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By Arwyn Rice Pilot staff writer Oregon Dungeness crab season officially opens Dec. 1, and thousands of crab pots are stacked on docks at the Port of Brookings Harbor, ready to go.

All that remains for the commercial season to begin is an agreement on a price for crab.

Crab buyers and crabbers met in Newport last week, but didn’t reach an agreement, Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission Nick Furman said Tuesday afternoon.

“They hope to come to an agreement on Friday,” Furman said.

Last year, crab prices began at $1.75 per pound. In 2008, it was $1.60.

Fish and wildlife agencies for all three West Coast states, Washington, Oregon and California, have approved a Dec. 1 opening.

“They will start simultaneously,” Furman said.

Crab fishermen along a small slice of California coast, including areas off the coast of Half Moon Bay and San Francisco, began an early season on Nov. 15, and are on pace for a record catch.

The Equinox, a 50-foot vessel homeported at the Port of Brookings Harbor, began the season last week off the coast of San Francisco.

Skipper Joe Speir expected to have a full load of crab by midnight on opening day before heading back to the docks to collect his $1.75 per pound, according to an Associated Press report.

For the Equinox, it was shaping up to be a $100,000 first day in what is expected to be a record-setting crab season, the article said.

But there is no rhyme or reason when it comes to crab, Furman said.

One section of the coast may have a lot of big, legal crab, while another has only small crab. Other areas may have few crab of any kind, and others are mixed.

Weather is also a major factor in a successful crab season. Last year, clear, calm weather contributed to a profitable season on the Curry County coast.

In average years, the Oregon crab harvest produces about 10.3 million pounds, though it has been as low as 7 million.

See Crab, Page 10A

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Snow flurries descend on the nativity scene at Brookings Azalea Park Tuesday morning, but didn’t stick to the ground.

By Arwyn Rice Pilot staff writer

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Brookings residents stop to enjoy the rare sight of snow before getting on a school bus Tuesday.

Tips for coping with the cold

Icy conditions are expected this morning (Nov. 24), with slick roads making early morning travel potentially treacherous.

Temperatures were expected to drop to the low to mid20s overnight as an arctic cold front settled in over the region.

Oregon State Police troopers were out late Tuesday evening and will begin patrols early Wednesday morning, ready to assist at whatever ice-related accidents may happen, Sgt. Scott Punch said.

“Slow down,” Punch said.

Winter flirted with the Pacific Northwest Tuesday, and the effects will stick around for a few days, according to

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Big white flakes came down in Brookings and Gold Beach between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., delighting children and adults

High times: Police harvest $283 million in marijuana

By Valliant Corley Pilot staff writer In Southern Oregon this year, sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement officers teamed up to remove and destroy 125,787 marijuana plants worth an estimated $283 million.

Most of it came from Josephine, Jackson and Curry counties.

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A law enforcement officer uses a large machete to cut pot plants growing in the mountains of the Pistol River area during a raid in September.

“As you can see, southern Oregon is the hot spot, with Curry and Josephine being the top spots,” Curry County Sheriff John Bishop said.

“With all of us coming together and pooling our resources, we could show the cartel groups we are here,” he said Tuesday. “We were fairly effective in getting rid of them.”

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“It’s awesome,” said one mother, who was putting her child on the bus to preschool.

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Precipitation totals . . . . . . . . . . .Inches Since Jan. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60.10 Normal since Jan. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59.15 Since Oct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.25 Normal since Oct. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.46

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Early jail release prompts Wimmer facing criminal mistreatment charges manhunt for suspect

By Valliant Corley Pilot staff writer

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A man who allegedly struggled with three police officers and reached for a loaded gun before his arrest was released from the Lane County Jail because of the county’s longtime budget shortage.

But the Register-Guard reports that Springfield police are searching for Robert L. McCullen again after a grand jury indicted him on federal gun charges.

Springfield police say it

was their last resort in trying to keep McCullen in jail until his trial.

If he’s found, McCullen will appear before a judge who will determine whether he’s a flight risk or danger to the community.

McCullen was allegedly carrying a stolen handgun when police stopped him last week.

McCullen had outstanding warrants for theft, possession of methamphetamine and a parole violation.

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smother small grease fires.

Smother the fire by sliding the lid over the pan and turn off the stovetop. Leave the pan covered until it is completely cool.

• Keep a fire extinguisher in your kitchen and take responsibility for learning how to use it.

Also, make sure there’s a smoke alarm on every level of the home, outside each sleeping area, and in every bedroom. Test smoke alarms monthly and replace them if they are 10 years old or older.

Based upon a determina-

The Oregon Department of Justice has reported that 184,015 marijuana plants were seized by law enforcment agencies statewide during 2010. Nearly 70 percent came from federal and private forest lands in the seven counties that make up the Southern Oregon Multi-Agency Marijuana Eradication and Reclamation (SOMMER) area of operations.

Of the 31 grow sites found this year, 21 were in Josephine County, seven in Jackson County and three in Curry County, said Andrea Carlson, spokeswoman for SOMMER. Carlson said all of the participating counties also have independent drug teams that handled their own investigations of small growing operations and outof-compliance medical marijuana patches.

Bishop said the three Curry County sites could actually be counted as four.

The biggest Curry County grows were destroyed within a week in September — one on Forest Service

and private land eight miles up the Pistol River drainage, and the other in a canyon near Mount Emily off Forest S ervice Road 1107.

Bishop said the Pistol River site was a collection of 10 to 12 small gardens with an estimated 10,000 plants.

“This is the most plants I’ve seen in my career,” Bishop said.

A team of about 25 officers from Coos, Curry and Jackson counties descended on the garden. Bishop called in members of his department including those from the jail, probation and patrol divisions.

The next week, officers removed 583 marijuana plants from the Mount Emily sites.

“We couldn’t fly in. We had to hike in,” the sheriff said. “We had to hike about six hours into the canyon to get to the grow site.”

He said Coos County sent 10 deputies and Curry County supplied 12.

“We had 22 people working on this, including volunteers, jail staff, parole

tion by Underwriters Laboratories that deep-fat turkey fryers are dangerous, the state fire marshal does not recommend their use. However, since families are increasingly choosing that method to prepare their Thanksgiving main course, Simpson urges extreme caution.

“If you’re cooking your turkey in a deep fat fryer, always do it outdoors a safe distance from buildings and any other flammable material, and never leave it unattended,” Simpson said. “Hot oil is

and probation and patrol,” Bishop said. “It was a 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. job — a 13-hour job.”

Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a 20-year-old Mexican man, Itali Arellano-Vargas, on Aug. 11 in a marijuana garden on remote Bureau of Land Management property in the Salt Creek area of northern Jackson County.

Investigators suspect most of the marijuana removed by SOMMER was guarded by members of Hispanic drug-trafficking organizations. The Justice Department’s National Drug Intelligence Center reported in its 2010 National Drug Threat Assessment that Mexican drug-trafficking organizations dominate illegal drug wholesaling in the United States.

Officials reported that two Curry County sites raided by SOMMER this year were tended by Hmong groups.

Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters said that in this region, Hmong groups grow marijuana in Del Norte and Curry counties but

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Bishop said there were actually two grow sites in the Pistol River area and in the Mount Emily area.

Those at Pistol River were definitely Mexican cartel, he said.

“We suspect those at Mount Emily were Hmong,” he said.

Winters said the SOMMER raids this summer cost about $600,000, with federal funding covering most of it.

Carlson said that 23 suspects, mostly arrested in Josephine County, are currently in custody with pending federal and state charges. She said that several other suspects not already in custody have been identified.

The 2010 season initiated the collaborative efforts toward eradicating illegal marijuana grows, Carlson said.

She said 13 agencies are involved in SOMMER. It operates in the seven southern Oregon counties of: Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Lake. SOMMER also received assistance from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, Del Norte County S heriff’s Office, Oregon State Police, Brim Aviation, the National Guard, D.E.A, U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.

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Place the fryer on a flat, stable surface and don’t overfill it with cooking oil, he said.

