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Council waits on deciding on trash service increase BY DAVID RUPKALVIS For The World

A proposal to raise the city of Coos Bay’s trash service cost by 8.5% was put on hold after the council asked to hear from representatives of Coos Bay Sanitary and Les’ Sanitary Services. The council chose to keep a public hearing on the rate increase open for two weeks until their meeting scheduled Oct. 17. Members of the public will be allowed to share their opinions on the issue before the council vote. City Manager Nichole Rutherford said the trash

companies have an exclusive license in Coos Bay and every year, they request an increase. “Recently, staff received a formal request from Coos Bay Sanitary and Les’ Sanitary Services for a residential and commercial rate increase of 8.5%,” Rutherford said. “If approved, the adjustment would result in a $2.13 per month increase for a basic 35-gallon residential cart service. The proposed rate increase, if approved by the Council, would take effect on or after November 1.” Rutherford said the city recently did a survey of other

cities in the region to see what trash service costs, and the city of Coos Bay lands in the middle. Before any increase, Coos Bay has a rate of $24.90 a month, which is equal to North Bend. “8.5% seems to be a large increase,” Mayor Joe Benetti said. “Typically, it’s about 3%.” Rutherford agreed, saying the requested increase yearly is often based on the Consumer Price Index, which went up by more than 8% in 2022. “Isn’t the proposed rate in line with the city of North Bend,” Councilor Lucinda

DiNovo said. “I would say we’re actually on the lower scale. There are only two cities, Bandon and inside the city of Coquille, that are actually lower.” Brookings, Gold Beach, Port Orford, Florence and others have higher rates. Despite that, the council said it would like to hear from company representatives before voting. “8.5% is a pretty significant increase,” Councilor Stephanie Kilmer said. “Typically, they do come and answer questions, which helps the public. It would be nice to have somebody

come.” Rutherford said she did not know why no one came to the meeting, but said she could get one for the Oct. 17 meeting. Benetti said while raising rates is not popular, it is common. “Every year they come to us and there’s always a rate increase of some sort,” he said. While a rate increase is still likely, the council wanted to hear from the company before voting. “I think we should wait until the next meeting,” Councilor Carmen Matthews said.

Bulldogs induct new hall of fame class Wright eager to continue work for District 9

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NORTH BEND — A common thread among the new members of North Bend’s Hall of Fame was student-athletes going on to compete in college. Amanda (Larsen) Dudley, Sammie (Clark) Dobson, Kevin Waller and five members of the 2006 state champion volleyball team all went on to compete at the next level. The other inductee, 1944 graduate Richard Ellings, turned down that chance to serve his country. Ellings’ daughters recalled during the ceremony Friday that he never told them he had a chance to play football at Oregon State University when he entered the military upon graduating from North Bend during World War II. Ellings followed the war by

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KENT, Wash. – As America settles in to see how the Major League Baseball playoffs play out over the following weeks, everybody tends to watch or see things a little bit differently. That’s especially true if you play the game for a living former Siuslaw High School/ Oregon State standout Jake Thompson said. The 6-foot-1 righthander was a fourthround selection in the 2017 MLB June amateur draft and was at one time ranked as the No. 24 prospect in the Red Sox minor-league system in the most-recent MLB.com

prospect watch. “I did like the Rays chances, but they got swept by the Rangers. So, I might be on the Rangers bandwagon now,” Thompson said in a telephone inter from Kent, Wash., where he’s working out with Driveline Baseball, the world’s best data-driven baseball player development program. “When I watch (baseball on television), I pay attention to the relievers, because that is what I do. I like the pitch choice and why they throw them in certain situations. How do they set them up or why did this guy swing at it or Please see PITCHER Page 4

Boomer Wright will be seeking a third term as state representative in District 9, saying there is still work to do. Wright, a Republican from Reedsport, said he has high hopes that the Legislature and a new council the governor put together, will be able to help improve education in Oregon. After 31 years as a teacher, principal and superintendent, education remains a huge priority for Wright, and he is excited to see progress made. “I think there’s still a lot left to do,” Wright said. “I’m now on the governor’s council for literacy, so I’m working with schools to help them. I’m going to help our governor do some training for our teachers in the classroom.” Wright said 60% of students tested below the state average in reading, and he is determined to help find an answer. “I’m looking forward to making some real changes in our education system,” Wright said. As he looks forward, Wright said there is work to do. “There’s still some bills I want to push forward,” Please see WRIGHT Page 4

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Ave. • 5:36 pm, fraud, 1700 block of Iowa Avenue. North Bend • 6:39 pm, threats, • 8:58 am, animal 3300 block of Walnut complaint, 1400 block Avenue. of Sherman. • 7:09 pm, intoxicated • 9:31 am, burglary, 2400 block of Stephanie subject, 200 block of 2nd Avenue. Lane. • 7:55 pm, disorderly • 5:39 pm, disorderly conduct, Newmark and conduct, east bound from Newmark and Cedar. Wasson. • 7:06 pm, 36 year old • 8:00 pm, 46 year old transported to Coos County jail on warrants, male transported to Coos County jail on Kinney Road and warrant and felon in Edgewood Drive. possession of restricted • 10:46 pm, 40 year weapon, 1600 block of old male transported Newmark Avenue. to Coos County jail on • 11:42 pm, prowler, domestic harassment 800 block of Pacific and domestic Ave. strangulation, 2400 block of Newmark St. Coquille • 11:09 am, harassment, Coos Bay 10 block of N Central • 12:09 am, traffic stop/ Boulevard. elude, Highway 101 and • 12:05 pm, civil Ivy Hills Road. problem, 40 block of S • 3:26 am, prowler, Cedar Street. 1200 block of • 2:34 pm, 41 year old Minnesota Ave. female transported to • 7:11 am, theft, 1200 Coos County jail on block of Minnesota Ave. disorderly conduct II, • 9:33 am, threats, 1200 Coquille Riverwalk. block of Fenwick Street. • 10:30 am, dispute, Reedsport 900 block of E Street. • 9:04 am, animal • 11:10 am, fraud, 100 problem, 900 block of block of S 7th Street. Laurel Avenue. • 10:57 am, theft, 1200 • 11:57 am, trespassing, block of Ocean Blvd. Recreation Station. • 12:08 pm, narcotics • 4:19 pm, theft, 800 investigation, 200 block block of Juniper Ave. of E Johnson Avenue. • 12:30 pm, juvenile problem, 300 block of S Tuesday 10/03: 10th Street. • 1:00 pm, 41 year old North Bend male transported to • 12:15 am, male Coos County jail on subject transported to warrant, 49100 block of Coos County jail on Highway 101. warrant, Clark Street • 3:50 pm, theft from and Broadway Avenue. vehicle, 2400 block of • 11:14 am, misuse Woodland Drive. of 911, 1700 block of • 7:10 pm, assault, 300 Virginia. block of Ackerman Ave. • 3:10 pm, threats, • 5:16 pm, dispute, 2000 block of Everett 1100 block of Newmark Avenue.

• 3:27 pm, 32 year old female transported to Coos County jail on disorderly conduct II, 3500 block of Ash St. • 4:09 pm, theft, 3200 block of Tremont Ave. • 5:52 pm, dispute, 2200 block of Everett Avenue. • 6:12 pm, dispute, 1600 block of Virginia Ave. • 6:58 pm, dispute, 3400 block of Pine St. • 8:51 pm, barking dog, 1100 block of Winsor Ave. • 20:13 pm, 39 year old female cited for driving while suspended, Sherman and Ferry.

stolen firearm, 200 block of E 7th Avenue. • 3:06 pm, burglary, 500 block of W Lockhart Avenue. • 3:45 pm, 24 year old male cited on warrant and criminal trespass II, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue. • 3:59 pm, juvenile problem, N 8th Street and W Commercial Ave. • 4:08 pm, 26 year old female transported to Coos County jail on warrant, 200 block of N Baxter Street. • 4:38 pm, 62 year old female cited for criminal trespass II, 2000 block of Newmark Avenue. • 5:09 pm, 50 year old Coos Bay male cited for driving • 6:53 am, criminal mischief, 1000 block of while suspended, 1200 block of Ocean Blvd. S 8th Street. • 5:22 pm, intoxicated • 7:43 am, unlawful subject, 900 block of S entry into motor 2nd Street. vehicle, 200 block of Holland Street. • 5:26 pm, fraud, Commercial and 11th. • 8:00 am, disorderly conduct, Ackerman and • 5:43 pm, located Newmark. wanted subject, 900 block of Newmark Ave. • 9:03 am, criminal mischief, Newmark and • 5:56 pm, disorderly Wasson. conduct, 800 block of N Bayshore Drive. • 10:11 am, assault, 1200 block of Newmark • 5:57 pm, disorderly Ave. conduct, Highway 101 • 10:48 am, threats, 100 and Food Trucks. block of N Cammann • 6:37 pm, 62 year old St. male transported to Coos County jail on • 11:13 am, located warrant and resisting stolen property, Madison and Kentucky. arrest, 1000 block of S 1st Street. • 11:48 am, shoplifter, 300 block of S 4th • 6:51 pm, animal Street. neglect, 600 block of Pacific Avenue. • 12:19 pm, juvenile problem, S 12th and • 6:59 pm, dispute, Elrod. 2000 block of Newmark Avenue. • 12:58 pm, disorderly conduct, Wallace and Ocean. Coquille • 1:14 pm, threats, end • 6:30 pm, 41 year old of Morrison Road. female transported to • 1:38 pm, threats, Coos County jail on 2000 block of Newmark criminal mischief II and Ave. criminal trespass II, 90 • 2:58 pm, recovered block of E 1st Street.

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Coos Bay • 6:40 am, 51 year old male cited for driving while suspended, 1800 block of N 7th Street. • 2:32 pm, animal • 6:55 am, 66 year old problem, Elm and male transported to Dogwood. Coos County jail for theft • 2:43 pm, civil dispute, II, Ackerman. Apostolic Lighthouse. • 10:05 am, 41 year old female transported to Coos County jail on Wednesday 10/04: warrant, 500 block of Central Avenue. North Bend • 10:07 am, shoplifter, • 7:42 am, dispute, 100 block of N 1600 block of Virginia Cammann Street. Avenue. • 11:11 am, neighbor • 7:45 am, assault, 3000 dispute, 300 block of S Wall Street. block of Sherman Ave. • 11:03 am, counterfeit • 11:37 am, dispute, 700 block of F Street. money, 2000 block of Inland Drive. • 12:25 pm, unauthorized use motor • 11:15 pm, fight, 3500 block of Sherman vehicle, 300 block of S Cammann Street. Avenue. • 11:43 am, 60 year old • 1:08 pm, neighbor dispute, 500 block of male transported to Hall Avenue. Coos County jail • 1:26 pm, 44 year old on assault IV male transported to domestic and Coos County jail on strangulation, 2100 warrant, 1200 block of block of Sherman Newmark Avenue. Avenue. • 1:55 pm, 39 year • 12:35 pm, damage old male lodged Coos done to vehicle, Virginia County jail on warrants and Sherman. and false info, Newmark • 12:57 pm, and Schoneman. unauthorized use • 1:57 pm, 36 year old of motor vehicle, male transported to California Street boat Coos County jail on ramp. warrant, 900 block of Chickses Drive. • 6:54 pm, criminal mischief, 700 block of • 2:40 pm, menacing, Clark Street. 100 block of S Wasson Street. • 7:55 pm, runaway • 3:04 pm, threats, 700 juvenile, 3000 block of block of F Street. Sherman Avenue. • 6:15 pm, shoplifter, • 9:32 pm, runaway 1300 block of Newmark juvenile, 2000 block of Avenue. Madrona Street. • 9:45 pm, unauthorized • 7:09 pm, disorderly conduct, Newmark and use of motor vehicle, Cammann. California Street boat ramp. • 11:05 pm, loud noise, Reedsport 1800 block of Qaxas St. • 1:13 pm, criminal • 11:25 pm, 43 year old mischief McKay’s. male cited for criminal • 2:43 pm, animal trespass II, 1900 block problem, 1100 block of Ranch Road. of Virginia Avenue. • 2:15 pm, animal problem, Reedsport Police Department.

