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Murder suspect returned to Coos County District Attorney R. Paul Frasier said Reina Gabriela Jackson waived extradition and was transported from Atlanta to the Coos County Jail. She made an appearance before Judge Martin Stone on Monday.

Jackson is facing charges

By DAVID RUPKALVIS For The World

A woman suspected of murdering her ex-husband has returned to Oregon and made her initial appearance in the Coos County District Court on Monday.

of one count of seconddegree murder and two counts of solicitation to commit murder in the second degree.

Jackson was charged nearly two years after he exhusband, Dr. Craig Jackson, was murdered at his North

Bend home.

At the time of the crime in August 2021, Frasier reported Dr. Jackson’s current wife reported two people entered their home early in the morning and confronted Dr. Jackson. After a brief argument, Dr. Jackson

was shot and the two people fled the scene.

At the time of the murder, Dr. Jackson was a physician at Bay Clinic in Coos Bay. The North Bend Police led the long investigation and Please see SUSPECT Page A2

Craddock leaving Coos Bay to lead airport district

By DAVID RUPKALVIS For The World

Coos Bay City Manager Rodger Craddock will be leaving his role in the city a little early to take on a new challenge in the community - leading the Coos County Airport District.

Last week, the board of directors announced Craddock had been hired as executive director of the airport district, replacing Theresa Cook, who announced earlier this year she would not be returning.

In accepting the role, Craddock announced he would be leaving the city of Coos Bay in August, about seven or eight months before he originally intended to retire.

Craddock has worked for the city of Coos Bay since 1991, when he was hired as a reserve police officer. He was then

hired as a full-time officer and worked his way up through the ranks before becoming chief of police. Craddock served in that role until he was hired 15 years ago to serve as city manager.

Two years ago, Craddock announced he was planning to retire in 2024 and asked the city council for permission to hire an assistant city manager, who would be trained to be his replacement. The council agreed, and Nichole Rutherford has served in that role since.

Craddock said his plan to retire was put on hold when he learned the airport district needed a new executive director.

“Experience has taught me that not everything goes as planned in life,” he said. “The last two years have passed quickly, and I have decided that

I am not quite ready to retire just yet. Instead of retiring as planned, I have been given an opportunity to become the next executive director of the Coos County Airport District beginning August 7. My last day as Coos Bay’s City Manager will be August 4.”

Airport District Board Chair Jason Bell said when Craddock expressed an interest, it was an easy decision for the board.

“With the challenges rural communities face in balancing the needs of airline passengers with an everchanging landscape in the airline industry, Craddock brings tremendous skills to foster good relationships with not only the community but industry leaders and stakeholders as well,” he said.

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People loved Odin, not just from this area....he has a seriously awesome story to tell.”

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mystery thriller and military. Not wanting her writing to be stuck to one genre alone, she likes to branch out and try new areas of writing. Mrs. Slater was inspired by the community’s love of her husband’s working K9.

“People loved Odin, not just from this area. [People] world wide ended up loving him,” said Mrs. Slater. “He has a seriously awesome story to tell.”

She ultimately decided that the story was best told from Odin’s point of view after having spent some time debating the subject.

“It came to me that he had a perspective that was never shared,” she said.

Odin’s amazing story starts before he even came to be Sgt. Slater’s K9. Odin was approximately 3-years-old when he was sent to a shelter to be euthanized. He had previously been a working PTSD service dog. After some unwanted roughhousing by teenagers, Odin snapped at one of them and was sent away to the Virginia Beach Animal Care and Adoption Center.

Lisa Slater and patrol tracking canine, Odin spending time together outdoors.

By SARAH KELLY For Country Media, Inc.

Sgt. Adam Slater’s beloved K9 dog, Odin, is not only immortalized among the memories of those within the community that he’s touched, but his memory also lives on inside the pages of a new powerful autobiographical book.

Sgt. Slater of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office recently lost his patrol tracking canine, Odin, on March 17 of this year. His wife, Lisa Slater, took to paper to document Odin’s life through his very eyes.

“K9 Odin” gives a unique look into the life and mind of an active K9 dog.

Mrs. Slater discovered her love for writing at a younger age, finding it easier to get her words out and to be heard when she pens them on paper. She has been publishing for six years, however, her most recent book was a first for her.

Previously, her stories were all fiction, consisting of a variety of themes like suspense romance,

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“In Virginia, the dog will be put down if it’s bit somebody,” said Sgt. Slater.

As luck would have it, his potential was seen. Through a series of contacts, Odin was saved, eventually making his way to Sgt. Slater. It turned out that Odin was born to be a tracker, having helped directly capture 105 people.

“That’s the most direct criminal apprehensions that I’ve ever heard of,” said Sgt. Slater.

Mrs. Slater’s book takes you through all 105 of Odin’s captures, showing what it was like for him, his thoughts and feelings. This unique perspective gives you a glimpse into the life of a working K9, something not well known.

It’s easy to overlook just how hard these dogs work alongside their human partners.

“He didn’t have prototypical captures. I mean, pretty much everybody he caught wanted to fight,” said Sgt. Slater.

Odin had a hard and dangerous job, putting himself in harm’s way when criminals would attack.

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Lisa Slater’s new book, “K9 Odin,” shows you what it’s like for a working K9 dog, as seen through his eyes, while apprehending 105 criminals.

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Police Blotter The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies.

All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty.

The information printed is preliminary and subject to change. Prints every Tuesday in The World!

• 9:20 pm, disorderly conduct, 2000 block of Meade Avenue.

• 9:52 pm, neighbor dispute, 2000 block of Everett Avenue.

• 11:08 pm, driving while suspended, Virginia and Harrison.

Monday 07/03:

Coos Bay • 9:47 am, neighbor dispute, 800 block of Fenwick Street.

• 11:02 am, animal complaint, 400 W Anderson.

• 12:32 pm, theft of mail, 900 block of Michigan Avenue.

• 12:33 pm, theft, 1200 block of Fenwick Street.

• 12:58 pm, 30 year old female cited for driving while suspended, 500 block of Central Avenue.

• 12:43 pm, harassment, 1000 block of Elrod Avenue.

• 1:34 pm, 51 year old male cited for driving while suspended, Marple and Fulton.

• 1:49 pm, disorderly conduct, 100 block of Norman Avenue.

• 1:52 pm, 18 year old male cited result of accident, Ocean and Waterboard.

• 3:01 pm, fraud, 100 block of Norman Avenue.

• 3:09 pm, fraud, 900 block of S 1st Street.

• 3:46 pm, burglary, 200 block of E Lockhart Avenue.

• 5:51 pm, dog complaint/animal bite, 200 block of S Schoneman Street.

• 6:51 pm, disorderly conduct, Madison and Michigan.

• 7:52 pm, 59 year old

North Bend • 6:52 am, theft, California Avenue and Union Avenue.

• 9:16 am, recovered stolen property, Connecticut and Monroe.

• 9:18 am, 47 year old male cited for criminal trespass II, 1900 block of Meade Avenue.

• 11:29 am, animal neglect, 1600 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 11:47 am, disturbance, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 12:43 pm, harassment, 2200 block of Everett Avenue.

• 1:46 pm, harassment, 2400 block of Marion Street.

• 3:01 pm, disorderly conduct, Montana and Monroe.

• 3:04 pm, 47 year old male cited for criminal trespass II, 1500 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 3:08 pm, injured animal, end of D Street.

• 3:31 pm, fraud, 2400 block of Tremont Avenue.

• 5:04 pm, theft from vehicle, 1900 block of Sheridan Avenue.

• 6:30 pm, criminal trespass, 1700 block of Virginia Avenue.

• 7:51 pm, shoplifter, 2000 block of Newmark Street.

male transported to Coos County jail on warrants, 3600 block of Tremont Avenue.

• 8:46 pm, harassment, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 9:36 pm, 35 year old male cited for driving while suspended, S 1st Street and Golden Avenue.

• 10:50 pm, 38 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.

problem, Highway 101 mile post 234.

• 4:43 pm, theft of wallet, 3600 block of Broadway Avenue.

• 5:24 pm, dispute, 2000 block of Oak Street.

• 7:19 pm, disorderly conduct, 1800 block of Lincoln Street.

• 8:42 pm, dispute, 2600 block of 11th Street.

• 9:47 pm, disturbance, 1700 block of Monroe Avenue.

Coquille • 2:09 pm, unauthorized use of motor vehicle, 200 block of N Baxter Street.

• 5:39 pm, animal complaint, 1200 block of Shelley Road.

