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Building ‘a true junior high’ JILLIAN WARD The World

COOS BAY — Construction of the new $28-million Marshfield Junior High School is on budget and on schedule.

And the school already has a new principal.

The assistant principal at Marshfield High School, Floyd Montiel, is moving down the hill to take over what he calls “a true junior high” once construction is completed in the summer of 2021.

“I am happy and excited, but it’s bittersweet,” Montiel said.

“I won’t sugarcoat it. Leaving Marshfield (High School) was not an easy decision. You put your time and life up here.

“But it’s an exciting opportunity to be part of something new.”

Montiel has been working in the Coos Bay School District for more than two decades, most of that time teaching Spanish at the high school.

Now, he’s helping create a junior high culture, something the district hasn’t had in a while because of a lack of space. The district had to bring eighth-graders up to the high school campus

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Tony Runn, foreman for Knife River, points up to where trees were knocked down to make room for the new Marshfield Junior High. Since taking down the trees, it has also opened up the Marshfield High School campus to a view of downtown Coos Bay.

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Businesses seek assistance AMANDA LINARES The World

SOUTH COAST — More than 200 local business from around the South Coast have sought emergency relief services to help keep doors open amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over the past month, hundreds of businesses have reached out to the Southwestern Oregon Community College Small Business Development Center for assistance in navigating through a number of local, state and federal relief programs.

“We’ve helped more businesses in last 30 days than we have in an entire year,” said Dr. John Bacon, the center’s director. “…

We’re still dealing with lots of calls, anywhere from 10 to 25 calls a day, from businesses that are impacted.”

According to preliminary numbers, the SBDC has estimated that it’s provided assistance for at least 150 additional small businesses on top of its existing client’s access relief programs and funds.

“I think one of the biggest challenges that we face is not

a lot of people know about or know that we exist,” said Bacon.

“During the pandemic, we’ve been getting a big push from all our partner agencies, the state and federal agencies, who have been promoting businesses to go to their local SBDC for help.”

According to Bacon, the organization, which is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Business Oregon, typically provides lowcost advising and consultation services to businesses in Coos, Curry and Western Douglas counties.

As the coronavirus crisis continues to unfold, the organization has partnered with the Governor’s Regional Solutions team, Business Oregon and many other regional partners to link business owners with state and federal resources.

“We don’t have the exact numbers, but I do know we’ve worked with several businesses to access the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program,” said Bacon. “At this point, several of them have been funded.”

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Second inmate tests positive for virus ZACH SILVA The World

HAUSER — A second positive case of the novel coronavirus has been reported at Shutter Creek Correctional Facility. On Monday morning the Oregon Department of Corrections Facilities updated its website to show that two adults in custody at this facility have tested positive.

At deadline it was unclear where the individual is now and whether or not they have been transferred to a different facility.

The Department of Corrections has not yet responded to requests for comment.

The Department of Corrections has previously noted that the current protocol for a positive test is to transfer the adult in custody to a facility that has 24/7 medical treatment.

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Shutter Creek Correctional Facility near Hauser.

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Trump says he’ll ‘suspend immigration’ BANGKOK (AP) — The market for U.S. crude was in turmoil Tuesday, with one contract trading below zero, as investors worried about full storage facilities and a collapse in demand as the pandemic leaves factories, automobiles and airplanes idled.

The extreme volatility in energy markets highlighted investors’ broad concerns about the duration of the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the economy, weighing on financial markets more broadly, including stocks.

The U.S. benchmark settled at negative $37.63 per barrel on Monday - an unprecedented event in energy markets that reflects the fact that storage facilities are struggling to cope with the huge and sudden plunge in global demand, which is this month forecast to hit its lowest since the mid-90s. On Tuesday, the cost to have a barrel of U.S. crude delivered in May was at negative $7.40 per barrel.

Trading of contracts for U.S. oil to be delivered in May ends on Tuesday, meaning that the extreme drop does not accurately reflect the long-term view of the value of crude but rather investors’ ability to take delivery of it now. The next futures contract, for delivery in June, is considered to now be closer to the “true” price of crude.

But even that contract was falling sharply on Tuesday. It was down $3.85 at just $16.58 per barrel, trading as low as $11.79 a barrel at one point.

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Hospital employees sign up for furlough The World COOS BAY — In response to the low number of COVID-19 patients in Coos County, Bay Area Hospital leadership announced Tuesday that 71 employees have gone on furlough.

“Bay Area Hospital has been focused on standing ready to serve the community from the outset of this coronavirus pandemic when we fully expected to see a patient surge that could stretch us to the brink,” stated the hospital in their announcement.

Leadership introduced a temporary furlough opportunity for 67 positions last week, which is expected to last 45

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COOS COUNTY — As folks around the Bay Area continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is reminding business owners and citizens they are not alone.

Over the past few weeks, the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce has worked to keep its website and Facebook page up-todate with the state’s latest

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“We support the stay at home efforts and sacrifices being made by so many people across the region and believe it has helped us avoid a surge of patients in our community. We reached a point where employees were using up all of their time off, and we needed to do something different.”

According to the release, more employees signed up for furlough than opportunities were available. Those who were denied furlough will be placed on a waiting

list in case more are offered.

Staff notes that they’ve tested and cared for over 65 patients with signs and symptoms of COVID-19.

As of Tuesday evening, all results have been negative. They said there has been a “dramatic decrease” in patient volume in services throughout the hospital. Due to the reduction of services some departments are being prioritized and staff were asked to reduce hours.

“We have been and will remain open to care for those who need emergency or hospital care,” states the release, adding that most services are still available. “We are proud to be here to support the community as needed.”

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“Our staff is our most valuable resource, and we are already beginning to plan to support the recovery,” said Brian Moore, president and CEO of the hospital. “As we reopen healthcare, we want to have the necessary talent to accommodate the needs to address the healthcare issues that have been necessarily delayed. By offering a furlough, it allows for

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According to BACC Executive Director Timm Slater, the organization is doing all it can to advocate for local businesses and to keep owners connected to resources and programs that could help keep their doors open.

“We want businesses to gain access to all those things that would help them economically,” said Slater. “… let’s keep people going and healthy and let’s all come out of this thing together.”

According to Slater,

the chamber will soon launch a new virtual marketplace for community members interested in knowing which businesses have remained opened during the coronavirus crisis.

The online marketplace, which will highlight local businesses and inform folks of specific deals and sales the businesses are doing, will become available on its website in the next coming weeks.

According to Slater, the organization’s social media posts have also turned its focus on supporting local businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak by promoting folks take part

in restaurant’s takeout, curbside services and deliveries.

In a recent Facebook post from the chamber, a number of local businesses from around the Bay Area were photographed sharing their gratitude for the community’s ongoing support.

The post was shared using the hashtags #BayAreaStrong and #ShopLocal.

“We are all supporting our favorite restaurants and ordering takeout,” said Slater. “We are encouraging if you have the ability to buy takeout and leave a tip to help businesses survive. Let’s help take care of each other and together we are stronger.”

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Health officials issue warning over local “Reopen Rally” ZACH SILVA The World

COOS BAY — A “Coos County Reopen Rally” has been scheduled for the first weekend in May, concerning local public health officials. Over the past week, similar protests have taken place across the country and in Redmond in Central Oregon. to urge the government on both a local and national scale to reopen.

This has brought dozens and hundreds of individuals together in a time in which Oregonians have been told to stay at home and to practice social distancing.

“I can say that it would be against the current guidance and proper steps

to ensure the safety of our community to participate or throw an event like this. It would be seemingly irresponsible from a public health standpoint to congregate in a setting like that during a situation in which you could pass on a concerting virus,” said Eric Gleason, a spokesman for Coos Health and Wellness.

The event is being run to coincide with a statewide gathering that is planned for the same day in Salem which was started by an organization titled Oregon Women for Trump. The Facebook group promoting the local event was created by radio host Rob Taylor, who cited health concerns for this event.

“It is a concern and we all have grandmothers, we

all want to protect those people but we also realize that the consequences of not getting out there is going to be worse than the disease,” said Taylor, echoing a sentiment expressed

by President Donald Trump.

“We have to risk getting in contact with each other.

We have to risk that at a certain point because eventually we’re going to have to go out and communicate with each other and we’re going to come in contact with each other. All those things are going to happen and when it does happen, people are going to start getting sick. We can either do it now or we can do it later.”

Local health officials warned against how large

groups of people together could foster the spread of the virus.

“Participating in an event like this is directly increasing the risk for our health care workers and first responders,” said Brian Leon, an epidemiologist for Coos Health and Wellness. “And so I certainly would ask them to think about that before they participate in such a situation.”

By bringing the event to Coos Bay, Taylor is hoping for a time when local businesses such as restaurants, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and hotels can open back up.

“People are going to come to the coast whether we are open or not. People come here for one main

reason: we’ve got the best view on the block.

We’re sitting right here next to the Pacific Ocean and there’s no way you’re going to be able to stop the tourists this summer from coming out here,” said Taylor.

Coos Health and Wellness noted that while there are few cases in the region, the stay-home order has been necessary. Leon also warned against if things open up too quickly it may add to the time that individuals are encouraged to stay home.

“I would just suggest that part of the reason we’re doing these things is because we trust in public health experts and people that know a lot more than me about disease transmis-

sion,” said Leon. “Even though this has caused a lot of concern and community pain, it would be just awful if we let up and then there was another surge and we had to start all over again.”

Gleason conceded that if the event were to happen, he hoped all individuals would follow guidelines that have been put out.

“If these individuals choose to peacefully protest on that day, we would hope that they wear proper (personal protective equipment) and maintain social distance. If they are going to still do it, we hope that they are at least going to maintain their social distance and maintain proper PPE,” he said.

Interior announces $28.4 million in payments The World WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced on April 17 the issuance of more than $28 million to 18 counties in western Oregon as a part of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act extension.

The funding will go directly to the counties, supporting investments in education, infrastructure, public safety, health services and other critical expenditures made by these jurisdictions, according to a press release from the Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington.

“We have a multiple-use and sustained yield mandate to manage public lands for the benefit of the American people,” said

Bernhardt. “The Trump Administration is committed to increasing timber production to support economic growth and forest health. This program is one way we are being a good neighbor and supporting Western communities.”

“The Bureau of Land Management administers the Secure Rural Schools Program along with the U.S. Forest Service, and our two agencies manage most of the federal lands in western Oregon,” said William Perry Pendley, BLM deputy director for policy and programs. “We’re committed to supporting local communities in these 18 counties through this vital program, and by facilitating sustainable development of timber and other natural resources from public lands.”

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Management manages the SRS program in Oregon and California Railroad Revested Lands, known as the O&C Lands, in concert with the U.S. Forest Service. The O&C Lands lie in a checkerboard pattern through 18 counties of western Oregon. These lands contain more than 2.4 million acres of forests with a diversity of plant and animal species, recreation areas, mining claims, grazing lands, cultural and historical resources, scenic areas, wild and scenic rivers and wilderness. SRS payments are made to over 700 counties across the United States, including the 18 counties containing O&C Lands, according to a formula set by Congress.

