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SWOCC students make their own journeys to graduation

BY DAVID RUPKALVIS

For The World

More than 350 students, who combined received more than 500 degrees, celebrated a huge accomplishment during the 62nd commencement ceremony at Southwestern Oregon Community College.

SWOCC President Patty Scott said the Class of 2023 included nine high school students who earned associate degrees, at least 56 students who earned their GED as part of their journey to graduation, 12 veterans, 80 student athletes and 26 graduates from Curry County.

Scott told the Class of 2023 that their journeys to gradu-

OIMB celebrates the arrival of new marine research vessel

BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World

The University of Oregon's Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston is a world-class research and teaching institution.

Now, the marine biology institute has a brand-new worldclass marine vessel to help them carry out their research.

After nearly 5-years of fundraising, design and construction, the new 48-foot aluminum vessel will be used by marine biologists and their students for teaching and research over the Oregon

continental shelf.

On Saturday, June 10, the University of Oregon's Institute of Marine Biology celebrated the completion of their new research vessel, R/V Megalopa, with a gala christening party and seafood lunch at their Charleston campus.

More than 150 people attended the "Launch and Lunch" celebration, including county officials, local citizens, volunteer docents from the marine life center, University of Oregon officials and faculty, administrators and scientists, and marine biology students.

“It’s a big deal for us. This is something that many people have worked together on for years to make it happen,” said Craig M. Young, professor at University of Oregon and director of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

“The reason for having an event was to thank all of those people for their support and show them what they invested in, and also to get the community excited about it,” he said.

Military vet returns home to start small-scale cattle ranch

BREE LAUGHLIN

The World

Dale Stark is a 1997 Marshfield High School Graduate who went on to have a successful career in the military. He first enlisted in the Air Force as an aircraft mechanic and worked his way up to become an A-10 pilot and squadron commander in the United States Air Force.

to do taught me those lessons,” he said.

Stark earned his commission in 2003 and became a pilot, flying the iconic A-10 Warthog aircraft. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2006, 2010 and 2014.

er, and they have two daughters, Holly and Sarah.

With Stark’s retirement from the military approaching, the couple started contemplating the next steps for their family.

Stark is back in the community after serving nearly 24 years with military, and is starting a new chapter of life back in his hometown. Stark plans to start a small direct-to-consumer beef cattle business, continuing a lifelong interest in farming and agriculture.

become an A-10 pilot and Stark said he learned valuable lessons in the military

Stark said he learned valuable lessons in the military that impact the way he operates in his everyday life.

“It was a structured environment with clear goals to achieve. I could see the direct result of hard work. Reaching those milestones and being able to do what I wanted

In 2018 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and offered the opportunity to become a squadron commander, leading a group of skilled and talented airmen.

Throughout his career, Dale remained committed to his duties, always recognizing that his achievements were the result of a team effort and the support of his family and community.

“In a way, I started learning those lessons wrestling at Marshfield and at SWOCC, then into the military. I learned the benefits and rewards of being disciplined and making steady progress toward your goals,” Stark said.

Stark progressed through his military career while also raising a family with his wife Amanda, who graduated from North Bend High School in 1997. She went on to become a chemistry teach-

“We starting thinking, ‘Where do we want go? What do we want to do?’ For me I grew up surfing and I love the ocean, clean air and clean water, a small community but not tiny,” Stark said. “As the list grew, Amanda said, ‘We are describing where we grew up.’ It made sense but we weren’t really planning to come back.”

They started making more trips back to Coos County and discovered the area had a positive energy. They began to fall in love with it again, Stark said.

The family bought a property that was a dairy farm many decades ago with a barn and pastureland.

“A good amount of it is taken over by berry bushes. So we have been busy clearing out brush and berry bushes, repair-

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Photos by David Rupkalvis/For The World Grads – The Class of 2023 at Southwestern Oregon Community College wait to receive their diplomas.

Photos courtesy of OIMB

1 - Dr. Dennis Beetham, a benefactor of the vessel, christening the R/V Megalopa with a bottle of champagne. Megalopa is the scientific name for a baby crab.

SWOCC continued on

US Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Class June 24th

The US Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct an 8 hour boating safety education course on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Coos Bay. The course covers the basics of boating safety, required equipment, rules of the road, and Oregon boating laws. A test at the end of the course will qualify boaters for their Oregon Boater Education Card, under the Oregon Mandatory Boater Education Program. The Boater Education Card is required for all motorboat operators of all ages for boats over ten horsepower. Additional provisions apply to youths. The class is taught by certified US Coast Guard Auxiliary and Oregon State Marine Board instructors. The cost of the course and materials is $15.Pre-registration is required.To register for the class, please call (541) 267-6152.

Coastal Memory Walk

9-3 pm, June 24th

Bandon City Park Coastal Memory Walk,

Community Calendar of Events

Fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Foundation. Saturday, June 24th. 9 am to 3 pm. Celebrate with us! Music & Food. 3 Beach Walks. Bandon City Park, 1217 11th St SW. $20 registration fee. Register by June 1st for free T-shirt, $35 day of the event. Register online https://beav.es/ Smp Proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Association the Longest Day and Alzheimer’s Research. For more info 541-347-9382.

Children’s Cultural Books Program

10:30-12:30 pm, June 24th

Bandon Library

Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 10:30-12:30 pm, in the Sprague Room of Bandon Library, the Bandon Inclusivity Group will present its second Children's Cultural Books Program. For children ages 4 to 8, along with their families, this second event will feature Berry Song by Michaela Goode. Each family will receive a copy of the book or a coupon to receive the book at a later date if supplies run out. Supported

by: Coos County Cultural Coalition, Oregon Cultural Trust, South Coast Equity Coalition. This event is not sponsored or endorsed by the Bandon Public Library.

Plan, Shop, Save & Cook with Nicole Wells 12-2 pm, June 24th& July 1st Coos Bay Public Library Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with Oregon State University’s Nicole Wells and The Beet Food Systems Consortium, will co-host Plan, Shop, Save, & Cook. The event will be held on two consecutive Saturdays: June 24 and July 1 from 12:00pm2:00pm.Learn how to save money at the store and eat well on a budget! Attend both sessions and receive ingredients to make a healthy meal at home for your family and a 12” Electric Skillet! Questions? Contact Nicole Wells @ Nicole.Wells@oregonstate. edu or 541-572-5263 ext. 25286. This program will be held in the Myrtlewood Room at the Coos Bay Public Library. Event is FREE and open to everyone! Register before 6/23

@ https://beav.es/Sbv

Picnic in the Park June 26th – August 18th

Picnic in the Park – Free.

Monday-Friday, 1 year to 18 years. June 26th-August 18th, closed July 3rd & 4th.

USDA requires all meals served to be consumed on site. Only one meal per child per day please. North Bend sites: North Bend Middle School 8:15 am-8:45 am & 11:30 am-12:30 pm, Ferry Street Park 11:00 am-11:15 am, Simpson Park 11:20 am-11:35 am, Airport Heights Park 11:45 am-12 pm, Airport Housing Complex 12:05 pm-12:20 pm, Oak Street Park 12:25 pm-12:55 pm and Boynton Park 12:15 pm-12:45 pm. Lakeside/Hauser/North Bend: Lakeside Library 11:00 am-11:30 am, North Bay Elementary 11:40 am12 pm. North Bend Middle is an open site this year! Bring your family, come in and enjoy lunch! Adult lunches are $4. Children are free! No change carried by drivers. As a reminder food must be consumed on site. Free breakfast available at North Bend Middle School

8:15 am-8:45 am. For more information call North Bend School District #13 541-7566779 or 541-756-2521.

Write Your Voice 11 am, June 27th

North Bend Public Library

Every Tuesday at 11:00 AM, starting June 13 through July 25, the North Bend Public Library will be hosting a group writing session entitled “Write Your Voice.” The session is designed for writers of all experience levels to write, share, and give feedback.

This program is part of NBPL’s Summer Reading Program. For more information about this event, contact the library at (541) 756-0400 or email nbservices@northbendlibrary. org.

Artist Studio Group 10:30-3 pm, June 28th, July 12th& 26th, August 9th& 23rd, Sept. 13th & 27th

Coos Art Museum

Artists looking for more studio space or to work with a community of other like-minded creative people, should join Pat’s artist studio group. Members have access to the Coos Art Museum classroom and the mentorship of our local artist Pat Snyder to enhance their creative journey! Age Range: adults. Media: All 2-D media except oils. Fee: (8 sessions) $75 members,

$90 non-members. All skill levels welcome. Find (and draw) Your Voice 11 am, June 28th North Bend Public Library

On Wednesday, June 28 at 11:00 AM, local artist Jenni Legate will teach the fundamentals of pattern drawing, a beautiful and meditative art form. Registration is required as space is limited. All materials will be provided. Please register at forms. office.com/r/3xYb10bb9s. Born and raised overseas, Jenni Legate has a unique perspective on life and art. Art from every culture she has lived in has influenced and inspired her. Jenni has pursued numerous creative outlets throughout her adulthood. Last year, Jenni participated as both potter and volunteer in our local Empty Bowls fundraising event. She has also worked with stained glass, fabric design, paper arts and bookbinding, ceramics, glass fusing, and precious metal clay. Since 2015, Jenni has sharpened her skills with pen, ink, and watercolor. Producing patterned art has become a favorite outlet for finding her voice.This program is part of NBPL’s Summer Reading Program. For more information about this event, contact the library at (541) 756-0400 or email nbservices@northbendlibrary.org.

ation were different but one thing they all shared was resilience and persistence.

“One person I talked to yesterday, her journey was 20 years to get to this point, one class at a time.”

Susan Anderson, vice chair of the SWOCC board of directors, told the graduates what they learned at SWOCC will guide them through life.

“Graduation is an amazing accomplishment, and you’ve done it,” Anderson said. “The skills you have learned here and used here will serve you well.”

SWOCC professor

Lou Rushton, who started his educational journey at the college years ago, told the students no matter what happens in life, remain curious.

“It is unbelievable how quickly the time has gone by,” Rushton said. “The changes around is this fast-paced world are mind boggling.”

Rushton said technology has made it easy to be mentally lazy, but he encouraged the students to buck the trend and to think for themselves.

“One of the most powerful forces in our human spirit is curiosity,” Rushton said. “It’s what’s going to separate any of us from a string of ones and zeroes.”

Rushton gave the students two final assignments before they received their degrees.

First, Nurture and care for their curiosity. Second, Stay connected and keep in touch with their SWOCC family.

Kaelynn Teagle spoke on behalf of the students, telling a story about a SWOCC security guard who treated her with great kindness the same night he died. She said that will impact her life forever.

“Don’t wait to live,” she said. “Don’t wait for life to happen for you. It’s also important to stop and appreciate your accomplishments. Whether you were here for one year, two years of 20, SWOCC is just a start.”

Few know that better than Dr. Eric Gleason. The distinguished alumni for 2023, Gleason had no plans to make education a key in his life when he first came to SWOCC. After serving his country, Gleason had GI Bill money, so he came to SWOCC. That decision changed his life.

“Mere feet from where you now sit is the achievement you strived to achieve,” Gleason said. “Congratulations, that’s a big deal. Once I sat in this very room doing the same thing.

My decision to come to SWOCC changed my

life more than anything I’ve done.”

After SWOCC, Gleason went on to earn bachelor, master and doctorate degrees, but he said SWOCC was the key to it all.

“I struggled my entire life when it came to school,” he said. “The support I received from staff here helped me believe I could do this. I would walk onto this campus is 2010 not sure I have it would take.

I crossed the stage in June 2012, and eventually the stage at Arizona State University in 2018 with a doctorate.”

Gleason told the students to follow their own path, but to carry the knowledge that they can achieve anything.

“Your journey will be different than mine,” he said. “But it starts right here with the knowledge you can accomplish anything. Always bet on yourself and never let anyone decide your worth. You’re a Laker now. Welcome to the family.”

After the speeches ended, the graduates received what they came for – degrees, certificates and proof they did it. One by one, the 359 students walked forward, heard their name and accomplishment called and walked across the stage to the cheers of max crowd at Prosper Hall.

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The Southwestern Oregon Community College Class of 2023 makes it way into Prosper Hall to celebrate its commencement ceremony Friday.

SWOCC graduate Alexa Garcia fist bumps President Patty Scott after receiving her diploma Friday.

Heather Loper is congratulated by SWOCC President Patty Scott after receiving her diploma.

Kevin Jones accepts his diploma after graduating from Southwestern Oregon Community College.

Joseph Oliver accepts his diploma after graduating with a welding degree Friday.

