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Coquille Tribe celebrate resilience, practice remembrance for Restoration Day

By Nate Schwartz Editor

The Coquille Tribe welcomed policy makers, elders and tribal members spread across the country to celebrate what is described as the most joyful day on the calendar, Restoration Day. The entire weekend leading up to the June 28 holiday becomes a festival honoring tribal culture, traditions and progress.

This year that festival began with the elders. Tribal members over the age of 55 were invited to an exclusive lunch and open house with the heads of tribes many departments and services, catching revered members of the tribal community up to speed with recent developments.

Some will be old enough to remember the first Restoration Day on June 28, 1989. On that day, the tribe was restored its federal recognition. This would restore the Tribe’s sovereignty as an independent Indian Nation, reestablishing their guardianship of ancestral lands and allowing the tribe to access to federal programs for health and education.

The eldest of the tribe were alive when that federally recognized status was revoked, sending the Coquille People into a period of darkness and obscurity. Through determination, oral tradition and the culture saving work of dedicated tribal members, the ancient practices that the tribe still honor today were preserved.

The Wester Oregon Termination Act of 1954 reneged on the treaties of 61 Native Amer-

ican tribes and bands west of the Cascade mountains. The largest termination act of its kind, it stripped federal services and finances from nearly all of the tribes of Western Oregon, restricting and selling off the ancestral lands that had already shrunk during the settlement era.

The Coquille Tribe would be the last of the Western Oregon Tribes to be reinstated to federal recognition. Those who fought through and survived the termination era were honored on Saturday, during a speech by Brenda Meade, Tribal Chairperson.

“I’m pretty honored to be here

today,” Meade told the World during Saturday’s celebrations.

“It’s hard to believe its been so many years. I was at the first [Restoration Day] when I was nineteen, that tells you. I’ve seen incredible growth with our nation, and the fact that we’ve had so many tribal citizens come home this year is incredible.”

That growth has been clear to see in recent years. Restoration allowed the Tribe to reestablish their constitution, designate the Coquille Tribal Forest under their management and engage in economic development like the building of the Mill Casino,

now the Ko-Kwel Casino Resort. Those developments have continued with expansions to said resort and to tribal lands on the Kilkich Reservation, where many of the weekend’s events took place.

During that speech on Saturday Meade honored tribal members both old and young.

One such elder was Gloria Johnson, who knits handmade gifts to welcome newly born tribal members to their community. Tribal youth who had recently graduated from high school, university, or advanced graduate programs received recognition and well wishes for the future.

The intergenerational aspects of the celebration were a sign of a prospering people, of a perseverance.

“I don’t think it’s ever changed, that that’s our work as a tribe. It’s always about taking care of our elders, recognizing them and learning from them,” said Meade. “But also, when our young people see achievements in their lives to get the opportunity to pull them up here, recognize them and let them know they have options and opportunities to be leaders in our Tribe.”

“We say in front of everyone that we’re working to grow our nation, and make opportunities in

Kotek’s prosperity council pushes for lower taxes, fewer regulations

ShaaNth NaNGUNerI Oregon Capital Chronicle

To jumpstart Oregon’s economic development, the state should cut taxes, eliminate a key state climate program and allocate a quarter of a billion state dollars for business infrastructure needs every two years, according to a new report from Gov. Tina Kotek’s economic advisers.

The numbers Kotek’s prosperity council put forth in its 33-page report and shared in a council meeting Thursday afternoon paint a negative picture of Oregon’s economy: The state is second-to-last in the nation when it comes to increases in employment, 41% of Oregonians live either below the federal poverty level or are unable to afford basic needs, and the state’s unemployment rate is at 5.2%, a figure that

has remained above the national average for months. The report comes as U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data identified Oregon

as the only West Coast state to lose jobs overall since last year.

“We have to chart a better future for everyone,” Kotek said

during Thursday afternoon’s meeting. “We are hearing constantly about the challenge for everyday Oregon working hard can’t make ends meet. I also want to make sure that Oregon is one of the best places in the country to have a business, and I think we can achieve that.”

She commended the council for producing recommendations she called “bold” and “practical,” particularly praising charges to identify redundant regulations and reimagine the state’s economic development agency.

But while the report identifies 10 key solutions, it defers to the Oregon Legislature when it comes to changing what it calls a “one-and-a-half-legged stool” system reliant on personal

K9Athena assists with drug investigation

New NBPD officer graduates from academy

From the City of North Bend

The North Bend Police Department’s K9 Athena recently assisted the Coos Bay Police Department during a narcotics investigation connected to a traffic stop.

K9 Athena was deployed on the vehicle and alerted to the presence of illicit substances. As a result of the investigation, three individuals were taken into custody. Officers seized approximately 1.2 ounces of suspected fentanyl, 0.8 ounces of suspected methamphetamine, a large sum of money, multiple knives, and various items associated with the drug trade.

The North Bend Police Department appreciates Officer Shelton and the Coos Bay Police Department for the call-out and the opportunity to work alongside their team.

This successful investigation highlights the value of interagency cooperation and the important role K9 teams play in helping keep our communities safe.

Achievement

The City of North Bend is also pleased to announce that Officer Lovell has successfully completed the 16-week Basic Police Academy at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training.

Graduation from the academy marks an important milestone in Officer Lovell’s law enforcement career and reflects months of hard work, dedication, and perseverance. She will now continue in-house field training with the North Bend Police Department before independently patrolling the streets of North Bend.

During the academy, Officer Lovell volunteered to serve as a member of the Honor Guard, a role requiring additional time, training, and commitment beyond the academy’s regular schedule. At the graduation ceremony, she proudly escorted the American and Oregon flags during the posting of the colors.

Officer Lovell also represented North Bend by singing the National Anthem during the graduation ceremony.

The City of North Bend congratulates Officer Lovell on this outstanding achievement and wishes her continued success as she completes the remainder of her training.

issued the following statement today in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision affirming that biological boys may not compete in girls’ scholastic sports, a ruling that reinforces long standing Title IX protections and ensures fairness for female athletes nationwide.

“Today’s Supreme Court decision is a victory for the integrity of girls’ sports. For decades, Title IX has guaranteed equal opportunities for female athletes, and this ruling reaffirms that those protections cannot be undermined,” said Senator David Brock Smith.

Strong Support in Oregon and Across the Nation, as rece nt polling shows broad public support for policies that preserve female athletic divisions. A 2025 survey conducted by The Oregonian/OregonLive found that 62% of Oregon voters believe

that girls’ scholastic sports should be reserved for biological females. While a 2024 Gallup poll reported that 69% of Americans believe transgender athletes should compete based on their sex at birth. A 2025 Washington Post/KFF survey similarly found that over two thirds of parents’ support maintaining sex based divisions in youth and high school sports.

Senator Brock Smith emphasized that these numbers reflect concerns raised by parents, coaches, and athletes across Oregon and the country who argue that allowing biological males to compete in girls’

divisions creates an uneven playing field and jeopardizes both safety and competitive equity.

“Girls deserve a level playing field. They deserve to compete, to excel, and to win based on their own hard work and talent, which is why I drafted SB 787. This decision ensures that those opportunities remain protected, and the polling shows that Oregonians and Americans overwhelmingly agree. Our students continue to fall behind across the educational metrics and Oregon Democrats need to stop listening to their special interest groups, and start listening to the majority of parents, and of Oregonians,” said Senator David Brock Smith.

Senator David Brock Smith noted that Oregon has seen increasing debate over athletic eligibility policies and reiterated his

The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.

• Coos Bay

• June 25

• 5:54 am, S Marple St, theft of bike.

• 7:57 am, N Bayshore Dr, theft. 9:44 am, S Broadway St, criminal trespass. 10:59 am, Crocker St, criminal trespass.

• 11:13 am, N Bayshore Dr, disorderly conduct.

• 12:48 pm, Newmark Ave, theft.

1:47 pm, S 7th St, shoplifting.

3:15 pm, S 10th St, harassment.

• 5:50 pm, Market St, dispute.

• 6:36 pm, S 4th St, dispute.

6:47 pm, 10th Ave, arrest.

6:53 pm, S 4th St, theft. 8:03 pm, Newmark Ave, shoplifting.

• 9:35 pm, S 11th St, theft.

• 10:05 pm, Empire Area, assault.

• 10:29 pm, Newmark Ave, non-injury accident.

• 11:04 pm, Anderson Ave, assault.

June 26

12:05 am, S 7th St, disorderly conduct.

1:11 am, Central Ave, burglary.

• 6:16 am, Ocean Blvd, threats.

• 8:03 am, Newmark Ave, criminal trespass.

9:00 am, N Wasson St, violation of restraining order.

• 10:26 am, Holland Ave, threats.

• 10:43 am, Newmark Ave, shoplifting. 10:48 am, N 16th St, violation of restraining order.

• 11:38 am, Newmark Ave, shoplifting.

• 12:09 pm, Newmark Ave, criminal trespass. 12:25 pm, N Cammann St, shoplifting.

1:46 pm, Country Club Rd, warrant service.

• 1:49 pm, S 5th St, bur-

glary. 2:59 pm, Newmark Ave, criminal trespass.

• 3:23 pm, N Cammann St, criminal trespass.

• 6:11 pm, Bennett Behind Library, arrest. 6:21 pm, Ackerman St, criminal trespass. 6:38 pm, S 1st St, unauthorized use of vehicle.

• 7:58 pm, Lakeshore Dr, dispute, neighbor.

• 10:04 pm, Newmark Ave, criminal trespass. 11:15 pm, S Wall St, warrant service. 11:44 pm, Newmark Ave, shoplifting.

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• June 27

• 12:25 am, Newmark Ave, disorderly conduct.

• 1:41 am, Newmark Ave, disorderly conduct. 4:30 am, Holland Ave, warrant service.

6:47 am, Thompson Rd, disorderly conduct.

• 11:42 am, Thompson Rd, criminal trespass.

• 11:43 am, Thompson and Kinney, disorderly conduct.

12:09 pm, Central Ave, disorderly conduct.

• 12:23 pm, Thompson Rd, criminal trespass.

• 12:38 pm, N Wall St, criminal trespass. 1:00 pm, N Broadway Ave, harassment. 1:04 pm, Newmark Ave, shoplifting.

• 2:13 pm, Ocean Blvd and Norman, criminal mischief.

2:50 pm, Newmark Ave, criminal trespass.

2:53 pm, Newmark and Schoneman, accident.

• 3:27 pm, Newmark Ave, shoplifting.

• 5:04 pm, Newmark Ave, criminal trespass. 5:31 pm, Holland Ave, harassment. 6:04 pm, Newmark Ave, shoplifting.

• 6:20 pm, Central Ave, theft.

• 7:16 pm, N Cammann St, criminal trespass. 8:01 pm, Newmark Ave, shoplifting. 9:54 pm, S Broadway St, dispute.

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• June 28 7:31 am, Newmark Ave, shoplifting.

• 8:04 am, Newmark Ave, shoplifting.

Police Blotter

10:35 am, N Cammann St, criminal trespass.

• 1:48 pm, Central Ave, criminal mischief.

• 2:27 pm, Newmark Ave, harassment. 3:52 pm, S 5th St, burglary.

4:31 pm, Hemlock and N 7th St, shots fired.

• 6:08 pm, N 10th St and W Commercial Ave, disorderly conduct.

7:13 pm, Newmark Ave, shoplifting. 7:39 pm, Off The End Of Elrod, dispute.

• 9:26 pm, Milligan Ave, criminal mischief.

• 11:10 pm, Newmark Ave, disorderly conduct.

June 29 12:14 am, Evans Blvd, disorderly conduct.

7:54 am, Newmark Ave, robbery.

• 9:32 am, W 8th St, warrant service.

• 11:35 am, S 10th St, harassment. 12:47 pm, S 4th St, disorderly conduct. 12:48 pm, S 9th St, burglary.

• 3:44 pm, S 1st St, threats.

• 4:19 pm, S 5th St, dispute. 4:45 pm, Yew St, criminal mischief.

6:11 pm, Newmark Ave, non-injury accident.

• 7:20 pm, Newmark Ave, arrest.

• 8:43 pm, N 10th St and W Commercial Ave, assault.

June 30 6:36 am, 2nd Ct, warrant service.

• 8:02 am, Crocker St, hit and run.

• 9:30 am, 6th Ave, hit and run. 11:03 am, S 10th St, dispute, neighbor.

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Ave, warrant service.

July 1

4:09 am, S 8th St, juvenile problem.

• Coquille

• June 25

5:13 am, N Central Blvd, criminal mischief.

• 9:26 am, N Baxter St, criminal trespass.

• 2:14 pm, N Adams St, warrant service.

5:50 pm, Hwy 42 and Hwy 42S, non-injury accident.

• 8:40 pm, Hwy 42, criminal trespass. 8:41 pm, Hwy 42, warrant service.

10:16 pm, N Central Blvd, threats.

• 10:33 pm, N Central Blvd, criminal trespass.

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• June 26

• 7:20 am, E 1st St, dispute.

• 3:07 pm, N Myrtle St, criminal trespass.

6:19 pm, Hwy 42, criminal trespass.

6:49 pm, Hwy 42S, warrant service.

• 6:57 pm, N Johnson St, warrant service.

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• June 27

• 7:23 am, Hwy 42, arrest.

• 7:51 am, N Cedar Point Rd, violation of restraining order.

11:55 am, E 2nd St and Folsom, dispute, neighbor.

• 2:03 pm, N Henry St, assault.

4:42 pm, N Elliott St, theft.

June 28

11:40 am, E 3rd St, dispute.

• 3:03 pm, W 17th St, criminal mischief.

• June 29

11:38 am, E Johnson Ave, warrant service.

• 1:31 pm, D St and 2nd Ave, juvenile problem.

• 2:09 pm, Newmark Ave, hit and run. 2:53 pm, Ocean Blvd, theft.

8:18 pm, E Johnson Ave, dispute.

• 9:12 pm, Thompson Rd, theft.

• 9:41 pm, E Johnson Ave, disorderly conduct. 10:00 pm, Anderson

• 8:51 am, Shelley Rd, assault, domestic.

• 9:15 am, W 17th St, assault. 4:12 pm, Hwy 42S, theft.

• June 30 12:20 am, E 4th St, criminal trespass. 9:24 am, S Mill and Hwy 42, warrant service.

• 9:56 am, N Central Blvd,

•

shoplifting. 4:17 pm, E 1st St, harassment.

• 7:41 pm, Hwy 42S, criminal trespass.

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• Myrtle Point

• June 25

• 9:47 pm, Bender St, assault.

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• North Bend

• June 25

• 6:32 am, Broadway Ave, disorderly conduct. 8:28 am, Sherman Ave, criminal trespass. 8:36 am, Virginia Ave, theft.

• 8:36 am, Broadway Ave, criminal trespass.

