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The future of the Coos Bay Public Library is now in the hands of the voters. With a unanimous vote last week, the Coos Bay City Council agreed to ask voters to support a $20 million bond to build a new library at John Topits Park. If approved, the bond will add 45 cents per $1,000 of assessed value to property tax bills for the first four years, with an addition-

al 50 cents being added after for the fourth year. At the same time, the additional tax bill will be added, a bond issue that paid for construction of the new fire department will be paid off, limiting the impact on taxpayers. Mayor Joe Bennetti was unable to attend the meeting last week, but he sent a message in favor of the bond. “He fully supports putting this before the voters and asking for their decision to either fund or

not fund the construction of the needed new library,” City Manager Rodger Craddock said. The council members voiced strong support for the new library, which would also include a new 9-1-1 dispatch center for the police department, which was also fully supported by staff. “For me, it’s not if, but when,” Councilor Lucinda DiNovo said. “When there is the big earthquake, the fact we have 9-1-1 dispatch with the library makes a lot of sense. I think libraries

are community gathering places, and we can bring people together there. I’m fully supportive of this bond.” DiNovo said the library is vital to Coos Bay, pointing out 300,000 visitors a year come to the library. “We’re only talking about 97 cents per thousand,” DiNovo said. “This is a library where if we don’t fix it, it will close. I know it’s a big expense, but it’s so vital and so important to this community. This library is so

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incredibly vital to this community and combining the 9-1-1 dispatch to it makes that much more sense” Councilor Stephanie Kilmer said she is happy with the plans and hopes it will receive voter support. “I think it takes our park to the next level,” Kilmer said. “Seeing what they doing, the plans and how that can expand the programs at the library and what it

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For the second year in a row, local Girl Scouts are teaming up with Wish of a Lifetime from AARP, an organization dedicated to celebrating older adults’ stories and forging intergenerational connections, for their Cupid Crew 2022 campaign. The campaign is a volunteer-driven effort to safely create heartfelt cards for older adults who are socially isolated. Building on last year’s momentum, Wish of a Lifetime hopes to send nearly a quarter million cards through the Cupid Crew campaign. On February 12, Amanda Moore, service unit manger 62 and troop leader 30490 invited local girls to participate in the Cupid Crew National Service Project. The Coos Bay area Girl Scouts made a total of 92 valentines and decided to split them up between two different senior centers. Photos by Kari Sholter/The World

Oregon Supreme Court upholds decision to keep Nick Kristof from running for governor JULIA SHUMWAY AND ALEX BAUMHARDT Oregon Capital Chronicle

Kristof didn’t prove he lived in Oregon by November 2019, court said Secretary of State Shemia Fagan was right to keep former New York Times columnist Nick Kristof off the ballot for governor, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

In a 33-page unanimous opinion, the court affirmed Fagan’s early January decision that Kristof hadn’t lived in Oregon long enough to run for governor. The Oregon Constitution requires candidates for governor to live in the state for three years prior to their election. That meant Kristof needed to establish residency by November 2019. He voted in New York in November 2020 and didn’t register to vote in Oregon until a month later, which convinced Fagan and nonpartisan staff in the Secretary of State’s Elections Division that

he didn’t meet the constitutional requirement. Kristof has maintained that he has been a resident of Oregon since childhood, and that maintaining a home in New York didn’t mean he gave up Oregon residency. He pointed to the property he owns in Oregon and the family farm he manages as further proof that he has lived in the state. “We recognize that [Kristof] has longstanding ties to Oregon, that he owns substantial property and operates a farm here, and that the secretary did not question his current Oregon residen-

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cy,” the justices wrote. “Moreover, he has thought deeply and written extensively about the challenges faced by those living in rural areas of Oregon – and the rest of the country. But that is not the issue here.” In making his case to both state election officials and the Supreme Court, Kristof largely relied on legal arguments about Oregon history and the meaning of the word “resident.” He didn’t provide documents, such as tax returns, that could prove his presence in Oregon to Please see KRISTOF, Page A2

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There are some big changes in store for how information related to COVID-19 is spread in Coos County. Coos Health and Wellness, which has been the primary source of local information such as daily cases, hospitalizations and deaths, announced last week that it would be changing its mission due to the ever-changing world of COVID. Basically, rather than having the county’s health agency continue to remind people to take precautions, Dr. Eric Gleason said it is time for individuals to take personal responsibility. “Starting in March, the public health department is going to be shifting from a lead role to a community support role,” a press release signed by Public Health Director Anthony Arton read. “Most of us have either had the virus or have had the vaccine that helps protect against the most severe impacts of COVID, we all know the basic safety protocols and the risk. Therefore, it is time for YOU to take the lead with your life and your family. We will continue to post information and spread awareness. We will continue to assist high risk facilities so we can continue our mission of protecting the most vulnerable. COVID is here to stay, and it will continue to mutate and disrupt our lives, but the hope is our immune systems have encountered the virus/vaccine enough to reduce the severe impacts and more treatments are coming in the near future to assist those that do experience severe symptoms.” Gleason, who serves as assistant director, said after two years of COVID, Coos Health and Wellness is ready to move on to something else. “All of us are extremely tired, extremely stressed, extremely burned out at this point,” Gleason said. “I don’t think we can let our guard down. It’s not over for us by any stretch.” As of Thursday, Coos Health and Wellness reported 10,289 total cases since the pandemic began. There are 570 active cases, 12 people in the hospital and 138 people have died after contracting the Please see COVID LEAD, Page A2

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election officials, and he repeatedly ignored requests from the Oregon Capital Chronicle for those documents. The justices called out the lack of documentation in their opinion, referring to Kristof as a “relator” for legal purposes. “Given the objective evidence in the record of relator’s continued presence in and related connections to New York in 2019 and 2020, and the limited detail on key components of his ongoing connections to Oregon, the secretary was not compelled to find that, as of November 2019, relator had reestablished his residence in Oregon and intended that Oregon, not New York, be the state in which he would reside indefinitely or, ultimately, to conclude that relator had changed his domicile to Oregon,” they wrote. The Supreme Court gave Kristof until Tuesday, Feb. 22, to request a reconsideration by the justices, but he

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said during a somber news conference Thursday that he won’t seek that. “This is the end of the road for my campaign,” Kristof said. “I will not challenge the court. I have great respect for the Oregon Supreme Court, and so I will find other ways to try to do what I can to about the issues that I care about.” It was a markedly different approach than he took after Fagan disqualified him, when Kristof decried her decision as an act by a “failing political establishment” threatened by his early success as an outsider. In her own news conference on Thursday, Fagan said Kristof’s comments about political motivations crossed a line. Election workers in her office and around the country have faced harassment and threats for decisions they made, she said, though she’s unaware of any incidents directly connected to Kristof’s comments. “Increasing harassment and attacks on election workers often begin with empty allegations, saying that something was biased

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or corrupt,” she said. “And so we’re asking people to be careful.” The court declined to consider Kristof’s arguments that residency requirements violate the U.S. Constitution, saying that question is too complicated to decide in the kind of court case Kristof brought. “That does not mean that the courthouse doors are closed to consideration of this claim, just that it is not suited to the extraordinary legal remedy of mandamus,” the opinion said. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, whose office represented Fagan, welcomed the ruling. “The Oregon SC today upheld the @OregonSOS decision to disqualify candidate Nick Kristof from the ballot because he does not meet the 3-year residency requirement,” Rosenblum tweeted. “I appreciate the court’s extraordinary efforts to resolve this dispute quickly & give guidance for future candidates.”