Eric Gleason addresses the graduates of Southwestern Oregon Community College after being named the 2023 Distinguished Alumni.

Little Ole Opry on the Bay brings back the sounds of Motown!

Long known for its toe-tappin’, foot stompin’ country music, Little Ole Opry is adding a weekend of Motown music to its variety show in July. Enjoy this high energy show with songs like “Stop in the Name of Love” with the three-part harmonies of Kallie Mill, Melinda Hasel and Nina Corrie and “Ain't No Mountain High Enough” with dynamic sister and brother duo Jacob and Caylee Renard.

Now in its 42nd year, Little Ole Opry has something for everyone’s musical taste. Director Shirley Kintner says, “It’s a testament to the quality of the shows that the audience keeps returning year after year. Les Engle is Opry’s music director, and he matches up the songs you love to hear with the right singers. We really miss our long-time co-director Becky Engle, who passed away earlier this year, and she would have enjoyed this summer’s music so much. Not only do we have Motown sounds, we’ve got Country

and the fabulous Fifties decade too.”

In the early years of Little Ole Opry, the comedy team was brought on as a way to provide entertainment as microphones were changed. At that time, the show was broadcast on the radio, and no one wanted “dead air.”

Now, the comedy is an integral part of this variety show, with Joe Stoffel as their director. On any given weekend, you’ll see this team dress up in zany outfits, making rip-roarin’ jokes while entertaining the crowd between musical sets.

Get ready for the Little Ole Opry Dancers, and the ‘Tween dancers too, clogging to “Down at the Twist and Shout” and “Great Balls of Fire,” with Pete Ortega accompanying on keyboards. The dancers are choreographed by Kallie Mill, with Whitney Warr choreographing the younger group.

Some of the newcomers to the Opry stage will be Bradford McKeown

singing “Reach Out,” and Harlan Morse, with “Why Don’t We Just Dance.” The trio of Emma Warr, Lucy Seedborg and Zosia Burns sing “Lollipop” at the Fifties weekend.

Favorite performers are also returning, such as Kiri Goodson, Brian Hampton, Becky Armistead and the Young Bucs.

The Opry band is always the best in town, as they showcase their talents with guitars, percussion, keyboards and music highlighting saxophone, trumpet and fiddle.

Little Ole Opry on the Bay runs

four weekends of different shows in July, opening with Country music on Saturday July 8-9. The following weekends are Fabulous Fifties July 15-16, Motown July 22-23 and Director’s Choice July 29-30. Saturday performances are 7 PM, Sunday matinees at 2 PM. Tickets are available online at www. thelibertytheatre.org at call the box office at 541-756-4336. Doors open one hour before each show. The Liberty Theatre is 2100 Sherman Avenue, North Bend.

Contributed photos

For the 42nd year, the Lil Ole Opry on the Bay will bring back fun and music to the Bar Area with its variety show in July.

Donna Fay Ulmer was born in Sumas, Washington to Donald and Myrna “Ruth” Tillotson, joining sister, Myrna. Donna moved to Coos Bay and attended Marshfield High School. She married Sherrell Alford and had two children, Gary and Lisa. As a young couple, Donna and Sherrell spent many happy hours socializing with a group of friends from Tennessee now living in Oregon. They also enjoyed visiting family in Washington and camping in Canada.

Donna was the proud mother of Gary and Lisa, saving stacks of their

school awards, memorabilia, and hundreds of pictures.

After divorcing she married Ed Ulmer, she helped keep the books for his painting business. When the kids got a little older, she went to work as a nurse.

Tragedy struck in 1971 when Lisa was killed in a car accident. Donna carried the grief of losing her 16-year-old daughter the rest of her life. She relied on family and friends to help get her through this difficult period of time, especially her dear friend, Joyce Dean.

Donna desperately

Jeanette “Jan” G. Price

Jeanette “Jan” G.

(Bunker) Price passed away in Coos Bay, Oregon on June 7, 2023, just 20 days shy of her 89th birthday. She was born June 27, 1934, in Plankinton, South Dakota. The youngest child of Ross Bunker and Peggy (Cowan) Bunker. Jan was a toddler when her family moved to Corvallis, Oregon which is where she was raised and attended all 12 years of public school. Jan graduated from High School in 1952. She met Roy L. Price that summer while she worked at the Big O drive-in in Corvallis as a carhop on roller skates. They were married in October of 1952 and by April of 1957 had 4 children: Karen, Mike, Kathy and Raymond “Pat”. At the time of their marriage, Roy was working in the woods as a logger out of Corvallis. When Karen was less than a year-old Roy was offered logging work out of Newport, they moved there for a year. That company moved to a project out of Coos Bay which is where Mike was born. The next project was working out of Port Orford. Once they moved to Port Orford, Roy and Jeanette fell in love with the beauty and people of the area and that is where they made their home. Kathy and Pat were both born in the Gold Beach Hospital. They purchased a home and small acreage on Cape Blanco Road. Roy built a small barn and then a big shop where he would do diesel mechanic work for many years. There they raised their own beef and had a bountiful 1 acre garden every year. All 4 children graduated from high school while living in that same house.

wanted to become a grandmother. In 1998, her wish became true when Addison Alford was born. Her only grandchild; she was in love. She established the tradition of Sunday night dinner at Grandma’s which lasted over 20 years.

She ended her working career at North Bend Medical Center in the office of Dr. Shulsinger as his nurse. After retirement she became a CASA volunteer.

Donna loved to travel especially to Mexico and visited many times including a cruise there with 2 year old Addison.

She went to England with Gary so he could watch tennis at Wimbledon. Trips to Australia and New Zealand, Holland, and France. A highlight was a trip to Africa to watch the great migration on the Serengeti of the wildebeests and zebras as they followed the rains in Kenya. Other than spending time with her family and traveling, Donna enjoyed the simple pleasure of sitting in the sun, reading a good book, and drinking iced tea.

Donna is survived by her son, Gary Alford and his wife, Jill Jacobson

of Coos Bay; grandson, Addison Alford of Coos Bay; step granddaughter, Whitney Wilson of Venice, California; sister, Myrna Haagenson of Roseburg; numerous nephews and nieces, including special nephew, Virgil Goodrich.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lisa Alford; parents, Don and Ruth Tillotson; and Ed Ulmer.

A graveside service was held Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Ocean View Memory Gardens 1525 Ocean Blvd. Coos Bay under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Ander-

Michael R. Price

Jan remained a very busy stay-at-home Mom during those early years. Roy continued working in the logging industry as an equipment operator and mechanic. In the 1970’s Roy became interested in Commercial Fishing, bought a boat and changed careers. By then their kids were either in high school or graduated so Jan went to work, too. She worked at the local Western Auto Store in Port Orford for several years, then accepted a job at what was then called First Interstate Bank. Roy passed away in 1988. Jan remained with the bank another 4 years until retirement.

She moved to Myrtle Point then with her long-time friend, Wayne Hodge and managed his restaurant there until her “second” retirement. Wayne passed away in 2012. A little while later, Jan moved to North Bend to be closer to her daughter, Kathy and family.

While she was growing up Jan took piano and accordion lessons and both ballet and tap dance. Her love of music and dance stayed with her throughout her adult life. Several of the neighbors on Cape Blanco Rd were also musicians and many a Saturday night they all met and played a lot of good country music at the Price Household well into the night. She also danced with a group called the Satin Dolls and several clogging and tap groups well into her 60’s. She became involved with the Port Orford Ambulance Association, received all her EMT certifications and was a volunteer with them for many years. She took great pleasure in being able to help and be a

part of the local community. Jan was preceded in death by her parents, Ross and Peggy Bunker’ her brother, Dwaine Bunker; sister-in-law, Jean Bunker; sister, Lois Meier; sister, Helen Howard; long-time friend Wayne Hodge; and her son, Mike Price. She is survived by son, Raymond “Pat” and Laurie (Summers) Price of Ketchikan, AK; daughter, Kathy (Price) and Mark Rose of North Bend; daughter, Karen of Astoria; 8 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; 3 dear nephews; 6 dear nieces; and all their children. Per her wishes, she is to be cremated and her ashes placed with her husband Roy at his gravesite. We will be having a graveside service for Jan on July 1, 2023, 11 am at the Port Orford Cemetery. Then about 2:00 pm we will be meeting at Paradise Point Wayside in Port Orford to place her son, Mike’s ashes (per his request) where he had placed his dog, Jamie’s ashes. After this we will be going to The Salty Dawg in Port Orford and “Have a beer for Mike” as well as share memories of both Jan and Mike. Any family and friends who would like to are invited to join us there.

Michael R. Price of Newport, Oregon passed away in Clackamas, Oregon on December 25, 2022, after a long fight with lung cancer and Guillian-Barre’ syndrome. Michael “Mikey Who” (as he was known to many) was born on February 25, 1955, in Coos Bay, Oregon to Roy L. Price and Jeanette G. (Bunker) Price. He was raised on Cape Blanco Rd, Sixes, Oregon and attended all 12 years of public education in the Port Orford school district. Mike was an excellent student and very athletic. Mike absolutely loved to play basketball and enjoyed running with his high school cross-country team. He graduated as an Honor Student from Pacific High School in 1973. That fall he enrolled in SOC at Ashland, Oregon. He attended SOC for 2 years then left to become a full-time commercial fisherman and he never looked back. His first boat was named the Abiquay. He fished for salmon and bottom fish at that time. He and his faithful dog, Quila, became well known on the Oregon and Northern California coast as fine fishermen. They made friends everywhere they traveled. Mike leased an 85’ boat, the Dora II, for several years in the 80’s and fished her out of Brookings, Oregon for salmon, tuna, bottom fish and crab. The last boat he fished was the Quila J. He built this boat himself, naming it after his favorite dogs,

Quila and Jamie. With the Quila J he was able to fish for salmon, tuna, bottom fish and crab. Though he fished out of Port Orford and on the south coast for many years, his final years were spent fishing out of Newport, Oregon. He made several close friends while living there and it became his home.

Mike often told me that out on the ocean was where he felt most alive and when he felt he could really breathe. That feeling never changed for him. When he wasn’t fishing, Mike enjoyed spending time with his friends, hunting, sport fishing, playing cribbage, wild mushroom picking, cooking, coffee, beer and music. There was always music playing everywhere he was: on his boat, in his pickup or at his house. He was a big man with a big smile and a very big heart. He was always the champion of the underdog and would move a mountain to help a friend when he could. Mike never met a stranger and Lordy, could that man dance.

Mike was preceded in death by his father, Roy. He was survived by his mother, Jeanette Price of Coos Bay; brother, Raymond and Laurie Price of Ketchikan, AK; sister, Kathy and Mark Rose of North Bend; sister, Karen of Astoria; and his favorite cousin, Peggy Giles of Corvallis. Mike had 8 nieces and nephews; at least 14 great nieces and nephews; and 2 great-great nieces and nephews.

Mike loved them all and

often bragged how his nieces and nephews were the best.

Mike requested no formal memorial, service or fanfare. He asked to be cremated and his ashes placed where he put his dog, Jamie’s ashes. We will be honoring those wishes on Saturday, July 1, 2023 at the Paradise Point Wayside Day Use area in Port Orford, 2:00 pm. Following this, we will be going to The Salty Dawg in Port Orford and “Have a beer for Mike.” Any friends, family and fellow fishermen who would like are invited to join us there.

UPDATED INFORMATION: Mike’s mother Jeanette Price recently passed several months after Mike. The family will be holding a graveside service for Jeanette at 11:00 am on Saturday July 1, 2023 at the Port Orford Cemetery ahead of the spreading of Mike’s ashes at 2:00 pm. All are invited to The Salty Dawg as planned for “Have a beer for Mike” as well as visiting and remembering the lives of both Jeanette and Mike.

Donna Ulmer

February 25, 1955 – December 25, 2022

Kay Louise Mills

A Celebration of life for Kay Louise Mills will be held Friday June 23, 2023 at 1 pm at Black Market Gourmet, 495 Central Ave, Coos Bay, Oregon with Pastor Chris Von Lobedon officiating. High tea to follow. Her cremation arrangements were handled by Coos Bay Chapel, and her cremated remains will be scattered by the lake, where she scattered her mother’s. A bench to memorialize Kay and her parents is being planned.

Kay was born March 2, 1940, in Salem, Oregon to the late Brewer and Lola Dale Mills. She died surrounded by her loving family January 15, 2023, in Coos Bay, Oregon after a 15-year descent into Alzheimer’s disease. Although she lost her ability to communicate, her infectious laugh persisted and endeared her to her caregivers. She was well cared-for in a private home setting until her passing.

