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North Bend’s new look school board overturns prior vote, opens door for workforce housing development

BY NATE SCHWARTZ Editor

Back on February 6, 2025, the North Bend School Board were presented with an uncommon opportunity. Due to rules around increasing the Urban Renewal Agency’s (URA) taxing districts maximum indebtedness, they had the deciding vote on whether the former Coos County annex building would be demolished to make way for a workers housing development.

$4 million dollars in federal funding for the project had already been secured thanks to support from Congresswoman Val Hoyle and Senators Merkley and Wyden, and pending this vote, would be used to remove a long-standing source of blight for downtown North Bend, while solving one of the regions most pervasive problems: a lack of housing.

After a highly contentious public comment section, in which politically motivated speakers from outside of North Bend disseminated misinformation

about the distribution of excess tax revenue to the board, they voted down the proposal 6-1.

Many of the members of that board cited their philosophical preference for private industry to be the only ones to own housing, others felt the project was out of their scope and didn’t want their finger prints on it. Unfortunately, the annex had sat abandoned for 5 years without any private developers willing to touch the lot.

This decision did not sit well with North Bend voters however, who in May flipped four of the seven seats on the board, opening the door for a reconsideration of the project. In a 5-2 revote on August 7, the resolution to increase the maximum indebtedness passed. This meant that the $4 million in funding would not disappear from North Bend, and the development could continue.

“This is a huge win for the

Quorum Health terminates letter of intent with Bay Area Hospital

BY NATE SCHWARTZ Editor

In a move that further indicates the direction of the new Board of Directors at Bay Area Hospital (BAH), it was announced that the letter of intent signed with Quorum Health had been terminated. The previous board had announced its intent to merge with the Tennessee-based healthcare management network back in December of 2024.

The verbiage of the announcement seems to suggest that it was Quorum who pulled the trigger on ending the factfinding due diligence phase of proceedings, though it has been made clear by the new board of directors that maintaining local control of the hospital has been their priority.

“I want to thank the Bay Area Hospital team and community leaders for their thoughtful engagement and openness throughout the discussions and due diligence process. We felt that it would be appropriate for both sides to step back from the LOI process to allow time for Bay Area to focus on its operations to strengthen access to health care in the region,” stated Quorum CEO Chris Harrison. “As we conclude our discussions, we walk away with a deep respect for the Coos Bay community’s unwavering commitment to its hospital.”

There was great trepidation

from community members over handing the hospital off to a private equity-owned operator given the dangers of reduced service and the loss of localized care through a communitybased system. The prior board of directors seemed convinced that the acquisition was the only move that guaranteed the hospital a long-term future with the doors open.

The viability of BAH’s current financial position remains unclear, as it was announced in their August 12th meeting that June was another sustained month of loss for the hospital.

The $2.6 million lost that month brings the yearly total to $24 million in the red, but is a reduction from May’s $4 million loss figure.

In a whirlwind few weeks since the installment of the new board, BAH CEO Brian Moore has penned his resignation and been replaced by interim Kelly Morgan, who proposed a $30 million turnaround plan during the meeting. Turnarounds are a big part of why Morgan’s resume impressed the new board members.

“Kelly Morgan brings a deep understanding of healthcare systems and a proven record of financial stewardship, strategic partnerships, and community engagement,” said Simon Alonzo, Chair of the Bay Area Hospital District Board of Directors. “We’re

confident that his leadership will be instrumental as Bay Area Hospital moves forward through this important period of transition.

It will be essential that turnaround begins sooner rather than later given the hospital’s loan with Bank of Montreal is in default. Though Morgan and the board have indicated that BMO is willing to work with them on settling matters.

Community members have already mentioned a greater sense of transparency coming from the new board, and Alonzo has maintained a sense of positivity that a more definite path forward will be illuminated as they explore what will work best in the long-term.

“The commitment of the board to preserving access to highquality health care on the South Coast remains unchanged,” said

Simon Alonzo, board chair of the Bay Area Hospital District Board of Directors. “Bay Area Hospital is essential to the health and well-being of our community, and we are focused on evaluating all possible options to ensure its long-term stability.”

Though the steps away from the merger mark a substantial change in strategy and the new board has moved quickly and intently, the definite path forward to sustainability remains unclear. Alonzo, however, stated that it is the staff and community that continues to be the bedrock of BAH.