“Having helped create the Secure Rural Schools program about two decades ago, and having led the

House effort to fund it over the last several sessions of Congress, I’m glad it continues to provide help to our rural counties and our public schools,” said U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. “I’ve worked closely with House Leadership and the Trump Administration to ensure that this program is fully funded. Getting these payments out the door is especially important during this pandemic. While this funding is needed, what we really need is to reform forest management policies, so we can reduce the size and severity of wildfires and produce good paying jobs and tax revenues in our forest counties.

I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues in Congress and the Trump Administration to achieve that goal.”

“Receipt of the SRS 2019 payment to the O&C and Coos Bay Wagon Road Counties is very welcome funding for counties struggling financially with the COVID-19 national emergency”, said Douglas County Commissioner Tim Freeman. “The SRS payment also highlights the need for predictable local government funding.

The Executive Director of the Association of O&C Counties, Rocky McVay, thanks Christine Jeames at the BLM National Opera-

tion Center in Denver for the quick turnaround on transferring the SRS 2019 payment to the eligible counties.”

The O&C Lands Act and Coos Bay Wagon Road CBWR Act require 50% of receipts collected from the sale of timber on O&C lands to be distributed among 18 counties in western Oregon. The payments follow a formula established by these laws, both of which authorize timber receipt-based payments to western Oregon counties, and both of which remain in effect following the expiration of the SRS and Community Self-Determination Act.

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PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 75, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.

Oregon Health Authority also reported 47 new cases of COVID-19 as of 8 a.m.

Monday, bringing the state total to 1,956. The new COVID-19 cases reported Monday are in the following counties: Benton (1), Clackamas (10), Douglas (1), Klamath (1), Lincoln (1), Linn (2), Marion (13), Multnomah (6), Polk (1), Umatilla (1), Washington

(9), and Yamhill (1).

A case previously reported in Jackson County was transferred out of state during routine data reconciliation, reducing the cumulative statewide cases by one.

To see more case and county-level data, Oregon Health updates its website once a day: www. healthoregon.org/coronavirus.

Oregon’s 75th COVID-19 death is a 45-year-old man in Marion County, who tested positive on April 14 and died on April 18 at his resi-

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An America Worse off Than Today but Not Totally Unlike It

FROMA HARROP The Brooklyn Hospital Center, now treating a flood of COVID-19 patients, has performed in national crises for over 150 years. During the Civil War, poet Walt Whitman spent time there, tending to rows of wounded and dying Union soldiers.

Whitman left Brooklyn for Washington, where he nursed “the shattered, traumatized, and suffering men dragged back from the battlefields,” writes Edward Achorn in “Every Drop of Blood.”

The book portrays America around the time of President Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address, on March 4, 1865, with rich social and intellectual detail.

It’s a strain to compare the anguish of a war that took 620,000 young lives from a population about a tenth of its current size with the coronavirus that has killed just over 40,000 Americans, the combatants being mostly older civilians. But there are parallels to the challenges facing the country as it begins to move beyond the immediate threat.

At the time of Lincoln’s second inauguration, the Civil War was drawing to a close. The Confederate surrender at Appomattox took place a month later.

But war’s end left a mountain of new problems requiring brilliant and focused leadership. Much of the economy needed rebuilding, especially in the devastated South.

The Treasury was empty.

Achorn describes a country divided not only on the issue of slavery but also experiences -hideous deaths on the battlefields as Washington society frolicked at extravagant balls. There’s an unforgettable account of Kate Chase’s lavish party in February 1865. Chase was daughter of Chief Justice Salmon Chase and wife of the very rich Sen. William Sprague.

The hosts built a dancing hall for the occasion, “draped, gauzed, festooned, flagged, flounced,

and all ravishing to the eye, with incense and beauty,” the Evening Star reported. The women in elegant costumes, dripping with diamonds, “lost and re-lost themselves in the mazes of their misty dance.”

That same month, William Tecumseh Sherman, having already burnt a path of destruction through Georgia, marched through the Carolinas. “Some found the frenetic partygoing of that winter, while the nation’s young men still died in agony, disgraceful,” Achorn writes.

Americans, meanwhile, were waking up in an utterly changed social order that they could only begin to imagine. Under what terms should the former rebels be readmitted to national life? And what would be the new status of African Americans in a country where many Northerners as well as Southerners opposed any idea of racial parity?

In the first inaugural address, Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union, with or without slavery. He displayed no such flexibility four bloody years later, portraying “this terrible war” as God’s punishment for slavery -- “as the woe due to those by whom the offence came.”

But the address then turned to the massive task ahead of bringing the rebels back into the fold. He urged Americans, “With Malice toward none; with Charity toward all ... let us ... bind up the nation’s wounds.”

A little more than a month later, actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln at Ford’s Theater. America’s recovery was passed from the greatest president in American history to one of the worst, Andrew Johnson.

Lincoln’s running mate in 1864, Johnson was “humorless, quick to form resentments, and ready to smear opponents as base men acting from the worst of motives,” Achorn writes. Johnson became the first president to be impeached by the House and acquitted by the Senate.

Though the Tennessean supported the Union, Johnson was also a primitive racist who opposed extending any protection to the vulnerable freedmen. He opposed the 14th Amendment, which extended citizenship to African Americans. Johnson’s tawdry legacy was to set up America for a century of racial trauma.

History can take cruel turns.

ON THIS DAY in Coos County history April 21, 1920 HARBOR VIEWS TO BE SHOWN HERE COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS WILL ARRIVE HERE FRIDAY Will Decide on Location of Terminal Dock – Arrange Public Meeting for Friday Night The Port of Coos Bay Commission today made arrangements for a public meeting to be held at the Orpheum Theater Friday evening for the presentation of slides showing harbor and dock improvements along the coast, including some of Coos Bay. Engineer Hegdart of the Port of Portland will deliver a talk, explaining the views shown and also talking on harbor work in general. It is possible that others of the party who will include Manager Bartlett of the Port of Astoria and Engineer Polhemus of the U. S. Engineer’s office at Portland may also speak.

The party is coming here for the purpose primarily of selecting the best location for the proposed terminal dock which the Port of Coos Bay will build.

They will spend Friday and Saturday here inspecting the Bay and ascertaining the needs for the terminal dock. They will return to Portland Sunday and submit their findings in writing later.

TRAFFIC RULES ARE DISCUSSED NEW ORDINANCE IS CONSIDERED

BY NORTH BEND COUNCIL Discussed at Length and Matter Is Laid Over Until Next Regular Meeting for Action The North Bend city council met last night in special session to consider the new traffic ordinance, which is a merging of the several prior ordinances into one.

Some time was spent reading the measure, which is considerably long, and it was discussed at great length.

It was decided to rewrite one section, a measure regulating the speed of trucks, and the ordinance was allowed to lay over until the regular meeting, next Tuesday, to be put to a vote.

April 21, 1970 Ocean Outfall Plan Supported At Coos Bay Meeting Some compromises must be made if the Bay Area is going to have industry, said Ely Weathersbee, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Monday night.

The direct discharge of waste, untreated except for some screening, into the bay from Coos Head Timber

Co. pulp mill and occasional need for pumping Menasha Corp. waste from its effluent lagoon add up to an “unsatisfactory and unacceptable situation,” he said.

Weathersbee spoke at a Coos Bay dinner meeting of the Southwest Chapter of Professional Engineers of Oregon. His subject was air and water quality control in the Coos Bay area.

Millington School is expected to be closed at least until Thursday, and possibly for the entire week, as a result of the colony of bats which was discovered in the attic of the school late last week.

A private concern and the Coos County sanitation authority were at work Monday seeking to exterminate the bats with a chemical powder.

The bat colony came to light when it was found that five youngsters, for two days, had played with a bat. The bat, which died, was found to have been rabid.

However, examinations by Dr. Allen Munroe, Coos County health officer, of the five boys disclosed that none had been bitten by the bat nor was there any indication that any had been infected by dead animal.

April 21, 2010 MERCHANTS TO SHERIFF: WE’RE FED UP! Business owners and sheriff look for solutions If Coos County Sheriff Andy Jackson didn’t know already, he now knows well the frustrations of Charleston merchants.

Jackson was in the hot seat, so to speak, Tuesday evening during a Charleston Merchants Association meeting at the fire department. More than 20 attended the function, in which business owners complained to Jackson about public drunkenness and drug dealing.

The consensus: Charleston needs more patrols.

As an unincorporated area, Charleston relies on the county and Oregon State Police to enforce the law. But officers have little presence, merchants say.

A PLACE TO FEEL SAFE Resource center opens new shelter From the outside, nothing about the Women’s Safety & Resource Center’s newest shelter identifies it as a temporary

home for domestic violence victims.

It’s hard to tell from the inside, too. Filled with new furniture, tile and hardwood flooring, and flooded light from picture windows, the homey Jane’s House was remodeled to welcome mothers and their children during times of need. It is located next door to the Resource Center’s other shelter, Chloe’s House, which is intended for single women.

‘We want them to know that they deserve a place like this,” said Executive Director Judy Moody as she walked through the house. ‘This to me says, ‘You don’t have to live in chaos. You don’t have to live in a place that’s disorganized.’

April 21, 2015 Wild Rivers Center opens at resort Bandon Dunes owner Mike Keiser has a long history of generosity on the South Coast.

The newest example of that is the visually stunning Wild Rivers Center, which was celebrated in a grand opening Tuesday at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.

The center is the home for the Wild Rivers Coast Alliance, which Keiser helped create in 2010, and will be used by many of the groups that partner with WRCA. Keiser paid for the center himself, and is charging WRCA a token $1 yearly rent OYSTERS ARE THE HEADLINERS, BUT AHH SHUCKS! IS ALL ABOUT COMMUNITY Oyster feed helps raise funds for several Charleston projects If history is any indication, the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology’s dining hall is going to be packed on Saturday.

The Ahh Shucks! Charleston Oyster Feed returns Saturday for its 10th straight year. Organizers say it feeds, on average, about 400 people, while also raising money to improve conditions around town.

It is hosted by, and a fundraiser for, the Charleston Community Enhancement Corporation.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Power of the people The Power of the People: I just wanted to give an update on the Boat Ramp at Sturdivant Park. After numerous attempts at contacting the Coquille City Manager to inquire exactly what the reasoning was (there isn’t any) to shut the ramp down, and with the help of the citizens of Coquille, the ramp is now open.

A big thank you to all who called. Never fear to make a call.

Never shy away. These folks either work at or are voted into office.

They can be easily removed.

Robert Benjamin Myrtle Point Two crises The coronavirus crisis both narrows and expands our thinking: It demonstrates that major threats can quickly move from “just a theory” to actual catastrophe and reminds us of the threat of global warming and the climate crisis. Just because climate changes slowly, we shouldn’t be lulled to sleep.

Many of the words used to attack medical science, such as “hoax” and “alarmist” echo the language used to dismiss climate science. A warning appeared in January that the United States was not prepared for the coming assault. The smart response would have been ramping up testing and the production of masks and ventilators. Instead, Trump prepared the nation by trivializing the threat and mocking the heroes willing to raise the alarm.

The climate science reality is equally clear: Fish and corals are dying as oceans become more acidic, sea level is rising because ice caps are melting, droughts are more common because the climate is warming, and severe weather events are more common because of warming oceans and air.