Kay and her parents lived in Salem, Oregon near her grandparents until she was approximately 3 years old. The family moved to Coos Bay, Oregon where her father started the Mills Funeral Home (now called Coos Bay Chapel), ambulance company, and later became the mayor. She often told stories of the years they spent living above the funeral home and how she played in the casket room. When she had sleepovers she and her

friends would sometimes peek in the occupied caskets, although it was forbidden. As the family grew, they moved to a house on 14th street overlooking the bay.

Living on the Oregon Coast inspired her adventurous spirit, no doubt born of her pioneer ancestry. Her father built one of the first dune buggies which the family used to explore the Oregon dunes. They spent summers water skiing and swimming at their cabin in Lakeside. Kay loved her little brothers, Tom and Jim, and enjoyed water skiing with them on her skis. She often told the stories of her dry dock starts in pajamas and how she didn’t get wet. She was a water safety instructor and loved teaching kids to swim. Her father had a unique understanding of the dangers of the ocean and dunes and impressed this deeply upon his children.

Kay attended Harding Elementary School, graduated from Marshfield High School in Coos Bay, then earned her Bachelor’s, and later her Master’s degree, at Oregon State University in Corvallis. She was a member of Job’s Daughters, the Sigma Kappa sorority, and Daughters of the American Revolution. She was social and lovable, making lifelong friends throughout all her experiences.

After she finished her Bachelor’s degree she worked as a civilian as

Service Notices

Lana Jean (Cooper) Wesman

A memorial service for Lana Jean (Cooper) Wesman, 76, of North Bend, who passed away December 24, 2022 in Coos Bay, will be held at 3 pm, Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Avenue in Coos Bay, with Pastor Jim Parmenter of Coos Bay Christian Fellowship, officiating. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Lisa R. Cobb

A memorial for Lisa R. Cobb, 56, of Coos Bay, will be held at 2:30 pm, Saturday, June 24, 2023 at the North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Avenue in North Bend. Please RSVP to Samantha, samanthalcobb@ gmail.com

Lisa was born February 20, 1967 in Folsom, California. She passed away May 20, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Recreation Director for the US Armed Forces in Spangdahlem, Germany and while there took the opportunity to explore Europe and Scandinavia. When she returned to the United States, she taught Home Economics and 7th Grade Science in Virginia. It was there she met Dan Randle, who became her husband of 13 years and the father of her three children, Scott, Susan and Sean. Kay and Dan lived for a short time in New York but moved back home to Portland, Oregon for the birth of her first son.

Kay was a devoted mother and placed a high value on health and fitness for the family. She was proud to be a La Leche League Leader, a Campfire leader, was active with Coos Head Co-op, PEO, and the First Presbyterian Church where she volunteered summers at the Youth Hostel, and various sewing groups. She was an excellent seamstress, sewing vests, stuffed animals, and clothing for all in the family, including Gunnie Sax and prom dresses for her daughter. She supported all her children in their sports and activities even as she struggled through challenging years as a single mother in graduate school. Regardless of her personal and professional commitments, she always made time for performances, games, and competitions. While watching her son ,Scott dominate his wrestling matches, she would be on the edge of her seat hollering, then minutes later his massive, sweaty self would be sitting on her lap tussling her hair, making sure we were going to Woodstock’s Pizza afterward.

She was open-minded, inclusive, accepting, gentle-spirited, creative, forgiving, selfless, gracious, and kind. Though

her daughter chose some challenging paths, Kay never wavered in her support and love. She joined in her daughter’s adventures from white water rafting in Colorado to Sundance in South Dakota to music in Nashville, Tennessee and Phoenix, Arizona. During her last visit to Arizona she played the tambourine for a song on stage with her daughter’s band, giggling and grinning the whole time.

Kay enjoyed having 5 years with her youngest, Sean, the only child at home. She welcomed his friends at all hours of the day and night, enduring countless (harmless) pranks and shenanigans joyfully. Kay and Sean were very active at the Coos Bay Yacht Club, where Sean met his future wife, Jessica as young teens. She accepted Jessica into the family and loved her as her own.

Kay loved nature, especially the ocean, and frequented Shore Acres, Cape Arago, Sunset Bay, Horsfall Beach, Tenmile Lake, and the Oregon dunes. She especially enjoyed adventuring in nature with her partner of many years, Bob McArthur. Together they enjoyed hiking, canoeing, backpacking, cross country skiing, rafting, camping, gardening, and traveling. They took their combined families on many adventures! Bob brought joy, support, adventure, excitement, and stability to her life. She enjoyed Bob’s children, Jenny and Christopher and maintained a close relationship with them throughout her life.

Kay enjoyed entertaining and had a flair for decorating and making unique and creative foods. She was a master at making beautiful arrangements from whatever was blooming or growing nearby, including weeds and branches.

Luella June Phillips, 91, of North Bend died May 23, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com.

Marjorie A. Roberts, 86, of Coos Bay died May 27, 2023 in Coos Bay. Cremation rites are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayarefunerals.com

Michael Croyle, 59, of Coos Bay died June 4, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Harold Steven Grendler, 82, of Myrtle Point, passed away June 7, 2023 in Coquille. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Margie Bailey, 81, of Bandon, passed away June 7, 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 J. DeVoe, 81, of Allegany died June 8, 2023 in Coos Bay. Cremation rites are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Zachary C. Choate, 36, of Coos Bay, passed away June 8, 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

Eugene W. Jones, 66, of Coos Bay, passed away June 9, 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

Steven C. Hilton, 75, of Coos Bay, passed away June 10, 2023 at Coos Bay. Burial was under the direction of Nelson's Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541-267-4216

John Douglas Garrett, 66, of Coos Bay, passed away on June 13, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-7560440 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Danny "Keith" K. Cross Sr., 90, of Coos Bay, passed away on June 13, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Driftwood, fishing nets, shells, starfish, and glass floats were some of the things she frequently used to decorate a table, or for landscaping in her garden. You could expect fresh rosemary, parsley, chives, and thyme in her cooking and might be asked to go out and cut some for her if you were visiting. Her garden brought her great joy and was crafted with love.

After earning her master’s degree, she worked for Oregon Traffic Safety

Now helping to get the Oregon Seat Belt Laws passed. She was thrilled to move back to Coos Bay near family and friends as soon as she found appropriate work. She worked for Coos County Mental Health as the Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coordinator for 20 years, until her retirement. She was active in Rotary and was on many boards and committees.

Her sons built her dream home for her to enjoy during her last years of work and throughout retirement. Her brother, Tom built the beautiful cabinets for her kitchen. All of it was in her favorite shades of aqua and teal, with a lovely pale yellow and rust for an accent. She was very happy in her home and welcomed all.

Her bedroom was her sanctuary. She loved listening to the birds and watching them through the sliding glass door in her bedroom and hung crystal prisms in her windows so she could enjoy the rainbows dancing with the sunlight. Scott built her a birdfeeder that she put right outside her bedroom window for years. Although the squirrels loved to steal the seed, she loved them too. Hummingbirds would frequent the feeder she kept outside the kitchen window.

She hosted tea parties for her grandchildren and taught them to bake and sew. Lavender was almost an obsession with her, so she always grew it and was known to put it in different foods. The grandchildren learned to use sprigs of lavender when decorating packages or spritzes of lavender water to freshen a room or sheets.

Ballroom dancing was a hobby she picked up later in life and she did it every chance she could. Even in her dementia

if you played the right song, you could get her dancing and her face lit up with a smile.

In the end, although she and Bob spent some years apart, he returned to her life when he learned she was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. He loved her and cared for her as long as he could, and he gave her a quality of life she would otherwise not have had. His presence allowed her to stay at Evergreen Court until the absolute last moment possible when she required memory care. The family is deeply grateful.

Overall, she was proud of the life she built. She loved her family and friends fiercely, in the gentlest of ways. She was a unique combination of a lady, a scholar, and a rugged outdoorswoman. She will be loved and missed by all who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Brewer Mills and Lola Dale (Pickens) Mills; her beloved brother, Thomas Mills; and her partner, Bob McArthur.

Kay is survived by her 3 children, Scott Randle (Shannon) of North Bend, OR, Dr. Susan Darby (Peter) of Chandler, AZ, and Sean Randle (Jessica, Dannett) of North Bend, OR; grandchildren, Schuyler Randle, Chance Randle (Megan), Dominique (Randle) Greenwell (Logan), Alexandria Randle, Charlee Randle (Brandi), Kaitlin Randle, Zachary Randle, Jacob Randle, Leander Darby, and Ariston Darby; great-grandchildren, Emery and Everly Randle (Chance), Charles Greenwell (Dominique); brother, Jim Mills; sister-in-Law, Anjo Mills (Tom); and 10 nieces and nephews.

Arrangements are being handled by Kristen Hoefer at Black Market Gourmet 541.269.0194

Donations in Lieu of flowers may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

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Legal Notices 999 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR COOS COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of RICHARD ALLEN ZIEGLER, Deceased. Case No. 23PB02338

NOTICE TO INTERESTED

PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-entitled estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the personal representative, care of the Wasley Law

Contemporary landscaped, three shop, Move in TERRACE home $129,000

SHOP 2400 Factory site adjoins 4 $95,000 Real Estate ces COURT STATE OF COOS the Estate

ALLEN 23PB02338

INTERESTED PERSONS HEREBY undersigned appointed Representative of estate. claims are them to representative, Law West 8th Oregon months first notice or barred. rights this obtain information from court, the representative, the representative, DATED and 16,

Representative: Drive 97402

Petitioner: OSB No. PC 97401 philwasley@eoni.com 16, 23

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TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TS No.: 162761

APN: 2212100 Reference is made to that certain deed made by Etta Lorraine Green as Grantor to Fidelity Nat’l Title, as Trustee, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Beneficiary, dated 05/03/2005, recorded 05/09/2005, in the official records of Coos County, Oregon as Instrument No.

2005-6568 in Book xx, Page xx covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to wit:

See attached exhibit A

EXHIBIT “A” LOT 17,

EXCEPT THE EAST 41.1

FEET THEREOF AND LOT 18, BLOCK 1, AZALEA PARK ADDITION TO BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS AN ALLEY, BEING 5 FEET, MORE OR LESS, IN WIDTH AND LYING BETWEEN LOTS 18 (THE NORTH LINE EXTENDED WESTERLY AND THE SOUTH LINE EXTENDED WESTERLY), BLOCK 1, AZALEA PARK ADDITION TO BANDON AND LOTS 19 AND A PORTION OF LOT 18, BLOCK 5, WEST BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, EXCEPTING ANY PORTION LYING WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ELEVENTH STREET.

ALSO: A PORTION OF THE EAST 4 FEET OF LOTS 18 AND 19, BLOCK 5, WEST BANDON ADDITION, COOS COUNTY, OREGON

DESCRIBED AS

FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THESOUTHEAST

CORNER OF SAID LOT 19; THENCE NORTH

ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOTS 19 AND 18

TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 18, BLOCK 1, AZALEA PARK

ADDITION TO BANDON EXTENDED WESTERLY; SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THAT PARCEL DESCRIBED IN DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 14, 1977 AS NO. 77-10-17216, RECORDS OF COOS COUNTY, OREGON; THENCE DUE WEST 4 FEET; THENCE SOUTH TO A POINT THAT IS DUE WEST 4 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 19, THENCE EAST 4 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COOS COUNTY, OREGON.

Commonly known as: 890 West 11th St Southwest, Bandon, OR 97411 The current beneficiary is GITSIT Solutions LLC pursuant to assignment of deed of trust recorded on 09/28/2022 as Inst No. 2022-08871 in the records of Coos, Oregon. The beneficiary has elected and directed successor trustee 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 grantor’s failure to: There is a default by the grantor or other person owing an obligation, or by their successor-in-interest, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is due to the death of the borrower pursuant to the Note, paragraph 7 and the Deed of Trust, paragraph 9. 1. By the 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:

Principal balance of:

$202,927.19; 2. Interest through 05/03/2023 in the amount of: $ 7,380.56 3. Escrow Advances in the amount of: $ 579.10 4.

Together with the interest thereon at the rate 4.5100000% per annum until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any

sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust.

The principal sum of $202,927.19 together with the interest thereon at the rate 4.5100000% per annum from 06/21/2019 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and 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 the undersigned trustee will on 09/15/2023 at the hour of 11:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, at the front entrance to the Coos County Courthouse located at 2 nd and Baxter Streets, 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 (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale. In construing this, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing 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 The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while there is a default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the referenced property. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO

RESIDENTIAL TENANTS

The property in which you are living is in foreclosure.