Once the oil is up to temperature, turn off the burner and only insert turkeys that are completely thawed, otherwise hot oil will splatter and may boil over the sides of the fryer.

Keep children away from the fryer, and use a thermometer to gauge food temperature.

After cooking, make sure the oil is completely cool before removing it from the fryer.

Never use water to cool hot oil or extinguish a cooking oil fire, Simpson said.

Additional turkey fryer safety tips: •Lower and raise food slowly to reduce splatter and prevent burns.

•Cover bare skin when adding or removing food.

•Make sure to have at least two feet of space between the propane tank and the fryer burner.

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happened on seven different occasions, beginning May 12, 2009, and continued through March 3, 2010.

The trial for the livestock misdemeanor, which had been scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed to continue along with the mistreatment charges.

Wimmer was given a conditional release to return to court with a lawyer on Jan. 3.

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Each mistreatment count charged that Wimmer, “having assumed the care, custody and responsibility for the supervision of James C. Wimmer, an elderly person,” did unlawfully and knowingly take money belonging to James C. Wimmer.

James Wimmer is Vernon Wimmer’s father.

The indictment said this

Every year, cooking-related fires increase With Thanksgiving on Thursday, Oregon State Fire Marshal Randy Simpson has some cooking-safety tips.

“Every year, cooking-related fires increase during the holidays,” Simpson said. “Taking a few simple steps can keep you and your loved ones from having a tragic Thanksgiving or other holiday meal.”

From 2005 through 2009, there were more than 3,500 cooking-related fires in Oregon causing six deaths, 231 civilian injuries, and more than $37 million in property loss, he said.

Cooking safety tips: •Keep a close eye on what’s cooking, never leave food that’s cooking unattended.

•Keep the cooking area clean, including stovetop, oven and exhaust fan.

•Keep oven mitts, dishtowels, food packaging and other combustibles away from stove burners.

•Heat cooking oil slowly and watch it closely; it can ignite quickly.

•Don’t wear loose sleeves while working over hot stove burners — they can melt, ignite or catch on handles of pots and pans spilling hot oil and other liquids.

•Establish a kid-free zone of at least three feet around the stove and areas where hot foods or drinks are prepared or carried.

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Brookings-Harbor High School students help Little Bruins create a poster to encourage recycling.

Last week was Bevan’s turn to lead the group, delegating tasks for her high school classmates in order to make her lesson plan work.

Bevan’s lesson plan was all about recycling. Big Bruins helped Little Bruins create posters to put up around the high school.

“I’m thinking of becoming a pediatrician,” Bevan said. “This gives me handson experience. Instead of telling me how to do it, I get to see it for myself.”

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ly, and the high school students have done very well, Babcock said.

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“What does reduce mean?” 16-yearold Bevan asked her young charges.

Small arms shot into the air; all the youngsters had their own ideas.

Three days a week, eight children from kindergarten through second grade from Kalmiopsis Elementary walk across Easy Street from their school to the high school for a new, after-school program that matches up the youngest of the district’s students with the oldest.

The Little Bruins program, in its first year, mixes the need for after-school care with an opportunity for high-school childdevelopment students to work with children in a real-world situation.

The class, taught by Cindy Babcock, holds traditional child development theory lectures on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

But on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, students take turns in the practical portion of the class. They run an after school program in a classroom set up for the younger children.

On those days, half of the class’ 33 high school students work on their lesson plans for future classes, while the other half works with their young charges, Babcock said.

A few students, who are working toward college credit for the class, take turns as “head teacher.”

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The Chetco Senior Center will serve dinner with all the trimmings from noon to 3 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. The cost is $8 per adult; ages 5 to 12, $5. Ages 5 and younger will be free. They will be closed Friday.

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OPINION Thanksgiving defines an American attitude With the Great Recession weighing heavily on everyone’s minds — and most everyone’s pocketbook — celebrating America’s traditional bounty might cloud our thoughts on this Thanksgiving Day. But we have to repeat what we advised last year, by thinking back to another American economic downturn. Be ready to hum along with Irving Berlin as you read his lyrics: “I got the sun in the morning and the moon at night.”

That happy-go-lucky attitude can’t help but be infectious.

Ever since the first Thanksgiving celebrated a successful harvest and a new adventure in a new land, the American spirit has been ready and able to whistle against the darkness in expectation of a brighter future. That positive attitude is a defining standard of our culture. It is an outlook that connects us with all other Americans across generations and an entire continent.

In fact, it’s quite easy to count so many blessings that our turkey and trimmings could get cold before we finish saying Grace. Despite the current downturn, we live in relative prosperity. We have unparalleled freedoms to think, do and say as we please, as long as we do not injure our neighbors. Though we have service men and women in jeopardy around the world, we have peace within our own shores. We are able to have a voice in choosing governments, leaders and policies, and make those changes without violence or turmoil. We expect clean water, clean air and medical care as basic rights. We have an ever-growing understanding of the world around us, leading us to a seemingly limitless parade of “new and improved” products and services.

And here on the Wild Rivers Coast, we live amid amazing natural beauty and bounty, with a shared commitment to finding ways to both harvest and protect those resources.

In the short term, the American experience is challenging.

On Thanksgiving Day, we continue to set aside trials of the moment and celebrate the long view: Life is good, and it can get better.

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Letters to the Editor This is not the time for any concessions

Editor: Clay Dalrymple is right.

“Forget compromise,” (Pilot, Nov. 10).

This is not the time for Democrats to wave the white flag nor give Republicants any concessions.

According to Mitch McConnell, the “Republicants” plan to continue to block as much legislation as they can, preventing the country from regaining its economic status in the world. They tried to block legislation for small business, unemployment benefits and other programs that help the less fortunate. They said during the elections they were interested in jobs. Unfortunately, the only jobs they were interested in were their own.

As we can see, the Republicants first order of business is to extend the 2000 and 2003 temporary tax cuts which haven’t done anything for the last 10 years except add to the national debt and the pocketbooks of the most privileged — think trickle up effect.

The Republicants next priority is to kick 2.4 million newly signed-up kids off healthcare and block another five million from getting healthcare and start from scratch (read: block efforts for any healthcare reform like they have since Clinton was in office). I actually like the name Obamacare. At least someone cares.

The Republicants continue to block legislation to improve safety of coalminers and prevent food poisoning, because it might cost corporations a little more to provide a safe working environment and safe food sources. They are listening to their real constituents. Not their local constituents, mind you. The corporate entities that spent millions on their campaigns. Those are their constituents now. Just watch.

Gordon Clay Brookings TheCitizensWhoCare.org

All kind of lies from multiple sources

Editor: It’s very hard to be a citizen of this representative democracy we call home.

We have to make so many difficult choices when trying to decide who would do the best

job managing this big, complex country, our town, county, state, or region, or who would be the wisest in dealing with other complex, competitive nations.

To make matters worse, all kinds of lies come at us from multiple sources, and scientific research has proved that if they are repeated often enough we will believe them.

Then there is the problem of taxes and how best to pay for the many things we need and can’t provide ourselves.

Would we be better off depending on the local, state, and national governments the members of which we choose? Or are we going to depend on corporations whose owners we can’t choose and whose priority is nearly always making a profit?

It’s all up to us citizens.

Betty Crooks Brookings

Do we want to pay for CHD’s clinic?

Editor: Curry Health District, (CHD) which is building a $13.5 million medical clinic in Brookings, wants to annex all areas of Curry County which are not in its district.

That means Brookings, Harbor and all of Curry County could be taxed to help pay the mortgage on their clinic.

Port Orford area is already annexed, and has a property tax of $.7425 per $1,000 assessed value, payable to the Curry Health District.

If CHD can manage to annex our areas, they can impose this property tax on all of us who live here. We just refuted the Law Enforcement Levy which would have raised our property taxes. Do we want a property tax for another medical clinic instead? (We could make use of this clinic without being taxed for it).

We may not get to vote on this; Oregon law states that CHD residents and voters living in proposed annexation areas must be given the opportunity to vote on this issue. But Curry Health District CEO Bill McMillan was quoted as saying, “There are people working with Special Districts looking to annex additional territory.”