Your Business for 2 Days in The Wo 5 Days in The Wor y to get your custo Anderson will seek re-election in 2024 Senator Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City) announced he will seek another term in the Oregon State Senate representing District 5, which stretches from Lincoln City to Coos Bay on the coast and inland portions of Lane and Benton counties, including Philomath. “In the last 3 years, I have remained laser-focused on issues that matter most to the communities of Senate District 5. As we ramp up my reelection campaign, I look forward to continuing conversations with voters about how I can best represent them, while making state government work more efficiently and effectively,” said Senator Anderson.

“Communities across Oregon lack affordable housing, child care, and mental health services. Our streets are flooded with crime, drug addiction, and homelessness. Meanwhile, costs have risen with no end in sight. I have dedicated my time in office to working on these issues and have made significant progress. I look forward to continuing this work during my next term,” concluded Anderson. Senator Anderson’s accomplishments include, but are not limited to: • Streamlining affordable housing production

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• Expanding mental and behavioral health accessibility on the coast • Protecting the $5.5 billion “Kicker” returning your tax dollars to you

“Senator Anderson has a unique ability to get important legislation across the finish line positively impacting Senate District 5 and all of Oregon. He is an essential part of our leadership team and a voice of reason when we need it,” said Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend). “The voters of Senate District 5 should be proud of their senator and return him to Salem for one more term.”

Coos Bay man arrested on assault charges

On October 5 at 11:55 p.m., the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 report of a disturbance in progress on Duling Road just south of Coos Bay. Sgt. J. Clayburn and Deputy A. Burgo responded and contacted all parties involved. The suspect was identified as

Anthony L. Collins (62) of Coos Bay. After an investigation, Collins was arrested on the charges of Assault IV Domestic and Harassment Domestic stemming from the incident. Collins was transported to the Coos County Jail, where he was booked and remains in custody.

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becoming a pharmacist and returning to North Bend and took a role in the community as well before dying in 1976. “He lived a short life, but a hall of fame life,” said Marcia Polacek. “He was spectacular.” Penny Ellings Reher, who followed her dad into the pharmacy industry, added, “We are all better for knowing and loving him.” Polsacek noted that he was the coach for the first powder puff football game at North Bend, when she was a player, and said he “would be thrilled by the honor bestowed on him today.” All the inductees had similar thoughts. Dudley, who graduated in 2001, followed her stellar volleyball career in North Bend with similar success at Concordia. She later became a math teacher and coach and now is raising four young children in Georgia. “It’s really special to be back on the

campus and back on my court,” she said. “I have such great memories of North Bend High School.” Dobson also reflected on her time in North Bend, when she was a two-time state pole vault champion. She went on to pole vault for the University of Oregon. She said the day in middle school when Jon Davison asked her to stay after school and learn to be a pole vaulter “changed my life.” Her senior year, she vaulted 12 feet, 5 inches, which still stands as the meet record. Similarly, Waller has a meet record that still stands from among his six individual state titles in swimming. He said helping North Bend win its first boys state team title was a bigger thrill, and credited coach Chris Richmond for instilling the desire to succeed in many swimmers. “I never felt satisfied if at the end of the day I hadn’t pushed myself to the limit,” he said. North Bend’s champion volleyball team also had the drive,

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Members of North Bend’s 2006 state champion volleyball team present for Friday’s hall of fame induction ceremony, with some of their many children, included Kellie (Holmstedt) Armstrong, Kyla (Iveans) Stuhlmiller, Nina (Rudd) Norton, Cheyanna (Ohlrich) Binford and Carli (Bowman) Lancaster, along with coach Les Willett.

as well as the resilience to succeed, winning the state championship a year after losing in the title match. “We definitely had a chip on our shoulders from the previous year,” said Carli (Bowman) Lancaster, one of three team members to

speak. “We had great chemistry and were able to work together.” “We couldn’t do it alone, we had to do it together,” added Nina (Rudd) Norton. “We were a family.” Norton and Cheyanna (Ohlrich) Binford talked about each of the team

members, also including Kellie Holmstedt, Kelcy McKenna, Kyla Iveans, Amy Kronsteiner, Tawnya Frieze — all seniors — and sophomore Jodi Smartt. “We worked so hard supporting each other,” Norton said. “All those long bus rides really

bonded us together.” As with the other athletes, they extended thanks to their coaches — Les Willett, Kyle Smith, Mindi Smith and Matt McKenna — and their fellow students. “The fans brought so much energy to our games,” Lancaster said.

Fire Prevention Week: Cooking causes most U.S. home fires; Red Cross issues 10 steps to help keep the chef safe During Fire Prevention Week (October 8-14), the American Red Cross Cascades Region reminds everyone that cooking is the leading cause of home fires and issues safety steps to follow to help avoid one of these blazes. “The top reason for cooking fires is someone leaving the stove unattended while cooking,” said Dawn Johnson, Regional Communications Manager, Red Cross Cascades. “Cooking brings family and friends together, but this normal,

everyday activity can also lead to disaster. In fact, cooking is the leading cause of home fires in the U.S. To help keep your loved ones safe, it’s important to stay in the kitchen while you’re cooking.” Follow these 10 steps to help stay safe while cooking: If you are frying, grilling or broiling food, never leave it unattended — stay in the kitchen. If you leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, turn off the stove. Don’t wear loose

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to make sure all stoves, ovens and small appliances are turned off. Install a smoke alarm near your kitchen, on each level of your home, near sleeping areas and inside and outside bedrooms if you sleep with doors closed. Use the test button to check it each month. Replace all batteries at least once a year if your smoke alarm requires it. If you cannot afford to purchase smoke alarms

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why did this guy take a fastball right down the middle … stuff like that.” Tools of the trade, learning which tool is best for which job, he said. Like a salesman learning a mentor or how to get the most out of a machine. “There’s lot of mind games that go along with pitching. I know why it took that pitch. I know why he swung at that,” said Thompson, who compiled a career record of eight wins and 18 losses with a 4.66 ERA in his 100-game pitching career with the Lowell Spinners, Salem Red Sox, Portland (Maine) Sea Dogs, Greenville Drive and Worcester Red Sox. Thompson spent numerous seasons in the Boston Red Sox organization, but recent struggles with the WooSox this year turned out to be his last. He posted a 5.40 ERA with a 6-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and .349 batting average against in 10 innings at the Triple-A level. The 29-year-old right-hander immediately signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies in June, where he finished out the summer pitching for the Double-A Reading (Penn.) Fightin’ Phils. It’s business, he said, and onetime top recruit in Oregon is working on his game in Washington state to get another shot at a Pro Day he hopes to parlay into a second chance with another franchise. “My experience with the Red Sox was good, for the most part,” he said. “It was bittersweet toward

the end, getting released. But as I grow older and understand the experience, I can look back and appreciate it. “My plan now is to get signed by a Major League team, hopefully find a way to get into the organization anyway I can at this point.” Thompson rode a wave of momentum heading into the 2017 draft season after a strong senior season at Oregon State, which is one of the nation’s top programs. Thompson, an all-American at Oregon State, put it together a 1.52 ERA with 113 strikeouts and 36 walks over 118 innings of work, which proved enough to solidify him as a relatively early pick in the draft, and the Red Sox grabbed him in the fourth round with the 131st overall pick. He hasn’t ruled out going overseas to Japan or Korea if the opportunity arises. “I that might be an interesting experience,” he said, there’s also the possibility of coaching, should his playing days dry up. Rogue River High School graduate Darrell May spent four seasons in Japan, two with the Hanshin Tigers and the Yomiuri Giants where he was the pitcher of record in Game 6 of the Japanese World Series. In 2001, May had 12 wins and a 2.95 ERA, and finished third in MVP balloting, catching Royals’ general manager Allard Baird eye. So, you can get to the big leagues from anywhere in the world. Thompson’s end game is to get back on the bump and he’s continuing to train hard so that he and his agent can arrange a Pro Day and see where the road to professional baseball takes him next.

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Public use restrictions lowered on BLM lands in southwest Oregon Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coos Bay District officials are reducing fire-related public use restrictions on BLMmanaged lands in southwest Oregon as more seasonal weather arrives in the area. Starting on October 6, campfires are allowed at East Shore and Fawn Creek Campgrounds. Visitors can use portable cooking stoves that use

liquified or bottled fuels at other locations on public lands; most Coos Bay District campgrounds closed for the season on Sept. 30. Otherwise, campfires or any other type of open fire, including the use of charcoal briquettes, is prohibited. “The days are shorter and temperatures cooler, reducing the overall threat of a wildfire,” said Steve Lydick, Coos Bay District

Manager. “There is still fire on the landscape, however, so we must remain careful.” In addition to campfires, the following activities continue to be restricted: • Smoking is only allowed while in vehicles on improved roads, in boats on the water or at designated areas. • Operating a motor vehicle and parking

off road (including motorcycles and allterrain vehicles) is only allowed on improved roads and trail systems free of flammable vegetation. Motorcycle riding on the Blue Ridge Trail System is only allowed on the improved roads. • Using fireworks, exploding targets or tracer ammunition is prohibited.

• Chainsaw use is allowed. Each saw being used must have one shovel and one fire extinguisher of at least 8-ounce capacity. Visitors to BLMmanaged lands are also required to carry with them tools to ensure small fires can be put out quickly. These tools include a shovel, axe, and at least one gallon of water or a 2.5-pound fire extinguisher.

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Wright also said he noticed a change in Gov. Tina Kotek, who was often combative as House speaker. “I think she has to work with both side to get things done, and I think we as Republicans realize that and are willing to work with her,” Wright said. With the Legislature returning to Salem again in the coming months for the short session, Wright said he has his two bills ready to go. “I feel very optimistic about what we can accomplish in the short session,” he said. As he looked back on the 2023 session, Wright said there was a lot accomplished. “We got some money for the port (in Coos Bay),” Wright said. “I was pleased we got some efforts forward in things like school safety. They were voted down, but we got them out there, and we can work together in the future.” While the state Senate was embroiled in controversy as Republican senators walked out and shut down progress, Wright said the House tried to stay out of it. “We stayed away from it,” Wright said. “That was their thing, and we did our thing. We stayed out of it.”

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Marshfield avenges volleyball loss, wins home tourney Marshfield’s volleyball team avenged its lone league loss in a big way and then won their home invitational during a good week. The Pirates dominated visiting Marist Catholic 25-7, 25-18, 25-7 on Wednesday, pulling even with the Spartans at 6-1 in the league standings. Marist Catholic had won the first meeting in five sets in Eugene. On Saturday, the Pirates had a perfect run through their own tournament, sweeping pool matches against The Dalles, Henley and Douglas and then in the bracket beating Del Norte 25-15, 25-20, Mazama 25-7, 25-22 and Class 5A Churchill 25-15, 25-22. Marshfield finishes the league season at North Bend on Tuesday and then host South Medford in a nonleague game Saturday. Marist Catholic finishes against Cottage Grove on Tuesday. The Pirates and Marist Catholic both will advance to the state playoffs as the league’s top two teams — in Class 4A all six leagues get two teams directly into the playoffs this year. BULLDOGS BEAT LIONS: North Bend survived a five-set scare from Cottage Grove on Monday, outlasting the Lions 22-25, 25-17, 25-12, 22-25, 15-10.

