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COOS BAY — Church leaders are looking to rebuild after a fire caused around $150,000 in damage to the Seventh-day Adventist church over the weekend. “We’re not going to allow things like this to disrupt our mission,” said Pastor Thomas Nicholas. “This is just par for the course.” The fire centered around the laundry room of the church’s clothing pantry, a separate building from the main church. The fire gutted the laundry room, shattering multiple windows and impacting the building’s electricity along the way. The cause of the fire is official-
ly “undetermined,” though fire officials have identified a few possible causes, according to Fire Chief Mark Anderson. “At this point, we’ve done pretty much what we can,” Anderson said Monday. Dispatchers received reports of a fire at the church around 8 p.m. Saturday, and crews responded to the church clothing pantry in a nearby building, according to the fire department. Crews did a preliminary knockdown of the fire from outside before entering the building and extinguishing the fire. The fire was extinguished in about 20 minutes, but crews remained on scene for another hour and a half investigating the fire and overhauling the building.
The clothing pantry typically distributes clothing to families on Tuesdays, Nicholas said. It likely won’t be open this week, but Nicholas said church leaders are making plans to reopen in some form in the next week or so. “All of that’s going to continue,” Nicholas said. “We just might have to change how we do it or where we do it.” Some of the clothes in the pantry were lost to the fire and its smoke, and some will still be usable after being washed. A collection of Christmas toys suffered some impacts from the smoke, and the neighboring food pantry went largely unscathed other than a loss of electricity. The department estimates the Please see Fire, Page A10
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A fire destroyed part of the clothing pantry at the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Newmark Avenue. Investigators haven’t determined an official cause of the fire, but suspect it started near the external vent left of the door.
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After lighting the community Christmas tree, Santa greets residents. Christmas season officially kicked off over the weekend as Coos Bay and North Bend residents hit local stores to stock up on Christmas gifts, and Santa Claus, the jolly old elf himself, stopped by to ring in the season. See more photos on page A10.
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COOS BAY — Jeff Dery has a background in business, not sign waving. But on Saturday, he took to the streets with a sign anyway. “Shop Small, Save BIG, 2DAY,” he waved to drivers passing him on U.S. Highway 101. Dery, the general manager for Coos Bay’s America’s Mattress, was standing on the street, celebrating Small Business Saturday, a day designed to support local
businesses after the early-bird madness of Black Friday sales. “We want to shop small because we’re supporting the local community,” Dery said. He hoped his sign would encourage passersby to visit the city’s collection of small businesses. For many business owners, “Shop Small Saturday” means more than ever during a year fraught with a pandemic, shutdowns, layoffs and stay-home orders pushing customers to online-only and delivery options. “People are now reluctant to
see — especially to try out a mattress,” Dery said. For a period during the pandemic’s first economic shutdown, Dery was the store’s only employee as he took orders by appointment. The pandemic taught him lessons about how to stock his store. His business, like many across the country, experienced supply chain problems during the pandemic — the material used to wrap mattress coils got redirected to manufacture face masks, he said.
So with longer wait times to get products in the store, Dery had to increase his selection to ensure he’d have what customers wanted. “We’ve learned from it, as far as keeping stuff in stock,” Dery said. Managing inventory was also a pandemic lesson for Suzy Gibbs, who has owned Jennie’s Shoes for about four years and worked in the store for two decades. Shoe suppliers have also ex-
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COOS BAY — The management and operation of the city’s sewer and wastewater collection system could soon leave the hands of the city’s contractor, as negotiations with the company grow challenging. On Tuesday, the city council will consider moving forward to develop a transition plan to take over the collection system. Currently, the city contracts with an outside company, Jacobs, to do the work, but city officials say contract standards aren’t being met. Concerns about the contractor’s performance came to the forefront when the city began the annual process of renegotiating its agreement with the contractor, according to City Manager Roger Craddock. The city’s main concerns included the maintenance of the wastewater system’s infrastructure, repeated exceedances of environmental quality permits and staff turnover. Those permit exceedances are the city’s responsibility, even if they’re caused by the city’s contractor. An audit found that many of the exceedances were preventable, Craddock said. In a council work session Nov. 24, Efrain Rodriguez, a representative of the company, told city councilors about improvements it’s made since the city began raising its concerns. “We started working on enhancements and additions to the contract that made that a little bit more cumbersome, and it dragged us into this situation of us having to perform, in certain cases, doing scope that is in addition to what the contract contemplates,” Rodriguez said. “In some cases, addressing new expectations — that we are happy to do, but are additional to the original contract, which all results into the situation we’re in after the fact.” Those system improvements have come at a cost: In the proposed amendment to the agreement for service, Jacobs is asking for a major fee increase, over 30%, including a retroactive increase for several months. That’d cost the city around $500,000, bringing the total contract up to around $2.4 million. Many on the city council expressed their displeasure with an Please see Wastewater, Page A10
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REEDSPORT — A 54-year-old Florence woman is in the Douglas County Jail after resisting arrest and assaulting a deputy Sunday afternoon. Shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday, a deputy made a traffic stop on a Chrysler PT Cruiser. During the course of the traffic stop, the deputy learned the female passenger, Holly Lynne Sigmund, had a warrant for her arrest. Sigmund exited the vehicle and became confrontational. When the deputy attempted to place her into handcuffs, Sigmund began resisting arrest. She retrieved a can of pork and beans and threatened to throw it at him. The deputy attempted to use his TASER device but was ineffective at which point Sigmund threw the can at the deputy’s head and missed him. The deputy then attempted to physically take Sigmund into custody. She continued to resist and managed to kick the
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Oregon had more than 3,200 additional cases of COVID-19 reported over the weekend, as well as 20 new deaths, raising the state’s death toll over 900. “As we hit the somber milestone of 900 deaths in Oregon, we want to express our deepest sympathies to all the families who have lost a loved one to this virus,” officials with the Oregon Health Authority said in their daily update Sunday. “We must honor them by redoubling our efforts to protect one another: Wear a mask, limit social gatherings, keep 6 feet between you and other people who don’t live in your home, and wash hands often.” On Saturday, 1,669 new confirmed and presumptive cases were reported. On Sunday, the number was 1,599. As of 12:01 a.m. Sunday, the state has seen 74,120 total cases since the start of the pandemic and 905 total deaths. On Saturday, 11 more
deaths were reported, including one Coos County resident, and nine were reported on Sunday. The cases reported Saturday were in the following counties: Baker (6), Benton (17), Clackamas (164), Clatsop (8), Columbia (11), Coos (3), Crook (2), Curry (4), Deschutes (64), Douglas (10), Gilliam (1), Harney (3), Hood River (2), Jackson (124), Jefferson (6), Josephine (13), Klamath (84), Lake (7), Lane (49), Lincoln (3), Linn (9), Malheur (8), Marion (70), Morrow (3), Multnomah (701), Polk (45), Tillamook (3), Umatilla (24), Union (8), Wasco (5), Washington (164), Yamhill (48). On Sunday, cases were reported in the following counties: Baker (3), Benton (7), Clackamas (136), Clatsop (1), Columbia (18), Coos (4), Crook (9), Curry (2), Deschutes (78), Douglas (9), Hood River (5), Jackson (57), Jefferson (21), Josephine (14), Klamath (28), Lake (8), Lane (59), Lincoln (6), Linn (30), Malheur (20),
Marion (126), Morrow (4), Multnomah (648), Polk (35), Tillamook (5),
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross recently announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $1.49 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Coquille Indian Tribe in North Bend to purchase equipment and supplies needed to expand patient capacity and respond to the coronavirus pandemic through the Ko-Kwel Wellness Center, currently under construction on the tribe’s Kilkich Reservation. The EDA grant,
to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $75,000 in local funds and is expected to create 18 jobs and generate $11.8 million in private investment. “President Trump is working diligently every day to support our nation’s economy following the impacts of COVID-19 through the CARES Act,” said Ross. “This investment will provide the resources that the Coquille Indian Tribe needs to enhance its community’s resilience to COVID-19 and,
in tandem with the Opportunity Zone designation, will enhance the tribal economy for the future.” “This investment comes at a crucial time to help the Coquille Tribe and our nation’s economy come roaring back and provide hard-working Americans with new opportunities,” said Dana Gartzke, performing the delegated duties of the assistant secretary of commerce for economic development. “This project will support the incorporation of state-of-the-art
additions to the Ko-Kwel Wellness Center - including touchless sinks, telemedicine equipment and modern X-ray machines - and the region’s Opportunity Zone designation will help further diversify the local economy.” The CARES Act, signed into law by President Trump, provides EDA with $1.5 billion for economic development assistance programs to help communities prevent, prepare for and respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
County Cases Total deaths Negative tests Baker 281 3 2893 Benton 791 7 22432 Clackamas 6160 77 92502 Clatsop 360 0 8187 Columbia 506 3 10331 Coos 425 3 11055 Crook 229 6 4013 Curry 135 2 2737 Deschutes 2368 15 47817 Douglas 930 18 18625 Gilliam 23 0 448 Grant 134 1 1541 Harney 99 1 1333 Hood River 401 1 6967 Jackson 3825 31 50099 Jefferson 834 11 7046 Josephine 537 4 17717 Klamath 872 4 13804 Lake 132 1 1422 Lane 4309 42 95440 Lincoln 622 15 11944 Linn 1424 23 24785 Malheur 2406 44 8198 Marion 9207 140 74652 Morrow 658 7 2536 Multnomah 17242 236 214309 Polk 1250 16 15288 Sherman 23 0 457 Tillamook 131 0 4236 Umatilla 4343 49 18104 Union 782 6 6194 Wallowa 71 3 1560 Wasco 530 19 7038 Washington 10347 101 136042 Wheeler 3 0 514 Yamhill 1729 16 26420 Total 74120 905 968686 1This includes cases confirmed by diagnostic testing and presumptive cases.
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COOS COUNTY — A total of four county residents have died with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, health officials are reporting. Three of those deaths have come in the last week. A 56-year-old man with underlying conditions was the county’s fourth death. He tested positive for the virus Oct. 26 and died Nov. 26 at Oregon Health & Sciences University, the Oregon Health Authority reported. Since the pandemic began, the county has reported 430 cases of the virus. 160 people are under monitoring by Coos Health & Wellness, though department staff said that number is likely to rise quickly. The county now has no individuals hospitalized
with the virus, as the three who were hospitalized previously have died. Coos Health & Wellness also reported an outbreak of cases at Southwestern Oregon Community College. Eight cases have been attributed to a dorm on the campus, including seven students and one staff member. Those students may have already left campus and returned home after the term of classes, though CHW Assistant Director Eric Gleason is confident that they followed CHW’s guidance to isolate “You could, ostensibly, isolate and still travel, if you traveled by yourself in a vehicle. We’ve had that happen before,” Gleason said. “We’re under the assumption, based on the feedback given from those that were in contact with our team, that all of the precautions were taken
so that they could make it home safely or isolate wherever they needed to isolate safely.” At least two other outbreaks in the community are still considered active, CHW officials said. An outbreak at Roseburg Forest Products in Coquille, first reported in late October, is now up to nine related cases, the state’s Nov. 25 weekly report shows. An outbreak at the First Student bus facility in Coos Bay is also now up to nine cases according to the same report. That outbreak was first reported Nov. 10, and school district officials said at the time only one impacted individual had been in contact with students. The impact of social gatherings over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend won’t be noticeable in the data for over a week. Gleason said there
28th annual Economic Outlook Forum hosted via Zoom format The 28th annual Economic Outlook Forum will be hosted by the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce as virtual program, this year, utilizing a Zoom format. It is scheduled from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, December 11. South coast residents will have the opportunity to hear from renowned economists and local leaders about projects of importance to our area. The conference features economist John Mitchell (M&H Economic Consultants), who will provide the keynote address on the national and regional pictures. John has the unique talent of making economics both interesting and entertaining. An overview of the Coos County and Coos Bay area economy will be provided by Guy Tauer of the Oregon Employment Department. Areas of focus this year center around the many impacts of both commercial and recreational fishing in the area, together with the overall impact of tourism on the South Coast. One local update will feature John Burns, CEO of the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, discussing the small boat basin operation, the shipyard and other commercial support services. Another update will stress the economic
impact to the area coming from the view of the fishing fleet with Nancy Fitzpatrick of the Albacore Commission and Salmon Commission. The third session will focus on the impact of recreational fishing and the overall value of tourism to the South Coast with Janice Langlinais of the CB NB VCB. The popular feature “Home Grown Business Successes” will highlight operations that are actively linked into the community as well as successful entrepreneurs. These will include Clausen’s Oysters and the Coos Golf Club. The forum is open to everyone. So mark it down, December 11, and stop by the chamber
office at 145 Central Avenue in Coos Bay or call at 541-266-0868 to purchase your tickets. The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit, professional business organization made up of the Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston communities. The chamber works for a healthy economic climate of good jobs, more customers and efficient government. The chamber’s strength lies in the number and diversity of its membership. With over 530 members strong representing every aspect of this area’s economy, the chamber uses its vast collective experiences and energy to make a positive difference in the community.
weren’t any major public events which concerned him in terms of virus transmission — but he isn’t optimistic about people having taken enough precautions during social events. “I think that we’re just going to have to wait and see,” he said. “History has kind of shown in our last nine, 10 months that people are going to gather, whether we tell them not to. We would just hope that people maintained six people, or close to it, socially distanced and wore their masks.” The county’s current case rate means that, when a new slate of state virus restrictions takes affect Thursday, Coos County will likely be in the “high risk” category. That means indoor dining will be allowed at 25%, and gyms will be allowed to open at 50% capacity.
video flouting virus rules SALEM (AP) — An Oregon hospital has placed a nurse on administrative leave after she posted a video on social media in which she said she does not follow safety directives meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19 when she is not at work. Salem Health said it is investigating the post by the nurse, in which she said she does not wear a mask in public, travels and lets her children have play dates. The nurse’s original TikTok video was deleted, along with her account, but a duet of her video with a side-by-side reaction by another user remained on the app. The nurse was wearing scrubs and had a
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Boat capsizes in Bay TILLAMOOK - Emergency personnel from the Oregon State Police, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Netarts Fire and Rescue, and the United States Coast Guard responded at 2:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, to a capsized boat at the mouth of Netarts Bay. Preliminary investigation revealed that two people, Srun Hong and Lyda Hong, both of Fairview, were crabbing in a small inflatable boat with an electric motor when the boat capsized in heavy surf. Lyda Hong was recovered in the surf by a US Coast Guard helicopter crew. She was wearing a life jacket and was transported to Tillamook Regional Medical Center. She was treated and released. Srun Hong, who was not wearing a life jacket, has not been located and is presumed drowned.
stethoscope draped over her shoulders in her video, which appears to have been recorded in a break room. Salem Health released a statement Saturday saying the nurse’s views and “cavalier disregard” for COVID-19 safety measures do not reflect those of the hospital. “Salem Health believes we all need to do our part to protect the vulnerable and stop the rapid spread of COVID-19,” the hospital said in a statement on its Facebook page. “This includes requiring staff, patients and visitors to follow guidance from the CDC and others about mask wearing and social distancing.”
