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Coos Bay approves contract for pothole repairs BY DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

The Coos Bay City Council voted to spend up to $216,000 in an effort to get rid of potholes in the city. During a regular council meeting Tuesday, the council voted to accept a bid from Knife River Materials to repair potholes across the city. Knife River had the low bid of $188,000. The only other bid turned

in was from Jesse Rodriguez LLC for just over $4347,000. The council accepted the low bid and added a 15% contingency, bringing the total set aside for pothole repairs to $216,000. In Coos Bay, cit employees repair most potholes, those under 100 square feet, but the city contracts out for larger potholes. According to information released by the city, the larger projects are contracted out

because typically, these types of projects require engineering due to the road cross sections, ADA improvements requirements, curbing and gutters, signage, striping, etc. City staff identiﬁed several large pothole repairs that would need to be contracted out. The city expected to spend around $200,000 on the project, with the Knife River bid falling in that area. According to information released to

the council, some of the larger potholes that need repaired include areas on 5th Street north of Kruse, 5th Avenue and E Street, the 500 block of 7th Street, 900 block of Fenwick, 1000 block of South 5th, 1000 block of Crocker, several on Lakeshore and and at a few other locations in the city. In total, the potholes to be repaired by Knife River total more than 11,000 square feet.

Community members interact through cooking class Zoom class teaches methods for healthy cooking, encourages interaction BY BREEANA LAUGHLIN The World

A community cooking class created to engage people during the pandemic is still going strong more than two years later. The Coos Bay Library teamed up with Coos Head Food Co-op’s Outreach Coordinator, Jamar Ruff, to provide safe, easy and healthy recipes to create at home. “It creates a community of space where everyone understands that we are in this together, and it meets people where they are at,” said Ruff. Ruff designs each recipe from scratch, and tests each recipe in the kitchen before presenting it during the monthly cooking class. “I like to cook, and I like to cook anything and everything,” he said. The chef also likes to create beautiful dishes that you “eat with your eyes.” Each meal the chef shares through the interactive cooking show is vegetarian and plant-based. Participants in the class on Thursday, Sept. 22, made stuffed char rolls with tomato sauce and a spring salad mix. The Coos Bay Library team joined in to moderate the Zoom meeting. Chef Jamar has a cameraman as he cooks in the food

co-op kitchen. There is also an overhead camera that can capture different phases of the meal, including cutting techniques and plating ideas. “It’s been a hit,” said Paul Addis, Coos Library’s reference librarian. Addis said he had worked with the Food Co-op before and when the pandemic hit, he asked Jamar if he wanted to do a cooking show in partnership with the library. “It’s really engaging and people are having fun,” Addis said. “Also, a lot of people are looking for plant-based recipes as they discover health issues. I had a patron in here earlier today who was trying to eat predominantly plant-based food so I told her about the char rolls we are making.” The chef and library staff interacted with each other, and the cooking show class participants, throughout the meal making process. There were lots of laughs and conversation as the chef shared cooking tips – like how it’s easier to cut bell peppers and tomatoes from the inside, or to toast quinoa before cooking it in water. Participants could unmute and ask questions or share videos of what they were making, as well as type comments in a live chat. Some people in the audience

cooked along with the recipe exactly, others substituted different ingredients based on their dietary needs and preferences, and some watched and planned to make the meal later. “It’s an inclusive space,” Ruff said. “You don’t have to cook to hang out with us.” “Also, there are no chefs left behind,” he said. If anyone has any questions, or needs a little extra time to ﬁnish part of their dish, it is not a problem. “The community cooking class teaches you basics, and it also teaches you how to look at a recipe - and if you don’t like an ingredient you can replace it with something different,” Ruff said. Each video is recorded and a collection of videos can now be found on the Coos Bay Library website and Youtube channel community cooking playlist. After more than two years of Contributed photo cooking classes – the playlist Jamar Ruff, the outreach coordinator at Coos Head Food Co-op, now features more than two has been partnering with the Coos Bay Public Library to host a Please see COOKING, Page A2 community cooking class every month.

After late start, Rust hits the campaign trail BY DAVID RUPKALVIS The World

When Jerry Rust stepped down after 20 years on the Lane County Board of Commissioners, he expected his time in politics was behind him. But when his party called earlier this year, Rust agreed to step up to take on Boomer Wright in the race for representative of the 9th District in the Oregon House of Representatives. Although he did not run in the primary election, Rust was chosen by the Democratic Party to challenge Wright in the November general election. “I decided to try a few other things and I did, and this came along “ Rust said. “No one ﬁled for this seat and Democrats in Coos and Lane asked me to run and I did.” Rust said his wife died of cancer in September 2021, so he never considered running for the seat in the primary. But when no other Democrats ran, he began to Please see RUST, Page A2

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Jerry Rust meets voters while campaigning at the Coos County Democrat Party booth in the Coos County Fair.

Out of the Darkness

Photos by David Rupkalvis/ The World

Hundreds of people came to Mingus Park on Saturday to participate in the Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk. The walk was help to remember those lost and to fight to stop suicides in the future. Left, a child leaves a hand-written note encouraging others. Right, walkers make their was down Commercial Avenue. For more on the walk, see the Friday edition of The World.

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