The Bulldogs will finish third in the league standings behind Marshfield and Marist Catholic, and are fourth in the power rankings behind the Pirates and Spartans, as well as Cascade. The Bulldogs host the league playoffs Thursday. Junction City and Cottage Grove play at 5 p.m., with the winner facing North Bend for the league’s this seed and a guaranteed spot in the play-in round. North Bend will be in the playoff round regardless of the results of the league playoff, given their high power ranking. In Marshfield’s tournament, North Bend finished second behind Del Norte in their pool, and beat The Dalles 25-16, 25-16 before losing a tight match to Churchill in the semifinals, 20-25, 25-8, 19-17. RED DEVILS WIN TWO: Coquille got two big wins during the week and can clinch a spot in the playoffs with a home win over South Umpqua on Tuesday night. The Red Devils (6-3) are fourth in the Far West League standings behind Cascade Christian (9-0) and St. Mary’s and Lakeview (both 8-1). South Umpqua and North Valley are 5-4, though North Valley finishes with Lakeview.

The four teams that advance to the league tournament at Cascade Christian on Saturday all will advance to the Class 3A playoffs. On Tuesday, Coquille swept Douglas 25-23, 25-21, 25-21 and on Thursday the Red Devils swept Brookings-Harbor 25-17, 25-18, 25-18. The Red Devils weren’t as successful in Marshfield’s tournament on Saturday, losing to Douglas in the first round of the consolation bracket. VALLEY COAST CONFERENCE: Bandon clinched the top spot in the Valley Coast Conference’s south division and a spot in the Class 2A playoffs with a pair of wins against division foes during the week. Bandon swept visiting Oakland, 25-15, 25-14, 25-7 on Tuesday. On Thursday, the Tigers beat Illinois Valley 24-26, 25-12, 25-18, 25-12. The Tigers weren’t able to beat either of the top teams from the league’s north division in the season finale doubleheader on Saturday and finish the regular season with a 13-3 league record. Oakridge swept the Tigers 25-22, 25-17, 25-10 and Lowell topped Bandon, 25-16, 25-22, 25-21. The league tournament is at

Umpqua Community College on Saturday. SKYLINE LEAGUE: Myrtle Point is the No. 3 seed for the league playoffs after finishing the season with a 10-2 record and will host Glendale in the league playoffs on Tuesday, when the top eight teams all play games, the top four hosting the second four. The winners of those games advance to the league tournament at South Umpqua High School on Saturday. Myrtle Point won three matches during the week, sweeping Glendale on Monday (25-17, 25-17, 25-22), Milo Adventist on Wednesday (2511, 25-8, 25-7) and host Yoncalla on Thursday (25-12, 25-12, 25-14). Powers finished the league season with a big win, outlasting Elkton on Thursday 18-25, 25-16, 25-11, 21-25, 15-10 to clinch a spot in the league playoffs. Powers had lost to New Hope on Tuesday, 25-20, 26-24, 25-16 and finished the league season 6-6. As the No. 8 seed, the Cruisers will visit Umpqua Valley Christian, which finished a perfect 12-0 in league play.

Powers gets another dominant football win Powers kept its season record perfect in the Class 1A six-player division with another dominant win on Friday. The Cruisers downed Riddle 64-18 to improve to 6-0 in league play and 7-0 overall going into this week’s showdown with Elkton for the division title in the District 2 South Division. The Elks also are 6-0 in league play heading into their game at 3 p.m. Friday. Powers was No. 2 in this week’s coaches poll. Elkton was No. 8. NORTH BEND 28, HIDDEN VALLEY 26: The Bulldogs edged the visiting Mustangs on Miss Flame night to improve to 3-1 in Class 4A District 4 heading into the final two weeks of the season. North Bend visits Ashland in another key game this week with a chance to secure

a spot in the postseason. North Bend, which was No. 8 in this week’s coaches poll, finishes at home against Henley, which shares first place with Mazama, both 4-0. The league gets three automatic berths into the playoffs and North Bend holds the tiebreaker over fourth-place Marshfield because the Bulldogs beat the Pirates in their head-to-head matchup. HENLEY 63, MARSHFIELD 18: The Hornets topped the visiting Pirates on Friday, snapping Marshfield’s threegame win streak. The Pirates are on the road again this week in Grants Pass against Hidden Valley in a key contest. With two weeks to go in the season, Marshfield has the highest spot in the power rankings among teams not in the top three in their leagues. If that

is still the case at the end of the season, even with a fourth-place finish the Pirates would get the one at-large berth to the postseason. SOUTH UMPQUA 10, COQUILLE 0: The Red Devils were shut out at home for the second straight week and now face long odds to continue a long streak of reaching the playoffs. The last time Coquille did not reach the postseason in a full season was 2009. But the loss to the Lancers left Coquille at 3-4 in league play with games remaining at Douglas this week and at St. Mary’s next week. Even if the Red Devils can get to 5-4 in the Far West League, they have losses to the top four teams in the standings. And their spot in the power rankings currently would not qualify for the lone at-large

bid for Class 3A. OAKLAND 28, BANDON 7: The Tigers lost for the third straight week, dropping to 4-3 on the season and 2-3 in Class 2A District 3. The schedule gets easier for the final two weeks, with Bandon visiting Reedsport this week and hosting Rogue River the final week, and the Tigers are still at No. 9 in the OSAA power rankings, which would put the Tigers in the playoffs even if they finish fourth in the standings. Their losses have come to the three teams above them — Oakland and Gold Beach both are 5-0 and Illinois Valley is 4-1. Gold Beach blanked Rogue River 38-0 and hosts Illinois Valley this week before traveling to Oakland for the regular-season finale. Oakland was fifth, Gold Beach sixth and Bandon sev-

enth in this week’s coaches poll for Class 2A. GLIDE 19, REEDPSORT 0: The Brave fell to the host Wildcats and are 1-4 in league play heading into this week’s game at Bandon. The Brave finish the season at the combined North Douglas-Yoncalla team next week. BOBCATS BYE: Myrtle Point had a bye in the schedule before a big home game this Thursday against Crosspoint Christian of Klamath Falls. Both teams are 2-1 in Class 1A eight-player District 1. Myrtle Point finishes the regular season next week at Camas Valley and the Bobcats likely will advance to the playoffs, given their spot at No. 4 in the OSAA power rankings (they are No. 2 in the coaches poll).

North Bend girls clinch soccer playoff spot North Bend’s girls soccer team won two matches during the week to clinch second place in the Sky-Em League standings and a spot in the Class 4A playoffs. With just a rivalry match at home against Marshfield on Wednesday remaining on the schedule, the Bulldogs have secured second place in the Sky-Em League behind Marist Catholic. This year, the top two teams in all six leagues in Class 4A advance straight into the state playoffs, with the other four spots in the playoffs determined through the play-in round. North Bend secured its spot in the standings

by winning at Junction City 5-1 on Tuesday and edging Cottage Grove 1-0 on Thursday. The Bulldogs are 5-2 in the league standings. Marist Catholic is a perfect 6-0 with games remaining at Marshfield and at home against Cottage Grove and has not given up a goal in league play. Marshfield fell to Junction City 7-3 and Cottage Grove 3-0 in its matches during the week to fall to 0-5-1 in league play and finishes the regular season with its matches against Marist Catholic and North Bend this week. Still, even if the Pirates can’t upset either of the league’s top two teams Marshfield will

get a shot to advance, needing to win two road matches in the league playoffs, starting against the fourth-place team (currently Cottage Grove). DEVILCATS GET WIN: The combined Coquille-Myrtle Point squad shut out visiting Rogue River 8-0 for its second league win in Class 3A-2A-1A District 4 play on Tuesday. The DevilCats were edged by host Brookings-Harbor on Saturday, 2-1, and finish their season this week with a home game against Douglas on Tuesday and a match at North Valley on Thursday. Coquille is 2-9 in league play and 2-9-1

overall for the season. BOYS SOCCER PIRATES SPLIT MATCHES: Marshfield’s boys soccer team beat Junction City 3-0 but lost to Cottage Grove by the same score last week, with the results of the matches meaning the Pirates will finish third in the Sky-Em League. Marshfield will host a game in the league playoffs against either Junction City or North Bend for a spot in the play-in round. Marshfield finishes with a home match against Marist Catholic on Monday and a match at North Bend on Wednesday. The Spartans are 5-1, a

game behind Cottage Grove in the standings, and face the Lions in the regular-season finale on Wednesday. North Bend lost to Junction City 2-1 on Tuesday and to Cottage Grove 5-0 on Thursday and is 1-6 in league play heading into its season-finale against Marshfield. Junction City also is 1-6 and if the two teams end up tied, their first-round match in the league playoffs will be contested at a neutral site. PACIFIC STILL PERFECT: The combined Pacific-Bandon squad posted two more wins during the week to improve to 10-0 in the Class 3A-2A-1A District

4 standings. The Pirates blanked Gold Beach 8-0 on Tuesday and then edged Coquille 2-1 on Thursday to keep their record perfect. Pacific hosts Cascade Christian on Monday and Sutherlin on Thursday to finish the regular season. Barring losses in both matches, the Pirates will win the league title and get a home game in the first round of the playoffs. Umpqua Valley is second behind Pacific in the standings with one loss, but that came to the Pirates. Coquille beat Douglas 5-3 on Tuesday and is 5-5-1 heading into its final two matches, at Gold Beach on Tuesday and Glide on Thursday.

Bulldogs capture titles in Cinnamon Roll Invitational North Bend had the top two finishers and took the girls team title in the annual Pacific Cinnamon Roll Invitational on Wednesday. Ellie Massey won the 5,000-meter race, finishing in 20 minutes and 38 seconds. Teammate Bryleigh Mead was second in 20:54. They were followed by two Bandon runners — Marley Petrey and Giada Moore (both 21:23) — and two Coquille runners — Ada Millet (21:46) and Faith Gertner (21:46). The rest of the top 10 included North Bned’s Lauren Wolfe (21:58), Marshfield’s Lily Thompson (22:11) and North Bend’s Cassie Kennon (22:18) and Alize Page (22:36).

North Bend finished with 23 points to 49 for Bandon and 52 for Marshfield, the only other complete team. North Bend also won the boys team race with 30 points, edging Marshfield, which had 33. Reedsport was a distant third with 74. Marshfield’s Elijah Cellura won the meet in 18:28, followed by North Bend’s Matix Wolfe (18:41) and Gavin Schmidt (19:00), Marshfield’s Talon Thomas (19:03), North Bend’s Tiago Schrader (19:13), Marshfield’s Donald Brice (19:52), Reedsport’s Jude LIchte (19:55) and Creo Zeller (20:13), North Bend’s Leland Rodriguez (20:55) and Marshfield’s Ayden McNamee (21:03).

COTTAGE GROVE BRAMBLE SCRAMBLE: North Bend’s girls were third and Bandon fifth in the Saturday meet at Cottage Grove. Bandon’s Marley Petrey was fourth in the 5,000-meter race in 21:15. North Bend’s Ellie Massey was 10th (21:48) and Bryleigh Mead 12th (21:50), with Bandon’s Giada Moore 13th (21:55). North Bend’s Lauren Wolfe was 23rd (23:30) and Cassie Kennon 24th (23:33), with Bandon’s Analise Miller 25th (23:39), North Bend’s Alize page 27th (23:53) and Bandon’s Lilly Iverson 28th (23:55). Philomath, led by individual winner Adele Beckstead (20:23) took the team title with 28 points. Cot-

tage Grove had 82, North Bend 90, Juntion City 91 and Bandon 93. North Bend’s boys were sixth and Bandon ninth in the team race won by Newport. Cottage Grove’s Carter Bengsten won in 16:26 but Newport had the next four finishers to easily win. Bandon’s Noah Brown was the top South Coast finisher in 18th (19:30). North Bend was led by Matix Wolfe in 28th (20:01). Most of the South Coast teams will compete this week in the Umpqua Invite at Roseburg on Wednesday before their district meets next week. The Umpqua meet includes more than 40 teams.