• 9:40 pm, misuse of 911, 200 block of W Highway 42.

Coos Bay • 2:23 am, 30 year old male transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 2nd Court alley and Tower Ford.

• 4:06 am, 44 year old male transported to Coos County jail, 600 block of N Morrison Street.

• 10:46 am, dispute, 1100 block of Coos River Highway.

• 11:32 am, dispute, 1100 block of Coos River Highway.

• 1:20 pm, 31 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 100 block of S 7th Street.

• 1:30 pm, male subject transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 900 block of N 9th Street.

• 2:33 pm, assault, 200 block of S Schoneman Street.

• 2:49 pm, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 500 block of S 6th Street.

• 6:53 pm, criminal mischief, Harris and Wasson.

• 7:32 pm, threats, 900 block of S 4th Street.

• 8:05 pm, animal

Reedsport • 8:35 am, domestic disturbance, 600 block of E Alder Place.

• 10:36 am, DUI, Recreation Station.

• 12:29 pm, animal problem, Champion Park.

• 4:42 pm, harassment, Reedsport Pharmacy.

• 2:18 pm, theft, 100 block of Swain Court.

• 7:03 pm, harassment, Reedsport Pharmacy.

complaint, 700 block of F Street.

• 9:59 pm, 49 year old male cited for assault IV, 200 block of N Broadway Street.

• 11:02 pm, disorderly conduct, 500 block of Anderson Avenue.

• 11:57 pm, dispute, U-Haul Center.

Coquille • 11:38 am, animal complaint, 100 block of E 1st Street.

• 2:45 pm, custodial interference, 800 block of N Folsom Street.

• 3:28 pm, dispute, 1200 block of N Laurel Street.

Reedsport • 4:53 am, animal problem, 1200 block of Ivy Avenue.

• 9:35 am, civil dispute, 1400 block of Hawthorne Avenue.

• 9:59 am, elude, Anchor Bay Inn. • 2:22 pm, animal problem, Champion Park.

• 4:19 pm, trespassing, Recreation Station.

• 7:01 pm, animal problem Sunrise Shop n Save.

Wednesday 07/05: North Bend • 4:24 am, barking dog, 2500 block of Sherman Street.

male transported to Coos County jail on warrant, Southwest Boulevard and Oregon.

• 12:34 pm, 36 year old male lodged Coos County jail on warrant, Central and 4th.

• 2:01 pm, hit and run accident, Bayshore and Anderson.

• 4:29 pm, disorderly conduct, 300 block of S 6th Street.

• 5:52 pm, pedestrian hit by van in crosswalk, Newmark and Burger King.

• 6:51 pm, harassment, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 7:04 pm, disorderly conduct, Central Avenue and 2nd Street.

• 8:02 pm, harassment, 600 block of Noble Avenue.

• 10:38 pm, 19 year old male transported to Coos County jail on theft II, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 10:57 pm, criminal mischief, 1000 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 11:19 pm, harassment, 1100 block of Oregon Avenue.

Coquille • 2:31 am, injured animal, Highway 42 and Highway 42 S. • 8:29 am, dispute, E 11th and Henry.

• 12:21 pm, juvenile problem, 400 block of W 4th Street.

• 4:07 pm, civil problem, 1700 block of N Grape Street.

• 5:02 pm, disorderly conduct, Dean and 12th.

• 6:19 pm, civil problem, 1500 block of N Hemlock Street.

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North Bend • 12:29 am, loud noise, 2000 block of Monroe.

• 12:44 am, curfew violation, Vermont and Meade.

• 1:56 pm, dispute, Qaxas Street.

• 3:09 pm, juvenile

Coos Bay • 6:24 am, animal complaint, 1200 block of S 14th Street.

• 8:36 am, unlawful entry into motor vehicle, 100 block of Norman Avenue.

• 9:58 am, 49 year old

Losses Mount For Hospitals in Q1 2023 As Costs Continue to Outpace Revenue While Oregon hospitals saw modest improvement in their operating margins and revenue in the first quarter of 2023, they continue to be financially stressed by rising expenses and a decline in hospital visits.

A new report by Apprise Health Insights (attached) shows that more than two-thirds of Oregon’s hospitals lost money in the first quarter of 2023. Faced with strong financial headwinds, some hospitals were forced to

tap into their reserves to continue providing services to their communities.

Though hospitals’ median operating margin increased by one-half of a percentage point to -2.2%, the first quarter of 2023 marks the fifth consecutive quarter of negative overall operating margins.

Oregon hospitals have lost a total of $414 million from operations since the first quarter of 2022.

Operating expenses

went up by $255 million in the first quarter, a 6% increase, reflecting rising wages and prices for supplies and services. At the same time, patient volumes were down across the state, suggesting that bed capacity and workforce shortages continue to limit patients’ access to care.

“Patients are feeling the impact of workforce shortages as we see reduced access to care throughout Oregon,” said Becky Hultberg, president and CEO of

the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. “That’s why it’s so important to begin the hard work of rebuilding our health care workforce.”

First quarter 2023 total hospital visits dropped by 2.3% when compared to the previous quarter and are down 7.2% when compared to the first quarter of 2022.

Emergency Department visits saw a substantial drop from the fourth quarter of 2022 to the first quarter of 2023 at

-7.2%.

The Apprise report also shows the average length of stay (ALOS) was flat but remains high at 5.64 days.

ALOS has risen 20-25% compared to levels of 4.5-4.7 days seen in the years prior to the pandemic. High ALOS is another byproduct of the staffing shortage, as patients are unable to be discharged to a post-acute care facility to continue their recoveries. Due to fixed reimbursements for many patients, the

broken care continuum is also a strain on revenue and hospital margins.

“As I have often said, a local hospital with an open front door and a closed back door does not work even with the best efforts of our teams,” Hultberg said. “We are grateful to the lawmakers who supported our package of workforce investments this legislative session, but there are no easy and quick fixes to this generational challenge.”

Suspect

Coos County grand jury indicted Reina Jackson in May, while it was suspected she was in Guatemala.

The indictment was kept secret and when Reina Jackson flew into

the Atlanta airport, she was arrested by U.S. marshalls.

In addition to the three felonies related to the murder of her exhusband, Reina Jackson was also wanted on a

Coos County Circuit Court warrant for a probation violation for leaving the area. In that case, Reina Jackson had been convicted on a charge of burglary in the first degree.

Convicted killer denied parole

to 30 years in prison.

He has a release date of April 9, 2032, but he applied for parole earlier this year.

Frasier and a member of Elman’s family participated in the hearing and urged the board to deny Perkins’ request to be released early.

Perkins can apply for parole again in 2025.

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Craddock will oversee the airport’s $19 million budget and will direct all aspects of the financial and capital programs for the airport.

For the next few weeks, Craddock will serve as interim executive director before taking the job full time next month.

Craddock said leaving the city of Coos Bay is not easy, but he is confident in the team that will take over.

“Little did I imagine that in 1991, when I was sworn in as a reserve police officer for the Coos Bay Police Department, that it would turn into a career with the city of Coos Bay,” Craddock said.

“Over the last 32 plus years, I have been given many opportunities and worked in several positions alongside some amazingly talented and dedicated employees and elected officials. It has been my honor and privilege over the last fifteen plus years of my career with the city to serve originally as the city’s police chief and most recently as the city

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Craddock said he is proud of the many accomplishments the city has made during his tenure as city manager, pointing to the following projects that were completed: • Building a new fire station in downtown • Building a new visitor information center

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Oregon has expanded free health insurance that mirrors Medicaid to all residents who qualify, regardless of their immigration status.

The move took effect July 1. It marks an expansion of a Medicaid-type program for immigrants last year for residents who don’t qualify for the Oregon Health Plan because of their immigration status.

The program, Healthier Oregon, covered those 19-24 and 55 and older who met low-income and other qualifications and was funded by a $100 million allocation by the Legislature in 2021.

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Man sentenced to 24 months in prison On July 5, during the morning criminal docket in front of Judge Martin Stone, Cody Reynolds (38) pled guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Deputy District Attorney John Blanc handled the case and with his thorough prosecution of the case, Reynolds was sentenced to 24 months in the Oregon Department of Corrections. When his prison sentence finishes, he will be required to serve three years on parole supervised by Coos County Community Corrections.

This case was a

great success due to the investigative efforts of Detective Sergeant A. Whittenburg, Coos County Community Corrections Parole and Probation Officers, and Deputy District Attorney John Blanc.