A foreclosure sale is scheduled for 09/15/2023 (date). The date of this sale may be postponed. Unless the lender that is foreclosing on this property is paid before the sale date, the foreclosure will go through and someone new will own this property. After the sale, the new owner is required to provide you with contact information and notice that the sale took place. The following information applies to you only if you are a bona fide tenant occupying and renting this property as a residential dwelling under a legitimate rental agreement. The information does not apply to you if you own this property or if you are not a bona fide residential tenant. If the foreclosure sale goes through, the new owner will have the right to require you to move out. Before the new owner can require you to move, the new owner must provide you with written notice that specifies the date by which you must move out. If you do not leave before the move-out date, the new owner can have the sheriff remove you from the property after a court hearing. You will receive notice of the court hearing.

PROTECTION FROM EVICTION IF YOU ARE A BONA FIDE TENANT OCCUPYING AND RENTING THIS PROPERTY AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE LIVING IN THIS PROPERTY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE FOR:

• 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A FIXED TERM LEASE; OR • AT LEAST 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A MONTHTO-MONTH OR WEEKTO-WEEK RENTAL AGREEMENT. If the new owner wants to move in and use this property as a primary residence, the new owner can give you written notice and require you to move out after 30 days, even though you have a fixed term lease with more than 30 days left. You must be provided with at least 30 days’ written notice after the foreclosure sale before you can be required to move. A bona fide tenant is a residential tenant who is not the borrower (property owner) or a child, spouse or parent of the borrower, and whose rental agreement: • Is the result of an arm’slength transaction; • Requires the payment of rent that is not substantially less than fair market rent for the property, unless the rent is reduced or subsidized due to a federal, state or local subsidy; and • Was entered into prior to the date of the foreclosure sale. ABOUT YOUR TENANCY BETWEEN NOW AND THE FORECLOSURE SALE: RENT YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY RENT TO YOUR LANDLORD UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS SOLD OR UNTIL A COURT TELLS YOU OTHERWISE. IF YOU DO NOT PAY RENT, YOU CAN BE EVICTED. BE SURE TO KEEP PROOF OF ANY PAYMENTS YOU MAKE. SECURITY DEPOSIT You may apply your security deposit and any rent you paid in advance against the current rent you owe your landlord as provided in ORS 90.367. To do this, you must notify your landlord in writing that you want to subtract the amount of your security deposit or prepaid rent from your rent payment. You may do this only for the rent you owe your current landlord. If you do this, you must do so before the foreclosure sale. The business or individual who buys this property at the foreclosure sale is not responsible to you for any deposit or prepaid rent you paid to your landlord.

FORECLOSURE SALE

The new owner that buys this property at the foreclosure sale may be willing to allow you to stay as a tenant instead of requiring you to move out after 30 or 60 days. After the sale, you should receive a written notice informing you that the sale took place and giving you the new owner’s name and contact information. You should contact the new owner if you would like to stay. If the new owner accepts rent from you, signs a new residential rental agreement with you or does not notify you in writing within 30 days after the date of the foreclosure sale that you must move out, the new owner becomes your new landlord and must maintain the property. Otherwise: • You do not owe rent; • The new owner is not your landlord and is not responsible for maintaining the property on your behalf; and • You must move out by the date the new owner specifies in a notice to you. The new owner may offer to pay your moving expenses and any other costs or amounts you and the new owner agree on in exchange for your agreement to leave the premises in less than 30 or 60 days. You should speak with a lawyer to fully understand your rights before making any decisions regarding your tenancy. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO TRY TO FORCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR DWELLING UNIT WITHOUT FIRST GIVING YOU WRITTEN NOTICE AND GOING TO COURT TO EVICT YOU. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER. If you believe you need legal assistance, contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the lawyer referral service. Contact information for the Oregon State Bar is included with this notice. If you do not have enough money to pay a lawyer and are otherwise eligible, you may be able to receive legal assistance for free. Information about whom to contact for free legal assistance is included with this notice.

OREGON STATE BAR, 16037 S.W. Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard Oregon 97224, Phone (503) 620-0222, Toll-free 1-800-452-8260 Website: http://www.oregonlawhelp. org NOTICE TO VETERANS If the recipient of this notice is a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency. Contact information for a service officer appointed for the county in which you live and contact information for a community action agency that serves the area where you live may be obtained by calling a 2-1-1 information service. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires that we state the following: this is an attempt to collect, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt. This letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. The Successor Trustee, The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC, has authorized the undersigned attorney to execute the document on the Successor Trustee’s behalf as allowed under ORS 86.713(8).

Dated:05/08/2023

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR COOS COUNTY FRANCES MARIE RAY MEYERS Plaintiff, v. THE ESTATE OF LINDY LOMAN, aka LINDY WAYNE LOMAN, deceased, and THE ESTATE OF JERRY THOMPSON, deceased, and all UNKNOWN HEIRS, Defendants, Case No. 23CV14281 SUMMONS

TO: The Estate of Lindy Loman, aka Lindy Wayne Loman, The Estate of Jerry Thompson and unknown heirs, that may claim any right, title, lien or interest in the property described herein

YOU ARE HEREBY

REQUIRED to appear and defend the Complaint filed against you in the above-entitled action which Complaint includes claims to quiet title and declaratory relief related to the real referenced below within thirty (30) days from the date of first publication of this summons, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, plaintiff will apply tothe court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, to-wit: For a decree declaring plaintiff to be the sole owner of the described real property in fee simple and entitled to possession free of any estate, title, claim, lien, or interest of defendants or those claiming under defendants and quieting title in plaintiff of the real property in Coos County, Oregon, more particularly described as follows:

The South half of Subdivision C, Lots 13, Morris Subdivision, Coos County Oregon NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!

You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer”. The “motion” or “answer” must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filling fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney, or if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service upon the plaintiff. If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help finding an attorney, you may contact Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at www. oregonstatebar.org or call (503) 684-3673 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. The motion or answer or reply must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filling fee.

First published: June 9, 2023

WATKINSON LAIRD RUBENSTEIN, P.C.

By: /s/ James R. Dole

R. Dole,

James

OSB No. 892272

Email: jdole@wlrlaw.com

Of Attorneys for Plaintiff

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PERSUENT TO ORS

CHAPTER 819

Notice is hereby given that the following vehicle will be Sold, for cash to the highest bidder, on 6/27/2023

The sale will be held at 10:00am by Alder Acres RV & MH Park 1800 N 28th Ct, Coos Bay OR 2000 Salem Sierra VIN=4X4FSEW26

YC022423

Amount due on lien

$519.70 Reputed owner(s)

JOHNSON, DIANA & TED

CASCADE COMM CU

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DEPARTMENT No 23PB05163

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

In the Matter of the Estate of William P. Sweet, Deceased Notice is hereby given that Kimberlee D. Sweet has been appointed as the personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned personal representative in care of the undersigned attorney at: Five Centerpointe Dr. Ste 240, Lake Oswego, OR 97035, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, as stated below, or their claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the above proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. Dated and first published June 23, 2023.

Kimberlee D. Sweet, Personal Representative Terry J. Tassin, Jr., OSB No. 983553, Scarborough, McNeese, Oelke & Kilkenny, PC Attorney for Personal Representative Five Centerpointe Dr. Ste 240 Lake Oswego, OR 97035

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for the City of Coos Bay North Front Street Parking Lot - Rebid will be received by electronically means only by Jennifer Wirsing, PE, City Engineer until 2:00 PM local time on July 13, 2023, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened at City Hall. The City will receive and accept bids only through www. questcdn.com via their electronic VirtuBid™ online bid service. No bids will be accepted after this time. The Project entails constructing a parking lot including: asphalt, pavers, concrete sidewalk and driveway, concrete curbs and gutters, ADA ramps, retaining walls, trash enclosure, storm drainage, stormwater treatment units, signage, wheel stops, striping, soil remediation, landscaping, irrigation, new electrical service, lighting, and miscellaneous accessories.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: The Dyer Partnership, Engineers & Planners, Inc.; Andrew Hall, PE. Bidding Documents can be obtained at www.questcdn.com. To be qualified to submit a Bid the Contractor must obtain the Bidding Documents and submit their bid electronically at www.questcdn.com, QuestCDN Project No. 8561148. All pre-Bid questions and responses will be posted on QuestCDN.

A Pre-Bid conference will be held at 2:00 pm local time on June 29, 2023 at the City of Coos Bay, City Hall, 500 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420. Attendance at the PreBid conference is highly encouraged but is not mandatory. Bidders must qualify with Owner per ORS 279C.430 as specified in the Instructions to Bidders. The contract is for public work and is subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 regarding prevailing wage rates. This Project is funded in part with funds from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Clean Water State Revolving Fund. This funding requires the Contractor to comply with buying American Iron and Steel (AIS) as spelled out in the 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities or informalities in connection with the bids. No Bidder may withdraw their bid until thirty (30) days after the bid opening.

By order of: City of Coos

Bay - Jennifer Wirsing,

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF

SALE TS No.: 162756

APN: 0007761800

Reference is made to that certain deed made by Troy

O. Huddleston and Joanna Huddleston tenants be entirety as Grantor to First American Title Insurance Company of Oregon, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as designated nominee for Umpqua Bank as Beneficiary, dated

11/04/2009, recorded

11/09/2009, in the official records of Coos County, Oregon as Instrument No. 2009-11259 in Book xx, Page xx covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to wit:

LOT 7, BARNES ESTATES

FINAL SUBDIVISON PLAT, COOS COUNTY, OREGON

Commonly known as:

52057 Sturtevant Ln, Bandon, OR 97411 The current beneficiary is GITSIT Solutions LLC pursuant to assignment of deed of trust recorded on 09/28/2022 as Inst No. 2022-08870 in the records of Coos, Oregon. The beneficiary has elected and directed successor trustee 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 grantor’s failure to: There is a default by the grantor or other person owing an obligation, or by their successor-in-interest, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is due to the death of the borrower pursuant to the Note, paragraph 7 and the Deed of Trust, paragraph 9. 1. By the 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:

Principal balance of:

$337,930.15; 2. Interest through 05/16/2023 in the amount of: $ 12,144.14 3. Escrow Advances in the amount of: $ 756.45 4. Together with the interest thereon at the rate 0.00000% per annum until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. The principal sum of $337,930.15 together with the interest thereon at the rate 0.000000% per annum from 11/24/2019 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and 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 the undersigned trustee will on 09/27/2023 at the hour of 11:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon

Revised Statutes, at the front entrance to the Coos County Courthouse located at 2 nd and Baxter Streets, 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 (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by

tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale. In construing this, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing 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 The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary.

If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while there is a default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the referenced property. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO RESIDENTIAL TENANTS

The property in which you are living is in foreclosure. A foreclosure sale is scheduled for 09/27/2023 (date). The date of this sale may be postponed. Unless the lender that is foreclosing on this property is paid before the sale date, the foreclosure will go through and someone new will own this property. After the sale, the new owner is required to provide you with contact information and notice that the sale took place. The following information applies to you only if you are a bona fide tenant occupying and renting this property as a residential dwelling under a legitimate rental agreement. The information does not apply to you if you own this property or if you are not a bona fide residential tenant. If the foreclosure sale goes through, the new owner will have the right to require you to move out. Before the new owner can require you to move, the new owner must provide you with written notice that specifies the date by which you must move out. If you do not leave before the move-out date, the new owner can have the sheriff remove you from the property after a court hearing. You will receive notice of the court hearing. PROTECTION FROM EVICTION IF YOU ARE A BONA FIDE TENANT OCCUPYING AND RENTING THIS PROPERTY AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE LIVING IN THIS PROPERTY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE FOR:

• 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A FIXED TERM LEASE; OR • AT LEAST 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A MONTH-TO-MONTH OR WEEK-TO-WEEK RENTAL AGREEMENT. If the new owner wants to move in and use this property as a primary residence, the new owner can give you written notice and require you to move out after 30 days, even though you have a

fixed term lease with more than 30 days left. You must be provided with at least 30 days’ written notice after the foreclosure sale before you can be required to move. A bona fide tenant is a residential tenant who is not the borrower (property owner) or a child, spouse or parent of the borrower, and whose rental agreement: • Is the result of an arm’slength transaction; • Requires the payment of rent that is not substantially less than fair market rent for the property, unless the rent is reduced or subsidized due to a federal, state or local subsidy; and • Was entered into prior to the date of the foreclosure sale.