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Shortage of research animals could delay a virus vaccine Matthew R. Bailey Research into vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus could soon stall for an unexpected reason -- a lack of research animals. The National Institutes of Health warned in September about a shortage of nonhuman primates, such as rhesus macaques. Demand for research monkeys is soaring as companies and governments pour billions into COVID-19 research. Making matters worse, more than 60% of nonhuman primate research animals come from China, which stopped exporting them. Scientists also face a shortfall of specially bred lab mice. These shortages are deeply concerning. Animals play an indispensable role in virtually every medical breakthrough. The current shortages could hamper the fight against not just COVID-19 but diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s, too. Before drugs undergo clinical trials in humans, scientists must test them in animals -- and for good reason. It would be unethical to try treatments in humans first. Further, the coronavirus has similar effects on nonhuman primates and humans, recent studies have found. It makes sense to investigate experimental drugs in nonhuman primates, which share more than 90% of their genes with humans, before giving them to patients. Mice genetically modified to respond to COVID-19 as humans would serve a similar purpose. Animal models have proven instrumental in the race for coronavirus treatments. Consider remdesivir, an antiviral proven to reduce the duration of stays in the hospital that is now the first FDA-approved COVID-19 treatment in the United States. Scientists developed it through research in mice and macaques. Or take Regeneron’s REGNCOV2, a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies, or engineered proteins that act like antibodies when introduced in the immune system. President Trump famously received this treatment during his bout with COVID-19. REGN-COV2 was developed this year in genetically
engineered mice. It underwent testing in hamsters and several types of non-human primates before trials in humans. Then there’s “convalescent plasma” therapy, another approach that’s shown promise. Scientists have transfused blood plasma from monkeys that recovered from the virus to monkeys with active COVID-19 infections. The monkeys that received the plasma had lower viral loads, less severe lesions in their lungs, and decreased levels of other disease indicators. Research is ongoing in humans about the effectiveness of convalescent plasma against COVID-19. Animal research has also proved crucial to the development of several vaccine candidates. Moderna’s mRNA-1273 was the first tested in humans. Before that, it was shown to prevent COVID-19 in mice and macaque monkeys. It’s now in the final phase of clinical trials. Vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech, AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, and Novavax are likewise in the final phase of testing. All had previous success in nonhuman primate studies. Critics of animal research claim these tests are unnecessary -- and that computer modeling would be just as effective. It’s hard to take that claim seriously, given how quickly research in animal models has enabled the scientific community to respond to the coronavirus. Less than a year ago, no one had heard of this novel pathogen. Now, effective treatments and vaccines are in the offing. Computer models can aid biomedical research. But even today’s supercomputers are not powerful enough to replicate the complex nature of a living being. Throughout history, animal models have helped us vanquish polio, measles, and smallpox -- and withstand the worst that cancer, HIV/AIDS, and malaria could give us. If we’re to defeat COVID-19, scientists must have access to the resources they need -- including animal models. Matthew R. Bailey is president of the Foundation for Biomedical Research. This piece originally ran in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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New Congress, new trade enforcement agenda Erik Paulsen Now that election day is behind us, new and returning lawmakers in both parties are looking ahead to next year. They’re strategizing for what surely will be a momentous legislative session. Trade enforcement deserves a spot high on my former colleagues’ to-do list. Holding our trading partners accountable to existing pacts, and negotiating robust new agreements with our allies, would create jobs and help our economy fully recover from COVID-19. International trade has long been a boon for the U.S. economy. Last year, the United States traded nearly $6 trillion worth of goods and services with foreign nations. Nearly 39 million U.S. jobs rely on international trade. At a time when one in 10 Americans who want to work cannot find jobs, it’s never been more important to preserve and strengthen these economic opportunities. Unfortunately, foreign trade barriers threaten many of these economic benefits. For instance, local content requirements in Canada, Brazil, South Africa, and India limit the amount of U.S. television programming that can be broadcast within their borders. And the world’s preeminent form of audio IP theft, “stream ripping” -- illegally downloading an audio
file from a legitimate streaming platform onto your own devices -- is a regular occurrence in Canada. These practices unfairly devalue U.S. creative content and keep our artists from being fairly compensated for their work. Similarly, unfair and often discriminatory medicine price controls in countries like Canada, Japan, Korea, and the United Kingdom undervalue U.S. biopharmaceuticals. These practices make it difficult for U.S. drug companies to break into foreign markets, sell new medicines at fair market prices, and recoup R&D investments to develop new cures. Congress has an essential role to play in stopping these trade violations. After all, it funds the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative -- which negotiates and enforces trade treaties on our country’s behalf -- and gives the final go-ahead to trade agreements. And, consistent with its constitutional authority to “regulate commerce with foreign nations,” lawmakers already have demanded robust U.S. trade negotiating objectives through the 2015 Trade Promotion Authority law. Now, Congress and the administration need to work together to advance their goals and eliminate onerous trade obstacles once and for all. Policymakers can start by enforcing our existing trade deals, like the U.S.- Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). Since
signing the deal in 2018, Korea has continued to undervalue American intellectual property, particularly when it comes to medicines. The United States should hold Korean officials accountable and demand that they “appropriately recognize the value of . . . patented pharmaceutical product[s],” like they promised. Members also have a duty to pay close attention to ongoing trade negotiations, such as the phase two U.S.-Japan talks. During phase one discussions -which produced a limited treaty earlier this year -- U.S. trade officials failed to negotiate robust protections for U.S. intellectual property. Lawmakers can wield their trade authority to ensure that American negotiators don’t make the same mistake during their second go-around. The impending U.S.-UK trade agreement provides Congress with yet another opportunity. The United Kingdom routinely devalues U.S. pharmaceuticals and impedes U.S. agricultural exports. Addressing these trade barriers would create American jobs and set a good precedent for all other future trade deals. In the next legislative session, lawmakers will inevitably find international trade negotiations on their dockets. Driving a hard bargain is the only way to establish a fair playing field for American companies and ensure a strong economic recovery.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Support North Bend Pool being opened The North Bend Pool is a valuable community asset and taking the money and using it to fund the police without public comment was an abuse of power. Was the pool funding taken with the intention of not repaying the money? Reasons to keep the pool open: 1. It’s a lifesaving skill 2. It tones your muscles 3. It’s great for all the family 4. It is also a great cardio workout – aiding weight loss 5. It burns lots of calories – aiding weight loss 6. It is good exercise for everyone 7. It’s low impact 8. It supports the body 9. It is good for those with breathing difficulties 10. In fact it is good for the lung health of everyone 11. Body is more flexible 12. It’s anti-aging 13. It uses muscles which you may not usually use 14. It makes you smarter 15. It is fun 16. It opens up new experiences 17. It de-stresses and relaxes 18. It lowers the risk of some diseases 19. It can benefit some medical conditions
20. It increases your energy levels 21. Exercise without the sweat 22. It is easy to learn Cites that lose their swimming pools are cities not being managed effectively. North Bend and Coos Bay should combine both police departments to solve their money woes. Unnecessary duplications that cost double of what it would if they were consolidated. Both cites already cover each other’s calls and provide backup. Do the honorable thing. Flip a coin who gets to be chief, captain, lieutenant, sergeant, dispatcher, maintenance and janitor, public works, city administrator, city recorder, street department etc., etc. Burst the bubble of waste and duplication so we don’t drain our pool. Chuck Erickson North Bend
Medicare for all works Why should healthcare be tied to work? I have a friend who used to brag about having the highest quality healthcare through her job. She didn’t seem concerned that many others struggle to pay for healthcare, or go without it because they need the money for rent or other
necessities. Then she lost her job, and now is struggling herself. Why should healthcare be tied to work? We all need healthcare and our job should not define our level of care. During a pandemic it becomes quite obvious that we are all healthier if everyone has access to healthcare. Healthcare is a basic human need. Let’s have Medicare for all. It works. People love it. The medical providers are still private. You can go to whom ever you want. After eliminating the huge overhead of the insurance companies the cost will be less than we are paying now. People don’t want taxes and ask how we will pay for it? Well, right now we are being taxed by the insurance companies. Premiums, co-pays, denials, etc. Let’s call it what it is, an unbelievably high tax that goes for company profits and overhead. We need health care dollars to go to healthcare, not into the pockets of these wealthy corporations. Human need, not corporate greed. Therefore, we will have a tax for Medicare for all, but it will be less than what we are paying now. Everything and everybody will be covered. Dulce Havill Bandon
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Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85 LONDON (AP) — Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, has died. He was 85. Prowse died Saturday after a short illness, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday. Born in Bristol, southwest England, in 1935, Prowse was a three-time British weightlifting champion and represented England in weightlifting at the 1962 Commonwealth Games before breaking into movies with roles that emphasized his commanding size, including Fran-
kenstein’s monster in a pair of Hammer Studios horror films. Director George Lucas saw Prowse in a small part in “A Clockwork Orange” and asked the 6-foot-6inch (almost 2-meter) actor to audition for the villainous Vader or the Wookie Chewbacca in “Star Wars.” Prowse later told the BBC he chose Darth Vader because “you always remember the bad guys.” Physically, Prowse was perfect for the part. Yet his lilting English West Country accent was considered less than ideal and his lines were dubbed by James Earl Jones. Prowse donned Darth
Vader’s black armor and helmet for “Star Wars” (1977), “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) and “Return of the Jedi” (1983). He expressed some regret that, thanks to Vader’s mask, “I can walk around with complete anonymity.” “All actors crave recognition and I’d like to have some like Luke Skywalker and Han Solo,” he told The Associated Press in 1980. “Fortune tends to follow fame.” Lucas said Prowse “brought a physicality to Darth Vader that was essential for the character.” “He made Vader leap off the page and on to the big
screen, with an imposing stature and movement performance to match the intensity and undercurrent of Vader’s presence,” the director said in a statement on the official “Star Wars” website. “David was up for anything and contributed to the success of what would become a memorable, tragic figure. May he rest in peace.” Prowse also worked as a trainer for other actors, helping Christopher Reeve prepare to be the Man of Steel in hit 1978 film “Superman.” Prowse was also known to a generation of British children as the
Green Cross Code Man, a superhero in road safety advertisements during the 1970s and ‘80s. Prowse suffered from arthritis for many years and campaigned to raise money for research into disease. In 1999 he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to charity and road safety. He was a regular at “Star Wars” fan events but was banned from official conventions by Lucas in 2010 after the pair fell out. Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” films, tweeted that Prowse was
“a kind man & much more than Darth Vader.” Hamill said the actor “loved his fans as much as they loved him. #RIP.” “Shaun of the Dead” director-writer Edgar Wright also paid tribute to Prowse on Twitter. “As a kid, Dave Prowse couldn’t be more famous to me; stalking along corridors as evil incarnate in the part of Darth Vader & stopping a whole generation of kiddies from being mown down in street as the Green Cross Code man,” he wrote. “Rest in Peace, Bristol’s finest.” Prowse is survived by his wife Norma and their three children.
Mysterious silver monolith disappears from desert SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mysterious silver monolith that was placed in the Utah desert has disappeared less than 10 days after it was spotted by wildlife biologists performing a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep, federal officials and witnesses said. “We have received credible reports that the illegally installed structure, referred to as the ‘monolith’ has been removed from Bureau of Land Man-
agement public lands by an unknown party,” on Nov. 27, BLM spokesperson Kimberly Finch said in a statement. The agency did not remove the structure, she said. The Utah Department of Public Safety said biologists spotted the monolith on Nov. 18, a report that garnered international attention. It was about 11 feet (3.4 meters) tall with sides that appeared to be made of stainless steel. While Utah officials did
not say specifically where the monolith was located, people soon found it on satellite images dating back to 2016 and determined its GPS coordinates, prompting people to hike into the area. Reporters with The Salt Lake Tribune hiked to the spot on Saturday and confirmed that it was gone. Spencer Owen of Salt Lake City said he saw the monolith Friday afternoon and camped in the region overnight, but as he hiked
to the area again on Saturday people passing him on the trail warned him it was gone, the Tribune reported. When he arrived at the spot, all that was left was a triangular piece of metal covering a triangular-shaped hole in the rocks. “I was really bummed,” said Owen, who posted a video on his Instagram. “It was so pretty and shiny. I wanted to go see it again.” Riccardo Marino and his girlfriend Sierra Van Meter were traveling from
Top word for 2020 not a shocker NEW YORK (AP) — If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be? Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its 2020 word of the year. “That probably isn’t a big shock,” Peter Sokolowski, editor at large for Merriam-Webster, told The Associated Press. “Often the big news story has a technical word that’s associated with it and in this case, the word pandemic is not just technical but has become general. It’s probably the word by which we’ll refer to this period in the future,” he said. The word took on urgent specificity in March, when the coronavirus crisis was designated a pandemic, but it started to trend up on Merriam-Webster.com as early January and again in February when the first U.S. deaths and outbreaks on cruise ships occurred. On March 11, when the World Health Organization
declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic, lookups on the site for pandemic spiked hugely. Site interest for the word has remained significantly high through the year, Sokolowski said. By huge, Sokolowski means searches for pandemic on March 11 were 115,806% higher than lookups experienced on the same date last year. Pandemic, with roots in Latin and Greek, is a combination of “pan,” for all, and “demos,” for people or population. The latter is the same root of “democracy,” Sokolowski noted. The word pandemic dates to the mid-1600s, used broadly for “universal” and more specifically to disease in a medical text in the 1660s, he said. That was after the plagues of the Middle Ages, Sokolowski said. He attributes the lookup traffic for pandemic not entirely to searchers who didn’t know what it meant but also to those on the
hunt for more detail, or for inspiration or comfort. “We see that the word love is looked up around Valentine’s Day and the word cornucopia is looked up at Thanksgiving,” Sokolowski said. “We see a word like surreal spiking when a moment of national tragedy or shock occurs. It’s the idea of dictionaries being the beginning of putting your thoughts in order.” Merriam-Webster acted quickly in March to add and update entries on its site for words related to the pandemic. While “coronavirus” had been in the dictionary for decades, “COVID-19” was coined in February. Thirty-four days later, Merriam-Webster had it up online, along with a couple dozen other entries that were revised to reflect the health emergency. “That’s the shortest period of time we’ve ever seen a word go from coinage to entry,” Sokolowski said. “The word had this urgency.” Coronavirus was among
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runners up for word of the year as it jumped into the mainstream. Quarantine, asymptomatic, mamba, kraken, defund, antebellum, irregardless, icon, schadenfreude and malarkey were also runners up based on lookup spikes around specific events. Particularly interesting to word nerds like Sokolowski, a lexicographer, is quarantine. With Italian roots, it was used during the Black Death of the 1300s for the period of time a new ship coming into port would have to wait outside a city to prevent disease. The “quar” in quarantine derives from 40, for the 40 days required. Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. A mass of lookups occurred for kraken in July after Seattle’s new National Hockey League franchise chose the mythical sea monster as its name, urged along by fans.