• 8:43 am, Virginia Ave, theft. 10:04 am, Washington and Harbor, criminal trespass.

• 10:44 am, Broadway Ave, disorderly conduct.

• 11:47 am, Virginia Ave, dispute. 3:14 pm, Sheridan and Washington, disorderly conduct.

• 5:58 pm, Madrona Ct, violation of restraining order. 6:07 pm, Sheridan Ave, stalking. 6:13 pm, Virginia Ave, criminal mischief.

• 6:49 pm, California and Union, criminal mischief. 8:15 pm, Virginia Ave, criminal trespass. 8:26 pm, Harbor Ave, criminal mischief.

• 8:49 pm, Tremont Ave, criminal trespass.

• 10:05 pm, Oak St, assault. 11:29 pm, Virginia Ave, criminal trespass.

• June 26 1:44 am, Virginia Ave, warrant service.

• 7:35 am, Pacific Ave, dispute.

• 7:42 am, Union Ave, criminal mischief. 2:34 pm, Troutman Property, criminal trespass. 3:04 pm, 16th St, criminal trespass.

• June 27

• 1:29 am, Tremont Ave,

criminal trespass. 2:59 am, Tremont Ave, criminal trespass.

• 8:54 am, Virginia Ave, dispute.

• 10:25 am, W Olive St, warrant service. 11:02 am, Virginia Ave, criminal trespass. 12:08 pm, Tremont Ave, criminal trespass.

• 12:46 pm, Broadway Ave, criminal trespass.

• 2:22 pm, Tremont Ave, non-injury accident. 4:52 pm, Hamilton and California, assault. 10:39 pm, Ferry Rd, probation violation.

• • June 28

• 1:37 am, Pacific Ave, criminal trespass.

• 8:52 am, Marion Ave, criminal trespass. 9:55 am, Commercial, disorderly conduct. 10:21 am, Broadway Ave, disorderly conduct.

• • June 29 3:51 am, Winsor Ave, theft of services.

• 4:47 am, Broadway Ave, criminal trespass.

• 1:37 pm, North Bend Area, threats. 4:58 pm, Union Ave, juvenile problem. 4:59 pm, Union Ave, threats.

• 10:46 pm, Buccaneer Ln, unauthorized use of vehicle.

June 30 1:00 am, Virginia Ave, criminal trespass. 6:19 am, Virginia Ave, criminal trespass.

• 7:05 am, Sheridan Ave, criminal trespass.

• 7:38 am, Grant St, criminal mischief. 8:08 am, Newmark, warrant service. 10:58 am, Grant Cir,

North Bend wins another state title in band

North Bend’s band continued to be the standard for Class 4A schools when the group won its fourth consecutive state title during the spring.

North Bend had the highest score from all three judges and finished with a total of 317 points to beat runner-up St. Helens, which had 304.

St. Helens had a slightly higher sight reading score than North Bend, which ranked second in that category.

It’s the fourth straight year North Bend has won the title and the eighth overall under director Amber Yester. North Bend also won four in a row from 2013 to 2017.

North Bend also finished second in 2013 and 2018.

North Bend was fifth in both 2019 and 2022, when the Bulldogs were a Class 5A school. The competition was not held in 2020 and 2021 because of the covid pandemic.

Bandon was not able to duplicate North Bend’s feat with four straight titles in the Class 2A-1A division. The Tigers, under the direction of Dave Weston, finished second behind Lowell after winning the past three years.

and Bandon had a score of

which was just better than thirdplace Portland Christian. Bandon has placed every year the competition has been held

since 2015, when the Tigers were third. Bandon won in 2016, was fourth in 2017 and finished third in 2018, 2019 and 2022.

Pacific Dunes turns 25, retains high ranking

Pacific Dunes, the second of five 18-hole golf courses built at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, celebrated its 25th anniversary this week.

The course, designed by Tom Doak, opened on July 1, 2001, just over two years after the resort’s first course, Bandon Dunes, opened.

The Pacific Dunes layout has received high praise from the various golf publications over the years, often listed second behind Pebble Beach as the country’s top resort course and top course that is open to the public.

Most recently, Golfweek released its rankings of the top 100 public access courses in the United States. The publication’s raters rank the courses in 10 different categories and also offer a single overall rating of each course.

As with many other lists, Pebble Beach ranked No. 1 and Pacific Dunes No. 2.

All five of the resort’s courses were in the top 15. Bandon Trails

was No. 5, followed by Bandon Dunes at No. 6 and Old Macdonald at No. 7. Sheep Ranch, which celebrated its sixth anniversary at the start of June, was 15th.

The sister resort for Bandon Dunes in Wisconsin, Sand Valley, was represented by The Lido at No. 13 (the course is private but offers some play to resort guests), Sand Valley at No. 21, Mammoth Dunes at No. 23, Sedge Valley at No. 32. Sand Valley is run by the two sons of Bandon Dunes founder Mike Keiser, Michael and Chris, and they used the same architects for their courses in Wisconsin.

Tom Doak was lead architect on the Lido, though that course is a replica of the original Lido designed by Charles Blair Macdonald (the namesake for Old Macdonald). Doak also designed Sedge Valley. Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, who designed both Bandon Trails and Sheep Ranch, were the architects for the Sand Valley course and David McLay Kidd, who was the architect

for the Bandon Dunes course, designed Mammoth Dunes.

Other Oregon courses on the list included the Hankins layout at Silvies Valley Ranch at No. 67, the Crosswater course at Sunriver Resort at No. 87, the Ghost Creek course at Pumpkin Ridge

at 97 and the Craddock Course at Silvies Valley Ranch in Seneca at 100. Both Silvies Valley Ranch courses were designed by Dan Hixson, who also designed the popular Bandon Crossings layout.

Bandon’s Kenneth McMillen earns journalism award

For the World

MCMINNVILLE, OR

(06/29/2026)-- Linfield University’s independent student newspaper, The Linfield Review, was recently recognized by the Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators for the excellence of its work. Competing against four-year institutions across the Pacific Northwest, the paper won three awards. This included taking the top spot in the Comprehensive Coverage category where they beat entries from the Oregon Daily Emerald and Oregon State Barometer. Among the winners was Kenneth McMillen (class of 2027). McMillen earned first place in the Comprehensive Coverage category for his pieces on the university’s Balanced Budget Initiative. The piece can be read at https://thelinfieldreview. com/36141/news/the-future-oflinfield-mark-blegen-on-his-strategic-framework/. McMillen is a journalism and media studies and law, rights and justice major, originally from Bandon, OR.

“I am so proud of this year’s staff for all of their hard work and dedication to producing the best stories possible for our Linfield community,” said Amelia Solt, the 2025-26 editor-in-chief.

“Regardless whether a staff member won an award or not, they should be incredibly proud of all the stories, photos, and multimedia pieces they created.”

The ‘Four-Year Program Division’ in the annual awards includes newspapers from schools regardless of enrollment. This year, The Linfield Review competed against entries from student newspapers at the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, the University of Portland and Willamette University.

The Linfield Review was recognized with the following awards:

• First Place - Comprehensive Coverage: Budget Cuts

• Second Place - Personality Profile: “A small, but mighty encounter has been the captain of Linfield’s Shannon Dunn’s ship” by Amelia Solt

• Third Place - Personality Profile: “Caroline Smith: The bio superstar” by Julian Ortiz Solt added, “I am looking forward to seeing how next year’s editor-in-chief, Kenny McMillen, builds on the growth that our paper has made!”

Founded in 1896, The Linfield Review is one of the oldest college newspapers in the Pacific Northwest. It has a cherished

Marshfield ties for second in state speech finals

Marshfield’s speech team tied for second in Class 4A-3A-2A1A during its performance in the state championships in the spring.

Marshfield scored 18 points, which tied Marist Catholic. They trailed Oregon Episcopal, which amassed 27 points.

In speech, the students in all classifications compete against each other and the teams who get the most total points in the various classifications earn trophies.

The Pirates had four individual placers.

Bandon did not place in the team race, but had several students advance to state and compete.

Marshfield’s Ella Croson was named second-team all-state for humorous interpretation. She finished second behind Roosevelt’s Lochlan Allen in the competition. Croson also competed in impromptu speaking but did not reach the finals.

Ivy Potter was named honorable mention for after-dinner speaking and Darielle Koffi-Plebou was honorable mention for poetry reading, placing seventh. Eduardo Cabudol tied for eighth in the student congress.

Zoey Colm competed in protocol for Marshfield and the Pirates also had a pair in duo interpretation.

For Bandon, Alivia Bramhall and Brennan McFall just missed the semifinals in duo interpretation. Bramhall also competed in prose.

Sebastian Newby nearly advanced to the semifinals in humorous interpretation and Jessica Burg competed in poetry.

North Bend’s Alexander Peck won the title for the low saxophone division.

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Linfield University is an independent, nonprofit university with campuses in McMinnville and Portland, Oregon, as well an eCampus for online learning. Since 1858, Linfield has connected traditional liberal arts experience with practical education in more than 50 majors, including wine studies, sport management and nursing. Linfield also offers interdisciplinary master’s degrees in business, nursing and sports sciences. For six years running, U.S. News & World Report has named Linfield one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation when it comes to social mobility. Forty-two percent of Linfield undergraduates are first-generation college students, and 42% are U.S. students of color. Linfield competes in the NCAA Division III Northwest Conference. Learn more at www.linfield.edu.

North Bend’s Peck is state champion in saxophone

North Bend had its first-ever solo music champion this spring. Alexander Peck was champion in the low saxophone division. He had the highest score from two of the three judges and finished with 936 points. Ben Congo of Tualatin, who was ranked first by the other judge, finished second overall at 927.

OSAA offers competition for 20 different instrument classifications and six different voice ranges in the solo music competition.

Marshfield’s Neeko Tucker placed third for the euphonium behind Jackson Sigua of Sherwood and Kylie Malkemus of Warrenton.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the City of Coos Bay - Plant 1 Handrail/Guardrail Repair will be received via electronic means by Jennifer Wirsing, PE, Public Works Director, until 2:00 PM local time on 07/29/2026 at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened at City Hall. The city will receive and accept bids only through www. questcdn.com via their electronic VirtuBid online service. No bids will be accepted after this time. The Project is for construction of: Remove and replace existing handrails and guardrails throughout the wastewater treatment plant and perform spot repairs where required. Located at 680 Ivy Avenue, Coos Bay, OR. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: CITY OF COOS BAY; JENNIFER WIRSING, PE. Bidding Documents may be viewed at www.QuestCDN. com. To be qualified to submit a Bid the Contractor must obtain the bidding documents and submit their bid electronically at www.questCDN. com, QuestCDN Project No. 10108756. All pre-Bid questions and responses will be posted on QuestCDN. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM local time 07/14/2026 at Wastewater Treatment Plant 1 (680 Ivy Avenue, Coos Bay, OR). Bidder must qualify with owner per ORS 279C.430 as specified in Instructions to Bidders. This contract is for public work and is subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 regarding prevailing wage rates. This project is being funded by a loan from The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities or informalities in connection with the bids. No Bidder may withdraw their bid until thirty (30) days after the bid opening. By order of: City of Coos Bay - Jennifer Wirsing, PE, Public Works Director 6/30 & 7/7/2026 World 428103

BUNKER HILL SANITARY DISTRICT - regular monthly meeting - Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the office of Dyer Partnership Engineers & Planners, 1330 Teakwood, Coos Bay, Oregon. 7/7/2026 World 428555

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS PROBATE DEPARTMENT

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WANTED REAL ESTATE DEAD OR ALIVE

I'm rounding up new property listings and I've got buyers for the good, the bad and the ugly. Whether it's a palace or a fixer, prime timber lands or a stump farm, or a view of the bay or the barn....the only thing needed to sell your property is a competent and experienced Realtor. JOE WARD, BROKER JOE WARD PROPERTIES 38 years licensed in Oregon 541-912-0934 983 Central Ave., Coos Bay Myrtle Point House for Sale best location in town. Furnished 3B/3B. Furnished, walk to all services. 208-7th St 541-7881080 $390,000

Fri & Sat, July 10-11, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 1017 Maryland Ct. Myrtle Point. Antiques, yard stuff, glassware, clocks, etc.

Depoe Bay; 17 Fogarty Creek; 27 Fruitvale; 29 Siletz; 31East Toledo; 32 South Toledo. Term: Four years, beginning Monday, January 1, 2027. Position: Director for Central Lincoln PUD Subdivision 5: Gardiner, Hauser, Lakeside, rural North Bend, Reedsport. District territory in Douglas County voting precincts: 01 Unincorporated Reedsport; 03 Reedsport City; and District territory in Coos County precincts: 1 Lakeside City and Rural; 2 Rural North Bend. Term: Four years, beginning Monday, January 1, 2027. Each candidate for the positions listed above must file a declaration of candidacy or petition for nomination for office with the Elections Department in the Office of the County Clerk of Lincoln County, Oregon; this may be done no sooner than July 16, 2026, and no later than 5 p.m. on August 25, 2026. More information may be found at: https://www. co.lincoln.or.us/clerk/page/ welcome then "Elections" The Lincoln County Clerk's Office may be reached at 541-2654131. Candidates must be registered voters, or capable of being registered voters, residing in the Subdivision for which they are filing. Candidates must also have resided in Central Lincoln's District continuously for two years or more. Ballots for the November 2026 General Election must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day November 3, or mailed with a valid postmark of no later than Tuesday, November 3, 2026. /s/ Ty Hillebrand, P.E.General ManagerCentral Lincoln PUD 7/7/2026 World 427971

In the Matter of the Estate of: Sandra Lee Youngblood a.k.a. Sandra Lee Racicot, Decedent. Case No.: 26PB01558 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Debra L. Mesch has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative at PO Box 119, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420 within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorneys for the personal representative, Stebbins & Company, LLC, PO Box 119, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420. Dated and first published June 23, 2026. Debra L Mesch Personal Representative 6/23, 6/30, & 7/7/2026 World 428172

Libby Slough Drainage District will be holding its annual general meeting on July 18TH, 10 am, at 62948 Red Dike Road Coos Bay, Oregon. 6/30, 7/7, & 7/14/2026 World 426365

NOTICE OF ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS FOR CENTRAL LINCOLN PEOPLE'S UTILITY DISTRICT

Notice is hereby given that on November 3, 2026, an election will be held for the purpose of electing three (3) Directors to fill the following positions and terms, including any vacancy which may exist, on the Board of Directors of the Central Lincoln People's Utility District. Position: Director for Central Lincoln PUD Subdivision No. 1: Newport area.\~ Most of the City of Newport. District territory in Lincoln County voting precincts: 09 Nye Creek; 10 Newport Bay; 11 Oceanview; 12 Yaquina; 13 Pacific; 14 Agate Beach. Term: Four years, beginning Monday, January 1, 2027. Position: Director for Central Lincoln PUD Subdivision No. 2: Depoe Bay, Lincoln Beach, Otter Rock, Siletz, Toledo. District territory in Lincoln County voting precincts: 15 Otter Rock; 16

