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Lawsuit against North Bend dismissed AMY MOSS STRONG The World
NORTH BEND — A lawsuit filed against the City of North Bend challenging the legality of the city’s Public Safety Fee has been dismissed by a Coos County Circuit Court judge. Judge Andrew Combs issued his letter of opinion on July 31 in the case of McPherson et al vs. Coos Bay-North Bend Water Board et al dismissing all claims filed by Douglas and Debra Bankler and Lois McPherson.
The crux of the opinion is that the City of North Bend has the authority under its city charter to create the Public Safety Fee and have the Water Board collect it from ratepayers on North Bend’s behalf, according to a case summary prepared by Stebbins & Coffey, Attorneys at Law practicing in North Bend. The lawsuit cost the City more than $60,000 in outside attorney’s fees, according to the City. The original complaint was filed on Oct. 7, 2019 by Douglas
Bankler, Debra Bankler and Lois McPherson and their attorneys from the Oregon Legal Center, the summary states. The complaint sought certification as a class action on behalf of all current and former residents paying the fee and who were low income as defined by the federal government. The City of North Bend opposed the class action certification and Coos County Circuit Court Judge Megan Jaquot issued an opinion and order on April 22, 2020 denying class
certification. That decision was followed by McPherson and the Banklers filing an Amended Complaint on May 5, 2020 in which they sought a declaration that the imposition and collection of the Public Safety Fee was illegal. The Amended Complaint also asked that the City of North Bend and the Water Board: • Provide an accounting of all money paid for the Public Safety Fee from April 1, 2017 to the present. • Appoint an independent
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NORTH BEND — The City of North Bend has decided to close the North Bend Aquatic Center for fiscal year 2020-21 and will use the savings to offset the loss of public safety funds brought on by the May vote. “Our motto at the pool is ‘Your safety is our priority,’” said KayLee Kocher Marone in a email to The World. Marone is the North Bend Aquatic Center manager and works for the City of North Bend. “Between that driving force in the current pandemic, and having a fiscal responsibility to the citizens of North Bend, the decision has been made to not operate the pool for fiscal year 2020-2021,” Marone wrote. “The savings will be used to offset the loss of funds for public safety due to Measure 6-177 and the inability to increase fees without a vote of the people brought on by Measure 6-176 to cover the increased
costs of operating the pool under COVID-19 precautions.” The increased operating costs coupled with lower revenue due to the restrictions placed by Phase 2 of the state’s re-opening guidelines led the city to the decision to shutter the pool for the year. The city hopes to take the year to figure out a plan moving forward on how to fund the pool outside of the General Fund, Marone said. Citizens can email pool@northbendcity.org to be involved in the process. “It has not been an easy, nor quick decision,” Marone said. “I learned to swim at this pool and came back after 20 years away, so it is near and dear to my heart. This has been rough. I was planning its 75th anniversary and working on major energy trust projects and now this.” Public safety shortfall In May, voters passed Ballot Measure 6-177, which reduced the Public Safety Fee from $30 to $15 and cut the Public Safety
budget by $785,000. To make up for the shortfall, the city had to cut five officers and dissolve two officer positions from the Police Department, leaving 12 officers on staff. O’Connor said the city is trying to resolve the funding issues, but in the meantime has reached into its contingency funds for round-the-clock police coverage, something O’Connor said the city was not sure it could provide after the loss of revenue. That and an uncertain financial future has led the city to look at alternate ways of funding the programs that exist in the General Fund that compete with fire and police funding, including the swimming pool, parks and the community center. At the July 14 meeting, the City Council requested additional information regarding costs for mothballing the swimming pool. “With the citizens of North Bend deciding they no longer wished to support the provision of public safety to the tune of
50 cents per day, the city is left with the issue of how to provide public safety with $785,000 less,” O’Connor wrote in his city administrator’s report for the July 14 meeting. “The proponents of the initiative measure to reduce the public safety funds have proposed a one-year fix to the problem utilizing onetime monies. That clearly is a ‘kick the can down the road’ solution.” To place the minimum necessary numbers of police officers to retain a full 24-hour/365 presence requires adding three officers back, O’Connor wrote, which would bring the total to 16 officers. The cost of adding the three officers back would be $315,000 with the necessity of adding back one dispatcher at a cost of $80,574 to bring the number of dispatchers to six, for a total of $395,574. Citizens could fund pool “For the sake of beginning a discussion, I would seriously Please see Pool, Page A8
OLCC suspends alcohol license of speedway Aug. 14 monster truck event drew big crowd, but few face coverings, no social distancing The World PORTLAND — The Oregon Liquor Control Commission on Thursday, Aug. 20, issued an Order of Immediate License Suspension to the licensee of Coos Bay Speedway Enterprises in Coos County for allegedly violating public health social distancing and face covering requirements. The business, which holds a Limited On-Premises
sales license is not allowed to sell any alcoholic beverages. On Friday, Aug. 14, the operators of the Coos Bay Speedway staged an event with a crowd OLCC compliance staff estimated to be attended by 1,000 or more people, OLCC said in a press release. Under Oregon’s Phase 2 Reopening Guidance counties venue and event operators are required to limit outdoor gatherings to 250 people. Coos County currently is in Phase 2. OLCC inspectors also reportedly saw that there was an absence of social distancing between spectators, and that few of the race track staff or patrons were wearing face coverings, Please see Speedway, Page A8
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Racers compete Saturday in the Old Time Racers division at Coos Bay Speedway. The evening was held without alcohol sales after a ruling by OLCC that suspended the speedway’s license. See a story about the races Saturday on Page B4.
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auditor at the expense of the City and the Water Board to examine all expenditures from the Public Safety Fee funds. • Require that the City and the Water Board to pay all monies that were spent in violation of the North Bend City Charter into a constructive trust. • Require that the City and Water Board refund all amounts charged in violation of the North Bend City Charter in the amount of $192,500. • Award to the Banklers and Please see Lawsuit, Page A8
Republicans officially nominate Trump
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump turned a surprise opening-day appearance at his party’s scaled-down national political convention into an opportunity to cast doubt on the integrity of the fall election just moments after delegates nominated him for a second term. “The only way they can take this election away from us is if this is a rigged election,” Trump said as he made an unscheduled appearance at the party’s scaled-down convention. The convention kicked off with a day of “official business” in Charlotte before moving to Washington, D.C. for prime-time programming. Trump has sought to minimize the toll of the coronavirus pandemic, but its impact was plainly evident at the Charlotte Convention Center, where just 336 delegates gathered instead of the thousands once expected to converge on this city for a weeklong extravaganza. Attendees sat at well-spaced tables at first and masks were mandatory, though many were seen flouting the regulation. Attendees crowded close to the state when Trump spoke. The GOP convention is a crucial moment for Trump, who is trailing in national and battleground state polls and under intense pressure to turn the race around. Just 23% think the country is heading in the right direction, while 75% think it’s on the wrong path, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The fact that the Republicans gathered at all stood in sharp contrast to the Democrats, who held an all-virtual convention last week. The Democratic programming included a well-received roll call video montage featuring diverse officials from across the nation. The Republicans spoke from the ballroom and were overwhelmingly white. Trump said he had made the trip to contrast himself with his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, who never traveled to Wisconsin, the state where the Democratic convention was originally supposed to be held. And in a nearly hour-long speech, Trump once again sowed doubts about the integrity of November’s election as he laced into mail-in voting, which experts say has proven remarkably safe. “Be very very careful,” he told the crowd as he concluded. “This is the most important election in the history of the country. Don’t let them take it away from you.” Trump also panned the state’s Please see Trump, Page A8
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Coos Bay Police Log Aug. 20 1:45 a.m., warrant service, North Bend Police Dept. out with subject in the 2200 block of Newmark Ave and Cedar Street. Arrested Natasha Lynn Foskitt, 33, on two CBPD warrants charging probation violation on original charges of possession of methamphetamine and failure to appear. Foskitt was cited an released by NBPD. 2:54 a.m., family dispute in the 800 block of Augustine St., subjects verbal in a tent at location. 9:33 a.m., follow-up, ticket issued at Harmony United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd. 10:12 a.m., warrant service at NBPD, 835 California Ave., NBPD arrested Michael Patrick Newson, 30 on a Coquille Police Dept. warrant charging failure to appear on original charges of DUII. Newson cited in lieu of custody. 5:14 p.m., theft reported in the 800 block of Webster Ave.
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9:26 p.m., criminal mischief reported at N. Bayshore Ave. near Kingwood Ave., caller just saw subject break window. arrested Anthony Lane Seals on a charge of disorderly conduct 1 from incident last night at Motel 6. No new charges tonight, believe he just reached in through already broken window. 9:49 p.m., warrant service at Harmony United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd., arrested Ely Holmes, 44, on a Coos County Sheriff’s Office warrant charging failure to appear on original charges of assault 4 and harassment. Holmes was cited in lieu of custody. 11:58 p.m., illegal camping reported at the Empire boat ramp. Aug. 21 12:26 a.m., assisted fire department enroute to fire on the beach at Empire Lakes; transients. 3:54 a.m., out with subject on S. Broadway and
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Johnson Ave. from earlier incident at Fred Meyer. Arrested John Robert Bowen on a charge of criminal mischief 1. Cited and released in lieu of custody. 9:09 a.m., criminal trespassing reported at Fred Meyer, 1020 S. First St., arrested Mitchell W Bissonnette, 37, on a charge of criminal trespass 2. Cited in lieu of custody. 11:19 a.m., warrant service on the Coos Bay Boardwalk as the result of disorderly conduct. CBPD served NBPD warrant on Robert Dean Balch, 60, on an original charge of criminal trespass 2. Cited in lieu of custody. 4:21 p.m., criminal trespassing reported at Fred Meyer, 1020 S. First St. Arrested John Wayne Vermillion, 49, on a charge of criminal trespass 2. Cited in lieu of custody. 9:31 p.m., theft of firearm in the 300 block of S. Ninth Court. 10:20 p.m., loud party reported in the 800 block of S. Fourth St. 10:31 p.m., theft of recycle bin, offensive littering reported in the 100 block of N. 14th St. 10:42 p.m., assault reported in the Second Court alley. 11 p.m., disorderly conduct, man in roadway at S. First St. and Johnson Ave. Aug. 22 3:22 a.m., assisted fire department in the 400 block of Newmark Ave. and S
Myrtle Point Police Log Wasson St. 4:43 a.m., warrant service at the Empire 7-Eleven, 1075 Newmark Ave. As the result of a traffic stop arrested David Elbert, 46, on a warrant charging failure to appear on original charges of possession of methamphetamine and driving while suspended. Cited in lieu of custody. 7:19 a.m., assisted fire department with smoldering fire at upper Empire Lakes. 8:19 a.m., family dispute in the 40 block of Cypress Point. Arrested Amy C. Zuniga, 20, on a charge of assault 2, domestic, and unlawful use of a weapon. Transported to Coos County Jail. 12:22 p.m., dispute reported in the 1800 block of Thomas St. Arrested Donald E. Cook, 38, on a charge of harassment. Cited in lieu of custody. 7:02 p.m., warrant service in the 300 block of Country Club Road, Eugene. Eugene Police arrested Jack Edwin Hill, 69, on a Coquille Police Dept. warrant charging two counts of theft 2 and one count of theft 1. 9:24 p.m., warrant service at the Empire 7-Eleven, 1075 Newmark Ave. CBPD arrested Russell Blean, 40, on a Coos County Sheriff’s Office warrant charging theft 1 and a Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office warrant charing possession of heroin. Blean cited in lieu of custody.
Aug. 23 2:40 p.m. Accident in 600 block of Spruce Street Aug. 21 11:24 p.m. Suspicious conditions in 4300 block of Stringtown Road Aug. 18 10:45 a.m. Suspicious
conditions in 400 block of Eighth Street Aug. 17 3:18 p.m. Fraud in the 1900 block of Maryland Avenue, leading to an arrest 7:13 p.m. Suspicious conditions in 400 block of Sixth Street
Reedsport Police Log Aug. 23 12:28 a.m. Suspicious activity at Forest Hills Countyr Club 12:49 a.m. Suspicious activity at Ninth and 10th Street 1:30 p.m. Noninjury accident at Highway 101 and 14th Street 4:42 p.m. Criminal Mischief at highland Elementary School 6:29 p.m. Domestic disturbance in 3100 block of Ridgeway Drive 8:22 p.m. Theft in 1200 block of Juniper Ave. 10:17 p.m. Domestic disturbance at McKays Aug. 21 12:12 p.m. Disorderly conduct at Recreation Station 4:55 p.m. Suspicious Activity at Holly Knolls Mobile Home Park 10:36 p.m. Burglary in 400 block of Camellia Court Aug. 20 4:13 p.m. Noninjury accident at mile post 211
on Highway 101 Aug. 19 1:35 a.m. Suspicious activity at Ocean Garden Restaurant 6:38 a.m. Theft at McKay’s 3 p.m. Injury accident on Highway 101 8:45 p.m. Suspicious activity at Timber Ridge Retirement Center 9:06 p.m. Suspicious activity in 2400 block of Arthur Drive Aug. 18 3:32 a.m. Suspicious activity at Les Schwab Tire Center 9:20 a.m. Theft at Reedsport Jr/Sr High School 6:53 p.m. Suspicious activity in 1800 block of Elm Avenue 8:20 p.m. Suspicious activity at Recreation Station 8:55 p.m. Suspicious Activity at Dunes NRA visitor center 9:25 p.m. Domestic disturbance in 3100 block of Greenbriar Street
North Bend Police Log Aug. 17 12:47 a.m., warrant service at NBPD, 835 California Ave., Coos Bay Police Dept served valid NBPD warrant arresting Lance G. Wingert, 37, of Eugene, on charges of probation violtion on original charge of possession of methamphetamine. Cited in lieu of custody. 4:49 a.m., criminal trespassing in the 1600 block of Virginia Ave., subject sleeping in vehicle at location. Made contact, warned for trespassing.