“We want to thank our employees, physicians and community members for their ongoing dedication and support,” Alonzo added. “Your commitment is what gives this hospital its strength, and we are confident we will move forward with purpose and resolve.”

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Heroic citizen rescues four after boat capsizes

in Bandon waters

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Bandon Police Department (BPD) officials are crediting an unidentified citizen with saving four people following a capsized boat incident.

At approximately 1:33 p.m. Aug. 8, Bandon Police were dispatched to a report of a capsized boat near the boat basin.

“All four occupants of the vessel were rescued from the water by a courageous and unnamed citizen in a boat, who acted quickly to bring them to safety,” BPD states in a Facebook post. “Thankfully, all individuals were wearing life jackets, which played a critical role in ensuring this was a rescue and not a recovery.” A dog aboard the boat did not survive the incident. Prowler Charters assisted by retrieving the capsized boat from the water.

BPD extended gratitude for the rescue.

“We extend a huge thank you to the citizen who bravely rescued the four individuals from the very choppy water, and to Prowler Charter for recovering the boat, your heroic actions are deeply appreciated by the entire community,” the post states.

By J. MARK POWELL InsideSources.com

Back before streaming films on Netflix, before TV or radio or records or movies — in fact, before any electronic entertainment — folks took pleasure in the simple things in life. Like watching two steam locomotives crash in a head-on collision.

No, really, they did. Staged crashes were a thing. This is the story of one that went spectacularly bad.

In 1896, railroads had a problem. Their old 30-ton steam locomotives (some of which had been in service since the Civil War 30 years earlier) were being replaced with powerful new 60-ton models. That left them stuck with lots of worthless clunkers.

William Crush had an idea for getting rid of two of them.

That May, a railroad in Maryland had held one of the first staged train collisions. And it was a great success.

Crush was an agent with the MissouriKansas-Texas Railroad, which everyone called the Katy because of its initials.

(As in the blues classic, “She Caught the Katy.”) He was always looking for ways

HOLY COW! HISTORY:

Two trains, one track, big problems

to drum up business. The rail line was looking to get rid of its old engines. His idea would kill two birds with one stone.

Crush envisioned an event that folks would talk about for years. Being a Texan, he imagined a collision that would be bigger, grander, louder than the one in Maryland. He pitched it to the Katy brass, who enthusiastically told him, “Go for it.”

A special stretch of track in East Texas was laid for the event. Each end was on a hilltop, with the smash-up coming down in a bowl area so there wouldn’t be a runaway train.

A giant tent was borrowed from the Ringling Circus. Two water wells were drilled. A grandstand was built along with telegraph offices, a stand for reporters, medicine shows, lemonade and cigar stands, and sideshows. “It’d be worth going just to see all that,” the construction foreman was overheard saying.

Organizers jokingly called the temporary spread “Crush, Texas,” after the man who originated it. And so the event had its name: The Crash at Crush. Crush promoted it extensively. There was no admission charge. The Katy would make money from selling excursion tickets to folks who wanted to see the big event. It even offered a deal: $2 round-trip from anywhere in the Lone Star State.

The big day finally arrived. On Sept. 15, 1896, Texans turned out in droves, an estimated 40,000 of them. It took 30 special trains to get them all there. They were placed on a hillside 200 yards from the crash site for optimal viewing and safety.

That last point concerned Crush. Katy officials assured him nothing could go wrong. The boilers were rupture-resistant, and even if they did burst, it was unlikely there would be an explosion.

Excitement built as the scheduled time approached. The crowd resisted when police ordered them back, delaying the start by an hour. At 5 p.m., it finally began.

Like boxers climbing into the ring, the two steam engines (each pulling a few boxcars filled with railroad ties) met at the collision site and touched cowcatchers.

Photographers popped away getting pictures. Then each engine backed up to its starting point. Crush, mounted on a white horse, gave the signal, and it was on.

The engineer in each cab stayed aboard for precisely four turns of the driving wheel, then opened the throttle wide and jumped. The trains rushed toward each other at 50 mph.

Within seconds, they slammed into each other at full speed. And that was when everything went wrong.

First, there was a shower of splinters amid hissing steam. Then the very thing the experts had said wouldn’t happen did. Both boilers exploded, turning broken bits of metal into missiles heading straight toward the spectators. One news account said the size of the debris ranged from a postage stamp to an entire engine wheel.