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virus. That includes two new deaths reported in the last week. Gleason said it is clear Coos County has peaked in the Omincron variant and cases are declining. But he said the risk of COVID is not isappearing even as Oregon plans to lift some of the restrictions that have been in place. “With the mask mandates being pulled, the numbers will rise,” Gleason said. “When we take away preventative

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Nick Kristof speaks Thursday at his campaign headquarters in downtown Portland. He said the Oregon Supreme Court’s decision is “the end of the road” for now. (Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle) measures, we’re still going to have spikes, we’re still going to have numbers. We’re going to have classroom spread, especially if they remove mask mandates. It will probably happen pretty quickly.” With the emphasis moving to indiviuals, COVID Lead Becky Fairhurst, urged the community to remember the steps that have been encouraged for the last two years. “You know what to do,” she said. “Everybody knows what should happen.” Coos Health and Wellness reminds people of the seven steps to remain safe during the pandemic.

1. Get vaccinated and keep up to date with your boosters. Even if new variants arise, this will help keep your immune system ready to fight and prevent severe illness. 2. Keep at-home tests ready in your cabinet, but regardless be mindful about not going to work if you do not feel well. 3. For employers, consider moving workers to remote work if/when possible. Re-evaluate PTO/Sick leave policies that reduce risk of workers feeling obligated to come to work. 4. If you were recently positive with COVID, please wear a mask around others five days after re-

covery as a precaution. 5. Continue to educate yourself on the most up to date information. Follow Coos Health & Wellness for new guidance and all other information we share to prevent disease and injuries. 6. Understand your risk and use precautions moving forward. Wear a mask when you feel the need to, continue to wash your hands, and stay away from others when they are not feeling well. 7. Eat healthy, get exercise and manage your stress, not just to fight COVID, but to keep yourself healthy enough to live a long life.

downtown. An exhaustive search was done. I think it will be a great thing for our community, not just Empire, but our entire community.” Councilor Carmen Matthews echoed many of the same sentiments. “I think if the community will follow us on the path we’ve been on about the siting and the location in the park and what we’re trying to achieve, I think you will find some excite-

ment about the future of the library and Empire as well,” he said. “If anyone wants to wander around the library site, I would be happy to do so. I think it’s really going to be an exciting addition to our community.” Councilor Rob Miles also said he supports the bond issue, pointing out the library had more than 5,000 people use its services in January. “It’s no secret I support this,” Miles said. “It’s

more than a library. It’s a community building that does a lot of things. I think it’s a real asset to our community and I do not want to be the council that sees the library close. I fully support this. All this does is send this out to the voters. The voters will decide whether the library is built.” After the council vote, the bond issue will be placed before voters in the May election.

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Legal Notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS PROBATE DEPARTMENT In the Matter of the Estate of WANDA MAE JENSEN, Deceased No. 22PB00947 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ANDY D. JOHNSON filed a Petition for Probate of Testate Estate and Appointment of Personal Representative in the estate of WANDA MAE JENSEN. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned, STEPHEN H. MILLER, PO BOX 5, REEDSPORT, OR 97467, within four months of the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, or the attorney, STEPHEN H. MILLER. Date of first publication: 8th day of February, 2022. Stephen H. Miller, OSB No. 691189 Published: February 8, February 15 & February 22, 2022 The World (ID:335546) -----------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of the Estate of: CAROL KAY HENDERSON, Deceased. Case No. 22PB01177 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Michelle K. Gallino has been appointed Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the Personal Representative at 165 S. 5th Street, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, within four (4) months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative, Karen L. Costello. Dated and first published on February 22, 2022. /s/ Karen L. Costello Karen L. Costello, OSB #085391 Attorney for Personal Representative PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Michelle K. Gallino 165 S. 5th Street, Suite A Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 267-7086 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Karen L. Costello, OSB #085391 Costello Law Office, PC 895 Commercial Avenue P.O. Box 600 Coos Bay, OR 97420 Telephone: (541) 808-0284 Email: kcostello@kcostellolaw.com Published: February 22, March 1 and March 8, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:336274) -----------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OREGON FOR COOS COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of SUSIE MAENAKA OI, Deceased Case No. 21PB08905 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Sachiko VanEaton has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the claim, with proper documentation, within four months after the date of first publication of this Notice, as stated below, to the Personal Representative at the office of GOULD LAW FIRM, P.C., 243 W. Commercial, PO Box 29, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420, or the claim may be barred. All Persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, 250 N. Baxter Street, Coquille, Oregon 97423, the Personal Representative or the attorney for the Personal Representative. Dated and first published: February 8, 2022 Sachiko VanEaton Personal Representative 53360 Kessler Creek Road Myrtle Point, OR 97458 (541) 572-1100 Published: February 8, February 15, and February 22, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:335587)

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-----------------------------------------PAID LEGAL NOTICE Agency: USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service Meeting: Coos and Curry County Local Work Group Meeting Date: Wednesday March the 2nd Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Location: Zoom Contact: For More Information, contact: Katie Woodruff District Conservationist (541) 8248091 katlyn.woodruff@usda.gov Cheyanne Rico Soil Conservationist (541) 8248093 cheyanne.rico@usda.gov Purpose: NRCS is holding a local work group meeting to gather input from farmers, ranchers, state and federal agencies, agriculture and conservation organizations regarding natural resource conservation priorities and opportunities to invest collaboratively in Coos and Curry County. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ wps/portal/- nrcs/detailfull/ or/people/partners/?cid=nrcseprd1300223 The USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender. A request for accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made 48 hours before the meeting. Please contact (Katie Woodruff at 541824-8091) for arrangements. Published: February 8, February 11, February 15, February 18, February 22, February 25 and March 1, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:334625) -----------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of the Estate of SHIRLEY HOPE RICHARDS Deceased. Case No. 22PB01114 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Leslie D. Richards has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the personal representative, c/o Daniel M. Hinrichs, Attorney at Law, 590 Commercial, Coos Bay, OR 97420, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court- Probate Department, 250 N. Baxter, Coquille, OR 97423, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative, Daniel M. Hinrichs, Attorney at Law, 590 Commercial, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420. Dated and first published February 22, 2022. Published: February 22, March 1 and March 8, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:336295)