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an additional charge of parole violation. Cited in lieu of custody. 5:33 p.m., caller in the 1700 block of Virginia Ave. cannot locate his mother. Officer checked area, unable to locate. 5:40 p.m., suspicious conditions in the 1900 block of Cedar St., caller reported suspicious message received over social media. Officer called reporting party back. 8:19 p.m., unauthorized use of a motor vehicle reported in the 1900 block of Myrtle St. Caller reported her car was stolen. Suspect returned vehicle, caller no longer wished to pursue
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COOS BAY — On Aug. 18, the Coos Bay City Council approved the acceptance of two federal grants for the Coos Bay Fire Department. The fire department responds to over 3,000 calls for emergency medical assistance each year, according to the City of Coos Bay’s Friday update. One of the most significant types of medical emergencies are those related to cardiac issues. Fire department paramedics and EMTs utilize both cardiac monitors and defibrillators, sometimes referred to
as an Automatic External Defibrillator, which assist with diagnosis and a treatment plan.These tools can also be used to shock a dangerous heart rhythm to reset the heart’s electrical function. The fire department’s current cardiac monitors were purchased in 2014 with generous grant funds from Bay Area Hospital and the Three Rivers Foundation. Recognizing that these valuable tools are aging, and technology has improved dramatically, the fire department applied for a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant for the funding of two cardiac monitors and three
AEDs. This FEMA grant award is for $77,142.86 and requires a local match equal to or greater than 5% for a total project expenditure of $81,000. The second federal grant, a supplemental FEMA grant specific to the COVID-19 pandemic, is for the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment for emergency medical response. The PPE identified in the grant application included nitrile examination gloves, disposable N95 and surgical masks, Tyvek coveralls, isolation gowns, and adapters to convert the department’s Self-Contained
Breathing Apparatus masks into Air Purifying Respirator filtering masks. This supplemental FEMA COVID-19 grant award is for $31,406.02. The grant requires a local match equal to or greater than 5% for a total project expenditure of $32,976.32. “The Coos Bay Fire Department applies for several grants each year,” the update stated. “Grant funds are essential for supplementing the operational budget and allow the department to keep up with the high cost of equipment and training that is necessary for providing essential services.”
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(14). Coos County has reported 98 cases and no deaths, with four new cases over the weekend. Curry County has had 20 cases and no deaths. Douglas County has had 169 cases and two deaths. Oregon’s 415th COVID-19 death is a 60-year-old man in Marion County who tested positive on July 31 and died on August 3, at Ward Memorial Hospital. It is unknown if he had underlying conditions. Oregon’s 416th COVID-19 death is a 37-year-old woman in Multnomah County who tested positive on August 10 and died on August 15, at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. She had no known underlying conditions. Oregon’s 417th COVID-19 death is a 98-year-old female in Yamhill County who tested positive on August 11 and died on August 15, in her residence. She had underlying conditions. See table for total cases, deaths, and negative tests by county. Stay informed about COVID-19: Oregon response: The Oregon Health Authori-
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Confederated Three COVID-19 deaths over Tribes to receive weekend, bringing total to 417 COVID-19 grant The World
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley recently announced the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw Indians will receive a $900,000 federal grant to help alleviate a housing shortage and reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. “Additional housing provides a vital defense against the spread of this pandemic that has landed so hard on tribes in Oregon and nationwide,” Sen. Wyden said. “These federal funds for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw Indians are timely, and I will keep battling for every possible resource to help tribal members throughout our state deal with COVID-19’s threats to public health and the economy.” “Safe and reliable housing has always been an integral component to the well-being of a community,” said Sen. Merkley. “And at a time when people are staying home and doing everything they can to slow the spread of the
MEETINGS TUESDAY, AUG. 25 Coos County Board of Commissioners — 10 a.m., joint workgroup meeting, Owen Building, large conference room, 201 N. Adams, Coquille. Meetings are open to the public with the exception of executive sessions. Most board meetings held in the Owen Building can be viewed on YouTube at https:// www.youtube.com/channel/ UCSBIVF1IsAVmowSokRR2v_A Bay Area Health District Finance Audit Committee — 5:15 p.m., regular meeting, held virtually via Bay Area Hospital’s YouTube account. Those who would like to attend this virtual meeting, please contact Denise Bowers, executive assistant, Administration Office of Bay Area Hospital at 541-269-8135 or by email at denise.bowers@ bayareahospital.org to make arrangements and get dialing access codes for the meeting.
coronavirus, access to housing is even more important. Tribal communities have been among the hardest hit by this pandemic, so it’s especially important to get resources like these to tribes — to get through this crisis and to build for a better future.” The $900,000 Indian Community Development Block Grant for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw Indians to build three tiny homes is part of the federal Housing and Urban Development’s Imminent Threat funding provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act for Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages to put toward community development projects to prepare, prevent and respond to COVID-19. “The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are pleased to be the recipient of the ICDBG Cares Funding for a Tiny Home Village project,” said Tribal Council Chair Debbie Bossley. “This essential endeavor was a collaborative effort by a group of housing specialists who identified a housing need for the community, and this grant reward will assist with the infrastructure and the beginning construction of the Tiny Home Village.”
PORTLAND — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Saturday and remains at 417, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Oregon Health Authority also reported 231 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the state total to 24,937. On Saturday, COVID-19 claimed three more lives in Oregon and 302 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, were reported, according to OHA. The new cases Sunday are in the following counties: Clackamas (19), Columbia (2), Coos (1), Deschutes (8), Jackson (13), Jefferson (1), Klamath (2), Lane (4), Linn (7), Malheur (28), Marion (41), Morrow (2), Multnomah (64), Polk (3), Umatilla (7), Washington (26), Yamhill (3). The new cases Saturday are in the following counties: Baker (9), Benton (5), Clackamas (25), Clatsop (1), Coos (3), Deschutes (7), Grant (4), Hood River (2), Jackson (20), Jefferson (4), Josephine (1), Lane (5), Lincoln (3), Linn (3), Malheur (18), Marion (51), Morrow (2), Multnomah (56), Polk (3), Umatilla (23), Union (1), Wasco (1), Washington (41), Yamhill
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Strapped for cash? Be careful selling unwanted goods online DANIELLE KANE
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For some of us, the annual act of spring cleaning may have stretched well into summer with the chaotic year 2020 has been. And why not? The added time at home has provided plenty of opportunities to clean out closets, clear away clutter and make an extra buck during these trying times. It’s no surprise, then, that all the tidying up has translated into a surge in online sellers wanting to cash in on their unwanted items. But that’s when things may get messy. Most everyone knows to take extra precautions when shopping on sites like Craigslist or, more popularly, Facebook Marketplace. There are also popular e-commerce apps like Poshmark, Depop and OfferUp. Put the same amount of care into selling items on those platforms as well. Failing to do that could add your name to a growing list of victims whose efforts to make some money ended up costing them. Today, many people transact using payment apps such as Venmo and PayPal. But there are risks associated with these. Venmo is adamant that users should only send or receive money from people they know, and for good reason. For instance, one common scam is a stranger offering to purchase your goods using stolen money or an invalid account. They send you a payment, which appears in your Venmo account at first. So, you ship off the items. But Venmo verifies each payment. If another consumer realizes their banking information was used fraudulently to make this purchase, Venmo is notified and the payment is canceled, leaving you without your merchandise and without payment. At Better Business Bureau, we have seen con artists increasingly try to get consumers to use Zelle, which is offered automatically through many major banks and credit unions, such as Chase. Using Zelle is actually more problematic because the payment is in real time, meaning there is no way to get your money back if you realize you sent it to a scammer. On Venmo and Paypal, if you realize in time that you sent the money to the wrong person, there is a small window to call and cancel the transaction since it’s not in real time. On these apps, the money still needs to be transferred to the receiving account, which typically takes 1-3 busines days (unless the person on the other end pays extra for an immediate transfer.) Overall, Zelle should really only be used between couples, roommates and friends. The same goes for buying anything from a stranger. It’s too easy for scammers to pretend they sent you the goods using phony emails and photos to make it look like the item shipped. When in reality, they just want you to pay them first, with no intention of sending any products. If you are looking to buy something from a stranger, try to keep it local and meet in a safe, populated area to do the transaction in person, preferably in cash to avoid any scam.
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Finally, there is also the ever-present fake check scam. With this tactic, a potential buyer will “mistakenly” send you one for an amount higher than the price of the item you listed. The buyer will then ask that you keep the cost of the item and then send back the remaining balance. After you agree, and once the check bounces, the bank contacts you to request payment for insufficient funds. Leaving you with less money than you started with. Just because a check clears doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t bounce. The time between depositing a check into your account and when the bank can identify if it’s bad is long enough for scammers to get away with your money. So, if you’re looking to unload unwanted items, make sure you know the risks. Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific recommends these guidelines for safely selling your used goods online: Control communication. Avoid interacting with interested buyers who want to communicate with you outside of the official selling platform. Most online selling sites and apps have their own messaging systems, especially Facebook. Those resources are the safest way to engage with anyone interested in the items you’ve listed. Cancel any requests to use checks. Bad checks are a good way for you to lose money. If a seller asks to pay using either a check or money order, assume you’ll be held responsible by the bank if things go wrong. Pay through the platform. Accepting payments directly through the site or app you used to list your unwanted items lessens your risk of fraud. For example, if you’re using Poshmark, stay there. Follow any payment recommendations provided by those platforms to better protect yourself. Stay within the guidelines. Each platform is likely to have a slightly different set of recommendations and policies for its users. Following those guidelines means the platform is better able to assist you should anything go awry. Reserve payment apps for friends. There’s a reason these apps were created for people who know and trust each other. Understand it’s a risk to send or accept payment on these platforms from strangers. More information on how Oregon residents can safely buy and sell items online is available now at trust-bbb.org. (Danielle Kane is the Oregon State Director of the Better Business Bureau NW+Pacific.)
Another solution for our children? As a new school year begins, we face the challenge of teaching our children in ways we never imagined. While we still do not know for sure what the new school year will bring, we do know that it’s possible that at least part of the school week will include students at home when they are normally in a school building. Some parents are concerned about their child’s academic progress with an online platform. Some parents are concerned about how to realistically help their child with the new technology. Most parents have to work, and are now faced with the task of finding adequate child care that is affordable. Perhaps there is a solution. I’ve recently read of churches around the country opening up their buildings for this purpose. Churches are largely empty during the week. Large sanctuaries and fellowship halls could serve students who can remain distant from one another, but would have access to reliable internet, proper supervision, and adults who could help with technology and tutoring. We have many college-age students who attend SWOCC, and since young people are not in the high risk category for COVID-19 complications, perhaps they could be employed to serve in this way. I realize that there are many considerations. Could a small hourly fee be charged in order to give tutors some incentive? For needy families, might scholarships might be offered by various community groups or individuals? I know that there must be legal ramifications, but there are churches nationwide that began doing this last spring, so I imagine that protocol has already been established. There are dozens of churches in the county. Not all have the means to offer this service. Many are serving their community in other ways. But, perhaps there are a few that can see this as a way to minister to the community by meeting the needs of our local families, and in the meantime, set some minds at ease during an extremely stressful time in our nation’s history. Debbie Shupe North Bend
Discounting Stanton Ave. home mail delivery Mallory Dittmer, Postmaster, North Bend Dear Ms. Dittmer: I have lived on Stanton Avenue for many years and the person who delivered our mail in the past “Retired Jerry” never mentioned any safety issues with mail on his route. Can you explain what the safety issues are? The location where you located your curbside cluster on Ohio Street is near a blind intersection, narrow street and limited parking. People using these boxes create a traffic hazard for cars, foot traffic and bicycles trying to weave around cars stopped using the boxes you installed. The bigger safety concern will be the impact on the large number of senior citizens that live in our area. How many lives have been saved by an observant postman over the years? How will the disabled seniors with limited mobility traverse using a cane or walker on a muddy gravel road with no sidewalk? Ohio Avenue pavement is dangerous because it is very uneven ground. Seniors depend on home delivery for medications and food deliveries that the post office provides.
Rain sleet or snow we always had a postman come by our home and many seniors feel they provide some needed security. It may not be part of their job duties but the truth is lives are saved every day because of postal workers. The baby boomers are still retiring and we represent the largest population of the retirees the United States has ever had. We live longer and there are more of us at home. Many are single family seniors. Please don’t drop the ball on Grandma and Grandpa. Maybe we can help address your delivery safety concerns. Our past delivery person “Retired Jerry” always had our mail in our box at noon, you could set your watch by his mail delivery. Now we get our mail around 2 p.m. Is it possible you could give Jerry a call and seek his advice? Thank you for your service and God Bless America. Charles Erickson North Bend
My ballot will be marked for Bob Main I was blessed to grow up in a small town where I rode my bicycle to work for a cattle ranch after school. If the homework load wasn’t too heavy, a fishing rod might accompany me for the trip home. I loved the people who owned that ranch … and their friends, who were fellow ranchers, farmers, and loggers. They were some of the best people I’ve ever met, and they didn’t need a fancy degree for me to know they were also some of the smartest people I would ever meet. It’s hard for folks who don’t come from a rural background to understand who we are on the coast, and exactly why our salmon, forests, rivers, ranches and farms mean so much to us (and what they mean to our resource-based economy). There is a man who fully understands this though, and who feels the same way I do about the wonderful people here. I’ve worked many days alongside him, and while we didn’t always agree about the way to get somewhere … we always agreed on the end result we wanted for the people of this county. That was very simply to create a better future for our children and our families, while protecting what’s most important to us. I think you learn a lot about a man when you spend time fishing with him, and I’ve listened to him tell me stories about growing up here while we’re fishing, and watched him smile as he talks about the folks here … and the many projects he’s working on to simply help people have that better future. As someone who loves history, he also has a unique historic perspective about our county, which gives him a tremendous foundation to help plan for a positive, bright future. Those of you who know me also know I don’t get political too often, but I feel our local election this fall is a vitally important one. We’re fortunate to have two truly good people running for Coos County Commissioner (Position 1) who have very different views of our future, so they’ll be a clear choice of direction when you mark your ballot. My ballot will be marked for Commissioner Bob Main. I hope yours will be, too. Cam Parry Former Coos County Commissioner Coos Bay
North Bend administration needs to show more interest The current North Bend City Council and mayoral races as well as the City Manager candidates are of interest to us because our business and buildings are located in North Bend. Since we reside in Coos Bay, we are unable to vote on North Bend measures which directly affect us nonetheless. It is our hope that whomever is elected and/or hired will take a more active interest in the small businesses in North Bend. In all the years our business has been open, the current city manager has never stopped by to say hello or to inquire about how our business is doing. Nor has the current mayor. In fact, the only time we hear from city administration is when we receive an invoice for our yearly business license. When we were located in Coos Bay we were visited by City Council members, the city manager AND the mayor who made it their business to check in with the local businesses. It is our hope that the next North Bend administration will take the time to show an active interest in the businesses that help to support the North Bend community. Joanne Moss Bay Area Mailing North Bend
Vote by mail system ensures one vote Can you please report on the vote-by-mail system so that people understand how it ensures one vote per voter without violating the secret ballot? The way the system works is two-tiered: reviewing your signature on that outer envelope to match your signature on our voting card to ensure an actual Oregon voter is sending in the ballot, then the inner ballot has a SKU code that causes only the first of the ballots will be counted. The rest are ignored. The SKU is how to protect both your personal information and the “secret” part of the ballot alongside it’s primary objective which is to ensure one vote per voter. So, even if people think they are clever and commit a federal crime by voting multiple times, the extra votes won’t be counted. In this time, our community appears especially vulnerable to the lies around voter fraud and Oregon’s system. The secretary of state has all the information on this. It will help us all feel better. Jenny Jones North Bend
Confucius Institutes should close The Confucius Institute in Portland needs to be shut down. The American Association of University Professors has condemned these universities as “unacceptable concessions to the political aims and practices of the government of China,” and the U.S. Secretary of State has declared them “an entity advancing Beijing’s global propaganda and malign influence campaign.” The University of Oregon has closed theirs, but Portland State University’s Confucius Institute remains open. We need immediate action due to the rampant hostility and corrosion of diplomacy between the U.S. and the People’s Republic Of China. It is the best interests of the people of Oregon and academic autonomy that Confucius Institutes across Oregon are closed permanently. Reese Morgan Florence
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OBITUARY Betty J. Krewson
January 26, 1929 – August 22, 2020
Our mother, Betty June Krewson, the fourth of five children was born to Clarence Van Doren and Florence Van Doren Karrin Seward, Nebraska on January 26, 1929. She died in the arms of our lord on August 22, 2020 in Keizer, Oregon. With the pain of her loss comes gratitude for her life, love, grace, and kindness she generously shared with family, friends and everyone she met. She graduated from Myrtle Point High School in 1947 and married her
class sweetheart Glade Krewson on August 16, 1947. Dust, clutter, and empty cookie jars never stood a chance. Mom made everyone feel welcome and cherished whether she had known them for years or was saying her first hello. She was active in many social clubs. After my father, mom’s husband died in 1994 she decided to leave the area her parents settled in the mid 1940’s, moving to Keizer, Oregon, with my wife and I. She settled into a mother-in-law type apartment where she enjoyed many friends, many trips and many get togethers. Mom is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ernie and Patricia Krewson of Keizer; son and daughter-in-law, Tom and Becki Krewson of Coquille; many nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great grandchildren
and two great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Clyde and Burton Van Doren; sister Viola Anderson; sister and brother-in-law Winnie and Robert Hurt; and nephew David Hurt. The family extends their many thanks to the staff at Avamere Court at Keizer and Willamette Valley Hospice for their excellent care provided to our loving mother. A private graveside service will be held at Dora Cemetery at the convenience of her family Online remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.westrumfuneralservice.com Arrangements are under the direction of Amling/ Schroeder Funeral Service – Myrtle Point Chapel, 541-572-2524.