Pandemonium erupted as thousands of people tried to flee. When the chaos finally calmed down, two people were dead. At least six others were seriously hurt, including a newspaper photographer who lost an eye.

Crush was fired the next day. But he was rehired the day after that because of what happened next. Or more precisely, what didn’t happen.

There was no public outrage. The Crash at Crush was major national news for days. Folks couldn’t get enough reading about it. The accident boosted the Katy’s image, including carving out a name for itself in Europe. Scott Joplin even wrote a ragtime hit song called “The Great Crush Collision March.” Americans shrugged off the tragedy as “it was just one of those things.” William Crush spent six decades working for railroads. And incredibly, staged steam engine collisions remained popular attractions at fairs until the 1930s.

ABOUT THE WRITER

J. Mark Powell is a novelist, former TV journalist and diehard history buff. He is the author of the coming “Witness to War: The Civil War Told by Those Living Through It.” He wrote this for InsideSources.com.

people of North Bend,” said David Milliron, Executive Director of the North Bend Urban Renewal Agency following the decision. “We’re getting rid of an outdated tax, securing millions in federal funding, revitalizing a blighted property, and creating new homes for the very workers who keep this community running—all without raising a single dollar in new taxes.”

That outdated tax Milliron referred to is the URA’s special levy, which was required to sunset after a substantial change to the agency’s maximum indebtedness. This means an immediate reduction in taxes for North Bend

residents. It also paves the way for the 70+ workers housing units proposed by the project, bringing an influx of employees, families, and taxpayers to the region.

Business owners have long cited a lack of housing as a huge factor in their struggles to recruit and retain qualified employees.

Local school enrollments have declined each year for the past five years as well, this will allow more families to move to the area likely increasing enrollment and therefore bringing in more state funding for local schools.

While the details are not yet hammered out, the board also approved that part of the development would include a public facility which the city stated could “support workforce development programs, student and

family services, city services, or after-school programming.”

Final planning for the project can now commence, with the City stating that we could see the annex demolished within 18 months

following the conclusion of said planning. This development will be a huge boon to the community as it removes a blighted structure and expands housing opportunities for working residents, new and old. Teachers,

civil servants, police and fireman, healthcare workers, and the like will be those expected to qualify for the new units. “This is what responsible local investment looks like,” Milliron said. “We’re building housing,

North Bend Police Department moves closer to K9 program relaunch with new kennel

“We’re grateful to our community partners who stepped up to make it happen.”

with the

of a

kennel, thanks to the

of several local businesses.

“This kennel represents more than just a structure — it’s the foundation for our future K9 officer’s home,” said North Bend Police Chief Cal Mitts.

Mitts credited B&M Concrete Pumping, Willamette Graystone, Coos Head Builders Supply, Gary W. Long Construction, and West Coast Fencing for donating materials and labor. “Their generosity means our incoming drug detection K9 will have a

safe, comfortable, and secure space to rest and recharge between shifts,” he said.

The department is continuing to raise funds for the program, which will bring a trained drug detection dog back to North Bend patrols for the first time in years. “We’re getting closer every day, but we still need the public’s help to fully fund the K9’s purchase,

training, and ongoing care,” Mitts said. Residents can make taxdeductible donations by writing a check to the City of North Bend and dropping it off at the police department or City Hall, mailing it to P.O.

Box B, North Bend, OR 97459, or calling 541-7563161 to arrange for Officer Martin to pick up a check in person. Donations over $100 will receive an official tax receipt. Online contributions can also be made

at northbendoregon.us/ k9donation

“This is truly a community-driven effort,” Mitts said. “When our K9 returns to patrol, it will be because of the people and businesses who believe in making North Bend safer.”

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SPORTS Ganne wins U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bandon Dunes

JOHN GUNTHER

For The World

BANDON — Megha Ganne

became the latest USGA champion at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort when she won the 125th U.S. Women’s Amateur recently on the original Bandon Dunes course.

Ganne, who will be a senior at Stanford this fall, beat recent Michigan State graduate Brooke Biermann 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final.

“It’s just stunning,” said Ganne, who was competing in her seventh U.S. Women’s Amateur and 15th USGA event over her career.

She never trailed against Biermann after having several tough battles earlier in the week, including coming from four holes down with seven to play in the semifinals against Ella Scaysbrook.

The championship match was tied through 11 holes, but Ganne won three in a row with pars and led 3-up heading to the lunch break after the first 18 holes. She never let Biermann get closer than that three-hole edge in the final round.