ABOUT YOUR TENANCY

BETWEEN NOW AND THE FORECLOSURE SALE:

RENT YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY RENT TO YOUR LANDLORD UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS SOLD OR UNTIL A COURT TELLS YOU OTHERWISE.

IF YOU DO NOT PAY RENT, YOU CAN BE EVICTED. BE SURE TO KEEP PROOF OF ANY PAYMENTS YOU MAKE. SECURITY DEPOSIT You may apply your security deposit and any rent you paid in advance against the current rent you owe your landlord as provided in ORS 90.367. To do this, you must notify your landlord in writing that you want to subtract the amount of your security deposit or prepaid rent from your rent payment. You may do this only for the rent you owe your current landlord. If you do this, you must do so before the foreclosure sale. The business or individual who buys this property at the foreclosure sale is not responsible to you for any deposit or prepaid rent you paid to your landlord.

ABOUT YOUR TENANCY

AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE

The new owner that buys this property at the foreclosure sale may be willing to allow you to stay as a tenant instead of requiring you to move out after 30 or 60 days. After the sale, you should receive a written notice informing you that the sale took place and giving you the new owner’s name and contact information. You should contact the new owner if you would like to stay. If the new owner accepts rent from you, signs a new residential rental agreement with you or does not notify you in writing within 30 days after the date of the foreclosure sale that you must move out, the new owner becomes your new landlord and must maintain the property. Otherwise: • You do not owe rent; • The new owner is not your landlord and is not responsible for maintaining the property on your behalf; and • You must move out by the date the new owner specifies in a notice to you. The new owner may offer to pay your moving expenses and any other costs or amounts you and the new owner agree on in exchange for your agreement to leave the premises in less than 30 or 60 days. You should speak with a lawyer to fully understand your rights before making any decisions regarding your tenancy. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO TRY TO FORCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR DWELLING UNIT WITHOUT FIRST GIVING YOU WRITTEN NOTICE AND GOING TO COURT TO EVICT YOU.

FOR

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER. If you believe you need legal assistance, contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the lawyer referral service. Contact information for the Oregon State Bar is included with this notice. If you do not have enough money to pay a lawyer and are otherwise eligible, you may be able to receive legal assistance for free. Information about whom to contact for free legal assistance is included with this notice. OREGON STATE BAR, 16037 S.W. Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard Oregon 97224, Phone (503) 620-0222, Toll-free 1-800-452-8260 Website: http://www. oregonlawhelp.org NOTICE TO VETERANS If the recipient of this notice is a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be

available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency. Contact information for a service officer appointed for the county in which you live and contact information for a community action agency that serves the area where you live may be obtained by calling a 2-1-1 information service. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires that we state the following: this is an attempt to collect, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt. This letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. The Successor Trustee, The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC, has authorized the undersigned attorney to execute the document on the Successor Trustee’s behalf as allowed under ORS 86.713(8).

Dated:05/25/2023 The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC

By: Jason L. Cotton, OSB #223275 Eric A. Marshack, OSB #050166 The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC 650 NE Holladay Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97232

Phone number for the Trustee: 1 (971) 270-1233 1 (619) 465-8200 A-4786802

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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 JANET M. SHIELDS Deceased. Case No. 23PB05098

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 23th day of June, 2023.

Lisa A. Schroeder

Personal Representative

Published on June 23, 30 and July 7, 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 PATRICK GEORGE IVEY, Deceased. Case No. 22PB09223

NOTICE TO INTERESTED

PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that Jacques P. DePlois, has been appointed successor personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the attorney/successor personal representative Jacques P. DePlois, P.O. Box 3159, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, 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, or the attorney for the personal representative. Dated and first published June 9, 2023.

Jacques P. DePlois, Attorney/Successor Personal Representative

P.O. Box 3159 Coos Bay, OR 97420

(541) 888-6338

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Coos County Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners are holding public hearings to for File

# AM-22-005 to Consider

Ordinance Number 2306-005PL) - Legislative

Amendment - The proposal is to amend Volume II, Part 1 (Coos Bay Estuary Management Plan Part 1 - Plan Provisions) and Volume II, Part 2 (Coos Bay Estuary Management Plan Part 2 - Inventories and Factual Base) of the acknowledged Coos County

Comprehensive Plan to repeal the existing Volume II, Part 1 and 2 and replace them in their entirety with the updated 2023 Coos Bay Estuary Management Plan, Parts 1 and 2. This proposal also amends Chapter 3 of the Coos County Zoning and Land Development Ordinance (CCZLDO) to reflect the proposed changes made to the Coos Bay Estuary Management Plan. This proposal therefore proposes to adopt an Ordinance amending Coos County Ordinance 82-08015L and amendments thereto, which adopts Volume II of the Coos County Comprehensive Plan. This proposed Ordinance also amends Coos County Ordinance 8503-004L and amendments hereto, which is the Coos County Zoning and Land Development Ordinance that implements Volumes I, II, and III of the Coos County Comprehensive Plan. An overview of the changes include: Update the maps currently used in decision making (which are currently hand-drawn and from 1970’s era information) by including new spatial data in a digital format in the background maps (Coos Estuary and Shoreland Map Atlas) and digitizing original mylar maps; Use of clear headers to explain the purpose and contents of each document section; Use of Figures and Tables to Explain Process and Policies; Update of references in CBEMP to state and federal laws, regulations, agencies, and processes; Development of a comprehensive and consistent list of definitions; Inclusion of all Management Units in the CBEMP; Capture of Coos Bay-specific policies in CBEMP; Clarification of joint plan maintenance, plan update, and citizen involvement process; and Integration of Coos Estuary Data Source into CBEMP Part 2. The applicable criteria are found in the Coos County Zoning and Land Development Ordinance Chapter 5Legislative Amendment and Compliance with the StatewidePlanning Goals. The hearing will take place at the Owen Building, 201 N. Adams St. Coquille Oregon on (Planning

Commission) July 6, 2023 at 7:00 pm and the Board of Commissioner will consider this matter on August 18, 2023 at 1:30 pm and adoption will be considered on September 6, 2023 at 1:30 pm.\~ For more details contact Coos County Planning Staff at 541-3967770, \~ email at planning@ co.coos.or.us \~ or visit the website at https://www. co.coos.or.us/communitydev/page/2023-amendmentrezones for meeting attendance information.

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A regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Central Lincoln PUD will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday June 28, 2023 at 996 Hwy 101 Florence. In addition to regular business, the Board will hear a report on Central Lincoln’s transmission system, review the customer and community connections calendar, consider adoption of a resolution to approve new rate schedules and review and approve a 2023 wildfire mitigation plan, as well as any other business that arises after publication of this notice. To review the meeting agenda, please go to clpud.org. Customers interested in attending virtually should email info@ clpud.org to make a request.

Published on June 23, 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 CAROLE ANN FENTON Deceased. Case No. 23PB05044

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 23th day of June, 2023. Scott Alan Farmer Personal Representative

Published on June 23, 30 and July 7, 2023

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TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TS No.: 163963 APN:

7761600 Reference is made

to that certain deed made by John C. Anderson and Alta M. Anderson, As Tenants by the Entirety as Grantor to Stewart Title Guaranty Company, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as designated nominee for Prime Choice Funding, Inc. as Beneficiary, dated 03/02/2020, recorded 03/12/2020, in the official records of Coos County, Oregon as Instrument No. 202002663 in Book xx, Page xx covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to wit: Lot 5, Barnes Estates Final Subdivision Plat, Coos County, Oregon. Commonly known as: 52031 Sturtevant Road, Bandon, OR 97411

The current beneficiary is Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC pursuant to assignment of deed of trust recorded on 01/09/2023 as Inst No. 2023-00159 in the records of Coos, Oregon. The beneficiary has elected and directed successor trustee 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 grantor’s failure to: Make the monthly payments commencing with the payment due on 08/01/2022 and continuing each month until this trust deed is reinstated or goes to trustee’s sale; plus a late charge on each installment not paid within fifteen days following the payment due date; trustee’s fees and other costs and expenses associated with this foreclosure and any further breach of any term or condition contained in subject note and deed of trust.

1. By the 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:

Principal balance of: $300,516.57;

2. Interest through 04/30/2023 in the amount of:

$ 8,101.09 3. Late Charges in the Amount of: $ 323.75 4. Escrow Advances in the amount of: $ 1,463.62 5. Together with the interest thereon at the rate 3.2500000% per annum until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. The principal sum of $300,516.57 together with the interest thereon at the rate 3.2500000% per annum from 07/01/2022 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and 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 the undersigned trustee will on 09/07/2023 at the hour of 11:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, at the front entrance to 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 (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale. In construing this, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing 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 The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy.

The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while there is a default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the referenced property. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale.

NOTICE TO RESIDENTIAL

TENANTS The property in which you are living is in foreclosure. A foreclosure sale is scheduled for 09/07/2023 (date). The date of this sale may be postponed. Unless the lender that is foreclosing on this property is paid before the sale date, the foreclosure will go through and someone new will own this property. After the sale, the new owner is required to provide you with contact information and notice that the sale took place. The following information applies to you only if you are a bona fide tenant occupying and renting this property as a residential dwelling under a legitimate rental agreement. The information does not apply to you if you own this property or if you are not a bona fide residential tenant. If the foreclosure sale goes through, the new owner will have the right to require you to move out. Before the new owner can require you to move, the new owner must provide you with written notice that specifies the date by which you must move out. If you do not leave before the move-out date, the new owner can have the sheriff remove you from the property after a court hearing. You will receive notice of the court hearing.

PROTECTION FROM EVICTION IF YOU ARE A BONA FIDE TENANT OCCUPYING AND RENTING THIS PROPERTY AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE LIVING IN THIS PROPERTY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE FOR:

• 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A FIXED TERM LEASE; OR • AT LEAST 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A MONTH-TO-MONTH OR WEEK-TO-WEEK RENTAL AGREEMENT. If the new owner wants to move in and use this property as a primary residence, the new owner can give you written notice and require you to move out after 30 days, even though you have a fixed term lease with more than 30 days left. You must be provided with at least 30 days’ written notice after the foreclosure sale before you can be required to move. A bona fide tenant is a residential tenant who is not the borrower (property owner) or a child, spouse or parent of the borrower, and whose rental agreement: • Is the result of an arm’s-length transaction; • Requires the payment of rent that is not substantially less than fair market rent for the property, unless the rent is reduced or subsidized due to a federal, state or local subsidy; and • Was entered into prior to the date of the foreclosure sale.

ABOUT YOUR TENANCY BETWEEN NOW AND THE FORECLOSURE SALE: RENT YOU SHOULD CON-

SURE TO KEEP PROOF OF ANY PAYMENTS YOU

MAKE. SECURITY DEPOS-

IT

You may apply your security deposit and any rent you paid in advance against the current rent you owe your landlord as provided in ORS 90.367. To do this, you must notify your landlord in writing that you want to subtract the amount of your security deposit or prepaid rent from your rent payment. You may do this only for the rent you owe your current landlord. If you do this, you must do so before the foreclosure sale. The business or individual who buys this property at the foreclosure sale is not responsible to you for any deposit or prepaid rent you paid to your landlord. ABOUT YOUR TENANCY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE

The new owner that buys this property at the foreclosure sale may be willing to allow you to stay as a tenant instead of requiring you to move out after 30 or 60 days. After the sale, you should receive a written notice informing you that the sale took place and giving you the new owner’s name and contact information. You should contact the new owner if you would like to stay. If the new owner accepts rent from you, signs a new residential rental agreement with you or does not notify you in writing within 30 days after the date of the foreclosure sale that you must move out, the new owner becomes your new landlord and must maintain the property. Otherwise: • You do not owe rent; • The new owner is not your landlord and is not responsible for maintaining the property on your behalf; and • You must move out by the date the new owner specifies in a notice to you. The new owner may offer to pay your moving expenses and any other costs or amounts you and the new owner agree on in exchange for your agreement to leave the premises in less than 30 or 60 days. You should speak with a lawyer to fully understand your rights before making any decisions regarding your tenancy. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO TRY TO FORCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR DWELLING UNIT WITHOUT FIRST GIVING YOU WRITTEN NOTICE AND GOING TO COURT TO EVICT YOU. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER. If you believe you need legal assistance, contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the lawyer referral service. Contact information for the Oregon State Bar is included with this notice. If you do not have enough money to pay a lawyer and are otherwise eligible, you may be able to receive legal assistance for free. Information about whom to contact for free legal assistance is included with this notice. OREGON STATE BAR, 16037 S.W. Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard Oregon 97224, Phone (503) 620-0222, Tollfree 1-800-452-8260 Website: http://www.oregonlawhelp.org NOTICE TO VETERANS If the recipient of this notice is a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency. Contact information for a service officer appointed for the county in which you live and contact information for a community action agency that serves the area where you live may be obtained by calling a 2-1-1 information service. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires that we state the following: this is an attempt to collect, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt. This letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. The Successor Trustee, The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC, has authorized the undersigned attorney to execute the document on the Successor Trustee’s behalf as allowed under ORS 86.713(8). Dated:05/04/2023

which the above described real property is situated. Further, no action has been instituted to recover the debt, or any part thereof, now remaining secured by the trust deed, or, if such action has been instituted, such action has been dismissed except as permitted by ORS 86.752(7). Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.752(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes. There is a default by grantor or other person owing an obligation, performance of which is secured by the trust deed, or by the successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of such provision. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sum: TOTAL RE-

QUIRED TO REINSTATE:

QUIRED

PAYOFF: $146,479.80

Whereof, notice hereby is given that QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION F/K/A QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON, the undersigned trustee will on 9/26/2023 at the hour of 11:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, At the Main Entrance to the Coos County Courthouse, located at 250 North Baxter Street, Coquille, OR 97423 County of COOS, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. Other than as shown of record, neither the beneficiary nor the trustee has any actual notice of any person having or claiming to have any lien upon or interest in the real property

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A Word, Please: The Oxford comma

By JUNE CASAGRANDE

“We don’t ban the Oxford comma.”