Coos Health & Wellness provides school data for re-opening The World SOUTH COAST — The employees at Coos Health & Wellness recognizes that many people are all concerned about their children returning to school and they want to be sure people know how to access the most recent information. Each week, CHW will post the newest data on its social media and include this information in a PSA update, according to a press release from CHW. For all schools to return to in-person instruction the following metrics must be met three weeks in a row: Coos County Case Rate ≤10 cases per 100,000 population. Test positivity ≤5% in the preceding seven days. State Metric of test positivity ≤5% in the preceding seven days. There is an exception for students in kindergarten to 3rd grade to return to in-person instruction if the following metrics have been met three weeks in a row: Coos County test positivity is ≤5% in the preceding 7 days Coos County case rate is ≤30 cases per 100,000 population. People can access the
NORTH BEND — Inland Point is inviting Bay Area residents to take part in a drive-by 100th birthday celebration for resident Charles Evans on Thursday afternoon. The event will begin at 2 p.m. at the retirement
community at 2290 Inland Dr. in North Bend and will include a parade by the Pacific Coast Corvette Club. Local musician Patty Becker will play trumpet for Evans during the celebration. Evans is a veteran, having served in the U.S. Air Force during World
War II. The parade will run from the bottom of the hill to the assisted living building’s circular drive and back down the hill and residents are invited to come out and wave flags for Evans, who will be sitting in the porch area.
PORTLAND (AP) — Police in Portland used tear gas early Monday to scatter demonstrators who marched on a precinct station in another night of violence — hurling rocks, bottles, commercial-grade fireworks at officers and setting fires in the streets. Twenty three people were arrested, police said in a statement. The protests have gripped Oregon’s largest city for months since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and demonstrators in Portland Sunday night who marched to the precinct from a park chanted the name Jacob Blake. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers identified him as the man who appeared to be Black who was shot in the
back by a police officer in the city of Kenosha on Sunday. Some of the Portland protesters in a group of about 200 lit a dumpster on fire and used it as a shield as they approached the police precinct station, police said in a statement. They threw things at officers, hitting some who were posted on the precinct station’s roof, and lit one of the building’s awnings on fire, the statement said. One officer suffered a wrist injury after he was hit with a piece of ceramic, the statement said. The violence that started Sunday night and lasted into the predawn hours of Monday came a day after protesters targeted another law enforcement building in Portland.
The protesters apparently had plans Saturday night to march from a park to the building, news outlets reported. But a standoff between marchers and officers took place on a bridge along the way — and the demonstrators retreated. Protesters appear to have returned to the park and then took cars to the building. Officers were then hit with rocks, bottles and other objects, police said. That unrest followed rival protests Saturday afternoon in downtown Portland. Federal authorities forced demonstrators away from a plaza near a federal building as dueling demonstrations by right-wing and left-wing protesters turned violent.
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unable to get back to shore and became stuck on nearby rocks. Three other surfers who were in wetsuits tried to assist the man, but they also became trapped on rocks and were unable to get back to shore. A Coast Guard aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was already airborne and diverted to the area. At 5:30 p.m., the rescue crew arrived on scene. The rescue swimmer deployed to hoist the first surfer, who was not wearing a wetsuit and appeared to be showing symptoms of hypothermia.
After he was hoisted into the helicopter, a member of the rescue crew provided a blanket to the man. At 6:15 p.m., the surfer was safely brought to awaiting emergency medical services at Short Sand Beach. The remaining three individuals were brought to shore by the Manzanita Fire Department using jet skis. The Coast Guard rescue swimmer stayed on the rocks to assist each surfer on to the jet skis. Each person was transported to Short Sand Beach with no medical concerns. The first surfer’s current condition is unknown.
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WHO: Children ages 6-11 should wear masks at times, too GENEVA (AP) — Just as millions of children are heading back to school, the World Health Organization says those aged 6 to 11 should wear masks in some cases to help fight the spread of coronavirus. The recommendations presented Monday follow the widespread belief that children under 12 are not considered as likely to propagate the virus as much as adults. Children in general face less severe virus symptoms than do adults, with the elderly the most vulnerable to severe infection and death. Now WHO says decisions about whether children aged 6 to 11 should wear masks should consider factors like whether COVID-19 transmission is widespread in the area where the child lives; the child’s ability to safely use a mask; and adult supervision when taking the masks on or off. “Luckily, the vast
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CAPE FALCON — A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted a surfer in distress and assisted three others Saturday afternoon from rocks at Cape Falcon near Manzanita. According to a press release from the U.S. Coast Guard 13th District PA Detachment Astoria, at 5:15 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 22, watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Command Center received a request for assistance from Tillamook County dispatch reporting a male surfer who was
DEAR ABBYBy Abigail Van Buren Dad’s tall tales come up ever shorter on the truth
DEAR ABBY: My father, who is in his 60s, has always been a storyteller, but since retirement his tales have gotten longer, and so has his nose. I suspect he’s concerned about his waning influence in the world and that’s why he puffs himself up. He tells people he has academic degrees he hasn’t earned, takes credit for coining phrases that predated him and claims the hero role in events he couldn’t possibly have participated in. Most of the time I let it go. But sometimes he starts spouting “facts” that are not only untrue but also potentially harmful, or he takes credit for work done by others who deserve the recognition. Is there a way to call him on it that lets him save face? Speaking to him privately does nothing. When prodded in a more truthful direction, he becomes immediately hostile. Suggesting other ways for him to contribute to the world (volunteering, etc.) have been non-starters. Before you ask, he has been to the doctor and this behavior isn’t the result of a medical issue. -- EMBARRASSED IN TEXAS DEAR EMBARRASSED: It should be apparent to you by now that you can’t change your father. His bids for respect and attention are sad, because the individuals being lied to usually learn the truth eventually. Because we can’t change the behavior of others, it’s important to remember that we can change the way we react to them. Because correcting your father in public hasn’t worked, if you catch him telling someone something you know is untrue -- and which could be harmful healthwise or financially -- contact the person privately and advise him or her to verify it with a doctor, lawyer or trusted financial adviser.
DEAR ABBY: I am divorced. Three years ago, I met a woman and had a brief relationship with her. She was estranged from her husband at the time. I fell deeply in love with her, but she decided to go back to him. It has been several years, and we have been “talking” again. She’s now divorced, and she told me she has feelings for me. She’s dating someone else, but she texts and calls me at least once a day. I have sent her flowers and gifts for which she has thanked me, but despite all that she won’t “date” me. I’m beside myself because I’m still very much in love with this woman. I know she loves me too, because she has said so. What do I do? I feel like pulling my hair out. Can you offer any advice? -- WON’T DATE ME DEAR WON’T: You feel like pulling your hair out because you have been getting mixed messages from your love object. Women who love men rarely refuse to date them. Women who are honest and ethical do not date one man and text and call ex-boyfriends at the same time. My advice is to do a 180, “detoxify” and find a lady who is emotionally and physically available. ------------------------------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. Good advice for everyone -- teens to seniors -- is in “The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It.” To order, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Anger Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)
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OREGON — As the $500 Emergency Relief Check Program entered its third day on Friday,
Aug. 21, all 70,000 available payments had been distributed or dedicated to Oregonians in need. The program began to wind down starting Friday morning. Financial institutions that are participating in this unique public-private partnership will have a final funding allotment cap for the day and will not be accepting new walk-in applications once they reach the
allotment cap. Previously scheduled appointments will continue through the end of the month, but new appointments will not be made. “I want to thank the financial institutions that have stepped up in an emergency and are continuing to work so hard to get money into the hands of desperate Oregonians,” Senate President Peter Courtney said. “We’ve said from the
beginning that we know this is not enough money to help all of those in need. But we had to take action to get money directly to people as quickly as possible and this is a tremendous example of Oregonians pitching in to help our most vulnerable.” “These last couple days have put a spotlight on just how dire the need is all across the state,” House
Speaker Tina Kotek said. “We have to get more money to help people. The federal government has the ability to make direct stimulus payments to Americans whose lives are in jeopardy and are not doing so. I find this incredibly frustrating and disappointing.” After two days, the program delivered funds to payments to nearly 40,000
eligible Oregonians in need. On the first day of the program, 62% of $500 payments went to zip codes outside the Portland Metropolitan Area. The offices of the House Speaker and Senate President will follow up with more detailed information and data about the program as soon as it is available, including which geographic locations were served.
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kenosha became the nation’s latest flashpoint city in a summer of racial unrest after police shot and wounded a Black man, apparently in the back, as he leaned into his SUV while his three children sat in the vehicle. Protesters set cars on fire, smashed windows and clashed with officers in riot gear Sunday night, while Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden immediately condemned the shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who was hospitalized in serious condition. Police in the former auto manufacturing center of 100,000 people midway between Milwaukee and Chicago said Blake was shot while they were responding to a call about a domestic dispute. They did not immediately disclose the race of the three officers at the scene or say whether Blake was armed or why police opened fire, and they released no details on the domestic dispute. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing
Blake’s family, said Blake was “simply trying to do the right thing by intervening in a domestic incident.” The officers were placed on administrative leave, standard practice in a shooting by police, while the state Justice Department investigates. And Kenosha County imposed an 8 p.m. curfew to try to head off another round of violence Monday night. The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Sunday and was captured from across the street on cellphone video that was posted online. Kenosha police do not have body cameras. In the footage, Blake walks from the sidewalk around the front of his SUV to his driver-side door as officers follow him with their guns pointed and shout at him. As Blake opens the door and leans into the SUV, an officer grabs his shirt from behind and opens fire while Blake has his back turned. Seven shots can be heard, though it isn’t clear how many struck Blake or how many officers fired. During the shooting, a Black woman can be seen screaming in the street and
jumping up and down. “While we do not have all of the details yet,” the governor said in a statement, “what we know for certain is that he is not the first Black man or person to have been shot or injured or mercilessly killed at the hands of individuals in law enforcement in our state or our country.” Biden called for “an immediate, full and transparent investigation” and said the officers “must be held accountable.” “This morning, the nation wakes up yet again with grief and outrage that yet another Black American is a victim of excessive force,” he said, just over two months before Election Day in a country already roiled by the recent deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. “Those shots pierce the soul of our nation.” Republicans and the police union accused the politicians of rushing to judgment, reflecting the deep partisan divide in Wisconsin, a key presidential battleground state.
Wisconsin GOP members also decried the violent protests, echoing the lawand-order theme that President Donald Trump has been using in his reelection campaign. “As always, the video currently circulating does not capture all the intricacies of a highly dynamic incident,” Pete Deates president of the Kenosha police union, said in a statement. He called the governor’s statement “wholly irresponsible.” Online court records indicate Kenosha County prosecutors charged Blake on July 6 with sexual assault, trespassing and disorderly conduct in connection with domestic abuse. An arrest warrant was issued the following day. The records contain no further details and do not list an attorney for Blake. It was unclear whether that case had anything to do with the shooting. Laquisha Booker, who is Blake’s partner, told NBC’s Milwaukee affiliate, WTMJ-TV, that the couple’s three children were in the back seat of the SUV when police shot him.