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-----------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of the Estate of: THOMAS KENNETH EASLEY, Deceased. Case No. 22PB01075 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Michelle K. Gallino has been appointed Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the Personal Representative at 165 S. 5th Street, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, within four (4) months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative, Karen L. Costello. Dated and first published on February 22, 2022. /s/ Karen L. Costello Karen L. Costello, OSB #085391 Attorney for Personal Representative PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Michelle K. Gallino 165 S. 5th Street, Suite A Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 267-7086 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Karen L. Costello, OSB #085391 Costello Law Office, PC 895 Commercial Avenue P.O. Box 600 Coos Bay, OR 97420 Telephone: (541) 808-0284 Email: kcostello@kcostellolaw.com Published: February 22, March 1 and March 8, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:336270) -----------------------------------------NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE On March14th, 2022, at the hour of 10:00am at the front door of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, 250 N. Baxter St; Coquille, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 565 N 10th St., Coos Bay, OR 97420. The court case number is 19CV34851, where NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY is plaintiff, and UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF LILL L. SMITH, BEN CARSON solely in his capacity as SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CHASE BANK USA; EGP INVESTMENTS, LLC; WESTERN MERCANTILE AGENCY, INC.; and ANY AND ALL PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 565 N 10TH ST., COOS BAY, OR 97420, is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: http://oregonsheriffssales.org/ Published: February 8, February 15, February 22 and March 1, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:335566)

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City of North Bend $220,872 Coos County 38,573 Port of Coos Bay 21,833 Coos Library 25,999 4H 3,163 Coos County Airport 8,563 South Coast ESD 15,815 N. Bend School District 148,684 Southwestern College 25,073 Coos County Bonds 8,640 Total Division of Taxes $517,215 Published: February 15 and February 22, 2022 The World & ONPA (ID:335960)

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Community Calendar of Events

What: Where the Rivers Meet the Sea: Coos Bay Estuary Webinar Series

When: First session 5:30 p.m., February 24 Where: Virtual. Register at: bit.ly/cbestuaryseries You Should Know: Community groups Rogue Climate, Coast Range Forest Watch, Coos Bay Surfriders and Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition are hosting the “Where the Rivers Meet the Sea: Coos Bay Estuary Webinar Series” to dive into all that makes the Coos Bay Estuary incredible and a unique environment. The six-part webinar series will showcase how the Coos Bay Estuary is a hub for recreation, conservation, economic development and a key part of the solution to climate change. The series will take place on the fourth Thursday of each month from February to July. The first webinar, the

“Coos Bay Estuary 101,” will explore the expansive areas of the watershed and geography that create the resourceful Coos Bay Estuary. What: Healing Hands exhibit

When: Opens February 19 Where: Coos History Museum You Should Know: A new exhibit, Healing Hands, will open at the museum. The exhibit is located in the mezzanine gallery on the second floor of the museum and will be open through the end of the year. Healing Hands will explore the history of medicine in Coos County. The exhibit will feature a large sampling of the various establishments, people, tools and continuing indigenous traditional medicinal practices that contributed to the health of Southern Oregon Coast communities since the 1800s.

What: Food and Literature distribution drive When: 3-5 p.m. February 26

Where: Mingus Park You Should Know: The Movement for People’s Democracy will host the event, giving away food and literature to those in need. People are asked to take what they need and leave what they can. Things needed include canned food with pull tops, water bottles, granola bars, dried fruit and disposable masks. What: Sawdust Theatre auditions When: 2 p.m., February 27 and 6:30 p.m., February 28 Where: Sawdust Theatre, Coquille You Should Know: After being closed for two years, the Sawdust Theatre is coming back. The show will be the same one that was scheduled for 2020.

The “Lost Mine on Budd Creek” or “Mirror, Mirror on the Wall.” They are planning to have the first show June 3. Additionally, they need volunteers to help off-stage, so please come by at any of the auditions and they can get you started. What: Friday Game Day When: 2-4 p.m. Fridays in February Where: Coos Bay Public Library You Should Know: Teens 12-18 are invited to dropin to play board games at the Coos Bay Public Library. The program will utilize the Coos Bay Public Library’s collection of board games. The Coos Bay Library has a collection of over 200 board games for the community to checkout. The collection caters to a wide range of interests and age levels and features traditional board games and cooperative games.

What: Star paper circuits

When: Began February 7 Where: Hosted by Coos Bay Public Library You Should Know: kids age 8 and up can pick up a light up star kit at the Coos Bay Public Library which they can make at home using paper circuits. Paper circuits allow kids the opportunity to explore basic electricity and engineering concepts by using special maker tape and LED lights. The kits, which were designed by Brown Dog Gadgets, are part of the Coos Bay Library’s efforts to provide STEM programming throughout the community. Each kit contains a pattern for a star, 2 LED lights, a cell battery and maker tape for the project. What: Winter Reading Challenge When: Through March 1 Where: Hosted by Coos Bay Public Library You Should Know: Start

the new year off right with a Winter Reading Challenge at the Coos Bay Public Library. Beginning January 1 and continuing through March 1, the all-ages program challenges participants to read, get outside and explore what the Coos Bay Public Library offers. Prizes include a Pottery Company gift certificate, an insulated library bag filled with literary swag, several Lego sets and more. What: COVID vaccine clinic When: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. daily Where: Pony Village Mall You Should Know: The Oregon Health Authority is sponsoring the ongoing clinic which will have all three approved vaccines available. Anyone age 5 and over is eligible to be vaccinated. Those who have been vaccinated and it has been six months since their second dose are eligible for a booster shot.

New map and report expose growing dangers along whale ‘superhighways’ across the globe

By Michelle Klampe Guest Article

A comprehensive new map and report tracking whale migrations around the globe highlights where they go in the high seas and the cumulative impacts the animals face from industrial fishing, ship strikes, pollution, habitat loss and climate change. “Protecting Blue Corridors” was developed through collaborative analysis of 30 years of scientific data contributed by more than 50 research groups, with leading marine scientists from Oregon State University, the University of California, Santa Cruz,

the University of Southampton and others. The report, released today by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in advance of World Whale Day on Feb. 20, provides a visualization of the satellite tracks of 845 migratory whales worldwide. The report also outlines how whales are encountering multiple and growing threats in their critical ocean habitats – areas where they feed, mate, give birth and nurse their young – and along their migration superhighways, or blue corridors. “Contributing years of data from Oregon State’s satellite tracking stud-

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Letters to the Editor CDC changes

This council is a joke. City Administrator Milliron was investigated due to a grievance filed by a city employee. He chose to spend his own money on a lawyer. The council just voted to give him $12,000 to reimburse the expenses he willfully incurred. The only thing that the council has made clear to us is that they feel that Mr. Milliron was wrongfully accused of whatever he was being accused of. Okay, fine, then the members of the council that feel that way can pay his legal fees out of their own pockets. Leave me and my wallet out of it. Think about this for a second. If the city charges you with a crime or violation, and you choose to hire a lawyer, they will absolutely not reimburse you for the expenses. They will simply say “hey, citizen, you chose to hire the lawyer, the costs are you on.” But, hey, when one of their own wants a lawyer, suddenly no expense is out of the question.