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Bandon man pleads Monaco sentenced to guilty to several charges 32 months in prison On September 27, Kyle R. Thompson (33) had two cases set for trial stemming from his actions in June involving a police pursuit in a vehicle and on foot. The case included a K9 track and the alleged use of a firearm in an attempt to escape from the K9 and pursing deputy. Before trial, Thompson petitioned the court to plead guilty to all charges stemming from the incident, with the exception of any charges relating to the incident with the firearm and K9 unit. The court accepted Thompson’s peal of guilty to the following charges.

Months DOC After accepting the guilty plea on the above charges, Thompson and his attorney advised they would be moving forward with a jury trial on the charges relating to the firearm and its use. These charges were. CASE # 23CR31015 • Escape II (Escape by use or threat of physical force) Found Not Guilty • Menacing (Placing another in fear of imminent serious

physical injury) – Found Not Guilty After a day-long trial, a jury of 12 found Thompson not guilty on the prison presumptive charges of escape II and menacing. The jury found Thompson guilty of the lesser included charge of escape III (Escaping from custody), and he was subsequently sentenced to 10 days concurrent with other charges. CASE # 23CR31015

On August 28, the Coos County District Attorney’s Office, represented by Deputy District Attorney John Blanc, accepted a plea from the defendant, Adrienne E. Monaco (20), on the following cases and charges. As a result, Adrienne E. Monaco was sentenced by the Court to 32 months in prison. CASE # 23CR41628 • Escape in the First Degree – 13 months

• Escape III – 10 days (Concurrent)

• Attempt to Commit a Class C/ Unclassified Felony -

Assaulting a Public Safety Office – 10 Days Concurrent • Resisting Arrest – 10 Days Concurrent

CASE # 23CR43597 • Escape in the Second Degree – 19 months • Reckless Driving – 10 Days Concurrent

Fire season ends, but fire prevention is not over Coos Forest Protective Association lifted fire season on all lands under their protection effective Monday, October 9. The public needs to use caution when debris burning, burners are responsible for maintaining control of their burns at all times. The end of fire season also means the end of public use restrictions for recreation, but always check with the landowner you are recreating on to make sure they do not have any restrictions. Termination of fire

CASE # 23CR31015 • Fail To Appear I – 18 Months DOC • Fleeing or Attempt to Elude Vehicle – 6 Months DOC • Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Foot – 10 days (Concurrent) • Recklessly Endangering – 10 days (Concurrent) • Reckless Driving – 10 days (Concurrent) CASE # 23CR43155 • Fail To Appear I – 8

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season means that debris burning is now allowed. Oregon law allows the burning of paper and woody materials; burning of garbage, plastic, or other petroleum based materials is prohibited. Remember when burning you must be in attendance and maintain control of your burning at all times. Burning of slash (logging debris) is regulated year round and is not allowed at this time. If you reside within the city limits please contact your city or local fire department

for any restrictions or requirements they may have for debris burning. The end of fire season eases restrictions on activities that often start fires but it does not relieve a person of responsibility and liability for their actions. CFPA is available for advice on safe burning practices or to answer any fire prevention questions you may have. You can contact CFPA at (541) 267-3161, follow them on Facebook or Twitter, or find them on the web at www.coosfpa. net.

Fugitive from Indiana arrested by Coos County deputy On October 9, Deputy B. Freerksen was in the Bunker Hill area of Coos Bay investigating a burglary. During the course of the investigation, Deputy Freerksen learned one of the involved parties had an extraditable warrant out of the State of Indiana. Freerksen identified the individual as Michael B Waters (35). Coos County Dispatch confirmed the warrant out of Indiana. The warrant was indicated to be in relation to a probation violation on the original charges of

DUII and causing bodily injury. Waters was arrested on the warrant and lodged at the Coos County Jail where he is currently awaiting extradition to Indiana after the court process concludes. Waters will be allowed to waive extradition and be transported quickly to Indiana, or he has the right to dispute the merits of the warrant, in which turn he could remain in the custody of Coos County for an extended period of time.

Coos Bay woman arrested after unlawfully entering home On October 7 at 9:15 a.m., the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 report of a woman who had entered a residence on Cape Arago Highway near Barview. The woman had reportedly grabbed a gun from inside the home and threatened the homeowner with it. Sgt. J. Clayburn and Deputy A. Burgo responded to the location and contacted the homeowner outside. Deputy Burgo located

the woman inside the residence, identified as Karma L. Perry (47) of Coos Bay. During the investigation, it was evident Perry had some mental health concerns. However, she was aware of unlawfully entering the victim’s residence and possessing the firearm. Deputy A. Burgo placed Perry under arrest on Burglary I and Criminal Trespass I. Karma was transported to the Coos County Jail, where she remains in custody.

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Jonna Mae Ramsey of Coquille, Oregon passed away October 2, 2023 at the age of 89. She was born to John and Dorothy Askey in Loveland, Colorado on February 20, 1934. Jonna graduated from Loveland High School in 1952 and continued her education at Colorado Women’s College. After college she worked as a dental assistant. She married Arthur Schneider in 1954 and they had two children, Shari and John. After a tragic accident took the life of Arthur in 1961, she reunited with her high school sweetheart, Ronald Ramsey. They married in 1962, and Ron’s daughters from a previous marriage, Terrie, Cathy and Ronda joined what was a very busy family of seven. In 1964 they moved to Coquille, Oregon when Ron took a teaching job there. She would later become an elementary school secretary, a position she held and loved for many years. Jonna was a gifted singer and artist, singing for events and in the church choir. Her creative interests included watercolor painting, calligraphy, knitting and needlework of all kinds. She and Ron loved to travel around the US in their motorhome after retirement. She created a loving home and especially enjoyed time spent with family and friends. Jonna is survived by children, Shari

Angela “Ang, Angie” Kay Hausmann of Reedsport, Oregon passed away September 11, 2023 at the age of 48 surrounded by love and her family. Angie was cremated and there is no service planned at this time, there will be a celebration of life at a later date. Angie was born October 12, 1974 in Cottage Grove, Oregon to parents Keith and Phyllis (Solomon) Jazek. Angie graduated from Reedsport High School in 1992. She moved to Portland, Oregon in 1993 with her future husband. While in Portland Angie attended Pioneer Pacific College and graduated with a Medical Assistant Degree. Angie married Vernon Levi Hausmann on May 25,2001 in Portland, Oregon and they moved back to Reedsport shortly after that. In 2011 Angie graduated from Oregon Coast Culinary Institute with a Pastry Chef degree. Angie worked as a baker for the Sugar Shack Bakery for many years and owned and operated Vern and Angie’s Sugar Shack Bakery in Coos Bay from 2014 to 2016. Angie loved her 5-year-old cat, Tiger and enjoyed spending time with her grandsons, Josh 11, and Sebastian 7, she loved teaching them and playing games with them. Angie loved working on her flowers and landscaping. Angie loved her husband unconditionally and they were inseparable. Angie’s motherin-law and father-in-law grew to love her as if she was their own child, and as anyone who really knew her can attest to she would light up any room she entered. In January, 2021 Angie was diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer and in March, 2021 had surgery, then chemo, radiation and immunotherapy. During that period the cancer patient support group that the cancer center had set up using Zoom internet video was cancelled because it was too costly, Angie got all of the patients emails on their last meeting and organized a support group that was basically the same as the one the cancer center had discontinued. Angie cared about all the other patients and did everything she could to help them. In 2022 doctors said Angie’s cancer was gone but wanted her to have a hysterectomy to prevent estrogen from starting the cancer back up. 2 months after recovery from the surgery in April an early blood test had found cancer cells and the oncologist had a CT

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Denfeld of Bend, Cathy Ramsey of Roseburg, John Schneider and wife, Julie, of Woodland, WA and Ronda Henneman and husband, Joe of Veneta; 13 grandchildren; and 20 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husband, Ron and daughter, Terrie Winkelman. A joint memorial service for Jonna and Ron will be held November 4, 2023, 1 pm at the Coquille High School gymnasium.

Ronald Duncan Ramsey December 15, 1932 – February 21, 2023

Ronald Duncan Ramsey of Coquille, Oregon passed away February 21, 2023 at the age of 90. He was born to William and Edna Ramsey in Berthoud, Colorado on December 15, 1932. Ron graduated from Loveland High School in 1950. He received his Bachelors and Master’s Degrees from Colorado State College of Education. His continuing education included obtaining his Six Year Certificate and his Administrative Certificate from the University of Oregon in 1975. He was initiated into the Air Force ROTC upon graduation from high school. He spent two years on active duty in Chandler, AZ at Williams Air Force Base as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Air Force. In 1962 Ron was promoted to the rank of Captain as a reserve, and was honorably discharged in 1967. He began his teaching career in Fort Collins, Colorado. He then accepted a position teaching in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, eventually leading to the position of Principal and Assistant Superintendent during his six years there. In 1964 Ron began teaching Industrial Arts at Coquille High School where he was fondly known as “Fishing Rod Ron”. He accepted the position of Vice Principal at the high school and his office was dubbed “The Fishing Hole”. Ultimately Ron enjoyed the position of Principal at Washington Elementary and then Jefferson Elementary in Coquille, retiring in 1993 from a 35 year career in education that he dearly loved. He married Dixie Lee Carney in 1954 and they had three daughters, Terrie, Cathy and Ronda and twin sons, Robert and Paul. Ron and Dixie divorced and Ron later married his high school sweetheart, Jonna Mae Schneider in 1962. They became a happy and busy family of seven moving to Coquille in 1964.

Ron had many interests and hobbies including fishing, hunting, fly tying, gardening and photography. He was an avid story teller. Ron and Jonna loved traveling to familiar and new destinations in their motorhome after retirement. They especially enjoyed family gatherings and time spent with family. He is survived by children, Shari Denfeld of Bend, Cathy Ramsey of Roseburg, John Schneider and wife, Julie of Woodland, WA and Ronda Henneman and husband, Joe of Veneta; as well as sister, Karen Ramsey and wife, Jane of Seattle, WA; 13 grandchildren; and 20 great grandchildren. Ron was preceded in death by infant sons, Paul and Robert; and daughter, Terrie Winkelman. A joint memorial service for Jonna and Ron will be held November 4, 2023, 1 pm at the Coquille High School gymnasium.

scan done in July that found the cancer had returned in her liver, lungs, and one vertebra. In the 2 months from that diagnosis until her death she did everything possible to fight against this horrible disease, she drove to Phoenix Arizona and spent 1 ½ weeks at an advanced cancer center where they took 19 tubes of blood and sent it to a genetic lab so they could learn everything possible about her cancer and devise a way to fight it, the results take 3 weeks and while waiting for them she went to Mexico for a 3 week white blood cell treatment that teaches the immune system to find and eliminate cancer cells. It takes 1-2 weeks for the immune system to learn this and start working, but she only made it 1 week after receiving the treatment and never got any benefit from it. Angie fought her cancer with everything she could, but just did not have enough time. Angie is survived by her husband, Vern of Reedsport, OR; father and mother, Keith and Phyllis Jazek; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Merle and Leona Hausmann; brother, Brian Jazek Sr. and wife, Michela; nephew, Brian Jazek Jr. and wife, Krystal; brother-in-law, Tony Hausmann and wife, Sandra; stepdaughter,Valerie Hausmann; stepdaughter, Christina Hausmann; stepson, Justin Hausmann; grandchildren, Joshua Morley and Sebastian Morley; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements are in the care of Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel and Crematorium.