That was the subject line of an email the Associated Press Stylebook editors recently sent to subscribers.

To anyone who’s been on the frontlines of the comma wars, the message seemed like an olive branch — or possibly a white flag.

Not familiar with the Oxford comma controversy? It’s a tempest in a teapot — a trumped-up battle between people who eschew an optional comma, called the Oxford or serial comma, and the devotees of this little punctuation mark.

The Oxford comma, or serial comma, comes before the conjunction in a list of three or more things. If you write, “The flag is red, white, and blue,” you’re using an Oxford comma. If you write, “The flag is red, white and blue,” you’re not. Either way, you’re using correct punctuation because this comma is optional.

The publishing world’s two major style guides take different positions on whether editors should use this comma.

The Chicago Manual of Style, followed by many book and magazine publishers, is in favor.

“When a conjunction joins the last two elements in a series of three or more, a comma — known as the serial or series comma or the Oxford comma — should appear before the conjunction,” says the Chicago manual’s 17th edition, adding

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Bids for school are too high

The Marshfield school board last night opened bids for the construction of the new school but the bids were much higher than the estimate and the contract was not let.

It was decided that Architect

White revise the plans and give the new specifications to the contractors so new bids could be received next Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock when another meeting will be held. These bids must be in the hands of the clerk by noon Saturday.

In anticipation that the bids might be over the estimate they were opened last evening in private and will not be made known. There were two sets of bids, one for the general construction and the other set for the plumbing and heating.

It was decided that the three lowest bids made in each case be allowed to id the second time.

charged with stealing cow

ARCHIE E. MARTIN IS INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY

OFFICER ARRESTED HIM MONDAY NIGHT WHEN HE IS LEADING THE COW TOWARD SLAUGHTER HOUSE

COQUILLE — Archie E. Martin, who was arrested Monday night on a charge of stealing a cow, was indicted by the grand jury yesterday and his bond was fixed at $1000. He was expected to furnish bond. The cow which it is claimed he stole, belonged to John Scorby who

for emphasis: “Chicago strongly recommends this widely practiced usage.”

AP is mostly opposed.

“Use commas to separate elements in a series, but do not put a comma before the conjunction in most simple series,” the stylebook advises. But unlike Chicago, AP editors don’t use the next sentence to strenuously underscore their point. Instead, AP emphasizes that the rule is flexible. “Include a final comma in a simple series if omitting it could make the meaning unclear.” Dig a little deeper into the Chicago manual and you see they make exceptions, too, albeit reluctantly.

So AP and Chicago — the most influential voices on the Oxford comma — are de facto leaders of opposing camps. Oxford comma enthusiasts, then, could see AP as the enemy, which could put AP on the defensive, which in turn could inspire an email like the one I got in my in-box this month. Just a theory.

AP gave an example in which the Oxford comma makes sense of an otherwise confusing sentence: “‘The governor convened his most trusted advisers, economist Olivia Schneider, and polling expert Carlton Torres.’ (If the governor is convening unidentified advisers plus Schneider and Torres, the final comma is needed.)”

If you meant instead that the trusted advisers were none other than Schneider and Torres, no comma goes before the conjunction, AP notes: “The governor

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lived near Riverton. Martin is in the cattle business and has a slaughter house.

The sheriff’s office got a tip that Martin intended stealing the cow and Deputies Sam Malehorn and Bert Smith and Traffic Officer Williams went to the place where it was said Martin would get the cow.

It was after midnight when Martin took the cow across the river and was leading it down the road when he was arrested. He claimed that he was taking the cow to pasture. Martin was taken to jail and his case was immediately presented to the grand jury.

north Bend girl receives honors

WASHINGTON, D.C. —

Evelyn Carey, North Bend, Oregon, public schools, won first honors for her state in the last national safety campaign, it is announced by the highway education board. She has received a gold medal and a check for $15 and her essay will be entered in the national competition for three valuable prizes.

A silver medal and check for $10 have been sent Artie Appleton, a pupil in the Central school, Astoria, who wrote the second best.

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coos Bay d-9 will emBark on its puBlic kindergarten this fall

Coos Bay School District 9 will embark this fall on its first public kindergarten program, open to all 5-year-olds in the district.

Notices will be sent to

convened his most trusted advisers, economist Olivia Schneider and polling expert Carlton Torres.”

AP missed an opportunity here. They should have given an example with “adviser” in the singular instead of the plural: “The governor convened his most trusted adviser, economist Olivia Schneider, and polling expert Carlton Torres.”

With “adviser” in the singular, the Oxford comma doesn’t prevent confusion — it creates it. Maybe Schneider and the trusted adviser are one and the same, so the governor convened only two people. Or maybe the trusted adviser is separate from Schneider and three people showed up. We don’t know. But take out the Oxford comma and it’s clear that three people met with the governor: the trusted adviser, Schneider and Torres.

Obviously, sometimes it’s better to just rewrite the sentence. But when you can’t, knee-jerk comma partisanship is not the remedy. Sometimes the Oxford comma helps, sometimes it hurts.

Consistency counts, too. So pick your default preference — yes or no on the Oxford comma — then be prepared to make exceptions whenever it could help your reader.

— June Casagrande is the author of “The Joy of Syntax: A Simple Guide to All the Grammar You Know You Should Know.” She can be reached at JuneTCN@aol.com.

parents in the district setting forth guidelines for registering children in the program as plans continue to be worked out.

Kindergarten classes will be held only at Charleston, Madison Street, Blossom Gulch and Bunker Hill schools but students will be registered at the elementary school nearest the child’s home.

To meet state and district requirements, the child must be 5 years old on or before Nov. 15. Birth certificate or birth registration must be presented at the time of registration. In addition, a physical examination by the family doctor is recommended.

Registration fees are $2.50 per student and include insurance, readiness materials and school activity fund.

fran Breaks wilma rudolph’s record in cal relays

THEN FINISHES SECOND TO WORLD RECORD HOLDER

It was a very successful weekend for members of the SWOCC Laker Track team, especially Fran Sichting and Ted Davis.

Fran went to Modesto, California to the Cal Relays and set one new meet record for the 100 yard dash with a time of 10.5 and finished second in the 440 and third in the long jump.

Davis on the other hand scored for the second straight year for the Lakers with a sixth place finish in the pole vault at the National Junior College Athletic Association’s national championships in Houston, Texas.

HISTORY: The Quarter’s About-Face,

by George J. Mark Powell

By J. MARK POWELL InsideSources.com

Have you looked at the change in your pocket recently? You may have spotted something new on a familiar coin. Some say it rights an old wrong. Others say there never was a wrong in the first place. Read the evidence and decide for yourself.

Americans pride themselves on being master practitioners of innovation and change. Yet when it comes to our coinage, we’re downright stodgy. The Lincoln penny is a beloved childhood memory for many, but at 114 years, the obverse (the front) also holds the world record for the longest-running coin without a change. Likewise, the dime is 77 years old, and the half-dollar is practically a kid at 59. (They’ve tinkered so much with the nickel in recent years, we’ll sidestep that one.) Then there’s the quarter. For 91 years, it has featured George Washington staring off into the distance with a paternalistic firmness that befits the Father of Our Country. All that time, he was looking to his left. Until last year.

Our story begins in the early 1930s. With the bicentennial of Washington’s birthday approaching, Congress thought it would be nice to mark the occasion with a special coin. The original idea was to put him only on the half-dollar for the 200th birth anniversary in 1932. But that proposal quickly grew into a complete overhaul of the quarter.

Everyone agreed George’s mug should be featured on the new 25-cent piece. And that was about all they agreed on. The George Washington Bicentennial Committee held a competition and selected a likeness crafted by sculptress Laura Gardin Fraser. She was an old hand at creating lovely coin designs, including

Fran was second in the 440 yard dash which she ran in 55.4 and finished behind Marilyn Neufville of the Los Angeles Track Club. Miss Neufville is the world record holder in the event.

In the long jump event Fran came within an inch of her lifetime best in her third place finish with a jump of 19 feet, 10 ½ inches.

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reedsport golfers claim state crown Reedsport’s girls golf team finished its season in stellar style, winning the Class 3A-2A-1A state championship at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond.

The Braves shot a combined team score of 355 Tuesday on the Ridge Course at Eagle Crest to finish with a two-day total of 722, five strokes better than runner-up Tillamook.

It was Reedsport’s first state championship in girls golf and the school’s first team title in any sport since the football and boys golf teams both won in 1990.

“It was really exciting,” said Reedsport junior Emily Vaughn, who finished third in the individual race.

the special Alabama Cenntenial, Fort Vancouver Centennial and Oregon Train Monument commemorative half-dollars in the 1920s. She based her creation on a famous 1785 bust of Washington done by French artist Jean-Antoine Houdon. The committee loved it and selected her design.

The venerable Commission on Fine Arts gave Fraser’s selection its blessing. And that should have been the end of that.

But it wasn’t. The design was forwarded to Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon for his approval. Jaws dropped when he rejected Fraser’s submission and picked another designed by John Flanagan instead. It was also based on Houdon’s bust but had Washington looking the other way. Mellon’s successor as treasury secretary, Ogden Mills, stuck with the choice.

And so millions upon millions of coins showing Washington gazing to the left began rolling out of U.S. mints starting on Aug. 1, 1932.

So, why the change? The simple answer is that we just don’t know for sure. There was grumbling at the time, and it was passed down over the decades, that Mellon rejected Fraser’s submission because she was a woman. But there’s a problem with that: There is no record of Mellon writing or saying anything of the kind or having a bias against women in general.

More than likely, he probably spotted some detail he just didn’t like in the design. Mellon was an internationally recognized art connoisseur with the bankroll to support his good taste.

A scion of Pennsylvania’s fabulously wealthy Mellon family, he later proposed the creation of — and backed it up by donating dozens of priceless pieces to — the National Art Gallery

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The Braves had finished one stroke out of the race for the fourth-place trophy last year, but exceeded their expectations this year.

“We had an idea that we were going to get a trophy, but maybe not a first-place trophy,” Vaughn said. “We all did good. Leslie (Wheeler) did really good yesterday.”

Wheeler tied for low round of the day with a 77 and was fifth overall at 163.

Vaughn shot her second consecutive 80 for a two-day total of 160, to finish one shot behind co-medalists Kelli Greenough of La Grande and Anna Jaramillo of Ontario.

Reedsport’s squad also included Aubrey Vaughn, Casey Neves, Crystal Lane and Savannah Buehler.

Bandon dunes expansion at final step

MORE VISITORS: RESORT WOULD ALMOST DOUBLE TO 2,140 ACRES

In a second hearing before the Coos County Board of Commissioners, Bandon Dunes will ask for approval of a plan that will significantly expand the golf resort.

In February, Bandon Dunes received unanimous approval

in Washington. As America slogged its way through the Great Depression and World War II, the Fabulous Fifties and Swinging Sixties, right through the dawn of the new Millennium, Washington was there every step of the way, always looking left. Until the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 came along. It not only authorized the American Women Quarters program but also required that Washington remain on the front, though redesigned to look different from previous coins. And so Frasier’s 1931 design was hauled out of storage, dusted off and finally went into production in 2022. It took 89 years, but she finally made it. Supporters say it is fitting that an obverse designed by a woman is now on a coin whose reverse honors accomplished American women.