Colorado to California on Friday and decided to stop and see the object after finding the GPS coordinates online. “This was just a oncein-a-lifetime experience that we couldn’t miss out,” Marino told KUTV. On the way, they passed a long-bed truck with a large object in the back and he said he joked “oh look, there’s the Utah monolith right there,” he said. When they arrived at the spot, it was gone.
Steve Adams said he left Helper, in central Utah, at 7 a.m. Saturday to drive to the area. When he arrived and asked someone for directions he was told the tower was gone. He and some friends made the hike anyway. “It was pretty disappointing,” he told the Tribune. “We were really excited to go down and have an adventure to see it. It feels like it was everybody’s and then it was nobody’s. It’s gone.”
Oregon State Parks annual parking permit is $5 off in December SALEM – Give the gift of unlimited access to Oregon’s state parks with an annual day-use parking permit. Throughout December, holiday shoppers can buy annual parking permits for only $25 each — that’s $5 off the regular price of $30. “This is the only time we discount the annual pass,” said Lisa Sumption, director of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. “Celebrate the holidays with family and friends by giving a gift that opens the doors to Oregon’s special places.” Purchasing passes is easy – buy them online at store.oregonstateparks.org. Parking permits are also sold at some state park friends’ group stores and selected local businesses throughout the state. For a
complete list of vendors, visit stateparks.oregon. gov. Parking costs $5 a day at 25 Oregon state parks unless you have a 12- or 24-month parking permit or a same-day camping receipt. The 24-month pass is $50 and are also available at store.oregonstateparks.org. The permits are transferable from vehicle to vehicle. The Oregon State Park system is funded by camping and day-use fees, the Oregon Lottery and a portion of state recreational vehicle registrations. Revenues have fallen during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you would like to donate along with your permit purchase, look for the donate button at the top of store.oregonstateparks.org.
DEAR ABBYBy Abigail Van Buren COVID CAUSES RIFT BETWEEN NURSE’S BOYFRIEND, HIS SISTER DEAR ABBY: I am a nurse in New York City. My boyfriend lives in Philadelphia. During the height of the pandemic, we didn’t see each other because I worked on a COVID unit and contracted the virus. His sister became very controlling and kept urging him not to see me, which brought me great pain. I was extremely lonely, and for months, the only people I saw were my co-workers. At the end of May, my boyfriend and I began seeing each other regularly. Because he sees me, his sister refuses to see him, which makes me very sad. His mother died two years ago. When his family tries to plan things, his sister either comes late or doesn’t show up. If I’m invited, she says she doesn’t want to be in the same room as me. I spend a lot of time with my boyfriend and his older father, who he now lives with. His father has never expressed that he feels uncomfortable around me. I feel like we have to plan things around this sister. I want my boyfriend to spend time with his family, but she’s extremely controlling when everyone else in the family seems excited to see me. What do I do? -- UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION DEAR UNCOMFORTABLE: I am assuming that if you are again working that you are tested regularly for COVID and therefore in no danger of giving the virus to anyone. Because there has been so much misinformation spread during the pandemic, many people are being extremely cautious -- and rightfully so. If you had a good relationship with your boyfriend’s sister before the pandemic began, recognize that she acts the way she does because she’s afraid for her life, so stop personalizing it and judging her for it. She has a right to protect herself, even if it seems irrational to you.
DEAR ABBY: As a grandparent, I feel the Christmas gift my husband and I received last year from our granddaughter was a gift of a lifetime. We have enjoyed it all year. It was a gift of memories, written on 12 cards to be opened on the first day of each month. She had inserted each card into an individual envelope, designated with which month it was to be opened. She put them in a box wrapped with a bow and placed it under the tree. The excitement generated while anxiously awaiting a new month’s arrival so the new memory could be read created enthusiasm among the entire family. In each envelope were experiences we had forgotten or never realized had made an impact on her life. A gift like this requires only time and 12 pieces of paper. The concept could even be reversed so it would be from grandparent to grandchild. Few of us grandparents need material gifts, but the caring, thought and love shown by this gift will remain with us all our lives. -- WANTED TO SHARE, FRESNO, CALIF. DEAR WANTED TO SHARE: What a precious gift. I have long advocated that the most meaningful gift we can give each other is the gift of self, in the form of time, attention, a handwritten letter or a phone call. Your granddaughter’s concept of a “Memory of the Month Club” was ingenious. I congratulate her for it, and I hope it inspires others. ------------------------------Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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Fauci: U.S. may see ‘surge upon surge’ of virus (AP) - The nation’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the U.S. may see “surge upon a surge” of the coronavirus in the weeks after Thanksgiving, and he does not expect current recommendations around social distancing to be relaxed before Christmas. Meanwhile, in a major reversal, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio said the nation’s largest school system will reopen to in-person learning and increase the number of days a week many children attend class. The announcement came just 11 days after the Democratic mayor said schools would shut down because of rising COVID-19 cases. “We feel confident that we can keep schools safe,” he said. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told ABC’s “This Week” that
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others and avoiding large groups of people. The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the United States topped 200,000 for the first time Friday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Since January, when the first infections were reported in the U.S., the nation’s total number of cases has surpassed 13 million. More than 265,000 people have died. Fauci said the arrival of vaccines offers a “light at the end of the tunnel.” This coming week, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to discuss a rollout of the vaccine, he said. He added that President-elect Joe Biden should focus on distributing vaccines in an “efficient and equitable way.” Fauci also said he planned to push the new administration for a rigorous
testing program. Health care workers will likely be among the first to get the vaccine, with the first vaccinations happening before the end of December, followed by many more in January, February and March, he said. “So if we can hang together as a country and do these kinds of things to blunt these surges until we get a substantial proportion of the population vaccinated, we can get through this,” Fauci said. Other experts agreed that the coming weeks would be difficult, especially since so many traveled over the holiday and held in-person dinners indoors. Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that Americans who traveled this past week should try to avoid people over 65. She said that those who were
around others for Thanksgiving “have to assume that you were exposed and you became infected and you really need to get tested in the next week.” Meanwhile, a busy travel weekend continued, despite warnings for Americans to stay close to home and limit their holiday gatherings. Aside from the Thanksgiving holiday itself, anywhere from 800,000 to more than 1 million travelers made their way through U.S. airport checkpoints on any day during the past week, according to Transportation Security Administration statistics. That’s a far cry from the 2.3 to 2.6 million seen daily last year. But it far surpasses the number of travelers early in the pandemic, when daily totals fell below 100,000 on some spring days. More COVID-19 restrictions were in store for California starting Monday. Los Angeles County will
impose a lockdown calling for its 10 million residents to stay home. Santa Clara County, which includes San Jose, is banning all high school, collegiate and professional sports and imposing a quarantine for anyone traveling into the region from more than 150 miles away. Back in New York, some elementary schools and pre-kindergarten programs will resume classes Dec. 7, a week from Monday, the mayor said. Others will take longer to reopen. The plan for reopening middle and high schools is still being developed, de Blasio said. About 190,000 students will be eligible to return to classrooms in the first round of reopening, just a fraction of the more than 1 million total pupils in the system. The great majority of parents have opted to have their kids learn remotely by computer.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s attempt to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to divvy up congressional seats is headed for a post-Thanksgiving Supreme Court showdown. The administration’s top lawyers are hoping the justices on a court that includes three Trump appointees will embrace the idea, rejected repeatedly by lower courts. It’s the latest, and likely
the last, Trump administration hard-line approach to immigration issues to reach the high court. Arguments will take place on Monday by telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic. Even as the justices weigh a bid to remove, for the first time, millions of noncitizens from the population count that determines how many seats each state gets in the House of Representatives as well as the allocation of some federal
funding, experts say other issues loom large for the 2020 census as it heads into unchartered territory over deadlines, data quality and politics. A host of novel questions outside of the court’s eventual decision could determine the final product of the nation’s once-a-decade head count, including whether the incoming Biden administration would do anything to try to reverse decisions made under Trump. Among other questions: Will the Census Bureau be able to meet a year-end deadline for turning in the numbers used for apportionment, the process of dividing up congressional seats among the states? Will the quality of the census data be hurt by a shortened schedule, a pandemic and natural disasters? Could a Democratic-controlled
House reject the numbers from the Republican administration if House leaders believe they are flawed? Will a lame-duck Senate pass legislation that could extend deadlines for turning in census numbers? “There are so many moving parts, it makes your head spin,” said Margo Anderson, a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. How the Supreme Court will rule is the first unknown. Federal courts in California, Maryland and New York have ruled that Trump’s plan violates federal law or the Constitution, which provides that “representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State.”
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top Iranian security official on Monday accused Israel of using “electronic devices” to remotely kill a scientist who founded the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program in the 2000s. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, made the comment at the funeral for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, where Iran’s defense minister separately vowed to continue the man’s work “with more speed and more power.” Israel, long suspected of killing Iranian nuclear scientists over the last decade, has repeatedly declined to comment on the attack. Fakhrizadeh headed Iran’s so-called AMAD program, which Israel
and the West have alleged was a military operation looking at the feasibility of building a nuclear weapon. The International Atomic Energy Agency says that “structured program” ended in 2003. U.S. intelligence agencies concurred with that assessment in a 2007 report. Israel insists Iran still maintains the ambition of developing nuclear weapons, pointing to Tehran’s ballistic missile program and research into other technologies. Iran long has maintained that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. Shamkhani’s remarks drastically change the story of Fakhrizadeh’s killing, which took place Friday. Authorities initially said a truck exploded and then gunmen opened fire on the
Biden breaks foot while playing with dog, will wear boot WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will likely wear a walking boot for the next several weeks as he recovers from breaking his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, his doctor said. Biden suffered the injury on Saturday and visited an orthopedist in Newark, Delaware, on Sunday afternoon, his office said. “Initial x-rays did not show any obvious fracture,” but medical staff ordered a more detailed CT scan, his doctor, Kevin O’Connor, said in a statement. The subsequent scan found tiny fractures of two small bones in the middle of his right foot, O’Connor said. “It is anticipated that he will likely require a walking boot for several weeks,” O’Connor said. Fractures are a concern generally as people age, but Biden’s appears to be
a relatively mild one based on his doctor’s statement and the planned treatment. At 78 he will become the oldest president when he’s inaugurated in January; he often dismissed questions about his age during the campaign. Reporters covering the president-elect were not afforded the opportunity to see Biden enter the doctor’s office Sunday, despite multiple requests. Leaving the doctor’s office to head to an imaging center for his CT scan, Biden was visibly limping, though he walked without a crutch or other aid. Biden sustained the injury playing with Major, one of the Bidens’ two dogs. They adopted Major in 2018, and acquired their first dog, Champ, after the 2008 election. The Bidens have said they’ll be bringing their dogs to the White House and also plan to get a cat.
scientist, killing him and a bodyguard. State TV even interviewed a man the night of the attack who described seeing gunmen open fire. State TV’s English-language broadcaster Press TV reported earlier Monday that a weapon recovered from the scene of the attack bore “the logo and specifications of the Israeli military industry.” State TV’s Arabic-language channel, Al-Alam, claimed the weapons used were “controlled by satellite,” a claim also made Sunday by the semiofficial Fars news agency. None of the outlets immediately offered evidence supporting their claims, which also give authorities a way to explain why no one was reportedly arrested at the scene. “Unfortunately, the oper-
ation was a very complicated operation and was carried out by using electronic devices,” Shamkhani told state TV. “No individual was present at the site.” Satellite control of weapons is nothing new. Armed, long-range drones, for instance, rely on satellite connections to be controlled by their remote pilots. Remote-controlled gun turrets also exist, but typically see their operator connected by a hard line to cut down on the delay in commands being relayed. Israel uses such hard-wired systems along the border with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. While technically feasible, it wasn’t immediately clear if such a system had been used before, said Jeremy Binnie, the Mideast editor of Jane’s Defence
Weekly. “Could you set up a weapon with a camera which then has a feed that uses an open satellite communications line back to the controller?” Binnie said. “I can’t see why that’s not possible.” It also raised the question whether the truck that exploded during the attack detonated afterward to try to destroy a satellite-controlled machine gun that was hidden inside the vehicle. Iranian officials did not immediately acknowledge that. It also would require someone on the ground to set up the weapon. Shamkhani blamed the Iranian exile group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq as well for “having a role in this,” without elaborating. The MEK, as the exile group is known, has been suspected
of assisting Israeli operations in Iran in the past. Shahin Gobadi, an MEK spokesman, dismissed Shamkhani’s remarks as “rage, rancor and lies” sparked by the group’s earlier exposes over Iran’s nuclear program. Monday’s service for Fakhrizadeh took place at an outdoor portion of Iran’s Defense Ministry in Tehran, with officials including Revolutionary Guard chief Gen. Hossein Salami, the Guard’s Quds Force leader Gen. Esmail Ghaani, civilian nuclear program chief Ali Akbar Sahei and Intelligence Minister Mamoud Alavi. They sat apart from each other and wore masks due to the coronavirus pandemic as reciters melodically read parts of the Quran and religious texts.