In exchange for the guilty plea, count 2 of the indictment, Unlawful sale of a Firearm, was dismissed.

The felony sentencing guidelines decided the prison sentence but at the highest allowable range as ordered by Judge Stone.

Alive After Five returning to Bandon Music, art, wine, sales and refreshments! It is happening Friday evening, July 21, in Old Town Bandon from 5 to 7 p.m.

Join us for the ninth season of this community gathering in Bandon.

A wine walk continues to be one of the highlights of Alive After Five. To participate in the

wine walk, glasses and walking maps will be on sale for $10 at the glass picnic shelter on the Boardwalk. Wine glasses and maps will be available from 5 to 6:30.

The Greater Bandon Association, newly accredited as one of top performing Main Street programs in the nation,

manages the Alive After Five activities. Proceeds benefit upcoming local public events in Bandon such as the Night of 10,000 Lights, Gorse Blossom Festival, Volunteer of the Month program as well as support GBA’s economic development initiatives. Call (541) 297-2342 for details.

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Chance to comment on proposed changes for Oregon’s Sport Fishing Regulations ODFW will be proposing several changes for next year’s Sport Fishing Regulations at the Aug. 4 Commission meeting in Salem.

The majority of the proposed changes are categorized as new angling opportunities, housekeeping corrections, changes to simplify regulations, or changes to serve a conservation need.

The planned removal of four dams on the Klamath River in 2024 will allow anadromous fish to migrate into the upper Klamath Basin, requiring some regulation changes for the Klamath River to conserve salmon and steelhead.

Other proposals include: Increasing bag limits for kokanee in multiple Cascade lakes, making permanent thermal sanctuaries in the Umpqua River, and making permanent regulations allowing the harvest of hatchery spring Chinook in the Hood River and

Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam. Anglers and others interested can review potential changes and send comments or feedback in one of three ways: Send an email to the Commission at odfw. commission@odfw.oregon.gov Send an email to odfw. sportfishingregulations@ odfw.oregon.gov Or sign up to testify in person or remotely at the Aug. 4 Commission meeting. To testify remotely, you must sign up 48 hours in advance of the meeting via an online registration form that will be available on the meeting agenda page at least a week before the meeting.

While no new regulation proposals are being accepted for 2024, ODFW takes suggestions throughout the year. Anglers and others should contact their local district fish biologist to discuss or propose regulation changes.

Coos County Sheriff’s Office responds to downed aircraft near North Bank Lane On July 8 around 2:33 pm, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office and the Coquille Fire Department responded to a field off of North Bank

Lane in response to a downed aircraft.

The pilot, and only soul onboard, Raymond Kimball (70s), survived the crash and was transported to Bay Area

Hospital.

The National Traffic Safety Board was contacted after an initial investigation and will be taking over the investigation.

Coos County jail deputies act quickly to save an AICs life On July 7 around 11:30 am, Deputy Vitek located a male Adult in Custody (AIC) unconscious and unresponsive in his cell.

Immediately he radioed for medical assistance from jail nedical staff.

Deputies Graham and Bowen responded to the cell as well.

During the event, the male AIC was found not breathing, and a pulse could not be found.

Due to no trauma being seen, it was clear to the deputies that this likely resulted from a

drug overdose. The well-trained deputies provided an initial dose of Narcan, and the medical staff started CPR. A second dose of Narcan was ultimately given, and the AIC began to breathe intermittently.

Deputies continued providing medical assistance until emergency medical services arrived.

The male AIC was taken to a local hospital for further treatment. It was determined that the AIC likely overdosed on

Fentanyl.

Due to the quick life-saving actions of Deputies Graham, Bowen, and Vitek, the AIC fully recovered on the same day and is back in custody. It is not known at this time exactly how the AIC came to possess Fentanyl, and that is under further investigation.

Coos County Jail Platoon Supervisor, Sergeant D. De Los Santos, provided the recognition of the three mentioned Deputies.

Coos County Search and Rescue Team conducts three-day training exercise Over a three-day period, from July 7 through July 9, the Coos County Search and Rescue Team conducted its annual Field Training Exercise.

Over the course of the three days, the exceptional volunteers participated in a rope rescue and repel course that included an 80-foot repel. SAR also refined

skills covering first aid, shelter making, and fire making. Members also participated in a simulated mission to challenge the searchers, and incident command, and keep the team sharp and prepared for the community.

We would also like to give special recognition to our team voted ‘Rookie of Year’ Sarah

Barton and ‘Searcher of the Year’ Mike Wright.

This team is a family and only growing stronger but we are always trying to grow in numbers.

If you are interested, please reach out to Deputy Justin Gray at Jgray@co.coos.or.us for more information on how you can give back to your community.

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Obituaries (Continued on page A9) Howard Junior Hollingsworth

Stacy Kimble Rossman

April 12, 1943 – July 3, 2023

January 20, 1941 – July 2, 2023

Howard Hollingsworth, 80, of Coos Bay, passed away peacefully at home on July 3, 2023. Howard was born in Letona, Arkansas on April 12, 1943 to Howard A. Hollingsworth and Dovie “Evelyn” Rolland Hollingsworth Daggett. He was the oldest of six children. In 1950, the family moved to Coos Bay where Howard attended school at Empire, Eastside, Millington and Coos River Elementary Schools, Marshfield Junior High and Marshfield Senior High School (class of 1962).

He left school in April of 1960 to join the US Army, serving three years in Germany.

Howard married Karen Johnson of Coos Bay on January 24, 1970.

The couple have two children, five grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren who were his pride and joy.

Howard drove trucks for most of his working life, including delivery trucks, chip trucks and log trucks. He retired in 2007 from Chuck Bracelin Trucking.

He was always proud of hauling the one and two log loads.

Following retirement, Howard set up a woodworking shop in his garage where he spent several years doing woodworking, gifting many pieces to family and friends. In 2019, Howard and Karen sold their home and furnishings and bought an RV to follow their dream of traveling the country, which they did for only a brief time before COVID shutdown brought them back to Coos Bay where they purchased a home.

Howard is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 53 years, Karen Hollingsworth; children, Gregory (wife, Peggy) and Lona; grandchildren, Ashli and Jazmin Hollingsworth, Vincent, Anthony and Teron Catanzaro; 10 great grandchildren; several brothers-inlaw and sisters-in-law; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews; many dear friends, including his coffee group, Frank Lyon, Duane Shay, Allen Gilmore, Jim Campbell and Don Davenport; and five siblings, Sheila Wilson, Shirl Hollingsworth, Harold Hollingsworth, Sharon Vesterby and Ellen LaRae Campbell.

To honor his life, a private celebration of life will be held on August 19, 2023.

Stacy Kimble Rossman was born in Rutland, Vermont on January 20, 1941 and died on July 2, 2023 in Salem, Oregon, after a brief illness.

He grew up near Plattsburgh, New York, spending the summers along the shore of Lake Champlain where his parents owned a restaurant.

He graduated from Peru High School, then attended Wadhams Hall Seminary for one year before enrolling at Plattsburgh State University. There, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree and studied toward a Master’s degree at Syracuse University.

Stacy married Charlotte Lahue, and the two of them taught elementary schools around Plattsburgh until 1968 when they moved with their than oneyear old daughter to Coos Bay. Stacy was an elementary school teacher for ten years in the Bay Area, but is perhaps most remembered by the community for his 25-year career at Bi-Mart in the electronics department.

There, many will recall his penchant for Avant Garde neckties and his myriad nicknames from Space Dog to Spacy Stacy.

Stacy’s interest in electronics was most evident in his passion for amateur (ham) radio. He achieved the highest level of licensing, extra, which required an advanced knowledge of radio and mastery of Morse code. His many other interests included tinkering with electronics, clock repair, classical music, astronomy, photography and genealogy. He was a long-time member of the congregation at St. Monica Catholic Church where he served as choir member, cantor and Eucharist Minister. He also sang with a Coos Bay Barbershop group for

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Howard’s name may be made to South Coast Hospice, 1620 Thompson Road, Coos Bay, OR 97420. Friends and family are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at www. coosbayareafunerals.com and www. theworldlink.com. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440.

John Thomas Rinkes On April 1, 2023, John Thomas Rinkes passed away peacefully just before celebrating his 88th birthday. Born and raised in Oregon City, Oregon, John lived in several Oregon towns over the years including, Vernonia, Jewell, Seaside and finally in Coos Bay. John loved the outdoors and from an early age spent time on his mother’s dairy farm with his siblings.