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE On JULY 20TH, 2026, at the hour of 10:00am at the front door of the Coos County Sheriff's Office, 250 N. Baxter St; Coquille, the defendant's interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 62911 SW 8TH ROAD, COOS BAY, OR 97420. The court case number is 25CV44261, where PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION is plaintiff, and UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF PAUL W BUSH AKA PAUL WINN BUSH AKA PAUL BUSH; AARON BUSH; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier's check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff's Office. For more information on this sale go to: http://oregonsheriffssales.org/ 6/23, 6/30, 7/7, & 7/14/2026 World 427950

Preston Harry. Notice of legal probate proceedings in Vernal District Court, State of Utah, case number 26380015. Consistent with Utah State Code Ann. §26B-8-111 and Utah Rules of Civil Procedure 4(d) (5)(C), the guardian ad litem hereby gives Mr. Harry notice of the above-mentioned case. The first date of publication in this matter is 6/30/2026. If Mr. Harry does not respond, it shall be assumed that he does not object to the petition. Mr. Harry may respond to the Court directly, and he may reach out to the guardian ad litem. Anderson, Fife, Marshall & Wood, LC. Rachel Whipple, Utah Bar #17502, rwhipple@wasatch. law, 2500 N University Ave., Provo, UT 84604. P: 801-3751920, F: 801-377-9405. 6/30, 7/7, 7/14/2026. 6/30, 7/7, & 7/14/2026 World 428202

The Port of Umpqua is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy for Position #1 on the Board of Commissioners. This is a volunteer position; the appointee will not receive compensation. The appointee's term will expire June 30, 2027. To be eligible for appointment, the applicant must live within the Port District (includes Gardiner, Reedsport, Winchester Bay, Ash Valley, Scottsburg, Elkton, parts of the Smith River area and other rural areas within Western Douglas County) and must be a registered voter in the Port District. Applications must be received in the office by July 31, 2026 and are available online from our website, www.portofumpqua.net. 7/7 & 7/14/2026 World 428xxx

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-261036573-RM Reference is made to that certain deed made by, ROBERT L. REIFSCHNEIDER AND KAREN M. REIFSCHNEIDER, HUSBAND AND WIFE as Grantor to PACIFIC NORTHWEST COMPANY OF OREGON, INC., as trustee, in favor of

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("MERS"), AS DESIGNATED NOMINEE FOR QUICKEN LOANS INC., BENEFICIARY OF THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as Beneficiary, dated 2/6/2013, recorded 2/19/2013, in official records of COOS County, Oregon in book/reel/ volume No. and/or as fee/file/ instrument/microfilm/reception number 2013 1571 and subsequently assigned or transferred by operation of law to NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing covering the following described real property situated in said County, and State. APN: 4083000 25S1336-AC-02600 LOT 29 THROUGH 32, INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 43, PLAT OF EASTSIDE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 617 10TH CT, COOS BAY, OR 97420 The undersigned hereby certifies that based upon business records there are no known written assignments of the trust deed by the trustee or by the beneficiary, except as recorded in the records of the county or counties in which the above described real property is situated. Further, no action has been instituted to recover the debt, or any part thereof, now remaining secured by the trust deed, or, if such action has been instituted, such action has been dismissed except as permitted by ORS 86.752(7). Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected 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. There is a default by grantor or other person owing an obligation, performance of which is secured by the trust deed, or by the successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of such provision. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due the following sum: TOTAL REQUIRED TO REINSTATE: $16,511.61 TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF: $197,204.31

Because of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day-to-day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. It will be necessary for you to contact the Trustee before the time you tender reinstatement or the payoff amount so that you may be advised of the exact amount you will be required to pay. By reason of the default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the trust deed immediately due and payable, those sums being the following, to- wit: The installments of principal and interest which became due on 10/1/2025, and all subsequent installments of principal and interest through the date of this Notice, plus amounts that are due for late charges, delinquent property taxes, insurance premiums, advances made on senior liens, taxes and/or insurance, trustee's fees, and any attorney fees and court costs arising from or associated with the beneficiaries efforts to protect and preserve its security, all of which must be paid as a condition of reinstatement, including all sums that shall accrue through reinstatement or pay-off. Nothing in this notice shall be construed as a waiver of any fees owing to the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust pursuant to the terms of the loan documents. Whereof, notice hereby is given that QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION, the undersigned trustee will on 9/30/2026 at the hour of 01:00 PM , Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, At the Main Entrance to the Coos County Courthouse, located at 250 North Baxter Street, 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 sale. Other than as shown of record, neither the beneficiary nor the trustee has any actual notice of any person having or claiming to have any lien upon or interest in the real property hereinabove described subsequent to the interest of the trustee in the trust deed, or of any successor in interest to grantor or of any lessee or other person in possession of or occupying the property, except: Name and Last Known Address and Nature of Right, Lien or Interest KAREN REIFSCHNEIDER 689 W 15TH AVE TORRINGTON, WY 82240-3365 Original Borrower ROBERT REIFSCHNEIDER 689 W 15TH AVE TORRINGTON, WY 82240-3365 Original Borrower For Sale Information Call: 800-280-2832 or Login to: www.auction.com In construing this notice, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to this grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by the trust deed, and the words "trustee"

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. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. 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 TENANTS: TENANTS OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY HAVE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO THEM UNDER ORS 86.782 AND POSSIBLY UNDER FEDERAL LAW. ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE OF SALE, AND INCORPORATED HEREIN, IS A NOTICE TO TENANTS THAT SETS FORTH SOME OF THE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO A

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-261053293-BB Reference is made to that certain deed made by, WAYNE E STONE

JR as Grantor to AMERITITLE, as trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR DIRECTORS MORTGAGE, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as Beneficiary, dated 9/13/2024, recorded 9/19/2024, in official records of COOS County, Oregon as fee/ file/instrument/microfilm/ reception number 2024-06259 and subsequently assigned or transferred by operation of law to MIDFIRST BANK covering the following described real property situated in said County, and State. APN: 5238800 25S1335-DC-04200 THE SOUTH 15 FEET OF LOT 9 AND ALL OF LOT 10, BLOCK 15 WEST BUNKER HILL ADDITION TO MARSHFIELD, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 63684 S BARRY RD, COOS BAY, OR 97420-5901

The undersigned hereby certifies that based upon business records there are no known written assignments of the trust deed by the trustee or by the beneficiary, except as recorded in the records of the county or counties in which the above described real property is situated. Further, no action has been instituted to recover the debt, or any part thereof, now remaining secured by the trust deed, or, if such action has been instituted, such action has been dismissed except as permitted by ORS 86.752(7). Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected 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. There is a default by grantor or other person owing an obligation, performance of which is secured by the trust deed, or by the successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of such provision. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantor's failure to pay when due the following sum: TOTAL REQUIRED TO REINSTATE: $16,436.48 TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF: $231,030.91 Because of interest, late charges, and other charges that may vary from day-to-day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. It will be necessary for you to contact the Trustee before the time you tender reinstatement or the payoff amount so that you may be advised of the exact amount you will be required to pay. By reason of the default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the trust deed immediately due and payable, those sums being the following, to- wit: The installments of principal and interest which became due on 9/1/2025, and all subsequent installments of principal and interest through the date of this Notice, plus amounts that are due for late charges, delinquent property taxes, insurance premiums, advances made on senior liens, taxes and/or insurance, trustee's fees, and any attorney fees and court costs arising from or associated with the beneficiaries efforts to protect and preserve its security, all of which must be paid as a condition of reinstatement, including all sums that shall accrue through reinstatement or pay-off. Nothing in this notice shall be construed as a waiver of any fees owing to the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust pursuant to the terms of the loan documents. Whereof, notice hereby is given that QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION, the undersigned trustee will on 10/14/2026 at the hour of 1:00 PM, Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, At the Main Entrance to the Coos County Courthouse, located at 250 North Baxter Street, 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 sale. Other than as shown of record, neither the beneficiary nor the trustee has any actual notice of any person having or claiming to have any lien upon or interest in the real property hereinabove described subsequent to the interest of the trustee in the trust deed, or of any successor in interest to grantor or of any lessee or other person in possession of or occupying the property, except: Name and Last Known Address and Nature of Right, Lien or Interest WAYNE STONE JR 63684 S BARRY RD COOS BAY, OR 974205901 Original Borrower For Sale Information Call: 800-280-2832 or Login to: www.auction.com In construing this notice, the singular includes the plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to this grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by the trust deed, and 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 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION. 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. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. 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 TENANTS: TENANTS OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY HAVE CERTAIN PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO THEM UNDER ORS 86.782 AND POSSIBLY UNDER FEDERAL LAW. ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE OF SALE, AND INCORPORATED HEREIN, IS A NOTICE TO TENANTS THAT SETS FORTH SOME OF THE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO A TENANT OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY AND WHICH SETS FORTH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE COMPLIED WITH BY ANY TENANT IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE AFFORDED PROTECTION, AS REQUIRED UNDER ORS 86.771. TS No: OR-261053293-BB Dated: 5/28/2026 Quality Loan Service Corporation, as Trustee Signature By: Jeff Stenman, President Trustee's Mailing Address: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION 108 1 st Ave South, Suite 450, Seattle, WA 98104 Toll Free: (866) 925-0241 Trustee's Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free: (866) 925-0241 IDSPub #0315199 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, & 7/21/2026 World 427487

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE TS NO.: 25-73482 Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust (hereinafter referred as the Trust Deed) made by TED I. CHURCHILL as Grantor to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INS. CO., as trustee, in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("MERS"), AS DESIGNATED NOMINEE FOR

FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, BENEFICIARY OF THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, as Beneficiary, dated 10/31/2017, recorded 11/13/2017, as Instrument No. 2017-10856, in mortgage records of Coos County, Oregon covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to-wit: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE S 1/2 OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 26 SOUTH, RANGE 12 WEST OF THE WILLAMETTE MERIDIAN, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NW 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 18; THENCE SOUTH 87° 26' 26" WEST A DISTANCE OF 383.34 FEET TO A IRON PIPE; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 87° 26' 26" WEST A DISTANCE OF 61.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 2° 33' 34" WEST A DISTANCE OF 61.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87° 26' 26" EAST A DISTANCE OF 199.31 FEET; THENCE NORTH 49° 00' 06" WEST A DISTANCE OF 69.46 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE NORTH 3° 37' 26"

EAST A DISTANCE OF 115.67 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE NORTH 24° 04' 13"

EAST A DISTANCE OF 135.13 FEET TO AN IRON ROD; THENCE NORTH 82° EAST A DISTANCE OF 369.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THAT PROPERTY CONVEYED TO HARRY MCCREA ET UX, AS RECORDED IN MICROFILM REEL NO. 72-9-76548, RECORDS OF COOS COUNTY, OREGON; THENCE NORTH 89° 31 28" EAST A DISTANCE OF 259.46 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87° 26' 26"

EAST A DISTANCE OF 420.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THAT PROPERTY CONVEYED TO THOMAS F. STIEGELER AND PAMELA S. STIEGELER AS RECORDED IN MICROFILM REEL NO. 79-2-7245, RECORDS OF COOS COUNTY, OREGON; THENCE

NORTH 0° 23' 32" WEST A DISTANCE OF 41.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 87° 26' 26"

EAST A DISTANCE OF 144.00

FEET MORE OR LESS, TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OFWAY BOUNDARY OF ALDERWOOD DRIVE COUNTY ROAD; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID ROAD BOUNDARY A DISTANCE OF 112.00 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THAT PROPERTY CONVEYED TO GREGORY BARKER AS RECORDED IN MICROFILM REEL NO. 80-4-7720, RECORDS OF COOS COUNTY, OREGON; THENCE SOUTH 87° 26' 26" WEST A DISTANCE OF 432.29 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PROPERTY CONVEYED TO ROSALIE C. DEVEREUX, IN INSTRUMENT BEARING MICROFILM REEL NO. 80-3-3039, RECORDS OF COOS COUNTY, OREGON; THENCE SOUTH 0° 28' 32" EAST A DISTANCE OF 350.00 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NW 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4; THENCE SOUTH 87° 26' 26" WEST A DISTANCE OF 436.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. The street address or other common designation, if any for the real property described above is purported to be: 91788 ALDERWOOD RD COOS BAY, OREGON 97420 The Tax Assessor's Account ID for the Real Property is purported to be: 26S1218-D0-00501 / 26S1218-D0-00602 / 26S1218D0-00603 Both the beneficiary and the trustee, ZBS LAW, LLP have elected to foreclose the above referenced Trust Deed and sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by the Trust Deed and a Notice of Default and Election to Sell has been recorded pursuant to ORS 86.752(3). All right, title, and interest in the said described property which the grantors had, or had power to convey, at the time of execution of the Trust Deed, together with any interest the grantors or their successors in interest acquired after execution of the Trust Deed shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy the obligations secured by the Trust Deed and the expenses of sale, including the compensation of the trustee as provided by law, and the reasonable fees of trustee's attorneys. The default for which the foreclosure is made is: The monthly installment of principal and interest which became due on 7/1/2024, late charges, and all subsequent monthly installments of principal and interest. You are responsible to pay all payments and charges due under the terms and conditions of the loan documents which come due subsequent to the

date of this notice, including, but not limited to, foreclosure trustee fees and costs, advances and late charges. Furthermore, as a condition to bring your account in good standing, you must provide the undersigned with written proof that you are not in default on any senior encumbrance and provide proof of insurance. Nothing in this notice should be construed as a waiver of any fees owing to the beneficiary under the deed of trust, pursuant to the terms and provisions of the loan documents. The amount required to cure the default in payments to date is calculated as follows: From: 7/1/2024 through 3/28/2026 Total of past due payments: $17,071.10 Late Charges: $288.75 Additional charges (Taxes, Insurance, Corporate Advances, Other Fees): $1,917.00 Trustee's Fees and Costs: $968.50 Total necessary to cure: $20,245.35 Please note the amounts stated herein are subject to confirmation and review and are likely to change during the next 30 days. Please contact the successor trustee ZBS LAW, LLP, to obtain a "reinstatement' and or "payoff" quote prior to remitting funds. By reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the Trust Deed due and payable. The amount required to discharge this lien in its entirety to date is: $109,541.18 Said sale shall be held at the hour of 10:00 AM on 9/4/2026 in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, and pursuant to ORS 86.771(7) shall occur at the following designated place: Inside the main lobby of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 N Baxter St, Coquille, OR 97423 Other than as shown of record, neither the said beneficiary nor the said trustee have any actual notice of any person having or claiming to have any lien upon or interest in the real property hereinabove described subsequent to the interest of the trustee in the Trust Deed, or of any successor(s) in interest to the grantors or of any lessee or other person in possession of or occupying the property, except: NONE 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 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(s) of the 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 the trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by ORS 86.778. The mailing address of the trustee is: ZBS LAW, LLP 5 Centerpointe Dr., Suite 400 Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (503) 946-6558 In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, the words "trustee" and ' beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. 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. IMPORTANT NOTICE : Starting March 1, 2026, Federal Law may prohibit ZBS Law from issuing a Trustee's Deed Upon Sale in connection with this trustee's sale until information about the winning bidder is reported to the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. See, 31 CFR § 1031.320 ( https://www. ecfr.gov/current/title-31/ subtitle-B/chapter-X/part-1031/ subpart-C/section-1031.320. If this trustee's sale qualifies as a "reportable transfer" under 31 CFR § 1031.320(b), and you, as buyer, qualify as a "transferee entity" under 31 CFR § 1031.320(e)(1) or "transferee trust" under 31 CFR § 1031.320(e)(2), you will be obligated to provide information

about the Beneficial Owner(s) of the transferee to ZBS Law or ZBS Law's designated representative. If you qualify as an exempt entity or trust under 31 CFR § 1031.320(n)(10-(11), you may be required to provide evidence of the exemption supported by a declaration under penalty of perjury. If the Trustee's Deed Upon Sale cannot be issued due to a qualified transferee's failure or inability to provide the necessary reporting information, the qualified transferee will be responsible for all fees and costs to re-notice the trustee's sale. Dated: 4/21/2026 ZBS Law, LLP By: Amber L. Labrecque, Esq., OSB#094593 ZBS Law, LLP Authorized to sign on behalf of the trustee EPP 47643 6/16, 6/23, 6/30, & 7/7/2026 World 426339

TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE TS NO.: 26-78720 Reference is made to that certain Deed of Trust (hereinafter referred as the Trust Deed) made by ANN K HANGARTNER, AN ESTATE IN FEE SIMPLE as Grantor to TICOR TITLE COMPANY, as trustee, in favor of FIRST COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION, as Beneficiary, dated 1/7/2014, recorded 1/10/2014, as Instrument No. 2014-00216, in mortgage records of Coos County, Oregon covering the following described real property situated in said County and State, to-wit: Beginning at a point 8 feet South of the present located corner of the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 8, in Township 28 South, Range 13, West of the Willamette Meridian, Coos County, Oregon; thence East 23 rods; thence South 7 rods; thence Southwest 14 1/2 rods to a point 12 rods East of the West Subdivision line; thence West 12 rods to the Subdivision line; thence North 17 1/2 rods to the place of beginning. ALSO, beginning at a point on the East boundary line of Government Lot 3, of Section 8, in Township 28 South, Range 13 West of the Willamette Meridian, Coos County, Oregon and 8 feet South of the Northeast corner of said Government Lot 3; running thence South on the Subdivision line 4 1/2 rods; thence at right angles to the right 10 feet; thence at right angles to the right 4 1/2 rods; thence at right angles to the right 10 feet to the place of beginning. TOGETHER WITH an easement for ingress and egress as set forth in an Instrument Recorded October 28, 2013, as File No. 2013-10373, Records of Coos County, Oregon. The street address or other common designation, if any for the real property described above is purported to be: 56771 RIVERTON RD COQUILLE, OREGON 97423 The Tax Assessor's Account ID for the Real Property is purported to be: 908300 Both the beneficiary and the trustee, ZBS Law, LLP have elected to foreclose the above referenced Trust Deed and sell the said real property to satisfy the obligations secured by the Trust Deed and a Notice of Default and Election to Sell has been recorded pursuant to ORS 86.752(3). All right, title, and interest in the said described property which the grantors had, or had power to convey, at the time of execution of the Trust Deed, together with any interest the grantors or their successors in interest acquired after execution of the Trust Deed shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy the obligations secured by the Trust Deed and the expenses of sale, including the compensation of the trustee as provided by law, and the reasonable fees of trustee's attorneys. The default for which the foreclosure is made is: The monthly installment of principal and interest which became due on 10/1/2025, late charges, and all subsequent monthly installments of principal and interest. You are responsible to pay all payments and charges due under the terms and conditions of the loan documents which come due subsequent to the date of this notice, including, but not limited to, foreclosure trustee fees and costs, advances and late charges. Furthermore, as a condition to bring your account in good standing, you must provide the undersigned with written proof that you are not in default on any senior encumbrance and provide proof of insurance. Nothing in this notice should be construed as a waiver of any fees owing to the beneficiary under the deed of trust, pursuant to the terms and provisions of the loan documents. The amount required to cure the default in payments to date is calculated as follows: From: 10/1/2025 Total of past due payments: $9,906.63 Late Charges: $286.44 Trustee's Fees and Costs: $2,908.75 Total necessary to cure: $13,101.82 Please note the amounts stated herein are

subject to confirmation and review and are likely to change during the next 30 days. Please contact the successor trustee ZBS Law, LLP, to obtain a "reinstatement' and or "payoff" quote prior to remitting funds. By reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the Trust Deed due and payable. The amount required to discharge this lien in its entirety to date is: $132,466.44 Said sale shall be held at the hour of 11:00 AM on 9/11/2026 in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, and pursuant to ORS 86.771(7) shall occur at the following designated place: At the front entrance of the Coos County Courthouse, 2nd & Baxter Sts, Coquille, OR Other than as shown of record, neither the said beneficiary nor the said trustee have any actual notice of any person having or claiming to have any lien upon or interest in the real property hereinabove described subsequent to the interest of the trustee in the Trust Deed, or of any successor(s) in interest to the grantors or of any lessee or other person in possession of or occupying the property, except: NONE 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 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(s) of the 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 the trustee's and attorney's fees not exceeding the amounts provided by ORS 86.778. The mailing address of the trustee is: ZBS Law, LLP, 5 Centerpointe Dr., Suite 400, Lake Oswego, OR 97035 (503) 946-6558 In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word "grantor" includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, the words "trustee" and ' beneficiary" include their respective successors in interest, if any. 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. IMPORTANT NOTICE : Starting March 1, 2026, Federal Law may prohibit ZBS Law from issuing a Trustee's Deed Upon Sale in connection with this trustee's sale until information about the winning bidder is reported to the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. See, 31 CFR § 1031.320 ( https:// www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/ subtitle-B/chapter-X/part-1031/ subpart-C/section-1031.320 . If this trustee's sale qualifies as a "reportable transfer" under 31 CFR § 1031.320(b), and you, as buyer, qualify as a "transferee entity" under 31 CFR § 1031.320(e)(1) or "transferee trust" under 31 CFR § 1031.320(e)(2), you will be obligated to provide information about the Beneficial Owner(s) of the transferee to ZBS Law or ZBS Law's designated representative. If you qualify as an exempt entity or trust under 31 CFR § 1031.320(n)(10-(11), you may be required to provide evidence of the exemption supported by a declaration under penalty of perjury. If the Trustee's Deed Upon Sale cannot be issued due to a qualified transferee's failure or inability to provide the necessary reporting information, the qualified transferee will be responsible for all fees and costs to re-notice the trustee's sale. Dated: 4/30/2026 ZBS Law, LLP By: Amber L. Labrecque, Esq., OSB#094593 ZBS Law, LLP Authorized to sign on behalf of the trustee EPP 47786 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, & 7/28/2026 World 428738

SOS for our coastal communities and fishing industries

Jeff Merkley U.S. Senator

On June 17, I took to the Senate floor to send out an “SOS” – Save Ocean Sensors!

Months before, the National Science Foundation (NSF) had begun quietly dismantling ocean sensors off Oregon without explanation. These sensors provide critical data to keep our coastal communities and fishermen safe. So, I teamed up with Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski to write a bipartisan bill to stop NSF from hauling these sensors out of the water. It passed the Senate unanimously. The very next day, NSF announced

it was reversing course and immediately halted its descoping plan.

This is a big win for Oregon’s coastal communities. These sensors are part of NSF’s Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a system of 900 ocean monitoring devices deployed off Oregon, Alaska, Washington, North Carolina, New England, and Greenland. They track all kinds of valuable information, from ocean currents and water temperatures to salinity, acidity, phytoplankton, and chlorophyll levels. This real-time, publicly available data has informed more than 500 scientific studies and is critical

for managing fisheries, improving maritime safety, and tracking climate chaos. This data is also essential for forecasting weather — especially in El Niño years, like 2026, when severe storms can cause flooding and erosion as well as extreme heat that fuels drought and wildfires. Losing this data could undermine our early warning systems for storms and severe weather.

But NSF began recklessly dismantling this $386 million project only a decade into its 30-year mission without consulting coastal communities, researchers, or industry stakeholders. NSF also

failed to notify Congress 30 days in advance, as required by the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations law when discontinuing Congressionally approved projects over $2.5 million. The ocean sensors off Oregon, known as the Coastal Endurance Array, were first on NSF’s list to remove. When I heard about their plan, I thought: This is supreme stupidity! Immediately I organized Senators on both sides of the aisle, including Senator Wyden and Senator Murkowski, to demand answers from NSF. Members of the House of Representatives, including Congresswomen Bonamici,

Hoyle, Salinas, and Dexter, demanded answers, too. This robust response from members of both parties, in both chambers, shows the vital importance of the OOI system. But NSF was already removing the Coastal Endurance Array. So, Senator Murkowski and I wrote a simple, bipartisan bill — fewer than 200 words! — to block this short-sighted decision and require NSF to do a thorough assessment of the system, along with robust stakeholder engagement. Following Senate passage of our Saving the OOI Act and public outcry from coast to coast, NSF announced it would

stop dismantling the ocean sensors and would redeploy Oregon’s Coastal Endurance Array. Now, we have to hold them to it. I will keep pressing NSF to get the Coastal Endurance Array back in the water and restore full operations again. The Ocean Observatories Initiative is essential for the safety and prosperity of our coastal communities and fishing industries, and I am proud that we got NSF to rethink its decision. This is a massive win for Oregon’s fishermen, researchers, coastal communities, and everyone who relies on this critical ocean data.

SNAP clients offered free program to build skills, find jobs

More than half of SNAP participants who complete Oregon’s SNAP Employment and Training (STEP) program are employed shortly afterward, according to data reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Administration.

The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is highlighting the success of these services as more Oregonians seek support navigating federal changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work or activity rules.

“Employment and training services can help people achieve more than compliance with a requirement,” Oregon SNAP Director Jessica Amaya Hoffman said. “They help people build skills, connect with employers and create opportunities that can support them long after they leave SNAP.”

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healthcare, education and all of those things for them to come home. Because that’s really important, just them being here.”

Meade would go on to honor the Tribe’s color guard, who had an important role to play in presenting the flags ahead

WorkSource Oregon, Isla was facing uncertainty after becoming unemployed while caring for a family member. She had long dreamed of continuing her education but wasn’t sure how she would make it happen. Through the SNAP Employment and Training (STEP) program, she received support, guidance and resources that helped her move forward. Today, she is continuing her education and working toward her goal of starting her own business. “It has always been a dream of mine to better myself and show my kids you can always go to school and educate yourself no matter the age,” said Isla. “My plans for the future are to have my own company and a great job of my choosing.”

Stories like Isla’s are common among participants in Oregon’s STEP program. According to USDA Food and Nutrition

of Friday’s State of the Nation address. They would retire those same flags on Sunday at the closing of the weekend’s festivities.

Native American military service is not only common, it happens at five times the national average in terms of population.

One is struck by the sense of progress when they visit the Kilkich Reservation. On one hand you see modernized services

HISTORY Continued from Page 2 president. It was a warm Tuesday, and many people were packed inside the home. And then it happened.

Just before the solemn ceremony began, words suddenly burst forth loudly from a nearby room. Not human words, but those spoken by a bird. And not just way words either, but dirty words. Very dirty words. Like Marines-undergoing-basic-training-at-boot-camp dirty words. It was Poll, Jackson’s pet African Grey parrot.

Administration data, 57% of Oregon STEP participants are employed shortly after completing the program, one of the highest rates in the nation.

The STEP program connects SNAP participants with free employment and training services through partnerships between ODHS, STEP providers, the Oregon Employment Department, local workforce development boards and other community organizations throughout Oregon.

Services may include:

and facilities, on another you see a slice of americana via green lawns and picket fences. Anchoring all of it are spaces like the Tribe’s Plankhouse, which serves as a ceremonial and communal gathering place and hosts important parts of the Restoration Day schedule.

“I’m glad you’re here because its been incredible growth that our Tribe has seen over the past few

William Meneffee Norment was 15 at the time and was one of the last survivors of the funeral’s attendees. He later wrote, “Before the sermon and while the crowd was gathering, a wicked parrot … got excited and commenced swearing so loud and so long as to disturb

• Career coaching and employment planning

• Resume development and interview preparation

• Education and training opportunities

• Job search assistance

• Connections to local employers

• Help addressing barriers that can make it hard to find work or complete training

Many participants use these services to gain new skills, complete training programs, increase earnings or enter a new field. Federal changes to

years. We’re breaking records for numbers of employment and opportunities for new jobs in our community, and its because of the partnerships with our cities,” said Meade. “We’re all kind of pulling in the same because we all have the same motives.”

A main motive for most people in attendance that day was getting their hands on the delicious

the people and had to be carried from the house.” In another description of the incident, Norment claimed the loud mourning cries coming from Jackson’s slaves had set off the bird, triggering “perfect gusts of cuss words” to the shock and horror of everyone.

SNAP work rules have increased the number of Oregonians who may need to meet work or activity rules to maintain food benefits. Employment and training services can help participants meet those requirements while building skills that support longterm employment success.

ODHS is also encouraging people to contact the ODHS ABAWD team (1-833-947-1694 or SNAP. ABAWDTeam@odhsoha. oregon.gov) if they have questions about SNAP work or activity rules. Some people may qualify for an exemption and not realize it. Others may benefit from employment and training services that can help them maintain benefits while working toward their career goals. ODHS provides the referral for people to access these supports.

food. The salmon, cooked in the traditional manner over the fire pit, was incredible and highlighted the fact that often the old methods, the longstanding traditions passed through countless generations, are the best.

The Tribe persists; the lands they’ve walked on and stewarded for tens of thousands of years persist. It was an honor to see that resilience celebrated.

No one knows for sure who taught Poll his X-rated vocabulary or what happened to him later. However, one thing is certain: The incident would have immensely tickled Old Hickory, by the Eternal!