They offer three proposals. “We petition to annex all of this territory, up or down.” (Pilot, May 3, “Curry Health District Seeks Countywide Expansion”).

Other proposals are having the

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Brookings City Council petition to join the Health District, or petition the county commissioners to annex the rest of the county into the health district.

“If they approve, it doesn’t need a vote,” McMillan said.

That would mean total annexation of Curry County, and you and I would have no input as voters regarding our property taxation by CHD, now and in the future.

In contrast, Sutter Coast Health Services has planned a medical facility in BrookingsHarbor since before CHD made their plan public. They have the backup money to lease their space and not tax us for their services.

Do we want to be annexed and taxed to pay for CHD’s health clinic? What medical benefits would compensate for our increased property taxes?

If we’re allowed to vote, please consider this carefully!

Mim Lagoe Harbor

Learn more about the aquatic center

Editor: The Friends of the Brookings-Harbor Aquatic Center (FBHAC) continue to work toward our mission of developing a sustainable indoor community aquatic center for all members of the community regardless of age, fitness level or physical capabilities.

We are currently establishing the infrastructure for our aspiring non-profit organization and tentatively will file for incorporation with the State of Oregon in January 2011. We have had one of four scheduled organizational work sessions in which we are developing the foundation on which our organization will run.

In tandem with our organizational development, we continue to work on ways to encourage and facilitate community input with reference to the proposed indoor aquatic center.

Our Facebook page, “Friends of the Brookings-Harbor Aquatic Center,” remains available as a means to keep in touch. However, for non-Facebook community members, FBHAC now has a website: www.fbhac.org. The site includes quite a bit of information about FBHAC and our mission and vision for the Brookings-Harbor community.

The two newest additions to our website are the blog and forum. We will provide updates from time to time on our blog to keep community members current with our progress. The forum has been designed to encourage conversation about the proposed aquatic center and enable the community to provide input on what features and programming they desire in an aquatic center. We have included many informal polls, and will continue to add more, on a variety of issues to better understand the community’s fitness and recreational needs, and how an indoor aquatic center would serve to meet those needs.

For those who do not have computer access, we do intend to host additional community forums to provide yet another means to gain community input on the proposed aquatic center.

On behalf of FBHAC, Juliane Leighton Brookings

Although the final curtain has fallen on the series of performances of “Oklahoma!” in Brookings, the overwhelming applause the musical play inspired in our hometown continues.

What the big-time, Hollywood-and-Vine-type moguls didn’t see or hear was a backyard presentation of what was originally designed as a musical, if you’ll permit me to steal from the program notes.

The notes were provided to me, together with a $1 bag of popcorn, at the door as I entered the theater.

The theater, which in itself is a structure that Hollywood building officials might consider unsafe, was not designed as a “Show House.” It was originally built as a community bank. The rotunda featured elegant, giant, laminated beams which still can be seen.

A balcony surrounds the area, containing rest rooms and what once were private offices.

Now, they’re utilized by actors and actresses for dressing and makeup rooms.

The magnificent skylight at the peak of the roof has been covered with black paint or black paper. It used to light the center of the bank’s main lobby. It also provided the illumination for the long loops of ivy which once upon a time traced along the rail of the balcony and cascaded toward the floor below.

The building is now in poor condition, but that doesn’t detract from the fine performances emanating from within its walls.

A number of BrookingsHarbor residents, including this author, bought stock and invested in the future of the former bank when it was organized. The venture failed and we lost our money.

As for the original production of “Oklahoma!” which opened in 1943, it was the first collaboration between Rogers and Hammerstein, and was based on an earlier production called “Green Grow the Lilacs.”

I admit it was a little unusual that the Brookings version opened with a bare stage and the singing coming from offstage, but maybe that’s the way the original opened.

Something else that was unusual — unusually good — was the skill of the local set designers, cast and crew.

Throughout the dream sequence, the barn sequence, the backyard scene, the kitchen scene and various love scenes, it all built together to transform the bare stage into the Oklahoma plains, and to convey the audience back in time to that particular locale.

That was quite hard to do on the floor of an old Brookings bank.

But they did it.

In other words: all involved should be given alot of credit for the great series of “Oklahoma!” performances in Brookings.

Leanne McCurley, who codirected the show, deserves praise for her “can do” attitude for putting the whole show together.

Co-director Andy Drago did as well this time around as he did when he helped put on the first “Oklahoma!” in Brookings 19 years ago.

Also to be commended are: Lynette McPherson, Norma Starbard, Daniel McPherson, Jesse Graves, Kipp Graves, Don Blodgett, Glenna Jo Craig, Chip Moore, Norma Starbard, Leslie Rovainen, Katie Graves, Rob Hudson, Kira Hudson, Jala Hudson, Eileen Goodwin, Cheryl Goodwin, Rick Graves, Ron Lewis, Ira Tozer, Patrick, Susan and Nathan Dodgen, Annie Graves, Jeff and Barbara Holmes, Lynette Daniel, Katie and Brad McPherson, Carl Rovainen, Chip Moore, Leroy and Dori Blodgett, Hazel Campbell, and Andy and Chuck Hart.

Hat’s off to all.

That’s My View.

Dick Keusink was editor and publisher of The Pilot from September 1962 to July 1981.

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Letters to the Editor Editor: The Brookings-Harbor Garden Club wishes to express thanks to Marjorie Woodfin for her continued excellent coverage of club events and activities.

Marjorie provides accurate, interesting and informative articles in her tantalizing writing style. We especially appreciate the press coverage for our recent Country Store event both prior to the bazaar and announcing the success of the event.

We also welcome her articles about the renovation of the botanical garden as this will be a work-in-progress for some time to come.

Thank you to Marjorie and to the Pilot for keeping the community informed about the work of the Garden Club.

Judy Seyle, corresponding secretary Brookings-Harbor Garden Club

over 50 years. They have a proven record of reliability and honesty. Your accusation that because something comes from JBS it is automatically bad and wrong really stinks, and it shows who is really putting out the bias and misinformation.

I will bet that you people have no idea what the JBS really is. You have no idea who founded the JBS or why. You have no idea who John Birch was and that is a tragedy. I know what is going on here.

Some of the local world-government fools got wind of this and they want to stop it because they do not want children to know about these things. After all, they want to abolish our constitution and inalienable rights and put America under a socialist world government. I don’t know what you people call that — I call it treason!

Keep it up people, and you will insure that today’s children will be tomorrow’s peasants.

Art Larason Brookings

Today’s children will be future peasants

Many make this time of year wonderful

Editor: I do not now, nor have I ever had a child in public school, so I do not have a dog in this fight, but I am an American patriot and defender of the truth.

I can understand how the incompetent Curry Pilot could print such a ridiculous story. I can understand how a school board in America could raise a bogus claim such as this.

What is hard to explain is why a teacher would allow a couple of pre- teens to complain about a history lesson. I watched the video in question twice and found it to be 100 percent accurate. The accusations that this video is biased and misrepresents the American form of government is total nonsense.

It clearly points out the difference between our constitutional republic and a democracy. Your accusation that the John Birch Society (JBS) is an “ultra conservative group” is not a statement of fact, but is the opinion of most of the corrupt American news media. Millions of Americans find the JBS to be a fine American institution that has been educating the people for

Editor: Merry Christmas to all of Brookings and to all the world.

It’s amazing — Christmas comes earlier every year — doesn’t it? According to my calendar, it should still be July firecrackers instead of candy canes and carols.

But, no matter the time, Christmas is still the most beautiful and wonderful time of the year.

What makes it such a lovely time is due, in part, to the great people in Brookings.

Again, as in years past, I have asked for help with our military mail — and again, I have had such an eager and gracious response.

My heartfelt thanks go out to everyone at Sterling Bank, Coos Curry Title Co. and Edward Jones.

This year, I asked each of my friends who helped me so much to sign the letter I sent. I felt they were very much involved and the troops should know how many people love them and think about them.