“That man just literally grabbed him by his shirt and looked the other way and was just shooting him. With the kids in the back screaming. Screaming,” Booker said. Crump, the attorney who has also represented the Floyd and Taylor families, called the police officers’ actions “irresponsible, reckless and inhumane” and added: “It’s a miracle he’s still alive.” In the unrest that followed, social media posts showed neighbors gathering in the surrounding streets and shouting at police. Some chanted, “No justice, no peace!” Others appeared to throw objects at officers and damage police vehicles. Officers fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. In a scene that mirrored the widespread protests in recent months over police brutality and racial inequality, marchers headed to the Kenosha County Public Safety Building, which houses the police and sheriff’s departments. Authorities mostly blocked off the building, which officials said was closed on Monday because of
damage. Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke cautioned the public and elected officials against “racing towards judgment,” given how few details were known. “The frustration & anger that many in our communities are feeling must be met with empathy, but cannot be further fueled by politicians’ statements or actions that can stoke flames of violence,” tweeted Steineke, who is white. For more than 100 years, Kenosha was an auto manufacturing center, but it has now largely been transformed into a bedroom community for Milwaukee and Chicago. The city is about 67% white, 11.5% Black and 17.6% Hispanic, according to 2019 Census data. Both the mayor and police chief are white. About 17% of the population lives in poverty. Like other cities across the U.S., Kenosha has been grappling with unemployment in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. Its unemployment rate was 10.8% in June, among the highest in the state.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced emergency authorization to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma — a move he called “a breakthrough,” one of his top health officials called “promising” and other health experts said needs more study before it’s celebrated. The announcement Sunday came after White House officials complained there were politically motivated delays by the Food and Drug Administration in approving a vaccine and therapeutics for the disease that has upended Trump’s reelection chances. On the eve of the Republican National Convention, Trump put himself at the center of the FDA’s announcement of the authorization at a news conference Sunday evening. The authorization makes it easier for some patients to obtain the treatment but is not the same as full FDA approval. The blood plasma, taken from patients who have recovered from the coronavirus and rich in antibodies, may provide benefits to those battling the disease.
But the evidence so far has not been conclusive about whether it works, when to administer it and what dose is needed. In a letter describing the emergency authorization, the chief scientist for the FDA, Denise Hinton, said: “COVID-19 convalescent plasma should not be considered a new standard of care for the treatment of patients with COVID-19. Additional data will be forthcoming from other analyses and ongoing, well-controlled clinical trials in the coming months.” But Trump had made clear to aides that he was eager to showcase good news in the battle against the virus, and the timing allowed him to head into his convention with momentum. He and aides billed it as a “major” development and used the White House briefing room to make the announcement. Trump also displayed some rare discipline in the evening news conference, sticking to his talking points, deferring to the head of the FDA, Stephen Hahn, and only taking three questions from reporters. The White House had grown agitated with the
pace of the plasma approval. The accusations of an FDA slowdown, which were presented without evidence, were just the latest assault from Trump’s team on what he refers to as the “deep state” bureaucracy. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows did not deal in specifics, but said that “we’ve looked at a number of people that are not being as diligent as they should be in terms of getting to the bottom of it.” “This president is about cutting red tape,” Meadows said in an interview Sunday on “This Week” on ABC. “He had to make sure that they felt the heat. If they don’t see the light, they need to feel the heat because the American people are suffering.” During Sunday’s 18-minute press conference, Trump said he thought there had been a “logjam” at the FDA over granting the emergency authorization. He alleged there are people at the FDA “that can see things being held up ... and that’s for political reasons.” Dr. Joshua Sharfstein said the statement, and Hahn’s silence while Trump said it, “was dis-
graceful.” “The FDA commissioner basically allowed the president to mischaracterize the decision and attack the integrity of FDA employees. I was horrified,” said Sharfstein, a vice dean at John Hopkins University’s school of public health who was a top FDA official during the Obama administration. “This is a promising therapy that has not been fully established,” he said The push on Sunday came a day after Trump tweeted sharp criticism on the process to treat the virus, which has killed more than 175,000 Americans and imperiled his reelection chances. The White House has sunk vast resources into an expedited process to develop a vaccine, and Trump aides have been banking on it being an “October surprise” that could help the president make up ground in the polls. “The deep state, or whoever, over at the FDA is making it very difficult for drug companies to get people in order to test the vaccines and therapeutics,” Trump tweeted. “Obviously, they are hoping to delay the answer until after No-
vember 3rd. Must focus on speed, and saving lives!” Earlier this month, Mayo Clinic researchers reported a strong hint that blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors helps other infected patients recover. But it wasn’t considered proof. More than 70,000 patients in the U.S. have been given convalescent plasma, a century-old approach to fend off flu and measles before vaccines. It’s a go-to tactic when new diseases come along, and history suggests it works against some, but not all, infections. The Mayo Clinic reported preliminary data from 35,000 coronavirus patients treated with plasma, and said there were fewer deaths among people given plasma within three days of diagnosis, and also among those given plasma containing the highest levels of virus-fighting antibodies. But it wasn’t a formal study. The patients were treated in different ways in hospitals around the country as part of an FDA program designed to speed access to the experimental therapy. That “expanded
access” program tracks what happens to the recipients, but it cannot prove the plasma — and not other care they received — was the real reason for improvement. Administration officials, in a call with reporters Sunday, discussed a benefit for patients who were within three days of admission to a hospital and were not on a respirator, and were given ‘high-titer’ convalescent plasma containing higher concentrations of antibodies. They were then compared to similar patients who were given lower-titer plasma. The findings suggest deaths were 35% lower in the high-titer group. There’s been little data on how effective it is or whether it must be administered fairly early in an illness to make a significant difference, said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious diseases expert at Vanderbilt University. Aiming to ward off a possible a run on convalescent plasma after the announcement, government officials have been working to obtain plasma and to team with corporate partners and nonprofit organizations to generate interest among previously infected patients to donate. Hahn, who called the development “promising,” said Trump did not speak to him about the timing of the announcement. He said “this has been in the works for several weeks.” But some health experts were skeptical. Benjamin Corb, of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, called it “conspicuous timing.” “President Trump is once again putting his political goals ahead of the health and well-being of the American public,” Corb said. Rigorous studies are under way around the country, comparing similar patients randomly assigned to get plasma or a dummy infusion in addition to regular care. But those studies have been difficult to finish as the virus waxes and wanes in different cities. Also, some patients have requested plasma rather than agreeing to a study that might give them a placebo instead.
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SALEM (AP) — Running an election by mail is a major undertaking, involving the U.S. Postal Service, armies of volunteers and even librarians. But for election officials and voters in Oregon — which pioneered all vote-by-mail in the nation 20 years ago — there’s no turning back to the old way of having people cast ballots at neighborhood polling places. They cite its convenience and security. Democrats and Republicans alike dismiss President Donald Trump’s attacks on vote-by-mail as a vehicle for fraud. “He’s afraid to count the votes of the people,” said Bill Bradbury, a Democrat who was secretary of state during Oregon’s first all vote-by-mail election. Since Oregon took the plunge, Colorado, Hawaii, Utah and Washington state have followed. Other states are edging toward it, at least this year, amid concerns that forcing voters to polling places will reduce turnout and expose them to
the coronavirus. Bruce Hipple, who owns a shoe store in Salem, said he doesn’t miss voting at a precinct and thinks the system is working fine. He noted that people have the convenience of using the mail or drop boxes and don’t need to congregate at polling places, a potentially dangerous proposition during the virus outbreak. “I wish the rest of the country would do it the same,” he said. State Elections Director Steve Trout said officials from around 30 states have asked him for advice about expanding mail-in voting. He says it’s important to establish a relationship with the U.S. Postal Service. Trump’s attempts to deprive the Postal Service of more money to make it harder to process mail-in ballots has created uneasiness in Oregon, although election managers say postal officials have reassured them. Postal workers expedite millions of ballots to voters and then bring completed ones to county election
offices, where they are tracked using bar codes. On Election Day, local election officers have even gone to post offices to help watch for late-arriving ballots. “Fortunately, Oregon has over two decades of experience working with our local partners at USPS and has an excellent working relationship with them to ensure ongoing support for our elections,” said Secretary of State Bev Clarno, the state’s highest-ranking Republican. The state has numerous safeguards to try to prevent fraud. Each signed ballot is examined by workers at county election offices to ensure that voter signatures match the digital versions on file. Each ballot return envelope contains a unique bar code that cannot be duplicated to make sure voters can return just one ballot, Clarno said. Her spokeswoman, Laura Fosmire, cited statistics indicating that fraud is negligible. After the 2016 general election, 54
cases were referred to law enforcement for possible prosecution. In less than half those cases, 22, people were found guilty of voting in two states. That accounted for far less than 1% of ballots cast. Still, the president’s attacks on mail-in voting — a practice he also uses — have some people wondering if the process could be made even more secure. Shelby Babcock, 26, lives in the tiny town of Hines in sparsely populated eastern Oregon, a Republican bastion in the Democratic-leaning state. She likes voting by mail because it means she doesn’t have to take time off from her job as a cook to stand in line at a polling station and just has to walk five minutes from her home to the post office. She thinks having a fingerprint verification might tighten security of the ballots even more. “I have to put my thumbprint every time I have to cash my check at the bank,” Babcock said. “They’re
doing that for money, so why aren’t they doing that for votes?” Babcock voted for Trump in 2016 but is undecided this year.. Vote-by-mail existed for several years in Oregon for special and local elections before voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure in 1998 to expand the system to primaries and general elections. Once they receive their ballots and fill them out, voters have the option of returning them by mail (the postage is pre-paid beginning this year), dropping them at official ballot drop boxes or returning them to their county elections office. Before this year, an average of only 35% of ballots were returned by mail, with the rest deposited in drop boxes or taken straight to election offices. In Multnomah County, drop boxes are placed next to a McDonald’s drive-thru, at a plumbing supply store, other businesses and at libraries.
When the pandemic forced the county’s 19 libraries to close during the state’s primary, librarians and election officials allowed voters to return ballots through the outdoor slots where people return books. Deputized librarians then separate the ballots from the books. “That’s one of those innovations that came about because of the pandemic, but we’re keeping it because it was such a big boost for access to voters,” said Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott. Election officials here believe other states can do similar pivots so they can offer voting by mail — noting that all states already have absentee voting in some form. “Yes, they can do it, because we’ve already paved the way to do it,” said Bill Burgess, the chief elections official for the county that includes Salem, the state capital. “Is it going to take more time and resources to gear up to it? Yes.”
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delinquent is 23.4 percent as of last month — the highest percentage on record. By comparison, the percentage of hotel loans that were 30 or more days delinquent at the end of 2019 was 1.3 percent. From a financial perspective, the report shows that $20.6 billion in hotel CMBS loans were 30 or more days delinquent as of July, compared to $1.15 billion as of December 2019. The highest volume of delinquent hotel loans during the Great Financial Crisis was $13.5 billion. The current percentage of loans that are delinquent now exceeds the highest level during the Great Financial Crisis by 53 percent. In the letter sent to Congress on Aug. 18, nearly 4,000 hotel industry leaders implored Congress to swiftly enact the HOPE
Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Van Taylor, R-Texas, Al Lawson, D-Fla., and Andy Barr, R-Ky., intended to provide assistance to small businesses that operate in the ailing commercial real estate market. “With record low travel demand, thousands of hotels can’t afford to pay their commercial mortgages and are facing foreclosure with the harsh reality of having to close their doors permanently. Tens of thousands of hotel employees will lose their jobs and small business industries that depend on these hotels to drive local tourism and economic activity will likely face a similar fate,” stated Chip Rogers, President and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. “The hotel industry strongly
supports The HOPE Act to give struggling small business hotels an opportunity to keep their doors open and avoid foreclosure. We urge the immediate passage of this legislation so America’s tourism industry can survive and recover when the public health crisis subsides.” Rogers said the HOPE Act would address the unique challenges of commercial real estate. It would provide commercial property owners the temporary liquidity they need to keep their doors open in exchange for a preferred equity interest in the property. The legislation would not require any new funding and would utilize existing appropriations from the CARES Act Economic Stabilization Fund. Other major hotel
industry leaders expressed an urgency for Congress to step up to help struggling hotel businesses before it is too late. “The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is decimating the travel and tourism sector — especially small businesses like hotels. That’s why we need Congress to provide hotel owners with real relief that addresses the needs of small businesses with commercial real estate assets,” said Cecil Staton, President and CEO of AAHOA. “Hoteliers are responsible for millions of jobs in communities across the nation, but unless Congress acts, there may not be businesses left for those workers to return to at the end of this pandemic. We are optimistic that the HOPE Act will help hoteliers to address
the debt crisis facing the lodging industry, and save good American jobs and small businesses.” “Our hotel industry has been devastated by the effects of COVID-19. The financial assistance through the HOPE Preferred Equity lending facility would provide relief and could help stimulate the economic situation in communities throughout the United States,” said Lynette Montoya, President and CEO of the Latino Hotel Association. “The HOPE Act is essential in helping provide hotel owners with liquidity when we need it most and will serve to help keep businesses open, thus saving local jobs,” said Andy Ingraham, President and CEO of the National Association of Black Hotel Owners, Operators, and Developers.
Hotel industry facing historic foreclosures WASHINGTON — A new national report shows that the hotel industry is facing a historic wave of foreclosures as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate small business hotel owners and its workforce. Since the beginning of the pandemic the hotel segment has faced a historic number of delinquencies and is the most heavily hit sector of the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market. Nearly 4,000 hotel industry leaders sent an urgent letter to Congress urging immediate action to help hotels avoid foreclosure and the loss of tens of thousands of jobs. The report, compiled by Trepp, shows that the percentage of hotel loans that are 30 or more days
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Democratic governor for restrictions put in place to try to prevent the spread of the virus, which has killed more than 175,000 people in the country and infected millions. Trump accused Gov. Roy Cooper of “being in a total shutdown mode,” and claimed the restrictions were aimed at trying to hurt his campaign. Many of the usual trappings of a convention were present on Monday, including signs designating each state and gift bags with Republican swag. But gone was the grandeur, the pomp and the pageantry. Republicans will spend the week trying to convince the American people that the president deserves a second term. Aides want the convention to recast the story of
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suggest the council considering permanently closing the pool,” O’Connor wrote. “I start there because of the dollar values associated.” The approved Aquatic Center budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year is $485,945, not including proposed capital expenditures at the facility of $150,000, making the budget for the pool this fiscal year $635,945.
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have made several arrests. Besides the formal nomination roll call, the party also approved a handful of new resolutions, including one that backs Columbus Day as a federal holiday and one that labels the Southern Poverty Law Center, which catalogs the country’s hate groups, as a “radical organization.” Another bemoans “cancel culture,” warning that it “has grown into erasing of history, encouraging lawlessness, muting citizens and violating free exchange of ideas, thoughts, and speech.” But they did not vote on a new 2020 platform, after a unanimous vote to forgo one this year. “RESOLVED, That the Republican Party has and will continue to enthusiastically support the President’s America-first agenda,” a resolution instead reads, in part.
