5, 1946 in Portland, Oregon to parents, Helen May (Evans) and Clayton F. Markle both of whom preceded her in death.

unique sense of humor, charisma, and personality that could light up any room and make every moment memorable.

Mike is sorely missed by his family and friends. His passing is a monumental loss to his family simply because he meant so much to so many.

Shortly before his passing, he relayed the following message to his children which speaks to the kind of man and father he was: “All I want you to say and remember is that we had fun.”

Mike is survived by his daughter, Megan Lucas (Reno) of North Bend; his sons, Ryan Goll (Amanda) of North Bend and Andrew Goll of Medford; granddaughter, Skylar Lucas of North Bend; and grandsons, Aiden Lucas of Medford and Gehrig Goll of North Bend.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Louise (Osborne) Goll; father, John “Jack” Elmer Goll, and his grandmother, Katherine Rose Goll.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the North Bend High School softball program in Mike’s honor.

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

will be conducted at 1 pm, Friday, June 9, 2023 at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Avenue in Coos Bay. Interment will follow the service at Sunset Memorial Park, 63060 Millington Frontage Road in Coos Bay.

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

Mary F. Frodermann, 71, of Myrtle Point, died

March 4, 2023 in Myrtle Point. Arrangements under the direction of Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service - Myrtle Point Chapel, 541-572-2524

Lois J. Cabrera, 90, of Coos Bay, passed away May 28, 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

Howard C. Eckley, 67, of Coos Bay, passed away May 30, 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

Gail is survived by her children, Jason Sprague and Jill Gregory (Sprague) both of Oregon; daughter, Christine A. (Smith) and Michael Cartwright; grandsons, Clayton Cartwright and Patrick Cartwright; all residents of Washington; her sister, Susan (Markle) and Thomas Bailey; nephews, Alex Bailey and family, Thomas Bailey and family; all residents of Arizona.

Dolores J. Fincher, 85, of Coos Bay, passed away May 30, 2023 at Springfield. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216

Jorge A. Torres, 65, of Lakeside, passed away on May 31, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440 www.coosbayareafunerals.com.

Christopher “Chris” James Common, 76, of North Bend, passed away on June 1, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Dennis G. Liebman, 68, of Coos Bay, passed away June 1, 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

John Brown Peery, 75, of Coos Bay, passed away June 2, 2023 in Portland. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Jerry D. Payne, 69, of North Bend, passed away on June 3, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Richard “Dick” Joseph Chiesa, 77, of Myrtle Point, passed away June 3, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Eugene Leland Perez, 88, of Coos Bay, passed away on June 4, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Ephraim B. Morris, 89, of North Bend, passed away June 4, 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

John A. “Jack” Moffitt, 85, of Bandon, passed away June 1, 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

Karen Sue Hollingsworth, 53, of Coos Bay, passed away June 5, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Debra Kay Lathrom, 65, of North Bend, passed away on June 5, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Teodora Bantigue Gleason, 80, of Coos Bay, passed away June 6, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Roy Joseph Schalla

Michael John Goll

Beverly J. Scott

Gail Louise Sprague August 5, 1946 – May 11, 2023

Bandon girls track team ranks tops in classroom, too

The World

Bandon’s state champion girls track team also was champions in the classroom, taking the top spot for Class 2A in the OSAA Academic

All-State Program.

The Tigers, who won their first team title in the sport, had the highest GPA among programs in the division as well, at 3.93.

Bandon’s boys golf team, which placed fourth at the state tournament, was fifth in the classroom for Class 3A/2A/1A with a 3.66 group GPA. The Tigers were seventh in Class 2A for boys track and field (3.36). Bandon also ranked in the top 10 for girls golf, eighth among Class 4A/3A/2A/1A programs at 3.79.

North Bend’s state champion band team tied for fourth in Class 4A with a 3.55 group GPA.

North Bend’s speech team had the best GPA in Class 4A at 3.79, but since all speech teams are grouped as one classification, ranked 11th overall, missing the top 10. Marshfield and North Bend both ranked in the top 10 for Class 4A/3A/2A/1A in boys tennis, with the Pirates sixth at 3.67 and North Bend 10th at 3.54.

Coquille’s state champion

girls track team ranked 10th for Class 3A in the classroom (3.74).

Siuslaw’s state champion boys team ranked fifth in the classroom for Class 3A (3.55). Siuslaw also was fifth for Class 3A in band (3.50) and seventh in baseball (3.34).

