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Happy Veterans Day! ELECTION RESULTS

Fabrizio wins sheriff’s race; Cribbins holds narrow lead BY DAVID RUPKALVIS For The World

Coos County will get a new sheriff in January, but the real question to be decided is whether the county will get a new commissioner. In the race for sheriff, Capt. Gabe Fabrizio appears to be cruising to victory with the early results released. Fabrizio, who was endorsed by outgoing Sheriff Craig Zanni and District Attorney R. Paul Frasier, has received 12,096 votes, or 74.46% of the votes cast. His opponent, M.A. Kinnaird has received 4,070 votes, or 25.06%. The two law enforcement veterans are vying to replace Zanni, who announced last year he was not running for re-election.

While the race for sheriff seems to be a one-man show, the race for county commissioner is too close to call. Incumbent Coos County Commissioner Melissa Cribbins has opened a lead in the early results with 9,132 votes, or 52.25% compared to 8,370 votes, or 47.71% for Rod Taylor. Cribbins also opened an early lead over Taylor in the May primary, collecting more than 50% of the vote in the early count, but Taylor narrowed the gap signiﬁcantly as late votes were counted to force the runoff election. In May, 6,000 votes were counted after election night, but there has been no indication of how many outstanding votes remain to be counted. In the primary, 18,187

voters cast ballots. Through the early returns Tuesday, 17,543 votes had been counted. Under state law, any mailed ballot postmarked by election day can be counted as long as it arrives at the clerk’s ofﬁce within seven days of the election. While voters in Coos County seem to have made their choice, at appears Fabrizio will face a challenge Zanni also had as voters are voting against a tax levy to fund the Coos County Jail. The levy would provide funding to fully open the jail, but the levy is failing with 9,901 voters casting ballots against it and 8,330 voting in favor. Votes to prohibit the sale of psilocybin are passing countywide as well as in the cities of Coos Bay, Bandon and Coquille.

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Campaign signs for Gabe Fabrizio and M.A. Kinnaird are placed near each other in Coos Bay. With the first batch of votes counted, it appears Fabrizio is heading to victory in the race.

Engelke holds early lead in North Bend mayor’s race BY DAVID RUPKALVIS For The World

North Bend Mayor Jessica Engelke has opened a narrow lead in her attempt to win a second term as mayor. With early voting released by the Coos County clerk’s office, Engelke has received 1,275 votes, or 51.77% of the vote to 1,179, or 47.87% for former Mayor John Briggs. While Engelke has the advantage, the results are too close to claim a victory. By state law, the clerk’s office must accept and count any ballot postmarked by Election Day as long as the ballots arrive with seven days of the election. In the May primary, 6,000 votes were tabulated after the first round of results were released, although the number in North Bend was significantly smaller.

Engelke campaigned for her second term by highlighting the accomplishments of her first two years in office and pointing out plans she and the city council have made for the future. Briggs, who served as mayor 20 years ago, asked voters to gauge whether their lives had improved over the last two years. In the four-person race for North Bend City Council, Jenny Jones, Barbara Schultz and Larry Garboden have the top three positions with John Ezra Scheirman close behind in the fourth. The top three finishers in the race will be elected to the city council. Only Garboden is an incumbent as Bill Richardson and Timm Slater chose not to run for re-election. Jones leads the field with 1,347 votes, Schultz has 1,315, Garboden has 1,199 and Scheirman has received 1,077.

While elections were held in Coos Bay, Coquille and Bandon on Tuesday, there were no competitive races. In Powers, the race for mayor has Robert Kohn in the lead with 109 votes and Robert Baker has 90. In a four-person race for city council, Kathy Rector has received 171 votes, James C. Adamek has 148, Bill Holland is third with 86 votes and Debbie North is in fourth with 82. The top three vote getters will earn seats on the council. In Lakeside, Sherry Kinsey has earned the mayor’s spot, running unopposed. But the race for city council, things are not as clear. In a ﬁve-person race, Alan G. Pointer leads the way with 360 votes, Sara Coats has received 358 and Alicia Douglas has picked up 306 votes. Mary Kenyon is fourth with 256 votes and Shauleen Higgins is ﬁfth with 213 votes.

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Campaign sings for Jessica Engelke and Melissa Cribbins can be seen on a property on Newmark Avenue. Engelke and Cribbins are leading in their re-election campaigns, but both races are too close to call.

Silent auction at Bandon Library features rare, collectible books and more BY BREEANA LAUGHLIN The World

Bandon Library Friends and Foundation has a wide variety of items on display for their new silent auction now through Nov. 22 at the library. Auction organizers said they tried to include “a little bit of everything” for the auction. The assortment of items up for sale includes collectible, vintage and signed books, as well as brand new ﬁction. There are also quilts and artwork on display. Bandon Library Friends and Foundation vice president Cathy Larcom-Johnston and president Megan Maloney said the auction items would make great holiday gifts. All of the items were donated and proceeds from the event will support the local library. Members of the friends’ nonproﬁt said while tax dollars keep the buildings open and the library staffed, the friends of the library support and donations gives them additional funding for books, DVD’s, magazines, furniture and other improvements, as well as innovative new programs. “Basically we are here to support the library,” Maloney said. Starting bids for auction items range be-

tween $5 and $325. Some auction items up for grabs include a photographic history of the Civil War in 10 volumes, vintage copies of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and George Orwell’s novel 1984 – which has been described as “chilling prophecy about the future.” There are several books that have been signed by the author, as well as a like new “Lord of the Rings” special extended boxed set DVD. The Bandon Library Friends and Foundation members said they enjoy the opportunity to support the library – which they consider to be an important part of the community. “The library provides books and movies and music. They offer programs for children and for the community in general. It’s also a meeting place where people can come together,” Maloney said. “It’s a safe place to come,” Larcom- Johnston added. “It’s like traveling through the world when you are in the library. I just took someone on a tour who has been here for ﬁve years. She saw the exhibits of books up front, and I walked her around and we both noticed how wonderful the library is right now,” LarcomJohnston said.

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A former Bandon man will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after he was convicted of sexually abusing a young girl. After a two-day trial, Anthony Damien Cordeiro was found guilty of one count of attempted rape in the first degree, three counts of sodomy in the first degree and three counts of sexual abuse in the first degree. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison, and because the crimes are Measure 11 crimes, he cannot be freed early. The charges alleged Cordeiro abused a female child multiple times over a year. The victim was between 8 and 9 during at the time. Because the victim was under the age of 12, the three sodomy charges were subject to Jessica's Law, which has a minimum sentence of 25 years. Judge Martin Stone sentenced Cordeiro

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