Eventually following a career in the timber industry, he built, owned, and operated three cedar shake and shingle mills all located in Jewell, Oregon. He took pride in his work, filling numerous orders throughout the years.

He was a talented handyman, designing and holding patents on several inventions. A storyteller at heart, John enjoyed sharing stories with anyone who would listen. He loved history, unsolved mysteries and sharing tales of family genealogy. He was a collector of artifacts and weaver of adventures, carrying with him an inherent joy and positivity.

John was happily married to his first wife, Marjorie (Bruck) for 26 years when she died unexpectedly at the age of 44. John remarried briefly, then divorced. He spent his remaining years with his loving partner, Joyce Carol Holloway, until

many years.

Stacy and Charlotte lived in Coos Bay for more than 50 years, before moving to the Willamette Valley to be closer to their son and his family.

One of Stacy’s happiest times was a hiking and camping trip in Eagle Cap Wilderness with his son, Alton.

Stacy will be remembered as a faithful husband, kind father, silly grampa, friend and familiar face all around the Bay Area. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Denise Marie Renfrow; his parents, Alton and Olive Rossman. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Charlotte; his son, Dr. Alton Rossman and wife, Rachael; grandchildren Ian and Harper, all of Salem; halfsister, Freda Fay Dawson of Florida; nephews and niece.

A funeral mass will be held at St. Monica Catholic Church in Coos Bay on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 2 pm.

Jerry Payne, aka Gerald Doyle Payne June 21, 1953 – June 3, 2023

Jerry Payne AKA Gerald Doyle Payne, 69 years old passed away on June 3, 2023 at Bay Area Hospital.

Born in Antlers, Oklahoma on June 21, 1953, he moved to Bay Area in early 2000s.

A gifted photographer & long time Board of Directors member of SHAMA House. Never married, no children, but leaving behind many friends. We so miss you Jerry.

Richard William Morin August 26, 1946 – July 2, 2023

her death in 2018.

John is preceded in death by his parents; his five brothers; and his above relationships. He is survived by his one sister and his four daughters, Susan, Connie, Julia, and Lisa. John loved God and was comforted in life by his faith.

The family will have a private ceremony at a later date. His urn will be buried at Greenwood Cemetery in Astoria, Oregon. They request donations be made to your favorite charity in lieu of flowers.

Richard William Morin, born August 26, 1946 in Coos Bay, Oregon.

Passed away July 2, 2023 in Yuma, Arizona. He was 76 years old.

Survived by his wife, Sue; daughters, Tracey, Ashley, and Tammy; grandchildren, Justin, Marke, Austin, Ryan, Caden, Trevor, Kameron and Jonathan; brothers, Doug (Bev) and Dave (Jan); sister, Sally (Wes); brother and sister-in-law, Emmitt and Linda; sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and Cecil; sister-in-law, Joyce and Jerry; and many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by son, Jeff; mother and father, Marge and Bill; mother and father-in-law, Marilou and Emmitt.

Graduated from Marshfield High School in 1946, multitalented football player and choir member. With 4 proud years in the Navy, 1966-1970.

He was in business in Coos Bay, Oregon - Morin’s Automotive for 40 years.

Retired to Yuma, Arizona in 2008 he loved anything involving cars and

enjoyed playing poker in the park and Laughlin, Nevada.

He loved his family very much and he was definitely a family man, first and foremost - You will be missed SO much!

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Pre Track Club athletes take regional crowns The Prefontaine Track Club had several regional champions and qualified a number of athletes for the upcoming Junior Olympics national meet, which will be held this year at Hayward Field in Eugene starting July 24.

The regional meet was at Mount Hood Community College in Gresham and because the Pacific Northwest is host for the national meet, the top eight finishers in each event qualified for the nationals.

Easton Vinyard captured a trio of titles in the 8-and-under girls division, winning the 100 meters in 16.36 seconds,

the 200 in 34.64 and the long jump with a leap of 3.02 meters (9 feet, 11 inches), all personal bests.

Paige Johnson was a double-winner in the girls 9-10 division, winning the high jump by clearing 1.15 meters (3-9 ¼) and also winning the triathlon, which combines three events (the 200, long jump and shot put). She also placed fourth in the long jump with a new best 3.69 meters (12-1 ¼) and was sixth in the 200 (33.36).

Miles Baxter won the 15-16 high jump by getting over the bar at 1.85 meters (6-0 ¾), a

new best. He also was fourth in the long jump with a leap of 5.56 meters (18-3) and fifth in the triple jump at 11.37 meters (37-3 ¾).

The quartet of Kaiicen Turner, Logan Vinyard, Cooper Vinyard and Weston McCord improved on their best time to win the 4x100 relay in the 9-10 age group with a time of 1:02.45.

Cooper Vinyard also won the 9-10 high jump by clearing 1.20 meters (3-11 ¼). He finished sixth in the long jump with a mark of 3.25 meters (10-8).

Logan Vinyard was third in the long jump with a mark of 3.55 meters (11-7 ¾) and fourth in the high jump, clearing 1.15 meters (3-9 ¼).

Turner was second in the long jump with a leap of 3.60 meters (11-9 ¾) and fourth in the 100 in 15.25 seconds.

McCord was fifth in the 100 (15.73) and the long jump with a leap of 3.27 meters (10-8 ¾).

Also in the 9-10 age group, Myles Ainsworth was third in the high jump, clearing 1.15 meters (3-9 ¼) and ninth in the long jump with a jump of 2.87 meters (9-5).

In the girls pole vault for the 17-18 division, Abby Woodruff and Reagan Krantz tied for second, clearing 3.10 meters (10-2). In the same age group for boys, Jonathan Parks was second at 4.55 meters 914-11) and Danner Wilson placed fifth getting over 4.10 meters (13-5 ¼).

Addison Horning was second in the 3,000 (11:24.56) and third in the 1,500 (5:28.60) in the girls 13-14 age group.

Angelo Pedrini placed third in the 1,500 (5:15.11), third in the 3,000 (11:17.60) and

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Paige Johnson won two gold medals in the gilrs 9-10 division, taking the high jump and the triathlon. Left, Miles Baxter won a gold in the high jump while placing fourth in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump.

fourth in the 800 (2:33.60) in the boys 11-12 age group.

Annika Karow was fourth in the 800 (3:32.22), seventh in the 400 (1:38.49) and 13th in the 100 (20.23) in the girls 8-and-under age group.

Daphne Scriven was fifth in the discus in the 17-18 age group with a toss of 34.73 meters (113-11) and also took third in the shot put with an effort of 10.97 meters (36-0).

Myra Moore was fifth in the turbo javelin for the girls 8-and-under age group with a throw of 4.98 meters (16-4).

She also was ninth in the long jump with a leap of 1.53 meters (5-0 ¼).

Dacoda Becker-Matz was sixth in the javelin in the 1314 age group with a throw of 25.44 meters (83-5).

Clayton Mill placed seventh in the boys discus in the 13-14 division with a throw of 19.05 meters (62-6) and was eighth in the shot put with a throw of 6.80 meters (22-3 ¾).

Conner Cain was 10th in the 400 for the 13-14 age group in 1:02.56.

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The South Coast Aquatic Team has been bisy over the summer, with team members competing in events around Oregon and even out of state.

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The South Coast Aquatic Team had seven swimmers qualify for the outdoor state championships.

Caitlin Abrahamsen, Kinley Andrews, Payton

Andrews, Evalynn Ryback, Henry Teyler and Zoey Teyler all qualified for the 10-and-under championships in Albany and Morgan Ryback qualified for the 11-and-over long course championships

at Mount Hood Community College.

In addition, 18 members of the team had a chance to participate in an out-of-state meet when they went to Redding, Calif., for a competition.

Coach Heather Perry had a goal of taking her team to a meet in another state and the community came together with various fundraising efforts by the athletes, parents, SCAT board members

and community over several months made it possible and affordable.

When there, Lucas Jones, Clarissa Abrahamsen, Payton Andrews, Henry Teyloer, Evalynn Ryback and Caitlin Abrahamsen all quali-

fied for finals in events.

The team extended thanks to the community for its continued support and the Myrtle Point Bus Barn for working with the team on transportation to and from Redding.

Oregon Athletic Officials Association recruiting new high school officials WILSONVILLE – The Oregon Athletic Officials Association and the Oregon School Activities Association are recruiting officials for the high school fall sports seasons.

There is an immediate need for new officials in football, volleyball and soccer throughout the state of Oregon.