As far as revenue sources, the city receives $122,000 from the sale of pool passes and permits and $14,021 from school usage for a total revenue stream of $136,021, with the General Fund paying the difference of $499,924 for 2020-2021. “Clearly there are repercussions for such an action,” O’Connor wrote. “The pool is used by the college and high school for sporting events, the Coast Guard utilizes it for training and there are over
5,000 citizen visits/use a year, not counting the lessons for learning to swim or certifying lifeguards of other South Coast pools. “The other reason to suggest closing the pool is this is an amenity which if the citizens so choose could easily be a subject of a serial levy or monthly fee approved by the voters.” A levy or pool fee could raise the needed revenue of approximately $500,000 to keep the pool operating, O’Connor suggested. A levy to raise that amount
would cost approximately $.71 per $1,000, or about $109.96 per single family property per year. A monthly pool fee of $9.38 per month would cost a single family residence approximately $112.68 per year. O’Connor wrote that added to that would be the cost of capital maintenance, which will become increasingly more expensive over time due to the age of the facility, especially the filters, pump and piping.
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including people serving alcohol. The licensee of record is Coos Bay Speedway Enterprises: Drake Nelson, managing member, and Kimberly Nelson, member. The licensee was cited for not following OHA’s Statewide Mask, Face Shield and Face Covering Guidance when it failed to require its patrons to wear face coverings at the premises, and staff were not wearing face coverings where at least six
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McPherson their reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and disbursements. After the Amended Complaint was filed and answered by the City, both sides filed Motions for Summary Judgment, the summary stated. These are motions which are based on a finding that there were no factual issues left to be determined, and a finding that the only issues left to be determined were legal issues to be decided by Judge Combs. The judge heard argument on the Summary Judgment motions on July 15 and issued the decision on July 31. “Judge Combs reached
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the more than 2,500 regular delegates. And stringent safety measures have been put in place guided by a 42-page health and safety plan developed by a hired doctor. Attendees were asked to practice enhanced social distancing and get tested prior to travel, fill out a pre-travel health questionnaire and participate in a daily symptom tracker. They’re also being tested onsite, have been asked to maintain a 6-foot (1.8-meter) distance from other people and to use face coverings as a condition of participation — though many attendees were seen openly flouting those rules Monday morning. The RNC has also committed to contacting every participant five, 14 and 21 days after the event to check on potential symptoms. The event had been met with protests, and police
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feet of distance between individuals could not be maintained and when interacting with the public, OLCC said. The OLCC investigation is continuing and the licensee is entitled to exercise their administrative hearing rights to challenge the OLCC’s actions. Drake Nelson declined to comment on the OLCC decision. Since reopening this summer, the speedway has encouraged social distancing by marking off two out of every three rows of its seating with ribbon. The speedway also has added hand washing stations. the same conclusions you reached a few years ago when you decided enact a Public Safety Fee,” the summary stated, adding: 1. North Bend is a “home rule” city, which gives it broad authority to enact municipal legislation and North Bend had the power under its city charter to create a Public Safety Fee. 2. The court also found that North Bend had the power and authority under its city charter to authorize the Water Board to collect the Public Safety Fee. “Those basic conclusions take care of all the claims raised by the Banklers and McPherson that the City acted illegally in its enactment of the Public Safety Fee,” the summary stated.
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A VFW Color Guard led the way through downtown Bandon in the first Cranberry Festival parade.
The first Cranberry Festival Parade (Editor’s note: There will be no traditional Cranberry Festival or Cranberry Festival Parade this year due to COVID-19 safety concerns. We will instead print stories and photos of past festivals as space allows and highlight the Cranberry Harvest Celebration activities that are instead scheduled, mostly in a virtual format.) JIM PROEHL
Bandon Historical Society Museum
BANDON — A parade was not part of the first Cranberry Festival. The parade was added in 1948, the second year of Bandon’s cranberry celebration. The first festival was put together in the fall of 1947. An article in the October 9, 1947 Western World invited the heads of all the organizations in the community to a meeting to hear a proposal about a Cranberry Festival. A week later, the Western World reported that the Cranberry Festival Association had been formed, officers elected and the festival date set for November 14 and 15. A full page ad in the October 30 Western World advertised the “Big Three Events” to make
up the first festival: the queen coronation and ball, the Cranberry Bowl football game and the Cranberry Festival dance to be held at “The Barn.” A parade was not on the agenda. Ruth Kreutzer was crowned the first Cranberry Queen in a coronation held in the elementary school gym and attended by 700 people. Myrtle Creek edged out Bandon, 13-9, in a football game to determine which team would represent Coos, Curry and Douglas counties in the state B-League football playoffs. At halftime, the new Cranberry Bowl Athletic Field west of the elementary school, being used for the first time that season, was dedicated to Bandon High School. Previous football seasons had been played in the City Park. The parade was added to the second Cranberry Festival. The festival was again held in November to mark the end of the cranberry harvest. A headline in the November 11 Western World read, “Firemen Add Thrills To Large Parade.” Thirty entries, including floats, horses, and farm equipment, formed near the Coast Guard Station.
Queen Lois Blakely and the Cranberry Court rode in a Packard convertible driven by Martin Krannick in the 1948 Cranberry Parade. The VFW posts in Bandon and Coquille provide the parade’s color guard. Lou Wright conducted the Bandon High marching band. Judy Brown, later Bandon’s Mayor Judy Densmore, won an award for the best children’s entry with her decorated tricycle. Queen Lois Blakely and her Cranberry Court rode in a Packard convertible driven by Martin Kranick.
Capps celebrated as she turns 96
About the time the parade reached Lloyd’s Café, a box in the street was set on fire and the fire department provided, “a Keystone Comedy style demonstration of how NOT to put out a fire,” according to the Western World. “The smoke eaters put on a wild show with men running up ladders with disconnected lengths of hose, etc. in a mock effort to squelch the blaze,” re-
SCHHC sponsors Cranberry Harvest Celebration Beach Walk
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BANDON — A drive-by birthday party was held Monday afternoon, Aug. 17, at her Ocean Drive residence for lifelong resident Mary Capps, who turned 96 on that day. Residents drove by and wished her well, dropping off flowers and cards. A descendant of the pioneering Boice family, Mary Capps faithfully preserved the history of Bandon, Langlois and northern Curry County. Her husband Edgar was a descendant of the pioneering Lowe family and son of Ed Capps, the mayor of Bandon at the time of the 1936 Bandon Fire. Mary and Edgar were charter members of the Bandon Historical Society. Before her retirement, Mary taught in the Bandon School District. She and Edgar maintained a ranch on Two Mile Road. Mary Capps was instrumental in organizing the Bandon Historical Society Museum when it moved into its current building in 1996. She wrote a “Museum Memories” column for many years and, with Edgar,
BANDON — The Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center, the Southern Coos Health Foundation and the Bandon Chamber of Commerce invite community members to participate in the Cranberry Harvest Celebration Beach Walk. The beach walk will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, and begins at 10 a.m. The starting point for the walk is at the South Jetty entrance to the beach, and will end at Coquille Point. Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center will provide masks for anyone who would like one, along with hand sanitizer, bags and education about COVID-19 and other healthcare topics of interest. Due to state-mandated restrictions around large gatherings as well a local interest in keeping the community safe from COVID-19, the Bandon
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ported the November 11 edition. Events have been added, the dates have changed, but the parade was a part of every Bandon Cranberry Festival after 1948. The Bandon museum’s photograph collection includes several thousand images of the Cranberry Festival. The museum is located at the corner of Highway 101 and Fillmore Avenue in Bandon. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Lifelong resident Mary Capps is celebrated in November at the Bandon Historical Society Museum. A drive-by birthday party was held at her Ocean Drive residence for her 96th birthday on Monday.
Chamber of Commerce canceled the annual Cranberry Festival. In lieu of the festival, the Chamber is holding the Cranberry Harvest Celebration, made up of in-person and virtual events. For a lineup of events, visit https://bandon. com/cranberry-festival/. The Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center and the Southern Coos Health Foundation is proud to partner with the Bandon Chamber of Commerce on the Cranberry Harvest Celebration Beach Walk. Participants are free to walk alone, with their families and with their dogs. Donations will be accepted at the Southern Coos Hospital table positioned at the start of the beach walk. All collected donations will go toward the hospital’s commitment to COVID preparations. For more information contact Scott McEachern at 541-3291040 or foundation@southerncoos.org.
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Bandon Western World BANDON — Movies are back at the Sprague Community Theater. “Judy” plays on the big screen Thursday and Friday, Aug. 27 and 28, at 7 p.m. Academy award winning Renee Zellweger plays Judy Garland in a bio-pic adapted from the Broadway play “End of the Rainbow.” The film also stars Rufus Sewell and Finn Wittrock. “Judy” (Lions Gate Films 2019) is rated PG-13. Movie admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors age 60 and older, and $3 for youth age 11 to 18. Children age 10 and
younger are admitted free with an adult. Refreshments are available for purchase. Tickets are available online at BandonEvents.org or at the box office. The Sprague Community Theater is located at 1202 11th St. SW in Bandon City Park. Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, admission is limited for each movie showing. Ushers will provide directions for entering, exiting and seating. Patrons are reminded to wear a mask or face covering and maintain six feet social distance as much as possible. For more event details, visit BandonEvents.org.
BANDON POLICE LOGS Aug. 11 2:07 a.m., suspicious conditions in the 55000 block of U.S. Highway 101. 1:04 p.m., criminal trespassing in the 87000 block of Lower Fourmile Lane. 2:02 p.m., suspicious vehicle in the area of Lower Fourmile Lane and Pioneer Road. 3:15 p.m., welfare check in the 1600 block of Harvard St. SE. 6:27 p.m., traffic stop at U.S. Highway 101 and Second St. NE. 10:51 p.m., traffic stop in the 1300 block of Oregon Ave. SE (U.S. Highway 101). Aug. 12 1:10 a.m., suicidal subject in the Bandon area. 7:19 a.m., suspicious vehicle at U.S. Highway 101 and 19th St. SW. 8:47 a.m., traffic stop at Oregon Ave. SW and Eighth St. SW. 9:06 a.m., welfare check in the 700 block of 12th St. SW. 9:23 a.m., traffic stop at Eighth St. SW and Oregon Ave. SW. 9:41 a.m., assisted public in the 800 block of Lincoln Ave. SW. 10:21 a.m., mental subject in the 700 block of 12th St. SW. 11 a.m., traffic stop at Second St. SE and Highway 42S. 11:28 a.m., disturbance in the 55000 block of Azalea Drive. 11:52 a.m., suspicious subject in the 58000 block of U.S. Highway 101. 1:29 p.m., theft reported to Police Department, 555 Highway 101. 3:26 p.m., traffic stop in the 1000 block of Oregon Ave. SW (U.S. Highway 101). 3:31 p.m., traffic stop in
the area of Seven Devils and Whiskey Run Lane. 6:07 p.m., DUII in the 900 block of 11th St. SE. 6:36 p.m., traffic stop at Second St. SE and Harlem Ave. SE. 7:26 p.m., traffic stop at U.S. Highway 101 and Bullards Beach Road. 10:02 p.m., welfare check on Lincoln Ave. SW. 10:45 p.m., traffic stop at Second St. SE and June Ave. SE. 11:29 p.m., traffic stop at Eighth St. SW and Oregon Ave. SW. Aug. 13 12:54 p.m., driving complaint at McKay’s, 65 10th St. SE. 1:21 p.m., traffic stop at Baltimore Ave. SE and Second St. SE. 7:14 p.m., unauthorized use of a motor vehicle at Winchester Trails, Coos Bay. 8:23 p.m., suspicious conditions in the 500 block of Ninth St. SW. Aug. 14 7:21 a.m., traffic stop at 11th St. SE and Fillmore Ave. SE. 8:17 a.m., deceased subject in the 1600 block of Oregon Ave. SW. 10:11 a.m., disabled vehicle at U.S. Highway 101 and Elmore Ave. SE. 1:01 p.m., traffic stop at Second St. and Chicago Ave. SE. 1:18 p.m., traffic stop at Second St. and Chicago Ave. SE. 1:45 p.m., traffic stop at 12th St. and Chicago Ave. SE. 2:08 p.m., traffic stop at Riverside Drive NE and Caroline Ave. 1:14 p.m., driving complaint at mile post 294 on U.S. Highway 101. 2:30 p.m., traffic stop at First St. SE and Oregon Ave. SW.
Dodrill celebration
Contributed Photo by Cleone Reed
Barbara Dodrill celebrated her 93rd birthday on Tuesday, Aug. 18, with a drive-by party. Cars lined up to drive by her home and wish her well. Here she is pictured enjoying the event with her daughter Nona, on left, friend Myra Lawson, who arranged the event, great-granddaughters and grandson Jeremiah Dodrill on right.
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was the go-to person when a group wanted a speaker about local history. She conducted countless museum tours. “Mary has been a guiding light through the life of the museum,” said Museum Director Gayle Nix.
Last November, Mary was honored with a reception, a mayor’s proclamation, cake and coffee as the museum celebrated “Mary Capps Appreciation Day.” Anyone interested in Bandon history can visit the Bandon Historical Society Museum, located at the corner of U.S. Highway 101 and Fillmore Ave.