Marshfield and North Bend had programs across the board achieve grade point averages of at least 3.0. South Coast programs reaching at least that level are listed below:

• Bandon: Softball with Pacific (3.10), Baseball with Pacific (3.19).

• Coquille: Boys Track and Field (3.05), Softball (3.31), Baseball (3.08).

• Marshfield: Speech (3.36), Band (3.07), Girls Golf (3.33), Boys Golf (3.12), Girls Tennis (3.75), Girls Track and Field (3.26), Boys Track and Field (3.03), Softball (3.40), Baseball (3.20).

• North Bend: Girls Golf (3.61), Boys Golf (3.14), Girls Tennis (3.62), Girls Track and Field (3.58), Boys Track and Field (3.21), Softball (3.36), Baseball (3.29).

• Siuslaw: Girls Golf (3.54), Boys Golf (3.27), Girls Track and Field (3.43), Softball (3.29).

Winter Sports

Bandon’s boys basketball

The

team finished third for Class 2A in the classroom, the highest placing for any winter program in the area, with a 3.64 GPA. North Bend was sixth in boys basketball for Class 4A (3.58) and ninth in swimming for Class 4A/3A/2A/1A (3.73)

Coquille’s boys basketball team ranked fifth for Class 3A (3.67)

Siuslaw’s wrestling team ranked fourth for Class 3A (3.44).

South Coast programs with at least 3.0 GPAs:

• Bandon: Girls Basketball (3.56).

• Brookings-Harbor: Boys Basketball (3.09), Girls Basketball (3.33)

• Coquille: Girls Basketball

(3.70)

• Marshfield: Boys Basketball (3.42), Girls Basketball (3.42), Boys Swimming (3.23), Girls Swimming (3.49), Dance (3.57), Cheerleading (3.01).

• North Bend: Girls Basketball (3.38), Boys Swimming (3.37), Cheerleading (3.04).

• Siuslaw: Boys Basketball (3.18), Girls Basketball (3.70), Cheerleading (3.33).

Henthorn places third at Meet of Champions

The World

Coquille seventh-grader Ella

Henthorn placed third in the Oregon Middle School Meet of Champions for the 1,500 meters.

Henthorn was fastest among seventh-graders while running a new personal best of 4 minutes, 56.66 seconds.

Addison Horning of North Bend, also a

seventh-grader, was eighth in a season-best

5:13.04 and North Bend’s Bryleigh Mead, an eighth-grader, was 22nd (5:21.68).

Henthorn also was 13th in the 800 (2:33.14). Horning was 16th in the 800 (2:34.38) and Mead was 32nd (2:43.37).

Coquille finished 21st in the 4x400 relay with a team of all seventh-graders: Henthorn,

Bristol Layton, Paisley Morrison and Avery Johnson that finished in 4:37.73.

Layton placed sixth and best among seventh-graders in the turbo javelin with a throw of 95-11 and also was 29th in the 400 (1:08.98).

Rylee McNally of Marshfield was 23rd in the 100 hurdles (17.68). North Bend’s Lucy Danforth was 48th (20.64).

Marshfield’s Isabel Ashton was 19th (84-0) and Summer Green 20th (82-6) in the javelin.

Myrtle Point’s Delaney LaFranchi tied for 11th in the high jump, clearing 4-6. She was the only sixth-grader in the event.

Kaiya Evans of Azalea in Brookings was 11th in the 200 (27.74).

Boys

Marshfield choirs celebrate end of year

Myrtle Point’s Cash Miller placed sixth in the 800 meters (2:11.59) and eighth in the 1,500 (4:33.19).

Cole Lehnherr of Powers was seventh in the shot put (44-8 ½).

Carter McGriff of Marshfield Junior High was 13th in the 100 meters (11.90) and 15th in the 200 (24.81).

Owen Austin of Azalea in Brookings was 33rd in the 200 (25.66).

Ryder Blanton of Myrtle Point was 13th in the discus (134-0) and Brannan Jones of Harbor Lights in Bandon was 15th (128-9).

Portland Track Festival North Bend’s Addison Horning placed sixth in her age group in the 1,500 meters at the Portland Track Festival. Horning, competing in the 13-14 age group, finished in 5:20.00.

Magician Jeff Evans visits Coos Bay

Prepare to be amazed when world-famous magician Jeff Evans graces the Mingus Park Stage Monday, June 26, at 6:30 p.m. for the Coos Bay Public Library’s Summer Reading Program.