“If you think SNAP work or activity rules may apply to you, your best next step is to contact ODHS,” Hoffman said. “We can help you understand your options and connect you with services that support your goals.” For more information about SNAP work rules and exemptions:

• English: Oregon.gov/ snapworkrules

• Spanish: Oregon.gov/ snapnormastrabajo ODHS ABAWD Team:

• Call: 1-833-947-1694

• Email: SNAP. ABAWDTeam@odhsoha. oregon.gov

For more information about SNAP benefits:

• Online: benefits.oregon.gov

Since January 2026, more than 25,600 people have lost benefits because they didn’t meet work or activity rules.

• Call the ONE Customer Service Center: 1-800699-9075

• In person or by phone: at any ODHS office

commitment to supporting legislation that protects women’s sports, respects biological distinctions, and upholds the intent of Title IX.

“This ruling provides clarity, and it provides reassurance. I will continue working with my colleagues to ensure Oregon’s policies reflect both the law and the values of fairness and safety for all student athletes,” concluded Senator David Brock Smith.

ABOUT THE WRITER

J. Mark Powell is a former television journalist. His nonfiction book “Witness to War: The Story of the Civil War Told by Those Living Through It” is available at jmarkpowell.com. He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

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Oregon Coast Music Festival gears up for another annual concert series

By Nate Schwartz Editor

The forty-eighth installment of the Oregon Coast Music Festival will see dozens of world class musicians flocking to Coos County to once again participate in a tradition that brings a wave of inspiration and artistic verve to the community. The two weeks of concerts, interactive talks with soloists, and artistic engagement throughout the area is kicked off by the Bay Area Concert Band on July 11, who will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. The festival coincides with a number of significant anniversaries, in fact. The 250th for the country, the 100th of Highway 101, and the 90th of the Conde B. McCoullough Memorial Bridge which was featured on the 1999 edition of the festival’s poster.

Also celebrating its 90th

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This year’s theme, Myths, Legends & Science in the Musical Arts

birthday, is the art deco post office that is now home to the Coos Art Museum and, coincidentally, the office for the Oregon Coast Music Association (OCMA) who organize the yearly festival. A conversation with OCMA Board President Christine Moffitt in said office gave insight into the huge undertaking, the nationwide connections that make it possible, and the local lore that might otherwise go unnoticed.

For instance:

“This building and Marshfield [High] were all Works Progress Administration (WPA), and that’s why they’re still standing. That’s why their architecture echoes each other. The acoustics are incredible, and the art deco is there. So, this building and that auditorium are sisters at least. The pioneer cemetery rock wall was also a WPA,” explained Moffitt.

Marshfield’s auditorium is just one of the ten

venues that will be hosting shows of all kinds over the two-week festival. Genres range from classical, to jazz, to folk rock and Celtic music. Those Marshfield shows will feature the Festival Orchestra, an 80-person outfit of musicians from around the country, many of which have played the festival for years, some for decades. All are brought together through the intricate work of Orchestra Personnel Coordinator Nancy Johnson, who herself is a violinist in the group.

Outside of a small travel allowance and per diem on rehearsal or show days, the musicians come back every year for the beauty of the South Coast and the chance to collaborate with other talented musicians of all walks. In fact, getting so many musicians to come is only possible through a system of home stay volunteers. The artists are put up by community

members who are kind enough to open their spare bedrooms. Some musicians have stayed with same host families their entire stint with the orchestra, they’ve seen each other’s families grow and the community evolve with each yearly visit.

“It’s a unique symphony. These are top artists from across the U.S., dominated

by the Pacific Northwest but much more than that… Its music camp without chaperones. They party, and they have a huge impact… they have a golf tournament; they frequent every bar in town,” laughed Moffitt. “They have an evening where they go down to Sunset Beach. Their whole schedule of rehearsal and per-

formances is built so they have these blocks of time to go and play. But they’re really good musicians, so they come prepared.” The orchestra are directed and conducted by Dr. Martin Majkut in his second year in the role, having taken over from long-time festival director James Paul who served the festival for 35 years.

Oregon lawsuit could upend existing federal management of public lands

ALEX BROWN Oregon Capital

Chronicle

A new lawsuit challenging a logging project in Oregon threatens to unravel the management plans governing hundreds of millions of acres of federal public land.

At stake are thousands of leases and permits covering billions of dollars of economic activity — including mining, drilling, grazing, logging, ski resorts, wind and solar projects, outdoor recreation, hunting and fishing. If successful, the lawsuit could throw the management of huge swaths of the West into chaos.

Some experts fear the new legal uncertainty around federal agencies’ management authority could unleash a tsunami of lawsuits targeting everything from mining to the conservation of wildlife habitat.

“They’ve opened Pandora’s Box here,” said Susan Jane Brown, the attorney who filed the lawsuit and serves as principal at Silvix Resources, a nonprofit environmental law firm.

“When you throw that whole system into chaos, it’s a problem whether you’re the oil and gas industry or the timber industry or someone who wants to take a fall hunting trip. There’s a lot at stake here.”

The legal battle stems from Republican lawmakers’ recent use of the Congressional Review Act, a previously obscure tool, to push for more mining and drilling on public lands overseen by the federal Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service.

Under President Donald Trump, Congress has aggressively used the review power granted by the 1996 law to revoke decisions made during

the Biden administration, including financial regulations, energy efficiency standards and auto emissions rules.

Some legal experts contend that by using the law to target public land policy, Congress unwittingly invalidated hundreds of land use plans, along with decades worth of permits and management decisions. The Oregon lawsuit is the first to test that theory in court — but public lands advocates don’t expect it to the be the last.

“This is incredibly destabilizing for anyone that cares about public lands, whether you care about those as an industrial developer or a wilderness advocate,” said John Ruple, research professor of law at the University of Utah’s Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources, and the Environment.

Over the past year, legal experts, agency veterans, conservation groups and industry leaders have warned that Congress was using the Congressional Review Act in a way that could undermine land use plans across the country. Oil and gas drillers could have their permits challenged in court. Ranchers could lose their leases. And understaffed federal agencies would have to redraft hundreds of plans that typically take years to complete.

“This has been flying under the radar,” said Michael Carroll, a land management campaign director with the Wilderness Society, an environmental group. “[Congress] basically opened themselves up to multiple lawsuits from any number of stakeholders calling into question whether or not an agency has the authority to issue permits.”

The Congressional Review Act

The three-decade-old

Congressional Review Act requires new regulations issued by federal agencies to be submitted to Congress before taking effect. Congress then has a review period of 60 working days during which it can vote to revoke them.

This review power was rarely invoked until Trump’s first term, when Republicans used it to overturn 16 regulations.

The GOP has been even more aggressive in Trump’s second term, overturning 23 rules so far, including conservation standards for water heaters, overdraft lending regulations and restrictions on pollutants in tire manufacturing

Until recently, management plans for federal public lands were not considered “rules” subject to congressional review under the law. Agencies have issued well over 100 such plans since 1996 without ever submitting one to Congress. Those documents guide the work of agency officials who oversee specific areas of land, often covering millions of acres.

Created after years of public meetings and local feedback, they determine which landscapes will be leased for oil and gas drilling, protected for endangered species or open for off-road vehicles, along with a multitude of other uses.

But last year, Republicans asked the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan advisory agency for Congress, to affirm a sweeping new view of the Congressional Review Act. The office found that certain management plans were subject to review because their land use decisions “prescribed policy,” and determined that lawmakers’ queries about those plans had opened the 60-day review “clock” in

each instance.

Using this new interpretation, Republicans in the past two years have revoked plans that restricted mining and oil production on federal lands in Alaska, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming.

But the repercussions could go well beyond those specific plans.

None of the plans issued by federal land managers over the past 30 years was ever submitted for review, because no one at the time considered them to be rules. In other words, hundreds of plans covering millions of acres of land could be deemed invalid under the new congressional interpretation.

Oregon lawsuit

Now, a lawsuit in Oregon will put that argument to the test. Cascadia Wildlands, a conservation group in the Pacific Northwest, has filed a complaint challenging a timber harvest on Bureau of Land Management land in western Oregon. That logging project was approved under a management plan that was issued in 2016.

Since Congress now considers such plans to be

rules, the plaintiffs argue, the 2016 plan never took effect because it was never submitted to Congress.

Cascadia Wildlands has fought numerous legal battles over logging projects approved by the Bureau of Land Management. If the lawsuit over the management plan is successful, said Nick Cady, the group’s legal director, the same theory would give them leverage to block any logging project issued under the 2016 plan.

“They let the genie out of the bottle,” Cady said. “Instead of just letting [the Congressional Review Act] move forward with whatever Republicans choose to select, it’s worth curbing that by pointing out that it can point both ways.”

If the plan is struck down, activists of all types could use that precedent to challenge any activity on public land governed by a management plan that hasn’t been reviewed by Congress.

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income taxes and property tax to fund state revenues. It’s an issue even the council couldn’t agree on, according to Curtis Robinhold, executive director of the Port of Portland and co-chair of the council.

“We are not equipped to come up with the right answer on the tax code. It deserves a really good look… but boy, it’s complicated, and you know, I think we probably each could imagine a system that would be better,” he told the Capital Chronicle. “What we really need is the governor and the Legislature to get their heads together on what will get us the outcomes we want.”

Another major suggestion: The report argues the state should adapt a capand-trade program to push polluters to pay for their emissions, like exist in California and Washington, then repeal Oregon’s Climate Protection Program.

Former Gov. Kate Brown spearheaded the program, which allows state environmental regulators to set declining emissions caps, after quorum-denying Republican walkouts in 2019 and 2020 quashed legislative efforts to pass a cap-and-trade program.

The report stressed that the below changes to Oregon’s tax code should be revenue neutral:

• Increase the estate tax exemption threshold from $1 million to $3 to $5 million.

• Increase the filing and taxability threshold for Oregon’s Corporate Activity Tax, which now applies to businesses with $1 million in Oregon commercial activity. Businesses now pay $250 plus 0.57% of their Oregon taxable commercial activity above $1 million. The prosperity council urged raising that threshold to $2 million and allowing businesses to completely deduct the cost of creating or providing a service or product.

• Reconnect the state tax code to a portion of the federal 2025 tax law that allows non-corporate investors to exempt their small business stock sales from capital gains tax.

Disconnecting from this exemption saved Oregon nearly $40 million in revenue for the current two-year budget cycle.

• Establish a work group that can by 2029 deliver a long-term proposal to the governor addressing issues such as expiring federal state and local tax provisions, the corporate activity tax, local government funding and reducing the burden of personal income taxes.

“I would like us to be targeted in making sure we have a tax structure that and takes care of all Oregonians,” Kotek said. “We have a tax system right now that we hope can be as progressive as possible, by making sure that people who pay taxes have the ability to pay them and

• Expand Oregon’s Research & Development tax credit through incentives such as a 15% credit for company-led research and development and 2% for projects within Oregon universities.

what we have from this report is we probably need a longer-term conversation about what our tax system looks like.”

Revisiting such issues would likely leave state lawmakers figuring out how to balance state revenues while changing the systems that fund hundreds of millions of dollars in state revenue at a time when political capital for tax increases is low. Oregonians at the ballot box in May sharply rejected transportation tax increases passed by Democrats last year, but state lawmakers also unsuccessfully attempted to increase the exemption threshold for the estate tax in Oregon this year.

“Every single one of these recommendations is in the context of ‘What do other people do? How are we different? Are we better? Are we worse?’” said Renée James, founder of semiconductor company Ampere Computing and council co-chair.

Kotek established the prosperity council last year amid concern about the state’s economic development climate hampering her reelection campaign. Her Republican opponent, state Sen. Christine Drazan of Canby, acknowledged that political reality in a brief statement praising the recommendations.

“We all know this council was an election-year gimmick, but these recommendations are a meaningful start and deserve strong bipartisan support,” Drazan said. “Let’s build on the ideas that create jobs, fix our economy and make Oregon more

affordable. That includes bold tax cuts for families and businesses. I’m ready to get to work.”

The left-leaning Oregon Center for Public Policy panned the recommendations for failing to meet the moment, saying the state must focus on protecting health care and food assistance in the wake of federal cuts.

“The Council’s recommendations respond to this dire challenge by cutting taxes for millionaires and by prioritizing corporate handouts over direct investment in the success of working families across our state,” the center’s deputy director, Daniel Hauser, said in an email. “Oregon cannot chart a path towards shared prosperity by cutting taxes on the few who are prosperous.”

Competing factions within the council sparred over how far the state should go when it comes to slashing taxes to incentivize business development.

A key point of contention was her decision to tap former Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp as her chief prosperity officer. Some council members also disagreed over the extent to which the state should replicate federal tax cuts.

Prosperity council leaders acknowledged that disconnect legislation fueled disagreement among the council, but they said that they did find a “supermajority” of consensus on every issue aside from taxes. Missing from the report are detailed recommendations on improving

“It is a target-rich environment if our lawsuit is successful, and even if it’s not successful we’ve already demonstrated that there’s a lot of interest here,” Brown said. “This is what happens when you overturn longstanding precedent and throw spaghetti at the wall.” Cady and Brown said they hope their case compels Congress to revise the Congressional Review Act to exempt public land management plans.

the state’s K-12 education outcomes, an issue that council leaders said was outside the scope of their duties.

“I think there’s a misnomer in the dialogue that it’s all about rich people wanting tax cuts,” Robinhold said. “And I want to make sure, because this is super important for the Legislature to hear in this report, we need to holistically look at our tax code, because we are hurting, we’re hurting our middleand lower-income Oregonians just as much, if not more.”

The report also acknowledges similar disagreements, noting that two council members “disagreed with some of the short-term tax changes and expressed concerns about the necessity of broader business incentives and their long-term impacts to the state.” It’s a likely nod to when two labor-affiliated members of the council in April issued a public rebuke of business groups in the state and argued that tax breaks would only harm Oregon’s economic development further.

“They agree that Oregon must strengthen its longterm competitiveness but believe increasing investments in talent and quality of life is more effective for enhancing the state’s economy,” the report reads.

Other recommendations include:

• Transform Oregon’s economic development agency, Business Oregon, into the Oregon Commerce Authority. It would be governed by business and innovation leaders alongside the governor.

Stateline reporter Alex Brown can be reached at abrown@stateline.org. This story was originally produced by Stateline, which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network which includes Oregon Capital Chronicle, and is supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. https://oregoncapitalchronicle. com/2026/06/30/repub/ oregon-lawsuit-could-upend-federal-management-of-public-lands/ Oregon Capital Chronicle is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Oregon Capital Chronicle maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Lynne Terry for questions: info@oregoncapitalchronicle.com.

• Establish statewide permitting timelines and guardrails by requiring agencies to approve or deny applications within clear timelines.

• Reduce regulatory and administrative burdens by 20% by 2029 by removing old and excessive regulations.

• Create a dedicated site readiness and infrastructure fund of $250 million, likely through lottery bonds, for each two-year budget cycle. Robinhold said the council heard from businesses including Daimler that they wanted to expand in Oregon but didn’t have available and ready land.