Becoming a high school

official has several benefits including staying involved in athletics, maintaining good physical condition and earning money, according to OAOA Executive Director

Jack Folliard.

“Oregon has an urgent need for officials in all sports,” Folliard said. “Officials provide valuable service to high schools and students,

make a positive impact in the community and build relationships.”

Those interested should visit the website www.newofficials.org.

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Personal experience with wildfire increases engagement in disaster preparedness, OSU study finds

By MOLLY ROSBACH

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Letters to the Editor Why can’t we use them?

The pod weevil is widespread in California and occurs wherever gorse is found . The adult female emerges from overwintering in early spring when gorse is in flower and feeds on the yellow flower petals and pollen. Later, when the pods form and the seeds begin to swell, the female chews a hole in the pod and lays a clutch of eggs. The larvae burrow into the developing seeds and consume them from inside (Fig. 2). The larvae develop to adults inside the pod. Adults leave when the mature pod dries and splits open, and they hide in sheltered places such as soil litter during the summer and winter. About 60% of pods are infested with weevils, resulting in destruction of 3040% of viable seed.

The gorse spider mite is the first spider mite approved for use as a biological control organism in the United States (Fig. 3). Host specificity of the mite was thoroughly examined, and it was found to be safe. Both immatures and adults feed on the leaf tissue, and from heavy damage can reduce flowering and seed production. Soon after release, the spider mite built up high populations, and whole blocks of plants were covered with their webbing . Later, predaceous mites and small ladybugs that specialize on mite predation moved into these areas, and their feeding caused severe declines in the abundance of the gorse spider mites.

Currently, the mite occurs at low levels primarily around its original release sites in Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, and Humboldt counties. Usually spider mite populations are too low to provide much damage.

The gorse thrips was approved in 2019 as the third biological control agent for gorse in the United States . Host specificity testing showed this insect to be highly specific to gorse and safe for introduction. Its native range is western Europe and overlaps the native range of gorse in Europe.

It has been introduced as a biological control agent in New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii. Adult females deposit their eggs in slits in young gorse stems.It worked; why can’t we use them again???

The real definition There seems to be some confusion as to what the definition of lynching is. The previous cited definition by Webster is correct in that it is “to put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal approval or permission” but the interpretation that it must be by hanging is not. The Oxford dictionary clarifies by stating that lynching is “the illegal killing of somebody, usually by hanging, by a crowd of people and without a trial.” Encyclopedia Britannica explains more by stating that lynching “is a form of violence in which a mob, under the pretext of administering justice without a trial, executes a presumed offender, often after inflicting torture and corporal mutilation.” Lynching is extrajudicial killing and while often it is done by hanging that is not requisite. Alonzo Tucker was lynched in Coos County over 120 years ago and that fact is something that is important to teach, remember and learn from.

Sometimes when presented with awful historical facts about their hometown or their ancestors, there is a tendency for some to feel persecuted or attacked. While there may be some Coos County residents that are descendants, generations removed, of the members of the lynch mob that took Alonzo Tuckers life there is no one currently alive that participated in that horrendous act. His blood is entirely upon the hands of people long since dead and buried. The sin would be to sweep this ugly history under a rug and ignore it.

The current Coos County and its residents had no part in the lynching of Alonzo Tucker and most are rightfully appalled at what people were and are capable of doing. Now racism is still an evil that perpetuates in various corners of this county, country and world but the majority of the people my mix-race family has met since moving here in a few years ago are extraordinarily kind and loving. For the most part, we feel accepted with our differences celebrated. Coos County should be pretty proud of that and continue to seek for ways to improve even more.

JL Bailey Sixes

Beth Chu North Bend

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Residents who experienced direct harm from Oregon’s 2020 wildfires are more likely to take steps to mitigate their fire risk in the future, an Oregon State University study found.

They’re also more apt to participate in communityhelping activities like donating to and volunteering with emergency response groups after wildfires.

Disaster preparedness actions for wildfire risk may include preparing an evacuation plan, replacing flammable building materials, assembling an evacuation kit, improving air filtration and removing vegetation near the home, among others.

The OSU study provides a more comprehensive examination of people’s experience with wildfire than most prior wildfire research, the authors say, because it asked about both mitigation and communitybased responses.

Researchers also asked detailed questions about the harm caused by the 2020 wildfires to participants directly, to their property, to their finances, to their mental and physical health and to their daily activity.

That level of detail provided researchers more information about why people choose to engage in disaster preparedness and to help their community.

The single most powerful factor was what researchers call “descriptive norms,” which can be understood as a form of peer pressure: When people thought that more of their

friends or neighbors were taking wildfire preparedness actions, they were more likely to do more to prepare themselves.

Published in Disasters, the study builds on previous work by co-author Hilary Boudet, an associate professor of sociology at OSU who researches the links between extreme weather events, climate policy and social mobilization around disaster response.

The results were based on survey responses from people who lived in rural and urban areas across Oregon at the time of the September 2020 wildfires.

Predictably, people who experienced more severe harm from the 2020 wildfires were more likely to be proactive with future wildfire preparedness than those who were less affected, but several other factors also influenced individual responses. Women, people in rural areas and people with members of vulnerable groups in their households were all more likely to engage in more preparedness actions.

Researchers found that people who reported more

concern about climate change after the fires were 1.5 times more likely to take at least three wildfire preparedness actions, compared with people whose concern about climate change stayed the same or declined after the fires.

More information also translated into more action. People who sought out safety information about the 2020 wildfires from official city, county and state websites were 1.7 times more likely to take three or more disaster preparedness actions.

Several of these factors were also associated with higher likelihood of people donating and volunteering to help their community, including severity of harm experienced and concern about climate change.

Demographically, households with minors were more likely to engage in community-helping behaviors.

“We call this ‘altruism born of suffering,’ where people who experience harm have a sense of relatedness, of connectedness, with people experiencing similar things, so their likelihood of community-helping

behavior increases,” said Usman Siddiqi, lead author on the study and a doctoral student in OSU’s School of Public Policy Researchers offered policy recommendations based on their findings, focused on how local and state governments can motivate residents to be more proactive.

The researchers suggest providing more platforms for local residents to interact with each other, so they can engage in policy discussion and talk among themselves about what mitigation measures they’re taking.

They also suggested that media campaigns should capitalize on the power of “descriptive norms” by highlighting what ordinary people are doing in their daily lives to protect their own homes.

“When people are talking with other people, they are more likely to take action,” Siddiqi said.

Policymakers should also engage with community gatherings to help residents connect their lived experiences with climate change and the need for more action, he said.

Letters to the Editor (Continued) Revisionist history The recent LTE submitted by a reader denying the death of Alonzo Tucker was a lynching in Coos Bay left me incredulous as to the writer’s interpretation of lynching. Their Webster Dictionary quote on lynching had [hanging] in parens as an example of what could be a lynching, which is not definitive of lynching, merely an example. This absolutely irate letter writer, claimed because Alonzo Tucker was shot before he was hanged, it was not a lynching.

Does the writer also believe the homicide in Texas of James Byrd, Jr., which shocked our nation [James Byrd Jr. was a black American man who was murdered by three white men, two of whom were avowed white supremacists, in Jasper, Texas, on June 7, 1998. Shawn Berry, Lawrence Brewer, and John King dragged him for three miles behind a Ford pickup truck along an asphalt road.

-Wikipedia] wasn’t a lynching because he was tied to the back of a pickup truck and dragged to his death instead of hung from a tree?

Some people are so full of hate they cannot see themselves. Kudos to Coos Bay for the courage to own their history and learn from it.

Christine Thomas Reedsport

A lynching is a lynching A letter to The World published June 27 theorized Alonzo Tucker was not “lynched” in Marshfield in 1902. The writer cites a perceived and disputed technicality to lessen the tragedy’s impact and creates a revisionist viewpoint by minimizing inconvenient truths.

Coos History Museum hopes misinformation doesn’t become an alternative version of true events. Primary sources about the tragedy uncover facts of Tucker’s murder.

The Oregon Daily Journal and the New Age (Portland) and the Weekly Oregon Statesman (Salem) all headlined the word “lynch”.

Tucker’s death was also described as a lynching in articles by the Morning Olympian (Olympia, WA), the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and the Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA).

The term “lynching” also appeared in accounts of the Coquille City Herald which described Tucker’s escape from a group of miners who wanted “justice” for his alleged crime, his discovery the next morning under the Front Street wharf, and his bleeding wound from the armed mob’s bullet. Badly wounded but still alive, Tucker was taken to the location of the hanging.