Jeff Evans’ career as a professional magician started from a book on coin tricks he read when he was 12 years old. Today, he performs hundreds of shows each year, proof that anything you want to learn can be found in books. Two consecutive years ParentMap Magazine awarded him a “Golden Teddy” for Best Live Entertainment and his peers in magic named him “Seattle’s Funniest Magician.” In the event of rain, the event will be held in the Myrtlewood Room at the Coos Bay Public Library.

Marshfield High School and Marshfield Junior High students ended the school year with a choir concert at the Marshfield Auditorium. During the concert, Choir Director Brett Aakre not only led the junior high choir, mixed choir, concert choir and New Horizons, Aakre also honored the senior class. One of the highlights of the concert was when state qualifiers Kylee Malaguti, left, and Brandt Hoffman sang the solos they performed to win district titles.

Photos by David Rupkalvis For The World

The event is part of the Coos Bay Public Library’s annual Summer Reading Program. During the summer, the Library offers both a reading challenge and programming for all ages which encourage people to read, learn, connect and find their voice. Beginning June 19 and continuing through August 19, participants of any age can participate in the summer reading bingo challenge, earning badges and entry into prize drawings. Participants who register will get a special prize for entering. This year, people can participate either online or using a paper bingo sheet. Challenge registration is available on the Library’s website or at the Coos Bay Public Library.

For more information on Summer Reading activities or the Reading Challenge, visit the Coos Bay Public Library’s website at www.coosbaylibrary.org, call (541) 269-1101 x 3606 or email Jennifer Knight at jknight@coosbaylibrary.org.

Photo by John Gunther/For The World

Bandon girls track team celebrates after winning the Class 2A state track and field championship. The team also ranked first in the state in the classroom.

Bleeding Blue

By SHERIFF GABE FABRIZIO

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Opinions expressed on this page are the writer’s alone and do not represent the opinion of the newspaper or its parent company, Country Media, Inc.

Letters to the Editor

Keep the incumbents

Dear Editor and Coos Curry Electric Cooperative members -

The decision of whom to vote for in the Coos Curry Electric Director election is quite obvious to me.

The Incumbents, Cheryl McMahan and Daryl Robison, each have nearly 40 years experience in the electric utility industry. They are well known and respected by other cooperative directors and managers throughout the northwest. They have excellent records and Coos and Curry counties are fortunate to have their contributions.

Robison and McMahan along with the management and their fellow directors are striving to bring southwest Oregon the very best possible services.

One opponent, former Curry Commissioner Sue Gold, simply cannot be trusted with anything as important as our electric system and here is just one of many examples why; During last week’s County budget committee meeting, Treasurer David Barnes was being questioned as to why he has not reconciled to the county’s books since 2022. His answer was that due to the commissioners failed and very expensive experiment into an untested financial program known as OpenGov; Mr. Barnes claims he actually got so far behind, he could not catch up. The county finally pulled the OpenGov plug in 2021.

As a County Commissioner, I initially voted in favor of OpenGov, but just days after, prior to the contracts being finalized and before we paid one dime, I saw the error of the move for our county. At that point and on several occasions, I begged Commissioners Sue Gold and Chris Paasch to vote with me and immediately cancel the project. They refused to abandon the untested software and Curry ultimately wasted months and hundreds of thousands of dollars on a product that never worked. Again, this is just one of many well documented examples as County Commissioner of Gold’s wasteful spending and terribly poor decisions. Fact: she either instigated or pushed hard for eight different lawsuits I vehemently opposed and our county lost them all –staggering costly! Coos Curry Electric Cooperative is too important to entrust to Gold.

I’ll vote to re-elect Cheryl McMahan and Daryl Robison. They have spent decades working hard to build and improve our communities. They are the kind of people we need directing CCEC.

Court Boice Gold Beach

successfully negotiated with the union by listening and talking with them about our complex $62 million budget. As the current Director of Business Services, Mr. Crider presented the new HVAC system for Hillcrest Elementary School to the school board for their approval. The board asked questions about this detailed three-phase project. The Head of Maintenance outlined the boiler’s replacement. Mr. Crider explained how this budgeted item was fully funded. After one board member verified the cost, the board approved this needed upgrade. This was transparency and government at work.