Service Notices Robert B. Neely A memorial for Robert B. Neely, 88, of Coos Bay, who died September 6, 2023 in Coos Bay, will be held Sunday, October 22, 2023 at

12:00 PM at Sunset Beach under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com.

Gladys M. Harris A graveside service for Gladys M. Harris, 88 of Vancouver, WA formerly of Coos Bay who died October 3, 2023 in Vancouver, WA will be held Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 2:00

PM at Sunset Memorial Park 63060 Millington Frontage Road Coos Bay under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-2673131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Death Notices Robert B. Neely, 88, of Coos Bay died September 6, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel. 541-2673131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com John Charles Thomas, 65, of Coos Bay, passed away September 14, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131

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Marie Ida Durham, 85, of North Bend, passed away on October 6, 2023 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www.coosbayareafunerals.com. Linda Lee Mattoon, 74, of North Bend, passed away on October 11, 2023 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www.coosbayareafunerals.com. Silva Marie Diaz, 80, of North Bend, passed away October 8, 2023 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com. Ross W. Tofflemire, 86, of Coos Bay, passed away October 9, 2023 at Coos Bay. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216 Jeffrey Wade Sanders, 68, of Coos Bay, passed away October 7, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com. Sallie Ann Ellis, 81, of Lakeside, passed away on October 8, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www.coosbayareafunerals.com.

Helen Harris, 95, of Coos Bay, passed away on October 10, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www.coosbayareafunerals.com. Joseph Q. Addair, 77, of Bandon, died October 10, 2023 in Bandon. Arrangements are under the direction of Amling Schroeder Funeral Service, Bandon. Gary Nix, 73, of C0os Bay, passed away October 6, 2023 at Coos Bay. Arrangements are pending under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216 Lela Oerding, 88, of Coos Bay, passed away October 8, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267- 3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com.

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JLF 23-128608 TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE A default has occurred under the terms of a trust deed made by Boneva Wilson and Viva Mathieson, not as tenants in common but with rights of survivorship, whose address is 868 N 8th Terrace (shown on DOT as 868 8th Ter), Coos Bay, OR 97420 as grantor to Ticor Title Company of Oregon, as Trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Canopy Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns, as named Beneficiary, dated September 14, 2020, recorded September 18, 2020, in the mortgage records of Coos County, Oregon, as Instrument No. 2020-09201, PennyMac Loan Services, LLC is the present Beneficiary as defined by ORS 86.705(2), as covering the following described real property: The Easterly 5 feet of Lot 12, all of Lot 13 and the Westerly 30 feet of Lot 14, Block 27, Perham Park Addition to the City of Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 868 N 8th Terrace (shown on DOT as 868 8th Ter), Coos Bay, OR 97420. Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.752(3); the default for which the foreclosure is made is grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sums: Monthly payments in the sum of $1,807.69, from July 1, 2021, monthly payments in the sum of $1,799.48, from November 1, 2021, and monthly payments in the sum of $1,763.39, from November 1, 2022, together with all costs, disbursements, and/ or fees incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. By reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation that the trust deed secures immediately due and payable, said sum being the following, to-wit: $268,294.01, together with accrued interest in the sum of $18,808.85 through August 29, 2023, together with interest thereon at the rate of 3.125% per annum from August 30, 2023, plus the sum of $18,686.37 for advances, together with all costs, disbursements, and/or fees

incurred or paid by the beneficiary and/or trustee, their employees, agents or assigns. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on January 17, 2024, at the hour of 11:00 AM PT, in accord with the standard time established by ORS 187.110, at the main entrance of the Coos County Courthouse, located at 2nd & Baxter Street, in the City of Coquille, OR, County of Coos, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor has or had power to convey at the time of the execution of said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given to any person named in ORS 86.778 that the right exists, at any time that is not later than five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by paying to the beneficiary of the entire amount due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligations or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS 86.778. Notice is further given that reinstatement or payoff quotes requested pursuant to ORS 86.786 and ORS 86.789 must be timely communicated in a written request that complies with that statute, addressed to the trustee’s “Reinstatements/Payoffs - ORS 86.786” either by personal delivery or by first class, certified mail, return receipt requested, to the trustee’s address shown below. Due to potential conflicts with federal law, persons having no record legal or equitable interest

in the subject property will only receive information concerning the lender’s estimated or actual bid. Lender bid information is also available at the trustee’s website, www. logs.com/janeway_law_ firm. In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while property is in default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the said referenced property. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. The Fair Debt Collection Practice Act requires that we state the following: This is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt. Dated: 09-01-2023 JANEWAY LAW FIRM, LLC, Successor Trustee 1499 SE Tech Center Place, Suite 255, Vancouver, WA 98683 www.logs. com/janeway_law_firm Telephone: (360) 2602253 Toll-free: 1-800970-5647 JLF 23-128608 NPP0440385 To: WORLD (COOS) 10/03/2023, 10/10/2023, 10/17/2023, 10/24/2023 The World and ONPA (ID:370829)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OREGON FOR COOS COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of ETHEL DAISY STODDARD Deceased, Case No. 23PB08599 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Martha Blochlinger has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the claim, with proper documentation, within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, as stated below, to the Personal Representative at the office of GOULD LAW FIRM, P.C., 243 W. Commercial, P.O. Box 29, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420, or the claim may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, 250 N. Baxter Street, Coquille, Oregon, 97423, the Personal Representative or the attorney for the Personal Representative. Dated and first published: October 17th 2023 Martha Blochlinger Personal Representative 1582 S. 17th Street Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 267-4468 Published on October 17, 24 and 31, 2023 The World and ONPA (ID:373831)

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TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE TS No.: 167384 APN: 169704 Reference is made to that certain deed made by Brent D. Swearingen as Grantor to Krista L. White, ESQ. Bishop, White, Marshall and Weibel, P.S., as Trustee, in favor of United Wholesale Mortgage as Beneficiary, dated 03/17/2020, recorded 03/19/2020, in the official records of Coos County, Oregon as Instrument No. 2020-02886 covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to wit: See attached exhibit A. EXHIBIT “A” REF. NO.: 167384 BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE OREGON COAST HIGHWAY THROUGH THE NW 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 24 SOUTH, RANGE 13 WEST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, FROM WHICH POINT THE IRON PIPE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SAID SECTION 14 BEARS NORTH 75° 27 1/2’ WEST A DISTANCE OF 669.63 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 7° 08’ EAST ALONG THE SAID RIGHT OF WAY BOUNDARY FOR A DISTANCE OF 172.15 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89° 36’ WEST FOR A DISTANCE OF 566.80 FEET; THENCE NORTH 0° 52’ EAST FOR A DISTANCE OF 171.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89° 36’ EAST PARALLEL TO THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE SAID SECTION 14 FOR A DISTANCE OF 542.83 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALSO: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST BOUNDARY OF HIGHWAY 101 BEING 173.00 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 24 SOUTH, RANGE 13 WEST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, COOS COUNTY, OREGON; THENCE SOUTH 89° 36’ WEST A DISTANCE OF 27.00 FEET; THENCE NORTHERLY AND PARALLEL WITH THE WEST BOUNDARY OF HIGHWAY 101 A DISTANCE OF 27.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89° 36’ EAST A DISTANCE OF 27.00 FEET TO THE WEST BOUNDARY OF HIGHWAY 101; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST BOUNDARY OF HIGHWAY 101 A DISTANCE OF 27.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PROPERTY AWARDED TO THE STATE OF OREGON BY AND THROUGH ITS STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION UNDER DECREE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT CASE NO. 16735, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 68788 Hauser Rd, North Bend, OR 97459 The current beneficiary is UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC. pursuant to assignment of deed of trust recorded on 07/13/2023 as Inst No. 2023-04810 in the records of Coos, Oregon. The beneficiary has elected and directed successor trustee to sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by said trust deed and notice has been recorded pursuant to Section 86.752(3) of Oregon Revised Statutes: the default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantor’s failure to: Make the monthly payments commencing with the payment due on 12/01/2021 and continuing each month until this trust deed is reinstated or goes to trustee’s sale; plus a late charge on each installment not paid within fifteen days following the payment due date; trustee’s fees and other costs and expenses associated with this foreclosure and any further breach of any term or condition contained in subject note and deed of trust. 1. By the reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said deed of trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: Principal balance of: $280,426.50; 2. Interest

through 08/21/2023 in the amount of: $15,697.18 3. Escrow Advances in the amount of: $5,274.98 4. Corporate Advances in the amount of: $2,268.00 5. Last FHA PMI Premium in the amount of: $410.05 6. County Recording Fee in the amount of: $97.00 7. Together with the interest thereon at the rate 3.125% per annum until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. The principal sum of $280,426.50 together with the interest thereon at the rate 3.125% per annum from 11/01/2021 until paid; plus all accrued late charges thereon; and all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust. Whereof, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on 01/11/2024 at the hour of 10:00 AM, Standard of Time, as established by Section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statutes, at the front entrance of the Courthouse, located at 250 N Baxter St, Coquille, OR 97423, County of Coos, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured (and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee). Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes; has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale. In construing this, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed; the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. Pursuant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has been issued by The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. Also, please be advised that pursuant to the terms stated on the Deed of Trust and Note, the beneficiary is allowed to conduct property inspections while there is a default. This shall serve as notice that the beneficiary shall be conducting property inspections on the referenced property. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing

methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO RESIDENTIAL TENANTS The property in which you are living is in foreclosure. A foreclosure sale is scheduled for 01/11/2024 (date). The date of this sale may be postponed. Unless the lender that is foreclosing on this property is paid before the sale date, the foreclosure will go through and someone new will own this property. After the sale, the new owner is required to provide you with contact information and notice that the sale took place. The following information applies to you only if you are a bona fide tenant occupying and renting this property as a residential dwelling under a legitimate rental agreement. The information does not apply to you if you own this property or if you are not a bona fide residential tenant. If the foreclosure sale goes through, the new owner will have the right to require you to move out. Before the new owner can require you to move, the new owner must provide you with written notice that specifies the date by which you must move out. If you do not leave before the move-out date, the new owner can have the sheriff remove you from the property after a court hearing. You will receive notice of the court hearing. PROTECTION FROM EVICTION IF YOU ARE A BONA FIDE TENANT OCCUPYING AND RENTING THIS PROPERTY AS A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE LIVING IN THIS PROPERTY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE FOR: • 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A FIXED TERM LEASE; OR • AT LEAST 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE YOU ARE GIVEN A WRITTEN TERMINATION NOTICE, IF YOU HAVE A MONTHTO-MONTH OR WEEKTO-WEEK RENTAL AGREEMENT. If the new owner wants to move in and use this property as a primary residence, the new owner can give you written notice and require you to move out after 30 days, even though you have a fixed term lease with more than 30 days left. You must be provided with at least 30 days’ written notice after the foreclosure sale before you can be required to move. A bona fide tenant is a residential tenant who is not the borrower (property owner) or a child, spouse or parent of the borrower, and whose rental agreement: • Is the result of an arm’slength transaction; • Requires the payment of rent that is not substantially less than fair market rent for the property, unless the rent is reduced or subsidized due to a federal, state or local subsidy; and • Was entered into prior to the date of the foreclosure sale. ABOUT YOUR TENANCY BETWEEN NOW AND THE FORECLOSURE SALE: RENT YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO PAY RENT TO YOUR LANDLORD UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS SOLD OR UNTIL A COURT TELLS YOU OTHERWISE. IF YOU DO NOT PAY RENT, YOU CAN BE EVICTED. BE SURE TO KEEP PROOF OF ANY PAYMENTS YOU MAKE. SECURITY DEPOSIT You may apply your security deposit and any rent you paid in advance against the current rent you owe your landlord as provided in ORS 90.367. To do this, you must notify your landlord in writing that you want to subtract the amount of your security deposit or prepaid rent from your rent payment. You may do this only for the rent you owe your current landlord. If you do this, you must do so before the foreclosure sale. The business or individual who buys this property at the