• Create a Governor’s Cabinet of Economic & Talent Development to lead a strategy to attract talent to the state and promote its competitiveness.

•Align Oregon with other West Coast states’ higher education funding policies and commit $20 million to a fund for innovative university research. Capital Chronicle editor-in-chief Julia Shumway contributed to this report.

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/06/25/ koteks-prosperity-councilpushes-oregon-lawmakersto-revisit-tax-cuts-leavesdetails-up-in-air/ Oregon Capital Chronicle is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Oregon Capital Chronicle maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Lynne Terry for questions: info@oregoncapitalchronicle.com.

Oregon’s minimum wage rises 50 cents per hour

ALEX BAUMHARDT

Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregonians making minimum wage received a 50-cent bump per hour Wednesday, July 1, resulting in an average of $573 more per year for someone working full time.

In the Portland metro, the floor for hourly wages will rise to $16.80. In 15 counties and parts of three counties in the Willamette Valley, Northwest Coast and southern Oregon, the minimum wage rises to $15.55 per hour, and in 18 mostly rural eastern Oregon counties, the minimum hourly wage will be $14.55. The rural wage is always $1 less than the standard wage, and the Portland minimum wage is always $1.25 more due to the higher cost of living.

A 2016 Oregon law requires the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries to adjust statewide minimum wages annually for inflation. The bureau announced the 50-cent per hour increase in April, which reflects a 3.3% rate of inflation for the cost

of food, energy, essential goods, housing and medical services between March 2025 and March 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Inflation has since gone up, in large part due to the higher cost of fuels driven by the U.S. war in Iran. The most recent rate of inflation calculated between the end of May 2025 and the end of May 2026 was 4.2%, according to the federal labor statistics bureau.

Calculated at that rate, the average hourly minimum wage bump would be closer to 63 cents.

Oregon is one of more than three dozen states that pay higher minimum wages than the federal standard of $7.25, which has gone unchanged for 17 years.

Over the past decade, Oregon’s standard minimum wage has gone up by $6.30 per hour, or about 63 cents per year.

About 4% of Oregon workers earn minimum wage, according to state data. Among them, slightly more than half are women, more than 40% are Black or Hispanic and most —

nearly 90% — are adults at least 20 years old, according to recent analysis from the left-leaning Washington, D.C.-based think tank Economic Policy Institute.

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/ oregons-minimum-wagerises-50-cents-per-hourthis-week/ Oregon Capital Chron-

icle is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Oregon Capital

State jobless report reveals significant details

STAFF REPORT

Oregon’s unemployment rate was 5.2% in each of the first five months of 2026, according to the Oregon Employment Department.

In May, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 3,600 jobs, following a gain of 600 jobs, as revised, in April. May’s gains were largest in other services (+2,000 jobs) and professional and business

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services (+1,800). Losses were largest in manufacturing (-1,100 jobs). Although nonfarm payroll employment rose by a total of 4,200 jobs during April and May, this broad measure of Oregon’s employment was still 9,100 jobs, or 0.5%, below its May 2025 level. Over the past 12 months, nine of the major industries have cut jobs, while only five industries have added jobs. At 1,977,100, Oregon

nonfarm payroll employment has been slightly below two million jobs

for the past four years and is down 20,900 jobs from its peak of 1,998,000 in

September 2024. The rapid expansion during the prior three years within health care and social assistance is slowing. Since October 2025, growth appears to have leveled off in ambulatory health care services and in hospitals. However, the other two industries within the broader sector continued their rapid expansion. Since October, nursing and residential care facilities added 1,500 jobs, while

social assistance added 4,600. Manufacturing employment dropped 1,100 jobs in May, following steep losses over the prior three years. In the past 12 months, durable goods manufacturing cut 5,900 jobs, or 4.7%, while nondurable goods manufacturing cut 2,200 jobs, or 4.0%.

The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.3% in March, April, and May.

Community

RECURRING EVENTS

COOS BAY DOWNTOWN

FARMERS MARKET EVERY WEDNESDAY, MAY-OCTOBER – 9 AM-2

PM

CENTRAL AVE, COOS BAY SHOP FOR THE FRESHEST FRUITS, VEGETABLES, MEATS, AND DAIRY PRODUCTS, PLUS UNIQUE ARTS AND CRAFTS FROM NEARLY 90 VENDORS.

TWEEN CLUB

THIRD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH - 3:00–4:30 PM

COOS BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 525 ANDERSON AVE., COOS BAY A MONTHLY HANGOUT FOR TWEENS AGES 9–14, FEATURING A DIFFERENT ACTIVITY EACH MONTH. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ART PROJECTS, GAMES, CONVERSATIONS, AND SNACKS.

DANCE AND FITNESS CLASS EVERY OTHER SATURDAY (YEAR ROUND, EXCEPT HOLIDAYS) 9:00–10:00 AM 357 S. 6TH STREET, COOS BAY A FUN, WORLD MUSIC

INSPIRED FITNESS CLASS FOR ALL LEVELS. NEW DANCERS WELCOME. FREE.

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME EVERY TUESDAY - 10:30 AM

NORTH BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY, 1800 SHERMAN AVE. MOVEMENT BASED MUSIC PROGRAM FOR TODDLERS AGES 2–3.

FOCCAS ADOPTION

SHOWCASE EVERY SATURDAY - 10:00 AM–4:00 PM (OTHER TIMES BY APPOINTMENT)

PONY VILLAGE MALL, 1611 VIRGINIA AVE., NORTH BEND

MEET ADOPTABLE CATS AND DOGS FROM FRIENDS OF COOS COUNTY ANIMALS. ALL ANIMALS LIVE IN FOSTER HOMES.

PEACEFUL DEMOCRATIC

RALLY FIRST & THIRD SATURDAYS OF EACH MONTH

- 12:00–2:00 PM COOS BAY BOARDWALK, 200 S. BAYSHORE DR. A COMMUNITY GATHERING TO EXPRESS VIEWS, SUPPORT DEMOCRACY, AND CONNECT WITH LIKE MINDED NEIGHBORS.

BROWNIES & BOARD

GAMES (TEENS) FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH - 4:00 PM

NORTH BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY, 1800 SHERMAN

AVE.

TEENS AGES 13–18 ARE INVITED TO PLAY BOARD

GAMES AND ENJOY

BROWNIES. GAMES AND SNACKS PROVIDED.

FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION AT COOS ART

MUSEUM FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH

COOS ART MUSEUM, 235 ANDERSON AVE, COOS BAY

CHM FIRST TUESDAY TALK FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH - 6:00–7:00 PM (DOORS OPEN AT 5:30 PM) COOS HISTORY MUSEUM, 1210 N. FRONT ST. COST: FREE FOR MEMBERS; $7 ADULTS / $3 YOUTH / $5 ZOOM DESCRIPTION: MONTHLY LECTURE ON LOCAL HISTORY TOPICS. PRE REGISTRATION ENCOURAGED.

FURRY FRIENDS THERAPY DOGS, INC. MEETING FOURTH THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH (THIRD THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER & DECEMBER)

CEDAR ROOM, COOS BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY LEARN ABOUT SHARING YOUR DOG’S LOVE THROUGH THERAPY VISITS. OPEN TO ALL INTERESTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

GRIEF & LOSS SUPPORT GROUP FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH - 12:00–2:00 PM KAFFE 101, 171 S. BROADWAY, COOS BAY A WELCOMING SUPPORT GROUP HOSTED BY PACIFIC HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE.

WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT BOOK CLUB FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH - 11:00 AM–12:00 PM COOS BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 525 ANDERSON AVE. MONTHLY DISCUSSION CELEBRATING WOMEN’S RESILIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS.

BUILD IT SATURDAYS (LEGO®) FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH - 12:00–1:30 PM COOS BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 525 ANDERSON AVE. OPEN LEGO BUILDING FOR AGES 0–14. KIDS UNDER 11 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT.

BUILD IT CHALLENGE (LEGO®) SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH - 3:00–4:00 PM COOS BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 525 ANDERSON AVE. BUILD THEMED LEGO CREATIONS USING THE LIBRARY’S BRICK COLLECTION.

PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH - 1:00–2:30 PM COOS BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY, MYRTLEWOOD ROOM

SUPPORT AND CONNECTION FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S AND CARE PARTNERS.

OREGON BAY AREA BEAUTIFICATION

SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH - 9:45 AM VARIES (SEE 4OBAB.ORG) VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL ACTIVITY LEVELS FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION.

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND – SOUTHWEST

CHAPTER

SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH - 11:30 AM MEETING: 12:00 PM VENTURE INN RESTAURANT, 2265 INLAND DR., COOS BAY

ADVOCACY, SUPPORT, AND COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS.

ASL PRACTICE PLACE (VIRTUAL)

THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH - 12:00 PM

ZOOM

CASUAL ASL CONVERSATION PRACTICE. NOT A CLASS; BEGINNERS WELCOME.

CRAFT TAKEOUT

THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH - 12:00–6:00 PM

COOS BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 525 ANDERSON AVE.

PICK UP A FREE MONTHLY

CRAFT KIT WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

SPANGLISH: SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP

THIRD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH - 10:30–11:30 AM

COOS BAY PUBLIC

LIBRARY, 525 ANDERSON AVE.

INFORMAL SPANISH CONVERSATION PRACTICE FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS. COMMUNITY COOKING WITH THE CO OP (VIRTUAL)

FOURTH THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH - 5:30 PM

ZOOM

LEARN SIMPLE, HEALTHY RECIPES AT HOME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COOS HEAD FOOD CO OP.

AL ANON MEETING

EVERY WEDNESDAY - 7:00 PM

HARMONY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, COOS BAY

PEER SUPPORT FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF PEOPLE WITH ALCOHOL ADDICTION.

STEAMTIME TUESDAY MORNINGS11:00 AM

COOS BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 525 ANDERSON AVE.

HANDS ON STEAM

ACTIVITIES FOR AGES 4–8, GEARED TOWARD PRESCHOOLERS AND HOMESCHOOLERS.

UPCOMING EVENTS

“Healing & Growing”, a retrospective art exhibit of Bittin Foster Duggan

June 5 – July 10, 2026

So It Goes Coffeehouse, 190 Central Ave, Coos Bay A retrospective art exhibit of Bittin Foster Duggan will be on display at So It Goes Coffeehouse in Coos Bay from June 5 thru July 17, 2026. This exhibit reflects 48 years of Bittin’s lifelong artistic journey as she approaches each day with curiosity and an openness to grow.

Join us for the Opening Reception on Friday, June 5, from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Coffeehouse. There will be a creative fundraising opportunity at the opening for GTI’s WHOLE-istic Community Healing Program, a service of HRACC. For more information: 541808-9333 (Coffeehouse). 541-217-4095 (Bittin).

Sawdust Presents: “Calamity at the Coquelle Creamery” or “Udder Confusion

June 5 – September 6, Shows at 7:00 PM, Matinees at 2:00 PM Sawdust Theatre, 120 N. Adams St., Coquille The melodrama is set on a dairy farm in the lovely Coquelle Valley, where the evil villain Franklin Basher, “that terrible masher,” and villainess Sylvia Silverthroat work their wiles against heroine Henrietta Holstein and her hero, Ferdinand Farmsworth. This year’s play was written for the Sawdust Theatre by longtime Sawdusters Diana Amling, Gael Berhow and Cindy Robnett. Tickets are $10 and are available at River Cities Realty, Inc., on the theatre’s website SawdustTheatre.com or at the theatre, 120 N. Adams St., before each performance, if seats remain unsold. More information is available by calling the Sawdust Theatre at 541396-4563.

OBOB Book Clubs at the North Bend Public Library Book Club Schedule · OBOB Book Club (Grades 6-8) Mondays, June 15-August 3 from 4:00-4:45 PM · OBOB Book Club (Grades 3-5) Tuesdays, June 16-August 4 from 2:00-2:45 PM · Teen OBOB Book Club (Grades 9-12) Tuesdays, June 16-August 4 from 3:00-3:45 PM The North Bend Public Library is excited to host a series of Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) Book Clubs as part of its 2026 Summer Reading Program. These weekly book clubs will give students the opportunity to read, discuss, and prepare for the 2026-2027 OBOB season in a fun and welcoming group setting. Each week, participants will discuss one of the eight selected OBOB titles for their division. Students should attend the book club based on the grade they will enter in Fall 2026. Registration is required and can be completed online at: https://tinyurl. com/5bspm3zw. The first 10 participants registered in each book club will

receive copies of all the books covered during the program.

Trash Club @ CAM Studio

Every Wednesday in July and August, 3:00-500 PM CAM Studio, 187 Central Ave, Coos Bay Come use your recyclable materials and make a different project with us each week. All supplies provided. Donations accepted.

OCMA FESTIVAL OPENER: BAY AREA CONCERT BAND

JULY 11, 2026 - NOON2:00 PM MINGUS PARK AMPHITHEATER, 725 N 10TH ST, COOS BAY THE 48TH ANNUAL OREGON COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL OPENS. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BACB 50TH ANNIVERSARY AT HTTPS://WWW. BAYAREACONCERTBAND. ORG/

POP SMOKE

BBQ CONTEST

JULY 11, 6 AM FOR SETUP, TASTING & JUDGING STARTS AT 2 PM COOS BAY VISITORS CENTER NO PRE-COOKED MEALS ALLOWED, ALL COOKING MUST HAPPEN AT THE EVENT. LIVE MUSIC FROM DUANE DRAKE & THE DERRINGERS. ALL PROCEEDS GO TO HELPING LOCAL VETERANS THROUGH AMVETS POST 10, DAV, AND NORTH BEND VFW 3182. ------------------------------A

TASTE OF JAZZ IN BANDON: AARON JOHNSON ENSEMBLE JULY 11, 2026 – 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ANGELO’S ITALY, 130 CHICAGO AVENUE SE, BANDON ENJOY A RELAXED EVENING MEAL WITH THE AARON JOHNSON ENSEMBLE AT ANGELO’S ITALY IN BANDON. MUSICIANS JOINING AARON INCLUDE WILBUR JENSEN, DAVE CAPTEIN, ALLEN GIARDINELLI, AND GREG CHEN. THIS EVENT IS PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE BAY AREA CONCERT BAND. SETTLE IN FOR GREAT FOOD, GREAT COMPANY, AND AN INVITING ATMOSPHERE FILLED WITH GREAT JAZZ. FOR MORE DETAILS AND RESERVATIONS PLEASE CONTACT ANGELO’S ITALY: 541-347-7642

DARRELL GRANT:

SONGS FOR THE SOUL JULY 12, 2026 – 2:00 PM OIMB BOATHOUSE 63466 BOAT BASIN RD, CHARLESTON PIANIST, COMPOSER

AND EDUCATOR DARELL GRANT HAS JOINED THE OCMA MUSIC FESTIVAL OVER THE DECADES. HIS LAST APPEARANCE AT THE BOATHOUSE WAS IN 2022. THEY ARE THRILLED TO HAVE DARRELL RETURN TO THIS SPECIAL PLACE SITUATED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE COOS BAY. THIS SPECIAL AFTERNOON EVENT WILL FEATURE A SPECIAL CATERED ARRAY OF SWEET AND SAVORY SMALL BITES AND BEVERAGES PROVIDED BY BLACK MARKET GOURMET AT INTERMISSION. TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THE OCMA WEBSITE.