It’s time to take climate warnings seriously and kick our additions to fossil fuels. With both the COVID-19 and climate crises, rapid response is necessary. For a healthy future, let’s get to it.

Ted Clay Ashland Protesting stay-at-home directive For all those fearless men and women who are anxious to open up the economy and are protesting the stay-at-home directive, I suggest you take the following steps to prove your dedication and sincerity: #1: Park your vehicle, and congregate with your fellow protesters. If you happen to have any, leave your mask and gloves behind; you don’t need them.

#2: Gather in close. Give all your friends in the movement a big hug and, when so inclined, a long, lingering kiss. #3: Sign the Pledge! It is as follows: “I, (insert LIBERATOR’S full name here), do solemnly promise that I will mix and mingle freely, as I know it is safe. Our economy is more important than a few human lives. If I or any of my family should develop a respiratory problem or a temperature, I will not seek a COVID-19 test or any medical attention, nor will I allow any family member for whom I am responsible to do so. I will leave that to all the wimps who think those things are necessary. This I promise in the name of President Trump. Amen.”

Good luck to you.

Lynn Kindred Coquille Relearn how to compromise Rhetorically, Michael Nagy in his recent letter to the editor equates the “Left” to evil and “Americanism” to good. To make his argument intellectually sound, he might want to do a better job of defining his terms. He posits a zero sum or binary situation where one is either Left or American. I would suggest Mr. Nagy take a more nuanced view of the world around him. Rarely are things black or white. Ideological purity, whether Americanism (right) or Left is precisely what divides us and will destroy us as a nation if we do not get a grip and move back to being real Americans where we reach consensus and compromise, as did our founding fathers.

Moreover, Gene Lyons’ column does not mentions Left or Americanism or, for that matter, Christianity. He does certainly take President Trump to task. His column is clearly biased against Trump, but it is just an opinion. The facts he cited, which are presumably the basis for his opinion, are generally correct and based on facts.

I, too, believe in America and I believe in God. I support the Jordan Cove project and sometimes I vote for Republicans and sometimes I vote for Democrats. I think Trump has done some good things since he has been in office, particularly in the area of controlling the regulatory bureaucracy. I disagree with his fiscal policy. I remember 12 years ago when the Republicans were screaming about a $10 trillion federal debt and $20 trillion in 2016 due to the Great Recession stimulus package. Now, between the 2018 tax cut, which didn’t do much for everyday Americans, by the way, and the most recent COVID related stimulus package, we are well on our way to a $25 trillion debt that will never be paid back and not so much as a whimper from the screaming Republicans of a decade ago.

Despite the good things he has done and ignoring his fiscal policies I still could not vote for him because he lacks character and the very Americanism, I believe Mr. Nagy pines for. Trump is narcissistic, a pathological prevaricator, surrounds himself with incompetent sycophants and he is anything but a practicing Christian.

There is room in this great country for all, regardless of race, religion or political persuasion. We must relearn how to compromise and get to yes.

Jon Barton Coos Bay Resident supports House of Rep. candidate I am writing to show my support for Mark Daily, candidate for the House of Representatives District Nine.

His clear and unwavering support of democratic values is not a political position. It is a heart position. A heart-felt desire to improve and bring dignity to the lives of others especially veterans, children at risk and the homeless. An earnest and vocal belief in a strong infrastructure that guarantees clean air, clean water and prioritizes public safety and the basic civic necessities tax money is intended to pay for and civil servants are supposed to protect. As a citizen or city council member, Mark was never afraid to speak up and ask hard questions.

Popularity was never more important than his duty to point out policy that failed to serve or call out officials who forgot or neglected their responsibilities to the community.

Mark and Gina have been tireless advocates for the well-being of Coos Bay children. Their business, Outdoor-In has been provided happy memories and a warm, dry and safe place to play for two generations. Coast Karate has built bodies and spirits. Mark also spent many years as a board member for Oregon Coast Lab Band dedicated to expanding opportunities for local gifted young musicians. Support gift certificates, free pizza and a meeting place has been generously given to any organization trying to improve the lives of others.

Mark may be a bit mature and savvy for a sentimental “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” analogy, but the heart, spirit and determination needed to fight for our quality of life and secure it for future generations are essential ingredients we should be looking for in our candidates.

Marci Weidemiller Coos Bay

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Supreme Court overturns Oregon’s nonunanimous jury conviction rule SALEM (AP) — Until Monday, Oregon was the only state that still allowed nonunanimous jury convictions.

The U.S. Supreme Court ended that in a decision involving a murder conviction in Louisiana, a state which, until 2019, had also allowed nonunanimous jury convictions. But the ruling also applied to Oregon’s law.

State Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Oregon will now address “the many cases” that require review because of the decision.

“We have been expecting this ruling, and we’re well-prepared to address its significant consequences for Oregon’s justice system,” Rosenblum said.

The Supreme Court decision “has finally ended an unjust rule with a shameful past in Oregon,” said professor Aliza Kaplan, director of the Criminal Justice Reform Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.

In 1934, Oregon voters decided to amend the state constitution to allow split-jury verdicts — a decision fueled by white supremacy and anti-minority sentiment. First-degree murder convictions still required a unanimous jury verdict.

Cash Spencer was one of two jurors in a 2016 trial in Portland who voted that the defendant was innocent. She was also the only African-American on the jury in which the defendant was also black.

The 10-2 conviction of Olan Williams for felony sodomy was all the more remarkable because a third juror had said she believed Williams was innocent, but changed her vote because she didn’t have child care and didn’t want to return the next day.

On Monday, Spencer applauded the Supreme Court ruling and said Williams’ conviction should be thrown out.

“I think it’s great news,” Spencer said.

“When you think about something as serious as whether someone is guilty or innocent, you would want to know at least that it was determined unanimously.”

Marc Brown, an Oregon public defender who works on appeals, represents Williams.

“We are waiting to hear from the state about which cases they will agree should have new trials,” Brown said. “Our position is that any case in which the jury was not unanimous should go back for a new trial.”

It will be impossible to rectify cases going back almost 90 years, Brown noted.

“For many of those individuals, this decision comes too late but for many others, today’s decision will allow them an opportunity to have a new trial in which the state will truly have to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt,” he said in an email.

The Oregon District Attorneys Association said the change to unanimous verdicts could make criminal convictions more difficult, but added: “It is a hallmark of our justice system that it should be difficult to take someone’s liberty.”

The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 vote Monday that juries in state criminal trials must be unanimous to convict a defendant.

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that the practice is inconsistent with the Constitution’s right to a jury trial and that it should be discarded as a vestige of Jim Crow laws in Louisiana and racial, ethnic and religious bigotry that led to its adoption in Oregon in the 1930s.

Kaplan said her justice clinic is available to assist those with non-unanimous jury convictions who remain in custody along with those no longer incarcerated who wish to revisit their convictions.

“Now Oregon will be able to join the rest of the country and require unanimous juries in all criminal cases ensuring a more fair trial for all those accused of crimes and ensuring that all jurors’ voices are heard,” the Lewis & Clark Law School professor said.

The Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Evangelisto Ramos. He is serving a life sentence in Louisiana for killing a woman after a jury voted 10-2 to convict him in 2016. In 2018, Louisiana voters changed the law for crimes committed beginning in 2019.

Oregon governor forms plan to reopen economy SALEM (AP) — The Oregon governor’s office on Monday circulated its own version of a threephase federal guideline to lift restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, including allowing childcare facilities to reopen in phase one and possibly restaurants.

The Trump administration guidelines say there first needs to be downward trajectories, during a 14-day period, of influenza-like illnesses, COVID-19-like cases, of documented cases or of positive tests as a percent of total tests, as well as “robust testing and contact tracing.”

Oregon, however, has some counties where there no or few COVID-19 cases.

The draft circulating among state leaders says Oregon will likely use modified metrics, especially for rural counties who have small numbers.

Democratic Gov. Kate Brown’s draft plan contains no time frame on when the drop in cases is expected to occur. It says experience in other countries and modelling says reducing social distancing too quickly will create a spike in cases.

The plan comes as Republicans, a minority in the state Legislature, said they are ramping up pressure on the governor to lift economic restrictions on parts of the state that have not been hit as hard by the virus, including rural Oregon.

“The rural districts my caucus and I represent should be able to return to a new normal and get back

to work,” said Senate Republican Leader Herman Baertschiger Jr. of Grants Pass.

In the federal guidelines, under phase one restaurants, sports venues, theaters and churches could open, with strict physical distancing and sanitation protocols. But the Oregon draft plan says sports venues, theaters and churches would likely remain closed. However, state officials are looking at allowing sit-down dining.

And while the federal guidelines say bars should remain closed in phase one, Oregon will instead have a work group to propose a phase one plan.

Oregon’s many brewpubs, wine tasting rooms and bars have been hit hard economically by Brown’s shutdown order.

Oregon is still evaluating the federal guidelines on phase two and phase three. Under the Trump administration “Opening Up America Guidelines” released last Thursday, in phase two, gatherings can increase to 50 people, nonessential travel can resume, and schools and gyms can open under physical distancing.

Phase three would see mass gatherings size increases, worksites with unrestricted staffing, visitors to nursing homes allowed, restaurants and bars to have more seating.

Brown’s draft plan says all that needs review by the Oregon Health Authority, Brown’s Medical Advisory Panel and local public health officials.

The Oregon Health Authority reported an additional coronavirus death

Monday — a 45-year-old Marion County man with underlying medical conditions — raising the overall toll to 75. It also reported 47 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising the total to over 1,950.

Over 40,000 residents have been tested for the coronavirus since the state confirmed its first case on Feb. 28.

For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death. The vast majority of people recover.

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Dean was born and raised in Coos County. He graduated from Coquille High School, where he excelled in football and track, holding state and local records. He enjoyed weight lifting throughout his adult life, winning trophies and holding a WABDL World Record.

Dean was kind, generous, and brought a smile to everyone he met. He could never do enough for the people around him and asked for nothing in return. Dean’s family was a priority throughout his life, which continued into his adult life as a father, husband, grandpa, and uncle.

There was no title he held that was more important

than Dad and Grandpa. He was actively involved in all of their lives. He was an excellent role model and poured love, laughter, and light into his family’s lives.

If there was laughter coming from a room, Dean was probably in it.

If an act of kindness was happening, Dean was the one doing it. If there was a car cruising a little too fast along the road, Dean was probably driving it. If there was a family member doing something special, Dean wasn’t missing it!

He was the best Dad and Grandpa anyone could hope for. An incredible husband, son, brother, and uncle. A heart bigger than his whole body, he lived his life with love, good intentions, and hard work.

Whether he was excelling in sports in his younger days at Coquille High, working in the lumber industry, lifting weights in the gym, or working the lines at Coos Curry Electric, as a Lineman, he was all in, with everything.

He will be celebrated daily by those he left behind. His smile, humor, and attitude towards life will live on through the hearts he touched.

Cruise on in that corvette up in Heaven…make sure they get an In-N- Out up there too.

Every time you think of Dean, Smile—It will keep his light shining forever.

Dean was preceded in death by his mother MaryAnn Wilson; brother, Dan G. Wilson; brother Jeff T. Wilson; grandparents Norman and Marcella Kepford/Wilson and Roger and Lucille Thomas.