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what’s expected to be a return to a more traditional press operation. Biden campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield will serve as Biden’s White House communications director. Jen Psaki, a longtime Democratic spokeswoman, will be his press secretary. Four of the seven top communications roles at the White House will be filled by women of color, and it’s the first time the entire senior White House communications team will be entirely female. President Donald Trump upended the ways in which his administration communicated with the press. In contrast with administrations past, Trump’s communications team held
few press briefings, and those that did occur were often combative affairs riddled with inaccuracies and falsehoods. Trump himself sometimes served as his own press secretary, taking questions from the media, and he often bypassed the White House press corps entirely by dialing into his favorite Fox News shows. In a statement announcing the White House communications team, Biden said: “Communicating directly and truthfully to the American people is one of the most important duties of a President, and this team will be entrusted with the tremendous responsibility of connecting the American people to the White House.” He added: “These qualified, experienced communicators bring diverse perspectives to their work and a shared commitment to building this country back better.” Bedingfield and Psaki
are veterans of the Obama administration. Bedingfield served as communications director for Biden while he was vice president, and Psaki was a White House communications director and a spokesperson at the State Department. Others joining the White House communications staff are: — Karine Jean Pierre, who was Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ chief of staff, will serve as a principal deputy press secretary for the president-elect. She’s another Obama administration alum, having served as a regional political director for the White House office of political affairs. — Pili Tobar, who was communications director for coalitions on Biden’s campaign, will be his deputy White House communications director. She most recently was deputy director for America’s Voice, an immigration
reform advocacy group, and was a press staffer for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Three Biden campaign senior advisers are being appointed to top communications roles: — Ashley Etienne, a former communications director for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will serve as Harris’ communications director. — Symone Sanders, another senior adviser on the Biden campaign, will be Harris’ senior adviser and chief spokesperson. — Elizabeth Alexander, who served as the former vice president’s press secretary and his communications director while he was a U.S. senator from Delaware, will serve as Jill Biden’s communications director. After his campaign went virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic, Biden faced some of his own criticism for not being accessible to reporters.
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As Coos Bay residents gathered to light to community Christmas tree, even the Grinch made an appearance
Photos by David Rupkalvis, The World Left: Santa waits for cars to stop by during the drive-by greeting while one of his elves, 7-year-old Avery Kilmer-Potter dances. Right: Santa’s elves, Carli Clarkson and Avery Kilmer-Potter, hand out candy canes and accept Letter to Santa during a drive-by celebration Saturday.
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perienced delivery troubles with the closure of some factories due to the virus. Shoe suppliers have started changing what they supply, tending more toward shoes for “essential workers” like health professionals and grocery employees. “For us, it’s keeping inventory,” Gibbs said. It’s also a matter of customer preference — Gibbs and D Haevischer, her niece who helps her run the store, say customers have been asking more for shoes they “need” rather than those they “want”
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increased fee for what they see as the same contract requirements. “This 30% retroactive, with all due respect, we have not had very good service up to this point, and this increase is supposed to make service better,” Mayor Joe Benetti told Rodriguez during the work session. “So it’s hard for me to say we should give 30% for something that we haven’t had, I guess.” The main disagreement between the city and the contractor comes down to what should be expected of the company under the current contract in terms of performance, maintenance and staffing. “While I’m sensitive to the fact that they’ve got overruns and expenditures, when that happens in my business, I have to eat it because I agreed to a price,” said councilor Phil Marler. Rodriguez, the contrac-
during the pandemic. But in spite of the virus, the pair say customers have recognized the importance of shopping small. “Our customers have been more aware of supporting local businesses,” Haevischer said. Gibbs calls the difference between shopping at her store and shopping online the “sit and fit experience,” the process of meeting customers and working with them to fill their needs. And, while Gibbs’ store has been fairly successful during the pandemic (since shoes are still must-have items), shopping small is
also a matter of supporting the community, she said. “If we want to keep what we have here, we better make sure we take care of those mom and pop shops,” Gibbs said. A few blocks away, Graham Keller’s Organic Glass Art & Gifts was quieter this weekend than last. “Now with this pandemic, everyone’s shopping online,” Keller said, adding that customers tend to gravitate toward places they can get discounts. Keller, who’s owned the store for 11 years, is now the only employee at the store. After the pandemic’s first economic shut down,
he couldn’t afford to keep his other employees on the payroll. Because of the store’s location within direct view of the Boardwalk, Keller’s clientele tends to be more tourists than locals. Over the summer, crowds of tourists in town trying to escape their at-home lockdowns granted the store some reprieve from limited sales during the pandemic’s most strict restrictions. “The summer was pretty busy,” Keller said. “It didn’t make up for the two months we lost, though.” Now, with many tourists gone, business has slowed again. Keller hopes that
adding some holiday décor to his store’s windows will draw in locals during the slower winter months. A federal loan from the Small Business Administration and a grant from the CCD Business Development Corporation have helped Keller make his rent payments and keep his business running. He’s hoping things will look up over the next few months. “Being self-employed, you’ve got to stay optimistic,” Keller said. Through Dec. 21, the Coos Bay Downtown Association is encouraging residents to shop at local businesses during its “Reindeer Roundup”
event. Reindeer decorations will be placed at downtown businesses, and residents can be entered to win a gift basket by sharing photos of the decorations on Facebook. More information about the event is available on the CBDA’s Facebook page. For small business owners, the most recent application window for state small business grants for COVID-19 and wildfire impacts is closed, but more information about future grants will be available on the state’s website at www.oregon4biz.com/Coronavirus-Information.
tor’s representative, responded by saying that the company’s costs had increased with the operation of the city’s new wastewater plant and additional permits and chemicals in use, and those new costs hadn’t been accounted for previously. “It made for a much more complicated scenario than a year-on-year revision,” Rodriguez said, referring to the contract amendment process which takes place annually. “Typically this would have been a much more simpler process, but a number of topics happened at the same time that we had to address.” Councilors and city staff, however, argued those changes weren’t new and were instead part of the city’s original contract. “But you haven’t been able to uphold your end of the contract by keeping us out of permit violations,” councilor Carmen Matthews told Rodriguez. Regardless, Rodriguez responded that the company wants to continue
its service of the city’s system. “In the time that I have worked with the city, I have learned that you care about your systems, and you want to do what’s right. You want to be cost effective, but you do not want your assets to be neglected,” Rodriguez told the council. “And what we have developed is something that would allow us to do that moving forward.” But the city has begun considering other options. Since January, the city has been working with a consultant to evaluate the possibility of hiring its own wastewater staff and taking over the service of the wastewater system itself. That’s what the council will consider Tuesday: an approximately $100,000 contract with that consultant to finalize and implement a transition plan to take over the city’s collection system. That plan would leave the treatment portion of the wastewater system to
Jacobs, though Craddock noted that the city could decide to take that over too if it can’t reach an agreement with the company. Hope isn’t quite lost for Jacobs to keep the contract, though. In its work session, the city council directed city staff to continue pursuing a less expensive contract amendment with Jacobs that would maintain the desired level of service. But time is running out, Craddock says. If the city
council eventually decides to take over the wastewater system, that takeover would come at the beginning of the new fiscal year in July. So, for the time being, the city is pursuing both options — negotiating a better contract with Jacobs, but preparing for the possibility that city staff will take over the operations. Craddock is confident that the city could find the staff necessary to do so,
even on the short timeline. “We’ve been fairly well assured that we’ll be able to attract the talent that we need to do that,” Craddock said Wednesday. The city of Sweet Home, northeast of Eugene, voted to take over its wastewater treatment plant from Jacobs earlier this year for similar reasons, the New Era newspaper reported. Coos Bay would take over operations at the same time as that city if it decides to do so this year.
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fire if conditions were right. It’s also possible that the fire was intentional — someone could have set it without getting into the building because of the dryer vent’s external access, Anderson said. Church users had left the building around 5 p.m., though Nicholas said the building’s windows have been broken out by some individuals previously. Nicholas is hoping to make the best out of the situation, using the need to rebuild the building as a chance to improve it.
“This gives us an opportunity to reenvision the ministry,” he said. Adding a shower and public laundry facility for homeless individuals could be a possible addition after reconstruction, Nicholas said. Crews have finished their investigation with the physical evidence. Anyone who may have more information is encouraged to call the fire department at 541-2691191. Nicholas says individuals interested in helping after the fire can contact the church at 541-756-7413.
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Beavers edge Ducks on TD in final minute CORVALLIS (AP) — Taking his first college snap after starting quarterback Tristan Gebbia limped off, Chance Nolan scored on a 1-yard, fourth-down run with 33 seconds left to give Oregon State a 41-38 upset victory over No. 9 Oregon on Friday night. Jermar Jefferson ran for 226 yards and two touchdowns to help the Beavers (2-2) win their second straight game. Jefferson has run for at least 100 yards in each of Oregon State’s four games and is on pace to hit 1,000 despite the short season. Jefferson said the win meant “everything” because of losses to the Ducks in his first two seasons. He said he studied hard
for the game. “I really don’t feel like I get the recognition I deserve,” he said. “I’ve just got to put my head down and keep working hard. I’ve been underrated my whole life, so I’m used to it.” Oregon (3-1) had won six in a row and three straight over the rival Beavers. The loss dashed any slim hopes the Ducks had of a spot in the College Football Playoffs. The Ducks were ranked No. 15 in the first CFP rankings released Tuesday. Gebbia threw for 263 years and a score and had a touchdown run during the foggy game at Reser Stadium. While no fans were allowed in the game, cars passing near the stadium honked
for the home team in the aftermath. Oregon State’s last win over a ranked team came in 2014 when the Beavers downed No. 7 Arizona State. Tyler Shough threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns, but also had two interceptions, for Oregon. “Got to finish games,” Ducks coach Mario Cristobal said. “We didn’t finish it.” It was the 124th edition of the rivalry that dates to 1894. This summer amid racial injustice protests nationwide, both schools decided to drop the “Civil War” nickname. Gebbia scored on a 1-yard keeper early in the fourth quarter
to pull Oregon State to 31-26. Oregon State intercepted Shough on the ensuing drive and got the ball on the Oregon 33. Gebbia found Kolby Taylor with a 31-yard pass before Jefferson scored on a 2-yard run. Gebbia’s keeper on the two-point conversion gave Oregon State a 34-31 lead. An Oregon State penalty helped the Ducks on their drive, capped by Cyrus Habibi-Likio’s 1-yard dash into the end zone, to give Oregon back the lead with 8:27 left. After the teams traded possessions that ended on downs, the Beavers got one more chance. Gebbia hit Taylor with two passes on the drive, putting the Beavers on the Oregon 6.
Gebbia appeared to score but the officials put the ball on the 1 on third down. Gebbia ran again, and limped to the sideline while the play was under review. Oregon was offside, but no penalty was called. That set up Nolan’s touchdown run on fourth down on the only play of his college career. “It means a lot to a lot of people, not just the guys sitting in the locker room,” Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith said. “It’s too bad Reser Stadium could not be filled right now and have a win like that because it means so much to so many people, especially our in-state kids.” Please see Rivarly, Page B3
Getting to January will be a challenge for NFL BARRY WILNER
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In every NFL season, there are losing teams who hit December and just want to get to January, get the schedule done and go home. In 2020, it’s all about the league itself getting to January during a pandemic that daily is becoming harder to deal with. If Week 12 is a harbinger, NFL executives will be doing more scrambling than Lamar Jackson and Kyler Murray. They’ve already twice postponed the Thanksgiving night showcase game between Baltimore and Pittsburgh, and it’s still in jeopardy for Tuesday night with more than 20 Ravens on the COVID-19 list. Denver, thanks to protocol violations by its quarterbacks, started an undrafted rookie wide receiver at the critical position and, unsurprisingly, barely moved the ball. There also were hefty fines to the Saints and Patriots for not being as diligent about the coronavirus protocols as they need to be. The NFL deserves praise for getting this far with minimal disruptions compared to what we are seeing in the college game. Yet there is a foreboding environment right now. Teams have been ordered to steer clear of their facilities on Monday and Tuesday as the pandemic rages across the country. Pro football tries to soldier on, but for how long? “I think we have to really consider a bubble,” says Bill Cowher, the Hall of Fame-bound coach and now a CBS Sports analyst. “When you think about the country right now, we’re going through a second wave. You have to be flexible in your thinking. “We’re talking about shutting down facilities. We’re talking about teams that may not be able to practice all week. I start to think about teams later on as we go through this, that they get out of the playoffs. They become more reckless and careless with their actions off the field. “I think right now from a competitive and balance standpoint that’s out there, and from a safety standpoint that’s out there, go to a bubble. Go to a city right now, identify a hotel, take all the staff members, put them in there, and make sure
Broncos lose with emergency QB at helm DENVER (AP) — A month ago, Kendall Hinton was the guy you’d contact if you wanted some candy bars or merchandise for a high school fundraiser. On Sunday, he was the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback, a twist befitting the 2020 NFL season during a pandemic that brings twists and turns every day. Hinton switched from quarterback to wide receiver his final year at Wake Forest in 2019, and he caught 73 passes for 1,001 yards and four touchdowns, good enough to catch the eyes of the Broncos, who signed him after he went undrafted. But Hinton was no match for the likes of drafted rookie receivers Jerry Jeudy, KJ Hamler and Tyrie Cleveland, so he was cut after training camp and went to work in sales. The Broncos called him back earlier this month and re-signed him to their practice squad on Nov. 4. His life took a turn Saturday when Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles were pulled off the practice field and sent home after the NFL deemed them high-risk close contacts of Jeff Driskel, who tested positive for the coronavirus on Thanksgiving Day. Turns out, the four QBs had gathered for some film study on their own Tuesday, the players’ day off, “which is commendable,” coach Vic Fangio said after Denver’s 31-3 loss to New Orleans on Sunday. But the four QBs didn’t wear their mandated masks or keep their social distance, something the league discovered in looking at surveillance footage. An hour before kickoff, Lock issued an apology, an explanation and a defense in a lengthy Twitter post. “In a controlled and socially distanced area, we let from that point they bus to and from practice. They fly to and from games. It worked in hockey. It worked in basketball. I think the time is now. Protect the integrity of the game. It’s the fairest thing to do. And it’s the safest thing to do.”