Officially, a time of death was

never determined. No one was ever prosecuted.

The Encyclopedia Britannica defines lynching as “a form of violence in which a mob, under the pretext of administering justice without trial, executes a presumed offender.”

The National Museum of Peace and Justice called Tucker’s death a lynching in 2020 when representatives came to Coos Bay and collected a jar of local soil for their National Museum.

The Equal Justice Initiative called it a lynching when it sponsored a National Historical Marker on the grounds of the Coos History Museum in 2021.

Taylor Stewart of the Oregon Remembrance Project often remarks: “We can’t change history, but we can change our relationship to historical events.” The CHM agrees and has hosted numerous events seeking to be a place to recognize and embrace these changes. We strive to tell Alonzo Tucker’s story so that his story doesn’t end in 1902 but continues on into the 21st century when our community uses his memory as inspiration for becoming a community more committed to the ideals of truth, justice, and reconciliation.

Heather Christenbury Steven Grief Coos History Museum

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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 ROBERT DANIEL RAY aka ROBERT DANIEL MORALES

by TRAVIS J. MORGAN, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, Petitioner, vs.

THE ESTATE OF EVALINE MINERVA BOWEN, deceased, and all UNKNOWN HEIRS, that may claim any right, title lien or interest in the property described herein, Respondents.

Case No. 23PB01996 SUMMONS YOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED to appear and defend the Petition filed against you in the above entitled action which Petition includes claims to quiet title and declaratory relief related to the real property 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, petitioner will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Petition, to-wit: For a judgment declaring the encumbrance described as: Dated: October 19, 1973 Vendor: Edgar Bowen, Personal Representative of the Estate of Evaline M. Bowen, deceased Vendee: Robert Ray and Jean Merle Tracey Recording Date: January 26, 1977 Recording No: 77-01001237 null, void and no legal effect as to the property described as The East 50 feet of Lots 12 and 13, Block 37, MAP OF NORTH BEND ON COOS BAY, OREGON, in Coos County, Oregon. And declaring the estate of Robert Daniel Ray to be entitled to possession thereof free of any estate, claim, title, lien or interest of the heirs, devisees and assigns Evaline Minerva Bowen and all other person or parties unknown claiming any right, title, lien or interest in the property through the document described as Coos County Recorder document #7701-001237.

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 document called a “motion”

or “answer”. The “motion” or “answer” must be given to the court clerk or administrator with 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the petitioner’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service of the plaintiff. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at www. oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 or toll-free elsewhere 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 requiring filing fee.

First published: July 11th, 2023 DANIEL M. HINRICHS, PC By: /s/ Daniel M. Hinrichs, OSB 925915 Attorney for Personal Representative Published on July 11, 18, 25 and August 1, 2023 The World and ONPA (ID:366883) ------------------------------------NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE On AUGUST 7TH, 2023, at the hour of 10:00am at the front door of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, 250 N. Baxter St; Coquille, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 59286 Seven Devils Road, Bandon, OR 97411.

The court case number is 22CV39534, where CIS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. is plaintiff, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF CLIFFORD E DOW AKA CLIFFORD EARL DOW AKA CLIFFORD DOW; ALTHEA DOW; WESTERN MERCANTILE AGENCY, INC.; LVNV FUNDING LLC; CROWN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; STATE OF OREGON; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office.

For more information on this sale go to: http:// oregonsheriffssales.org/ Published on June 27, July 4, 11 and 18, 2023 The World and ONPA (ID:366228)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of the Estate of DOUGLAS N. LANDES Deceased.

Case No. 23PB05756 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 11th day of July, 2023.

Patricia S. Landes Personal Representative Published on July 11, 18 and 25, 2023 The World and ONPA (ID:367021) ------------------------------------Unclaimed Personal Property 7.18.23 The North Bend Police Department (NPBD) has in its possession unclaimed personal property as described, below: Backpacks * Cell Phones/ Electronics * Foreign Currency * Cash/Gift Cards * Tools * Clothing * Keys * Bikes * Wallets/ Purses * Jewelry *Camping/Sports Equip.* Vehicle/Marine Accessories * Cutting Instruments * Scooters * Misc. Cords/Chargers *Firearm Accessories * Torch If you believe you have ownership in any of the unclaimed property listed above, you must file a claim by completing a “Property Claim” form with NBPD within 30 days of the date posted on this notice.

Failure to file a claim within this 30-day time frame forfeits all rights to posted property. Property Claim Forms can be picked up at the NBPD Lobby located at 835 California Avenue, North Bend, OR 97459. You may also obtain a form by visiting the NBPD webpage at http://northbendoregon. us/police Published: July 18, 2023 The World & ONPA(ID:356401)

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS Notice is hereby given that Karen Gillentine has been appointed personal representative of the Estate of Kelli J. Ritter, by the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Coos County, Probate File No. 23PB05836.

All persons having claims against the estate are hereby notified to present the same to the said personal representative, at the office of the personal representative at Strohman Ford, LLC, 1400 Executive Parkway, Suite 300, Eugene, OR 97401 within four months from the date of the first publication of this notice or their claims may be barred. Date of the first publication of this notice is July 18, 2023. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the personal representative’s attorney, Kirk Strohman, Jr., Strohman Ford, LLC, 1400 Executive Parkway, Suite 300, Eugene, OR 97401; Phone 541-345-4312.

Published: July 18, 25 and August 1, 2023 The World & ONPA (ID:367324) ------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of the Estate of CAROL JUNE DUNN, Deceased.

Case No. 23PB04584 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ronald D. Dunn II has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them , with vouchers attached, to the personal representative, c/o Daniel M. Hinrichs, Attorney at Law, 590 Commercial, Coos Bay, OR 97420, within four months after the date of the 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 courtProbate Department, 250 N. Baxter, Coquille, OR 97423, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative, Daniel M. Hinrichs, Attorney at Law, 590 Commercial, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420.

Dated and first published July 4, 2023.

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All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached to the undersigned personal representative at 13933 E Jewell Avenue, Aurora, CO 80012, 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 personal representative. Dated and first published on July 11, 2023. /s/ Jessica Annette Reidies Personal Representative PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Name: Jessica Annette Reidies Address: 13933 E Jewell Avenue, Aurora, CO 80012 Phone No. 720-808-0919 Published on July 11, 18 and 25, 2023 The World and ONPA (ID:366961) ------------------------------------Legal Notice EZ MINI STORE 1293 Ocean Blvd NW Coos Bay, OR 97420 will be selling the following Storage Units at Public Auction, August 1, 2023 at 10:00am for NonPayment & Other Fees: Aina Weaver, Unit#85 Published on July 18 and 25, 2023 The World and ONPA (ID:367325)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Matter of the Estate of: Anthony Charles Tillotson, Decedent.

Case No.: 23PB04874 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative.

All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative at 477 Bennett Ave, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, (mailing: PO Box 119, 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, the personal representative, or the attorneys for the personal representative, Stebbins & Co, LLC, 145 Central Ave, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420. Dated and first published July 11, 2023 John Tillotson Personal Representative Published: July 11, 18 and 25, 2023 The World & ONPA (ID:366885)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of the Estate of LELAND COLE SIMPSON, Deceased.

Case No. 23PB05558 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jennifer L. DeArmond has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them , with vouchers attached, to the personal representative, c/o Daniel M. Hinrichs, Attorney at Law, 590 Commercial, Coos Bay, OR 97420, within four months after the date of the 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- Probate Department, 250 N. Baxter, Coquille, OR 97423, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative, Daniel M. Hinrichs, Attorney at Law, 590 Commercial, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420. Dated and first published July 4, 2023.

Published: July 4, 11 and 18, 2023 The World & ONPA (ID:366645)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for Coquille Public Library Building Renovation and Addition project, will be received by the City of Coquille no later than the bid closing time of 2:00 P.M., Thursday, August 17, 2023.

Bids shall be submitted to the City of Coquille by mail/ hand delivery: Coquille City Hall, 851 N Central Blvd., Coquille, OR 97423.

Bids shall be identified as: BID for Coquille Public Library Building Renovation and Addition. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately following the bid closing time at 2:00 P.M in the Coquille City Hall Council Chambers, 851 N Central Blvd., Coquille, OR 97423.

Work on this Project consists of the remodel of an existing former bank building into the Coquille Public Library. The existing building area of 8,560 sf is scheduled for renovation and minor alternations. An elevator and stair building addition is also part of the work, approximately 292 sf, for a total project area of 8,852 sf. Interior work includes demolition, vault door removal, partitions, restroom replacement, casework, doors, acoustical ceilings, flooring, elevator, fire supression sprinkler system,

plumbing, replacement HVAC, and replacement electrical systems.