“I just kept envisioning myself winning,” she said. “I’ve experienced so many losses in match play, I felt like I knew what I needed to do to win.”

Mostly, she put pressure on Biermann with phenomenal shot-making and largely error-free golf.

Ganne started the afternoon round rolling in a birdie putt on the 19th hole and answered Biermann’s chip to tap-in range for birdie on the 21st hole by rolling in a long putt for birdie one hole later.

Every time Biermann appeared to get momentum, Ganne answered.

“I was hitting the ball well, trying not to make mistakes,” she said.

Biermann cut the lead to three holes with a birdie on the 31st hole, but gave the hole back with a bogey on the next, leaving Ganne four up with four to play. When Ganne two-putted for par from the fringe on the par-3 33rd hole, the title was hers.

Biermann was gracious in defeat and gave Ganne credit.

“She’s a tough competitor,” she said. “She’s very good.”

Biermann also was pleased with how she played through the week.

“It was a great week,” she said. “I think I showed a lot of resiliency and toughness.”

Biermann won five matches in a row before losing to Ganne. She said it will be a week she’ll always remember, both because of the tournament and because it was her

first experience at the sprawling resort.

“Bandon Dunes is absolutely stunning,” she said. “What a cool place. there’s no reason to not be happy when you are playing golf here.”

Ganne, also making the trip to the resort for the first time, had similar thoughts about Bandon Dunes.

“It’s just stunning,” she said, adding that the Bandon Dunes layout was in great shape all week and “perfect for match play.”

During the formal trophy presentation she praised the resort’s staff and setting.

“I couldn’t be more lucky to have a week to remember at a resort as beautiful as this one,” she said. “I couldn’t imagine a more beautiful place for this event.”

To be crowned champion, Ganne outlasted 155 other golfers during the week of competition, including three from Oregon.

Oregon State University golfer Kyra Ly had the second best score in the qualifying rounds when she shot a 7-under 65 on the second day of qualifying. Ly, who qualified for the tournament by winning the Oregon women’s Amateur, won her first match in match play before being eliminated.

The other two Oregonians, Natalie Yen and Asia Young, qualified by teaming to win the U.S. Women’s Amateur FourBall Championship earlier this year. They shot matching 5-under 67s on the second day of qualifying to reach match play.

Young won her first match before being eliminated. Yen, who has ties to the South Coast (her mother, Sara, was a Coquille High School graduate and her grandfather Ken Trathen a long time teacher and coach at Coquille) won two matches before being eliminated.

The co-medalists, last year’s finalists Rianne Malixi and Asterisk Talley, both were eliminated in the first round of match play. Also eliminated in the first round was Vanessa Borovilos, who set a championship record when she shot a 9-under 63 on the second day of qualifying, a near perfect day at Bandon Dunes.

The U.S. Women’s Amateur was the ninth different USGA event to be contested at Bandon Dunes. The 10th will be the Walker Cup in 2028 and both the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur will be at Bandon Dunes in 2032.

Kevin Hammer, the president-elect for USGA, praised Bandon Dunes founder Mike Keiser and his family for creating Bandon Dunes and having

a longlasting friendship with USGA and willingness to host championships.

“I want to thank the Keiser family,” he said. “It’s incredible their foresight to develop a piece of property like this and change the landscape of destination golf.”

By hosting the U.S. Women’s Amateur, Bandon Dunes has opened the door for other golf properties to try to figure out what they can do to grow the game and emulate the resort, making the impact of the resort hosting the event go far beyond the championship, Hammer said.

Hammer also gave credit to the resort staff for hosting the tournament in a professional manner, just like it has with the other USGA events.

“It’s why we’re coming back here 11 times in the next 20 years,” he said, referring to the upcoming USGA championships already announced for Bandon Dunes. “It’s not lost on us the great partnership we have.”

Rachel Sadowski, the championship director for USGA, said the event was a big success.

“Any time we’re at Bandon Dunes we know it’s going to be a special championship,” she said. “I felt the golf course was unbelievable.

“We got the wind finally in match play. It really tested the girls.”

During the championship match Sunday, she looked around and was awed by the hundreds of people following along -- families and friends of the competitors, resort staff and caddies, volunteers and community members among them.

“I think it might be the biggest Women’s Am crowd I can remember and I’ve been to 10 Women’s Ams,” Sadowski said.