our masking slip for a limited amount of time. An honest mistake, but one I will own,” Lock wrote, adding, “I sincerely apologize and I fully understand why these safety precautions are so important. Doing the right thing for a majority of the time is not good enough.” Fangio, whose team fell to 4-7, said he was “disappointed on a couple of levels” that his quarterbacks’ actions put his team and the NFL into a difficult position. “We count on them to be the leaders of the team and leaders of the offense and those guys made a mistake and that is disappointing,” Fangio said. “Obviously, I haven’t done a good enough job of selling the protocols to them when they are on their own so part of that could fall on me. I thought I was. “We have emphasized it a lot and we’re really doing good with COVID up to this point ... relative to other teams. There was a failing there and that’s disappointing.” When the league informed the Broncos that their QBs had violated COVID-19 protocols and had to quarantine, the Broncos pleaded with league commissioner Roger Goodell to postpone their game against the Saints (9-2) a day or two. Making that argument were Fangio, who was fined earlier this season for not wearing a mask on the sideline, and two executives in general manager John Elway and team president Joe Ellis who were infected by the virus earlier this month. “I feel like maybe it could have been moved, but at the same time, maybe the league (was) just making an example of us,” said safety Kareem Jackson. Fangio demurred when asked if the NFL’s refusal to push the game back was unfair, saying that was a question for In some ways it also is the most difficult thing to do. Don’t think that the NFL hasn’t discussed the bubble idea, though it has concentrated on creating one or more for the playoffs. Doing so for the final six weeks of the schedule, it’s a logistical chal-
Elway or Ellis. “Terribly unfortunate,” Elway posted on Facebook after the league disqualified his three healthy quarterbacks Saturday. For Hinton, it jut wasn’t a fair fight. He completed one of nine passes for 13 yards, threw two interceptions and was sacked once for a passer rating of zero. “He did everything he could,” Fangio said. “He was excited for the opportunity. We had about a two, three, fourhour window to get him ready, which isn’t a lot, obviously. ... That’s a big, big ask and it just didn’t work out.” It was both the peak and nadir of Hinton’s athletic career. “I can easily say that was the most eventful 24 hours of my life, but when I got the call there was pure excitement. Of course, there was nerves and disbelief, but the encouragement the team gave me and guys just keeping me up the whole time, they made it a lot easier for me,” Hinton said, adding he “eventually got some sleep” Saturday night. On Sunday, the Saints limited the Broncos to a single third-down conversion and Denver became the first team with more interceptions than conversions in a game since the Chargers on Sept. 20, 1998. When Hinton switched to receiver his senior year, he never figured he’d play quarterback again, but “after a while it’s like riding a bike.” Or tumbling over the handlebars. He hadn’t been tackled in two years, so “tomorrow morning probably won’t be fun,” Hinton said. “But it was great to get back out there. “I would not say this is how I planned it out in my dreams, but it usually doesn’t work out how you want it. So, just getting this opportunity and this experience has been amazing.” lenge tantamount to scoring on the 1985 Bears or 2000 Ravens. As the number of COVID-19 cases rises across the league, the potential for more postponements — even cancellations or forfeits, neither of which the NFL truly wants to ponder — also rises.
One option that seems more logical by the day is for the league to create a Week 18 for the second weekend in January. With outbreaks within teams a higher likelihood than ever — and having a week to play with because the bye between the conference championships and the Super Bowl could be eliminated — instituting a Week 18 has its merits. Certainly it would lessen the chance of mismatches such as what happened Sunday in Denver, a 31-3 Saints romp that never was in doubt; is that the way NFL games should be? And it could help avoid what could be a similar lopsided contest in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, should that game be played. “I don’t think weird is the right word,” said Saints coach Sean Payton, whose team was fined $500,000 and docked a seventh-round draft pick for repeatedly defying NFL protocols. “Look, everything about this season’s unusual. So, we kind of tune out the things we can’t control. ... And then what it is we can control? And let’s find a way to get our next W.” Do coaches really want that next W, or next L, to come because they or their opponent is severely undermanned due to the invisible enemy that is the coronavirus? If so, that’s as cold as Lambeau Field in the midst of winter. Browns center JC Tretter, the president of the NFL Players Association, last week addressed the issues pro football is facing. “As you see, we said it from the beginning, we are kind of susceptible to what the country and what our local communities are going through,” he said. “We are seeing huge spikes in cases around the country, which just increases the likelihood of cases coming from the outside into the building. That is what you are seeing is, as the cases around the country have spiked, so have our cases. Our cases having gone up league-wide, and that is why the protocols are so important about keeping the season going and keeping guys healthy and not allowing that virus to spread once it gets into the building.” There are five more weeks of trying to do so, and recent results have been distressing.
Formula One driver escapes fireball after big crash Associated Press
It was like a scene from an action movie, except totally unscripted and genuinely life-threatening, involving a stunning escape that Harry Houdini would have struggled to match. Formula One driver Romain Grosjean was trapped in a burning car after it sliced in half and exploded into a fireball, following a crash on the first lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. As flames tore into the desert night sky, Grosjean was inside a raging furnace for about 10-15 seconds. Somehow, the quick-thinking Frenchman did not give in to panic. Somehow, he was lucid enough to find a way out. Jumping through the flames like an action hero, he then
grabbed the molten-hot metal barrier in front of him and hurdled over it onto the track. Safe though visibly shaken, he was well enough to walk to the ambulance with the help of two medics. He was treated for minor burns to the back of both hands but was well enough to speak from his hospital bed late Sunday, in a video posted by F1. “Just wanted to say I am OK,” a smiling Grosjean said. “Thank you very much for all the messages.” The relief at the time of the incident, for his distraught teammate Kevin Magnussen and others watching from the paddock, was immense. Drivers and other team members spontaneously applauded. “I saw a lot of fire and thought that is not a good thing,” Red
Bull’s Max Verstappen said. “Luckily he is OK and hopefully he will recover.” The 34-year-old Grosjean clambered out of the burning wreckage with his race helmet and fireproof race tunic singed as track marshalls sprayed him with a fire extinguisher. “I want to thank the rescue crews who are very quick,” Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said. “The marshals and FIA people they did a great job, it was scary.” As Grosjean was taken by helicopter to a military hospital, where he was being kept overnight, drivers reacted to the jarring scene. “The car, the cockpit. I don’t know what Gs he pulled but I’m just so grateful the halo worked,” said F1 champion Lewis Hamilton, who won the restarted race. “It
shows what an amazing job Formula One has done, the FIA has done, for him to be able to walk away from something like that.” Countryman Pierre Gasly, who drives for AlphaTauri, was left in shock. “It was horrible, really scary. I had no idea a Formula One car could break that way,” Gasly said. “I have texted him to wish him a good recovery. I think he is fine but a really scary thing.” Hospital X-rays showed Grosjean did not even break a bone, despite an estimated impact speed of 200 kph (125 mph). But had he not managed to wriggle free, pulling him out of the cockpit would have been extremely difficult. “I’ve never seen that much fire in 12 years. It took a little while to process what was going on but then Romain started to
get out of the car himself, which was amazing,” said Alan van der Merwe, the driver of the F1 medical car. “Everything worked hand in hand today: the halo, the barriers, the seat belt. Without one of the things it could’ve been a different outcome.” The halo is a safety device that forms a protective ring around the drivers’ head. It was introduced following the death of French driver Jules Bianchi after he sustained massive head trauma on a rain-soaked track at the Japan GP six years ago and went headfirst into a trackside crane. Two years ago Charles Leclerc — Bianchi’s close friend — was likely saved serious injury or death by the halo when another car landed on top of his at the Belgian GP.
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Oregon women open with easy win over Seattle EUGENE (AP) — Taylor Mikesell scored 28 points and No. 10 Oregon opened the season with a 116-51 win over Seattle on Saturday. Sophomore center Sedona Prince had 17 points for Oregon, which shot 53.1% from the field while outrebounding the Redhawks 58-28. Senior forward Lydia Giomi added 15 points and 13 rebounds. “It was a lot of fun, a long time coming,” said Oregon coach Kelly Graves, whose team last took the court on March 8 for an 89-56 win over Stanford in the championship game of the Pac12 Tournament. “For the longest time it seemed like something that was out there and out there and out there and then it seemed like it just came upon us real fast. Going through it, the game-day
protocols were not too invasive. A lot of what we did was routine and normal. It was pretty neat to finally get out there and get a chance to play.” Mikesell, a junior transfer from Maryland, made seven 3-pointers in the first half, helping the Ducks to a 71-25 lead at the break. “When you are hot and your teammates are finding you, just keep shooting the ball,” Mikesell said. “I always have confidence in myself. The confidence I play with is from the work I put in. I had energy from the start and it was going in, so I was going to keep shooting it.” Oregon (1-0) is replacing four starters after it went 32-2 last season, including three first-round picks in the WNBA draft — Sabrina Ionescu (No. 1 overall to the New York Liberty),
Satou Sabally (2, Dallas Wings) and Ruthy Hebard (8, Chicago Sky). Senior Erin Boley, the lone returning starter, had eight points and three rebounds. Prince, a transfer from Texas, and Mikesell both got the start in their Oregon debuts, along with point guard Te-Hina Paopao, one of five freshmen who signed with the Ducks. Junior Taylor Chavez, the Pac12 sixth player of the year last season, resumed her role off the bench with 11 points. “Of all the seasons to have depth, it is this one,” Graves said. “We don’t know from day to day or game to game who will be available or how many players. I feel really good about the group we have. It is a group that’s good enough to go a long way.” Mikesell and Prince each
scored nine points in the first quarter as Oregon shot 63.6% from the field to take a 39-14 lead. Oregon pushed the lead to 94-41 at at the end of the third quarter. Junior guard McKenzi Williams scored 20 points for Seattle (0-2), which shot 28.6% from the field. OREGON STATE 88, MONTANA WESTERN 54: The Beavers opened the season with a win Saturday afternoon at Gill Coliseum. “It was great to be back out there on the floor,” said Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck. “There was a lot that went into making this game possible and we are grateful for that. Montana Western is a good team with a great culture. I thought our team did a great job of adapting as the
game went on – we got better and better as we went. I really liked our execution in the second half. This was a good first win, and I am proud of the effort today.” Sophomore Taylor Jones finished one point short of a career-high, going 10-for-13 from the floor to finish with 24 points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Freshman Sasha Goforth impressed in her Oregon State debut, putting up 11 points and dishing out seven assists. Junior Jasmine Simmons and senior Aleah Goodman put up 12 points apiece. Goodman added six assists and five steals. Jelena Mitrovic came up with 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting in her Oregon State debut. As a team, the Beavers shot 51.6 percent from the floor, while holding Montana Western to 27.9 percent.
Sports Briefs NBA NBA sets rules for positive COVID tests NEW YORK — NBA players who test positive for the coronavirus this season may have to miss nearly two weeks in some instances before being allowed to return to the court, the league told its teams Saturday. That revelation was one of many in a 63,000word document, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, that explained some of the heath and safety protocols for the looming season. Preseason games begin Dec. 11 and regular-season contests start Dec. 22. The document still needs to be ratified by the league and the National Basketball Players Association. All players who will be part of training camp need to begin a testing program by Monday, and teams can begin holding mandated group workouts starting Dec. 6, the league said.
Hall of Fame induction set for May 2021 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will finally enter the Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2021. The NBA said Saturday that the delayed Hall of Fame weekend — it was to have taken place in
Springfield, Massachusetts in August, before being pushed back because of the coronavirus pandemic — will be held from May 13-15. Bryant, Duncan and Garnett were the headliners of the class that was announced in April. They all got into the Hall in their first year as finalists, as did WNBA great Tamika Catchings. Others getting the Hall’s call: Two-time NBA champion coach Rudy Tomjanovich got in this year, as did longtime Baylor women’s coach Kim Mulkey, 1,000-game winner Barbara Stevens of Bentley and three-time Final Four coach Eddie Sutton.
Hornets complete deal with Celtics for Hayward CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets have acquired forward Gordon Hayward and unprotected 2023 and 2024 second-round draft picks from the Boston Celtics in exchange for a heavily protected 2022 second-round draft pick as part of a signand-trade transaction. The Celtics will only get Charlotte’s draft pick if the Hornets finish in the top five in the league next season, so it’s unlikely they will get anything in the deal other than unloading Hayward’s contract.
Hayward previously agreed to a four-year, $120 million deal to join the Hornets.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Vanderbilt fires coach after slow start NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt fired coach Derek Mason on Sunday after losing the first eight games of his seventh season, and offensive coordinator Todd Fitch will serve as the interim coach. Hired in 2014 as Vanderbilt’s 28th coach, Mason replaced James Franklin when he left for Penn State. Mason came to Vanderbilt after being associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Stanford. He became the first Vanderbilt coach since the 1920s to beat in-state rival Tennessee three straight seasons. He guided the Commodores to a bowl twice in three seasons. At 27-55, Mason leaves as the sixth-winningest coach in program history.