The school board is choosing a new Superintendent. The district had a final online survey (now closed). I became concerned when our school board meetings were disrupted by non-district residents. It reminded me of an article I had read by Jonathan Levinson, Oregon Public Broadcasting, RegisterGuard; “Extremists winning positions in Northwest politics”.(4/9/23)

I am writing this letter to state my lack of confidence in our current school board. They interviewed a person who defied federal and state law during a public crisis, “resigned” his position as Superintendent (without renewing his professional license in a timely fashion), and found time to run for governor (including campaigning that insurgents who attempted to overthrown our United States Government were justified).

Without a doubt, Timothy Crider is my first choice, Patrick Mayer my second and Vince Swaggerty my third. If you are a resident of the North Bend School District, please email your Superintendent Choices to mbryan@nbend.k12.or.us or jim.jordan@nbend.k12.or.us, or call the Board Secretary at 541-751-6797.

Rae Lea Cousens North Bend Lions, and tigers, and bears… OH MY!

Just like lions, and tigers, and bears in the Wizard of Oz, the terms socialism, politically correct and woke are used to conjure up images of things to be feared. This practice does not serve political discussion well.

“Socialism” can be defined and implemented in different ways involving various degrees of collective or government ownership. Some dangerously extreme, such as North Korea. Some not so threatening to many of us, such as cooperatives, unemployment insurance, Social Security, or Medicare.

I wanted to take a moment and share with you, my bosses, the work we have been doing to improve public safety in Coos County. Over the past six months we have experienced a lot of successes, and some difficulties as we move forward under my term as Sheriff. First, I want to express the pride I have for my staff, they have been working hard to implement the vision we have for the Office, and we have been having some fun in doing it. As I always like to end things on a good note, I am going to share with you some of the challenges we have been experiencing and then share with you some of the successes. The past six months have not been without their challenges. As many of you know, Measure 114 may dictate a large amount of unfunded mandates to the office when it comes to the permitting of firearms.

While this measure is being challenged in both the federal and state courts, it would be imprudent of the Office to not consider how we would conduct this permitting and, more importantly financially support it. We are looking at software options which would allow you, the public, to schedule times to do the permitting, and assist with payment options and so forth which could be done on line. We have not yet implemented this as we are waiting to see what is going to happen in both state and federal courts with this measure.

Recently, the medical provider for our jail has informed us they intend to terminate their relationship with not only our county, but several other throughout the state of Oregon. This created difficulties for Coos County Sheriff’s Office to provide required medical services

seems to be a good thing: the ability to see what we may have not seen before in history. For example, red-lining in the real estate business that kept minorities from building equity and generational wealth. Under-funded schools in minority neighborhoods that hampered educational and professional achievements. Labor unions which prevented minority workers from joining and enjoying higher wages and other benefits.

“Woke,” however, is being reinvented to denote something negative. Critics of “woke” feel themselves as victims, being cancelled, banished, blacklisted, and hated. Much to the contrary, see the intent of “woke” to loosen long-entrenched thoughts and practices of discrimination that limited our ability to employ the talents of all of us to make the United States and the world flourish.

within the jail for all inmates. The county has been paying a little over one million dollars per year for this service. This is not without a silver lining as we have likely found a replacement company to take over this vital service to the jail with little to no added cost. We have been working diligently to get our jail back open to 98 beds. The Coos County Jail is currently funded to support 98 beds; however, the difficulty lies in hiring and retaining qualified personnel. We have hired several people into the Office, however, with the attrition rate, it often seems we are just breaking even. Since January 1, 2023, we have had several people leave the office either to retirement, or more prevalently to higher paying jobs. While we strive to offer a fair pay rate and benefits, our Deputies are payed ten percent below the average within the state of Oregon and our Sergeants are about eighteen percent below the average. The deputies we have are the folks who are invested in our community, they want to be here, they are proud of our office and our community and we are lucky to have them. However, when it comes to hiring it is a challenge to compete with other agencies, even within our own county.