Contract Documents for this work, including Instructions to Bidders and Bid Form, may be examined at the Office of the Architect, HGE Architects, Inc., 333 South 4th Street, Coos Bay, Oregon, phone: 541- 2691166, email: general@hge1. com, and at the following locations: Coquille City Hall, various Plan Centers, and on the HGE website at http://www. hge1.com/bidding-area/.

General Contractors are encouraged to contact HGE

ARCHITECTS, INC., by phone or email and register their interest in submitting a bid and to be included in the plan holders’ list.

One set of large format drawings, specifications and contract documents may be obtained by prime bidders from HGE ARCHITECTS, INC., upon refundable deposit of $100.

A Non-Mandatory prebid meeting and walkthrough will be held at the job site on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Contractors shall meet at the project site, 295 North Adams, Coquille,

Oregon. Contractors and subcontractors are encouraged to attend.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities or informalities in connection therewith. No bidder may withdraw his bid after the hour set for the opening thereof until the lapse of thirty (30) days from the bid opening.

By: Forrest Neuerburg, City Manager City of Coquille Published on July 18, 2023 The World and ONPA (ID:367363)

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Obituaries LaVerna Edith Brown

William “Bill” Chapman Bradbury III

July 16, 1931 – June 25, 2023

May 29, 1949 – April 14, 2023

Bill’s life will be celebrated at an informal drop-in event between 1-5 PM on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at the Coos History Museum, Coos Bay. Please bring a memory of Bill to share.

Bill died on April 14, 2023, while traveling around-the-world with

his wife, Katy Eymann.

He is survived by his daughters, Abby and Zoë, and four grandchildren.

Many locals remember Bill as an onair newsman for KCBYTV in Coos Bay before he served this area as State Representative, State Senator, and

Oregon Secretary of State. https://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Bill_Bradbury

Paul Davis A celebration of life for Paul Davis will be held on Saturday, July 22, 2023, 10 a.m., at the First Christian Church, 511 6th Street, in Myrtle Point.

Paul, a well-known Myrtle Point (Gravelford) resident, passed in 2020, but Covid restrictions

got in the way of holding a memorial service. We invite all who knew and loved Paul to join us in paying tribute to an extraordinary man who touched our lives in so many ways. Please join us in sharing stories, happy memories, and laughs.

Refreshments to follow.

Luella “June” Phillips A potluck celebration of life reception for Luella “June” Phillips, 91, of Coos Bay, who died May 23, 2023 in Coos Bay, will be held Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 1-4 PM at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church

1290 Thompson Road Coos Bay. Private burial was held at Sunset Memorial Park, Coos Bay under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel.

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in North Bend to Vera and Charles Spencer.

At 86, he passed away on May 17, 2023 in Roseburg after battling Alzheimer’s for years.

He was a Marshfield High School graduate and Navy Veteran.

timber cruiser for the Bureau of Land Management, fire fighter with the Gold Beach Forest Service, security guard, hotel maid, and then Certified Nurse’s Assistant until her retirement at age 65. In addition, LaVerna was a volunteer for a mental health charity and served as a Den Mother for the Boy Scouts of America. Her hobbies included pinochle, dirt bikes, camping, rock hounding (especially agates), road trips, crocheting, knitting, sewing, puzzles, reading, gardening, and above all, spending time with her family.

She did and still does love Jesus.

Her family will hold a celebration of her amazing life this July 22, 2023.

Death Notices Billie “Bill” D. Gwartney, 91, of North Bend, passed away on July 11, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-7560440, www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Gerald Melvin “Mel” Lee Spencer A Celebration of Life for Gerald Melvin “Mel” Lee Spencer will be held July 22, 2023, 1 pm – dusk, at Bastendorf Beach campground pavilion. Family and friends are welcome.

Born June 27, 1936,

LaVerna Edith Brown was born at Edgemont, South Dakota, on July 16, 1931, to George Morgan and Dorothy Schwarz Morgan. As a teen, she moved to Coquille, Oregon, and remained on the Southern Oregon Coast the rest of her life, including Bridge, Alleghany, Bunker Hill, Eastside, and Brookings. On June 25, 2023, she passed to Jesus quietly at her home in Coos Bay, attended by her family.

She was predeceased by her parents; and husband, Richard Lewis Brown; her sole sibling, Wayne Morgan; her son, Max Brown; and daughter, Estella Morgan. LaVerna’s survivors are her children, Marstin Brown, Coos Bay, OR, Toneata Martocchio, Agoura Hills, CA, Merton Brown, North Bend, OR, and Marsha Long, Eagle Point, OR; numerous nieces, nephews, and grandchildren.

LaVerna was the last member of her generation of her family, and outlived all of her friends as well.

After raising six children, LaVerna completed her education by earning her GED, then an Associate’s Degree in Forestry at SWOCC, a welding certificate, and finally her CNA certification. Besides being a wife and mother, she had a number of occupations in her 91+ years, often working two or more jobs at once.

These included fern picker, dairy farmer, fish plant employee, gypo horse logger with her husband and her brother-in-law, Floyd Brown,

He is survived by his sister, Carolyn Smith; wife, Kristi Spencer; daughters, Deborah Martin, Diana Spencer and Rebecca (Dan) Muse; 7 grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren.

Karen L. Naval, 71, of Coos Bay, passed away July 10, 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 Michael A. “Mike” Kelley, 91, of Coquille, passed away July 10, 2023 at Coquille. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216 Brian D. Pewitt, 67, of Coos Bay, passed away July 10, 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 Elizabeth V. Brende, 69, of Coos Bay, passed away July 11, 2023 at North Bend. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216

Grants Pass man passes away following a motorcycle wreck in the Oregon Dunes On July 2 around 2 p.m., Coos County Dispatch received a 911 call regarding an individual unconscious and not breathing

following a motorcycle wreck in the Oregon Dunes. Sergeant M. Smith and Deputies MR. Smith and B. Kent immediately responded

to the area.

Despite the combined efforts of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, Bay Cities Ambulance, and the Hauser Fire

Department, Steven Hagenbuch (29) of Grants Pass succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A thorough investigation determined that high winds, the changing landscape, and the glare from the sun

contributed to this fatal incident.

Steven’s friends and family assisted with life-saving efforts during this tragic event.

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However, no matter the circumstances, he did not back down and took his job very seriously.

Odin protected and looked after his community just as his community looked after him. People from all over stepped up to help pay medical bills when Odin was ill.

“Their support was overwhelming.

We needed the community’s backing for us to keep him alive bill-wise and they did,” Mrs. Slater says, remembering back to the time when Odin contracted a lifethreatening bacterial infection.

The sheriff’s office did not have the additional funding to cover his treatment. The community stepped up, going above and beyond what was needed. Odin was given yet another chance at life and another chance to return the support by continuing to capture criminals. He gave his all to the job for as long as he physically could.

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Sgt. Slater for over six years, Odin’s age finally caught up with him and the hard decision was made to place him into retirement.

“You can see him diminishing even in his story as they go along. … He had a hard career, really hard career,” says Mrs. Slater.

Odin was able to spend a little over a year living out his final days in retirement on the couple’s farm, hiking through the woods with the family and following along while they rode horseback. Once Odin retired, Lisa set about writing his story. The goal was to finish it before his passing.

Sadly, that did not work out.

“We didn’t want him to pass before the release. Literally he didn’t make it by three months,” said Sgt. Slater.

“We were going to do little paw prints. We were going to hand out prints to all the kids,” added Mrs. Slater.

Mrs. Slater spent a little under a year meticulously writing “K9 Odin,” going through each case with her husband to make sure

Used with permission the Coos County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit’s Facebook page

Retired K9 Odin resting in the grass at his home where he lived with Lisa and Sgt. Adam Slater on their farm.

everything was accurate and accounted for. “[Writing] it was super easy because I knew the story. I didn’t have to invent it … but emotionally? Very

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Sgt. Adam Slater of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office with his K9 dog, Odin.

emotional. I cried a lot while writing his story. … I loved him dearly,” said Lisa.

Through Mrs. Slater’s carefully chosen words, she was finally able to

give Odin a voice and a chance to be heard by all.

Lisa Slater’s book, K9 Odin, as well as her other works, may be found on her

website: SlaterLife. com. To follow along with the Coos County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit go to their Facebook page: facebook.com/ CCSOPaws.