Fuller makes history as female kicker Saturday COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sarah Fuller made history, but her barrier-breaking kickoff was the only highlight for Vanderbilt in a 41-0 loss to Missouri. Fuller became the first woman to participate in a
Power 5 conference football game when she kicked off to start the second half. Fuller delivered a low kick that bounced to the 35yard line, where Missouri pounced on it. She never got the chance to attempt a PAT or field goal, as the Tigers (4-3) rarely allowed the Commodores (0-8) to cross midfield.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Bias among inductees for college Hall of Fame KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Maryland basketball star Len Bias, who was chosen No. 2 by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA Draft before dying days later of a drug overdose, was chosen for induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Bias leads a group of six players and two coaches that will be enshrined in Kansas City next November. The other players to make up the class are Hersey Hawkins, who scored more than 3,000 points during his career at Bradley; UCLA’s David Greenwood, the No. 2 pick of the Chicago Bulls in the 1979 draft; Jim Jackson, the two-time Big Ten player of the year at Ohio State; Antawn Jameson, who led North Carolina to back-to-back Final Fours; and Kansas star Paul Pierce, who went on to
National TV Sports Listings Today
NFL Football — Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m., NBC. Men’s College Basketball — Maui Invitational semifinals, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., ESPN; Consolation semifinals, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., ESPN2; Brigham Young vs. USC, 11:30 a.m., ESPN2; Florida at Oklahoma, 2 p.m., ESPN2; Nebraska-Omaha at Creighton, 2 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Oklahoma State at Marquette, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Michigan State at Duke, 4:30 p.m., ESPN; Kentucky vs. Kansas, 6:30 p.m., ESPN. Major League Soccer — Playoffs, Seattle vs. FC Dallas, 6 p.m., Fox Sports 1.
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Men’s College Basketball — Maui Invitational, third-place game, 10:30 a.m., ESPN; championship, 1 p.m., ESPN; fifth-place game, 4 p.m., ESPN2; seventh-place game, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2; TBA, 9:30 a.m. and noon, ESPN,2; Florida at Oklahoma, 2 p.m., ESPN2; West Virginia vs. Gonzaga, 4 p.m., ESPN; Tennessee Tech at Xavi-
er, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Seton Hall at Rhode Island, 4 p.m., CBS Sports Network; Oregon State at Washington State, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Network; Illinois vs. Baylor, 7 p.m., ESPN. Major League Soccer — Playoffs, Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United, 6 p.m., Fox Sports 1. Golf — LPGA Tour Volunteers of America Classic Charity Challenge, 1 p.m., Golf Channel.
Thursday, Dec. 3
NFL Football — Dallas at Baltimore, 5:20 p.m., Fox and NFL Network. Men’s College Basketball — TBA, 1:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m., ESPN2; 4 p.m., ESPN; 6 p.m., ESPNU; 6 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Temple at Villanova, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Seattle at UCLA, 5 p.m., Pac-12 Network; St. John’s at Texas Tech, 6 p.m., ESPN. Golf — PGA Tour Mayakoba Classic, 11 a.m., Golf Channel; LPGA Tour Volunteers of America Classic Charity Challenge, 2:30 p.m., Golf Channel. College Football — Louisiana
Tech at North Texas, 3 p.m., CBS Sports Network; Air force at Utah State, 3:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network.
Friday, Dec. 4
Men’s College Basketball — Kennesaw State at Creighton, 2 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Wisconsin at Marquette, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1. Women’s College Basketball — Jimmy V Classic, Louisville vs. Connecticut, 4 p.m., ESPN. College Football — Louisiana-Lafayette at Appalachian State, 4 p.m., ESPN2; Boise State at UNLV, 6:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network. Golf — PGA Tour Mayakoba Classic, 11 a.m., Golf Channel; LPGA Tour Volunteers of America Classic Charity Challenge, 2:30 p.m., Golf Channel.
Saturday, Dec. 5
College Football — Ohio State at Michigan State, 9 a.m., ABC; Texas A&M at Auburn, 9 a.m., ESPN; Texas at Kansas State, 9 a.m., Fox; Oklahoma State at TCU, 9 a.m., ESPN2; Syracuse at Notre Dame,
11:30 a.m., NBC; Florida at Tennessee, 12:30 p.m., CBS; Indiana at Wisconsin, 12:30 p.m., ABC; West Virginia at Iowa State, 12:30 p.m., ESPN; Tulsa at Navy, 12:30 p.m., ESPN2; Buffalo at Ohio, 12:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network; Ball State at Central Michigan, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU; Oregon at California, 4 p.m., ESPN; Colorado at Arizona, 4 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Colorado State at San Diego State, 4 p.m., CBS Sports Network; Clemson at Virginia Tech, 4:30 p.m., ABC; Alabama at LSU, 5 p.m., CBS; Baylor at Oklahoma, 5 p.m., Fox; Houston at SMU, 6 p.m., ESPNU; UCLA at Arizona State, 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Oregon State at Utah, 7:30 p.m., ESPN; Wyoming at New Mexico, 7:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network. Men’s College Basketball — North Carolina State at Connecticut, 9 a.m., ESPNU; Baylor vs. Gonzaga, 10 a.m., CBS. Golf — PGA Tour Mayakoba Classic, 11 a.m., Golf Channel; LPGA Tour Volunteers of America Classic Charity Challenge, 2:30 p.m., Golf Channel.
play 19 years in the NBA, mostly with the Celtics. The two coaches selected for the Hall of Fame were Rick Byrd, who won 805 games at Maryville, Lincoln Memorial and Belmont, and Tom Penders, who took four different schools to the NCAA Tournament.
SOCCER Columbus, New England advance to East finals COLUMBUS, Ohio — Pedros Santos and Gyasi Zardes scored three minutes apart early in overtime and the Columbus Crew beat expansion Nashville SC 2-0 on Sunday to advance to the MLS Eastern Conference finals. The third-seeded Crew will host eighth-seeded New England next Sunday for a spot in the MLS Cup. The Revolution beat Orlando City 3-1 earlier Sunday. Santos scored in the 99th minute off a feed from Zardes near the center of the net, ending seventh-seeded Nashville’s shutout streak at more than 200 minutes. Zardes struck in the 102nd on a breakaway off Luis Díaz’s deft lead pass.
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Hamilton and Verstappen were not initially fans of the halo. Things have changed. “I think the halo saved his life,” Verstappen said. “When it came onto the cars I was quite critical about it and it looked ugly. But you can’t say anything about the safety because today it definitely saved Roman.” The best-placed person to confirm that was Grosjean himself. “I wasn’t for the halo some years ago,” he said. “But I think it’s the greatest thing and without it I wouldn’t be able to speak to you today. Thanks to all the medical staff at the circuit and the hospital” His accident happened when he slid to the right and his back wheel clipped
Earlier Sunday, Gustavo Bou scored twice to help New England beat 10-man Orlando City. Carles Gil opened the scoring for in the 17th minute on a penalty kick, Bou made it 2-0 in the 26th and Júnior Urso connected for fourth-seeded Orlando City in the 33rd. After Orlando City’s Mauricio Pereyra was sent off in the 60th for a studs-up tackle of Matt Polster, Bou capped the scoring in the 86th.
BOXING Tyson meets Jones Jr. in exhibition match LOS ANGELES — Mike Tyson showed glimpses of his destructive prime during the 54-yearold boxing icon’s return to the ring for a lively exhibition bout with 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. Both fighters had impressive moments during a fight that was ruled a draw by the WBC judges at ringside. Tyson and Jones fought eight two-minute rounds, and both emerged smiling from a highly unusual event at Staples Center.
the front of Daniil Kvyat’s AlphaTauri, causing Grosjean to fly sideways into the barrier. “If everyone else is shocked, just imagine how his family’s feeling (at the time),” Hamilton said. “The flames, the car broken in two and not knowing where the driver is, and him popping out from those flames. I can’t imagine what that’s like.” It reminded Hamilton of a traumatic experience from his junior karting days. “When I was nine I saw a kid die on the same day I won a race. So I’ve always been aware of the dangers and the risks,” Hamilton said. “I’m also thinking of Roman. He’s got a wife and kids, that must be something he will have to think heavily on. Because it’s a privilege to be able to do what we do, but there’s so much and so many other things to do.”
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Washington rallies from 21-0 down to beat Utah SEATTLE (AP) — Elijah Molden saw Trent McDuffie pull in Utah’s final desperation throw and was overcome by a wave of excitement, jubilation and relief. After a miserable first half, Molden and his teammates pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in Washington’s history. “I was actually pretty emotional to be honest, just because that was a street fight of a game,” Molden said. Down 21-0 at halftime, Washington capped its comeback with Dylan Morris hitting Cade Otton on a 16-yard touchdown pass with 36 seconds left to give the Huskies a 24-21 win over Utah on Saturday night. Morris and Otton were the stars on the final drive, and McDuffie’s interception of Jake Bentley’s desperation heave in the final moments clinched the stunning comeback. It was the fifth time in school history Washington (3-0) rallied from a deficit of 21 or more points to win, and the first since 1989 when the Huskies trailed UCLA 21-0 and rallied for a 28-27 win. “That was probably the first comeback I’ve ever been a part of,” Washington linebacker Zion Tupuola-Fetui said. “I just had to take in the moment.” Morris was brilliant on Washington’s final drive, taking the Huskies 88 yards in less than four minutes, capping the winning drive by rolling to his left and throwing across his body to find his big tight end. Otton had eight catches for 108 yards and a pair of second-half TD receptions. Morris was 23 of 38 for 272 yards and the two TD passes to go along with three interceptions. He was 6 of 9 for 71 yards on Washington’s final drive, includ-
ing a play where the snap was botched but Morris still hit Otton for a completion. “That’s the type of calm that he has through adverse situations,” Washington coach Jimmy Lake said. “Really that sequence right there really captures what Dylan Morris is about.” The unexpected matchup between the Utes and Huskies came after both teams had their originally scheduled games canceled due to COVID-19 issues with their opponents. Washington was supposed to play rival Washington State while Utah was scheduled to travel to Arizona State. Bentley was 16 of 23 for 144 yards and one touchdown in his first start for Utah. But Bentley also threw two interceptions, one in the third quarter that helped Washington’s comeback and the desperation throw in the final moments. Ty Jordan rushed for 97 yards as Utah (0-2) rolled up 215 yards rushing. But Jordan also had a costly fumble in the fourth quarter deep in Washington territory that cost the Utes a chance to pad their lead. “The way we played in the first half is indicative of who we can be, but we didn’t finish,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. Down 21-0 at halftime, Washington awakened in the third quarter on both sides of the ball. Kamari Pleasant’s 2-yard touchdown run capped the opening drive of the half and Washington pulled within 21-10 after Molden intercepted Bentley, leading to a field goal. On Utah’s next possession, Bentley was stuffed on a fourthand-1 QB sneak at the Washington 41 and turned the ball over on downs. Three plays later Morris hit Otton on a 21-yard TD
strike and Utah’s lead was down to 21-17. Morris had one mistake midway through the fourth quarter when he underthrew Ty Jones and was intercepted by Vonte Davis, but the freshman QB made up for it on the final drive. “He’s a steady, leader of our team, and it showed up in the second half,” Otton said. UCLA 27, ARIZONA 10: Demetric Felton rushed for career-high 206 yards and a touchdown, Brittain Brown added two scores and UCLA defeated Arizona 27-10 at the Rose Bowl Saturday night. Felton is the 15th player in UCLA history to post a 200-yard game and the first since Joshua Kelley did it against USC in 2018. The senior, who finished with 230 scrimmage yards, had 134 rushing yards in the first half, including a 1-yard touchdown midway through the second quarter to extend the Bruins lead to 17-7. Felton also had a career high in carries with 32. Brown, a graduate transfer from Duke, added 72 yards on 16 carries, including a 2-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter to put the 2-2 Bruins up by 17. Redshirt freshman Chase Griffin started his second straight game and completed 12 of 20 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown. Griffin got the start due with Dorian Thompson-Robinson being held out due to COVID-19 contract tracing. Arizona starter Grant Gunnell suffered a shoulder injury on the first play when he was tackled by UCLA linebacker Bo Calvert, who came in unblocked on a blitz. Freshman Will Plummer came in for his first collegiate action and had 164 scrimmage yards. He
went 17 of 35 for 151 yards passing and two interceptions along with 12 carries for 113 yards. The Wildcats (0-3) have lost a program-record 10 straight games dating back to last season. The Bruins scored 20 straight points after Arizona took a 7-0 lead on Michael Wiley’s 3-yard run. After Nicholas Barr-Mira made the first of his two field goals, UCLA took a 10-7 lead with 11:58 remaining in the first half when Brown took a short pass over the middle from Griffin, broke three tackles and scored from 16 yards out. COLORADO 20, SAN DIEGO STATE 10: Sam Noyer ran for a score and threw for another to help Colorado hold off San Diego State 20-10 on Saturday night as the Buffaloes remain undefeated under new coach Karl Dorrell. Jarek Broussard rushed for 124 yards to top the 100-yard mark for a third straight game, while a Colorado defense led by linebacker Nate Landman kept relentless pressure on a banged-up Aztecs offense. A stingy San Diego State defense kept things close, though, even providing a big first-half spark when Darren Hall picked off a Noyer pass and returned it for a 57-yard score. That was after Colorado grabbed a 14-0 lead behind a 1-yard TD run by Noyer and a 3-yard flip pass to Jaylon Jackson. The Buffaloes and Aztecs didn’t find out they were meeting on the field until Thanksgiving Day. Colorado (3-0, 2-0 Pac-12) was originally scheduled to travel to No. 19 USC for a Pac-12 South showdown, but it was canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Trojans’ program. San Diego State (3-3, 3-2 Mountain West) was available for a trip to Boulder when its
contest at Fresno State was called off due to contact tracing concerns with the Bulldogs. Hired last February, Dorrell hasn’t taken long to get the Buffaloes to buy in. He became the first Colorado coach to start his tenure 3-0 since Rick Neuheisel in 1995, which just so happened to boast a staff that included Dorrell as the offensive coordinator. STANFORD 24, CALIFORNIA 23: Austin Jones ran for a pair of short touchdowns, Davis Mills threw for 205 yards and a TD, and Stanford blocked a would-be tying extra point in the final minute to take back The Axe trophy by beating Bay Area rival California 24-23 in the Big Game on Friday. Christopher Brown Jr. ran for a 3-yard touchdown with 58 seconds remaining then Thomas Booker got a hand on Dario Longhetto’s PAT attempt, sending the Cardinal cheering and celebrating along their sideline. Once the clock ran out, Stanford players danced and hooted and hollered some more on Cal’s home turf in Memorial Stadium. The Cardinal spoiled Cal’s long-awaited home opener — it had been scheduled for Nov. 7 against Washington but that game got canceled because of a positive coronavirus test on the Bears. This marked the first time both Cal and Stanford were winless coming into the game, and they also had never previously faced off on a Friday. Michael Wilson had 88 yards on seven catches with a touchdown for Stanford (1-2), playing for the first time in nearly two weeks after last week’s scheduled home game against Washington State got canceled because of a positive COVID-19 test among the Cougars.