Citizens that voted for this council, and our clueless, empty suit of a mayor should be ashamed of themselves. I will be voting an emphatic “NO” on the upcoming bond, and any other request for more of my money. Frank Jines North Bend

Targeting the homeless

It seems to me that police officers are unfairly targeting those who live on the street in their personal property. Enforcing parking codes does not result in a significant, if any, increase in public safety. And, as a court recently ruled – at least in regard to utilizing chalk marks on tires – it is illegal and a violation of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of this Great Nation. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Taylor v. City of Saginaw recently determined that the chalking of car tires in order

to enforce parking regulations constitutes a violation of the law as an illegal search. Now, I used to do parking enforcement in Portland – chalking isn’t the only way to track how long a vehicle has been parked in one area. A LPR (license plate reader) system may also be used. Yet by the logic of the court, wouldn’t this kind of system also fall under the classification of an illegal, unwarranted search? Searches on homes in regard to municipal codes may be conducted without a warrant if they

meet reasonable regulatory or administrative standards, but the court stated that this isn’t a free-for-all for civil officers. Homeowners are given a chance for pre-compliance review, while vehicle owners often do not have that same luxury. Therefore, exceptions to the rule do not apply and vehicles cannot be searched without warrant. There is simply no reason to force people who don’t have a home to constantly be on the move. Nor is there any reason to add insult to injury with unnec-

essary fines, which likely won’t be paid anyway. And finally, it is ridiculous to impound someone’s shelter. It is a waste of resources and time, in my humble opinion, to pursue such ventures when funds could be redirected and better spent finding real solutions. David Ross North Bend

Guest Columns

Inconvenient Truths and Convenient Lies By Bjorn Lomborg InsideSources.com

The online world has become a free speech battleground. Controversially, tech platforms have sided with illiberal regimes to censor posts while flagging “misinformation” in free countries. We all share a legitimate interest in avoiding outright falsehoods, but much censorship today—whether at the behest of dictators, or in the name of eradicating “misinformation,” ultimately is about restricting discourse into a narrow corridor of what is politically acceptable. That makes it harder to identify smart policies. That is especially important for important issues like climate change. Global warming is real and man-made. However, social media giants—Facebook in particular—are going far beyond censoring people for denying its existence. Facebook monitors what people say about climate change in 100 countries and uses third-party fact-checkers to flag misinformation for flagging or removal. y opHere’s something Facebook’s censors deemed unaccepte,” said able: I wrote a comment using the latest peer-reviewed rea whale search from the medical journal Lancet on deaths caused by niversity the heat and cold. The paper is the first to show that globally, ta Cruz, every year, half a million people die because temperatures as an as- are too hot, while 4.5 million people die because it is too at OSU’s cold. In other words, 9-times more people die from the cold Institute. than the heat. om I ran afoul of Facebook’s fact-checkers for making the ripoint that over the past 20 years, as temperatures have yond increased, which we would expect from global warmevidence ing, higher temperatures have increased heat deaths and role decreased cold deaths. I calculated the net effect in terms of tainsaved lives every year, and was flagged for “misinformaand the tion”. with To avoid social media censorship of this article, I bing the zarrely have to cite one of the study’s lead authors instead arbon of putting it in my own words. As that author stated, during ees. The 2000-2019 “Earth’s temperature increased by 0.26 of a netary e value whale million, than current of great

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degree Centigrade per decade. That reduced cold-related deaths by 0.51 percent and increased heat-related mortality by 0.21 percent, which led to a reduction in net mortality due to hot and cold temperatures.“ It’s worth considering why this is deemed “misinformation.” Clearly, it cannot be climate change denial to highlight the effects of increasing temperatures. It rather seems that the facts are muzzled because they don’t fit into approved talking points endorsed by activists, in which climate change is framed as an overwhelming, always worsening crisis everywhere, with no exceptions. By labeling this evidence ‘misinformation’, Facebook suppresses crucial information that could help us identify the best policies to reduce future heat and cold deaths while reining in global warming effectively–which surely should be the goal. Another example of censorship occurred when I wrote on electric vehicles. A recent Nature article reaffirms that electric cars emit less CO₂ than conventional cars. Unfortunately, large batteries also make electric cars much heavier, and heavier cars are more likely to kill the occupants of other vehicles in traffic accidents. The Nature article weighed the benefit from less CO₂ against more accident deaths. For countries with very green energy, like Norway and Canada, they found that the climate benefits outweigh accident costs, but not in less-green countries like Germany, the U.S., Japan, China, and India. This is an interesting study. I was flagged by Facebook when I noted the authors had curiously measured CO₂ benefits at $150 per ton —higher than almost any country prices any (let alone all) emissions. For comparison, the current average global price is $2 per ton. At any realistic price — or even at the still sky-high price of $100 — the study would show traffic death costs outweigh climate benefits everywhere. How this point is “misinformation” is extremely difficult to fathom. The inevitable conclusion is that it did not fit an acceptable narrative to reveal that even if the entire world

had 100% clean energy, electric vehicle climate benefits would be outweighed by additional traffic deaths. Disturbingly, Facebook’s vice president has admitted fact-checkers are not necessarily objective, and the company even acknowledged recently in a lawsuit that fact-check tags are “opinion,” not factual assertions. That certainly fits my own experience. Yet some activists want even more censorship. Researchers have received praise for inventing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool to enable social media platforms to delete climate change “misinformation” in real-time. Absurdly, the AI tool has such a narrow view of acceptability that many mainstream scientific findings would be deleted. Tellingly, all this censorship does very little against the enormous amount of claims in the opposite direction: activists can claim climate change effects are far worse than they really are, with little or no censorship. In other words: inconvenient facts get blocked, but convenient mistruths and exaggerations thrive. This is disturbing above all because it will make it harder to identify good policies. The Bank of America has found current global policies to achieve net-zero emissions will cost the world $5 trillion every year for the next three decades — more than all nations and households spend on education every year. Consistently silencing inconvenient truths leaves us all less well-informed and risks us walking blindly into spending a fortune without allowing for sorely-needed perspective. ABOUT THE WRITER Bjorn Lomborg is president of the Copenhagen Consensus and a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. His new book is “False Alarm — How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet.” He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