May the New Year — 2011 — be one of peace, and may we

see the return of all our men and women.

And to all of you, a blessed and serene new Year.

Gold bless you.

Rosemary Link, past president, Brookings Emblem 265

Kudos to teacher and excellent video

Editor: Kudos to sixth-grade teacher Ms. Chew for educating future citizens that America was founded as a republic, not a democracy, and the consequences from the different types of government. The U.S. Constitution, Article 4, Section 4, states: “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government …”.

The “raised eyebrows” are expected after a century of compulsory government educational monopoly indoctrinating children that America is a “democracy.” The video content was excellent regardless of the “ultraconservative” source. Just a surface reading of the life and ideas of John Birch (www.jbs.org) would reveal him as an admirable American hero.

James Atherton Gold Beach

Nothing wrong with classroom video

Editor: Raised eyebrows! For what?

For criticizing a sixth grade teacher for doing her job — teaching?

For showing an unbiased description of the different forms of government and how citizens are treated?

Gordon Clay was quoted in the Pilot (Nov. 20) as saying, “The video said that democracy is wrong.”

Yes, it is wrong for the United States.

Our constitution was written for a republic, not a democracy.

A republic is rule by law, not by mass majority.

I looked at the video in question and could see nothing wrong with educating young people about the different forms of government and why the

United States is a republic.

“If you can keep it.” — A famous quote by Benjamin Franklin.

If the four concerned people knew their history and why we are living under a constitution for the republic for which it stands, the school board wouldn’t have been asked if the video was appropriate to show youngsters. Also, nowhere in the video I reviewed on www.neok12.com does it advertise or say the John Birch Society produced and distributed it to the website.

Our laws are what have made our country great, not mass majority. We should all view that video to understand just why our country is great.

Our present society is constantly being eroded by those who want power and oppose the Constitution of the United States.

Dale Coleman Harbor

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Bischoff, Don Dougherty, Judi and Jerry Babb, Gaylene Henderson, Dave and Joan Marino, Brenda Fields, Joy Middlebrook, John McDonough, Sylvia Brics, Curtis and Suzanne Williams, Denny Doyle, Judy Shafer, Phyllis Gard, Kelly Sterling, and the most important persons — our great fans — and the Harlem Ambassadors.

Please watch for our next fund raising activity in the next year and support us as much as you are able.

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Editor: I would like to thank everyone involved with the Harlem Ambassador’s Basketball Show that was held on Friday night, Nov. 12.

The show was hilarious, and our Habitat Hammers put on a great show! Although they didn’t win, they put up a good fight (I think the deck was stacked, however!).

We owe all of those listed below a huge thank you for their support! We couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Dave Mahan, Coach, Kahi Kaaua, Asst. Coach, Geoff Bowman, Referee, Ashley Juarez, clock/scoreboard, Michaela George, singer, and players: Kevin Bane, Charlie Blozinski, Matthew Curl, Lupe Florez, Chris Hart, Dustin Gribble, Sean Port, Randy and Steve Scruggs, Suzanna Stoike, Stephanie Webb and Derek Webb, sponsors: Curry Health Network, Smith River Lucky 7 Casino, Coos Curry Electric Cooperative, Inc., Fred Meyer Store, Coast Auto Center, Inc., Cal-Ore Life Flight, Holmes Sea Cove Bed & Breakfast Inn, Commissioner Bill Waddle, Umpqua Bank, Randy Scruggs,

Public Forum treated have expanded to an area 40 to 50 times as large as the Brookings infested area.

Our goal is to prevent spread beyond the current 162square-mile quarantine area by continuing our program of early detection, eradication, host-removal in areas of probable disease spread, monitoring and research. We will continue this as long as we have funding and good cooperation, but we still face challenges. Brookings area weather is very conducive to disease spread, and delays in completing treatments allow the pathogen to spread during rainy periods. Funding is good now, thanks to an ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) grant, but future funding is uncertain.

We haven’t completely eradicated Phytophthora ramorum from our forests, but we’ve slowed it down and this has

economic value. The size of the quarantine area hasn’t changed in three years. This alone has benefitted the nursery and forest industries that fear the economic impacts of an expanded quarantine area.

The potential ecological damage of the disease is troubling. If the tan oaks all die, what will be lost with them, and what will replace them?

Where and when will the dead trees fall? Will we have increased sedimentation in streams? Will the deer and elk have enough food to sustain them with the loss of acorns?

What other plant species might we lose that make southern Oregon unique?

Large areas of dead trees would not only create an extreme fire hazard but would drastically change the character of the forest environment as we know it today.

We’re protecting more than the forests of southwest Oregon. Pest-risk models show that the pathogen could spread throughout western Oregon and elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Eastern U.S. hardwood forests are at high risk for sudden oak death, as are many parts of Europe.

We must continue this sometimes messy and inconvenient program to contain the disease, but we cannot be successful without the cooperation of the community. The willingness of landowners to help us locate dead trees and complete treatments on their property is critical, and it’s one reason we have had some success.

Compliance with the quarantine rules and regulations is equally important. Continued funding is essential. We must continue this effort — we have too much to lose if we don’t.

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Stacy Savona Sudden Oak Death program manager Oregon Department of Forestry Brookings As you may have read in the Curry Coastal Pilot, the Oregon Board of Forestry recently met in Brookings and toured areas affected by Sudden Oak Death (SOD), the tree disease caused by the non-native pathogen Phytophthora ramorum. SOD is a relatively new disease to Oregon. Since its discovery in the Brookings area in 2001, forest managers in the public and private sectors have been working together to locate infected trees, eradicate the pathogen from infested sites, and slow the spread of the disease.

Cutting and burning infected and nearby trees may seem crude but it is the best disease management tool available to us. There is nothing we can spray to kill the pathogen or prevent trees from becoming infected. Cutting and burning infected trees, many of them still green, destroys the pathogen and reduces the potential for spread of air-borne spores. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work as planned. Inconsistent funding often has delayed treatment and allowed the disease to spread before we can destroy it.

For the most part, the treatment is effective at eliminating disease from the site. When we sampled soil and vegetation on 230 infested sites that were cut and burned between 2001 and 2009, we found that the pathogen was present in vegetation on only 10 percent of sites, and in soil on approximately 40 percent of sites. We were unable to find that pathogen at all on more than 50 percent of treated sites.

This level of success greatly reduced the rate of disease spread across the forest. Similar infested areas in northern California that have not been

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Looking for a perfect game

Bowling team looks for a 300 in their goal to reach state.

By Jef Hatch Pilot staff writer The Brookings-Harbor High School bowling team is off to a quick start this season, finishing second at the first tournament of the year to last year’s championship team Roseburg.

The BHHS bowling team is made up of three parts: varsity boys, varsity girls and JV boys. Each group has their own coach: Randy Scruggs, varsity boys; Steven Scruggs, JV boys; and Donna Knauss, varsity girls.

“Our goal this year is to qualify for state,” Head Coach Randy Scruggs said. “We’ve had quality players before, but we haven’t performed when needed. Making the playoffs is a huge thing.”

The boys’ varsity is led by three seniors, Javin Fleshman, Cody Stumpenhaus, and Dillon Schofield.

Fleshman has bowled the last three seasons while Stumpenhaus and Schofield are four-year veterans of the varsity program.

Schofield started out on

the JV team his freshman year, but within one tournament had taken over a spot on the varsity squad.

Laithan Knauss, Chase Davis, George Kreger, and Dylan Habiger fill out the rest of the team.

Habiger was an offensive lineman for the BHHS football team and bowls in order to stay active during the off season.

“I get to meet people,” Habiger said. “Everyone is diverse when you go to the meets.”

The girls varsity squad is very young with four juniors, one sophomore, and three freshmen. Six of the girls have never bowled before, according to girls Head Coach Donna Knauss.

Troi Bartreau, Michelle DeLorenzo, Kim Dornbusch, Krissy Justason, BreAnna Sumner, River McCullough, Emily Fleshman and Sam Hage make up the girls squad for now.