The resort’s top officials said they were delighted with how the week went.

“It was a phenomenal event

and a great champion, very deserving,” said Ken Nice, the resort’s managing director.

Nice praised the conditions and gave credit to Bandon Dunes Superintendent Marcus Lakey and to Fred Yates, the resort’s director of agronomy.

“The golf course couldn’t have been any better,” he said.

The same could be said for the resort staff organizing the event, Nice said.

“I thought the organization, the way the whole Bandon Dunes team came together was just great,” he said.

Bandon Dunes General Manager Jeff Simonds echoed those thoughts.

“We are very fortunate to have 850-plus staff members who lean into the week,” he said.

Many of those staff members had different assignments from normal during the week, but all  of them embraced the championship, welcoming the golfers, spectators, volunteers and USGA staff and officials with the resort’s famed hospitality, Simonds said.

“It still has that Bandon Dunes feel to it,” he said.

In addition to the resort staff, 200 volunteers helped make the event a success, many of them veteran volunteers from previous USGA events at Bandon Dunes.

“It’s very special about the community we live in that people embrace it,” Simonds said.

“It’s a lot of hours that people contribute.

While the next visit by USGA is the 2028 Walker Cup, the resort has another big event next spring, when the PGA of America Championship comes to Bandon Dunes. The top finishers in that event for PGA club professionals across the country qualify for the PGA Championship, one of golf’s four majors.

“We are going to be reaching right back out to our volunteers,” Simonds said.

Practice is under way for fall sports in Oregon

Official practice for fall sports in Oregon started this week, as the teams prepare for the busy upcoming season.

The first official day most teams can have contests against other schools is Aug. 28, a day later for football.

VOLLEYBALL A number of the South Coast teams will open the season with the annual Marshfield jamboree on Aug. 28.

Marshfield, the defending Class 4A champion, will follow that with Cascade Christian’s Challenger Invitational on Aug. 30 and a meeting with Bend, Summit and Sprague at Sheldon High School in Eugene on Sept. 2.

North Bend opens the season at Cascade on Aug. 29, where the Bulldogs meet both Stayton and Cascade.

Coquille follows Marshfield’s jamboree with a doubleheader at Creswell on Sept. 3 against

the host Bulldogs and defending Class 3A champion Valley Catholic.

Myrtle Point follows Marshfield’s jamboree with a match against Glide on Sept. 2 and a trip to Powers on Sept. 4. Powers opens its season at home against Gold Beach a day earlier.

Reedsport follows Marshfield’s jamboree with matches at home against Elmira on Sept. 3 and Waldport on Sept. 4.

Bandon and Gold Beach both play Central Linn on Aug. 30 in Gold Beach. The Tigers also host Days Creek on Sept. 2.  Pacific opens the season at home against Gold Beach on Sept. 2.

BOYS SOCCER

Marshfield opens with a home jamboree on Aug. 28 and then hosts the combined Coquille-Myrtle Point squad on Sept. 3.

After the jamboree, North Bend will host Creswell on Sept.

3.

The DevilCats and the combined Pacific-Bandon squad both will be part of the Les Schwab Jamboree in Springfield on Aug. 29. The Pirates, a coed squad, also visit Brookings-Harbor on Sept. 2.

GIRLS SOCCER

Like the boys, Marshfield’s girls follow the Aug. 28 Jamboree with a home match against the Coquille-Myrtle Point club on Sept. 3. The Pirates host Brookings-Harbor the next night.

North Bend’s girls follow the jamboree with a home match against Elmira on Sept. 2.

The Coquille-Myrtle Point girls join their boys in the jamboree at Springfield on Aug. 28.

FOOTBALL Marshfield opens the season on Aug. 29 with a game in Central Point against Crater. North Bend opens the season the same night with a trip to the northern tip of the Oregon Coast for a

Sunset Bay Trail Run is Aug. 23

The annual Sunset Bay Trail Run is on Saturday, Aug. 23, starting and ending at Sunset Bay State Park near Charleston. Runners and walkers will have the option of several different distances on the scenic the trails along the cliffs overlooking the ocean.

A half-marathon starts at 9:30 a.m. (8:30 a.m. for walkers).

A kids .75-mile fun run starts at 9:45 and uses the beach at Sunset Bay.

A 15-kilometer run and a 4-mile run both start at 10 a.m.