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Contributed Photos from Mary Schamehorn collection
Vandalism at Buck’s Sentry, 1973
AS I SEE IT
String of burglaries MARY SCHAMEHORN
I can still remember the string of burglaries and vandalism that hit the city in the mid-’70s, including this break-in at Buck’s Sentry Market in September of 1973. Paul Esselstyn looks at the big hole that was kicked in the door where several hundred dollars worth of cigarettes were stolen. In the same week, Sailor Joe’s Galley (later Bandon Boatworks) on the South Jetty was vandalized. Three juveniles were apprehended in connection with the burglary. Buck’s Sentry Market was owned by Buck and Nadya Rogers and was located in the large building at the south city limits now owned by Larry Hardin, where Brian Vick operated his antique business. I still remember taking the second picture in April of 1972 in the cozy living room of a beloved Bandon couple, Noah and Neva Davison, as they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married in Bandon and had six children, including four who were still living at the time (son Earle, and daughters, Lillian Bowman, Elinor Bowman and Marjorie Andrade). The couple farmed until 1938 when Davison built and operated Davison’s Market in downtown Bandon for 15 years before turning it over to Earle, who operated the store under the name Bandon Market. It was located across Delaware from McNair Hardware (now Bandon Brewing Co.) and just south of what is now Dr. Sharen Strong’s office. The site is now a parking lot adjacent to the Chevron station. In March of 1974, just two months after Bandon High School burned, Bandon Market was destroyed by fire. The cause of the fire was never determined although two local men, Bill McNeil and Ron Goodell, reported to the police that they had chased an unidentified person from the vicinity of the store down to the waterfront. But no one was ever found. And there was no sign of forced entry. Less than a year later, in January of 1975, McNair Hardware was destroyed by fire, caused when a burglar was using a blow torch to open the safe, and the spark caused a subsequent fire. In my As I See It column of Jan. 30, 1975, (yes, I have been writing a column on and off for over 45 years) I mention that the McNair fire was the fourth of what may have been arson fires, as Perry Bros mill had also had an arson fire around that time. How many of us remember when we had both Sears and Montgomery & Ward catalog stores in Bandon? The third picture, which was also taken in 1973, features the Sears Catalog Sales store, operated for many years by Mary MacDonald (and also Anne
Noah and Neva Davison, 1972 Smith) in the building which now houses Fast Mart, across the highway from McKay’s Market and just south of La Kris Motel. *** With at least two elections coming up, people are reminded that rather than chance their ballots to the U.S. Postal Service, it is always secure to put their ballots in the drop box at City Hall. The ballots will be picked up twice a week during the voting window and at 8 p.m. on election day This ensures the voter that the ballot would be received in time to be counted. *** Speaking of the election, I am urging people to support the two ballot measures on the Sept. 15 ballot, which are Measure 6-179 and 6-180. The City is NOT asking for rate-setting authority, which I read in a recent Facebook post, but rather for a specific rate increase: $8 a month for water ($11 outside city limits) and $7 a month for sewer ($11 a month outside city limits). When the voters turned down our request for rate-setting authority last spring, many said that had we asked for a specific amount, they would have supported it. And we are hoping that the voters will understand the need and vote yes for both measures. We have a perfect example of what it can mean financially to the city taxpayers because we are not able to set our rates. A letter from the bond rating company, Moody’s Investors Service, explained that they were downgrading our bonds from A2 to Baa1 because, in part, we are “largely restricted from raising rates without voter support. Favorably, new management hired at the beginning of 2020 is working to materially improve financial controls,” said Moody’s, referring to Bandon’s new city manager and finance director. Moody’s stressed the factors that could lead to an upgrade of the rating: 1. Substantial and sustained improvement in reserves across government operations and particularly in the general fund; 2. Legal change that allows for regular rate increases for the enterprise
funds, which support the city’s general operations. It is clear that the 20-yearold initiative that prohibited the city from raising its utility rates without a vote has had a significant negative impact on our finances and our Sears store, September 1973 ability to seek grants ing alongside 700 other or a favorable bond rating. farm families as part of the *** Ocean Spray Cooperative It’s always sad when a ... Farmer owned since city manager or a hospital 1930.” administrator does not It was such a treat to work out for whatever see a local man on my reason. I’ve read some Cran-Raspberry bottle .... snarky posts lately about *** our problems. But it helps I know it’s a thankless to put it into perspective,. job, but my hats are off to In the past 42 years, the merchants and business Bandon has had five city owners who are doing their managers. The induspart to encourage people try-standard is 3 to 5 years to wear masks when they for a manager to remain come into their stores. I with a city. Of the last see a lot of compliance, alfour, one 20-year manthough like all of you, I’ve ager retired after a stellar hard of the confrontations career with the city, two as people try to get others were brought to us by the to comply. Prothman Company, a These are not easy well-respected city mantimes, and we will get ager recruitment company, through them, but the stateand the fourth, who also ment that we hear often came via Prothman as a is true: We are all in this candidate for the City of together .... and the more Coquille, is doing a great job for the City of Bandon. that people wear masks and keep their distance This is evidenced by my from each other, the sooner earlier post, quoting from we will be back to some the Moody’s letter. kind of normal. There will always be Even if you don’t people who will tear down necessarily believe in it, local government and the isn’t it worth it not to have people who try every day our business community to do the right thing, and moved back to phase one? for them I actually feel So far, Coos County is sorry as the kind of hatred I’ve seen lately can be very in a much better position casewise than most other stressful to maintain. Oregon counties, and cer*** tainly much better off than I was finishing up my most of the Eastern Oregon last drop of delicious counties. Ocean Spray Cran-RaspAnd for those who are berry drink the other night fearful, it is really up to when I happened to notice what looked like a familiar each of us to determine “our own individual risk face on the back of the tolerance for exposure to bottle. infectious disease.” Sure enough it was We all need to do what Ocean Spray grower Steve we feel is best to take care Gant, who was described of our health and the health as “A third generation cranberry grower ... workof our loved ones.
Stefiuk earns chance to defend Crossings Cup title
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The World Three past champions are among the eight golfers who qualified for the Crossings Cup match play tournament at Bandon Crossings golf course at the end of the regular season. Defending champion Ritchie Stefiuk is the top seed for the tournament after the final regular-season event Friday and will
face one of the past champions, 2017 winner Mark Nortness, in one of the quarterfinal matches this week. The other past champion, 2012 winner David Kimes, is the No. 2 seed and will meet Coquille youngster Carter Borror in the quarterfinals. The other matchups this week are No. 3 seed Phil Shoaf against No. 6 seed Chip England and No.
4 seed Neal Cahoon vs. No. 5 seed Brian Gibson. The standings were finalized with the Casual Fridays results last week. Borror and Nortness earned their spots with strong final efforts after entering the final week tied for eighth in the standings. Greg Harless had the best score of the week with a 3-under 69. Stefiuk had the second-best
Harvick dominates at Dover DOVER, Del. (AP) — Kevin Harvick views his NASCAR championship chase as him against the field. His budding rivalry with Denny Hamlin, however, has turned into a can-you-top-this showdown that promises to last until the finale. “You don’t want to be so narrow-minded to think it’s going to be you against one other team,” Harvick said. A day after Hamlin’s victory, Harvick regained the Cup Series lead with his seventh, dominating Sunday at Dover International Speedway. Harvick and Hamlin have emerged as the clear contenders to win it all — and again they proved their mettle in doubleheaders. At Pocono in late June, Harvick won the Saturday race and Hamlin followed with the checkered flag 24 hours later. Harvick won the finale of the final scheduled twinbill of the season required by the pandemic hiatus. Harvick and Hamlin long ago clinched their spots in NASCAR’s postseason, and can rest easy — though they won’t — headed into the regular-season finale Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. Under the lights, the final three playoff spots are up for grabs, with seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson about needed a win to make a run at a record eighth title
in his farewell season. Harvick secured his title as best in the regular season, and has 57 playoff points that he can build up all the way to the Phoenix finale. He plans to be racing for the title -- and Hamlin could stand in his way. “I don’t think I want to narrow it down to one guy, obviously,” Harvick said. “It really has been fun to kind of go back and forth with Denny and his team.” The 44-year-old Harvick continues to rack up milestones at Stewart-Haas Racing. He has 56 career Cup victories to tie Kyle Busch for ninth on the career list. Harvick swept the stages in the No. 4 Ford and won for the third time in seven races. He gave Ford its 700th Cup victory. All seven of Harvick’s wins have come in the 14 starts since NASCAR resumed on May 17. “With Denny winning yesterday we needed to win today and we need all the points we can get,” Harvick said. “I think as you look at these playoffs, you never know what to expect but I know that as we go week to week we will give it all we have.” With just Daytona left next week before the 16-driver field is set, Aric Almirola, Busch and brother Kurt Busch all wrapped up spots on points. Martin Truex Jr. finished
second in both Dover races. He had finished third in five straight races headed into the weekend. “We can definitely make the final four with the way we’ve been running,” Truex said. Jimmie Johnson, Dover’s career winner with 11, was third. Johnson’s No. 48 team gambled on a late two-tire pit stop that gave the seven-time champion a late surge. Johnson is on the bubble, four points outside of the cutoff in his final full season. The Hendrick Motorsports stalwart might have had a spot clinched had his No. 48 not failed inspection in May at Charlotte, negating his runner-up finish. That cost him 45 points. He also sat out the Brickyard 400 when he failed a COVID-19 test. “I’ve been doing this too long to worry too much,” Johnson said. “Maybe that’s where experience will pay, though, this weekend. I’ll keep my emotions in check and be able to race with a clear and open mind. “ Johnson is the biggest outlier to have a chance at crashing the field -- unless there’s a surprise winner. He’d also to knock off Hendrick teammate William Byron and former crew chief Chad Knaus, atop the box for all seven of Johnson’s titles.
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to-wire as No. 1: Florida State in 1999 and USC in 2004. DEFENDING CHAMPS: LSU is the first defending national champion to start the following season outisde the top five since Auburn in 2011 (post-Cam Newton, the Tigers were ranked No. 23 in the preseason poll). LSU lost a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback and No. 1 overall NFL draft pick, too, in Joe Burrow. Myles Brennan is the new QB for the Tigers, who had 14 players selected in the last draft, including five in the first round. There is plenty of talent coming back with All-America receiver Ja’Marr Chase, cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., and nose tackle Tyler Shelvin. The Tigers will try to become the first back-to-back national champions since Alabama in 2011 and ‘12. FANCY SEEING YOU HERE: No. 18 North Carolina is ranked in the preseason for the first time since 2016. No. 19 Cincinnati makes its first appearance in the
AP preseason poll. The Bearcats have finished ranked each of the last two seasons. No. 20 Minnesota is making its first preseason poll appearance since 2004. The Gophers were one of the surprise teams of last season, starting unranked and ending up No. 10, their best finish since 1962.
group Oregon Old Time Racing Hard Tops, mostly drivers from the Roseburg area. Larry Mudge or Roseburg won the trophy dash in that division and Justin Krossman of Coquille won the heat race. Results for all the divisions will be included in the Community Scoreboard in Saturday’s edition of The World. All in all, it was another good night at the speedway, the drivers said. Brody Montgomery gave credit for that to Nelson. “Drake is doing everything he can to keep us going,” he said. “We’re super appreciative.” The dirt track is back in action each of the next three Saturdays, as well. This coming Saturday is the Street Stock Battle
at the Beach, an event that also includes lucky rides for the kids. Saturday, Sept. 5 is Ladies Night. And championship night is Saturday, Sept. 12. For a complete schedule and additional information, visit www.coosbayspeedway.us.
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BACK-TO-BACK: Clemson had never been preseason No. 1 until last season, and now starts there again. It’s the eighth time since the preseason poll started in 1950 that a team has been preseason No. 1 two straight seasons. Alabama had been preseason No. 1 from 2016-18, a three-year run. The Tigers finished last season No. 2 after losing the championship game to LSU, snapping a remarkable run of nine seasons in which Clemson has finished with the same or better ranking than it started. That included the last five seasons in which Clemson outperformed its preseason ranking, twice finishing No. 1 after starting No. 2. The ACC’s Tigers, who also welcome back star running back Travis Etienne, standout offensive tackle Jackson Carman and sturdy defensive tackle Tyler Davis, will try to become the 12th preseason No. 1 to finish No. 1. Only two teams have gone wire-
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Jason Kellam of Coos Bay won both the main event and heat race in the Mini Outlaws division. He beat Seth Christian of Roseburg to the finish in the main event after trophy dash winner Tahlen Rogers of Albany had a scary crash that left his car on its hood. Rogers walked away unhurt. Christian did win the Hornets division ahead of John Henry of Coos Bay and Isaac Stere of Cottage Grove. He also won the trophy dash, beating William Hitner of Port Orford, and won his heat race. Kris Parker, one of six Florence drivers in the division, won the other heat race. The evening also featured racing by the touring
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gross score (75) and Toby Stanley was third (77). England had the top net score (69), followed by Cahoon, Kimes, Craig Ford and Wayne Everest (73). Borror had a net score of 75 and Nortness of 78. Stefiuk finished the 22-week season with 126 points, followed by Kimes (117), Shoaf (110), Cahoon and Gibson (101), England (89), Borror (88) and Nortness (86).
Just missing out on match play were Stanley (84), Wim McSpadden (82) and Val Nemcek (81). Results from the final week will be included in the Community Scoreboard in Saturday’s edition of The World. Though the regular season is over, all golfers still can participate in the weekly Casual Fridays events. Call the golf shop at 541-347-3232 for details.
Sounders blank Timbers 3-0 PORTLAND (AP) — Raul Ruidiaz scored twice and the Seattle Sounders defeated the Portland Timbers 3-0 in an eerily fanless Cascadia Cup match on Sunday night. After a scoreless first half that included what looked like an early Portland goal negated by video review, Ruidiaz’s shot hit the cross bar and went into the goal in the 72nd minute. He added a second goal in the 83rd. Less than two minutes later, Seattle’s Kelvin Leerdam added a third goal, Ruidiaz getting the assist. It was Seattle’s third straight win in Portland. “There’s always opportunities when things are not going your way, and I think we would admit that we haven’t been playing our best football in the past few months, and struggled. We’re sputtering a little bit,” Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei said. “And why not here, at your archrival’s home?” The Timbers were coming off a victory in the
recent MLS is Back tournament in Florida. The Timbers went undefeated in seven matches, and defeated Orlando City 2-1 on Aug. 11 in the championship game. The Sounders, the defending MLS Cup champions, were eliminated by LAFC in the round of 16. “I think we could have done better,” Timbers coach Giovanni Saverese said about the attack. “We created moments in dangerous situations, but I felt sometimes our possession could have been better. I felt that we had a great start in the first eight or nine minutes, we found the goal — unfortunately it was offiside, I think, I have watch the replay.” It was the first game back for both teams since the league announced it was resuming the season in local markets. Only a few teams are playing before fans, and only in markets where it is allowed. Even with crowd noise pumped into Providence Park, it was noticeably quieter than when the
Timbers Army supporters group fills the stadium with songs and chants. Tarps with photos of fans were stretched across seats in the north end of the stadium and a banner hung that read: “Next time you see us we will be smiling.” The Cascadia Cup is a supporter-created trophy for the winner of the three-way rivalry between the Sounders, Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps each season. The Sounders are the defending Cascadia Cup champions. Chris Duvall appeared to put Portland up in the first five minutes but the goal was called back after video review. “It’s a good start for us to win a game like this,” Leerdam said. “It was sloppy, it was slow, but it was good restart of the season. It’s difficult, but we’ll build on this.” The Timbers had another chance in the 58th minute when Marvin Loria’s attempt from close range was saved by Seattle goalkeeper Frei.