foreclosure sale is not responsible to you for any deposit or prepaid rent you paid to your landlord. ABOUT YOUR TENANCY AFTER THE FORECLOSURE SALE The new owner that buys this property at the foreclosure sale may be willing to allow you to stay as a tenant instead of requiring you to move out after 30 or 60 days. After the sale, you should receive a written notice informing you that the sale took place and giving you the new owner’s name and contact information. You should contact the new owner if you would like to stay. If the new owner accepts rent from you, signs a new residential rental agreement with you or does not notify you in writing within 30 days after the date of the foreclosure sale that you must move out, the new owner becomes your new landlord and must maintain the property. Otherwise: • You do not owe rent; • The new owner is not your landlord and is not responsible for maintaining the property on your behalf; and • You must move out by the date the new owner specifies in a notice to you. The new owner may offer to pay your moving expenses and any other costs or amounts you and the new owner agree on in exchange for your agreement to leave the premises in less than 30 or 60 days. You should speak with a lawyer to fully understand your rights before making any decisions regarding your tenancy. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO TRY TO FORCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR DWELLING UNIT WITHOUT FIRST GIVING YOU WRITTEN NOTICE AND GOING TO COURT TO EVICT YOU. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER. If you believe you need legal assistance, contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the lawyer referral service. Contact information for the Oregon State Bar is included with this notice. If you do not have enough money to pay a lawyer and are otherwise eligible, you may be able to receive legal assistance for free. Information about whom to contact for free legal assistance is included with this notice. OREGON STATE BAR, 16037 S.W. Upper Boones Ferry Road, Tigard Oregon 97224, Phone (503) 620-0222, Toll-free 1-800-452-8260 Website: http://www. oregonlawhelp.org NOTICE TO VETERANS If the recipient of this notice is a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency. Contact information for a service officer appointed for the county in which you live and contact information for a community action agency that serves the area where you live may be obtained by calling a 2-1-1 information service. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act requires that we state the following: this is an attempt to collect, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If a discharge has been obtained by any party through bankruptcy proceedings: This shall not be construed to be an attempt to collect the outstanding indebtedness or hold you personally liable for the debt. This letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. The Successor Trustee, The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC, has authorized the undersigned attorney to execute the document on the Successor Trustee’s behalf as allowed under ORS 86.713(8). Dated: 09/13/2023 The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC By: Jason L. Cotton, OSB #223275 Eric A. Marshack, OSB #050166 The Mortgage Law Firm, LLC 650 NE Holladay Suite 1600 Portland, OR 97232 Phone number for the Trustee: 1 (971) 270-1233 1 (619) 465-8200 A-4796837 10/17/2023, 10/24/2023, 10/31/2023, 11/07/2023 The World and ONPA (ID:372949)

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE Reference is made to a certain trust deed (“Trust Deed”) made, executed and delivered by Donald Schultz, an estate in fee simple, as grantor, to Chicago Title, as trustee, in favor of First Technology Federal Credit Union doing business as First Tech Credit Union, as beneficiary, dated October 19, 2007, and recorded on October 24, 2007, as Recording No. 2007-13703, in the mortgage records of Coos County, Oregon. The Deed of Trust was rerecorded on June 19, 2023, as Recording No. 202303947, in the Mortgage Records of Coos County to correct Grantor’s name. The Trust Deed covers the following described real property (“Property”) situated in said county and state, to-wit: The East 1/2 of Lots 11 and 12, Block 51, COQUILLE CITY ELLIOTTS ADDITION, Coos County, Oregon. There are defaults by the grantor or other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by the Trust Deed, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the defaults for which foreclosure is made is grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sums: Arrearage in the sum of $4,370.65 as of July 1, 2023, plus additional payments, property expenditures, taxes, liens, assessments, insurance, late fees, attorney’s and trustee’s fees and costs, and interest due at the time of reinstatement or sale. By reason of said defaults, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligations secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit: Payoff in the sum of $47,444.27 as of July 1, 2023, plus taxes, liens, assessments, property expenditures, insurance, accruing interest, late fees, attorney’s and trustee’s fees and costs incurred by beneficiary or its assigns. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on December 20, 2023, at the hour of 11:00 a.m., in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at the following place: West Front Entrance of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 N. Baxter Street, Coquille, Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the above-described Property, which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by grantor of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the grantor or grantor’s successors in interest acquired after the execution of the Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.778 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is

capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed, and in addition to paying said sum or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with trustee’s and attorney’s fees not exceeding the amounts provided by said ORS\~ 86.778. Without limiting the trustee’s disclaimer of representations or warranties, Oregon law requires the trustee to state in this notice that some residential property sold at a trustee’s sale may have been used in manufacturing methamphetamines, the chemical components of which are known to be toxic. Prospective purchasers of residential property should be aware of this potential danger before deciding to place a bid for this property at the trustee’s sale. In construing this notice, the singular includes the plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, and the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any. The NOTICE TO RESIDENTIAL TENANTS, attached hereto as Exhibit\~ A, is incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit A, NOTICE TO RESIDENTIAL TENANTS, is not published pursuant to ORS 86.774(2)(b)]. DATED: July 28, 2023. Michelle M. Bertolino, Successor Trustee Farleigh Wada Witt 121 SW Morrison, Suite 600 Portland, OR 97204 Phone: 503-228-6044; fax: 503-228-1741 Published on October 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2023 The World and ONPA (ID:372653) ------------------------------------IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS Probate Department In the Matter of the Estate of Patricia Joan Barber, Deceased Case No. 23PB07070 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Thomas E. Barber has been appointed personal representative for the will and estate of Patricia Joan Barber. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached to the undersigned personal representative at 8900 SW Sweek Dr., Apt 522, Tualatin, OR 97062, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court or the personal representative. Dated and first published October 17, 2023. /s/ Thomas E. Barber Personal Representative. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Name: Thomas E. Barber Address: 8900 SW Sweek Dr., Apt 522, Tualatin, OR 97062 Phone No. (503) 333-2898 Published: October 17, 24 and 31, 2023 The World & ONPA (ID:373829)

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Are beavers always the answer? Not really By TED WILLIAMS

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Beavers, through their assiduous dam building, can recharge groundwater and provide habitat for fish and wildlife. In the Pacific Opinions expressed on this page are the writer’s alone Northwest, for example, and do not represent the opinion of the newspaper or managers are bringing back beaver as part of trout and its parent company, Country Media, Inc. salmon management. “God bless beavers and their industrious nature,” writes Trout Unlimited’s Idaho-based Chris Hunt in Hatch magazine. “They make Why so much? An Open Letter to the habitat for the fish we love, Citizens of Lakeside Just read that Oregon will and opportunities to catch When I agreed to run for receive $157 million from them.” True enough, in Idaho. Mayor, I ran on transparency the federal government to But the notion, ubiquitous and honesty. I agreed to help connect about 17,000 in America, that all beavers support ALL of the citizens of everywhere are a panacea homes and businesses to Lakeside. Not just a certain the internet. That is over for what ails an ecosystem group. Whether I agreed $9,000 of our tax money per is misinformed. Yes, beavers with them or not, it was their installation. are beneficial — in the right voice that I was elected to You can get the same places. project. I was supported by high speed access from Elon In the wrong places some who thought I would Musk’s StarLink for about — watersheds degraded be their puppet. I am not $500 and, as a customer, it is by humans — they’re a a puppet, and I can think fantastic. Why was StarLink scourge. The environmental for myself. With that being specifically left out of this community and the public said, it is apparently not ok government grant? The tend to have trouble to some. Now, part of that grant specifically excludes grasping these two realities transparency is going to ruffle simultaneously. companies that are NOT some feathers. But I do not terrestrial based. I guess Mr. In his essay “Thinking sugarcoat anything, so if you Musk has been cancelled, Like a Mountain,” Aldo don’t want to know, don’t ask. Leopold, father of wildlife which will cost us taxpayers This is where the truth comes management, described 200% more. out… how killing wolves for the Some people have been Jack Brown supposed benefit of deer Coos Bay promised that if they help resulted in obliterating deer circulate the signature habitat along with the deer sheets, they will be Not a great move themselves. Everything he appointed Mayor. There are wrote about deer applies There’s a lot of untold 6 council members, and the equally to beavers. Both information on these so called Mayor makes up seven. So, species depend on essentially green windmills. I don’t think a quorum is four. But, if they the same forage — in the west coast needs any of get rid of four of us, leaving unnatural abundance because those. Will probably destroy three, they don’t have a of massive logging — and the fishing industry first thing. quorum. But I have been the main predators of both The ones that fail (what I told that they can still do city are wolves that are no longer have read alot of them do), business. Their first act will around. the pollution is worse than a be to appoint their selected Beavers affect native oil spill. The list goes on and council and their “promised” ecosystems the way red wine on which they know. Keep the mayor. affects human bodies: One dams, nuclear and a few coal The second act will be to glass a day helps the heart; fueled generators to keep us get rid of the current city 20 blows out the liver. from shut downs. manager. They have made In the wrong places, this public and they are beavers grossly overpopulate, Russ Heller determined that they are blocking trout migration, Myrtle Point going to “take back” their stripping streamside cover, city. This will set the city choking spawning gravel with Show it all back years and years and I silt and muck, and converting Recently there have been personally believe that the oxygen-rich streams to several letters concerning city will die and will be forced deadwater. That’s because a recent resolution that the to unincorporate and go humans have eliminated Coos County commissioners back to the county or state. wolves and old growth from made. It is imprortant for the This group of citizens will most of the West, and stream public to know what was in do what they can do before corridors now grow willow the long resolution that Bob the election in November and aspen — beaver candy. Main and Rod Taylor voted 2024 because they know that Consider the debacle for with John Sweet voting most of us will re-run for our in Nevada. This from Kim against. positions. You basically are Toulouse, the Nevada It would behoove The having your vote taken away Department of Wildlife’s World to publish this from you. So please continue former conservation educator: document in its complete to read if you care about the “Historically, virtually every form. Our county residents future of your home. Please stream in the northern half of need to know what the research...please! VOTE NO Nevada held some form of commissions are doing. ON THE RECALL. cutthroat trout. Additionally, many small-order streams Jolly Hibbits Sherry Kinsey also held native redband and Bandon Lakeside bull trout. When the push started (for trout recovery) we discovered that many singleWrite to us and the community with a Letter to the Editor order streams were infested www.theworldlink.com • email: WorldEditor@countrymedia.net with heavy populations of or call 541-269-1222 ext. 235. beavers.