Dean is survived by his wife Laurie Wilson; son, Michael Wilson and wife Shannon; daughters Brittney Wilson and McKenna Wilson; father Larry Wilson; sister Kathy Wilson; granddaughters Karly Wilson and Katelyn Wilson; and numerous nieces, nephews, and inlaws that adore him.

The family would like to thank the Coquille Valley Hospital staff for their love and care for Dean. When allowed we will be holding a Celebration of Life.

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Portland police arrest drivers for street racing PORTLAND (AP) — Portland police have arrested four drivers as part of the latest crackdown on street racing.

Kevin Garcia, Jaren Jacobsen and Mystar Russell were arrested Sunday on suspicion of reckless driving and reckless endangering, The Oregonian/ OregonLive reported.

A 17-year-old boy was also arrested on suspicion of reckless driving, police said.

The arrests come as racers take advantage of reduced traffic amid the coronavirus pandemic, and warmer weather. It wasn’t immediately known if the people arrested have lawyers to comment for them.

Police had announced plans to partner with other law enforcement agencies over the weekend after police were called to the Fremont Bridge last week on reports of dozens of racers blocking traffic and

cars spinning circles across the span.

The Sunday night effort in North and Northeast Portland resulted in 12 traffic stops and two dozen as many citations — both for street racing and other illegal driving, police said. Three cars were also towed.

Street racing has long been a problem in the Portland area, with events occasionally drawing as many as 1,000 spectators.

DEAR ABBY By Abigail Van Buren Teen’s graduation party plans hurt his stepmom’s feeling DEAR ABBY: I really could use some outside advice. I am a stepmother who raised my husband’s 18-year-old son, “Todd.” We have given him a loving home. Todd’s abusive mother abandoned him at 16, and he has lived with us ever since.

I have been a caring and generous mother to him since he was 6. I have always gone out of my way to make sure he feels comfortable, loved, fed, etc. So I couldn’t help but feel slapped in the face when he told me he doesn’t want to have his graduation party at our home. He said he is having it at his friend’s parents’ house. This is the same couple who disapproved of their son spending time in our home while the boys grew up because we’re not their religion.

I don’t know how to handle this gracefully without feeling hurt or refusing to be a part of it. I know this may seem childish, but it’s how I feel on the inside. Can you help me? -DISAPPOINTED IN THE MIDWEST DEAR DISAPPOINTED: It might help to realize this isn’t a personal slap in the face.

His friend’s parents may have something special planned that Todd doesn’t want to miss. It has nothing to do with your parenting and plenty to do with his level of immaturity and perhaps the appeal of the other house.

(Ask him.) Please be smart and refrain from making this about you, because it isn’t.

DEAR ABBY: My husband has reconnected with an ex-wife from more than 50 years ago. He found her on Facebook. They chat every day, several times a day. Before he reconnected with her, he would talk about her, how she was his first love and he would always have a special place for her in his heart, even though she cheated on him and left him. Now he has begun calling her a pet name he used to call me. Is this cheating, or am I overreacting?

-- BETRAYED IN OHIO DEAR BETRAYED: You are not overreacting. Your husband is involved in an emotional affair. For the sake of your marriage, it needs to stop. If he won’t accept it from you, perhaps he will listen to his religious adviser, a marriage counselor or your lawyer. Do not try to fight this alone; you may need their help along the way.

DEAR ABBY: My husband of 63 years died three years ago. He was sexually abused by a family friend when he was very young and never disclosed it. He shared it with me some 20 years after our marriage and asked me not to tell our four children.

At some point, I shared it with my grown daughter, but not my three grown sons. Was I wrong to do this? My daughter feels I should tell them, and I sort of agree. Their relationship with their father was loving, but also strained. Should I tell them now or let it be?

-- UNSURE IN MICHIGAN DEAR UNSURE: I agree with your daughter. Because the sexual abuse your husband suffered may have affected the relationship he had with your sons, it might be helpful if they understand the reason why it was the way it was. Sunshine on dark places can yield positive outcomes.

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BY MARY HUNT

How to Disinfect Your Phone, Device, Laptop and Keyboard The continuing onslaught of coronavirus news has a lot of us on edge. We continue to be told to wash our hands and be especially mindful of the things we touch.

And what’s the one thing we touch more than a few times a day?

Our phones! Or, as the Journal of Hospital Infection refers to them, our portable petri dishes!

It’s not certain how long the virus that causes COVID-19 survives on surfaces, but the World Health Organization reports that it seems to behave like other coronaviruses and may persist on surfaces for a few hours or up to several days. This may vary under different conditions, such as the type of surface, the temperature or the humidity of the environment.

But just think about how often you touch your phone.

If there’s the slightest possibility that a surface has been infected, err on the side of caution, and clean it with a simple disinfectant to kill viruses and protect yourself and others. Clean your hands with soap and water, or an alcohol-based hand sanitizer when soap and water are not available. Avoid touching your eyes, mouth or nose. And for goodness’ sake, clean your phone!

WHAT NOT TO DO When it comes to disinfecting your phone and other electronic gear, you want to kill viruses and bacteria without doing harm or voiding your phone or device warranty. That means no dripping antibacterial wipes. Do not use a prohibited cleaner, and do not spray anything directly on the device.

BASICS Follow these basic instructions for how to clean your phone, screens, keyboards and other electronic gadgets: THE FAMILY CIRCUS -- Always unplug the phone or device before attempting to clean it.

-- Prepare a dry, soft cloth, or open a packaged alcohol wipe designed for cleaning eyeglasses.

Never use paper materials like tissues, napkins or paper towels.

Paper contains wood pulp that can leave scratches and permanent marks.

-- Cleaning instructions vary from one manufacturer to another. If in doubt, consult the manufacturer’s website.

-- Allow the disinfectant to air dry on the surface for at least 10 minutes before you wipe it down with a soft, clean towel.

-- Clean frequently used phones, devices and keyboards twice a day.

IPHONE Apple has just updated its support page to say that you can clean your iPhone with alcohol wipes, Clorox disinfectant wipes or 70% isopropyl alcohol poured or sprayed onto a clean, soft cloth.

Use only a soft, lint-free cloth.

Avoid abrasive cloths, towels, paper towels or similar items.

-- Avoid excessive wiping, which might cause damage.

-- Keep liquids away from the product, unless otherwise noted for specific products.

-- Don’t get moisture into any openings.

-- Don’t use aerosol sprays, bleaches or abrasives.

-- Don’t spray cleaners directly onto the item.ANDROID, PIXEL For the Pixel 3a and other Android phones, Google recommends screen disinfecting wipes or eyeglasses cleaner on the screen and ordinary household soap or cleaning wipes as needed. There are no restrictions on alcohol-based wipes.

COMPUTERS, TABLETS, KEYBOARDS, REMOTE CONTROLS AND MOUSES -- Unplug and remove batteries, if any.

-- Spray 70% isopropyl alcohol on a cloth, never on the screen, keyboard or device.

-- If using an alcohol wipe, make sure it is not dripping wet.

Wring it out a bit first, as necessary, and then proceed. You do not want to drip liquid into any openings, especially a keyboard.

-- Consider a wipeable cover for your laptop keyboard so you can disinfect it without suffering potential harm to the keyboard itself.

RESOURCES The following disinfectants, approved by the Environmental MODERATELY CONFUSED Protection Agency, are good options for cleaning phones, devices, screens, remote controls and keyboards.

-- SNiPER Hospital Disinfectant.

-- Isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol 70%.

-- Alcohol wipes.

-- Clorox Clean-Up with bleach.

-- Clorox disinfecting wipes.

-- Lysol disinfectant spray.

-- Simple Green Clean Finish.

Would you like more information? Go to EverydayCheapskate.com for links and resources for recommended products and services in this column. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at EverydayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of EverydayCheapskate. com, a lifestyle blog, and the author of the book “Debt-Proof Living.”

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Oil market in turmoil as price falls below zero BANGKOK (AP) — The market for U.S. crude was in turmoil Tuesday, with one contract trading below zero, as investors worried about full storage facilities and a collapse in demand as the pandemic leaves factories, automobiles and airplanes idled.

The extreme volatility in energy markets highlighted investors’ broad concerns about the duration of the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the economy, weighing on financial markets more broadly, including stocks.

The U.S. benchmark settled at negative $37.63 per barrel on Monday - an unprecedented event in energy markets that reflects the fact that storage facili-

ties are struggling to cope with the huge and sudden plunge in global demand, which is this month forecast to hit its lowest since the mid-90s. On Tuesday, the cost to have a barrel of U.S. crude delivered in May was at negative $7.40 per barrel.

Trading of contracts for U.S. oil to be delivered in May ends on Tuesday, meaning that the extreme drop does not accurately reflect the long-term view of the value of crude but rather investors’ ability to take delivery of it now.

The next futures contract, for delivery in June, is considered to now be closer to the “true” price of crude.

But even that contract was falling sharply on

Tuesday. It was down $3.85 at just $16.58 per barrel, trading as low as $11.79 a barrel at one point.

The tumult in the oil market mirrors volatility in many others and reflects uncertainty over where the world economy will head as governments begin to loosen controls imposed to contain the coronavirus.

“We could merely be in the eye of the hurricane as the epicenters of its rage remain centered around demand devastation and crude oil oversupply,” Stephen Innes of AxiCorp. said in a commentary.

“At a minimum, oil prices will be the last asset class to recover from lockdown” and only when

travel restrictions are lifted, he said.

Brent crude, the international standard, dropped $4.14 to $21.43. It fell nearly 9% on Monday to $25.57 per barrel.

“The historic drop in WTI prices is an indication of the downward pressure which many other crude oil grades could face, given the oversupply situation,” Sushant Gupta of Wood Mackenzie said in a report.

The volatility in energy markets unsettled stock markets as well. with Germany’s DAX stock index losing 2.4% to 10,420 and the CAC 40 in France shedding 2.2% to 4,428. Britain’s FTSE 100 declined 1.7% to 5,714.

Wall Street looked set

for losses, with the future contract for the S&P 500 down 1.3%, while the contract for the Dow industrials lost 1.7%.

While share prices have gradually stabilized after wild swings earlier this year, uncertainty over growing numbers of coronavirus cases in Japan and in some Southeast Asian countries has left investors wary about new waves of infections.

Unconfirmed reports Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile condition after surgery added to the jitters.

But South Korea’s government said Kim appeared to be handling state affairs as usual.

Tokyo’s Nikkei 225

stock index fell 2% Tuesday to 19,280.78 while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong lost 2.2% to 23,793.55. South Korea’s Kospi slipped 1%, to 1,879.38.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.5% to 5,221.30 and the Shanghai Composite index gave up 0.9% to 2,827.01.

In a sign of continued caution in the market, Treasury yields remained extremely low. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped to 0.57% from 0.62% late Monday.

In currency trading, the dollar edged down to 107.40 Japanese yen from 107.63 on Monday. The euro fell to $1.0831 from $1.0862.

Violent storms in the south claim three lives HEADLAND, Ala. (AP) — Suspected tornadoes killed at least two people as severe weather blasted the Deep South, and a house fire believed started by lightning claimed a third person, officials said Monday.

Jerry Oliver Williams, 61, died late Sunday night when winds flipped the home Williams shared with his wife and child in a rural Alabama county, authorities said. The area was

under a tornado warning at the time.