India’s COVID-19 Miracle Should Inspire Hesitant Americans To Get Vaccinated

By Priyam Gandhi-Mody InsideSources.com

The anti-vax movement gets its steam from millions of people who reject a scientific antidote to COVID-19, choosing to put themselves on the wrong side of the eulogy. As the pandemic brought many nations to their knees, the timely development of effective vaccines was nothing short of a miracle. However, the vaccine miracle was only available to a privileged few who belong to the developed world, blessed with resources to pre-order and purchase millions of doses for the sake of public health. Most nations in the developing world couldn’t even dream of accessing a vaccine for years after it was available to the United States. They still can’t, even for the most vulnerable—healthcare workers on the frontline. My home country of India is part of this developing world. Indians were able to access the Hepatitis B vaccine—available to Americans in 1982—30 years later, in 2002. The polio vaccine, which the United States began to use in 1955, became available to Indians in 1978. That’s right: 22 years later. Even when those vaccines did become accessible India, lacked the funds needed to buy them in large quantities and run a mega-vaccine campaign to jab its population in short order. Enter COVID-19. India was on a strong growth trajectory when the pandemic emerged, but Prime Minister Narendra

Modi was forced to fully lock down his country. Months later, India simply couldn’t afford to keep its businesses shut any longer. Knowing a credible vaccine was the only way out of the pandemic, Modi risk-funded multiple vaccine candidates in early 2020. With time, it became clear that Pfizer, Moderna, and other foreign manufacturers would be unable to provide nearly enough doses to India. The only way that over 1.3 billion Indians could receive the vaccine in time was for Indian vaccine manufacturers to be empowered with funds and regulatory approvals, on top of access to the raw materials and technology required to ramp up production. Modi did just that. In a matter of months, India produced two home-grown vaccines: The Serum Institute of India’s Covishield (in partnership with AstraZeneca) and Covaxin, fully developed in India. Fast forward to 2022, and more than 75 percent Indian adults are fully vaccinated. Not only that, but over 90 percent of Indian adults have received their first dose of the vaccine, putting the country well ahead of the United States, despite America’s head start and other built-in advantages as a developed nation. I bring up the Indian case study not just out of love for my home country, but also as a blueprint for the U.S. government. It is absolute lunacy that so many Americans are choosing to ignore the science, making it incumbent upon President Joe Biden and

other public officials to make vaccination the first, second, and third priority. Vaccine hesitancy is a ticking bomb, and the federal government can do more to stop the clock. Public education can go further, and President Biden himself should do more to explain the science. There is no anti-vax “movement” in India. The Indian government went with a firm-handed response to vaccine resistance from the start and continually relied on public information campaigns to make people aware of the vaccines’ credibility. The prime minister’s picture on the vaccine certificate added a layer of legitimacy, quashing rumors arising in rural parts of the country. As one of India’s most recognizable figures, Modi has maintained a channel of direct communication through national addresses, promoting pro-vaccine policies and explaining the scientific logic behind them. Modi doesn’t just talk; he explains, using empirical evidence to provide updates on the COVID-19 situation in real-time. And

it’s working. India is past the peak of the Omicron wave, with hospitalizations and deaths on the decline. A high vaccine uptake is painting a much rosier picture in 2022 than last year when the Delta wave battered a less-vaccinated population. America’s government should take note. More can be done to promote vaccination and get the world back to “normal.” So do it. Educate people, using the facts. Don’t play politics. Don’t peer pressure others. Just speak the truth, back it up, and trust the science. ABOUT THE WRITER Priyam Gandhi-Mody is an author and political strategist. In her forthcoming book, titled “A Nation to Protect,” she analyzes India’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can follow her on Twitter @PriyamGM. She wrote this for InsideSources.com.

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and attended school in the North Bend School system. Vern entered the U.S. Navy and discharged after completing his first tour. Vern grew up in Cooston, Oregon, living behind the Cooston Store. This is where after his time in the Navy he met the love of his life, Carol Hancock, whose parents owned the store. Carol was a single mother two young boys Mike, 3 years old and Larry, 6 months old. Vern and Carol always said that he fell in love

Vernon “Vern” was born to Corine and Vernon Olson Sr in Marshfield Oregon at the McAuley Hospital

with the boys first and then Carol. Vern and Carol were married in the Lutheran Church on Willanch Road in Cooston. With an instant family Vern re-enlisted in the U.S. Navy. The family was increased with the birth of Kristine in 1969. During the time in the Navy the family lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, San Pedro, California, Yokohama, Japan and San Diego, California. Upon leaving the Navy the family returned to

the North Bend area, and Vern went to work for Sause Bros Ocean Towing as a Tugboat Engineer, later become a Chief Engineer. After leaving Sause Bros Vern worked for several tugboat companies on the west coast, and a Joint Venture Fishing Processor ship. When Vern returned to land, he worked various jobs and made many friends. Vern was known for his generosity and dry sense of humor. He and Carol took in many people to live at their

house, adults and friends of their children alike. The house was always the hub of teenager activity. Vern loved to be outdoors hunting, fishing, camping, and just driving in the woods, and hanging out in the local water hole with his friends. He enjoyed being with family and friends including: his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Vern was preceded in death by his father, Vernon SR.; mother, Corky; brother, Oscar;

sister, Jairus; grandson, Christopher; and the love of his life, Carol, who passed away 15 months prior to his passing. Vern is survived by his sons, Mike and his wife, Traci, Larry and his wife, Kim; and his daughter Kris and her wife, Dene’; 9 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. The family will be having a memorial service in the spring/ summer for Vern and Carol.

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DEAR ABBY By Abigail Van Buren BEST FRIEND FEELS UNEASY AS WEDDING BELLS APPROACH DEAR ABBY: My best friend, “Sophie,” just became engaged to her longtime boyfriend, “Brian.” I want to be happy for her, but he doesn’t deserve her. She knows it, but she won’t leave. My problem is, I may very well be asked to be maid of honor at her wedding, and I dread the idea of having to write a speech about their relationship. How do I write a speech when I have nothing good to say about it? I know Sophie will expect something heartfelt since she’s my close friend. I get anxious just thinking about it. Please give me some advice. -- RELUCTANT FRIEND IN INDIANA DEAR RELUCTANT FRIEND: When you write your speech, start by saying how long you and Sophie have been friends and how close the two of you are. Share a couple of anecdotes about what a caring, loyal, fun friend Sophie is, and state how lucky “Brian” is to be marrying her. Then toast the happy couple, wish them a lifetime of happiness together (even if you feel it won’t turn out that way) and “drop the mic.” You do not have to sing Brian’s praises if you feel he doesn’t deserve it. That privilege should belong to the best man. DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have friends -- a married couple -- we socialize with every few weeks. “Charles” is kindhearted, pleasant and enjoyable, always with a good balance between speaking and listening during conversations. His wife, “Claire,” on the other hand, isn’t interested in hearing about our lives. When we try to initiate a conversation, Claire cuts us off and switches the subject to a nonrelated, self-centered topic. She also interrupts Charles while he’s talking.