Coos County recently completed a budget process which revealed a 2.68 million dollar shortfall between the cost of doing business and the funds which are available. To put this in perspective, property taxes for the county bring in about 6.5 million dollars; the Jail alone costs about 7 million to operate per year. The Criminal Division which houses our patrol deputies, contracts, detectives and records operates around 4 million dollars and the Administrative Division which houses

Dispatch, Civil and Animal Control operates at about 2.5 million dollars. The cost of doing business is high. Much of these funds are tied up in insurance, personnel and equipment costs. Remaining costs are gained through grants and contract programs, for which we are very thankful. Our state legislature often gives us mandates with no way of funding them. For example, the office is now required to become accredited by July of 2026, which will cost the county about $6000 per year just for the accreditation. This does not calculate in the personnel and equipment costs associated with getting the office to the point where we meet the requirements. I certainly have no issue with ensuring we meet a standard, but am worried about the time and resources needed to annotate what we are already accomplishing or working towards. The Criminal Division is also short staffed. Currently we are running two Deputies per shift who are responsible for handling calls throughout the county. I am sure you can see and understand the difficulties there. Ideally, we would want to afford time for our deputies to spend more time on calls, investigating them and bringing offenders to justice. However, I share their frustration in the sense that it seems we spend a lot of time just taking the calls which are consistently stacking up behind us. I want to provide a better service to this county and we can only do that by continuing to hire and get people in patrol cars. From my perspective, the biggest internal challenge we have is in hiring and retaining personnel due to our wage scale. But, as you can see, this is a complicated problem that we are working

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Letters to the Editor (Continued)

May 18 letter gave a May 26 deadline to reinstate me to the budget committee on which I had served in 2021. I won a Circuit Court lawsuit because council voted to remove me from committee assignments during ‘Other Business’ without adding the matter to the agenda, when I was not at the meeting.

My attorney’s letter said that if I was not reinstated by May 26, a lawsuit for Contempt of Court would be filed without further notice. The City attorney had claimed that the Water Board budget committee was not a city committee, so the 2021 Court Judgment did not apply. My attorney said that argument had no legal merit. His letter included the possible sanctions that the Court could impose for conviction on Contempt of Court, as follows:

Court Order, I would have been reinstated in 2022. However, former Councilor Timm Slater was appointed instead. During a work session review of the next day’s meeting agenda, Mayor Engelke said nothing would be discussed under ‘Other Business’. The following day, she proposed and council confirmed Councilor Slater’s appointment during ‘Other Business’!

Who knew that the plaintiff is responsible for enforcing a Court Order against the defendant?! The city ignored the Court order twice; legal intervention was necessary.

I support Crider

After attending the Forum for the Interim Superintendent in the North Bend Middle School and the School Board Meeting at the North Bend City Council Chambers (6-12023) it is clear that Timothy Crider should be the North Bend School District Superintendent.

District teachers and high school students alike support Tim Crider by poster, report and signed petition. Mr. Crider has worked with students for 21 years - 10 years in North Bend. He has performed jobs including coach, teacher, principal, business manager and human resource director. He has

The term, “politically correct,” I see as an effort to be sensitive to those different, with different experiences than oneself, an effort I see as reflecting good manners and even my Christian heritage.

Some, however, use the term to ridicule the idea that the words one uses can affect real change in behavior. That is a good point, but don’t stop there, work to affect real change in uncharitable behavior.

“Politically correct” is also used to condemn what some see as the left’s domination of higher education and the media. Confront this fear with a reassertion of professional standards in academia and journalism. “Woke,” to me, also

Don’t let politicians take a simplistic, us v. them approach. Assure we all are allowed the resources and opportunities to develop the knowledge and needed skills to address the challenges of our world.

Jeannie Culp Bandon

A different view I would like to comment on The World’s May 23rd article authored by David Rupkalvis, ‘Mayor refuses to put Noordhoff on water board committee’. The article printed on the same day that City Council approved my reinstatement to the Water Board budget committee. The World has not printed an update.

Why did the city decide to reinstate me? My theory is that the city changed course after the city attorney received a ‘Demand’ letter from an attorney with the Portland law firm Kell, Alterman & Runstein. The

(a) Payment of a sum of money sufficient to compensate a party for loss, injury or costs suffered by the party as a result of a contempt of court.

(b) Confinement for as long as the contempt continues, or six months, whichever is the shorter period.

(c) An amount not to exceed $500 or one percent of the defendant’s annual gross income, whichever is greater, for each day the contempt of court continues. The sanction imposed under this paragraph may be imposed as a fine or to compensate a party for the effects of continued contempt.

(d) An order designed to insure compliance with a prior order of the court, including probation.