“He was in a mobile home, and the mobile home was destroyed by a tornado. He was in the wreckage of the mobile home. His wife and child were with him, and they were OK,” said Coroner Derek Wright of Alabama’s Henry County.

A suspected twister also resulted in one death in Marion County, Mississippi, said Coroner Jessie

Graham. Jerry Johnson, 70, died when his home took a “direct hit” from the storm in the Sandy Hook community, Graham said.

The National Weather Service said it had received reports of large hail and broken power poles in the area, and emergency management officials said 20 homes were damaged.

In south Georgia, Wilcox County Coroner Janice Brown a 95-year-

old woman died in a house fire early Monday that the state fire marshal’s office suspected was caused by a lightning strike. Heavy storms were in the area at the time, said Brown, who declined to identify the victim since extended family members hadn’t been notified.

The deaths came as firefighters worked through storms to contain a blaze at the main music building at the University of Alabama

in Tuscaloosa. Authorities haven’t determined the cause of the fire, but it happened while strong storms with lightning were in the area.

Firefighters saved most of the instruments and uniforms belonging to Alabama’s “Million Dollar Band,” Mayor Walt Maddox said in a tweet.

Rainfall totals in excess of 2 inches (5.08 centimeters) were widespread, and isolated spots in central

Alabama received more than 8 inches (20.32 centimeters) of rain in a day, the weather service said.

More than 35,000 homes and businesses in Alabama and Mississippi were still without power around noontime Monday.

The Storm Prediction Center received more than 250 reports of possible tornadoes, high winds, hail and storm damage from east Texas to central Florida on Sunday and Monday.

Virus

Creek, both inmates were in the same unit. There are three “units” at this minimum security facility each with roughly 100 people.

Units eat together, have recreation time together and sleep in bunks in the same area together.

Since the first case at the facility, the Department of Corrections stated that all inmates have been checked for symptoms and have received routine temperature checks. Transfers into the facility were also reportedly halted as of April 7 and masks were provided to inmates and employees.

Regardless of measures that have been taken, due to the inherent close quarters of the facility, there is fear that more cases will come back positive.

“There is no reason to believe there won’t be more cases,” said Brian Leon, an epidemiologist with Coos Health and Wellness on Monday afternoon.

Leon added that there had been a goal date of April 22 that if no additional positive tests had been recorded it would appear there had not been further transmission of the virus at the facility.

“So, again, I don’t know when this particular adult in custody started his symptoms but we were getting pretty close to the point where if we didn’t have a case we would feel pretty confident that the original case had not transmitted it to somebody else without us knowing about someone who at least had symptoms,” said Leon.

Inside the facility, there is worry that individuals are incentivized to underreport having symptoms.

“A lot of people, I think, are afraid to say anything about their symptoms

because they were sending people into segregation, into quarantine. And they don’t want to be stripped away of television and stuff like that. It’s kind of selfish but we’re in prison and that’s the way people are,” said Jordon Dean, an adult in custody at Shutter Creek in a phone call with The World on Monday.

Dean, who is in a different unit than those who have tested positive, said that there are additional adults in custody who appear to be showing symptoms of the coronavirus. He also believes that most, if not all,

of those in the facility have been near the virus.

“You’ve got to have been exposed to it. Even though we’re separate as far as our dorms, they go to the same place we eat and they eat after us. They could be spreading the germs to the kitchen staff, employees, whatever. We share downstairs where we have movies and video games and stuff downstairs.

We take turns unit by unit to go to so those are things that are definitely going to spread it,” he said.

“I think it’s just a matter of time.”

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According to Coos Health and Wellness, five adults in custody have now been tested with two positive cases while, approximately, 10 employees have been tested. All 10 employee tests have come back negative.

The first case of coronavirus at Shutter Creek was reported on April 9 and the inmate was swiftly transferred to a different facility in the state. According to an adult in custody at Shutter

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as a result, although eighth grade will be relocating to the new junior high once it’s open.

“Next year, our seventh-graders from both sides of town will go to Blossom Gulch Elementary,” said Montiel. “In 2021, the new junior high will open and the eighth-graders will move down the hill…

“When we made the move to have (eighth grade) at the high school, a lot of folks were concerned how that would work with 14- and 13-year-olds, maybe 12,” said Montiel.

“How would they do with these older kids on the same campus?

“It worked fine. We did a good job in separating

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Despite staff and volunteers working remotely, Bacon said the center has still been able to help business owners over the phone and through virtual meetings using video-conferencing apps such as Zoom.

Its staff is anticipating additional calls to come in as the coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold throughout the nation.

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Even so, Montiel will be excited to have the middle grades in one spot.

“There will still be a lot of collaboration with the high school, though. We haven’t picked out a mascot yet, but it’s all the same district. We’re just ‘junior Pirates.’”

School district Superintendent Bryan Trendell said the new school’s construction is “going well,” with the demolition work now completed.

That included removing trees from the hillside under Marshfield High School — which caused some community outcry — but Trendell said it was necessary for a variety of reasons.

“We’re putting a $28-million building on the site and the prospect of one of those trees tumbling

onto the building in a windstorm is not something we wanted to entertain,” he said. “Those trees also shed a lot of needles, and the new roof will have solar panels, just like our new Eastside School.”

seen right now is that first wave,” said Bacon.

“I don’t think that the job losses are over and I think it’s going to start expanding into other, larger industries as they start exhausting their emergency funds.”

According to the Oregon Department of Employment, during the week of April 5 to 11, the department received 53,800 initial claims for unemployment benefits which is an addition to a revised total of 243,000 claims filed during the prior three

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The total initial claims for unemployment filed since March 15 for Coos County is approximately 2,677, according to a press release by the Oregon Department of Employment.

The leisure and hospitality industries throughout the state so far have been hit the hardest by COVID-19 as more than 12,000 initial claims for

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Removing the trees, said Trendell, has opened up the Marshfield High School campus. “It was getting dark back there with needles and mildew,” he said.

The district plans on

replanting that hillside now that the trees are gone.

Trendell said the new trees won’t grow to the same size, but it will be a “pretty hillside when it’s said and done.”

Knife River Materials is grading the site where Harding Learning Center once stood. The company is putting in backfill, though no pilings.

“We got out of having to do pilings, because we’re building it back on the lot closer to the stadium,” Trendell said. “There is good soil and it doesn’t need to have pilings.

“It’s nice that we’re able to not put money into pilings and more money into the building itself.”

By May, Trendell said, the foundation should start going in. And by June or July, precast concrete walls will be put in place.

“It’s different from Eastside School,” he said, referencing the nearly finished elementary school that has also cost nearly $28 million. “(I)t ended up being cheaper for us to have the walls precast in concrete in Eugene and trucked down here. They will get them down and take a crane and tilt them in place.

“It’ll be exciting to watch and see walls actually go up this summer.”

A $59.9-million Coos Bay BEST Bond is giving the district renovations at most of its buildings, while the brand-new elementary school will open this fall and the new junior high in 2021.

“We know it’s a difficult time on a lot of people, but being able to get a glimpse of the future of what our schools will be … is something to look forward to,” said Trendell.

unemployment benefits have been filed from employees during the week of April 5 to 11.

A total of 52,901 initial claims have been filed since March 15 from Oregonians previously employed at hotels, restaurants and other entertainment or recreation based jobs. From the week of April 5 to 11, the state agency has paid $97 million in benefits to Oregonians.

The first federal CARES Act stimulus payments of $600 per week to those

out of work due to the COVID-19 pandemic have also been paid, according to the release.

With more people and businesses expected to be impacted by the continued economic hardship, Bacon said the SBDC’s services will remain functional in order to meet those rising needs and to keep business owners up-to-date on the latest information related to those state and federal programs.

“The thing that I love the most about this region being born and raised in

Reedsport … is the fact that our area is full of strong resilient, entrepreneurial people,” said Bacon. “While this is a difficult time, this is something that we are going to get through, but we are going to get through it together.”

“There is no shame in reaching out and asking for help, whether it’s through your local SBDC or any other of our local business service providers like chambers of commerce and main street programs, we’re all here to help.”

Jillian Ward, The World

Knife River Materials prepares the old Harding Learning Center site for a brand new Marshfield Junior High.

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Caddie fundraiser is off to strong start JOHN GUNTHER The World

BANDON — A campaign to raise funds for caddies at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort has generated nearly $175,000 in its first week.

The Bandon Caddie Relief Fund effort on gofundme had brought in $174,699 from more than 1,400 contributors as of Tuesday morning.

The 11 caddies behind the fundraiser — a cross section of the resort’s caddies — have set a goal of 5,000 donors for the fund.

Caddies at the resort are private contractors, not regular employees, so they are dependent on doing loops for their income.

During the peak summer season, Bandon Dunes has more than 350 caddies, but the number of year-round caddies is now about 250, said Sven Nilsen, one of the leaders in the fundraising effort.

“That (group) has really grown over the last five or six years,” Nilsen said. “The resort just gets busier every winter.”

The 11 members of the core group include 10 year-round caddies and feature 10 men and one women. Most have been with the resort 12 or more years, Nilsen said.

The group started coming up with ideas for a fundraiser almost as soon as the resort closed last month — the current plan is to

reopen May 1 if possible.

Many caddies have been reaching out to clients directly asking them to contribute to the fundraiser. The resort also helped out through its own social media networking.

“They’ve been absolutely great sharing feedback,” Nilsen said.

“We would be totally unable to do this with the speed we’ve done it without the help and support of Bandon Dunes,” added Todd Petrey, another member of the group leading the campaign.

Petrey suggested an initial fundraising goal of $1, so as not to put a cap on the amount the group was seeking and have

people not contribute because that goal had been met.

In their message on the fundraiser page, the caddies wrote, “Our goal will be met when each person with a memorable caddie experience at Bandon Dunes has had an opportunity to show their appreciation through this fund.”

The caddies later added a goal of 5,000 donors.

The campaign quickly got off to a good start.

“I am certainly uplifted by what I am seeing happening by our fundraising campaign,” Petrey said. “It gives you some perspective of how people feel about the (caddie) program.”

Nilson also is grateful for the response to the fundraiser.

“It’s been great,” he said, adding that it hasn’t just come from golfers.

“We have someone in the caddie office who gave a very generous donation,” Nilsen said.

“That was an amazing gesture.”

In addition to the funds, the messages the caddies have been receiving have been positive, Petrey said.

“It’s been awesome to read the responses from community members who say that not only do the caddies work hard, but the money that they get comes back into our community, it is very far reaching,” he said. “The money is going to be spent in Bandon.

It’s stimulus for the Bandon community and the county.”

NASCAR eager to return to the races CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The virtual racing has been cute and kept everyone entertained but NASCAR needs to get back to the real thing, quickly, for the financial and mental health of the sport.

NASCAR — really, almost all levels of professional racing — is not built to withstand a shutdown of any sort. Team owners are on their own to figure out how to pay the bills. If someone wants to race, they find whatever sponsorship they can and try to spread it over the longest season in sports at nearly 11 months.

NASCAR does have a 10year, $8.2 billion television deal with Fox and NBC Sports, but the teams get just 25% of that money and the checks come only after a race is completed.

There hasn’t been a race since March 8.