Photo credit, Lisa Slater

Sgt. Adam Slater sleeping on the floor with Odin at Oregon State University, holding him tight while he fought for his life against a severe bacterial infection.

Regional electricity demand projected to rise nearly 25% in next decade

By ALEX BAUMHADT Oregon Capital Chronicle

Demand for electricity in the Northwest is expected to grow at its fastest pace in decades due to increasing industrial use, followed by the electrification of transportation, homes and businesses.

Demand for electricity in the region is projected to rise about 2.5% annually, and by nearly 25% within the next decade, according to an annual report on expected electricity demand.

The report, Northwest Regional Forecast of Power Loads and Resources, is released each year by an industry trade group called the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee. For more than 70 years, the group has aggregated and analyzed annual demand projections from utilities in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana to paint a larger picture of future demand for electricity throughout the region.

The largest driver of demand during the next five to 10 years will be industry, the report finds, including data centers and semiconductor manufacturing.

The latest projections the trade group collected from the region’s utilities surprised Crystal Ball, the group’s executive director. Last year’s forecast showed demand for electricity in the region would grow

a little less than 1% per year during the next decade.

Now, just a year later, it appears the region’s utilities are preparing for growth that is more than twice that.

“This rate of projected growth we haven’t seen in decades.

It’s quite remarkable,” Ball said.

She said the utilities will need to identify and invest in more energy sources to meet demand. Currently, Oregon gets most of its electricity from hydropower, followed closely by natural gas and then other renewables such as solar and wind.

“There are resources in our region that have been retired, that will be retired, fossil fuels will need to be replaced with cleaner resources, with more wind and solar. We’re going to have this steep step up in demand, and it’s not enough to just replace what’s retired, we need new resources to meet projected demand,” she said.

While many utilities are planning to expand the amount of energy they source from sun and wind to meet electricity demand, energy storage and transmission remain central challenges, according to the report.

Impact of electric cars.

Aaron Orlowski, a spokesperson for the Eugene Water and Electric Board, which participates in the

annual forecast, said the utility is looking at both diversifying its energy sources and trying to reduce demand during peak periods. The board – which is the largest consumer-owned utility in Oregon – predicts about 2% growth in electricity demand annually starting in 2030, largely due to an increase in electric cars.

About 75% of the utility’s customers currently heat their homes with electricity from renewable energy, primarily hydropower, Orlowski said.

“If half of the people currently using natural gas in our area switch to electric, then that demand rises a lot quicker and we need more sources,” he said.

Diversification of energy sources for the utility includes investing in more solar and wind as well as power generated from the burning of biomass, such as wood and animal products, and small modular nuclear reactors. The latter is likely a bit further

off. Only one design, by the nuclear power company NuScale based in Tigard, has been approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Beyond diversification, Orlowski said part of the utility’s future planning involves trying to change consumer habits and reward reduced consumption.

The utility’s customers could reduce demand and stress on the grid caused by electric vehicle charging by 40% if they charged their vehicles overnight after 10 p.m. when electricity used for other activities – such as air conditioning and lights – is much lower.

He said the utility is also looking at the impact of improving energy efficiency in buildings as a way to curb demand that exceeds energy available.

“Making homes and businesses more efficient is the best first choice. If we don’t need to use the energy, that’s all the better,” he said.

Oregon Capital Chronicle is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3)

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York and Maryland failed, however, with Democrats balking about the price tag.

Medicaid is funded largely through the federal government, which pays about two-thirds, with the rest provided by the state. Healthier Oregon receives some federal funding for emergency and pregnancy-related

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services but the state pays for most of the benefits.

“We don’t get any help from the federal government because the folks who are on it don’t have papers,” Rep. Rob Nosse, D-Portland, told the Capital Chronicle.

Nosse was among the Democrats in the Legislature who backed the expansion of Healthier Oregon. It’s part of the state’s goal to ensure all Oregonians

have health care coverage.

During the pandemic, nearly 1.5 million Oregonians, or one in three residents, were on Medicaid, which offers free dental, mental and physical health care.

That expansion ended in April. The state is now going through a redetermination process and informing those who no longer qualify that they will lose coverage in 60 days.

State officials have

informed about 25,000 people they will lose coverage, according to a statement released by the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services on June 20.

It estimated in that release that seven in 10 people will retain their benefits under the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s version of Medicaid.

To qualify for the program, most residents can earn up to 138%

of the federal poverty level, or about $20,000 a year for an individual or about $41,500 for a family of four. Oregon also has opened up benefits to those earning up to 200% of the federal poverty level to reduce the so-called churn population who fall off and on Medicaid, depending on their income. That means that individuals earning up to about $29,000 a year or a family of four earning up to $60,000

a year will receive the free coverage. The state estimated that would add about 25,000 more people to the Medicaid program.

Oregon Capital Chronicle is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Oregon Capital Chronicle maintains editorial independence.

OHV catches fire in the Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area On July 14 at 4:09 p.m., the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a report of a Side by Side on fire near the

Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area (ODNRA) dispersed camp #81.

Deputies Kent and M.R. Smith responded

and found a Side by Side on fire that had burned entirely down to the metal roll cage upon arrival.

All occupants had

gotten to safety and were not injured.

However, the vehicle was a complete loss.

The driver advised deputies he had been

driving the Polaris past Campsite #81 when the Side by Side spontaneously combusted into flames.

The Sheriff’s Office

would like to remind those recreating in the ODNRA to carry fire extinguishers and other emergency essentials when operating OHVs.

Federal judge tosses Oregon lawsuit over mail voting, tabulation machines

By JULIA SHUMWAY Oregon Capital Chronicle

A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit intended to end mail voting and electronic voting tabulation in Oregon, saying “generalized grievances” about the state’s elections aren’t enough to give a group of unsuccessful Republican candidates and other election deniers standing to sue.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie F. Beckerman dismissed the suit late last month.

Plaintiffs, led by former school superintendent and 2022 Republican gubernatorial candidate Marc Thielman, are appealing her ruling.

“Plaintiffs allege that Oregon’s computerized

vote tabulation and mail-in voting systems violate their constitutional rights, including violations of the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and their fundamental right to vote,” Beckerman wrote.

“Plaintiffs allege that ‘organized criminals’ are manipulating Oregon’s elections, and they base their claims on a documentary about voting irregularities in other states and reports of voting irregularities in Oregon.”

In a 44-page complaint filed last October and in oral arguments last month, Thielman and others claimed that Oregon voters have been disenfranchised, though

they provided no evidence. The bulk of the complaint relied on “2,000 Mules,” a 2022 film from right-wing commentator Dinesh D’Souza, that purported to show that people in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin delivered multiple ballots to drop boxes.

Election experts have debunked the film’s claims. It also didn’t include Oregon, though the lawsuit claimed fraud was prevalent in Eugene, Portland, Jackson County and Marion County based on unexplained analyses from two prominent election deniers.

The lawsuit sought injunctions blocking Oregon from using mail voting, which has

been the standard for more than two decades, and to prevent ballots from being counted by machines.

Beckerman’s ninepage opinion didn’t get into the merits of the complaint but whether Thielman and other plaintiffs had legal standing.

Thielman was joined by state Sen. Dennis Linthicum, R-Klamath Falls, and several unsuccessful Republican candidates: Ben Edtl lost to Democratic Senate President Rob Wagner of Lake Oswego, Sandra Nelson lost to Democratic Rep. Ken Helm and Diane Rich and Pam Lewis lost local elections in Coos County, Rich for county clerk and Lewis for a county commission

spot. Another plaintiff, Chuck Wiese, is a former meteorologist who denies the existence of climate change.

“Plaintiffs’ alleged injury – their lack of confidence in Oregon’s election system – is not particularized to the plaintiffs in this litigation,” Beckerman wrote. “Rather, plaintiffs allege that their lack of confidence in Oregon’s election system is shared ‘by all of Oregon’s citizens’ and is ‘a statewide issue.’ As such, plaintiffs have not alleged a particularized injury sufficient to establish standing.”

The case is among several attempts by election deniers in Oregon and elsewhere to discredit elections.

A federal judge in February dismissed another case, Gunter v.

Fagan, that combined three lawsuits filed by election deniers against county clerks in Washington and Wasco counties and then-Secretary of State Shemia Fagan. The lead plaintiff in that case, Jennifer Gunter, has filed an appeal and aims to prevent the state from using machines to count votes.

Oregon Capital Chronicle is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Oregon Capital Chronicle maintains editorial independence.

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