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Work nearing completion at Madison Elementary voters. The district earlier built Eastside Elementary and Marshfield Junior High. Principal Carli Ainsworth led Superintendent Charis McGaughy through the school last week, pointing on the improvements and expansions. One of the biggest changes is at the front door, where a safety vestibule will greet guests. Anyone trying to enter the school must first be buzzed into the office and show ID before being let into the main building.

By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

Construction is still ongoing throughout Madison Elementary School as workers rush to complete a series of final projects before school opens. Bust despite the sight of painters and the occasional sound of power equipment, excitement is building inside the fully renovated school. The rebuild of Madison Elementary School is the third major project to be completed thanks to the school bond approved by

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Sonja Boice begins to unpack boxes while setting up her new classroom at Madison Elementary School.

Pride in the Park offers safe space for many By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

For a number of hours Saturday, more than 100 community members who often feel marginalized were able to stand tall and proud during Pride in the Park. The celebration of the LGBTQ community, hosted by Southern Oregon Coast Pride, gave many an opportunity to be among others who were like-minded, but it was also a chance for local organizations and businesses to reach out and offer support. Sam Baugh, community engagement director with Advanced Health, said his organization chose to sponsor the event, despite being warned that protesters would target the organization. Despite the warnings, Baugh said he had no hesitation in joining Pride in the Park because Advanced Health works for all in the community. "We like to sponsor these events, specifically because we believe everybody deserves to have the health benefits they need," Baugh said. "There's so much inequality around here.

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Above: Barbara Bush gives a mom hug to one of the many people who attended Pride in the Park on Saturday. Left: Children waited in line to get their faces painted for free during Pride in the Park. Right: More than 100 people turned out Saturday for Pride in the Park, visiting booths from more than a dozen vendors who supported the endeavor.

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Mother and son complete long-distance bicycle trek By BREEANA LAUGHLIN The World

A mother and son duo from Washington completed an adventure of a lifetime last week, cycling across the State of Oregon from Astoria to the California Border along Highway 101. The trip was literally full of ups and downs. Mom, Liz Colver, and her son, 10-year-old Shephard Colver, from Kenmore, Washington peddled up steep stretches of highway while shrouded in fog, cycled through winding mountain roads and trekked over monumental coastal bridges. They were able to complete the full 370 mile route in 18 days – all while managing 10-year-old Shep’s Type 1 Diabetes. It was mom, Liz’s first long-distance bicycle trip. Shep completed his first long ride – pedaling 3,300 miles across the US to New York City – with his dad, James, in 2021. This 18-week trek was a mission years in the making, and it was all Shep’s idea to fulfill a dream of seeing the Statue of Liberty in New York City. After the father-son duo completed that ride, Shep decided he wanted to do a long-distance bicycle trip with his mother, too. “It was wild, when he got asked what he wanted to do next and he said he wanted to do a bicycle trip with me. I was startled,” Liz said. “I didn’t know it was something he had ever really thought about. But because he said he wanted to, and because he asked, I decided to say yes.” Liz said she has never really been a bicyclist. But she said she was glad to take the lead from her son – who has learned a lot from his experiences with long-distance bicycling. “He was coached last time, and this

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10-year-old Shep Colver said the favorite part of his trip across Oregon was spending time with his mom, Liz. time he got to be the coach. So, I was able to follow his lead and pay attention to what he says about bicycling – and that was really cool,” Liz said. On the final leg of the trip through Brookings to the California border, Shep said his legs felt like jelly and he stopped for a short break to eat a snack to bring his blood sugar up. In spite of this, he was in

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good spirits. “My blood sugar is a little bit low right now, but it feels pretty great to say that now I have done this with my mom and one with my dad,” Shep said. Shep said his favorite part of the bicycle trip was spending time with his mom. “We’ve gotten to talk a lot about a lot of things and see lots of great things. There

is a lot of pretty viewpoints – and we got to see whales for the first time,” he said. The hardest parts of the trip were the more physical parts, he said. “There was a lot of constant uphill climbs and a lot of ups and downs that were pretty annoying at some points,” he said. “But really, not much bad things happened on this trip.” The mother and son were happily surprised not to have to deal with flat tires or mechanical issues with their bicycles. They also expected to come across a lot of different weather conditions – and packed accordingly. “Being from the Pacific Northwest, we were prepared for different weather, but we didn’t even get one drop of rain the whole 18 days we were on the road. I thought that was pretty crazy,” Liz said. The mother and son documented their trip for their family, friends and others on Facebook as a sporting event called Trek 2022. The page has 1,400 followers. Liz said she and her family did a scoping road-trip prior to embarking on their cycle trek. This gave them a good idea about how many miles they could complete each day. They also bought an Adventure Cycling Guide to help plan for different legs of their journey. “They have excellent tips for the routes including spots for food and groceries, where you can sleep and camp and all of that kind of stuff – so we really spent a lot of time studying those maps,” Liz said. The mother/son duo also planned to manage Shep’s Type 1 Diabetes throughout their adventure. He was diagnosed with this illness shortly after his first attempt to bicycle across the U.S. with his father in 2019. “We started training and we got all the way to Glasgow Montana, and I was Please see BICYCLE, Page A12

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