OCMA AFTERNOON CAFÉ JULY 15, 2026 - 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM NORTH BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY ENJOY VOCAL ENSEMBLES WITH ROOTS IN THE BAY AREA. THE TREE-O SINGERS ARE PEGGY MADDRON, KATHLEEN ZAPPELLI AND JOSIE REID WITH LUANNE MAY ON KEYBOARD. THESE LOCAL EDUCATORS AND MUSICIANS HAVE PERFORMED AT MANY LOCATIONS, AND THEY BRING THEIR EXPERIENCE AND ENERGY TO PROVIDE AN ENTERTAINING AFTERNOON. ADMISSION IS FREE.

A TASTE OF JAZZ IN NB: AARON JOHNSON ENSEMBLE WED. JULY 15 – 4:00 PM – 8 PM WILDFLOUR PUBLIC HOUSE, 1987 SHERMAN AVENUE, NORTH BEND THIS EVENT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE AARON JOHNSON ENSEMBLE AT WILDFLOUR PUBLIC HOUSE IN NORTH BEND. MUSICIANS JOINING AARON INCLUDE: WILBUR JENSEN, DAVE CAPTEIN AND ALLEN GIARDINELLI, AND GREG CHEN THIS SPECIAL PERFORMANCE IS PART OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE BAY AREA CONCERT BAND. ENJOY LIVE JAZZ AS PART OF YOUR DINING EXPERIENCE. RESERVATIONS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED, WITH TABLES RESERVED FOR 90 MINUTES. HTTPS:// WWW.WILDFLOURPUB. COM/RESERVATIONS

CELLO AND PIANO DUO OF DACE GREGORY AND RACHEL PALEN WITH SWINGIN’ IN THE RAIN BIG BAND JULY 16, 2026 · 7:00 PM SOUTHWESTERN OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, HALES CENTER

By Mary Schamehorn As I See It

After 109 years, the Dew Valley Club is disbanding.

Sew Crafty in Bandon is holding a series of liquidation sales for the club, who have announced that if they could find a tax-exempt group that would be able to use their property and clubhouse, the club members could deed it over to them.

In 1918, 12 ladies of the community of Dew Valley started meeting in each other’s homes, and eventually got so large that they built their clubhouse, which still stands today across Highway 101 from Misty Meadows south of Bandon. As times got better, they added amenities to the club house, including a kitchen and storage area.

One of their major fundraisers was sewing quilts to sell for their charitable work (first photo), and in 1986, club members Della Bingham, Nancy Busso, Viola Loshbaugh, Eleanor Brown, Ellen Perry and Vivian Kranick Brown were pictured in Western World with some of their quilts.

Another of their fundraisers were the holiday bazaars (second photo), where

week, I read a statement into the record, which I will share here.

“Torrey Contreras has voluntarily resigned from his position as City Manager for the City of Bandon, effective June 23, without cause. As city manager, Mr. Contreras was instrumental in regaining the City’s rate-setting authority, facilitating approval of the Gravel Point luxury resort project, promoting economic development, completing various public works projects citywide, working collaboratively with government agencies and local community groups, and implementing organizational improvements.

“The City Council wishes Mr. Contreras all the best in his retirement and extends its appreciation for his lasting contributions to the City of Bandon during his tenure as City Manager.”

Last August I reported that I had received an email from Ying Deng, operation manager of Outdoorsuperstar LLC, who owns the former Rogge Mill site near Bullards Bridge. At the time they were aiming to begin

made,” said the spokeswoman.

“Outdoorsuperstar LLC was started in Oregon back in 2020 with a big goal: to create meaningful recreational spaces that support local communities and celebrate Oregon’s outdoor spirit,” said Deng.

Betty Lively (left) and Hazel Colgrove peruse the offerings. In 1982, a long-time member of the club, Ethel Kranick Reichenbach (third picture) autographs one of her books, “Life of a Cranberry Grower,” for another old-timer Leona Miller. It is definitely the end of an era .... After the city of Bandon and Torrey Contreras reached an agreement last

construction in mid-September.

Now, 10 months later, I have received an update from a representative.

Old Rogge Mill RV Resort is planned as a 130-site luxury RV resort located on the 25.6-acre riverfront property north of Bandon.

“Engineering, permitting and agency reviews are continuing to move forward as good progress is being

The big news early last week was the apprehension of the fugitive from Texas, who had ended up in Agness at the well-known Lucas Lodge.

After being on the loose for six days, Kenneth Wayne Leatherwood, 41, Texas, was apprehended by law enforcement still on the Lucas Lodge property. He was first taken to Curry General Hospital and then to jail. He was wanted for sex abuse of a minor, stolen vehicle and possible stolen weapons. Originally it had been reported that he was on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List for murder. But neither, according to Curry County Sheriff John Ward, was true.

The latest to take out paperwork to file for city office is retired psychiatrist John Cotrufo, who moved here some years ago to be near his daughter. He indi-

cated he would be filing for mayor. Former city manager Dan Chandler has also taken out paperwork but has not indicated what position he is seeking.

Filling out the paperwork and receiving their signature sheets are council incumbents Chris Powell, Madeline Seymour and Josh Adamson. I have received my signature sheets to run for re-election as mayor.

People wanting to run for office need to contact City Recorder June Hinojosa at City Hall.

For anyone who has followed the story of the little Corgi, spotted at various places throughout the community for months, it’s good news. A June 21 post said: “We are so excited to announce that after much effort by multiple agencies, the Corgi in Bandon has finally been trapped and is on the way to recovery with Friends of Coos County Animals. Thank you to Bandon Police Department, Coos County Animal Control, FOCCAS volunteers, multiple Bandon businesses and other animal welfare organizations. This has been in the works since December and we are happy to know the Corgi is safe and quite happy with the foster.”

Around 8 a.m. Saturday, June 27, Bandon Fire was paged for an RV on fire on Windhurst Lane. Dispatch said it sounded like it was fully engulfed but unoccupied. Another called dispatch to say they had just heard an explosion. Bandon Fire was on scene and reported it was “mostly burned up,” and advised to cancel the call for mutual aid. Red Cross will be in contact with the property owner. The fire was under control by 9 a.m.

A truck carrying a load of asphalt turned onto its side north of Bandon June 24 about 3:30 p.m. The scanner reported that asphalt was spread about 75 yards onto the north bound lane, with approximately 10 tons of material on the road.

On Friday, June 26,

shortly before 1:30 p.m., Bandon Fire and Bay Cities Ambulance responded to a two-car wreck at Highway 101 (Second Street) and Fillmore Avenue, described as a T-bone accident. One person complained of an arm injury.

Bandon Playhouse and the Sprague Theater recently held their second annual Fringe Festival, with a number of very popular events but some not as well attended.

I attended three, including Tidal Troubadours, featuring Amber Burg and her 17-year-old daughter Jessica, Johann Hamblin, David Wyatt and Joshua Auguste, which was fun and well attended. Saturday night I had tickets to a singer, Janessa Gabriel, which was not well attended.

The star of the weekend seemed to be “Murder at Two Mile: a True Bandon Mystery,” featuring the 1923 murder of Ebba Covell. It is especially meaningful to me because my grandfather owned the Western World and wrote most of the articles. During my 40 years at WW I recall scanning through the bound volumes to put together a cohesive story about the murder, I think to send to a member of the family, who had contacted the paper many years after the murder.

Written by Neal Davis, with the assistance of the Bandon History Museum, the story was presented by Corrie Gant, Grant Goodwin, Mike Dempsey, Amy Moss Strong and Nameer El-Kadi of the Gaels Readers Theater. A big crowd was riveted to their seats by the story.

A recent press release from the Coos County Airport District Director, Rodger Craddock, said he recently met face to face with six airlines to explore new service opportunities for the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in North Bend, and the broader region. Three of those discussions centered

on potential Portland (PDX) routes, while the remaining conversations focused on possible sun-destination options.

According to the director, one airline was prepared to move forward with PDX service, but global events and industry pressures -including fuel costs, shifting route priorities and internal capacity constraints -- have temporarily slowed development of an OTH-PDX connection.

In case you fish out of the boat ramp at Sturdivant Park in Coquille, which was completely rebuilt last year, you need to be aware of a logtruck size sandbar about 15 feet out into the water from the boat ramp, 11 inches underwater. A local fisherman, James Smith, posted on Facebook to warn boaters. “If you have a motor on your boat you will indeed hit the sandbar. There is no signage or warning whatsoever,” said Smith.

A Coos Bay man, Mehrdad Gerami, is one of 450 people charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit health care fraud in connection with medical sleep study testing, according to the District of Oregon US Attorney’s Office. Gerami owned and operated Coastal Diagnostic Testing Group and Coastal Diagnostics which at one time, according to several, had an office in Bandon as well as in Coos Bay. The financial loss associated with Gerami’s actions is said to be at least $2.1 million. The loss associated with the 450 people charged is a record $6.5 billion.

For people wanting to find the schedule for Circles in the Sand, they can go to sandypathbandon.com.

If you’re confused by recent social media posts concerning the City of Bandon or anything else that I might be associated with, don’t hesitate to email me at marys@coosnet.com. I will answer you to the best of my ability.

Edith Beckner

February 2, 1938 - May 10, 2026

A memorial service for family and friends honoring Edith Beckner will be held 11:00 AM, July 25, 2026, at Bandon Faith Baptist Church.

“With heavy hearts we announce the peaceful passing of Edith “Edie” Mary Beckner on May 10, 2026, at the age of 88, surrounded by her loving family.

Born February 2, 1938,

Jon Allen Menten, 75, passed away peacefully on June 22nd, 2026, in Coos Bay, OR surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with cancer.

Jon was born on August 21st, 1950, in St. Paul MN.

Jon graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Science in Forest and Natural Resource Management in 1977.

After graduating Jon started his career with the Bureau of Land Management in 1979 in Medford, OR. He transferred

in Vancouver, BC, to Joseph and Edith Taylor. Her early years on the family farm in central Alberta instilled in her a lifelong resilience and a profound calling to healthcare. At age 16, her family relocated to Madras, Oregon, where she graduated high school. She went on to earn her nursing degree from the Sacred Heart School of Nursing in Eugene before settling in Bandon. Edith spent four decades anchoring the healthcare community in Bandon. As Director of Nursing at Southern Coos General Hospital, her legacy includes key contributions to the design of the new Bandon hospital and development of its nursing

Obituaries

program.

She is survived by her two sons, Joseph Beckner and Steven Beckner; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and her five siblings, including Jim Taylor of Bandon.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Southwestern Oregon Community College Nursing Program.A celebration of Life will be held on July 18th from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at the Black Gourmet Market, 495 Central Ave. Coos Bay, Oregon. Please join us for the celebration.

The family requests Memorials be made to South Coast Hospice, 1620 Thompson Rd., Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420.

Charlene (Petie) Bry

July 23, 1932 - June 22, 2026

Charlene (Petie) Bry, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend passed away June 22, 2026 in Reedsport, Oregon at the age of 93.

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with his family to Battle Mountain, NV, followed by another transfer to Coos Bay, OR where he worked for 20 years. He then accepted a position in Washington D.C. where he retired in 2011. His main occupations were forest management and wildland firefighting.

Jon spent his life as a devoted father, husband, and grandfather and was known for his sense of adventure. Some of his favorite pastimes include windsurfing, surfing, hunting, and fishing. His love of music brought him to play in several local bands. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Theodora Menten, and his children Brian Menten and wife Rashelle, Kathryn Hillenhagen and husband Florian, and Charlotte Menten, his grandchildren Finnegan, Harper, Esther, and Augustus Menten, Maya Hillenhagen, and his sister Geraldine Engvall. He was preceded in death by his parents Gordon and Ruth,

and his sister Gail Graham.

Jon passed on his love for music, the outdoors, and his sense of adventure to his children and his grandchildren. His family and friends will miss his sense of humor, kindness, love of animals, and his willingness to always lend a helping hand.

A viewing will be held at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay, OR, on June 30th between 4pm-7pm.

There will be a memorial at the chapel on July 1st at 2pm with a graveside service at Sunset Memorial Park 63060 Millington Frotntage Rd. Coos Bay, OR at 3pm, and a Celebration of Life at Sharkbites Seafood Café 242 S. Broadway Coos Bay, OR at 5pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to The City of Hope Cancer Center, www.cityofhope.org, or The Prostate Cancer Foundation, https:// give.pcf.org.

A celebration of life for Dolores Lucia Knight, 66, of North Bend, that passed away June 25, 2026 in Coos Bay, will be held at 2pm, Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the Coos Bay Library, 525 Anderson Avenue. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-2673131.

Born July 23, 1932 in Eugene, Oregon the second child of four to parents Charles and Marion Roe. The family moved to Myrtle Point where Charlene attended school graduating from Myrtle Point high school.

She had two children, Laurie and Jay and eventually moved to Winchester Bay, Oregon. She retired from International Paper company plywood division.

She and her husband Maury (who preceded her in death) enjoyed traveling and being with family and friends. She along with her husband were loyal members of Eagles, Moose, Elks and Lions clubs. She was a strong intelligent loving person and will be missed. Memoral gift suggestion to Hospice.

Frances Dianne Josson

November 2, 1953-June 7, 2026

Frances “Francie”

Dianne Jonsson, 72, of Coquille, OR, was called home to glory on June 7, 2026.

Francie is survived by her husband of 53 years, William Jonsson; her children William T (Renee) Jonsson, Paul (Julie) Jonsson, Dianna (David) Freitag, and Amanda Jonsson;

five grandchildren, Alana, Joshua, Payton, Caleb, and Brianna; mother, Marian Rawlings; and three siblings, Sally Fears, Clinton Rawlings, and Kenneth Rawlings. She is preceded in death by her father Clinton Thane Rawlings.

Francie had a love of animals with a special fondness for training dogs. She trained several puppies that became service dogs and taught dog obedience classes. She won numerous awards for competing in agility, musical freestyle, and rally free competitions with her cherished herding dogs.

Sharon Irene Kotsovos

April 10,1947-June 26,2026

Sharon, a resident of Coos Bay for thirty-five years, recently lost her three years long battle with dementia while asleep in her home in Camas, Washington.