She goes on and on describing at length the minutiae of her activities and, worse, the lives of her friends (who we don’t know or have any interest in). We no longer enjoy her company, but we hate to lose the connection with Charles. Any suggestions? -- BORED IN MISSOURI DEAR BORED: It may be time for you and Charles to see each other without wives in tow -- for lunch or a sporting event. That way you will be off the hook having to tolerate Claire, and your wife won’t have to put up with her because she can socialize with friends whose company she enjoys. I don’t have a crystal ball, but I have a strong hunch you and your wife won’t be the first to do this. DEAR ABBY: I met a very nice guy while I was at a bar. Because I was slightly drunk, he drove me home. We exchanged numbers and, since then, we have been out once. I’m pretty sure we will be going out again. The problem is I have no idea what his name is! We didn’t exchange social media contacts. I feel awkward asking his name now. Any suggestions? -UNKNOWN IN THE WEST DEAR UNKNOWN: Yes. The next time he gets in touch, ask him for the correct SPELLING of his first and last names “to enter into your contact list.” It may manage to get you off the hook without embarrassing yourself, unless his name is John Smith. --------------------------------------------------Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Marshfield boys earn share of Sky-Em title Marshfield’s boys basketball team came up big in the regularseason finale, beating host Junction City 50-35 to earn a share of the Sky-Em League title and snap the Tigers’ 15-game win streak. The teams share the league title and will not play a tiebreaker. Both are in position to host home games in the Class 4A playoffs, with Junction City at No. 2 and Marshfield at No. 3 in the power rankings behind top-ranked Cascade. Junction City won the first meeting of the teams by one point in Coos Bay, but Marshfield took control of Friday’s game in the second quarter and never let the Tigers regain momentum.

“It was a great effort all around,” Marshfield coach Casey McCord said. “The boys were focused and executed on both ends of the floor.” He praised the defense of Monty Swinson, calling it “amazing.” McCord added that Pierce Davidson “really anchored us in the middle defensively and kept a great rebounder off the boards.” Maddux Mateski also had a big game inside for the Pirates. “Offensively, our guys all took advantage of their opportunities,” McCord said. Mason Ainsworth led the Pirates with 15 points and Dom Montiel added 13 and Mateski nine. As a team, the Pirates hit

seven of eight free throws in the fourth to preserve the big advantage. Court McCabe hit five 3-pointers for a team-best 15 points for Junction City. After relatively close home wins against Marist Catholic (by three points) and Cottage Grove (by four) to start the second round of league play, the Pirates now have three convincing wins in a row, building momentum for the big games leading up to what Marshfield hopes will be a spot in the state tournament the school will jointly host with North Bend next month after Forest Grove backed out as host site for this year only. “We were able to get a win against a quality opponent on

their home floor,” McCord said. “The coaching staff is really proud of our kids’ effort.”

GIRLS JUNCTION CITY 47, MARSHFIELD 25: The Tigers clinched an unbeaten Sky-Em League season with a home win over the Pirates on Friday. Marshfield finished third in the league standings at 6-4 and will be in the Class 4A play-in round, learning its foe following the final night of games around the state Tuesday. If Marshfield can win its play-in game, the Pirates will be in the playoffs with a chance to advance to the state tournament. CRATER 62, NORTH BEND 23: The Bulldogs

struggled to get good shots, especially in the first half, and fell to the Comets at home on Friday. Trinity Barker and Kylee Lambert led North Bend with seven points each and Adrianna Frank added six, but North Bend managed just seven total points in the second half after trailing 29-16 at the break. “We played tough in the first half, but just couldn’t score in the second,” North Bend coach Mike Forrester said. “Their pressure really hurt us.” North Bend fell to 5-9 in Midwestern League play. The Bulldogs finish the season week a games at Thurston on Tuesday and a game at home against topranked Willamette on March 1.

Bandon girls take top seed for Sunset REEDSPORT — Bandon will have a home game for a trip to the Class 2A girls state tournament after the Tigers beat Coquille on Saturday night for the Sunset Conference’s top seed to the playoffs. After the teams split their two games during the league season, they played a tiebreaker contest at Reedsport and Bandon used a huge third quarter to pull away for a 4431 victory over the Red Devils. “We played well, especially in the second half,” Bandon coach Jordan Sammons said. The Tigers were up 19-18 at halftime, but outscored Coquille 18-7 in the third quarter to take control. Olivia Thompson had 12 points, Makenna Vierck 10 and Katelyn Senn nine for the Tigers, who finished fourth in the final power rankings for Class 2A. They will host Western Christian at 5 p.m. on Saturday for a spot in the state tournament at Pendleton. Coquille is off to Lakeview for its playoff game Saturday, with tip time set for 2 p.m. The Honkers beat Bandon in the final of the Bandon Dunes Holiday Invitational and have just two losses — to the top-ranked team in Class 1A (Crane) and the No. 4 team in Class 3A (Burns). The Red Devils got seven points each from Hailey Combie, Trinidy Blanton and Holli Vigue in Saturday’s loss to Bandon. Taylor Kelner hit a pair of 3-pointers for six points. Coquille could have kept the game closer if it would have shot well at the line, but finished just 7-for-14. Bandon, on the other hand, made 10 of 12 free throws. The Red Devils enter the playoffs with 13 wins in their last 15 games, both losses coming to Bandon. Coquille’s only other losses were to North Douglas, ranked No.2 in Class 1A, and Central Linn, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A. Bandon’s only losses are to Class 4A Marshfield, Lakeview and Coquille. Western Christian placed fourth in the tough Tri-River Conference, which includes topranked Salem Academy. “It’s going to be a good game,” Sammons said. “They’re solid (and from) a super tough league.” The winner of the Bandon-Western Christian game faces either Enterprise or Gervais, the runner-up in the Tri-River Conference, in the quarterfinals at Pendleton. The winner of the Coquille-Lakeview game plays either Bonanza or Central Linn in the quarterfinals.