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Sato wins Indianapolis 500 under caution INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Takuma Sato won’t waste any time wondering what might have happened if his teammate had not crashed in the closing laps of the Indianapolis 500. Scott Dixon might have run him down. Sato could have run out of gas. IndyCar maybe would have have thrown the red flag, setting up a final shootout to the finish. It’s just a silly game of hypotheticals after Sunday’s race ended under caution with Sato coasting to his second Indy 500 win in four years. Spencer Pigot crashed with five laps remaining to bring out the yellow flag, pausing Dixon’s charge on Sato for an anticlimactic ending to “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” “The Indy 500, you never really know until the last corner,”
said Sato, the only Japanese driver to win the Indy 500 and now the 20th two-time winner. Dixon seemed in total control of the race as he chased his own second Indy 500 win. The fivetime series champion easily slid past pole-sitter Marco Andretti in the first turn of the first lap and led 111 of 200 laps. Dixon was so smooth he, at times, voluntarily relinquished the lead just to save fuel. So when Sato moved to the front late in the race, it appeared Dixon was just biding his time. Only he didn’t get close enough as the laps ticked off — 20 to go, 15 to go, 10 to go — and then Pigot’s crash ended the pursuit. “I probably should have been more aggressive there. Should have maybe gone harder and maybe he would have run out
of fuel,” Dixon said. “This is definitely hard to swallow for the team. But it was a hell of a race, and he’s victorious. He’s drinking the milk, and that’s all that counts.” Sato indeed chugged from a bottle of two-percent milk, kissed the bricks, and rode the new lift at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to the winner’s circle. It was there that he celebrated with two of his team owners — 1986 Indy 500 champion Bobby Rahal, who was walking with a cane because of an aching back, and comedian David Letterman, who loomed large over Sato with an unruly gray beard and mask covering half his face. Rahal had no interest in debating IndyCar’s decision to finish the race under yellow and defended Sato’s earned spot in
Indy 500 history. “Hey, two-time winner at the Indy 500, there’s not many of those guys out there,” Rahal said. “I think the guy deserves to be highly respected for his abilities, particularly on the ovals. I think a place like Indianapolis kind of suits his skills because he’s very smooth, obviously he’s quite brave. He really has a good feel. I think that really works well at a place like Indy. “He’s all fight. He’s not a guy that’s going to give up. I think we saw that today.” Sato’s second victory came in front of empty grandstands at the largest venue in the world. New track owner Roger Penske could not allow spectators during a pandemic at an event that typically draws more than 300,000. On Sunday, Penske said a mere 2,500
people would be on property. The eerily empty venue made for a watered-down celebration absent of many of the Indy traditions. He didn’t complain, but noted the energy was off the entire two weeks at Indy and the empty gray grandstands were a sad sight every lap. “If you go through Gasoline Alley each morning, there’s no energy. It was a little sad,” Sato said. “When you’re driving, obviously we’re concentrating on what’s happening on the track. But we see the grandstands all the time. “Every driver, every single lap, every single corner, we watch the flag ... every time we watch the flag, just the gray grandstand. That was a little bit sad.”
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Griff Smith (inside) laps an opposing car during a heat race Saturday at Coos Bay Speedway.
Smith wins again at Coos Bay Speedway JOHN GUNTHER The World
COOS BAY — For Griff Smith it was business as usual Saturday. For Brody Montgomery, it was finally a first victory of 2020. And for Coos Bay Speedway, it was another busy night at the races even as other tracks in the state have started racing again. Speedway owner Drake Nelson noted there were 65 cars in the various classes Saturday, even while a couple of the tracks in the Willamette Valley also were hosting races. “It’s good for Coos,” he said of the turnout of drivers, including several from the valley. “It’s not 90 like we’ve been having, but it’s still pretty good.” There were some similar results to what the speedway has been seeing. And that included the very consistent Smith winning another main event in the Junior Stingers division. Smith, who just turned 13, continues to dominate the division for drivers 11 to 14 years old, and he took the main event ahead of Lily Metzgus of Myrtle Point and Teagan Montgomery of
Bandon. “The car is really fast,” Smith said, adding that he has been improving in how smoothly he negotiates the track and passing better when he needs to get by lapped traffic. Last week, Smith turned a lap on the dirt oval at 80 mph, which is more than 5 mph faster than his top speeds from a year ago, said his dad, Bryce. The biggest difference from last year is more competitors in the Junior Stingers division. “It’s a lot funner,” Smith said. “I’m glad we can get more people out here.” Smith has been seeing more competition this year, especially from fellow Bandon racer Alex Butler. Smith, Butler and Teagan Montgomery, who all are going to be eighth-graders at Harbor Lights Middle School, stared racing about the same time for similar reasons. Smith grew up watching Braden and Trace Fugate and Brody Montgomery race at the track and jumped at the chance when the new division was formed. Teagan Montgomery is Brody’s cousin and Butler’s dad and grandfather both are racers.
On Saturday, Smith swept his heat race, the trophy dash — the speedway held those features for the first time this season — and the main event. But Butler almost beat him in the trophy dash, leading in the final lap when there was contact between the two cars and she hit the wall hard half a lap from the checkered flag. Butler was a little sore from the contact and walked gingerly immediately after the accident, but later said she was ready to go again, if another car can be found for the final races of the season. Butler has a history of scary incidents, including her car catching fire during a crash a couple of seasons. She said Saturday’s crash was a little scarier because of how hard she hit the wall. Teagan Montgomery won the other heat race and finished second in the trophy dash behind Smith. Brody Montgomery, meanwhile, got his first main event win of the season in the America’s Mattress Super Late Models division. A past track champion, he said he’s been battling little issues all season.
“We hit it right on the nail tonight,” he said after holding off Coos Bay racer Preston Luckman, who a week earlier won the Tidal Wave 50 race at the speedway. “It was fun,” Brody Montgomery said, adding that it was by far the best race of the season. Luckman won the trophy dash, but also finished second in the heat race, behind Braden Fugate of Bandon. Ryan Emry of Corvallis picked up his first win of the season in the Sportsman Late Models division after three straight runner-up finishes, beating Trace Fugate and Jared Simmons of Cottage Grove, and also won the trophy dash. Simmons won the heat race. Meanwhile, in the popular Street Stocks division, Graig Osborne of Creswell appeared headed for another win before a wild final lap when the lead changed hands twice and Blake Lehman nipped him at the finish line. Osborne had won four straight main events at the speedway, but instead it was Lehman getting his first win. Please see Speedway, Page B3
Lab says contamination led to false positive NFL tests Associated Press The lab used by the NFL for COVID-19 tests said Monday that an isolated contamination caused 77 “most likely false positive results.” In a statement, BioReference Laboratories said the test results on Saturday were contaminated during preparation at its lab in New Jersey. Eleven clubs were affected, and the tests were reexamined and found to be false positives. “The NFL immediately took necessary actions to ensure the safety of the players and
personnel,” said Dr. Jon R. Cohen, executive chairman of BioReference, which does all COVID-19 testing for the 32 NFL teams in five labs across the country. “Re-agents, analyzers and staff were all ruled out as possible causes and subsequent testing has indicated that the issue has been resolved. All individuals impacted have been confirmed negative and informed.” Among teams reporting false positives, the Minnesota Vikings said they had 12, the New York Jets 10 and the Chicago Bears nine. The entire episode puts
the NFL and its testing procedures through BioReference in a precarious position with the opening game kicking off on Sept. 10. There are five labs nationwide that service the 32 teams, with only the New Jersey facility having the false positives this weekend. Anyone testing positive for COVID-19 — even a false positive upon a retest — is required to have two more negative tests before being cleared to return. The New York Giants said Monday that two staff members whose test results initially
came back as false positives were back at work. Both were given a point of care test Sunday morning, the results of which were known within the hour, and were administered the standard test they undergo on a daily basis, the results of which were known Sunday night. Both results were negative. Two other Giants staffers were deemed through contact tracing to have been in close contact for more than 15 minutes with their peers who had the false positives. They also returned to work Monday.
Clemson is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25, a poll featuring nine Big Ten and Pac-12 teams that gives a glimpse at what has already been taken by the pandemic from an uncertain college football season. Ohio State (1,504 points) was a close No. 2 behind Trevor Lawrence and Clemson (1,520), which starts atop the rankings for the second straight season. The Tigers beat the Buckeyes in a thrilling College Football Playoff semifinal last season. Alabama is No. 3, Southeastern Conference rival Georgia is No. 4 and defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma is No. 5. Defending national champion LSU is No. 6. The 85th edition of the AP rankings will be like none before. When the season starts — if the season starts — the Buckeyes and 53 other Bowl Subdivision teams will no longer be eligible for inclusion in the Top 25 because they have postponed their seasons to the spring. The Big Ten, where Ohio State and No. 7 Penn State play, and the Pac-12, home to No. 9 Oregon, canceled their fall sports seasosn because of concerns about the coronavirus. The Mid-American and Mountain West conferences have also said they will try to play spring football. The SEC, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12, American Athletic, Conference USA and Sun Belt are forging ahead with fall sports, with changes: The three remaining Power Five conferences, the SEC, ACC, and Big 12, have eliminated all or most nonconference games and delayed the start of their seasons from one to three weeks. Erased from the college football schedule this year were a host of tantalizing nonconference matchups: Ohio State at No. 9 Oregon; No. 10 Notre Dame vs. No. 12 Wisconsin at Lambeau field in Green Bay; No. 14 Texas at LSU; No. 17 Southern California vs Alabama in Arlington, Texas; No. 11 Auburn vs. No. 18 North Carolina in Atlanta. For now, big conference games such as Ohio State-Michigan and Washington-Washington State could still be made up in the spring. All Division I teams were eligible for the preseason AP Top 25, but after the season starts, only teams scheduled to play in the fall are eligible. That leaves 76 FBS teams from which to choose. If a spring season is played, the AP will consider doing rankings for those teams, too. Please see Poll, Page B3
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Section 31. -Nominations. Any person qualified as provided in Section 12, hereof, may file for candidacy for city office by either of the following methods: (1) Nomination may be made by filing a declaration of candidacy accompanied by a petition containing the signatures of not less than 20 qualified voters in the City. (2) Nomination may be made by filing a declaration of candidacy accompanied by payment of the required fee. The amount of the required fee shall be set by the Council by general ordinance. Forms and procedures related to filing for candidacy shall conform to state law applicable to the election. Ballot Title Caption: Charter amendment allowing nomination by fee in addition to petition. Question: Should the Charter be amended to allow nomination of candidates by paying a fee as an alternative to a petition? Summary: Section 31 of the Coquille City Charter of 1967 currently requires candidates for elected city offices to submit a nominating petition signed by at least twenty electors in order to appear on the ballot. Section 31 also contains a lengthy description of the requirements for nominating petitions, signatures, deadlines and notices. The amendment proposed by this referendum would allow prospective candidates to be nominated by filing a modest fee. The amount of the fee would be set by the City Council and could be changed from time to time. Nomination by petition would remain available as an alternative. The amendment would also shorten and simplify Section 31 by eliminating the detailed requirements for processing petitions and replacing them with the statement that “Forms and procedures related to filing for candidacy shall conform to state law applicable to the election.” State law already provides rules and regulations governing the petition process. Published: August 22 & 25, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID:293741) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: EVELYN RUTH RICHARDS, DECEASED. Case No.: 20PB004982 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative at the law office of Peachey Davies & Myers, P.C., P.O. Box 2190 / 401 East 3rd Street, Ste. 105, The Dalles, Oregon 97058, 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, the personal representative, or the lawyer for the personal representative, Thomas C. Peachey. Dated and first published on August 11, 2020. Jeanne Marie Funatake Personal Representative ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Thomas C. Peachey, OSB No. 783319 401East Third Street, Suite 105 / P.O. Box 2190 The Dalles, Oregon 97058 Telephone: (541) 296-6375 / Facsimile: (877) 625-4324 E-Mail address: tpeachey@gorgelaw. com PUBLISH: August 11, 18, & 25, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID:293100)
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PORT OF BROOKINGS HARBOR - ZOLA’S PIZZA DEMOLITION AND ADDITIONAL PARKING As announced on August 19th, 2020, the Port of Brookings Harbor is soliciting offers for the PORT OF BROOKINGS HARBOR ZOLA’S PIZZA DEMOLITION AND ADDITIONAL PARKING Project. The Project location may be seen in the attached maps and drawings attached to the Port of Brookings Harbor Specifications and Drawings. Principal work elements are enlisted in the Bidding Instructions, Bid Sheet, Request For Proposals - PORT OF BROOKINGS HARBOR ZOLA’S PIZZA DEMOLITION AND ADDITIONAL PARKING and the Port of Brookings Harbor Specifications and Drawings. This is a public improvement construction project. Estimated Project cost range for bonding purposes is $35,000 to $60,000. Contract documents may be seen, downloaded or obtained from the website www.emcengineersscientists. com, and thence by clicking “PORT OF BROOKINGS HARBOR ZOLA’S PIZZA DEMOLITION AND ADDITIONAL PARKING Bid Documents” and selecting the desired document, or from the office of the Port of Brookings Harbor, 16340 Lower Harbor Road, Brookings, OR 97415. Contact person at the office is Gary Dehlinger, office phone 541-469-2218. Offers must be received at the Port of Brookings Harbor office, by offer closing 4:00 p.m. (PST) on September 2nd, 2020. Mailing address: Port of Brookings Harbor, 16340 Lower Harbor Road, Brookings, OR 97415. Submit offers as previously described in a sealed envelope or via email, entitled “PORT OF BROOKINGS HARBOR ZOLA’S PIZZA DEMOLITION AND ADDITIONAL PARKING Project.” Pursuant to ORS 279C.370 Bidders are required to disclose information about certain first-tier subcontractors in the offer submission envelope. Plans and Specifications may be also obtained at the office of the Port of Brookings Harbor. Electronic files will be emailed upon request. The Bidder must comply as applicable with ORS 279C.800 through ORS279C.870 or 40 USC 276a. Each Bidder must complete the Residency Statement, attached to the Offer Form. Bidder shall be currently registered with the Construction Contractors Board (CCB), holding the proper registration for the work contemplated herein, at the time of submittal. All Subcontractors participating in the project shall be similarly registered with the CCB at the time they propose to engage in subcontract work. The CCB registration requirements apply to all public works contracts unless superseded by federal law. Prevailing Wage Rates for Public Works Contracts in Oregon, if required, are available on line at http:// www.oregon.gov/boli/WHD/ PWR/Pages/January_2014_ Index.aspx. Offers will be opened after 4:00 p.m. (PST). As afore-stated in the posted Bidding Instructions, the Port of Brookings Harbor reserves the right to reject any offer not in conformity with the offer requirements, or the right to reject all offers if it is in the best interest of the Port of Brookings Harbor. Published: Aug. 22, 25, 29 & Sept. 1, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID:294028) City of Coos Bay Notice of Supplemental Budget A supplemental budget for the City’s General Fund will be considered in the City Hall Council Chambers at 500 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, OR on September 1, 2020 at the City Council meeting which begins at 7:00 pm. City Resolution 20-21 Nichole Rutherford, Finance Director PUBLISHED: August 25, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID:294114) ----------------------------------------