(e) Payment of all or part of any attorney fees incurred by a party as the result of a contempt of court, and

(f) A sanction other than the sanctions specified in paragraph (a) to (e) of this subsection if the court determines that the sanction would be an effective remedy for the contempt. If the city had obeyed the

Finally, The World’s article states that the City Finance Director had been appointed to the budget committee. Not so! On April 17th, during Council’s review of the April 18 agenda, I asked what an unspecified “appointment to a board, commission or committee” was doing on the Consent Calendar. Mayor Engelke said that she was going to appoint the Finance Director to the Water board budget committee. The item was scratched before the Council voted to approve the Consent Calendar. It’s in the April 18 minutes. A Council vote to approve the Mayor’s appointment is required; there was never a vote.

Susanna Noordhoff North Bend

Where is Senator David Brock Smith?

While 10 brave conservative Oregon Senators are standing against democratic tyranny by not going to the democratic controlled Senate floor; where is Senator David Brock Smith?

Standing with the liberal’s democrats on the Senate Floor!

Conservatives of Coos and Douglas County; NEVER FORGET!

Joe Wilson Gold Beach

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Legal Notices 999

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

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TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-23952910-SW Order No.: 8782211 Reference is made to that certain deed made by, ANNE M. DAVENPORT as Grantor to First American Title, as trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., (“Mers”), as Nominee for One Reverse Mortgage, LLC, Its Successors and Assigns, as Beneficiary, dated 4/10/2014, recorded 4/22/2014, in official records of COOS County, Oregon in book/reel/volume No. fee/ file/instrument/microfilm/ reception number 201402918 and subsequently assigned or transferred by operation of law to Mortgage Assets Management, LLC f/k/a Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. covering the following described real property situated in said County, and State, APN: 6532800 25S1334DD-02400 LOT 6, BLOCK

3, FIRST ADDITION TO MARSHFIELD, IN THE CITY OF COOS BAY, COUNTY OF COOS, AND STATE OF OREGON. Commonly known as: 1267 S 10th St, Coos Bay, OR 97420 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. The default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantors: BORROWER(S) FAILED TO MAINTAIN HAZARD INSURANCE ON THE PROPERTY, AND/OR FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROOF OF INSURANCE, IN VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF BORROWER(S)’ HOME EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGE By this reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said deed of trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit: the sum of $60,947.57 together with interest thereon at the rate of 2.6530 per annum; plus all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust.

Whereof, notice hereby is given that QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION

F/K/A QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON, the undersigned trustee will on 9/19/2023 at the hour of 10:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Inside the main lobby of the Coos County Courthouse, located at 250 N Baxter St, 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 (if applicable) 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 the sale date. For Sale Information Call: 916-939-0772 or Login to: www.nationwideposting. com In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, 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 WASHINGTON. If there are any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, that 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. TS

No: OR-23-952910-SW

Dated: 5/10/2023 Quality Loan Service Corporation

f/k/a Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington, as Trustee

Signature By: Jeff Stenman, President Trustee’s Mailing

Address: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION

F/K/A QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON 108 1 st Ave South, Suite 450, Seattle, WA 98104 Toll Free: (866) 925-0241 Trustee’s

Physical Address: Quality

Loan Service Corporation f/k/a Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free: (866) 925-0241

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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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NOTICE OF TIMBER SALE

Sealed bids will be received by the Coos County Board of Commissioners at the Owen Building, 201 N Adams, Coquille, Oregon until 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 29, 2023, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Information on the sales and bidding procedure may be found on Coos County’s website at www.co.coos.or.us under Forestry Department, or at our office located at 1309 W Central, Coquille, OR The County reserves the right to waive minor informalities, to reject any bid not in compliance with all prescribed public contracting procedures and requirements and may reject for good cause any or all bids if it is in the public interest to do so. Prospective purchasers are urged to examine all data relevant to these timber sales, including the sealed bid procedure, and contract form.

For more information phone 541-396-7750 or 541-3967751.

Lance Morgan Coos County Forester

Published on June 13 and 16, 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 JOYCE L. MARK also known as Joyce Peat-Mark Deceased.

Case No. 23PB04510

NOTICE TO INTERESTED

PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned personal representative at Lawrence Finneran LLC, Attorney at Law, 405 North Fifth Street, PO Box 359, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by this proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. DATED and first published this 6th day of June, 2023.