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BANDON — Bandon beat Gold Beach twice in three days to earn a share of the Sunset Conference title with the Panthers and then take the top seed for the league playoffs, but when the stakes were highest, Gold Beach prevailed. The Panthers beat the host Tigers 33-31 on Friday in the Sunset Conference playoffs, earning the league’s top seed to the Class 2A playoffs and a home game. Gold Beach will host Kennedy this Friday at 5:30 p.m. for a spot in the state tournament at Pendleton. Bandon will be at Heppner, the champion of the Blue Mountain Conference, with tipoff scheduled for 6 p.m. Gold Beach star Gianni Altman said Friday’s win was a big one. “It means the world for our community,” Altman said, adding that the Panthers haven’t hosted a boys playoff game in his lifetime. “Being 8-2 at home helps a lot with that.” The Tigers entered Friday’s game with a perfect record at home, but weren’t able to replicate the elements that earned them a 56-53 overtime win over the Panthers in the regular-season finale or 54-41 win over Gold Beach on Monday that had earned them the top seed to the league playoffs. The biggest difference Friday was how much Bandon struggled shooting the ball — both from the field and at the foul line. “When you only score 31 points, you are not going to win a lot of basketball games,” Bandon coach Vince Quattrocchi said. “Give Gold Beach credit — they hit shots and we didn’t.” The Panthers packed the key to try to stop Bandon’s Cooper

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Bandon’s Hunter Angove passes the ball to a teammate for a basket inside during Friday’s game against Gold Beach. Lang, who had 14 points in both the previous wins. “They made it difficult for Cooper to get the ball,” Quattrocchi said of the Panthers often triple-teaming Lang inside. “They packed it in and made us shoot from outside.” And when Bandon did that, the Tigers struggled, hitting just two 3-pointers all night — one each by Andrew Robertson and Anthony Hennick. Gold Beach, meanwhile, thrived from outside. Altman had three 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 15 points and the Panthers added four more shots from long range — two by Landyn Miller and one each by Austin Westerman and Tanner Wright. Those shots enabled the Panthers to take the lead early and stay in front. “Being a smaller team than everybody else, it always helps to hit the 3-pointers to open things up for the inside game,” Altman said. He was able to hit teammates for a couple layins to help the

Panthers stay in front in the second half and credited good passing for the strong outside shooting. “I thought we moved the ball well,” Altman said. “Our skip passes were always on point.” Despite its poor shooting, Bandon was able to keep the game close by forcing turnovers and rebounding well. “It wasn’t for lack of effort,” Quattrocchi said. “The kids still fought. We couldn’t put the ball in the hoop.” Gold Beach led by five points at the end of the first (10-5), second (17-12) and third (28-23) quarters. The Panthers led by as many as nine points in the second and eight in the fourth. The lead was just big enough, because the Panthers weren’t able to put the game away at the line as they did in a key win at Coquille last week. Gold Beach made just one of four free throws in the final minute and two of the misses were the front end of oneand-one opportunities. But Bandon struggled from the line all game, shooting just 7-for-

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17 from the line on the night. Robertson had 10 points to lead Bandon and Lang added eight. Now the Tigers are headed to face Heppner, which beat the Tigers 46-41 back on Dec. 10 in the Class 2A Preview at Pendleton. The Mustangs have three losses — to Class 3A schools Umatilla and Warrenton and at league rival Stanfield, by combined 15 points. Bandon enters the playoff game 20-7 overall. Gold Beach takes a 16-10 record into its playoff game with Kennedy, but has won 12 of its past 15 games. Kennedy is 19-6 overall, but on a two-game losing streak, though the setbacks came against two of the top three teams in the Class 2A power rankings, 59-45 to Salem Academy and 5947 to Western Christian. The winner of the Bandon-Heppner game meets Toledo or No. 2 Knappa in the quarterfinals, while Gold Beach would play either top-ranked Western Christian or Stanfield in the quarterfinals.

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Marshfield, NB swimmers place at state meet Marshfield’s boys placed in all three relays while the Pirates finished seventh in the team race in the Class 4A-3A-2A-1A state swimming championships at Tualatin on Saturday. All races were timed finals this year, instead of the traditional two-day format, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Marshfield got the bulk of its points from the three relays, with the best finish coming in the meet-concluding 400-yard freestyle relay, where the Pirates were third with the quartet of Aaron Hutchins, Markus Kliewer, Jack Waddington and Trey Kirk finishing in 3 minutes and 30.77 seconds. Catlin Gabel won that race to clinch the team title with 53 points. Newport was second with 39, followed by St. Mary’s with 36 and Madras with 27. The Pirates scored 23 points and also finished behind Marist Catholic and La Grande, who both had 24. Marshfield was fourth in the opening 200 medley relay with the same quartet finishing in 1:48.15. The 200 freestyle relay of Hutchins, Waddington, Trevor

Robbins and Quinton Kloster was fifth in 1:38.20. Waddington was fifth (1:04.84) and Hutchins sixth (1:06.57) in the 100 breaststroke. Kirk finished sixth in both distance races, timed in 1:53.08 for the 200 freestyle and 5:14.95 for the 500 freestyle. The top six in each event placed. Kloster was ninth in the 200 freestyle (2:04.26) and 10th in the backstroke (1:05.11). Kliewer was ninth in the butterfly (1:00.42). There was one new meet record for the boys. Asa Frisbee of St. Mary’s broke the 2011 record by North Bend’s Kevin Waller in the 200 freestyle with his time of 1:41.71. Waller’s mark was 1:42.11. Marshfield had one placer among the girls, with Allison Wright finishing fourth in the butterfly with a time of 1:03.36. Kally Haynes was 10th in the 500 freestyle (6:00.59) and Wright was eighth (1:06.24) and Haynes 12th (1:09.12) in the backstroke. Sweet Home’s Chloe Tyler set a new meet record in

that event with her time of 56.49. Marshfield’s 200 medley relay placed ninth, the squad of Wright, Kally Haynes, Nyssa Haynes and Isabelle Hale timed in 2:08.74. Sweet Home won the team title with 87 points and Catlin Gabel was second with 66. Newport (25) and Henley (18) took the other two trophies. CLASS 5A: North Bend’s boys finished seventh in the state meet on Friday. The Bulldogs got the bulk of their points in one event, when Trenton Parrott, Henry Hood, Finley Cheal and Mavrick Macalino combined to place third in the meet-closing 400 freestyle relay, finishing in 3 minutes and 30.34 seconds. That same race decided the team title as Crescent Valley beat West Albany, nearly setting a new meet record with a time of 3:13.78. Those two teams had entered the final race tied for the team lead. Macalino and Cheal also placed in both their individual events. Macalino was fourth in the butterfly (42.61) and sixth in the 50 freestyle (22.70). Cheal

was fourth in the individual medley (2:01.06) and sixth in the butterfly (54.71). The relay quartet almost made the podium in the 200 medley relay, placing seventh in 1:48.90. Parrott, North Bend’s only other individual entrant, was 11th in the 500 freestyle (5:37.39). A pair of swimmers from the Midwestern League had big days in the record books. Crater’s Marcus Gentry set an OSAA and Class 5A meet record in the backstroke with a time of 47.45 and a meet record in the individual medley with a time of 1:49.60. Churchill’s Charley PageJones also set a new OSAA and meet record, taking the butterfly with a time of 47.63. Page-Jones was just off the OSAA and meet records in the 50 freestyle, which he won with a time of 20.39. Crescent Valley finished with 65 points, while West Albany had 61. The other two trophies went to Redmond (34) and Parkrose (26). Corvallis had 25 points, Willamette 17 and North Bend 16. Crater and Churchill both had