There is a final irony, one that nobody talks much about. When the infant country was preparing to mint its very first coins in the early 1790s, Washington and Congress felt strongly that they should not bear the likeness of presidents, generals or other prominent living people. Too royal, too much like a monarchy, they said, where images of kings and queens often adorned coins, paper money and stamps. They felt so strongly about it; in fact, the practice remained in place for 120 years until Lincoln popped up on the penny in 1909. And nobody cared which way Abe was looking.

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from the Planning Commission to amend the Coos County Comprehensive Plan and Zoning and Land Ordinance by rezoning the designation of the property from “forest” and “rural residential” to “Bandon Dunes Resort.”

To rezone the property, Bandon Dunes is requesting an exception be considered to provisions of Statewide Planning Goals regarding agricultural and forest lands, public facilities and services and urbanization.

After approval of the Planning Commission, the request went to the Board of Commissioners and a hearing was held in April. If approved, it would expand the 1,215-acre resort by approximately 925 acres.

The expansion is intended to ensure the resort will attract visitors year-round by adding a variety of lodging and recreational facilities, including two more golf courses, a new clubhouse, additional rooms, overnight facilities and residential units, among other amenities, according to General Manager Hank Hickox.

Hickox said the expansion would accommodate even more visitors, which would translate into benefits for the entire county.

AS I SEE IT

By Mary Schamehorn

My photos this week will feature a one-time historic landmark on the bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, best known as Queen Anne Cottages (first photo).

A story in the Feb. 23, 1927, Western World talked about the popular tourist attraction, most of which burned in the Bandon Fire of 1936 (second photo), with the exception of the apartments right along Beach Loop Road, owned by Alex Linke for many years, which still stand today.

But the main part of the complex was right out on the bluff, and as you can see by the pictures of the chimneys, was destroyed in the fire.

The third picture shows my aunt Anne Sweet (later Felsheim), center, and her brother, Don Sweet, right, standing in the ruins of one of the Queen Anne cottages shortly after the Fire. The girl on the left was Mary Jo Smiley.

Here are excerpts from the 1927 article:

"The Queen Anne tea room, latest addition to the beach colony, will open its doors to the public for the first time Saturday afternoon when Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Jarman, managers, will informally welcome visitors.

"The historic landmark on the bluff has been transformed from a neglected cottage into

an attractive, modern building that somehow contrives to hold its quaint charm. W.J. Sweet, owner of the new establishment, feels that he has been particularly fortunate in having the services of A.J. Gamble, who designed the changes for both the interior and exterior, retaining the English style of architecture.

"The tea room proper is a large addition on the west side of the building, with plate glass windows on two sides overlooking the sea. The woodwork is finished in driftwood gray and the ten tables and chairs are black wicker with orange decorations.

"Three little Queen Anne's, as a visitor has called the cottages, are ready for occupancy.

They conform in architecture and finish with the tea room, which has the curving English roof and is finished in gray stucco with pale green trimmings. Each cottage has a fireplace.

"Although the work of remodeling the building was begun the first week in April, much of the finishing work is yet to be done. Plans for the grounds include an entrance gate bearing an old English sign and graveled paths leading to the tea room. The place supplies its own water from a well sunk nearby, and this is to have a windmill painted to match the buildings. The space between the tea room and the

bluff will probably be floored with concrete and arranged with seats for the convenience of guests.

"The dining room just off the tea room is a small but charming room decorated in green and black. Mrs. Jarman plans to feature small private dinners for parties of six or eight arranged in advance, and during the winter months will use her spacious living room for those wishing to entertain at cards.

"Several thousand dollars have already been expended in remodeling Queen Anne tea room from Queen Anne cottage and the latter being one of the oldest landmarks on the bluff and carrying the interesting tradition of 'a haunt.' It is supposed to have been built many years ago by a young man about to be married, and when his sweetheart jilted him, he abandoned the house, so the story goes, and ended his life by jumping over the nearby cliff. But if you wish to know the story in detail, visit the tea room and read about it on the menu," concludes the article.

A later article, which appeared in the 1945 Western World, explains that in 1929 Mr. and Mrs. Sweet added three more cottages and for eight years ran the business themselves, and the Queen Anne became popular not only along the West Coast, but was known all over

the US.

In 1945, the remaining apartment and the property was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Peters, formerly of Portland, who were also interested in the local cranberry business.

The article explains that Mr. Peters was a partner with Lou Wright, who had recently purchased the Walter Cox home south of Bandon on the Coast Highway (now 101). "They have about seven acres of berries east of the Cox home near the junction of the Bandon Beach road. Mr. Wright is a musician and instructor of the Langlois school band." Mr. Wright was the band director in the Bandon School District for many years.

I need to clarify an item about several women nearly being hit by a car recently as they were peacefully advocating for people's rights, while standing on the sidewalk along Highway 101 near Coast Community Health Clinic.

The women are part of the Bandon Inclusivity Group, who advocate peacefully for inclusivity, fairness and justice. They have been at the 42 junction advocating for over three years.

A 54-year-old Bandon

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I have learned that the U .S. Coast Guard won't be here this summer on a regular basis, as they have been in past summers. A port commissioner said the decision apparently involved finances, but said it is possible that they will be here occasionally, but not on a regular schedule.

Last Monday, June 5, the Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 101 near milepost 284, near the Coos-Curry county line several miles north of Langlois.

A Volkswagen Jetta, operated by Tomas Iglesias Olivas, 59, of Coos Bay, was traveling north when it veered across the center line and collided at an angle with a Chevrolet Equinox, operated by

Jennifer Dawn Jordan, 43, Langlois, headed south. Olivas was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Jordan and her passenger, Ethan Blaine Dickenson, 18, Langlois, were transported by Bay Cities Ambulance to Bay Area Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, according to the police report.

I also learned that a 46-year-old Coquille man, Sean Michael Lenninger, was killed June 2 when the motorcycle he was riding was involved in a two-vehicle crash in Linn County.

On June 5, Coos County dispatch received a call from a 53-year-old woman Jennifer Greenfield, who said her boat was

Bandon Police Blotter

Wednesday 06/07:

• 8:46 am, burn complaint, 1100 block of 4th Street NE.

• 2:59 pm, code violation, Astor Lane and Harvard Street SE.

Thursday 06/08:

• 9:20 pm, fire, Riverside Drive NE and Cody Avenue NE.

• 2:35 pm, fraud, 1200 block of June Avenue SE.

• 2:46 pm, harassment, 18th Street SE.

Friday 06/09:

• 2:16 am, noise complaint, 900 block of Newport Avenue SW.

• 4:39 pm, animal complaint, 1200 block of Indiana Avenue SE.

Sunday 06/11:

• 8:22 pm, stalking, Highway 42S and Morrison Road.

• 9:00 pm, harassment, 700 block of 9th Street SE.

disabled and beached on the Coquille River, near Bullards Beach Park in Bandon. Upon arrival, deputies noticed her 15-foot aluminum boat was almost entirely out of the water. The windy conditions made it extremely difficult for the boat to be removed from the sand bar, but using available resources, deputies R. Baker and B. Kent were able to safely get the boat back in the water and tow it back to the dock.

High Tide Art is a new fine art gallery in Bandon, showcasing the work of over 20 local Pacific Northwest artists.

The gallery, located on the Pedway in the Continuum Building in Old Town, shows works in a variety of mediums. Husband and wife team Jose and April Nunez are both artists who moved to Bandon

in 2021 and created High Tide Bandon as a collaboration with family and friends. April's sister Sharon Baker, also a creative artist, relocated to Coquille in 2022, and with collaboration with their close friend, artist and gallery owner from the Caribbean, Lucie Stubbs, High Tide Bandon was formed.

They will be participating in wine walks and art walks, and plan to host art classes for the community, with gallery art to be rotated seasonally.

A well-known Bandon woman, Rose Anne Gates, has recently returned from a trip to Italy with a number of Italian handbags which she is offering for sale with 20 percent of the sales to be donated to Good Neighbors Food Bank, of which she is a long-time support-

er. The handbags can be seen at The Hair Club, or at a party at her home June 24. For details, call Rose Anne at 541-347-4818 or 541551-0056.

I attended a wonderful Soiree d' artist gala featuring photographer Matte Hanna, with classical music interludes, Thursday night, hosted by Nicole Graham, owner of Nicart Gallery. The artist, musicians and the guests gathered in an intimate setting on the stage of the Sprague Theater, beautifully decorated in a starry night motif.

Friday night, the four were joined by two other professional musicians for the Soiree' Musicale, an evening of music, again on the stage, with the guests and the musicians, Fritz Gearhart, violin; Tido Jansssen, cello; Jason

Bonham, viola; Andy Smith, cello; Rachel Goff, viola; and Urs Rutishauser, violin.

I want to mention that the Bandon by the Sea Cribbage Club #440 is hosting the John "Doc" Nyhart Memorial Cribbage Tournament

July 22 and 23 at the Bandon Senior Center, located in the Barn in City Park.

The local club meets Monday nights at the Barn/Community Center at 5 p.m.

For additional information or to register for the American Cribbage Congress tournament, people can contact Scott Milo of North Bend at 707-330-4218 or 541-808-0210. Or email him at scottamilo@msn.com.

Other events coming up include a wine walk Friday night, June 16, and the Rock and Gem

Show at The Barn on June 23 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Admission is free.

A memorial for long-time coach Mickey Hurley will be held Saturday, June 24, at 3 p.m. at the VFW Hall.

July 22 is the program at Bandon's History Museum, titled "Mayor Drane is Missing and the Shindlers Have Been Kidnapped, with live music." There is no charge and the program, presented by Jim Proehl, starts at 1p.m. with music by Bob and Jerene Shaffar.

Be sure and mark your calendars for the Bandon Police Department's National Night Out event at City Park on Tuesday, Aug. 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. Come out and meet the members of the police department and other public safety officers.

The Bandon Library Art Gallery Annual Mosaic Show Returns!

The 7th Annual Mosaic Show at Bandon Library Art Gallery went up on the 1st of June, and will run through July 31. On Saturday, July 8. at 2 p.m., there will be a reception that will include mosaic-making for the public. Child-safe materials will be available, and everyone can make their own 3” x 3” fridge magnet mosaic.

Curator Tracy Hodson has put together the work of 22 artists from the Pacific Northwest and beyond, demonstrating the wide range of styles and materials these artists utilize to create their mosaics.

“I am so glad to be back after the COVID years, and I thought the best way to celebrate the return of this annual show was to throw as wide a net as possible. We are showing artists who work in the Classical vein, using marble, travertine, smalti–which is a glass that has been made specifically for mosaics for about 600 years, in Venice and Murano, Italy–gold, tile, and other sorts of natural specimens,” Hodson said, “in addition to those who work in stained glass or pique-assiette–a modern form of mosaic art that uses broken or cut ceramic crockery shards. There are also glass-on-glass mosaics hanging in the window at the end of the hall, two of which were made by children, and we have two micromosaic jewelry makers this year. Both walls of the gallery are covered, and the cases are full. I don’t think even one more mosaic would have fit!”

The roster of mosaicists includes both newcomers and returning artists from as far away as Oklahoma, Maryland, and Texas. “And Brigitte Raison, who lives in France, sent a mosaic again this year,” Hodson said. “We have a solid list of artists who have stuck with us year after year, and more new ones than ever before. I hope that the show will bring in more new visitors than ever before, too. It’s not easy to see what’s happening in the mosaic world, as it’s not an art form many people know much about, and few galleries show it. As far as I know, we’re still the only annual mosaic show in Oregon, and I am dedicated to keeping it going.”

This year’s show includes work by two Bandon artists, Donn Klewitz and Bessie Joyce, and Hodson’s own mosaics will be on display inside the library on the Long Wall, along with Winchester Bay painter Rebecca McCormick. Most of the mosaics in the show are for sale, and many of the artists accept commissions.

Bandon Library Art Gallery is open during regular library hours. The 7th Annual Mosaic show runs through July 31; the Mosaic Extravaganza happens in the Sprague Room on Saturday July 8, at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and all are welcome.

Photo credits: “January” by Jacqueline Iskander; “Paradise” by Peggy Jackson; “Whirling Dervish” by Dee Ruff; “On Mercator #2” by Kelley Knickerbocker

Dear Abby Abigail Van Buren

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I was never close to my late husband's family. He had two half-siblings from his mother and seven from his father. (He was the only mutual child between them.) At his funeral, his sister on his mother's side wore what appeared to be a white wedding dress and had her three daughters dressed like flower girls. She had threatened me often with violence and stalked me at my job. I got a protective order, but it took three filings to get it because her father has friends in the court system. The order is for one year, but we'll see what happens when it expires.