Eight events have postponed so far because of the coronavirus pandemic.

A lot of sponsors are withholding payments until their logos are again shown at the track.

Here is the desperate truth: Nobody is making any money right now and the longer NASCAR is shuttered, the deeper the financial hit will be for an industry already battling a slew of challenges.

Every metric worth caring about has been in nearly a decade-long decline. Team owners bought themselves some security three years ago via charters with NASCAR, but they are sold at market rate. The market, FYI, hasn’t been so great.

NASCAR has already made pay cuts and a round of staff layoffs. It’s a privately owned company primarily by Jim France and his niece Lesa France Kennedy. The family last October paid $2 billion to swallow its publicly-owned sister company, International Speedway Corp., in a move NASCAR President Steve Phelps has argued proved the France commitment to the 72-year-old stock car series.

What the Frances do and how they choose to spend their money is of no say to the car owners, who must figure out how long they can keep the lights on at the shop without any income. They can exist on borrowed time or they can fold.

Some team owners are still paying employees, others have issued pay cuts. And some organizations have gone with layoffs and furloughs.

In the end, no member of the NASCAR industry will not be affected.

Teams, primarily based in the greater Charlotte area, are shuttered under North Carolina’s stay-at-home order and local politicians have recognized the urgency in their financial plights.

Five North Carolina Republican senators asked Gov. Roy Cooper to allow NASCAR to hold the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24 without fans.

Please see NASCAR, Page B2

John Gunther, The World

The stadium lights and scoreboard at Coquille’s Spike Leslie Field shine on Monday night. The scoreboard showed 2020 for this year’s senior class.

Coquille, Pacific join #BeTheLightOR trend THE WORLD Coquille High School joined in the #BeTheLightOR campaign Monday, turning on its stadium lights in honor of this year’s senior class and other students who have not been allowed to finish the school year in the building.

Most of the schools on the South Coat have joined in the campaign honoring the seniors, student athletes and general student populations. Even Powers and Pacific, which don’t have lights in their stadiums, had their takes on the concept. Pacific posted a video with lights on in its gym Friday night.

At Coquille, a group of seniors gathered to visit and look at the stadium lights. They wanted to go onto the field, but that is prohibited under the governor’s rules closing school buildings. Instead, they posed for a picture under one of the school’s signs, trying to practice social distancing as a group of parents captured the moment.

Gold Beach lights its stadium on Wednesdays and Myrtle Point on Thursdays, with North Bend, Marshfield and Reedsport turning on their lights on Fridays. North Bend lights up both Vic Adams Field and Clyde Allen Field, the baseball stadium. All light the stadiums on 8:20 p.m.

(20:20 in military time).

Coquille picked Monday for its first night since it is April 20, in honor of the Class of 2020. Coquille’s next time to light the stadium will be May 20.

John Gunther, The World

A group of Coquille seniors tries to practice social distancing, the exception being one of two sets of twins who came down for the event, while posing for a picture for parents on Monday night.

Pacific High School lit up its gym on Friday as its part in the #BeTheLightOR campaign. The school posted video of the gym for its students.

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Practice NFL draft goes mostly without a hitch BARRY WILNER

The Associated Press

The NFL’s practice draft Monday to test technology and communications for the real thing beginning Thursday night had no major hangups.

There were some technical glitches at the outset, when the Cincinnati Bengals were making the first selection, and at various spots, several people involved in the virtual test told The Associated Press. A few of them spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to comment publicly.

Indeed, Commissioner Roger Goodell earlier this month warned team executives not to be critical of the process, nor of the league’s decision to go ahead with the draft as scheduled April 23-25.

But general managers John Lynch of the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers and John Elway of the Denver Broncos were satisfied with the proceedings.

“I think we used it as another opportunity to focus on internally,” Lynch said. “I think the chatter out and about that I understand is going on, that it really wasn’t in a good situation,

I didn’t really see that. I think early there were a couple of hitches. That’s why we do practice trial runs.”

Added Elway: “The draft went smooth. It got off to a little bit of a hiccup when we first started, but other than that I thought it went really smooth. There were no problems with it, so we got more comfortable with it. So, it should be fine and go on without a glitch -- I’m sure there will be a couple of glitches here and there -- but actually for the first time I thought it went pretty well.”

The challenges, as noted by several people involved, includ-

ed too much background noise; team personnel talking over others; and timing issues.

“It had its glitches, but to call it messy would be inaccurate,” one of the people said. “There were some sound issues and technical stuff that seemed to get solved to the satisfaction of the teams.”

Elway knows who the key members of each club will be Thursday and Friday nights and Saturday afternoon.

“The heroes in all this are the IT guys,” he said.

Please see Draft, Page B2

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NFL releases its report on helmets TIM BOOTH

The Associated Press

The latest results of the joint testing done by the NFL and the players’ union was released Monday, concluding a comprehensive new testing method that went beyond examining only new helmet models joining the market this year.

As the NFL and NFLPA continue to evolve testing around what are the best models of helmets for players to wear, all 35 models of helmets were tested and rated by biomechanical engineers appointed by the league and the union.

On-field data have helped engineers develop an improved testing model and more defined results.

“We are continually improving the way we gather, analyze and deploy data to try to drive down injuries,” said Jeff Miller, the NFL’s executive vice president of health and safety innovation. “This year’s helmet testing protocol is an important evolution based on what we have learned over years of gathering on-field data. The outcome is better information for players as they make their helmet choices and better information for helmet manufacturers as they continue to design for the future.”

A poster released by both the league and players will be displayed at every team facility, and it’s broken down into different categories this year than previous seasons.

The three top-graded models for the 2020 season all come from Riddell with

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Goodell ordered all team facilities closed in March, and later required club personnel to conduct the draft from their homes.

Because of the reliance on free-flowing communication, the league decided to stage the practice draft to ensure all goes smoothly later this week.

The draft originally was scheduled for Las Vegas, but the NFL canceled all public events last month as a safeguard against the coronavirus. On April 6, Goodell instructed teams on how they should plan to

its SpeedFlex Precision Diamond, SpeedFlex Precision and SpeedFlex Diamond — the highest-rated new helmet — topping the list.

The Xenith Shadow XR, a new model, was next, followed by the VICIS Zero1, the top-graded helmet from the previous three seasons.

Schutt, the other major helmet maker on the market, rounded out the top six with its F7 LTD model.

VICIS went into receivership last December amid financial troubles, but was recently purchased by a private equity firm that also owns a share of Schutt.

Four of the six new models of helmets tested this year ranked in the top 10.

Only one new model tested — the LIGHT LS1 Composite — tested so poorly that it was deemed prohibited, joining an existing list of 12 prohibited models.

The league said no player is wearing a banned helmet.

The new display on the poster in team locker rooms will have a top-performing group in green, but that section will be segmented into two sub-categories. The darker green will represent the helmets that performed better in lab testing than the helmets denoted with a lighter green.

The league and players believe there will be further refinement and additional differentiation among the best-performing models beginning next year.

The sides also said that 99.5% of players wore top-rated models during the 2019 season, versus just 41% at the end of the 2017 season.

make selections.

“After consulting with medical advisers, we cannot identify an alternative that is preferable from a medical or public health perspective, given the varying needs of clubs, the need properly to screen participants, and the unique risk factors that individual club employees may face,” he wrote.

Among the technologies needed for the actual draft are team web meetings and a web hookup with the league itself. There also will be phone lines for communicating with other teams for trades, which must be approved by the NFL central office.

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A NASCAR Cup Series auto race starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., on Feb. 24, 2019.

States aim to be hosts for races FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The race is on among states willing to be the first to host NASCAR races without fans.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted Monday that NASCAR was working with Texas Motor Speedway on a plan to race there.

“I hope to announce the exciting details in the near future,” Abbott said.

“To prevent spread of #COVID19 it will be without fans. But they will put on a great show for TV.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had already spoken to Daytona Beach-based NASCAR executive Lesa France Kennedy, potentially putting both NASCAR-controlled Homestead-Miami Speedway and Daytona International Speedway in play at some point.

After Abbott’s announcement, Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage said his track was working on the rescheduling of its Cup Series event, one of eight races NASCAR has postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. NASCAR has said it plans to run all of its remaining 32 races.

The Texas race, the first of two this year at the 1 1/2-mile Fort Worth track, was scheduled for March 29.

“Texas Motor Speedway will work aggressively with the sanctioning bodies and TV networks to give American society, as well as people around the world, a positive distraction during this crisis,” Gossage said. “A non-spectator event is not perfect because in our sport, the fans come first.

But circumstances are such that this is a novel answer for the return of the sport for now. We are now working on a hard date.”

Marcus Smith, the CEO of Speedway Motorsports — which owns Charlotte Motor Speedway and the Texas track — said he is eager to work with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper to ensure the Coca-Cola 600 runs as scheduled May 24. Republican state lawmakers have asked Cooper, a Democrat, to allow the showcase race.

“For 60 years. this race has been a Memorial Day weekend tradition,” Smith said. “We want to do

everything possible to support NASCAR, the dozens of race teams in North Carolina and the fans to get back on track.”

Most NASCAR race teams are based in North Carolina, which is under a stay-at-home order through April.

A Cooper spokesman, Ford Porter, said Sunday the governor “knows the importance of NASCAR to our state and he’s already been talking with track and team owners about how we could potentially restart racing. It’s too soon to predict specific decisions about future sporting events but any plan would prioritize public health and safety and preventing spread of the virus.”

NASCAR teams have cars built for the tracks at Atlanta and Homestead, so the first track back has to be suitable to their design.

That doesn’t take Daytona out of the equation; it just means the teams have to be allowed to go back to work in their shops to build superspeedway cars.

As states begin to relax restrictions intended to prevent the spread of the

virus, there will be more opportunities for NASCAR to go racing.

The series could eventually get to Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee or Atlanta Motor Speedway, where teams were preparing to race when a national state of emergency was issued in mid-March and the season was indefinitely suspended.

In Texas, state parks reopened Monday as the state began what its Republican governor said will be a gradual unraveling of restrictions. The state also this week will also allow doctors to resume nonessential surgeries and let retailers sell items for curbside pickup, with more restrictions to be lifted before the end of the month.

“Our sport is unique because the competitors are inside the race cars with no body-to-body contact like most other sports,” Gossage said. “That is a distinct advantage over other sports and why you will likely see auto racing as the first live sport returning to action.”

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our state home, it would mark a new beginning for North Carolina’s tourism, entertainment and service industries that are desperate to open for business,” House Speaker Tim Moore said Monday.

Even if Moore doesn’t permit the Memorial Day spectacular, NASCAR and its leaders will almost surely find hosts to help it keep its vow to complete its remaining 32 races especially as states begin to relax restrictions.

In fact, the race to be the first track back on the

schedule is already on.

Florida and Texas have already said NASCAR is welcome. The series could eventually get to Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee or Atlanta Motor Speedway.

The teams, meanwhile, just wait.

The drivers gamely try to represent sponsors in a weekly virtual iRacing league and it was a record-setting esports smash until Kyle Larson was fired for using a racial slur

during a non-NASCAR event. Toss in politics with Fox and NASCAR over rules to make a better television show that came at the expense of lesser-known drivers and people have started to sour.