14 points, from the individual wins by Gentry and Page-Jones. North Bend’s girls had one placer, Rebecca Witharm, who was sixth in the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:04.14. She also placed 11th in the 500 freestyle (5:38.80) while Gillian Baxter was 11th in the breaststroke (1:16.57). The Bulldogs finished eighth in the 400 freestyle relay with the group of Emma Slade, Morgan Hoefs, Baxter and Witharm. North Bend was 12th in the medley relay with the quartet of Witharm, Baxter, Slade and Abby Woodruff. Churchill edged Crescent Valley for the girls team title by beating the Raiders in the final event after taking a one-point lead into the relay. The Lancers also won the medley relay. Wilsonville’s Helena Jones set a pair of meet records, in the 50 freestyle (22.96) and 100 freestyle (49.83). Churchill finished with 60 points, to 55 for Crescent Valley. Redmond was third with 44 and Hood River Valley took the final trophy with 31.

Pacific girls earn spot in Class 1A basketball playoffs COOS BAY — Pacific’s girls basketball team earned a spot in the Class 1A playoffs by beating Umpqua Valley Christian in overtime in the third-place game of the Skyline League Tournament at Marshfield High School on Saturday. “The girls worked so hard,” coach Amanda Carlton said, “They fought for rebounds and put up great shots.” Pacific will be on the road in the first round of

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Griffith added 10. Lang scored eight, Courtney Phillips added seven playing on an injured ankle and Natalie Flowers scored five. “Audrey Griffiths played amazing,” Carlton said. “She got through their press and kept them from scoring.” Royal had her best offensive game of the season and Wiley and Jessie Morones played tough defense on UVC star Tylie Bendele. Vienna Tornell

scored 16 point to lead the Monarchs and Bendele scored 13. Griffiths and Bendele were both named to the all-tournament team. Umpqua Valley Christian had beaten Pacific 64-33 back on Feb. 8 and entered the tournament on an eight-game win streak, including beating Powers 70-47 in the league playoffs to get into the tournament. Both teams lost Friday

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Local wrestlers win district titles Coquille had a trio of champions and Myrtle Point had two in the Class 2A-1A District 3 wrestling tournament at Myrtle Point on Saturday. The Red Devils finished third in the team race behind Illinois Valley and Lakeview. Myrtle Point was ninth. Coquille’s champions were Caden Landmark, who beat Glendale’s Aaron Martin 6-2 in the title match at 132 pounds; Tommy Vigue, who pinned Camas Valley’s Kaden Thompson in 2 minutes and 30 seconds in the 220-pound final; and Tom Riley, who beat Rogue River’s Christian Moody 4-1 for the title at 285 pounds. Myrtle Point’s Bai-

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As people have turned to hobbies like reading and outdoor recreation to fill their days during the COVID-19 pandemic, recent research from Oregon State University found that engagement in leisure activities can help lower the risk of depression and improve mental well-being. “Leisure is so crucial to our mental health. Despite all the disruptions to daily life, physical distancing, movement restrictions and closures of indoor leisure facilities, we found that people continue to use leisure to help them

cope with stress and as a way to navigate life during COVID-19,” said Xiangyou Shen, lead author on the study and an assistant professor in OSU’s College of Forestry. For the study, researchers surveyed 503 participants from Feb. 3-15, 2021, a time when vaccines were slowly rolling out in the U.S. and before the delta and omicron variants had emerged in full force. They measured participant stress, depressive symptoms, general health and well-being, and asked participants to list their favorite leisure activity and how frequently they were able to engage in it. They also asked partic-

ipants how their engagement with that activity had changed since COVID, and how their current level of engagement compared with their ideal level. The study sample was representative of the overall U.S. population in terms of gender, age, race and vaccination status. Researchers grouped respondents’ activities into 19 categories under three broad domains. Homebased offline activities were most popular, with 43.4% citing a favorite within this domain; then screen-based digital/online activities, with 32.1%; and lastly physical or outdoor activities, with 24.5%. The study revealed

a general increase in at-home activities like reading, writing, and computer or video games, but a decrease in most physical and outdoor activities, with the exception of walking and gardening. On the mental health side, 24% of respondents reported major depressive symptoms, 13% reported severe or extremely severe stress, and 7% reported poor mental well-being. The results showed that changes in engagement level compared with preCOVID engagement, as well as the gap between respondents’ current engagement in that activity and their ideal engagement, were significantly

associated with mental need rest and relaxation as health, more so than the well, but leisure and play frequency of their activcan be more engaging and ities. redirect in a different way, The results suggest that one that’s helping us take a people lean more heavily breath away from some of into their preferred leisure that other stress.” activity in response to But the results also stress. show that leisure is not “We see that people who equally accessible by reported higher stress also all. For example, parents reported increased engage- reported significantly ment in their leisure activi- lower leisure participation ty. But if they were able to than non-parents. And increase their engagement this study found a much or maintain it, they did not lower rate of engagement report more depressive in outdoor activities than symptoms,” Shen said. previous COVID leisure “It’s OK if you experience studies, raising questions higher stress, if you also about how accessible maintain or adapt what outdoor recreation is in you do in leisure time as a different parts of the counprotective buffer. Failing to try and at different times maintain or make adaptive of the year. changes, you are at higher “This pandemic exrisk for depression.” poses some of the social The key takeaway here problems we already is that leisure matters, have and the disparities said Megan MacDonald, in how much time people co-author and an associate have for self-care,” Shen professor in OSU’s Colsaid. “Parents, especially lege of Public Health and women, as caregivers who Human Sciences. don’t have enough child “It’s a reminder for care support and are also all of us that it really is working full-time — these important to take time for people are among the most yourself and make sure vulnerable.” that you’re engaging in Funding for the study those activities and don’t came from OSU’s Hallie beat yourself up for taking E. Ford Center for Healthy Hearing is believing! Right now, for a very limited that time,” she said. “We Children and Families.

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