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“Extremely high numbers of beaver dams on these systems led to loss of gene flow and precluded the ability of fish to move up and down these systems. Additionally, fish found it difficult to find suitable spawning grounds due to heavy siltation caused by the dams. The loss of riparian habitat led to erosion, more siltation, less shade, higher water temperatures, loss of native riparian vegetation, and establishment of noxious invasive plants.” So Nevada initiated major beaver control. But politicians, incited by the Humane Society of the U.S., shut it down. Beaver damage to Minnesota and Wisconsin trout streams is even worse. Fisheries managers have to hire Wildlife Services, a federal agency, to trap beavers and blow up dams. It’s expensive, so only a small percentage of streams can be salvaged. And Trout Unlimited reports that in Minnesota’s Knife River watershed, “artificially high beaver numbers…threaten the survival of coldwater fisheries, as well as the health of the watershed and Lake Superior.” But an outfit ironically called “Advocates for the Knife River Watershed” is fighting to nix beaver control, circulating junk science and such fictions as “beaver have been totally eradicated in the whole Knife River valley — over 200 square miles.” California’s Silver King Creek watershed is the only refuge for threatened Paiute cutthroat trout, yet overpopulated beavers block migration and destroy habitat. It got so bad in Four-Mile Creek that Trout Unlimited volunteers had to reroute the stream. “The biggest problem I

Mary Elizabeth Boice Capps August 17, 1924 – September 3, 2023

the view. After raising her family, she returned to fulltime teaching at Bandon High School in 1966. She was hired to pioneer a remedial reading program which soon expanded to 7th thru 12th grades. She taught students to read late into their educational journey. It changed the lives of many who later thanked her for the benefits of the ability to read and preparing them for the future. Mary retired from teaching in 1986. After retirement Mary rekindled her passion for history as she and her husband Edgar became strong supporters of the Bandon Historical Society. Known to be a chronic community volunteer, she and Edgar became very involved in the 1991 Bandon Centennial Committee. It was at this time they became Charter Members of the BPOB. Fondly known as “Aunt Mary”, she was a loyal supporter of her eleven siblings, fourteen nieces and fifteen nephews. Family was especially important to her and they all knew they were welcome at her home any hour of the day or night. Mary was a person of deep moral conviction and common sense. There were few to no gray areas in her life and you always knew where she stood on any given subject. She was very proud

see is that beavers move into an area that doesn’t have enough forage, and they abandon their dams,” said retired state fisheries biologist Bill Sommer. “When beavers leave, the dams blow out and that causes erosion.” Aldo Leopold could grasp two realities about deer simultaneously. Were he still alive, he’d applaud Phil Monahan, who wrote this in Trout Unlimited’s Trout Magazine: “Many anglers see the beavers’ work as predominately destructive — turning a babbling trout stream into a slow-moving wetland, for instance. Wildlife biologists recognize that each of these ‘destructive’ effects has a flip side: situations in which that very same effect is beneficial to trout. “After looking at all the data, then, the question, ‘Are beavers good or bad for trout streams?’ can be answered only with a definitive: ‘It depends.’” Ted Williams is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring conversation about the West. He writes for several national publications about wildlife.

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Obituaries (Continued on Page 12) Mary Elizabeth Boice Capps was born in Langlois, Oregon on August 17, 1924 to Allen H. Boice and Caroline (Carrie) Priscilla Guerin, both members of Curry County pioneering families. Mary was the tenth of twelve children, the youngest girl of six boys and six girls. Mary graduated from Langlois High School in 1942, the only girl in a class of four. She then attended Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington graduating with honors with a BA Degree in History in 1946. Moving back to Langlois after graduation, she taught in the Langlois School District. Shortly after returning to Langlois, she met Edgar Lowe Capps of Bandon. They were married June 1, 1948. Mary and Edgar had three children, Emily Elizabeth, Mary Maud and Bruce Boice Capps, discreetly managing to name all three children after herself. Mary and Edgar raised their family at their Ocean Drive home built in 1955 on property previously occupied by the Capps Family, but lost in the Bandon Fire of 1936. Mary lived there beyond her 95th birthday. It was at this residence that family, friends and former students would stop for a visit, usually offered a homemade slice of pie or cake as they reminisced and enjoyed

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of her Boice/Guerin heritage and was the last surviving member of her generation. Preceded in death by husband, Edgar Lowe Capps; great granddaughter, Ruby Ann Hall; son-in- law, James Marceau; and her eleven siblings, Howard Boice, Fred (Buster) Boice, Edna Baker, Ada Campbell, Court Boice, Hilda Auer, Warren (Jerry) Boice, Alma Deets, Dora Autry, Allen Boice, and Alden Boice; seven nieces and five nephews. Mary is survived by daughters, Emily Hall (husband, Bob) of Sacramento and Maud Capps (James deceased) of Bandon; son; Bruce Capps (wife, Tracey) of Bandon; grandchildren, Adam Hall and Andrew Hall (wife, Jennifer) of San Francisco, Carson Capps and Charlie Capps of Beaverton; great grandchildren, Zelda, Georgie and Franklin Hall of San Francisco; seven nieces and ten nephews. A family service was held September 11, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held on November 18, 2023 from 2 to 4 pm at the Bandon Community Center. Anyone wishing to honor her with a donation can do so by contributing to the Bandon Historical Society, P O Box 737, Bandon, OR 97411

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Gut bacteria found in wild wolves may be key to improving domestic dogs’ health By STEVE LUNDEBERG Guest Article

Gut microbes found in wild wolves may be the key to alleviating a debilitating gastrointestinal condition common to domestic dogs, according to a study led by researchers at Oregon State University – Cascades. In a paper published in Applied Microbiology, the authors report a novel strain of Paenibacillus bacteria with characteristics of a probiotic – an organism that conveys a health benefit to the host. In this case, the benefit would be to head off canine inflammatory bowel disease, a chronic illness characterized by vomiting, reduced appetite, weight loss, flatulence, a rumbling stomach and/or abdominal discomfort, said Bruce Seal of OSUCascades’ biology program. “At present there is no known cure for this ongoing dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract, and there are limited options for treatment,” Seal said. “Underlying causes of the condition include

an animal’s genetics, environmental factors, the immunological state of the GI tract and, maybe most importantly, an altered gut microbiome.” The research, a collaboration between scientists at OSUCascades and Oregon State’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, is an important step toward a dietary supplement or food additive capable of steering the composition of a dog’s gut microbiome back toward that of the wolf, with which it has common ancestry. “Dogs were the first domesticated animal,” Seal said. “The modern dog diet, high in carbohydrates, does not reflect a wolf’s diet – for example, starches in processed dog food are resistant to digestion, and that can have a negative impact on the microbial community in a dog’s GI tract and in turn its gastric physiology.” In this study, gastrointestinal material was collected from a dead wolf one day after it died from injuries sustained from being struck by a car. The scientists isolated 20 different gut bacteria

that preliminary genetic analyses indicate have probiotic qualities, and for this paper they performed whole genome sequencing on

K-9 helps arrest man on warrants, other charges On October 7 at 9:15 a.m., Deputy H. Francis conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on West Beaver Hill for several traffic violations. As a result of the traffic stop, a criminal investigation revealed that Troy E. Harris (52) was associated with the vehicle driver and currently trespassing on Weyerhaeuser property. A record check on Harris revealed several outstanding warrants, including an “abscond” on his parole. Deputy Francis located Harris’ girlfriend at her vehicle a short distance from the original traffic stop. When asked where Troy was, she pointed to the brush and said, “In there.” The area was marked with no trespassing. Due to the outstanding warrants, Coos County Sheriff K9 Cena was called for assistance. K9 Cena tracked about 300 yards into the thick brush where she located Harris, of Coos Bay, hiding in a depression in the ground. Harris was taken into custody without issue. Harris

was in possession of 7.2 grams of methamphetamine. Harris was also in possession of suspected fentanyl. Harris was transported to the Coos County Jail, where he

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A gut bacteria found in wild wolves, including gray wolves, could help domestic dogs avid canine inflammatory bowel disease.

was booked on the outstanding warrants. Harris is being referred to the Coos County District Attorney’s Office on several new charges stemming from narcotics possession and trespass.

a novel Paenibacillus strain. The bacterium encodes enzymes that can digest complex carbohydrates such as starches, Seal said. It also has gene systems expressing antimicrobials. “Non-toxic, sporeforming bacteria promote antiinflammatory immune responses in the gut and inhibit pathogen growth,” he said. “Taking everything into account, this bacterial isolate could be a potential useful probiotic for domestic dogs.” Seal added that the

researchers plan to perform whole genome sequencing on four or five other bacterial species among the 20 isolates. Seal and OSUCascades colleagues Pat Ball, Evan Forsythe and Kristina Smith co-led the study along with former colleague Heather Broughton. The team also included OSU-Cascades students Jennifer McCabe, Jessika Bryant, C. Cristoph Klews, MiCayla Johnson, Ariel Atchley, Thomas Cousins, Analiska Dominguez, Marie Gabriel, Katie Middleton and Natasha Bowles. Several

students were supported by the OSU Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and the Arts program and the OSU-Cascades Layman Fellowship program. Mark Ackermann and Robert Bildfell also contributed to the research while with the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine’s Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Corvallis. Bildfell has retired, and Ackermann is now the director of the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa.

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Earline Keeney, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on October 6, 2023 at the age of 96 years old. Born Earline Crafton on March 17, 1927, in Van Buren, Missouri, she married her husband, Willard Keeney, on July 3, 1943. They moved to Oregon after he was discharged from the military, building their own house and maintaining a beautiful garden. They were a common sight at the local VFW and supported the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Most weeks you could find her at Pioneer United Methodist Church on Sunday and the Coquille Valley Bowling Center on league night. Grannie showed her love to her family through food and companionship. She always had a homemade meal and a jigsaw puzzle to share with guests, and many remember her amazing pumpkin pies (made with love and a secret recipe). When relatives from Missouri came to call, Earline would take them camping to show them the beauty of her new home, and many Independence Days were celebrated together at Powers Park. While she worked as a caregiver herself well into her 80s, during Earline’s final years she graciously allowed others to care for her. She spent time in her chair reading, playing solitaire, watching TV, and, most importantly, in the company of her family. She greeted everyone with a smile and continued to spread joy to those around her. Earline was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Keeney Sr. and

Patricia Colleen Crim, age 80, spent nearly her entire life living in the beautiful Coquille Valley. Many will remember her as the most recognizable “face” of the Coquille Bootery. She was born to Jack and Lois Bowen in 1942 and was affectionately nicknamed Bitsy-Bee. She spent her life working in downtown Coquille at her family’s shoe and clothing store spanning 50 years. Her perfectly curled blonde hair and bright pink lipstick were her trademark, and she gained many secret admirers from the frequent store commercials airing on local TV. She always had a smile for those in our community, but her smile will most be remembered by those who loved this truly selfless woman. Patti worked 6 days a week in their family store while raising her two sons, Bob and Mike. When they were blessed with children of their own, she still had the energy to spend quality time swimming or playing with her grandchildren nearly every day. Oh, how they loved their Grandma Patti. They knew she would do absolutely anything for them, and did. Patti also gained two stepdaughters, Liz and Lori when she married the love of her life, Ray Crim. Her step-daughters also gave her numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren across the country. Patti’s family was extremely close and we loved hearing stories of the adventures she had with her best friend and cousin, Linda. Patti officially retired from the Coquille Bootery when it closed its doors on December 31, 1995. She devoted her life to her husband, as well as her mother and grandchildren who all lived within a mile of her. Hopping in the car for an exciting road trip with no destination was a frequent occurrence. She loved to garden and filled their property with fruit trees, flowers, and berries. Her grandchildren knew that if she saw a snake while gardening, she was probably going to climb right up their backs screaming. After losing her mother and her husband, her adoring boys still came to see her almost every single day until her eldest son, Bob was lost to cancer. Mike continued to spend every lunch break with her and every weekend taking her to do her favorite thing, eating out. Even if it was simply getting take-out and sitting at the jetty or beach in Bandon just watching the ocean, it brought her great joy. Patti was passionate about politics and numerous causes involving veterans and children. She was on so many mailing lists that she filled a recycling bin every week. Some of her favorite causes were inspired by her patriotism (Wounded Warriors, Tunnels to Towers) and children’s causes