“We really would like to have some more girls come out for the team,” Knauss said. “If we can get enough

JEF HATCH

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Bruin seniors Dillon Schofield, left, and Javin Fleshman sit down to a quick meal of bowling pins. They are two of three seniors who plan to lead the Bruins to the state tournament this year. to field a JV team that would be great.”

All of the bowling team’s tournaments fall on Sundays this season: Boys’ Schedule

•Dec. 5, Caveman Bowl, Grants Pass.

•Dec. 19, Showtime Family Lanes, Grants Pass.

•Jan. 9, Calcutta Tournament, Lava Lanes, Medford.

•Jan. 23, Ten Pin Down,

Roseburg.

•Jan. 30, Lava Lanes, Medford.

•Feb. 13, League Districts, location TBA. •Feb. 25-27, State championships, Lava Lanes, Medford.

•March 12-13, All Stars, Prineville.

Girls’ Schedule

•Dec. 5, Ten Pin Down, Roseburg.

•Dec. 19, Showtime Family Lanes, Grants Pass.

•Jan. 23, Caveman Bowl, Grants Pass.

•Jan. 30, Lava Lanes, Medford.

•Feb. 13, League Districts, location TBA. •Feb. 25-27, State championships, Lava Lanes, Medford.

•March 12-13, All Stars, Prineville.

The Pilot/Jef Hatch

Members of the BHHS varsity bowling team include: George Kreger, left, Chase Davis, Dylan Habiger, Javin Fleshman, Dillon Schofield and Laithan Knauss. Cody Stumpenhaus is not pictured.

Azalea girls basketball demolishing opponents

By Jef Hatch Pilot staff writer The Azalea Middle School seventh and eighth grade girls basketball teams have dominated their season to date.

The seventh graders have averaged 51 points per game and limited their opponents to an average of 16. Their high score was 65 against Redwood Middle School who only scored seven points in a game earlier this season.

The seventh grade defense is stifling to opponents with players averaging steals and blocks at the same rate their

opponents are averaging points.

The undefeated seventhgraders make up for a lack of true height by being fast and pressuring their opponents into giving up the ball on unnecessary turnovers.

The eighth grade team runs a tight offensive ship and while they are 7-1 on the season, their games have been much closer in score.

They have averaged nearly 52 points over the last five games while only allowing their opponents 24 points.

The Bruins played host to the Wildcats of Smith River last night and limited their

opponents to only 10 points in both the seventh and eighth grade games.

Seventh grade Azalea 59, Smith River 10 08 Azalea Smith River 02

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Eighth Grade Azalea 50, Smith River 10 07 Azalea Smith River 00

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Left: Bruin seventh grader Drew Farmer cuts to the basket for two points during the seventh grade 41-25 victory over Coquille, Saturday.

Right: Bruin eighth grader Courtney Kay puts up a shot during the eighth grade 50-10 victory over Smith River Tuesday.

The Pilot/Jef Hatch

The Pilot/Jef Hatch

Bowling News Dan Stinnett had a 712 series in the Thursday Mixed League to lead the men this week. In the same league Rex Stevens had a 268 game for high game.

Margie Smith in the Wednesday Mixed League had a 570 series to lead the women. Ashley Kerr had a 223 game in the Thursday Mixed League for high game.

Azalea League — Team 1 (11-5), Innfield Restaurant

and Crackers tied with (8-8).

Eunice Greene (506) series, 189; Karen Kerr (464) 176.

Men's Trio League — Bigger Balls (13-3), Kerr Ace Hardware (12-4), All Star Liquor (11-5). Steven Sanders (649) 267, 201; Jeff Gerlach (600) 212, 202; Jeremiah Quackenbush 233; Gary Kerr 203; Tim Rettke 201; Bill Schaefer 206; Scott Sanders 216.

Wednesday Mixed League

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— Brookside Florist (13-3), KLB Enterprises (11-5), Shoulda - Coulda (10-6).

Men — Mike Cornelius (613) 225; John Reber (475) 178.

Women — Margie Smith (570) 215, 209; Linda Johnson (501).

Senior League — Team 2 (12-4), Lucky Strikes (10 1/25 1/2), Beauties & Beasts (106).

Men — Herman Hunt

(500) 232; AJ Perry (500); Mel Echelberger 194.

Women — Lambert Bush (494) 207; Eunice Greene (491); Sally Spargur 202.

Thursday Mixed League — Gut -ER- Done (12-4), Floors -n- More, Dresen Design, Misfits tied with (11-5), DJR Matties (10-6).

Men — Dan Stinnett (712) 211, 257, 244; Rex Stevens 268; Randy Scruggs (657) 258, 218; Jeff Konrad 216;

Mal Wilson 211; Jeff Gerlach (639) 234, 202, 203; Sam McAlmond 214; Dennis Mason 214; Ray Franklin 201; Steven Scruggs 210, 213; Rick Spargur 210; Jeff Letendre 204; Shaun Barbic 212; Adam Taylor 205; Joe Larson 210; Rich Flinn 209, 201; Bill Schaefer (625) 207, 201, 217.

Women — Marla LaVelle (496); Elvira Stinnett (489) 200; Ashley Kerr 223.

Thanksgiving! The only time of year when gluttony is an acceptable sin. I love it!

I’m thankful to have friends who are hosting Thanksgiving dinner. I’m glad they have a home large enough for every over-stuffed human to lounge after the bountiful feast.

I’m thankful to have friends.

Good friends are a rare commodity and I’m lucky enough to have entire families of friends.

I’m thankful to be having a child four days after the holiday.

I’m glad that he isn’t coming four days before Thanksgiving.

I’m thankful for in-laws who have chosen to sacrifice 18 months of their lives, miss seeing their 26th grandchild born and spend time in Germany to serve God’s children.

I’m thankful for a country where I can celebrate any holiday I want to. Where I can go to church or not, depending on my predilection for all things religious. A country where I can write any old thing I like and only be fired if my editor doesn’t like it I’m grateful for the men and women of the armed services who sacrifice to protect our great country. Who strive to offer the same freedoms to the poor, huddled masses of countries where ideas are suppressed, people are oppressed and living conditions are grand for only those with the guns.

I may not always agree with the orders given by leadership, but I always support the troops.

I’m grateful for a wife who keeps me going. Who is willing to bear my children. Who is willing to put up with my shenanigans without throwing me out of the house.

I’m grateful for three wonderful children who help me see the wonder in every day.

Who keep the joy in the family and who always ask why. May they never lose their inquisitiveness.

I’m thankful to be doing a job that I love rather than sludging through the drudgery of a job I hate.

I’m thankful, lastly, for readers and respondents without whom my columns would be meaningless. ~~~ I sent out a request last week for the things my readers are thankful for and favorite Thanksgiving memories. I got a number of responses from you all and thought I’d share a little.

Cuddy White shared his experience of Thanksgiving immediately following the cessation of hostilities after World War II. He was on his ship in Washington, grateful to have survived the war, but still mourning the loss of three close friends.

Mary Jean James was thankful for the love of friends as she works through the trial of having a fire in their garage.

She was grateful for the workmen who came out and got things repaired as quickly as possible so she wouldn’t lose her food storage.

James was also grateful to be able to celebrate Thanksgiving alive. If the fire had started later, they would have been in bed and may not have woken in time to only lose the items in the garage.

The Moore family is grateful to have an active-duty Navy son home for the holidays for the first time in five years.

They are also grateful, “because we live under freedom in this magnificent country of ours.”

Karin Gutierrez shared her memory of a Thanksgiving spent in Eugene with family playing football and spending time together.

I’m thankful for all of the responses I got to the column, and I’m grateful to be alive. ~~~ If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are? — T.S. Elliot

Curry Coastal Pilot, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010-Page 7A

Cold: Road crews ready to respond Continued from Page 1A

Many of the children stared at the unfamiliar white flakes, while others stuck out their tongues to catch the fat flakes.

The snow didn’t stick, but came down heavily at times.