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 PER-

SONAL REPRESENTA-

TIVE: 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

Published on May 30, June

6 and 13, 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 CHARLES D. POMMARANE, Deceased. Case No. 23PB04640

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Notice is hereby given that VICKI S. BENSON was appointed as the Personal Representative of said Estate on May 23, 2023. The above-named decedent died on April 3, 2023, Coos County, Oregon. Decedent died testate; therefore decedent’s Will has been admitted to probate. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same, with proper vouchers, within four

(4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice, as stated below, to the Personal Representative/

Administrator at: VICKI S. BENSON, c/o DONALD V. REEDER, LLC, Attorney at Law, 35 SE C Street, Suite E Madras, Oregon 97741, or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the Personal Representative, or the attorney for the Personal Representative.

Published:

Dated and first

June 13th, 2023

/s/ Donald V. Reeder

DONALD V. REEDER, OSB #810196

Attorney for Personal Representative 35 SE C Street, Suite E, Madras, OR 97741 (541) 475-2272; Fax: (541) 615-9318 gsr.dvr@gmail.com

Published on June 13, 20 and 27, 2023. The World and ONPA (ID:365304)

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

In the Matter of the Estate of GERALD MARCA Deceased. Case No. 23PB04461 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned personal representative at Lawrence Finneran LLC, Attorney at Law, 405 North Fifth Street, PO Box 359, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or they may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by this proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. DATED and first published this 13th day of June, 2023.

Marlene Piper

Personal Representative

Published on June 13, 20 and 27, 2023

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Public Auction Notice/ Foreclosure Sale Bryant, Randy: Unit G005

Auction Date: July 1st 2023

@ 10 am Location of sale: By The Dunes RV Storage,LLC

At 69088 Wildwood RD, NorthBend, OR 97459 Please call day of auction to confirm auction is still proceeding 541-756-7755

Published on June 13th and 20th, 2023

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Scoping National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)—

Endangered Species Act (ESA) Integration in Oregon

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the implementation of the draft plan for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)—Endangered Species Act (ESA) Integration in Oregon. These changes may have significant impacts on Oregon communities, individuals, and businesses that intend on developing in the floodplain.

FEMA is preparing this EIS in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969.

FEMA initially published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS on March 6, 2023, which opened

a 60-day public scoping process. On May 25, 2023, the public comment period was re-opened for an additional 32 days for comment opportunity and to schedule additional outreach events. FEMA is hosting inperson and virtual public scoping meetings to solicit comments on potential issues, concerns, and reasonable alternatives that FEMA should consider in its EIS. FEMA will use these comments to define the scope of the NEPA analysis and inform its decisionmaking. Please provide oral or written comments at the in-person or virtual public scoping meetings or in writing via www.regulations. gov (FEMA-2023-0007). Comments must be received by June 26, 2023, to be considered.

The project EIS website with the 2021 draft plan and associated documents is at https://www.fema. gov/about/organization/ region-10/oregon/nfip-esaintegration. This website includes information on all the in-person and virtual meetings.

FEMA will host an inperson public scoping meeting on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Coos Bay Public Library, Myrtlewood Room, 515 Anderson Avenue, Coos Bay, OR 97420 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The meeting room is accessible to people with disabilities. If you need to request an accommodation (e.g., sign language interpreters, Braille, CART/ captioning), please make your request by June 9, 2023, to FEMA-R10ESAcomments@fema.dhs. gov. Last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to fill. Future opportunities to comment on the NEPA environmental review process will be announced on the project website towards the end of 2023. For further information, please contact: Ms. Science Kilner, Regional Environmental Officer, FEMA Region 10, FEMAR10-ESAcomments@fema. dhs.gov, 425-487-4713, or visit the EIS project website. Published on June 13, 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

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stands the value of alternative education more than most is Kimberly Brick, the chair of the Coos Bay School Board.

“I’m not anybody special,” Brick told the graduates. “I’m not particularly smart. I failed math all four years of high school. The only reason I made it to class most days was because it was better than being home. I failed a lot.

“There were so many challenges I needed to learn from. There were times I didn’t think I would graduate. One reason I did was because I continued to show up.”

Brick told the students she tried out for cheerleading every year since seventh grade and finally made the team as a senior. Then she found out she was pregnant. As a pregnant teen, Brick was given the opportunity to go to the

through. We are bleeding our blue out to other agencies in the county and the state and it is something we are going to need to figure out to keep these qualified people here in Coos County. Thankfully, the commissioners are huge advocates of public safety, and are we are working together towards solutions. One of the biggest external challenges we have remains to be the ready access to illicit drugs, and the lack of prosecutorial capability due to Measure 110. We have formed and are forming increased ways and means to fight against the incursion of drugs which are severely harming our county. This is an ongoing

alternative-education school, and it changed her life.