All of the regular runs take participants from Sunset Bay to Shore Acres. The half-marathon and the 15-kilometer run also pass through Cape Arago State Park and use a steep pack trail through the forest linking those two parks. The half-marathon goes up the steep hills in both directions.

The registration fee for people who sign up early is $15 for members of the South Coast Running Club and $20 for non-members. Prices increase $5 on race day. The entry fee for students is $5 and there is no cost for the fun run.

To learn more about the run or to join the South Coast Running Club, visit www.southcoastrunningclub.org.

ODFW hosts July 29 meeting on 2026 halibut season

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting a public meeting on July 29 from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. to get input on the 2026 recreational Pacific halibut season. The meeting is being held in the conference room of the ODFW office, 2040 SE Marine Science Dr. in Newport with a virtual (online) option.

ODFW manages Pacific halibut in partnership with the International Pacific Halibut Commission, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), and the National Marine Fisheries Service. ODFW is asking the public for feedback on providing angling opportunities and flexibility for anglers. ODFW gives the Council recommendations in setting Pacific halibut seasons and regulations at their September meeting with consideration of the public’s request.

game against Astoria.  Coquille will open its season with a jamboree at Sutherlin on Aug. 29, its first official game a week later at North Valley.  Powers, which won the six-player title last fall, opens the season at home on Aug. 30 against Alsea.

Bandon opens the season Sept. 5 at Rogue River. Reedsport is at Waldport the same night and Myrtle Point is at Knappa.

CROSS COUNTRY

Most of the South Coast teams will open the season on Aug. 29 at the Millicoma Marsh Trails near Millicoma Middle School in Coos Bay. Bandon, Coquille, Myrtle Point, North Bend and Reedsport all are scheduled to join host Marshfield.

North Bend also will send some runners to a big meet at Western Oregon University the same day. Sunset Bay Trail Run is Aug. 23

ODFW’s marine fishery managers will also give a brief update on how the 2025 bottomfish season is progressing. More in-depth meetings on the 2026 bottomfish season will take place in late September or early October – meetings will be announced to the public. Information presented at the meeting will be available by July 25 on the ODFW recreational bottomfish and Pacific halibut webpages.

To join the meeting virtually on Teams: Microsoft Teams Need help? Join the meeting Meeting ID: 271 350 132 878 0 Passcode: qT2jE9Re

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The Chamber Minute

BY ROSEY THOMAS

Executive Director, Bay Area Chamber of Commerce

In for another Chamber minute is Rosey, the Chamber is Turning 45 today! It has been 45 years since Coos Bay and North Bend Chambers merged into a Chamber with a Bigger Voice in Government, by joining forces Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston businesses all banning together to take care of the rural business community here on the South Coast. So Happy Birthday to our Bay Area Chamber of

Administrators of the nation’s two national ocean science trusts said they have taken a key next step in the development of the West Coast Ocean Science Action Agenda by announcing initial appointments to an advisory committee.

The committee will provide strategic oversight and validation of coastwide agenda implementation, emphasizing fairness, representation, and balance of voices needed to deliver on ocean science priorities for the coming decade.

As the U.S. West Coast faces the impacts of a changing climateincluding heatwaves, coastal storms, changing ocean chemistry, and sealevel rise - advancing scientific knowledge and solutions is critical. The agenda will identify shared science priorities and co-create science funding structures that can deliver on these needs.

Laura Anderson, Chair of the Oregon Ocean Science Trust, expressed support for the agenda and advisory committee members that will contribute to its success.

“Ocean science protects lives, fuels innovation, and strengthens coastal economies,” said Anderson.

“We’re excited to welcome advisory committee members to this regionwide initiative to bring to the table unique voices and perspectives that will help us deliver a robust agenda.”

The trusts are partnering with the West Coast Ocean Alliance and the West Coast Ocean Tribal Caucus to authentically listen to Tribal science priorities and lift those into the shared priorities identified in the agenda.

“The West Coast Ocean Alliance, including its membership of tribal and state governments from throughout the region, is very much looking forward to the opportunity to share their ocean science priorities,” West Coast Ocean Alliance Executive Director John Hansen said. “The advisory committee will play an essential role in providing accountability to inclusively listening and learning, and demonstrating how all government partners can be heard in a meaningful way.”

As the trusts expand partnerships in Washington, additional members will be welcomed to the Advisory Committee to ensure appropriate consideration of shared science priorities from the breadth of the U.S. West Coast.