Sharon, the daughter of Duane and Betty Brumfield, spent her youth in Salem, Oregon and graduated from North Salem High School before attending the University of Oregon (where she met her future husband Jerry). While liv-

ing in Coos Bay, she was initially employed by the Coos Bay School District and eventually employed by Sodexo, a nationwide food delivery service.

After retiring, Sharon and her husband moved to Camas, Washington in order to live closer to their son and daughter. Sharon enjoyed going on vacations during her twenty-three years of retirement. Her travels included trips throughout the United States, seven trips to Europe, three trips to Canada, and trips to Mexico, China, Panama, Egypt, and Costa Rica.

Sharon also enjoyed creating recipes (which she had been doing throughout her marriage) during retirement. (Her recipes had ranged from the

Ronald Ernest Brown, 64, of North Bend, passed away on June 29, 2026 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440.

Cheryl A. McCarter, 64, of North Bend, passed away on June 27, 2026 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440.

Robert “Bob” Peterson, 88, of Myrtle Point, passed away June 19, 2026. Arrangements are under the care of Amling-Schroeder, (541) 572-2524.

Micchael Earl “Mike” Hammer, age 66, of Coos Bay, passed away June 19, 2026, at Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, Coos Bay, 541 267-4216.

Her memorial service will be Saturday July 25th 2026, 12:00pm at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Coquille. A meal and reception will immediately follow. Online remembrances and condolences may be shared at www.westrumfuneralservice.com

Arrangements are under the direction of Amling/ Schroeder Funeral Services-Coquille Chapel 541-396-3846

Francie was welcoming and generous. She enjoyed helping women and children and was known for her many years of service. Whether leading Vacation Bible School, instructing women in firearm safety, or teaching young mothers, she truly had a passion for improving the lives of others.

Pittsburgh Steelers helmet cookies she baked for her son during his childhood to her “Homemade Ladybug Cookies” featured in the June/July, 2002 issue of Taste of Home magazine). Sharon is survived by her husband Jerry, son Darren, daughter Laura, daughter-in-law Holly, grandson Sabin, granddaughter Myla, and numerous brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces, and cousins.

In compliance with Sharon’s request, there will not be a funeral service. However, her family will appreciate memorial donations given in her honor to the Southwest Washington Humane Society, Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon, or the Dementia Society of America.

Chai “CJ” Jacob Thor, 21, of North Bend, passed away on June 28, 2026 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440.

Dolores Lucia Knight, 66, of North Bend, passed away June 25, 2026 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www. coosbayareafunerals.com

Valerie Kay Cooley Murphy, 88, of Coos Bay, passed away June 25, 2026 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Linda J. Duncan, 77, of Coos Bay, passed away June 26, 2026 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

FOR THE PERFORMING

ARTS, COOS BAY

EVENING CONCERT

FEATURING WORLD

RENOWNED CELLIST

DACE GREGORY AND PIANIST RACHEL PALEN

PERFORMING “MUSICAL MOMENTS OF WONDER,”

JOINED BY THE LOCALLY BASED SWINGIN’ IN THE RAIN BIG BAND PLAYING CLASSIC SWING FAVORITES. TICKETS

$20, AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.

NORTH BEND’S ANNUAL JULY JUBILEE

JULY 17-19

NORTH BEND IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE NORTH BEND’S 123RD BIRTHDAY WITH JULY JUBILEE! FEATURING LIVE MUSIC, A SIP N STROLL, SHOW N SHINE AT NORTH BEND LANES, FOOD, A 5K FUN RUN, A DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT, AND MORE! FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AVAILABLE ONLINE!

OREGON COAST FOOD & WINE CELEBRATION (HOSTED BY OCCI)

JULY 18, 11:00 AM4:00 PM SWOCC’S UMPQUA HALL THE OREGON COAST CULINARY INSTITUTE (OCCI) AT SWOCC INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO THE INAUGURAL OREGON COAST FOOD & WINE. THIS TICKETED EVENT FEATURES OREGON WINERIES, ARTISAN VENDORS, FOOD TASTINGS, LIVE MUSIC, AND A SILENT AUCTION — ALL SUPPORTING THE LAURA WILLIAMS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR OCCI STUDENTS. TICKETS ARE $35 IN ADVANCE OR $40 AT THE

DOOR AND INCLUDE

TASTING TOKENS, WITH ADDITIONAL TOKENS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. GUESTS MUST BE 21 OR OLDER.

GOTHARD SISTERS

JULY 18 @ 12:00 PM2:00 PM SHORE ACRES STATE PARK GARDEN THE GOTHARD SISTERS GRETA, WILLOW AND SOLANA ARE NORTHWEST BASED CONTEMPORARY CELTIC FOLK MULTI-INSTRUMENTALISTS, COMPOSERS, PERFORMERS AND SONGWRITERS. THIS IS THEIR SECOND APPEARANCE AT SHORE ACRES IN OUR FESTIVAL. THE SISTERS DISPLAY THEIR LOVE OF NATURE, CLASSICAL AND TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSIC AND DANCE IN EACH PERFORMANCE. THEY HAVE RELEASED 11 ALBUMS AND PERFORMED OVER 2,000 LIVE SHOWS OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR CAREER.

RIDE THE DIRT WAVE - WHISKEY RUN

JULY 18 - JULY 19, 2026 ON JULY 18 AND 19

DISCOVER THE CROWN JEWEL OF MOUNTAIN BIKING IN COOS COUNTY FOREST WITH TWO DAYS OF BIKING EVENTS AT THE LEGENDARY WHISKEY RUN TRAILS! DESIGNED WITH RIDERS IN MIND, THIS PURPOSE-BUILT TRAIL SYSTEM WINDS THROUGH BREATHTAKING OLDGROWTH EVERGREENS AND OFFERS EXHILARATING VIEWS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM ITS PEAKS.

STOP MOTION PUPPET WORKSHOP

JULY 18 – 19

CAM STUDIO, 187 CEN-

7

2

TRAL AVE, COOS BAY

TAUGHT BY MCKENZIE

RESCORLA. LEARN HOW TO CONSTRUCT YOUR VERY OWN STOP MOTION CHARACTER DURING THIS TWO-DAY WORKSHOP! DIVE INTO ARMATURE BUILDING, CHARACTER DESIGN, AND THE PROCESS OF FABRICATION DURABLE, POSABLE FIGURES WITH SIMPLE SUPPLIES. BEGINNER FRIENDLY. REGISTER ONLINE AT COOSARTMUSEUM.ORG.

HORSE FEATHERS AT THE BOATHOUSE

JULY 19, 2026 – 2:00 PM OIMB BOATHOUSE, 63466 BOAT BASIN RD, CHARLESTON HORSE FEATHERS IS AN INDIE-FOLK BAND BASED IN ASTORIA, OR THAT HAS BEEN BRINGING LUSH ARRANGEMENTS FOR 20 YEARS. FRONTED BY JUSTIN RINGLE, THE BAND HAS GONE THROUGH SEVERAL TRANSFORMATIONS DURING THAT TIME, AND HAS DEVELOPED A TRULY UNIQUE SOUND BORN FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS SHOW IS PART OF THE OREGON COAST MUSIC ASSOCIATION’S ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL, AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE PARTNERING ONCE AGAIN TO BRING WORLD CLASS MUSIC TO OUR COASTAL COMMUNITY.

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://7DEVILSBREWERY.COM/STORE/

COOS COUNTY FAIR

JULY 21 – JULY 25

COOS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, MYRTLE POINT

ORCHESTRA I: OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

JULY 21 @ 7:00 PM9:00 PM

MARSHFIELD AUDITORIUM

MARTIN MAJKUT

CONDUCTOR & MUSIC DIRECTOR

MARTIN KUUSKMANN, BASSOON SOLOIST

NIELSEN: HELIOS OVERTURE

KÕRVITS: BEYOND THE SOLAR FIELDS, MARTIN KUUSKMANN, BASSOON

WEBER: ANDANTE & RONDO ONGARESE, MARTIN KUUSKMANN, BASSOON

BRAHMS: SYMPHONY NO. 3

TICKETS AVAILABLE ON OCMA WEBSITE.

THE STUFF OF LEGENDS: PREVIEW OF POPS ORCHESTRA CONCERT

JULY 22, 2026 · 12:00 PM

SOUTHWESTERN OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, UMPQUA HALL 109, COOS BAY FREE MIDDAY PREVIEW EVENT WITH POPS ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR ADAM STERN AND CONTRABASSOON SOLOIST NICOLE BUETTI. ENJOY CONVERSATION, MUSIC EXCERPTS, AND INSIGHTS INTO THE UPCOMING POPS CONERT INSPIRED BY MYTHS AND LEGENDS, INCLUDING A FEATURED PERFORMANCE OF RUTH GIPPS’ LEVIATHAN.

IAN GEORGE AND THE KNEE POCKETS

JULY 24 @ 8:00 PM10:00 PM 7 DEVILS BREWING CO., COOS BAY

IAN GEORGE DELIVERS THE SORT OF CONCERT YOU’LL DANCE, SWAY, SING, LAUGH AND PROBABLY CRY TOO. THE PERFORMANCE TEEMS WITH WHIMSICALITY, CLEVER ARRANGEMENTS – INTERRUPTED BY TRIUMPHANT TANGENTS – AND OUTLANDISH SOLOS GROUNDED BY GEORGE’S EMOTIVE AND GAUZY VOICE AND BY THE SIMPLE STRENGTH OF A GOOD SONG. EXPECT AN ENGAGING AND DYNAMIC STRING OF GENTLE AND NOT SO GENTLE FOLK-ROCK ADVENTURES.

ORCHESTRA II: OUR BLUE HOME

JULY 25 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM MARSHFIELD AUDITORIUMMARTIN MAJKUT, CONDUCTOR & MUSIC DIRECTOR

TERRY LONGSHORE, PERCUSSION SOLOIST

• HAYDN: THE REPRESENTATION OF CHAOS FROM “THE CREATION”

• BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 6, PASTORALE.

• ADAM SCHOENBERG: LOSING EARTH, TERRY LONGSHORE, PERCUSSION TICKETS AVAILABLE ON OCMA WEBSITE

ANNUAL FOOD TRUCK OFF - KO-KWEL CASINO RESORT AUGUST 7 - AUGUST 9,

2026

KO-KWEL CASINO RESORT

ENJOY A THREE-DAY EVENT FEATURING FOOD TRUCKS, LIVE MUSIC, AND MORE. BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY FOR A FUN OUTDOOR WEEKEND AND FEAST ON DELICIOUS BITES AS TRUCKS COMPETE IN A LIVELY COOK-OFF FOR TOP HONORS. UP TO TWENTY FOOD TRUCKS FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL SERVE SAMPLE ITEMS ALONG WITH THEIR FULL MENUS. CAST YOUR VOTE FOR THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD AND HELP CROWN THE CROWD FAVORITE.

OCMA FESTIVAL OPENER: BAY AREA CONCERT BAND JULY 11, 2026 - NOON2:00 PM MINGUS PARK AMPHITHEATER, 725 N 10TH ST, COOS BAY

-----------------------------THE 48TH ANNUAL OREGON COAST MUSIC FESTIVAL OPENS. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BACB 50TH ANNIVERSARY AT HTTPS://WWW.BAYAREACONCERTBAND.ORGCELLO AND PIANO DUO OF DACE GREGORY AND RACHEL PALEN WITH SWINGIN’ IN THE RAIN BIG BAND JULY 16, 2026 · 7:00 PM SOUTHWESTERN OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, HALES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, COOS BAY EVENING CONCERT FEATURING WORLD RENOWNED CELLIST DACE GREGORY AND PIANIST RACHEL PALEN PERFORMING “MUSICAL MOMENTS OF WONDER,” JOINED BY THE LOCALLY BASED SWINGIN’ IN THE RAIN BIG BAND PLAYING CLASSIC SWING FAVORITES. TICKETS $20, AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. NORTH BEND’S ANNUAL JULY JUBILEE JULY 17-19 NORTH BEND IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE NORTH BEND’S 123RD BIRTHDAY WITH JULY JUBILEE! FEATURING LIVE MUSIC, A SIP N STROLL, SHOW N SHINE AT NORTH BEND LANES, FOOD, A 5K FUN RUN, A DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT, AND MORE! FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AVAILABLE ONLINE!

OREGON COAST FOOD & WINE CELEBRATION (HOSTED BY OCCI) JULY 18, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM SWOCC’S UMPQUA HALL THE OREGON COAST CULINARY INSTITUTE (OCCI)

AT SWOCC INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO THE INAUGURAL OREGON COAST FOOD & WINE. THIS TICKETED EVENT FEATURES OREGON WINERIES, ARTISAN VENDORS, FOOD TASTINGS, LIVE MUSIC, AND A SILENT AUCTION — ALL SUPPORTING THE LAURA WILLIAMS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR OCCI STUDENTS. TICKETS ARE $35 IN ADVANCE OR $40 AT THE DOOR AND INCLUDE TASTING TOKENS, WITH ADDITIONAL TOKENS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. GUESTS MUST BE 21 OR OLDER.

RIDE THE DIRT WAVEWHISKEY RUN JULY 18 - JULY 19, 2026 ON JULY 18 AND 19 DISCOVER THE CROWN JEWEL OF MOUNTAIN BIKING IN COOS COUNTY FOREST WITH TWO DAYS OF BIKING EVENTS AT THE LEGENDARY WHISKEY RUN TRAILS! DESIGNED WITH RIDERS IN MIND, THIS PURPOSE-BUILT TRAIL SYSTEM WINDS THROUGH BREATHTAKING OLD-GROWTH EVERGREENS AND OFFERS EXHILARATING VIEWS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM ITS PEAKS. STOP MOTION PUPPET WORKSHOP JULY 18 – 19

CAM STUDIO, 187 CENTRAL AVE, COOS BAY TAUGHT BY MCKENZIE RESCORLA. LEARN HOW TO CONSTRUCT YOUR VERY OWN STOP MOTION CHARACTER DURING THIS TWO-DAY WORKSHOP! DIVE INTO ARMATURE BUILDING, CHARACTER DESIGN, AND THE PROCESS OF FABRICATION DURABLE, POSABLE FIGURES WITH SIMPLE SUPPLIES. BEGINNER FRIENDLY. REGISTER ONLINE AT COOSARTMUSEUM.ORG.

TAKOHACHI AT MINGUS PARK JULY 26, 2:00 PM MINGUS PARK AMPHITHEATRE

JAPANESE DANCE AND DRUMMING GROUP BASED IN PORTLAND, WILL PERFORM AT THE MINGUS PARK AMPHITHEATRE AS PART OF THE COOS BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY’S SUMMER READING INITIATIVE. AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT JAPANESE CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC AND DANCE AT A FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENT FEATURING TAIKO DRUMS, TSUGARU SHAMISEN, SHINOBUE BAMBOO FLUTE AND MORE. THE ALL AGES PROGRAM IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.