Some residents in higher elevations had several inches of snow. A white blanket of snow was visible on the Harbor Hills.

The brief snowstorm was part of a cold weather system passing through the area. The arctic cold front is expected to bring frigid temperatures to the South Coast.

“We’re still expecting very cold air to arrive in Brookings Tuesday night,” National Weather Service meteorologist Megan Woodhead said Tuesday.

The cold weather is widespread, with snow levels dropping to sea level for most of the coastal Pacific Northwest.

Coastal cities north of Brookings reported heavy snow.

Schools in Coos Bay will be closed today due to concerns about snow and ice.

Roads and highways, including Highways 101 and 199, are expected to be clear, but ice may remain in shaded areas.

Cold, clear weather is forecast Wednesday and early Thursday for the West Coast, from San Francisco to Seattle, with low temperatures near freezing and highs in the 40s and low 50s.

By 9 p.m. Tuesday night the temperature was 36 degrees at the Curry Coastal Pilot weather station in downtown Brookings.

Temperatures were forecast to fall to the low 20s early this morning, and cold weather will

stay around through Thanksgiving, with lows in the upper 20s Thursday morning.

A new record low is possible.

The record low temperature for Nov. 24 is 34 degrees, set in 1952.

A freezing fog is forecast to blanket the area, forming coats of ice on exposed surfaces.

Ice may form in areas where the ground is still wet from a series of storms that dropped 3.62 inches of rain on the Brookings area in the last week.

High temperatures today and Wednesday are expected to remain in the high 30s or low 40s.

Thanksgiving Day should be dry, but a new wet weather system will move in Thursday night and stick around through Saturday, she said.

Curry County road crews are ready for just about anything, Roadmaster Dan Crumley said

Monday.

Crews are ready to apply deicer and sand to areas known for icy conditions, Crumley said.

Brookings Police Lt. Donny Dotson doesn’t expect too much trouble in town, but with temperatures in the 20s, slippery conditions may be a problem.

“Drive carefully,” Dotson said. “Slow down.”

When conditions are slick and icy, use speeds that are “safe and prudent” for conditions, which may be considerably slower than the speed limit, he said.

City street lights can hide ice on the streets, he said. The sparkle of ice on an unlit country road is often visible to drivers because of their headlights, but the streetlights change the effect and make ice more difficult to detect.

“Drive as if there could be ice,” Dotson said.

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Proposed marine reserves posted online

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has posted for public review the maps and descriptions of proposed marine reserves and protected areas on its marine reserves website: www.oregonocean.info/marinereserves.

ODFW received the final marine reserve recommendations from three local community teams that considered proposed reserves at Cape Perpetua near Florence, Cascade Head near Lincoln City and Cape Falcon near Manzanita.

According to Cristen Don, ODFW marine scientist, the recommendations for the Cape Perpetua and Cascade Head reserves were made with the strong support of the local community teams. Each is a compromise proposal that includes a marine reserve and less restrictive protected areas.

The community team considering the Cape Falcon site was unable to agree upon a compromise and narrowly adopted the original marine reserve proposal forwarded for further evaluation to the team by the Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC), Don added.

ODFW will consult with scientists on the Science and Technical Advisory Committee before taking their recommendations to OPAC in December for additional review. The agency will make its final recommendations to the governor and state legislature in time for the next legislative session.

Public comment on the proposed marine reserves will be accepted throughout this process and should be submitted through the Oregon Marine Reserves website at: www.oregonoceans.info/marin

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Non-injury vehicle accident, 9:51 a.m.: 15700 block of Highway 101.

Identity theft, 10:05 a.m.: 900 block of Parkview Drive.

Injury traffic accident, 10:56 a.m.: Near Gold Beach Lumber.

Suspicious conditions, 11:40 a.m.: 800 block of Paradise Lane.

Criminal trespass, 1:01 p.m.: 1100 block of Chetco Avenue.

Suspicious conditions, 4:05 p.m.: 7100 block of Vista Ridge Drive.

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Gregory Lee Costa, 36, of Brookings, for unlawful possession of methamphetamine; bail set at $25,000.

Jacob Eugene Sellmer, 21, of Red Valley, Calif., for unlawful possession of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school.

Cameron Ray Forthman, 23, of Eugene, for a Lane County warrant; bail set at $20,000.

Saturday, Nov. 20

John Everett Van Kampen, 32, of Gold Beach, for probation violation; no bail.

Cody Joe Jones, 20, of Gold Beach, for unlawful possession of methamphetamine; bail set at $25,000.

Sunday, Nov. 21

Cameron Thompson Bell, 27, of Brookings, for probation violation; no bail.

Yevgen Martynenko, 29, of Lebanon, for driving under the influence of intoxicants; bail set at $10,000.

Monday, Nov. 22

Ralph Birdsell, 50, of Harbor, for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle; bail set at $25,000.

Francis Hills, 51, of Brookings, for driving under the influence of intoxicants and probation violation; no bail.

Douglas Howeth, 42, of Gold Beach, was relodged for menacing, criminal mischief and harassment convictions; no bail.

Rudy Edward Lopez, 22, of Brookings, for reckless endangering and reckless driving; booked and released.

Susan Michelle Linker, 40, of Stanfield, for driving under the influence of intoxicants; booked and released.

Vernon James Wimmer, 51, of Gold Beach, for livestock at large and criminal mistreatment; booked and released.

Robert Shanks, 35, of Bandon, for aiding in a wildlife violation; booked and released.

James D. O’ Donoghue, 28, of Bandon, for a wildlife offense; booked and released.

Cassandra Neeley-Yazzolino, 20, of Fortuna, Calif., for unlawful possession of an inhalant; booked and released.

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Harassment, 5:32 p.m.: 500 block of Fir Street.

Possession of drugs, 9:02 p.m.: Chetco and Fern avenues.

Saturday, Nov. 20

Non-injury vehicle accident, 5:57 a.m.: Highway 101 and Deer Park Drive.

Harassment, 5:41 p.m.: 7100 block of Vista Ridge Drive.

Alarm, 7:20 p.m.: 700 block of Spruce Street.

Harassment, 8:07 p.m.: 400 block of Oak Street.

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10:12 p.m.: 700 block of Spruce Street.

DWS, 10:32 p.m.: Fir Street.

Fight, 10:41 p.m.: 17300 block of Canyon Drive.

Fire, 10:57 p.m.: Brookings Fire Department responded to the 98300 block of Thomas Lane.

Suspicious conditions, 11 p.m.: 300 block of Fifth street.

Possession of drugs, 11:09 p.m.: Chetco Avenue and Heather Lane.

Suspicious conditions, 11:41 p.m.: 700 block of Chetco Avenue.

Sunday, Nov. 21

Fight, 9:33 a.m.: 900 block

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Fight, 12:46 p.m.: 900 block of Hidden Court.

Safety/traffic hazard, 8:35 p.m.: 97900 block of West Benham Lane.

Water problem, 9:05 p.m.: Marina Heights.

Suspicious conditions, 9:56 p.m.: KidTown at Azalea Park.

Monday, 1:48 a.m.: Highway 101 north of Fifth Street.

Injury traffic accident 12:51 p.m.: 1200 block of Chetco Avenue.

Water problem, 6:32 p.m.: Spruce and Oak streets.

Alarm, 10:16 p.m.: 1100 block of Chetco Avenue.

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Hazard, 1:35 a.m.: 29500 block of Ellensburg Avenue.

Theft, 9:42 a.m.: Ellensburg Avenue.

Stalking complaint, 10:18 a.m.: 29600 block of Shorepine Lane.

Mail theft, 10:34 a.m.: 94600 block of Grange Road.

Harassment, 2:36 p.m.: 200 block of 16th Street.

Found property, 2:50 p.m.: East side of Highway 101 near milepost 326.

DUII, 3:03 p.m.: A 44-yearold person was arrested near the U.S. Coast Guard Station.

Suspicious conditions, 3:11 p.m.: Port of Brookings Harbor.

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Criminal mischief, 7:15 a.m.: Cedar Bend Golf Course.