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her children, Willard Keeney Jr. and Barbara Grant. She is survived by 2 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; and 7 great-great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Friday, October 20, 2023 at 1 PM at Myrtle Crest Memorial Gardens; all are invited to come celebrate Earline’s life. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Earline Keeney can be made to Shriners Children’s Hospital. Online remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.westrumfuneralservice. com Arrangements are under the direction of Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service – Coquille Chapel, 541-3963846

Gladys Smith Harris 1934-2023

Born September 20, 1934, to William Reldon Smith and Ida May Davies in Oregon City, Oregon. A 1953 graduate of Marshfield High School. Married John M Harris. The union brought two sons, Stanley R. and Randy J. Harris. Owned and operated Jack and Jill Day Nursery 9 years. Worked in medical laboratory’s over 20 years. Enjoyed golf, both playing and watching, reading and crossword puzzles. Survived by Randy Harris and wife, Elizabeth and grandson, Matthew Harris of the Portland area; brothers, Mel Spaght of Mesa, AZ and Denton Spaght of Eugene, OR; nephews, Kelvin and Ken Spaght, Mesa, AZ, Bruce Day, Coos Bay, Terry Day, Portland; nieces, Madeleine Crouch and Julie Dove of Houston TX. Preceded in death by son, Stan Harris and former husband, John Harris. A graveside service for Gladys Mabel Harris, 88, of Vancouver, Washington formerly of Coos Bay will be held Thursday, October 19, 2023

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Karen Marie (Wixon) Wuetherich August 4, 1952 - September 25, 2023

Karen went to be with Jesus on September 25, 2023. A memorial for Karen will be held at the Sunset Bay Gazebo at 2 PM October 18, 2023. Karen was born in Coos Bay to Larry and LeEtta Wixon. She lived her entire life in the area and passed unexpectedly at home. She attended schools in the area and graduated from Marshfield High School with the class of 1972. Karen retired from Oregon State Parks on June 27, 2019 after 35 years of service. She was one of the original founders of “Friends of Shore Acres” who are responsible for the Holiday Lights. Karen had a kind and generous heart, often surprising friends with a gift or goodies. She sponsored a child through “Compassion International”, and gave her support to many charities. Karen loved the Lord, her friends, crafting, gardening and the beach. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Sandy.

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State seeks $27.6 million from southern Oregon dam operators over massive fish kill Oregon Fish and Wildlife seeks to recover damages from the Winchester Water Control District over repairs that left 550,000 lamprey dead. BY ALEX BAUMHARDT Oregon Capital Chronicle

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking near record damages from the operators of a southern Oregon dam and its contractors over repairs that led to the deaths of more than half a million juvenile Pacific lamprey. On Friday, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife filed a complaint against the Winchester Water Control District and its contractors, TerraFirma Foundation Repair and DOWL Engineering, in Douglas County Circuit Court. The department alleges that the contractors and water control district are responsible for the preventable and unlawful killing of 550,000 lamprey during August and September repairs to the Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua River near Roseburg. The agency is requesting nearly $27.6 million in damages, one of the largest claims for the illegal killing of wildlife ever filed in the state, according to a news release from the agency. Ryan Beckley, president of the Winchester Water Control District and

owner of TerraFirma, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday afternoon. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality also issued a notice Friday to the water control district that it violated state environmental laws by allowing biologically harmful materials to spill and enter the North Umpqua River and failing to report spills. The violations are Class I, the most serious under state law, and a final enforcement notice and fine is forthcoming in a few weeks, the news release said. What happened? In order to undertake repairs on the 130-year old dam, the water control district and its operators were permitted by the state fish and wildlife department to drain a portion of the Winchester Reservoir where lamprey and other fish species live and migrate. Under the conditions of the permit, they’d need to execute a fish salvage to save vulnerable lamprey and were allowed to kill no more than 30,000 juvenile lamprey in the process. But according to the complaint, it was clear to wildlife officials that TerraFirma began draining the reservoir without enough people and resources to properly salvage lamprey, which were left stranded and exposed within hours of the reservoir being drawn down. State officials observed the poorly executed fish salvage

and called in emergency aid from agency employees in the area, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service and the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians. “By that time, there were already thousands of dead fish observable throughout the project area,” the complaint reads. The lamprey deaths were significant and preventable, according to the complaint, and the record dollar amount claimed reflects the loss of a social, cultural and economically valuable public resource. Pacific lamprey are listed on the state’s Sensitive Species List, meaning efforts are being made to ensure it does not continue to lose population and end up on the Endangered Species List. The fish have great cultural significance to Pacific Northwest tribes. Winchester Dam The Winchester Dam was built in 1890 and is made of wood and cement. A former hydropower dam owned by PacifiCorp, it was given for free to more than 100 residents in the late 1960s to enjoy the 1.7-mile-long reservoir as their own lake. Residents are members of the water district, which is responsible for maintenance. But repairs in recent years have gone awry, including an emergency fish salvage in 2013 and fines in 2018 when concrete got into the water during repairs.

The latest problems have brought a renewed sense of urgency to environmental groups that have long wanted the dam removed. Doing so would reconnect 160 miles of North Umpqua River and allow unimpeded movement for native migratory fish. Winchester Dam is considered a “high

hazard dam” by the water resources department because it could have catastrophic consequences if it were to fail, according to Ivan Gall, deputy director for water management at the Oregon Water Resources Department. The dam is upriver from a key drinking water source for the city of Roseburg and the

Umpqua Basin Water Association. It’s also located in a state and federally designated fish habitat and home to migratory native species, including steelhead, coho salmon and lamprey, a culturally significant food source for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, who live in the area.

OSU-led project receives $2.5 million to study community perceptions of offshore wind energy BY MOLLY ROSBACH Guest article

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected a team of researchers led by Oregon State University to receive up to $2.5 million to study what coastal communities think of potential offshore wind energy development and the benefits they could gain from those projects. The funding will be administered by the Pacific Marine Energy Center, a consortium of universities led by OSU that works closely with coastal communities, ocean users, government agencies and technology developers for the responsible development of marine renewable energy. The federal government is in the early stages of leasing areas off the coasts of Oregon, California and Maine for floating offshore wind energy projects. In lieu of requiring companies to pay the full lease cost to the federal treasury, the government may allow developers to establish agreements with coastal communities about specific community benefits the companies would provide. Researchers will interview and survey coastal residents in an effort to understand the preferences, concerns and values of local communities where offshore wind development has been proposed, said lead researcher Hilary Boudet, an associate

professor of sociology in OSU’s College of Liberal Arts. Based on existing projects in Europe, Boudet said, community benefits offered by developers could include apprenticeships or traineeships for local residents to be employed in the offshore wind energy sector; funds for services such as child care, health care or education initiatives; climate resiliency and environmental restoration efforts; or a general fund for the community to use on a variety of projects. “We’re trying to get the perspectives of the people who will be most affected by development, if it occurs, and then we want to go back over time to see if perceptions change,” Boudet said. Boudet’s co-lead researcher at OSU is Shawn Hazboun, assistant professor of sociology. OSU is partnering on the project with the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, Renewable Northwest and Sea Grant programs in Oregon, Washington and Maine. The research team includes Jeremy Firestone at the University of Delaware, Teresa Johnson and Caroline Noblet at the University of Maine, Arne Jacobson at Cal Poly Humboldt and Shana Hirsch at the University of Washington. The team will also investigate how the community benefit

model has worked in other locations and will present their findings to the coastal communities being surveyed in Oregon, California and Maine so those residents understand what’s possible in this type of agreement. This project will help the Pacific Marine Energy Center understand what responsible development of the offshore energy sector looks like from the community perspective, rather than viewing it solely through the lens of science or technology, center director Bryson Robertson said. “So often, our attention as we assess potential energy technologies is focused on the electricity and environment, and we sort of ignore the social and human aspects,” he said. “This funding really allows us to put those social aspects front and center and look at it from a more holistic viewpoint.” Even the question of which communities are within the sphere of impact is a challenging question, Robertson said. Floating offshore wind energy projects are typically far out to sea, though they are large structures — some as tall as the Eiffel Tower — and can be visible from land under clear conditions. There is concern among tribal communities that offshore development could impact traditional fishing zones or other areas of cultural significance, Boudet

said. Development could also affect transportation lanes, the fishing industry at large and coastal viewsheds. The researchers will report back to the communities they’re studying to share their findings as they go. “I see what we’re doing as being useful for communities and for government officials at the federal, state, county and local level, as well as for tribal governments,” Boudet said. “Communities can start to align and come together and maybe build capacity to negotiate with developers for benefits if that opportunity arises.” The information will also be useful for potential developers, who need to better understand community needs for their projects to be successful, Robertson said. “We’ve looked at how we built energy infrastructure over the

last 100 years and it’s created a lot of negative impacts for local communities while benefits are being accrued by people far away. We need to

change that paradigm,” he said. “We really need to make sure that, if development proceeds, those who are impacted do see some of the benefits.”

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Learn more about a Trail Investment Plan for Floras Lake Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is working on a Trail Investment Plan for Floras Lake State Natural Area near Bandon, and the public is invited to an informational meeting and to provide feedback 5:30 p.m. Nov. 1. This Open House was originally scheduled for Sept. 28 but was cancelled due to the Emergency Declaration for the Anvil fire. OPRD has acquired additional land next to the natural area in recent years and anticipates increasing visitation consistent with coastal parks

statewide – leading the agency to develop a basic plan for Floras Lake. The plan will include proposals to improve the trail experience and provide better connections through federal land to a nearby Curry County park. “The investment strategy for Floras Lake will aim to improve the visitor experience, especially navigating through the sensitive site, while maintaining the primitive quality that existing users highly value,” said Justin Helberg, south coast district manager. “Resource protection is of particular concern at

State Natural Areas, which are typically designated due to the unique plants and animals found in these locations,” he said. “Balancing the need for recreation facilities with natural resource protection is a primary goal of OPRD.” The public can learn about the project in these early stages and provide feedback 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 1st at the Langlois Public Library, 48234 Highway 101, Langlois, OR. Information and an online survey are also available at https://bit.ly/ floraslaketrailplan.

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an international expert in using plant and animal life forms preserved in amber to learn about the biology and ecology of the distant past. “We wondered how it could still fly with that weight.” Micro-wasps are defined as those with an adult body length of less than 2 millimeters. There are thousands of species of these parasitic insects around today, spread among hundreds of genera, Poinar said. Some are useful for controlling scale insects, which can be crop pests, he added. “This micro-wasp has a length of only 1.3 millimeters,” Poinar said. “That, as well as its 15-segment antennae, a deep cleft in the center of its head and characters of the wings distinguish it

from all other microwasps. The unique, miniature cloudlike structures stuck to the antennae must have certainly been an annoyance to this tiny parasite.” Since the researchers could not find such structures on any other insect, current or extinct, they can only make educated guesses as to what they could be. “They could be tiny plant seeds, plant secretions or eggs from a host the wasp was parasitizing,” Poinar said. “There is a good possibility the microwasp was parasitizing scale insects since there is a male scale insect embedded in the same piece of amber. Whatever they are, discovering these is one of the things that makes our work so interesting, and

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Fossil researchers have discovered a novel genus and species of tiny wasp with a mysterious, bulbous structure at the end of each antenna. The female microwasp was described from 100-million-yearold Burmese amber in a study led by George Poinar Jr., who holds a courtesy appointment in the Oregon State University College of Science. Poinar and Fernando Vega, an independent researcher based in Silver Spring, Maryland, have some ideas about the “clouds” on the antennae, but they don’t know for sure what they are. “We could find no fossil or extant insect with such antennal structures,” said Poinar,

challenging: finding dominant, unique features on extinct organisms.” The scientists named the new specimen

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