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Teddy Bear Toss takes on its 10th year BY NATE SCHWARTZ Editor
The Bay Area’s Junior Chamber of Commerce organized the tenth iteration of their annual Teddy Bear Toss charity fundraiser on February 26th, 2025. The event sees hundreds of stuffed animals donated the Pediatric Unit at the Kids
HOPE Center wing of Bay Area Hospital. At halftime of the Southwestern Community College men’s basketball game against Linn-Benton, attendees tossed dozens of stuffed animals See TEDDY BEAR TOSS Continued on Page 5
Coos County Animal Shelter continues donation push to retain employees BY NATE SCHWARTZ Editor
The Coos County Animal Shelter (CCAS) is seeking donations to permanently hire a second Animal Shelter Operator (ASO) in the wake of continued budgetary constraints with the County. Under the purview of the Sheriffs Office, the County Animal Shelter is also operating with reduced funding and will be losing an Animal Control Officer this year. To compensate, said donations will go toward keeping the CCAS operating at full capacity through bringing in another shelter operator on a long-term basis. Currently the CCAS only has two permanent positions, the Officer and the Shelter Operator. The loss of their second officer position, which was already unfilled at present, greatly reduces the ability to respond to service calls and keep the shelter open to the public. “There used to be one animal shelter operator and two officers,” said Gwyndolynne McDonald, who was hired for an ASO position. “With the levy not passing, I was hired to take over the ASO with hopes that the current operator would move into the second officer position.” Instead that second officer position was cut, and now the shelter is facing operation with only two employees and McDonald is at risk of losing her job. CCAS has already raised over $21,000 dollars for the position since announcing they See ANIMAL SHELTER Continued on Page 5
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