Alabama keeps unanimous spot atop AP college poll RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press
Alabama is the unanimous No. 1 again in The Associated Press college football poll as the top eight teams in the rankings held steady for the fourth week in a row. The Crimson Tide got 62 first-place votes for the second consecutive week and are followed by No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Clemson. Southeastern Conference teams Texas A&M and Florida are fifth and sixth, respectively. Unbeaten Cincinnati is seventh and undefeated BYU is eighth. The changes in the poll came after that, with Miami inching up to No. 9 and Indiana returning to the top 10. Oregon’s first loss of the
season knocked the Ducks out of the top 10, dropping them 12 spots to No. 21. POLL POINTS The Crimson Tide have now been ranked for 209 consecutive AP polls, matching Florida’s run from 1990-2002 under Steve Spurrier for the third-longest streak in the history of the rankings. Florida State is second at 211 straight poll appearances from 1989-2001. With two games against losing teams left on Alabama’s schedule, the Tide are likely to catch Bobby Bowden’s Seminoles before the SEC championship game on Dec. 19. The record for longest streak of poll appearances is still way in the distance for Alabama. Nebraska appeared in 348 straight AP rankings from 1981-2002.
IN-N-OUT Texas, Auburn and North Carolina dropped out of the rankings after each lost for the third time this season. All three started the season ranked and at some point spent time in the top 10. The replacements were two teams returning to the poll and one making its season debut: — No. 23 Washington is ranked for the first time this season after it improved to 3-0 with a 21-point comeback against Utah on Saturday night. — No. 24 Iowa was also 24th in the preseason. The Hawkeyes disappeared from the rankings along with the rest of the Big Ten when it did not look as if the conference would play in the fall. When the Big Ten returned, Iowa didn’t
quite make the cut among voters, but four victories in a row have the Hawkeyes back where they started. — No. 25 Liberty is back after a week out. CONFERENCE CALL Big Ten — 5 (Nos. 3, 10, 16, 18, 24). SEC — 4 (Nos. 1, 5, 6, 11). ACC — 3 (Nos. 2, 4, 9). Big 12 — 3 (Nos. 12, 13, 19). Pac-12 — 3 (Nos. 17, 21, 23). American — 2 (Nos. 7, 22). Sun Belt — 2 (Nos. 14, 20). C-USA — 1 (No. 15). Independents — 2 (No. 8, 25). Associated Press Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-
Cost of delaying Olympics by a year estimated at $2 billion
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TOKYO (AP) — The cost of the one-year postponement of the Tokyo Olympics is estimated to be just under $2 billion, or about 200 billion yen. Japan’s Kyodo news agency and the Yomiuri newspaper both reported the figure on Sunday citing unnamed sources close to games organizers. The reported cost of the delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic is in line with repeated estimates over the last several months. The organizers, the Tokyo metro government and the Japanese national government are expected to report next month how the costs will be shared. The International Olympic Committee has said it would chip in about $650 million to cover some of the costs of the delay, but has offered few public details.
Smith said it appeared Gebbia injured his hamstring. Jaylon Redd scored on a 37-yard run on Oregon’s first drive of the game, but Jefferson answered for the Beavers with an 82-yard touchdown run, a career long. Shough scored on a 1-yard keeper to put Oregon back in front. After an Oregon State field goal, Devon Williams caught Shough’s 60-yard touchdown pass on a second-and-21 play. Trailing 21-13 after another field goal, Oregon State tried to convert on fourth-and-3 and failed, giving the Ducks the ball on the Beavers’ 44. The drive ended with Henry Katleman’s 33-yard field goal. Gebbia’s 8-yard touchdown pass to Zeriah Beason closed the Beavers
Tokyo is becoming very expensive. The official cost of putting on the Tokyo Olympics is $12.6 billion. However, a government audit last year said it was probably twice that much. All but $5.6 billion is public money. Tokyo said the games would cost $7.3 billion when it won the bid in 2013. The $2 billion only adds to the total. A University of Oxford study published early this year — calculated before the postponement — said Tokyo was the most expensive Summer Olympics on record and the meter is still running. The IOC and organizers have been campaigning over the last several months to convince sponsors and a skeptical Japanese public that the Olympics can be held safely in the middle of
a pandemic. The Olympics are to open on July 23, 2021, followed by the Paralympics on Aug. 24. They involve 15,400 athletes and ten of thousands of officials, judges, staff, VIPs, sponsors as well as media and broadcasters. IOC President Thomas Bach, who was in Tokyo earlier this month, has said a vaccine and improved rapid testing would help pull off the Olympics. But he cautioned they are not “silver bullets.” Athletes are expected to be closely monitored, held in quarantine-like conditions, discouraged from sightseeing and encouraged to leave as soon as they finish competing. Some fans are expected at the events, but it is unclear if many fans from abroad will be allowed to attend.
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place vote, and previous ranking: W-L Pts Prv 1. Alabama (62) 8-0 1550 1 2. Notre Dame 9-0 1481 2 3. Ohio St. 4-0 1403 3 4. Clemson 8-1 1392 4 5. Texas A&M 6-1 1262 5 6. Florida 7-1 1226 6 7. Cincinnati 8-0 1204 7 8. BYU 9-0 1113 8 9. Miami 7-1 991 10 10. Indiana 5-1 984 12 11. Georgia 6-2 919 13 12. Iowa St. 7-2 873 15 13. Oklahoma 6-2 815 14 14. Coastal Carolina 9-0 694 16 15. Marshall 7-0 600 17 16. Northwestern 5-1 577 11 17. Southern Cal 3-0 540 19 18. Wisconsin 2-1 531 18 19. Oklahoma St. 6-2 426 21 20. La.-Lafayette 8-1 352 23 21. Oregon 3-1 326 9 22. Tulsa 5-1 244 24 23. Washington 3-0 218 24. Iowa 4-2 119 25. Liberty 9-1 67 Others receiving votes: North Carolina 65, Buffalo 56, Texas 39, Auburn 25, Colorado 21, NC State 11, Boise St. 8, San Jose St. 8, SMU 8, Oregon State 1, UCF 1. The Amway Top 25 football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 29, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th,
and previous ranking: W-L Pts Pvs 1. Alabama (59) 8-0 1547 1 2. Notre Dame (2) 9-1 1479 2 3. Clemson 8-1 1391 4 4. Ohio State (1) 4-0 1382 3 5. Florida 7-1 1255 5 6. Texas A&M 6-1 1254 6 7. Cincinnati 8-0 1177 7 8. Brigham Young 9-0 1073 8 9. Miami 7-1 1026 9 10. Georgia 6-2 972 10 11. Indiana 5-1 934 12 12. Iowa State 7-2 855 15 13. Oklahoma 6-2 816 14 14. Coastal Carolina 9-0 625 17 15. Marshall 7-0 615 16 16. USC 3-0 581 18 17. Northwestern 5-1 535 13 18. Oklahoma State 6-2 469 22 19. Wisconsin 2-1 459 20 20. Oregon 3-1 343 11 21. La.-Lafayette 8-1 293 24 22. Tulsa 5-1 228 25 23. Washington 3-0 186 NR 24. Iowa 4-2 125 NR 25. Liberty 9-1 87 NR Others receiving votes: Auburn (5-3) 75; North Carolina (6-3) 68; Missouri (4-3) 43; Texas (5-3) 40; North Carolina State (7-3) 40; Appalachian State (7-2) 33; Buffalo (40) 29; Colorado (3-0) 27; San Jose State (4-0) 19; Memphis (6-2) 17; Boise State (4-1) 15; Nevada (5-1) 14; Boston College (6-4) 10; Army (7-2) 6; Mississippi (4-4) 3; West Virginia (5-3) 2; Florida Atlantic (51) 1; Central Florida (6-3) 1.
to 24-18 but a two-point conversion failed. Oregon scored on Shough’s 4-yard scoring pass to Hunter Kampmoyer to pull away again before Gebbia’s 1-yard keeper narrowed the gap to 31-26 early in the final quarter. “It hurts for sure. One of the worst feelings on earth is losing,” Shough said. “We’re just going to take it and learn from it.” The Ducks held off UCLA and former coach Chip Kelly 38-35 last Saturday. The Beavers were coming off their first win, a 31-27 victory over California last weekend. Jefferson ran for 196 yards and a touchdown. THE TAKEAWAY Oregon: Freshman linebacker Noah Sewell, who was carted off the field with what appeared to be a scary injury last weekend, played for the Ducks. ... The Ducks won 24-10 last year en route to the Pac-12 championship game and the Rose Bowl. ... Oregon holds a 66-48-10 advan-
tage in the series. Oregon State: Jefferson, who struggled with injuries last season after winning Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors in 2018, has run for 75 or more yards on his first carry in the past two games. ... Jefferson’s rushing yards were the most of any player in the rivalry series. ... Oregon State had lost 15 straight games to teams ranked in the AP Top 25 UP NEXT Oregon plays at Cal next weekend. The Golden Bears fell 24-23 to rival Stanford in the Big Game earlier Friday. Oregon State is at Utah next weekend. The Utes were supposed to play Arizona State on Sunday, but that game was cancelled, so instead they’re heading to Seattle to play Washington, where they fell 24-21 after leading 21-0 at halftime. The Huskies were originally scheduled to play in the Apple Cup on Friday, but that game was also canceled.
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Titans take control of AFC South with win INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick Henry battered the NFL’s second-stingiest defense for 140 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, finished with 178 yards and led the Tennessee Titans to a crucial 4526 rout of the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. The win gives Tennessee (8-3) sole possession of the AFC South lead, a split in the two-game season series and a tiebreaking edge based on current division records of the teams. Henry also padded his lead as he chases a second straight rushing crown. He has three straight 100-yard games and eight consecutive road games with 100 or more yards, tying former Titans running back Chris Johnson for the second-longest streak since the 1970 merger. Only Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (10 in 1996-97) had a longer streak. Henry touched the ball on six of Tennessee’s first 10 plays and capped the opening drive with a 12yard scoring run. After the Colts (7-4) tied the score at 7 with an 11-yard pass from Philip Rivers to Trey Burton, Ryan Tannehill hooked up with A.J. Brown on a 69yard scoring play. When the Colts tied it again on Jacoby Brissett’s 1-yard TD run, Henry went back to work. He scored on a 1-yard run midway through the second quarter, added an 11-yard TD run to make it 28-14, and was used as a decoy on Tannehill’s 1-yard TD run that gave Tennessee an insurmountable 35-14 halftime lead. CHIEFS 27, BUCCANEERS 24: Patrick Mahomes threw for 462 yards and three touchdowns to outplay Tom Brady and lead Kansas City past Tampa Bay. Tyreek Hill scored on receptions of 75, 44 and 20 yards, backflipping into the end zone on his second TD, and finishing with 13 catches for 269 yards — the last an 8-yard catch on third-and-7 to give Mahomes an opportunity to run out the clock. The Chiefs (10-1) won their sixth straight game and clinched their seventh 10-win season in eight years under coach Andy Reid. The reigning Super Bowl champions improved to 6-0 on the road and have won nine straight away from home going back to last year. Brady was 27 of 41 for 345 yards, three touchdowns and a pair of second-half interceptions in falling to 2-2 in four career meetings against Mahomes, who built an early 17-0 lead and also had the Chiefs up by 17 entering the fourth quarter. Brady responded with TD passes of 31 and 7
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PATRIOTS 20, CARDINALS 17: Nick Folk kicked a 50-yard field goal as time expired and New England rallied in the second half to beat Arizona. James White rushed for two touchdowns for the Patriots (5-6). It was the second time this month that Folk hit a last-second game-winning field goal. His 51-yarder beat the New York Jets 30-27 on Nov. 9. Arizona (6-5) hasn’t beaten New England since 2012. Cam Newton struggled, finishing 9 of 18 for 84 yards and two interceptions, and New England had only 179 yards of offense. But the Patriots took advantage of Cardinals mistakes. Arizona’s Kyler Murray finished 23 of 34 for 170 yards and an interception. Murray had 31 rushing yards and was held without a touchdown pass for the first time this season. 49ERS 23, RAMS 20: Robbie Gould made a 42-yard field goal as time expired and the San Francisco snapped its three-game losing streak, sweeping the season series against Los Angeles for the second straight year. Nick Mullens passed for 253 yards and led two late scoring drives in his first victory as a starter since September for the defending NFC champion Niners (5-6), who stoked their flickering playoff hopes and became the first team to beat the Rams (7-4) at new SoFi Stadium. After a game largely dominated by defense, Gould hit a 44-yard field goal with 3:11 left before San Francisco stopped Los Angeles near midfield. Fullback Kyle Juszczyk converted a fourth-and-1 with 28 seconds to play during a 56-yard drive in the final 2:10 to set up Gould, who nailed his third field goal of the day. Rookie defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown as San Francisco forced four turnovers, including two interceptions and a fumble by Jared Goff in his latest erratic performance. FALCONS 43, RAIDERS 6: Deion Jones returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown, Matt Ryan threw a pair of short scoring passes, and Atlanta Falcons thoroughly dominated Derek Carr and bumbling Las Vegas. The Raiders (6-5) lost their second in a row and looked very much like a pretender in the AFC playoff race, producing a listless, mistake-filled performance against an Atlanta team that’s playing out the season under an interim coach. Carr had a miserable day, fumbling the ball away three times in addition to delivering the pick that the
Falcons linebacker returned for his fifth career TD. Las Vegas had a season-worst five turnovers in all and was flagged 11 times for 141 yards, with one penalty wiping out an interception and another allowing the Falcons (4-7) to keep the ball after a missed field goal. DOLPHINS 20, JETS 3: Ryan Fitzpatrick threw two touchdown passes while starting in place of the injured Tua Tagovailoa and Miami kept New York winless. Tagovailoa was inactive with a left thumb injury, so Fitzpatrick stepped in against one of his many former teams. The veteran quarterback was 24 of 39 for 257 yards with TD throws to tight ends Mike Gesicki and Adam Shaheen, helping the Dolphins (7-4) bounce back after having a fivegame winning streak end last week. New York (0-11) got its starting quarterback back as Sam Darnold played after missing the last two games with a shoulder injury. But he was unable to get much going for the offense. BILLS 27, CHARGERS 17: Tre’Davious White’s fourth-quarter interception set up Tyler Bass’ 43-yard field goal, helping Buffalo hold off Los Angeles. Josh Allen threw for a touchdown and ran for another score for the AFC East-leading Bills (8-3), who hung on after nearly blowing an 18-point third-quarter lead. Receiver Cole Beasley also completed a touchdown pass. Buffalo turned the ball over on three consecutive possessions, but its defense limited Los Angeles to Michael Badgley’s 27-yard field goal during the key stretch. Buffalo’s three drives ended with running back Devin Singletary losing a fumble at midfield, Allen muffing a snap at the Chargers 22, and then Allen throwing an interception to Michael Davis. Justin Herbert finished 31 of 52 for 316 yards for the Chargers (3-8), upping his season total to 3,016 and joining Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes as the only players to top 3,000 yards passing in their first 10 career starts. BROWNS 27, JAGUARS 25: Baker Mayfield took advantage of his best game-day weather in a month, throwing two touchdown passes as Cleveland beat Jacksonville to remain squarely in the AFC playoff picture. The Jaguars (1-10) suffered their 10th straight loss. Mayfield connected with Jarvis Landry and Austin Hooper for scores, ending a three-game drought without a passing TD. Mayfield nearly had two more,
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but he inexplicably missed wide-open Rashard Higgins in the end zone in the second quarter, then watched Harrison Bryant drop another early in the fourth. Mayfield’s worst misfire was nearly costly. He threw behind Kareem Hunt in the flat on a third-and-1 play late, and Hunt failed to pick up the first down on the ensuing down. Jacksonville ended up with a chance to tie. James Robinson’s 4-yard run made it 27-25, but Mike Glennon threw incomplete on a 2-point conversion attempt for the second time in the game. The Browns improved to 8-3 for the first time since 1994, when they were 11-5 under Bill Belichick. Mayfield completed 19 of 29 passes for 258 yards. Nick Chubb ran for 144 yards and a touchdown. GIANTS 19, BENGALS 17: New York lost starting quarterback Daniel
Jones to a hamstring injury in the second half but generated enough offense to beat Cincinnati. Jones went down after completing a short pass in the third quarter with the game tied at 10. He returned for two plays on the next series but then was relieved by backup Colt McCoy, who played the rest of the game. Wayne Gallman Jr. ran for a 2-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal in the first quarter, and Graham Gano returned from the COVID-19 list to kick four field goals as the Giants (4-7) moved into a tie with Washington for first place in the woeful NFC East. The Bengals (2-8-1) started quarterback Brandon Allen, a player who was promoted from the practice squad, in place of rookie Joe Burrow, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in last week’s loss to Washington.