Virtual racing still works for IndyCar and other series — those teams operate on much smaller budgets — but NASCAR has to be the leader in getting the cars running again. The series simply can’t afford not to make a bold move and throw the green flag to restart its season.

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which had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points, said they either didn’t follow sports closely or didn’t follow sports at all.

So even if fans are allowed back in stadiums or arenas, many may not come. And the financial losses in such a scenario will be significant without the revenue that comes from tickets, concessions and merchandise, among other things — even if money is flowing from lucrative media rights deals.

If the NBA and NHL have to cancel the rest of their seasons and Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer play only half their regular schedules, the losses in fan-related revenue could reach $3 billion, according to Patrick Rishe, director of the sports business program at Washington University in St. Louis.

“Those losses that I mentioned, both in ticket revenue and game day-related spending at the venues on food, beverage, parking, merchandise, you name it, that’s money that’s gone,” Rishe said.

“Even if money on tickets is credited to next season, it’s still an opportunity lost. So it’s pretty sizable.”

David Carter, a professor in the sports business school at Southern California, said there is a difference between a sports fan and a sports consumer.

The latter is more likely to return whenever fans are allowed into venues.

“I can’t imagine that the sports consumers, or you might call them the committed fans or the hardcore fans, they’re not going to stay away for a year,” Carter said. “They’re champing at the bit right now.”

Baseball’s TV deal averages about $1.5 billion annually and runs through next year, and the NBA is roughly halfway through a nine-year deal that pays about $2.6 billion each year. The NHL’s rights deal is just $2 billion total for 10 years — an average of $200 million per season.

Carter wondered if owners and league officials are weighing TV money that comes with resuming play against the lost revenue of empty stadiums and arenas.

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Oklahoma gymnast Maggie Nichols competes on the balance beam in the Perfect 10 Challenge at the Bart and Nadia Sports Experience in Oklahoma City on Feb. 16, 2019.

Nichols ends remarkable career that included calling out Nassar WILL GRAVES

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The end was supposed to include one last run at perfection. One final salute to the judges. One lingering wave to a packed arena followed by a group hug with her Oklahoma teammates, preferably atop the podium at the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships.

Instead, the end of Maggie Nichols’ remarkable career arrived quietly in the middle of an otherwise routine practice a month ago. One minute, the 22-year-old senior was working on the beam preparing for a homecoming meet in Minnesota. The next, coach K.J. Kindler was telling the Sooners their season was over due to the pandemic.

In an instant, Oklahoma’s shot at a third national title in four years vanished. So did the opportunity for one the most important athletes of her generation — in ways that stretch far beyond the competition floor — to say goodbye on her own terms.

“I felt wiped,” Nichols told The Associated Press. “I was so devastated. I’ve done gymnastics my whole life. Having it cut short in the snap of two fingers. ... It still doesn’t feel real.”

Nichols is trying to remain upbeat.

She’s incapable of doing otherwise.

The cancellation came after Oklahoma’s final home meet against Michigan, a night in which she posted the high score in all four events.

Nichols clutched roses while bidding an emotional farewell to the crowd at Lloyd Noble Center, the place where she rediscovered her passion for a sport that frequently takes more than it gives.

The smile on her face provided a sharp contrast to the uncertainty she felt when she came to Oklahoma in the fall of 2016, drained emotionally and physically from years in the exacting crucible that is competing at the elite level for USA Gymnastics.

Nichols’ steady performance in the team finals at the 2015 world championships helped power the U.S. to a gold medal. It’s a performance made all the more remarkable considering the turmoil going on just beneath the surface.

Like other national team members at the time, Nichols was frequently treated by national team doctor Larry Nassar. Though she felt “uncomfortable” almost from her first encounter with Nassar, she kept quiet for months.

“I was 15 years old,” Nichols said. “I was driving to make a world championship team. I didn’t say anything because I didn’t know.

Once I realized what he was doing was wrong. I never wanted to see him again.”

In June 2015 she mentioned her concern over Nassar’s behavior to a teammate. Her coach overheard the conversation and passed Nichols’ concerns to the hierarchy at USA Gymnastics. A scandal that has rocked one of the marquee programs of the U.S. Olympic movement was born.

Five years later, Nassar is serving essentially a life sentence after pleading guilty to sexual assault and child pornography crimes. USA Gymnastics, the USOPC and Michigan State are still trying to emerge from the the fallout after hundreds of athletes said they were abused by Nassar under the guise of medical treatment.

The reckoning Nichols helped start has spread to other disciplines like wrestling and swimming. The ripple effects of becoming “Athlete A” still leave her breathless.

“It has empowered so many different athletes, male and female,” said Nichols, who dropped her anonymity in January 2018 to help encourage other Nassar survivors to speak up.

“I’ve had a lot of people reach out to me in saying ‘Because you came forward, I was able to come forward.’”

Not that becoming the face of a movement was ever part of the plan. Four years ago, Nichols was in the mix to make the 2016 Olympic team until a knee injury slowed her progress. She finished sixth in the all-around at the Olympic trials and didn’t crack the top three in any event. She was named a non-traveling alternate. The pain lingered when she arrived at Oklahoma that fall.

“I didn’t want to go into the gym,” Nichols said. I wasn’t enjoying it as much. My body was struggling.”

The team-oriented college at-

mosphere changed everything. The breezy confidence the athlete whose Instagram pages asks you to “Call Me Swags” returned.

So did her dominance. Nichols captured 11 NCAA trophies, including the all-around title in 2018 and 2019. She and other Nassar survivors were presented with the Arthur Ashe Award at the 2018 ESPYs. That same year she became the first gymnast to be given the NCAA Inspiration Award.

Has she ever thought about what might have been if she hadn’t gotten hurt in early 2016? Of course. Do her supporters wonder if her role in exposing Nassar played into the decision to keep her off the Olympic team? Yes. Nichols, however, insists she wouldn’t change any of it.

“It’s been incredible,” Nichols said. “I’ve enjoyed every second of my college career. Even though I wasn’t as famous as girls that made the Olympic team, I’ve been able to use platform I do have, even if it’s not as big.”

It’s a platform that would have likely gotten one last boost if the Sooners were spending this weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, attempting to defend their NCAA title. The pandemic put a halt to any fairy-tale ending.

Then again, maybe in a small way, it’s fitting. Turning disappointment into triumph has become kind of her thing.

She plans to enroll in graduate school next fall, take a stab at being a volunteer assistant coach and try to land an internship that will let her break into sports broadcasting. Asked if there’s one thing she regrets, Nichols joked she wished she’d have known that her last turn on beam was, well, her last turn ever. Maybe it would have been a little cleaner.

Otherwise, she is at peace, her legacy secure in ways she never imagined.

“I feel like people are going to remember me as both the gymnast and also Athlete A ,” she said. “I think I left my mark on both sides. I think people, they’re going to remember the impact I made on gymnastics and sparking a light on something so terrible.”

TAMPA, Fla. — Six Super Bowl rings may get you special treatment in a lot of places, but former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady learned that it won’t get you anything when you’re caught working out in a park that is closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said during a news briefing Monday that the new Buccaneers quarterback was spotted working out by himself at a park downtown by staff patrol.

The staffer went over to tell him he had to leave and she recognized the man to be the 42-year-old Brady.

The City of Tampa tweeted from its page Monday, “Sorry @TomBrady! Our @tampaparksrec team can’t wait to welcome you and our entire community back with even bigger smiles — until then, stay safe and stay home as much as you can to help flatten the curve.”

Brady recently moved his family into a furnished mansion he’s renting from former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter in Tampa.

MLB Players are upset by prospect of lost pay NEW YORK — Major League Baseball players are upset over the prospect teams may seek additional pay cuts if games are played in empty ballparks due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Their anger was stoked last week when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he was told by Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon that the union would have to agree to lower salaries if games are played without fans.

A March 26 deal between the sides stated “the Office of the Commissioner and Players Association will discuss in good faith the economic feasibility of playing games in the absence of spectators or at appropriate substitute neutral sites.” The union points to another passage covering salaries in which players agree to give up 1/162nd of base pay for each regular season game lost.

“Players recently reached an agreement with Major League Baseball that outlines economic terms for resumption of play, which included significant salary adjustments and a number of other compromises. That negotiation is over,” union head Tony Clark said in a statement Monday.

Jeter will go without pay during pandemic MIAMI — Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter told team employees during a

conference call Monday he is forgoing his salary during the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press.

The person confirmed Jeter’s comments to the AP on condition of anonymity because the Marlins have not commented publicly on the call.

The person said other members of the Marlins’ executive team agreed to take pay cuts, while baseball operations personnel will continue to receive their full salaries through at least May 31. The person didn’t specify the figures of the pay cuts.

GOLF Finchem will join the Hall of Fame Tim Finchem, who expanded the PGA Tour’s footprint around the world and negotiated TV contracts that more than tripled prize money during his two decades as commissioner, has been elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Finchem was elected through the contributor category and will become the ninth administrator to be inducted, joining predecessor Deane Beman.

“It is the greatest honor to be elected to join golf’s most legendary players and contributors in the World Golf Hall of Fame,” Finchem said. “I am especially proud to stand alongside one of the world’s all-time greats, Tiger Woods, in the Class of 2021 and look forward to what will be an exciting year ahead.”

Marion Hollins, one of the leading women in golf a century ago, also was elected as a contributor.

BASKETBALL Washington State star explores draft PULLMAN, Wash.— Washington State star CJ Elleby plans to go through the NBA draft process.

Elleby, who led the Cougars in scoring and rebounding this season as a sophomore, says he had nothing to lose by putting his name in the draft pool. He can still return to Washington State for his junior season as long as he withdraws his name by 5 p.m. on June 15.

“I’m just looking for that team to take a chance on me and believe in my abilities and see some potential in me,” Elleby told reporters.

The forward from Seattle went through the predraft process last year, working out for the Philadelphia 76ers, Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers before opting to return to school.

The 6-foot-6, 200-pound forward earned All-Pac-12 honors after averaging 18.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game this season.

Hoosiers is ranked top sports movie of all time in AP poll HOWARD FENDRICH Associated Press

“Hoosiers” shot all the way to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 of best sports movies, a one-of-a-kind poll from the news organization known for its rankings of college teams.

Released in 1986 and starring Gene Hackman, “Hoosiers” led the tally in results released Friday, receiving 46 votes from a 70-person global panel of sports writers and editors who work for the AP. “If you put your effort and concentration into playing to your potential, to be the best that you can be, I don’t care what the scoreboard says at the end of the game,” coach Norman Dale, Hackman’s character, says in the topranked movie. “In my book, we’re gonna be winners.”

And in this case, they were.

Loosely based on an In-

diana high school basketball team in the 1950s, “Hoosiers” narrowly edged Academy Award Best Picture honoree “Rocky” -- released in 1976, it was the first installment of Sylvester Stallone’s series about an unknown boxer from Philadelphia who gets a shot at the big time -- and “Bull Durham” -- starring Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon in 1988, it offered a fictionalized look at characters that populate minor league baseball.

Those two movies tied for second place with 45 votes each.

There was a significant gap between the top three and the rest of the AP Top 25.

At No. 4 with 33 votes was “Caddyshack,” the sole golf tale to make the rankings.