Hit and run, 10:23 a.m.: 16200 block of Lower Harbor Road.

Suspicious vehicle, 11:47 a.m.: 29600 block of Ellensburg Avenue.

Criminal mischief, 12:24 p.m.: 300 block of Fifth Street.

Probation violation, 2:41 p.m.: A 54-year-old man was arrested on Carson Lane.

Burglary in progress, 3:55 p.m.: 32800 block of Nesika Road.

Criminal mischief, 5:20 p.m.: 97900 block of Lively Lane.

Hazard, 7 p.m.: 28600 block Hunter Creek Loop.

Found property, 1:28 a.m.: Highway 101 near milepost 309.

Fraud, 9:17 a.m.: 16100

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Thursday, Nov. 18

Non-injury vehicle accident, 6:25 p.m.: 29700 block of Ellensburg Avenue.

Hazard, 6:57 p.m.: Highway 101 north of Port Orford.

DUII, 9:02 p.m.: A 54-yearold man was arrested near old mill site on the Rogue River.

Friday, Nov. 19

Non-injury vehicle accident, 7:26 a.m.: Highway 101 near milepost 294.

Accident, 9:09 a.m.: North Bank Rogue River Road.

Tree down, 1:45 p.m.: Highway 101 near milepost 341.

Injury vehicle accident, 2:40 p.m.: Highway 101 near Elk Hill.

Non-injury vehicle accident, 3:30 p.m.: Highway 101 at Denmark.

Lost property, 3:36 p.m.: Highway 101 near Pistol River.

Criminal trespass, 3:49 p.m.: 29300 block of Melody Lane.

Probation violation, 3:53 p.m.: 17600 block of Rainbow Rock Road.

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Structure fire, 1:43 a.m.: Port Orford Fire Department responded to the 41100 block of Highway 101.

Hazard, 8:39 a.m.: Highway 101 north of Humbug Mountain.

Vehicle-pedestrian accident, 11:57 a.m.: near 29600 block of Ellensburg Avenue.

Suspicious vehicles, 8:15 p.m.: Winchuck River Bridge.

Hazard, 8:39 p.m.: Shopping Center Avenue and Lower Harbor Road.

Controlled substance, 9:36 p.m.: A 20-year-old man was arrested at the Port of Gold Beach.

Non-injury vehicle accident, 1:02 a.m.: Top of Cape Ferrelo Road.

Criminal trespass, 2:30 p.m.: 94700 block of South Bank Pistol River Road.

Theft, 4:48 p.m.: 42500 block of Arizona Street.

Fight, 6:42 p.m.: 28200 block of Hunter Creek Road Repossessed vehicle, 8:24 p.m.: 94200 block of 10th Street.

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GRANTS PASS (AP) — Search and rescue officials in Southern Oregon are reminding travelers that a remote mountain road that connects Gold Beach to Interstate 5 is definitely not a shortcut to the coast in winter.

The Josephine County Sheriff’s office reported a Texas couple were rescued last week after their car got stuck in snow on Bear Camp Road.

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Her extended family has been farming cranberries in Bandon since 1937, and she always wanted to get into the business herself.

She and her husband started from scratch in 1996, she said, when they purchased the 40 acres in Bandon and built their own bog.

The name Bouncing Berry Farms comes from the industry standard that requires marketable cranberries to float.

It took a while for the cranberry farm to get going — new bogs typically take three to four years to start producing annually, she said.

Her daughters, Payton and Brinkley, were born on the farm and now help with the harvest.

The family moved to Del Norte County for job reasons,

Winters-Webb said, to supplement the farm. “We’re blessed to be able to do what we’ve done,� she said.

The family is trying to be environmentally friendly.

The bog is tiered so that gravity helps feed water from one level to the next, she said.

Other cranberry farms have to pump water into the bogs, she said.

Birds have been housed on the farm to eat pests, and the family manually does the weeding.

The recession has been hard on the cranberry industry. After the economy crashed, the price of cranberries fell and some growers went under, Winters-Webb said.

They met the crisis by selling their home and working longer hours. “We saved our farm,� she said.

They sell cranberries by the barrel to a co-op and to Ocean Spray — a longtime buyer of her family’s crop.

Cranberries have powerful health benefits and are one of the few fruits native to North America, she said.

Bandon’s temperate climate allows for a longer ripening season, she said, which produces that deep red color and a naturally sweeter taste.

This makes Bandon “the Napa Valley of cranberries,�

Winters-Webb said.

She continues to work on developing her “bog-fresh� products, as it says on the label, while the cranberries hibernate for the winter.

After the harvest in October, they go dormant and then start waking up in February, Winters-Webb said, while the family begins working toward the next harvest.

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She and her family have their own cranberry bog in Bandon, about two hours north of their Gasquet home, and they eat the small red berry in everything, she said.

After learning her daughter Payton, 10, was alergic to food containing gluten, a protein found in grain, and casein, a protein found in dairy products, Winters-Webb starting doing research. “I was trying to figure out what to feed her,� she said.

The idea for her cranberryapple product was born when Winters-Webb failed to find a gluten- and casein-free dessert for a birthday party.

Last summer, inspired by Americans’ history of being creative and entrepreneurial during times of economic hardship, she decided to mass-produce her creation. “I’m passionate about healthy foods,� Winters-Webb said.

Each 32-ounce jar has 300 cranberries and four apples, agave syrup, brown sugar, organic vanilla and spices, she said.

She tested the fruit filling at Bandon’s Cranberry Festival in September, and it was such a hit she rented a kitchen in Portland and completed an initial production run of 800 jars.

They’ve almost sold out, and she’s planning to make more.

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Brookings teen facing negligent homicide in fatal car accident Rigel appeared in Curry County Juvenile Court on Monday with h e r a t t o r n e y, C h r i s Keusink.

Keusink told Judge Cynthia Beaman that he had only recently received some information on the case and requested a continuance until early January.

The juvenile department said it was ready to proceed.

“We were waiting on information to come back, and we received that information,” Juvenile Director Kenneth Dukek told the judge.

After impact, the Ford continued off the highway and hit a tree.

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EUGENE (AP) — Do you have the baseball bat Kiefer Sutherland used to smash mailboxes in 1986’s “Stand by Me”?

How about the Oregon track singlet Billy Crudup wore when he portrayed Steve Prefontaine in 1998’s “Without Limits?”

Some of the golf balls Tim Matheson (“Otter”) and Peter Riegert (“Boon”) whacked near Hayward Field in 1978’s “Animal House”? Or — this would be a good one — the menu Jack Nicholson held in his hands during filming of the “diner scene” at the Interstate 5 Denny’s in 1970’s “Five Easy Pieces”?

It’s not likely anyone in Lane County has any of those things, but if you have something, anything, related to local movie lore, Katherine Wilson wants to hear about it.

“We have a vision — and we’re looking for support,” said Wilson, a Leaburg screenwriter and longtime location scout and casting director for such locally made films as comedy classic “Animal House,” which starred the late comedian John Belushi; 1975 Academy Awardwinner “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” filmed in Salem; and director Rob Reiner’s coming-of-age film, “Stand

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“We see movies as a wonderful way for people from out of the area to learn about us,” Trendler said. Every summer, tourists stop by Travel Lane County and want to know where certain movies were shot, she said. The most common question?

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by Me’?” Trendler said.

The film starred Sutherland and the late River Phoenix and was based on Stephen King’s novella, “The Body.” It is the story of four young boys in the last days of summer as they search for the missing body of another young boy believed to have been struck and killed by a train. A huge cult hit in Japan, the film is especially popular with Japanese tourists to Lane County, Trendler said.

Wilson’s idea for the museum is to not only include screening local films there, but to have it be an interactive museum and production facility to train workers in the film industry. She foresees University of Oregon film students working and volunteering there, and said she already has a commitment from a UO film professor to participate. Wilson said she not only wants to build a legacy to local film lore but also help the community bring in tourism dollars.

“I believe if you build it, they will come,” Wilson said, using a popular line from another movie, “Field of Dreams,” which was not filmed in Oregon.