Everyone in his family has demanded a portion of his ashes. I refuse to divide them because he wanted to be buried with me, and I want to abide by his wishes. The other side of his family contacts me only if it benefits them.

For almost a year, I took care of my father-in-law, who has dementia, without any of the seven remaining children helping. I have since cut ties with all of them. They are toxic, and I know why my husband kept me away from them.

Should I feel guilty for not sharing his remains, or feel good for carrying out his last wishes? The family says we should be working "together," but I never even met some of them until he had passed away. They think we should be family since he was their brother. I disagree.

Dear Abby: — MOVING FORWARD IN INDIANA

DEAR MOVING FORWARD:

Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your husband. The time for you all to have "been family" was long before his death. His sister appears to have mental problems, so resenting her for her and her daughters' attire at the funeral is a waste of your energy.

As the widow, your husband's remains belong solely to you, and you are legally entitled to carry out his wishes. However, if his relatives are as toxic as you describe, you may need the help of an attorney to enforce them.

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Dear Abby: — CRAVING

The Chamber Minute: Make Business Contacts

Top 10 reasons to join the Chamber:

Number 5, Make Business Contacts.

As a businessperson, one of the most important things you do is to get the word out about what you produce, its excellent value, your great staff and where you can be found. At the Chamber of Commerce our purpose is to get people together to promote the development of a healthy economic and social climate. These past couple years, with the dominance of the pandemic, we all had to find ways to make those connections virtually, and this past year we returned to actual gatherings.

Almost 30 years ago, a group of Chamber businesses and the college got together to propose an event that would inform us about the

developments on the national, state and regional economic fronts and celebrate local efforts and successes throughout the past year. Through that effort the Economic Outlook Forum was launched. This past December, the Forum was totally in person, once again, with an outstanding community participation. This year will be our 31st session with special return of keynote John Mitchell.

The annual Chamber of Commerce Awards banquet is traditionally held the last Saturday in January. Besides acknowledging the Officers, Board members, and Committee Chairs for the past year, and introducing the members who will serve in those roles for the upcoming year, we have a variety of awards and recognitions

which truly make this a community celebration. it’s a unique opportunity to make connections with a wonderful gathering highlighting our mutual successes.

How about becoming active in one of our committees like the Ambassadors or Transportation or the Legislative Action Team (LAT)? Not only are you visible in the community, but you are making it a better place to live and do business.

So, come on down and join the team today.

The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, remember our business is helping your business, and like us on Facebook.

Timm Slater

Coos Bay Shakespeare in the Park Announces Summer Production

In its eighth year of presenting free Shakespeare plays, Coos Bay Shakespeare in the Park will present the well-known Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing two consecutive weekends in June -- June 17, 18 and 24, and 25 – beginning at 3 p.m. at Mingus Park, 725 N. 10th Street.

In Messina, as Don Pedro and his executive team return from a recent thwarting of a hostile takeover, a message comes to Leonato that the team intends to visit his office for a month. They arrive with Count Claudio, who is attracted to Leonato’s daughter, Hero, and Benedick, a bachelor who enjoys engaging in witty arguments with Hero’s cousin, Beatrice.

At the office Halloween party, Claudio and Hero’s engagement is arranged. However, the Prince's brother, Don John wishes to spoil the happiness and plots with Borachio and Conrade to deceive Claudio into believing Hero is unfaithful.

Meanwhile, Claudio, Hero, Don Pedro, and Leonato decide to trick Benedick and Beatrice into falling in love.

Will Claudio and Hero see through the deception and still marry? Will Benedick and Beatrice eventually realize their love for one another? Will the family business be saved? Come find out live onstage at Mingus Park!

The venue is outdoors and is lawn seating so audience members should provide their own chairs or blankets and dress appropriately for the weather. There is no charge but donations will be gratefully accepted to help cover costs of scenery, costumes, etc. The actors, director, and all those who are involved in the productions are volunteers and receive no compensation. The actors come from the community, people from all different walks of life, including experienced actors and those new to the craft. They represent a wide range of ages and come from several of the local Coos Bay/North Bend theater groups including the Logos Players, Dolphin Players, and On Broadway Thespians.

“Part of our mission statement is to be able to give opportunities for those interested in Shakespeare and to make inclusive theater available for

our community, especially those who couldn’t otherwise afford to attend the theater,” said Kristin Hovenkotter Greco, president of the volunteer board of directors.

“Our original thought was: this is something other communities have, our communities deserve it too. And we wanted to provide a place for people from the different theater groups to come together and do outdoor performing arts for our community, to collaborate on free cultural opportunities.”

In addition to bringing members of the various local theater groups together in this effort, the group has developed a partnership with Southwestern Oregon Community College, which sponsors the group by providing indoor rehearsal space, community education classes about Shakespeare, a theater production class, and SWOCC staff and students are involved in the plays.

In 2015, the group received a grant from Oregon State Parks’ Art in the Park program. The first presentation in 2016 was a compilation of scenes from several different plays performed by the different theater groups presented at Shore Acres State Park. The following year, the play moved to Mingus Park, which has become home to the group, where they presented Henry V, followed in the ensuing years by Twelfth Night, As You Like It, in 2020 a livestreamed production of King Lear, and in 2021, The Tempest. Last year’s production was Macbeth. Most of these productions can be viewed on their YouTube channel, https://www. youtube.com/channel/UC0X2HV1pVSokfWK0mmdkamA?app=desktop.

Coos Bay Shakespeare in the Park is a 501(c)3 non-profit. In addition to individual donations, a number of area businesses and grants support their work. This year’s sponsors include The Coquille Tribal Fund, the Coos Cultural Coalition, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, the City of Coos Bay Public Works and Community Development Department, Banner Bank, 7 Devils Brewing Co., Itty Bitty Inn, Roto Rooter, Cedar Electric, Bigfoot Beverages. For additional information, please visit www. coosbayshakespeare.com

The project was funded by private donations, a large appropriation from the Oregon legislature, a major contribution from the University of Oregon, and economic development funds from Coos County. The ship was designed and fabricated by Tarheel Aluminum in Charleston, where it contributed substantially to the local economy.

The new vessel is equipped with state-ofthe-art electronics for visualizing the ocean floor, with a Seakeeper gyroscope that will reduce the rolling of the ship (and therefore seasickness), a large winch with 5000 feet of cable for collecting specimens from the sea floor, and a second winch with nearly 2000 feet of electrical and fiber-optic cable for powering and communicating with OIMB's remotely operated undersea vehicle.

Before the arrival of the R/V Megalopa, the institute was using a vessel built in 1973. The new vessel will allow the institute to greatly expand their scope of work.

“We used to collect animals down to about 200 feet below the surface. Now we will be able to collect them down to 3000 feet. That’s because we have larger winches with

more cable, and the ship has greater stability. There are many things about this boat that give us greater range and capability,” Young said. It will also allow the OIMB to accommodate their growing marine biology program.

“Our marine biology major has grown enormously over the past several years. We now have more than 350 students enrolled in Marine Biology at the University of Oregon," Young said, “and they come here from throughout the U.S. and abroad. .

“We usually have classes with about 30 people and the old boat could only carry about 15 or 16 people at a time and very slowly, not comfortably and with very little space.”

The new research vessel will be used for teaching students while collecting a wide diversity of animals that live off of the Southern Oregon Coast.

“It has better navigational capability, better electronics and the capability to go into much deeper water,” Young said. “We have an incredible fauna that lives out there with all different kinds of animal life –but you have to get to where they live. This boat gives us much greater capability of doing that,” he said.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Daring robbery at the Marshfield museum! Priceless diamond stolen! A villain, wanted in five states, and unwanted in all the others, is hiding

Dale Stark from page 1 ing fences and renovating the barn,” he said. They have three steers that are going to be processed this fall.

“I am getting a heifer and a cow/calf pair. And from there we are going to start developing a mini herd,” Stark said.

“We are hoping to slowly expand – not do anything enormous. But we have been very interested in health and wellness – and healthy unprocessed food. We are trying to create healthy food for our

family and then with the property we have, we can expand beyond that,” he said.

In the future, the family would like to give community members the option to buy a whole, half or a quarter cow, coordinate processing, and deliver the meat.

Right now, the ranch is still in the development stage, but Stark is creating an interest list. Community members interested in getting onboard and buying a cow in the future can email dalestark810@protonmail.com.

Former Oregon Representative Caddy McKeown taking a turn at the helm, under the watchful eye of OIMB captain Bradd Beckett. The Oregon Legislature appropriated a half million dollars toward the construction.

Oregon Institute of Marine Biology students and community members assembled on the OIMB dock for the christening ceremony.

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Sawdust Theatre opens for summer season

COQUILLE — The Sawdust Theatre has opened for the summer, presenting its popular two-hour melodrama and a variety of song-and-dance routines between scenes.

“The Tumultuous Travel Trunk Turmoil” or “Two Jewels in Jeopardy!” directed by Nancy Wilson, takes the stage at 7 p.m. every Saturday, plus four Sunday matinees and two Friday evenings until Labor Day. The theatre is at 120 N. Adams St. in downtown

Coquille.

Jesse Knudsen, who also is cast as the villain, Devilin Cavendish, wrote the stage play. He is a Coos County native who has been active in the Sawdust Theatre for 10 years.

“Coming to the theatre as a kid, I loved those larger-than-life characters and always wanted to be up there,” said Wilson, who has been involved with the Sawdust Theatre since 1993.

“Jesse’s play really reminded me of

those shows. It has been so exciting to bring it all to life.”

Dan Barnett, a nine-year theatre veteran, also is cast as Cavendish. The two actors take turns in the role, as do all of the 18 cast members. The directors double-cast the play so every role has a backup.

The musical numbers between scenes of the play feature dazzling ladies and dapper gents high-stepping across the stage. These interludes, also known as olios, keep the audience engaged while the backstage crew changes the backdrops and sets props for the upcoming scene. Directing the 20-member olio cast this year is Chloe Stevenson, who has been attending Sawdust Theatre productions with family since she was an infant. She’s in her 13th season as an actress and has been involved with the olios for the past 12 years.

“There are so many working parts to this experience and I am proud of how hard everyone has worked together to keep melodrama alive in our little community,” Wilson added.

“It is a labor of love.”

The play is set in Coquelle City, which is the city’s original name, but other Coos County communities are mentioned in the production. At first, the audience learns of a daring robbery at the Marshfield Museum, where our villain and his doofus sidekick, Seymour Ratts, have purloined

a priceless diamond. Cavendish, who is wanted in five states, and unwanted in all the others, is hiding out in Coquelle City. He and young Ratts are on their way back to their lair in Powers.

Meanwhile, an innocent and beautiful orphan, the heroine Sally Sweetwater, who has been taken in by her wise aunt, Eglantine Preen, of the Broadbent Preens, are on their way to the big city of Marshfiel. They, too, are staying the night in Coquelle City en route. That’s when a confounded confusion of two travel trunks sets events in motion — and hilarity ensues.

Will the villain make off with the diamond — and the girl — or will our brave, young hero, Billy Goodman, save the day? Come to the Sawdust Theatre and find out!

Tickets are $10 each and are available online at sawdusttheatre. com, at River Cities Realty, Inc., 55 E. First St., Coquille, or at the Sawdust Theatre before every performance. The 212-seat theatre often sells out, however, so it’s advisable to order tickets online.

More information is available on the theatre’s web site, sawdusttheatre. com, on YouTube at https://youtu. be/4ZFVRbzMFN0, or by calling the Sawdust Theatre office at 541-3964563.

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Photo by Dean Brickey

These lovely witches perform a choreographed routine to “Witchcraft,” a 1957 hit by swooner Frank Sinatra. This performance is one of a dozen olios that entertain the audience between scenes during the melodrama, “The Tumultuous Travel Trunk Turmoil” or “Two Jewels in Jeopardy” at The Sawdust Theatre in Coquille every weekend until Labor Day.

Seymour Ratts, right, the faithful, but not overly bright, sidekick of villain Devilin Cavendish, center, looks the wrong way through a spyglass while on the street in Coquelle City with the town floozy, Alley Katz, in the melodrama, “The Tumultuous Travel Trunk Turmoil” or “Two Jewels in Jeopardy” at The Sawdust Theatre in Coquille every weekend until Labor Day.