She graduated from high school and became the first person in her family to graduate from college. All because she showed up and never quit, much like the students from Destinations and Resource Link.

“As alt-ed students, we sometimes have lives that don’t fit into the traditional model,” Brick said. “It doesn’t mean we’re less than those students in other schools. It means we’re bad asses who need to make our own way.:”

Leslie Traylor, who leads the Resource Link Charter School, told the students they were able to redefine what education means for themselves.

“Redefining education is the hallmark of alternative education,” Traylor said. “You are the embodiment of what that means, a pathway for students that works for them. Show the world who you are.”

priority that we simply cannot let lay idle. I don’t want to leave you with simply negative concepts, so lets talk about some of our successes. We have worked with our local agency partners and have opened the jail up for booking. While this is not a perfect solution as we would really like to house people who commit crimes, it is a step forward. Our peace officers now have a way to remove people who commit crimes from the situation they are in and bring a consequence. We have had some success in hiring. Currently we have three patrol deputies attending the state Law Enforcement Academy in Salem. By all accounts they are doing well and we look forward to getting them back in September. We have

Destinations Princi-

pal Kayla Crook had a similar message for the graduates.

“Today, we gather to honor a group of students who have overcome many obstacles and worked hard to succeed,” Crook said. “Graduates, congratulations, you made it. Once you walk across that stage tonight, you start a new class – adulting 101. I have confidence you possess the skills, knowledge and resiliency to ace this class. Remember, you got this.”

Dr. Charis McGaughy, superintendent of Coos

Bay School District, said watching the seniors graduate was a moment of extreme pride.

“I am proud this district offers multiple pathways for students to chart their own success,” McGaughy said. “This is truly a group accomplishment. Kudos to everyone here who has provided care and support for this group of students.”

After hearing the speeches, the students finally got what they came for, diplomas signifying a major accomplishment in life.

another Deputy who will be leaving for the academy this coming July with a return date in November. We have several corrections deputies who have been hired and we have some in the hiring process for whom we have high hopes. I will take a moment and promote our office in saying that we are hiring, if you are interested in a career in Law Enforcement, please apply! The Office recently completed a complete audit of our evidence room which revealed some issues, but the great news is that this process provides a path forward and makes us more efficient in our processing of evidence. Our county commission has been very supportive of the office and we made it through our budget process

efficiently. One of the items I am excited about is our wellness program. Captain Sanborn has applied for a federal grant which will financially supplement this program which focuses on the physical, mental and spiritual well being of our staff, their family members and retirees for two years post retirement. The rigors of law enforcement are demanding and my staff frequently have to experience and see things on a regular basis which are traumatic. We are developing and refining our peer support program and have partnered with a company which will provide culturally competent clinicians to counsel staff on a telehealth platform. I am excited for this as it takes care of the people

who take care of you. One of my priorities has been to bring a different level of transparency to you. To let my bosses, the public, know what I am doing. To that end, we have assigned the duties of Public Information Officer to Sergeants Adam Slater and Chris Gill. These men have done a phenomenal job of pushing information out to the public to let them know what is going on and more importantly what we are doing about it. This is a program which we are going to continue to develop as time goes on. I want to provide you with timely, relevant and informative content which you can use to understand what my office is doing for you. I view our efforts in this arena as a large success and am glad to be able to bring this information

to you for your perusal. In closing, I am very proud to be your Sheriff. I am, as I hope you are, proud of this office and what it means and stands for within our community. There is something special about being Sheriff in that it is the only law enforcement position written into the state constitution. We are working hard to continue to build and bring you the law enforcement services you deserve and need. If ever you wish to contact me, please stop by the office, or say hi to me when I am out and about. My email address is gfabrizio@ co.coos.or.us. The coffee is always on in my office, though I cannot vouch for it’s quality! It is an honor to serve you.

Sheriff Gabriel J. Fabrizio

Destinations graduate Ashton Beltran is congratulated by Coos Bay Schools Superintendent Charis McGaughy.

Resource Link graduate Savannah Key is congratulated by Lisa DeSalvio, director of special programs for Coos Bay School District.

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Buddy Lockwood, left, and Samuel Cagley address their fellow students during graduation ceremonies.