That was followed closely by “Slap Shot” with 32 votes, and “Field of Dreams” with 31.

“Raging Bull,” “Major League,” “The Natural” and “A League of Their Own” rounded out the poll’s top 10.

Other tidbits from this special AP Top 25:

DOUBLE TAKES Two screenwriters, Angelo Pizzo and Ron Shelton, each earned two mentions on the list. Pizzo penned top-ranked “Hoosiers” and “Rudy,” which tied for No. 18; Shelton wrote and directed both “Bull Durham” and No. 17 “White Men Can’t Jump.”

REAL AS CAN BE Two documentaries made the rankings: “Hoop Dreams” at No. 14 and “When We Were Kings,” tied for No. 21.

STATISTICS In all, 117 films got at least one mention in the complete balloting; 69 received at least two votes apiece. Nine sports served as the subjects of

the AP Top 25, a group that actually wound up including 26 total movies, because three tied for 24th place.

MOST POPULAR SPORTS The sport represented the most in the list was baseball with 10 entries, followed by football with four. Basketball and boxing each put three selections in the rankings, while hockey earned two. Golf, running, horse racing and cycling each got one mention.

OSCAR AND EMMY NODS Six of the movies in the poll won at least one Academy Award, led by the five earned by “Chariots of Fire,” which was ranked No. 16. Nine other films were nominated for at least one Oscar. “Brian’s Song,” which tied for No. 24, was the only television movie to make the list and collected five Emmy Awards.

Best of the Best

The top vote-getters in The Associated Press poll of best sports movies from a panel of 70 writers and editors. Total votes are in parentheses.

1. “Hoosiers” (46) 2 (tie). “Bull Durham” (45) 2 (tie). “Rocky” (45) 4. “Caddyshack” (33) 5. “Slap Shot” (32) 6. “Field of Dreams” (31) 7. “Raging Bull” (25) 8 (tie). “Major League” (22) 8 (tie). “The Natural” (22) 10. “A League of Their Own” (20) 11. “Moneyball” (18) 12 (tie). “The Bad News Bears” (17) 12 (tie). “Miracle” (17) 14. “Hoop Dreams” (14) 15. “Eight Men Out” (13) 16. “Chariots of Fire” (12) 17. “White Men Can’t Jump” (11) 18 (tie). “Remember the Titans” (10) 18 (tie). “Rudy” (10) 18 (tie). “Seabiscuit” (10) 21 (tie). “Breaking Away” (9) 21 (tie). “The Pride of the Yankees” (9) 21 (tie). “When We Were Kings” (9) 24 (tie). “Brian’s Song” (8) 24 (tie). “Friday Night Lights” (8) 24 (tie). “The Sandlot” (8) Others receiving at least 5 votes: “The Blind Side,” “Happy Gilmore,” “Bend It Like Beckham,” “Rush,” “Senna,” “The Longest Yard,” ”The Wrestler,” “Victory.”

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday agreement has been reached on major elements of a nearly $500 billion coronavirus aid package for small businesses, including additional help for hospitals and virus testing.

Schumer said post-midnight talks among Democratic and Republican leaders, along with Trump administration officials, including White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, produced a breakthrough agreement on the package.

“We have a deal and I think we’ll pass it today,” Schumer said on CNN. He cautioned that staff are still “dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s.”

A Tuesday afternoon Senate session could provide an opportunity to quickly pass the legislation if it comes together quickly, though the Democratic-controlled House is planning on calling lawmakers to Washington for a vote later in the week.

A senior Senate GOP leadership aide cautioned that the measure is not finalized and that

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has yet to publicly sign off on it.

Schumer said that Meadows and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were in close contact with McConnell during the endgame talks.

“Every major issue was resolved,” Schumer said. “So yes, I believe we have a deal.”

Most of the funding, more than $300 billion, would go to boost a small-business payroll loan program that ran out of money last week. Additional help would be given to hospitals, and billions more would be spent to boost testing for the virus, a key step in building the confidence required to reopen state economies.

The emerging draft measure — originally designed by Republicans as a $250 billion stopgap to replenish the payroll subsidies for smaller businesses — has grown into the second largest of the four coronavirus response bills so far. Democratic demands have caused the measure to balloon, though they likely will be denied the money they want

“Every major issue was resolved. So yes, I believe we have a deal.”

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to help struggling state and local governments.

The Senate met for a brief pro forma session Monday that could have provided a window to act on the upcoming measure under fast-track procedures requiring unanimous consent to advance legislation, but it wasn’t ready in time.

McConnell, R-Ky., set up the Tuesday session in the hope that an agreement will be finished by then. McConnell warned, however, that he wouldn’t know whether the Senate could pass it by voice vote until the measure is unveiled.

The House has announced a vote on the pending package could come later in the week, possibly on Thursday, according to a schedule update from Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md. Hoyer also announced that the chamber will vote on a temporary rules change to permit

limited proxy voting during the COVID-19 crisis.

With small-business owners reeling during a coronavirus outbreak that has shuttered much economic activity, the administration has been pressing for an immediate replenishment of the paycheck protection program.

But Democrats sought additional money in a replay of the tactical jockeying that caused the recently-passed rescue measure to spiral to about $2 trillion.

Talks have dragged as the two sides have quarreled over the design of a nationwide testing regime, among other unsettled pieces.

Democrats were rebuffed in a request for another $150 billion in aid to revenue-strapped state governments but did win the ability to used recently appropriated federal funds to cover revenue losses from the economic shutdown in stead of using it only for costs related to suppressing COVID-19.

The administration says further state aid will come in the next relief bill. There’s also pressure to help cities with pop-

Pork farmer outlook goes from boom to bust DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After enduring extended trade disputes and worker shortages, U.S. hog farmers were poised to finally hit it big this year with expectations of climbing prices amid soaring domestic and foreign demand.

Instead, restaurant closures due to the coronavirus have contributed to an estimated $5 billion in losses for the industry, and almost overnight millions of hogs stacking up on farms now have little value.

Some farmers have resorted to killing piglets because plunging sales mean there is no room to hold additional animals in increasingly cramped conditions.

“One producer described it to me the other day as a snowball rolling downhill, and every additional disruption that we have just kind of adds

to that and how fast and how big it’s going to be when it finally hits,” said Mike Paustian, who farms 2,400 acres (971 hectares) of corn and soybeans and sells 28,000 pigs a year near the small eastern Iowa community of Walcott.

COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, has created problems for all meat producers, but pork farmers have been hit especially hard.

They entered this spring in shaky financial condition because tariffs had drastically reduced sales to China and Mexico. Many operations have struggled to get enough workers, in part due to federal immigration policies. Then demand plunged because the virus forced the closure of restaurants, hotels and other businesses that buy about 25% of pork, including nearly three-quarters

of bacon produced in the U.S. The biggest problem could be getting worse as additional giant slaughterhouses that can process more than 20,000 hogs a day have had to close at least temporarily as the virus spreads among workers. The industry slaughters from 10 million to 12 million pigs a month.

Whereas poultry producers can slow production by not hatching baby chicks and ranchers can keep cattle on pastures longer, pork farmers don’t have good options. Hogs are raised inside barns with limited space, and it takes time to stop the birthing cycle for pigs.

“We are in crisis and need immediate government intervention to sustain a farm sector essential to the nation’s food supply,” said Howard

Roth, a pig farmer from Wauzeka, Wisconsin, and president of the National Pork Producers Council, an industry trade group.

The group has asked the federal government to buy $1 billion worth of pork in cold storage that had been destined for restaurants and instead give it to food banks, which have been besieged by people who have lost their jobs as much of the economy has shut down.

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would spend $3 billion to buy fresh produce, dairy and meat that will be sent to food banks. Roth said the purchase will hopefully help move a backed up supply of pork and help raise hog prices. The USDA also said it planned $1.6 billion in direct payments to pork farmers with limits of $250,000 per individual.

Spelling bee canceled ASSOCIATED PRESS This year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee has been canceled after organizers concluded there is “no clear path to safely set a new date in 2020” because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The decision, announced

by Scripps on Tuesday morning, means kids who are in eighth grade this year will miss their final opportunity to compete in the national finals. Scripps will not change eligibility requirements for next year’s bee, which is scheduled for June 1-3, 2021, at its longtime venue, a convention center outside Washington. The bee has always been open to kids through the eighth grade.

“Our hearts go out to the spellers who won’t get their final shot at winning because of the pandemic

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The bee, televised by ESPN since 1994, had only previously been canceled in 1943-45 because of World War II. The first Scripps bee was held in 1925.

Last year’s bee ended in an unprecedented eightway tie after organizers ran out of words difficult enough to challenge the best spellers.

Scripps had announced on March 20 that this year’s bee would be postponed, but did not commit to a new date.

Organizers said Tuesday they would find a way to recognize the more than 150 spellers who had already won their regional bees and qualified for the national finals.

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The emerging accord links the administration’s effort to replenish the small-business fund with Democrats’ demands for more money for hospitals and virus testing. It would provide more than $300 billion for the small-business payroll program, with $60 billion or so set aside for community lenders that seek to focus on under-banked neighborhoods and rural areas.

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Published: April 21 & 23, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID: 282454) --------------------------------------------------NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the South Coast Education Service District #7, Coos County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, will be held at: South Coast Education Service District #7, 1350 Teakwood, Coos Bay, OR 97420. The meeting will take place on May 5, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Due to the coronavirus/COVID 19, statewide restrictions, and in keeping with the efforts of social distancing to reduce the spread of the coronavirus/COVID 19, the meeting will be conducted virtually with minimal staff attending in person. To attend the meeting virtually the link can be found at: www.scesd.k12.or.us/borard-of-directors/ or contact kathleemm @scesd.k12.or.us or 254-266-3951 for more information.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Consider the best way to get ahead in the shortest time. Failing to disclose your feelings will lead to unwanted responsibilities. Leave yourself time for enjoyment, romance and personal growth.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Make a change at home.

A move or investment will give you the time and space you need to succeed.

Procrastination will be what holds you back. Embrace new beginnings.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Enhance your chance to advance. Let your work speak for you instead of your words.

An offer that is too good to turn down awaits you. Don’t argue over petty differences.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Don’t take on too much. Consider what will bring the highest return and the best response from the people you care about most.

Romance is on the rise.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your persuasive charm will influence others to see things your way. A connection you make will grow into a supportive relationship that will help you reach your life goal. Romance is featured.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Look over your options and consider your long-term goals. Keep your emotions under control and make decisions based on facts and figures. Say no to someone asking for too much.

Moderation is encouraged.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Keep your thoughts to yourself. Your best efforts will bear fruit if you concentrate on doing a good job and finishing what you start. Take care of your responsibilities before doing anything else.

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Take a deep breath and a step back, and consider what’s best for you. Personal growth is favored.

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Maybe Sir Humphrey was sitting East on today’s deal.

West led the club king: four, seven, six. He continued with the club queen: eight, three, 10. Now West, remembering East’s takeout double, switched to the spade seven. Gratefully, declarer won in hand, drew trumps, unblocked his spade honors, crossed to dummy with a heart and discarded a diamond loser on the spade queen. “Why did you leave me guessing?� asked West. “Overtake with the club ace at trick one, cash the diamond king and lead a low club back to me. Then I’ll know what to do.�

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