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NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS ESTATE OF KATHERINE R. WISELY COOS COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO. 20PB04958 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Becky L. Hibner has been appointed personal representative of the Estate of Katherine R. Wisely, deceased. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with written evidence thereof attached, to the personal representative c/o Patrick Terry, PO Box 630, Coos Bay, OR 97420. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them within four months after the date of first publication of this notice to the personal representative at the address stated above for the presentation of claims or such 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 personal representative named above. Dated and first published on August 11, 2020. Attorney for Personal Representative: Patrick M. Terry, OSB #025730 PO Box 630 Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 756-2056 Published: August 11, 18, & 25, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID:292953) TIMBER FOR SALE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, SEALED BIDS must be received by the District Manager, Bureau of Land Management at the COOS BAY DISTRICT OFFICE, 1300 Airport Lane, North Bend, Oregon 97459, September 18, 2020 for all timber marked, or designated for cutting. Sale will commence at 10:00 a.m. Before bids are submitted, full information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale and submission of bids, including the appraised price per species, should be obtained from the above District Manager. The prospectuses are available online at https:// www.blm.gov/or/resources/forests/index.php. The right is hereby reserved to waive technical defects in this advertisement and to reject any or all bids. The United States reserves the right to waive any informality in bids received whenever such waiver is in the interest of the United States. Environmental Assessment DOIBLM-ORWA-C040-2016-0007-EA (Upper Rock Creek EA) was prepared for the Turn Signal Timber Sale and a Finding of No Significant Impact has been signed. These documents are available for review at the Coos Bay District Office or online at https:// eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/65559/570. The original Turn Signal notice of decision was released on June 30, 2020, followed by a 15-day protest period as required by 43 CFR § 5003.3. The doctrine of administrative finality precludes any further protest of the original Turn Signal Timber Sale. There have been no changes to the reoffered component of Turn Signal Timber Sale being offered for sale here. Consequently, there is no new protest opportunity, and this decision is effective immediately. In COOS COUNTY: OREGON: CBWR: SEALED BID: SALE NO: ORC04-TS-2020.0031 Turn Signal. All timber designated for cutting on certain Federal lands in T. 29 S., R. 9 W., Sec. 9, N1/2, SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4, Will. Mer estimated for the purpose of this sale to be 7,327 MBF. No sealed bid for less than $1,231,251.20 will be considered. Minimum deposit with a sealed bid is $123,200.00. Published: August 18 & 25, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID:293496) --------------------------------------------------
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, the Lakeside Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at Lakeside City Hall, 915 North Lake Road, Lakeside, Oregon beginning at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, September 3, 2020. The public hearing will be held to review a proposal on property located at 140 S. 9th Street OR Map 23-12-18BD Tax Lots 9100 the proposal is to be allowed to be constructed in the flood plain, an 80’ x 64’ un-elevated shop/garage with an enclosed single family dwelling, in the General Single Family zone. Written comments will be received until the date of the public hearing at City Hall 915 North Lake Road, P.O. Box L, Lakeside, OR 97449. The criteria for interpretation will be flood plain ORD 18-279, ORD 168 Article 3 definitions, Article 4 Sect 4.010, Sect 4.050 all subject to Sec.1.030 Interpretation. At the above said public hearing, the general public and any interested person or party shall be afforded an opportunity to offer evidence and testimony in favor of or opposed to the granting of the above request. Published: August 25, 2020 The World & ONPA (ID:293949) ----------------------------------------
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Positive change is heading in your direction. Be open to suggestions, but only follow through with the ideas and plans that you feel passionate about. You are in control, so don't give the tiller to someone else. Love, romance and success are all waiting for you; follow your heart. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Speak your mind. You may not like every response you get, but it will help you put things in perspective. Trust in your ability to get things done. Romance is favored. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- If you shirk your responsibilities, someone will overreact and make life miserable. If you stretch the truth, expect to be caught and questioned. Play it safe. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Let your emotions dictate what you do next. Once you share your thoughts, you will have a better idea of where you stand and what's possible. Worry less, do more and embrace change. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Keep moving, and do your best to avoid emotional situations that put you in a vulnerable position. Expect someone to leave you with added responsibilities. Be prepared to part with bad influences. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Do what makes you happy, and enjoy spending time with friends and family. Strive to be healthier and more productive. Romance is
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Bridge John Kenneth Galbraith, writing in 1989 in The Guardian newspaper in England, claimed, "In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the comfortable, and especially when they are comfortably, contentedly, even happily wrong." Look only at the West and North hands. Defending against four hearts, West leads the club queen: nine, ace, eight. East shifts to the spade eight. Should West win with the ace and give him a spade ruff, or should he signal enthusiastically with the nine, playing East for a doubleton spade and a quick trump entry? This was one of the
deals Jeff Rubens set for the 1988 Intercollegiate Championship, in the days before transfer bids were ubiquitous. The first trick marked South with the club king. (When going third hand high, play the bottom of equal cards.) If declarer has the heart ace as well, the contract is impregnable. So, place the trump ace with East. Then comes the hard part. At the highest level, if East has a singleton spade, verily he should cash the heart ace before leading his spade. (He knows that if South has the spade ace, the contract is unbeatable.) As East didn't do that, West should assume that East has a doubleton spade. So, West plays an encouraging nine. His trust is verified when East wins the first round of hearts with his ace, leads his second spade to West's ace and receives a ruff for down one. Do you have that much confidence in your partner's ability? If so, lucky you!
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This week in Coos County history: August 23-25 100 YEARS — 1920 Broncho buster suffers injury Ivan Ernest of Klamath Falls victim of fall Was riding bucking horse at roundup performance Sunday — small crowd out Ivan Ernest, a broncho buster from Klamath Falls, who was showing at the Marshfield race track yesterday was thrown while riding one of the bucking horses. He suffered a compound dislocation of the elbow. It was first feared he had a fractured arm. He was taken to Mercy hospital. There were only about 100 in attendance at the exhibition, which was considered very fair. Comparatively few knew about it, which probably explains the small attendance.
Nothing definite on Record deal Business men talk over offer to sell paper Want $12,000 for property for which $9000 was highest offer made At a meeting oat the Marin Candy company offices last evening the proposal to sell the Marshfield Record to a stock company of business men was talked over. Nothing definite was done, according to Rev. J.T. Anderson, who called the meeting. Today, Rev. Anderson was trying to interest other business men in taking stock in the proposition. Whom he was representing or whether he would personally handle the property if taken over, he would not say. Price is high It was stated that the price asked for the Record was $12,000. This is considerably higher than the best offer that has recently been made, according to reports, from outside newspaper men who have looked over the property recently. For instance, Clarence Hedges who recently sold the Dalles Chronicle, offered $9,000 for it. He stated that he had inventoried the plant and appraised its physical valuation at $4,500, but was willing to pay some more than $4,500 on certain terms. A few expressed a willingness last night to advance a small amount towards buying the Record as they would be glad to see any sort of change in it. Among those present last evening, it is stated, were G.A. Martin, Rev. J.T. Anderson, A.S. Kohler, C.C. Going, Tom Harvey, E.K. Jones, Albert Seelig, Lionel Gordon, R.H. Corey and W.S. Swaggert. About the only ground given for maintaining two papers here at present was for political reasons. Others favored only one paper being maintained in Marshfield.
Fire burning at Allegany camp Logs owned by Buehner Lumber company being burned Warden J.M. Thomas has force of men at work fighting spread of the flames A bad fire is burning in the Buehner
Lumber company camp at Allegany, which was closed down some time ago. The fire is in the slashings, where there is aboutfour million feet of logs on the ground. Some of these logs are being destroyed and all are endangered as well as the buildings of the camp and what equipment is there. J.M. Thomas, chief fire warden for the Coos and Curry Fire Patrol association, was at Allegany yesterday and came down last night for more men and returned today. Manager Henry Buehner gave Mr. Thomas what men he wanted from the mill force, and the fire is now being fought, but it is burning fiercely and will cause at least some loss, and also extensive damage if not checked soon.
Playgrounds to soon be ready Dr. E. Mingus presents matter to city council Contract for Second Street Bridge let and other business transacted at the meeting Dr. E. Mingus was before the city council last night in behalf of the local post of the American Legion. He said that the organization was already to go ahead with the city playgrounds for the children. The apparatus had been ordered and was on the way and the post wanted to get permission to make the grounds ready. The place the post wanted for the grounds was Seventh street south of Central. The council left the matter with the post to choose any location it wanted for the playgrounds.
50 YEARS — 1970 Gold Coast advertising credited with surge of summer tourists A surge of tourism in Southwestern Oregon this summer is attributed by Coos Bay Area Chamber of Commerce to Gold Coast advertising. Biggest day so far was Aug. 17, when North Bend Chamber of Commerce counted 167 individual tourists and Coos Bay Area Chamber office had 92 cars stop. August tourism is believed double that of last year in the Bay Area, said Helen Curran, chamber secretary. Coos Bay Area Chamber alone received 1,050 inquiries as a result of Gold Coast advertising in Sunset Magazine. Gold Coast’s new brochure “Oregon Gold Coast Treasure Map” was sent by the chamber along with other Coos County brochures in response to the inquiries. Figures compiled by North Bend Chamber show 1,500 tourists so far this month. August of this year is expected to far exceed the 2,465 counted in 1969. North Bend’s July count of this year was 1,816 — two more than in 1969. Coos Bay Area Chamber of Commerce office shows a huge jump in the number of cars counted in July of this year at 1,283 — and July of 1969 at 834. The Gold Coast was advertised in March, April and May in Sunset Magazine. A small ad was used in the magazine and the Gold Coast has also used radio
advertising in the Oregon valley area and has signboards located on U.S. 101 at both ends of the county and on Interstate 5 on Highway 42 and 38 exits. All four signs contracted at county expense.
Government not doing “quite what people want” Coos-Curry problems aired following tour “What the people want is not quite the same as what government is doing,” Representative Jack Ripper told a group of 50-odd city and county officials and private citizens Monday night as a five-member legislative team wound up the Coos County portion of a tour through the Southwestern Oregon region. Ripper called the tour by the five Democratic house members an effort to bring over-centralized government back to the people. “Too often,” said Ripper, “government problems are created by the syndrome of officials merely talking to each other.” William Schroeder, president of the Port of Coos Bay Commission, cited the great need for enabling legislation allowing local government to move ahead in solving pollution problems. “Two years ago we completed a major study of bay pollution,” Schroeder pointed out, “and our application for a matching grant to solve the problem has yet to be made out.” North Bend City Administrator Jack Isadore had strong words for government’s trend toward centralized planning. “We’ve got 48 pounds of planning applications filed and still haven’t got anywhere on our joint treatment plant for the North Bend-Charleston area. Isadore pointed out that after spending some $18,000, the state department of environmental quality was still not satisfied. Representative Richard Eymann, Lane County, agreed, saying the group had heard much the same complaints from citizens in the eastern part of the state. “Centralized planning from the loss of local control over how to solve problems is the major issue,” Eymann noted.
20 YEARS — 2000 Local National Guard volunteers train to fight fires Five local National Guardsmen left Coos Bay Sunday to join the swelling ranks of reserve troops being trained as firefighters to bolster state and other federal forces. St. Douglas Curtis, Sgt. Harold Amling, Sgt. Lawrence Dawson, Pfc. Nicholas Trojanek and Pfc. Carl Gulseth loaded their gear into a Dodge minivan at the National Guard Armory for the first leg of their trip to Camp Rilea near Warrenton. There, the five will join other National Guard troopers going througha three-day course in firefighting techniques. All five volunteered for the training. When they return to Coos Bay on Thursday, they will remain on standby. When any of the group might be called out is
anybody’s guess, said Sgt. Alpha Carle. “It’s all up to the fires,” he said.
Battle lines drawn over natural gas pipeline COQUILLE — It’s a deep rift and it’s never more evident than when the county holds its monthly updates on the progress of the natural gas pipeline. Ten months after Coos County residents narrowly passed an up-to-$27 million bond measure to fund portions of the pipeline, proponents continue to face an uphill battle selling the project to many rural residents. Business leaders and advocates of the project argue that natural gas will give the county an edge in attracting new businesses to the area. Rural resident rehash arguments that they’ll never see any benefits from the gas line, while they’ll still be forced to pay property taxes on the bond. At an early afternoon open house in Coquille Wednesday, the majority of the more than 25 people who attended the third natural gas pipeline meeting were those who opposed the bond measure. “How can we get out?” asked a North Bend resident and proponent for alternative methods of fuel energy. With last November’s vote already having sustained legal challenges from rural groups, it doesn’t seem like theres many ways to get out now. A petition by NW Natural to increase gas costs by 24 percent for Oregon residential customers had others more concerned. If the increase is approved by the Oregon Public Utilities Commission, the new rates will go into effect Oct. 1. Denny Henderson, NW Natural’s pipeline project manager, said the increase is due to higher costs in aquiring gas for customers and that it won’t benefit the company because NW Natural is merely passing on the expenses.
Coos County Fair drew 30,000 Coos County residents made this year’s fair a success, said Coos County Fair Manager Ron Crook. Overall fair attendance was up, with about 30,000 people going through the gates during the five-day event, Crook said. This year’s carnival company also increased its sales by 20 percent more than the fair’s all time record. “We are very pleased with the new carnival,” he said. The one area where the fair lost money this year was in the Thursday night performance of country music legend Charlie Daniels and his band. The performance cost $28,000 to put on. Through a combination of business sponsorships, ticket and beer sales, Crook said the fair brought in about $24,000. “It could be even less of a gap because we haven’t factored in the extra food sales yet,” he said. “Tickets for Charlie Daniels didn’t sell as well as we hoped, but it was a good concert.” These stories were found in the Marshfield Sun Printing Museum newspaper repository stored in Marshfield High School courtesy of Coos Bay Schools.