“It is an honor to partner with the members of the advisory committee,” California Ocean Science Trust Executive Director Liz Whiteman said. “They bring an incredible diversity of perspectives and experience in the science-to-policy sector. I look forward to learning from their expertise to

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Advisory committee appointments:

• Becky Smyth, recently with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Dr. Clarissa Anderson, Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System

• Dominique Kone, Blue Convergence Fund

• Kate Wing, Intertidal Agency

• Dr. Jan Newton, University of Washington and Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing System

• Dr. Matthew Gribble, University of California, San Francisco

• Dr. Priya Shukla, Strategic Earth Consulting

• Dr. Rod Fujita, Ocean Innovations Consulting

• Dr. Roxanne Beltran, University of California, Santa Cruz

• Sabrina Lopez, PhD Student, Coastal Climate Resilience Fellow

• Dr. Will White, Oregon State University

As part of the application process, advisory committee members shared perspectives on their diverse interests associated with U.S. West Coast ocean and coastal research needs. Ensuring historically underrepresented voices are included in agenda strategies, considering strategies that address both threats and opportunities

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facing the U.S. West Coast, developing strategies that lead to actionable science, and leveraging funding across federal, state, and philanthropic sources, were a few of the concepts expressed by potential members.

For example, Becky Smyth, recently with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and selected for the advisory committee, emphasized the urgency of the effort.

“The advancement of this West Coast Ocean Science Action Agenda comes at a critical time,” Smyth said. “With the dual challenges of rapidly changing ocean conditions due to climate change and other pressures and the decrease in funding for research and science, this science action agenda can help us envision the needs and opportunities for important research to

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

On September 15th, 2025, 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: 2778 Colony Circle, Bandon, Oregon, 97411. The court case number is 24CV49603, where KIKI N. TRAN is plaintiff, and MICHAEL D. DROBOT; KABATECK, LLP; and ALL OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN claiming any right, title, lien, or interest in the property described in the Complaint herein 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/ 8/19, 8/26, 9/2, & 9/9/2025, World, 417238

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of the Estate of: CARL SIMINOW Deceased. Case No. 25PB06322 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Justin Miller, Trust Officer, Oregon Pacific Bank, has been appointed Personal Representative Of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the Personal Representative at P.O. Box 600 Coos Bay, OR 97420, within four (4) 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 attorney for the personal representative, Drew Scott Betts. Dated this 11th day of August, 2025. Drew Scott Betts, OSB #205521 Attorney for Personal Representative PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE:

Justin Miller, Trust Officer

Oregon Pacific Banking Company

915 1st Street Coos Bay, OR 97420

Telephone: (541) 267-6956

ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE: Drew Scott Betts, OSB #205521