Northern California forced the team to find a temporary new home. The 49ers will host the Buffalo Bills next Monday and Washington on Dec. 13 at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals. The team said it will have information on practice arrangements later. The AFC East-leading Bills will be returning to Arizona for the second time in a little over three weeks, following a 32-30 loss to the Cardinals on Nov. 15. “The Cardinals organization, State Farm Stadium and League officials have been supportive and accommodating as we work through the many logistical issues involved in relocating NFL games,” the 49ers said in a statement. Santa Clara County, California, announced new rules Saturday that include a three-week ban on practices and games for contact sports starting Monday. The Niners were on a plane getting ready to travel to Los Angeles,
where they beat the Rams 23-20 on Sunday, when the players and coaches heard about the rules. The rules also will impact the San Jose Sharks of the NHL and college teams at Stanford and San Jose State. Along with banning contact sports, the new rules require anyone who has traveled more than 150 miles from the county to quarantine for 14 days.
NFL News and Notes Jaguars fire GM after 10th straight setback JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars fired general manager Dave Caldwell on Sunday after the team’s 10th consecutive loss, sending a clear message that the small-market franchise is headed in a new direction. It was a move many thought owner Shad Khan should have made at the end of last season. But Khan gave Caldwell another chance to make Jackson
ville a playoff contender for just the second time in his eight-year tenure. Caldwell came up well short of the owner’s winning expectations. Khan will keep coach Doug Marrone and his staff in place to finish out the season and likely let the next general manager decide their fate. It would be stunning to see Marrone return in 2021. Former San Francisco executive Trent Baalke will serve as interim GM
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Struggling Lions fire both GM and coach DETRIOT — The Detroit Lions fired general manager Bob Quinn and coach Matt Patricia, ending the franchise’s attempt to replicate the success the men helped Bill Belichick achieve in New England. The Lions made the moves Saturday, surprising no one. Detroit (4-7) lost consecutive games for the third time this season, collapsing in a 41-25 loss to Houston
at home on Thursday after getting shut out for the first time in 11 years in its previous game at Carolina. The setbacks dropped Patricia to 13-29-1 in twoplus seasons and Quinn’s mark fell 12 games under .500 over five seasons.
49ers will play home games in Arizona SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers will play two home games in Arizona after new coronavirus regulations put in place by officials in
Rams CB McGhee suspended two games LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams cornerback Tyrique McGhee has been suspended without pay for two games by the NFL for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. McGhee has been on the Rams’ practice squad all season. He signed with the team during the spring as an undrafted free agent. He is eligible to return following the Rams’ Week 13 game at Arizona on Dec. 6.
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This week in Coos County history: November 29-December 1 100 YEARS — 1920 Incorporate to buy Gardiner Co. Smith River Timber Co. had $500,000 capital Negotiations for purchase of Jewett and Nolan interests are about complete SALEM — The Smith River Timber company, with a capital stock of $500,000, has been incorporated by A.E. Adelsperger, W.J. Conrad and John D. Goss. Headquarters will be in Marshfield. The incorporation is another step towards the consummation of the purchase of the balance of the Gardiner Mill Co. holdings by a syndicate in which Messrs. Goss, Adelsperger and Conrad of Marshfield are interested with Messrs. Owen and Bradford of Wisconsin and others. The negotiations have been pending several months. Besides the Gardiner townsite and mill, several thousand acres of timber are included. Some time ago, part of the Gardiner Mill Co. timber holdings were bought by the Marshfield men and resold in three parcels to C. McC. Johnson, Hubbard and Kiernan and R.K. Booth, R.A. Wernich and associates, the latter being at Kroll. The deal is one of the largest handled in Southwestern Oregon this year and the final papers will probably be passed before the first of the year.
Kentuck Inlet Road approved Chamber of Commerce endorses plan Trustees meet with delegation of farmers will be presented to the county court The board of trustees of the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce met Saturday with a delegation from Kentuck Inlet where the farmers are anxious to have the road from the Glasgow ferry opened up to the Ney ranch at the head of Kentuck. The Chamber of Commerce went on record as approving the project and a copy of a resolution to that effect will be forwarded to the county court and if possible a delegation from this city will appear before the county court accompanying the delegation from Kentuck when the matter comes before the court. The people have voted a 10-mill tax levy for the road and are asking the county to match them dollar for dollar. The Kentuck people have still another project which they expect to take up later on which will be the opening of the road from the head of Kentuck to Allegany.
Hunter caught and fined $50 Deputy F.A. McDaniels makes an arrest Walter Severy of Florence pays penalty for hunting without a license on lake F.A. McDaniels, district deputy game warden in this section, returned this morning from a trip to the Siuslaw country. While there he arrested Walter Severy of Florence for hunting out of season on Tsiltcoos lake without a license. The man was taken before Justice Morris at Mapleton and was fined $50 and his gun was confiscated.
Plat B has another fire Old printing office burned to the ground Was set on fire by some unknown person — People of the district are much agitated Another incendiary fire occurred in Plat B section of North Bend last evening and the people of that district are naturally very much agitated. An old building owned by William Mills, and many years ago used as the Mills and Stevens printing office, was burned. The building is on Sherman avenue and is some distance away from any other houses. There was no possible way for it to have caught fire unless set afire, as the
windows were broken out and the rain had been beating in. The building was burned to the ground. The North Bend fire department responded but on reaching the end of the pavement on Sherman avenue there were still two blocks to go over the unpaved street and this was not passable for the fire apparatus. People uneasy The loss was practically nothing as the structure was falling down but the fire caused much uneasiness following as it did upon the fire of several nights ago when it was found someone had used kerosene oil to start the blazes. The people are at a loss to know just who is starting the fires in the old buildings at Plat B. Evidently whoever it is prepares well, as a good deal of kerosene has been used in starting the fires. Some think that boys are starting the fires and others believe that some demented person may be the guilty one. In dark spot The building burned last night stood in a dark spot where it would not have been difficult for anyone to reach unseen. Recently the city council authorized a city light at the corner of State and Shawmutt, which is near the site of the building, but it was too far out for the light company to extend a wire unless the city bore some of the expense and nothing was done about it. Had there been a light there the immediate neighborhood would have been a little better protected.
Downpour of rain continues Fall of water last night was heavy An inch and a third fell in twenty-four hours — month was a wet one The downpour of rain still continues. Last night the fall was very heavy. Up to 4:43 a.m. today, the hour when the local weather observation is made, there was a total of 1.35 inches for the twenty-four hours. This makes a total of 26.28 inches since the first of September which is far above the normal for this time of the year. More than an inch of rain has fallen in twenty-four hours several times this month.
50 YEARS — 1970 Lilies highest cash crop Farm receipts pass $3 million mark in Curry Cash farm receipts in Curry County went over the $3 million mark this year, but, unfortunately, farmers’ costs went up even faster, noted Walt Schroeder, county extension agent. Animal products accounted for about 56 per cent of the total cash receipts and cash crops covered the balance. Beef cattle contributed over $700 thousand in cash receipts, with dairy close behind with slightly over $600 thousand. Sheep contributed close to $400 thousand. Easter lilies were the highest value cash crop with nearly $900 thousands in cash receipts, with nursery crops and cranberries trailing with $81 thousand and $79 thousand respectively. A relatively new agricultural industry in the county and one that should show increased income is the nursery business. The climate in Curry county is ideally suited for the production of azaleas, geraniums, fuchsias, hydrangeas and other specialty crops. The problem however, cautioned Schroeder, is that much of the land best suited for nursery crops and lilies is fast being developed for housing sites. Instead of using the poorer agricultural lands for housing, we seem determined to use our best, added the agent, so instead of using hill lands with an ocean view, we keep building houses at places such as the Harbor bench. While the Curry cash farm receipts are up from last year, the net income to farm-
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Crab boats kept in by heavy seas Heavy seas off the Southwestern Oregon Coast today held crab fishermen in port on the opening day of crab season, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Fishermen from Charleston, Brookings and Winchester Bay remained in port as gales whipped up heavy seas. Swells off the bar at Winchester Bay were up to 10 feet, a spokesman for the Eureka Fisheries said. A severe winter storm hit the south coast Monday afternoon and increased during the night, it was reported at Brookings. No damage was apparent early today, but lightning, hail and thunder were seen and heard throughout the night. U.S. Forest Service crews working in forest maintenance at Mineral Hill east of Brookings said 10 inches of snow had fallen Monday and the snow level was down to 1,000 feet. Work was halted in the forest Monday and crews were diverted to work on culverts and road ditching.
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Two South Coast volleyball players earned all-state recognition. North Bend senior Amanda Larsen, a unanimous all-league pick and runner-up for player of the year honors in the Midwestern League, was named third-team all-state in voting by coaches. Siuslaw’s Haley Hunt, a junior, was second-team all-state in Class 3A after being named MVP of the Far West League.
Wurlitzer woes Age and weather take their toll on the famous pipe organ In the dark and cavernous Egyptian Theatre, the revered theater pipe organ known as “the mighty Wurlitzer” sits dormant in its pit near the stage, cloaked in shadows and an uncertain future. The local fixture of holiday spirit and musical heritage is in trouble, though its outer appearance bears few signs. The Coos Bay Brass Ensemble will once again play a holiday medley at the Egyptian, but the mighty Wurlitzer will remain silent. Years of exposure to flooding in the pit have left its delicate wiring corroded and
liable to short circuiting. Age, neglect and the elements have taken their toll on the delicate maze of antiquated wires and electrical circuits that had kept the magnificent organ thundering year after year, ever since the Egyptian opened its doors on Nov. 19, 1925. During the past 25 years, Bay Area residents have come to expect a packed house at the Egyptian each December as the Wurlizter was dusted off and put through the paces. But in mid-November, executives from Ashland-based Coming Attractions, which owns the Egyptian Theatre, its organ, and 14 other movie theaters throughout Oregon, made the decision to keep the mighty Wurlitzer under wraps, after a recent inspection by an organ expert deemed the instrument a safety threat.
Pipeline talk brings in skeptics Coos Bay: Construction could begin in spring Despite the fact that the cost of constructing a natural-gas pipeline through Coos County could be $21 million less than anticipated, many rural residents still aren’t buying into the plan. Some residents opposed to the pipeline claim they will never have an opportunity to reap any of the benefits of the pipeline but will still be forced to pay taxes to fund the project. Others have concerns about private property rights, safety and environmental impacts. However, at a pipeline project update meeting Wednesday night in Coos Bay, Steven Shute, one of the county’s two project managers, maintained that people are getting a great deal — a comment which earned him a sarcastic laugh from many in the audience. According to Shute, the transfer from electric heat to gas heat will save consumers substantial amounts of money. “Even after the initial cost of switching over, you would still save money in the first year,” he said. These stories were found in the Marshfield Sun Printing Museum newspaper repository stored in Marshfield High School courtesy of Coos Bay Schools.