“If anybody can do it, Katherine can,” said local actress and real estate agent Maida Belove, who met Wilson in 1977 when she was cast in “Animal House” as an extra.

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When Wilson, 59, heard the space was open, she couldn’t believe it. After all, it was the same office space — fashioned out of an old garage next to Euphoria Chocolate — that she used in the 1970s when her casting company, Oregon Film Factory, was housed there. The same space where she cast extras in “Animal House.”

What could be more perfect?

She signed a letter of intent Thursday with Eugene commercial real estate broker Evans, Elder & Brown. But Wilson needs money, to the tune of about $270,000, to pull off her dream. That’s the budget a grant writer came up with that includes everything from marketing to toilet paper, Wilson said. She has an investor, a Texas attorney who runs a limited liability company called Mockingbird Films, who has agreed to be her “master leaser” and cover the $3,000 monthly rent and utilities cost, Wilson said.

And she has the support of Travel Lane County, the Governor’s Office of Film & Television in Portland and, of all people, former Lane County commissioner and good friend Jerry Rust.

“A lot of people don’t realize how many fabulous movies have been made here — including Buster Keaton, The General’ himself,” Rust said, referring to the 1927 legendary silent film shot in and around Cottage Grove.

“I think it’s viable,” said Rust, who knows the space at 1712 Willamette St. well, having run his first campaign for county commissioner out of there in 1976.

Wilson plans to apply for as many grants as possible to get the museum up and running.

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“We’re here for the fishermen,” he said. “Our lifeboats are fully prepared, and the best boat drivers in the Coast Guard are stationed here.”

It’s hard to tell how many boats will fish from Brookings over the next few weeks.

The Coast Guard completed about a dozen voluntary safety spot checks on Brookings crab boats, Harrison said.

Some Brookings boats are still fishing in other places, he said. If the season is good in the Brookings area, more boats will arrive.

With the tons of fishing equipment laying out at the port, visitors are asked to leave nets and other fishing gear alone.

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Elsewhere in Oregon Revenue forecast: Budget in black, first time in 2 years SALEM (AP) — State economists say the revenue forecast for Oregon is finally showing a modest gain after nearly two years of declines.

The quarterly forecast for state revenue now projects the two-year budget cycle will end with $62 million left over.

But the extra money reflects $1 billion in cuts enacted earlier this year.

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But he warns there’s still a 25 percent chance of falling back into a recession.

Formerly homeless Medford teen wins scholarship

MEDFORD (AP) — A 17-year-old Medford girl who was homeless last year has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Children’s Defense Fund for overcoming adversity.

The Mail Tribune reported that Dakota Garza, a senior honor student at North Medford High School, is the first Medford recipient of the national Beat the Odds scholarship.

The scholarship is given to high school seniors who have overcome tremendous adversity to achieve academic excellence, demonstrate leadership and want to attend college.

Officials said Garza’s father’s died when she was a toddler. She was homeless with her mother before declaring herself legally emancipated, and getting a job and an apartment with the help of the Community Works program in Medford.

Community Works President Dan Murphy called Garza a “remarkable young woman.”

Earthquake reported 143 miles west of Bandon

BANDON (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a 4.6 magnitude earthquake occurred Sunday 143 miles off the Oregon Coast.

The earthquake was west of Bandon about 5 miles under the sea floor and too far away to be of any consequence on the land. It happened at 3:46 p.m.

Alcoholic energy drinks banned in Oregon

PORTLAND (AP) — The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has banned the sale of alcoholic energy drinks in the state.

The ban will be effective until May 18. In the meantime, the OLCC will discuss permanent rules on alcoholic energy drinks.

The commission voted 4-1 for the ban during a special session on Saturday.

The commission says it based its decision in part on a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration declaration that the drinks cannot stay on the market in their current form.

Some officials have warned that caffeine and other stimulants lacing the beverages encourage binge drinking by preventing consumers from realizing how drunk they might be.

The ban includes the brands Four Loko and alcoholic energy drinks from Portland-based Charge Beverages Corp.

Insurer won’t cover damage from city pipe bursting

BEND (AP) — An insurance company that represents most cities in Oregon has refused to cover the claims of Bend residents whose houses were damaged when a city water line burst.

The Bend Bulletin reports that the force of the pipe bursting was enough to rip shingles from one man’s roof and launch chunks of asphalt into his garage.

The insurance company, CityCounty Insurance Service, says the city is not liable for the Oct. 28 incident because there was no evidence of city negligence in maintaining the pipe.

City officials in Bend have said they will work with residents to fix the damage or help pay for it.

Sludge gives farmers’ fields a boost CORVALLIS (AP) — A growing number of farmers in Linn County are giving their fields a boost with sludge.

Farmers get the sludge from wastewater plants in Linn and Benton counties and spread the biosolids over fields to enhance the soil.

The number of farmers involved isn’t huge, but it’s more than double what it was when the program began over 15 years ago.

“We use it for crops,” said John Marble, who has a grazing operation south of Crawfordsville. “It’s an important part of our process.”

Marble told the GazetteTimes he uses biosolids on about 40 acres.

“It’s not like chemical fertilizers,” Marble said. “The biosolids bring the organic content of the soil up and in-

‘The biosolids bring the organic content of the soil up and increase the soil’s ability to hold water.’

— John Marble crease the soil’s ability to hold water. It allows us to extend our growing season farther into the summer.”

Albany and Corvallis wastewater facilities provide the material and spread it with application vehicles.

The operation shuts down during the rainy season to avoid run-off.

Distribution varies by crop but trucks generally spread about 120 pounds per acre on 3 or 4 acres a day.

Mark Mellbye, Oregon State University extension agent for Linn County said

biosolids are used for grass seed, grazing and grain crops, and that much work has gone into making them safe.

The program is regulated by the Department of Environmental Quality. Biosolid permits require pollutants be limited and controlled.

Standards are set to prevent spreading germs and limiting organisms that carry disease.

“Most heavy metals are filtered out,” Mellbye said.

Herb Hoffer, environmental services manager for the

city of Albany, said the program is a good deal for the city and for farmers.

“They get free fertilizer that helps their crops and we have a way to deposit our biosolids,” he said.

Albany spends about $32,000 to distribute to farms. Hoffer said the cost is low compared to hauling it to a landfill.

Seven growers are in the Albany program. Five are active. On average three farms take part each summer.

In Corvallis, the numbers are similar, said Dan Hanthorn, who heads the wastewater program. Demand is growing.

Agricultural research on biosolids is ongoing. Sullivan conducts research at Hyslop Farm and is looking into using biosolids for compost in urban landscapes.

Trooper accused of stealing $6,000 from state PENDLETON (AP) — A former Oregon state trooper is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the state.

The Baker County district attorney’s Office says 16-year

Oregon State Police veteran Anthony Andrew Atkins was arrested Monday on charges of theft and official misconduct.

Authorities say Atkins falsified his time sheets since

January 2010 and made $5,000 for time he didn’t work. He’s also accused of using a state-issued gasoline card to fill up his personal vehicle over a three-year period at a cost of $1,000.

Atkins resigned Oct. 31 amid the internal probe of his conduct.

The 40-year-old officer did not have a listed phone number. He’s scheduled to be arraigned Dec. 7.

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SALEM (AP) — It took a warning shot to stop a fight between a pair of death row inmates at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.

The Oregon Department of Corrections said the inmates were in a recreation yard when they began fighting about 8 a.m. Friday.

Officials say they refused to stop until a corrections officer fired the warning shot from a tower that overlooks the yard.

Both inmates suffered non-life-threatening injuries and received medical treatment. Oregon State Police are investigating the incident.

The Department of Corrections website lists 33 inmates on death row in Oregon.

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A moment of snow at Pistol River Beach Tuesday morning’s cold winter storm leaves a momentary dusting of snow and hail on Pistol River Beach, located between Brookings and Gold Beach.

Temperatures are expected to remain cold through Thursday, but will rise with the arrival of a warmer storm on Friday.

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