Costello Law Office, P.C. P.O. Box 600 Coos Bay, OR 97420

Telephone: (541) 808-0284

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8/19/2025, World, 417464

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE File No. 25-00674OR Reference is made to that certain deed of trust made by Jeff Taylor, as grantor, to Chicago Title Insurance Company, as trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for Mortgage Research Center, LLC dba Veterans United Home Loans, a Missouri limited liability company, its successors and assigns, as beneficiary, dated May 6, 2022, recorded May 9, 2022, in the records of Coos County, Oregon, under instrument No. 2022-04282, and subsequently assigned or transferred by operation of law to Mortgage Research Center, LLC d/b/a Veterans United Home Loans, a Missouri Limited Liability Company, covering the following described real property situated in the above-mentioned county and state: LOT 38, PHASE 2 OF THE OSPREY POINT RV RESORT VILLAGE, PLANNED COMMUNITY FINAL PLAT, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. ALSO, THAT PORTION CONVEYED BY PROPERTY LINE ADJUSTMENT DEED, RECORDED AUGUST 2, 2012 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2012-6300, RECORDS OF COOS COUNTY, OREGON. SAVE AND EXCEPT THAT PROPERTY CONVEYED BY BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT DEED RECORDED AUGUST 28, 2014 BEARING INSTRUMENT NO. 2014-06776, RECORDS COOS COUNTY, OREGON. APN: 7779700 Commonly known as: 12 Pond Ln., Lakeside, OR 97449 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 and no appointments of a successor trustee have been made, 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: $34,913.25 TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF: $296,515.96 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: 1. The installments of principal and interest which became due on February 1, 2024, 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 Affinia Default Services, LLC, the undersigned trustee will on November 25, 2025 at the hour of 11:00 AM (PST), as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, At the front entrance of the County Courthouse, 2nd & Baxter Streets, located at 250 N. Baxter St., Coquille, OR 97423, County of Coos, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for sale. For Sale Information, contact Hudson Marshall at (866) 826-1670 or www. servicelinkauction.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 Affinia Default Services, LLC. If any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, the trustee will rescind the sale, return the buyer’s money and take further action as necessary. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. 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. Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Affinia Default Services, LLC may be deemed to be a debt collector and any information obtained may be used for that purpose. File No.: 25-00674OR Dated: 07/14/2025 Affinia Default Services, LLC By: /s/ Natalie Mattera Name: Natalie Mattera Title: Foreclosure Processor Trustee’s Mailing Address: Affinia Default Services, LLC 16000 Christensen Rd., Suite 310 Tukwila, WA 98188 Phone Number: (503) 836-3799 Trustee’s Physical Address: Affinia Default Services, LLC 10151 SE Sunnyside Road, Suite 490 Clackamas, OR 97015 Email: inquiries@ affiniadefault.com NPP0476598 To: WORLD (COOS) 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, & 9/2/2025, World, 416836 Notice of Public Hearing City of Lakeside On September 11, 2025, the City of Lakeside City Council at its regular 6:00 PM meeting taking place in-person at City Hall at 250 Hwy 101, Lakeside, Oregon, and virtually via the Zoom platform, will hold a public hearing to hear testimony from interested persons about a proposed sale of City property. The property to be discussed is located at 105 S. 8th Street at the intersection of N. 8th St. and North Lake Road in the City of Lakeside, Coos County, Oregon. The City is considering selling full fee and title the City owned property within the commercial zoning district for an undetermined use and there is no buyer of said property at this time. The City has no foreseeable use for the property. At the hearing, any resident of the City will be given the opportunity to present written or oral testimony about the proposed sale. Citizens may provide verbal comments and testimony either at the meeting or via the Zoom platform. Written testimony may be submitted by: 1. Email to manager@ cityoflakesideoregon.gov

2. Mail to Lakeside City Hall; Attn: City Council,

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR-251012750-BF Reference is made to that certain deed made by, WILLIAM MARKELL, SINGLE MAN as Grantor to CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, as trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for MORTGAGE RESEARCH CENTER, LLC DBA VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS, beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, dated 1/31/2023, recorded 1/31/2023, in official records of COOS County, Oregon in book/reel/ volume No. and/or as fee/ file/instrument/microfilm/ reception number 202300583 and subsequently assigned or transferred by operation of law to PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC covering the following described real property situated in said County, and State. APN: 25S13W16-DB-5200 5887400 LOT 1 AND THE NORTH 10 FEET OF LOT 2, BLOCK 38, KOOS BAY PLAT “F”, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. TOGETHER WITH THAT PORTION OF VACATED 14TH STREET THAT WOULD INURE THERETO BY VACATION ORDER #1521 RECORDED MAY 7, 1976 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 76-5-6859, RECORDS OF COOS COUNTY, OREGON. Commonly known as: 2691 14th St, North Bend, OR 97459 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:

$25,058.43 TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF:

$416,929.60 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 12/1/2024, 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 11/17/2025 at the hour of 10:00AM, Standard of Time, as established by section 187.110, Oregon Revised Statues, Inside the main lobby of the Coos County Courthouse, located at 250 N Baxter St, Coquille, OR 97423 County of COOS, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the interest in the said described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by him of the said trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a reasonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that any person named in Section 86.778 of Oregon Revised Statutes has the right to have the foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of said principal as would not then be due had no default occurred), together with the costs, trustee’s and attorney’s fees and curing any other default complained of in the Notice of Default by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for 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 William Markell 2691 14th St North Bend, OR 97459 Original Borrower Michael Markell 4418 SHAKERTOWN SAN ANTONIO, TX 78238-2609 For Sale Information Call: 916-939-0772 or Login to: www.nationwideposting. 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-251012750-BF Dated: 7/3/2025 Quality Loan Service Corporation, as Trustee Signature By: Daniel Lazos, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION 108 1st 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 #0249243 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, & 9/2/2025, World, 416078 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS Case No. 25CV31778 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION COVENANT LIVING WEST, d/b/a Covenant Living at the Shores, Plaintiff, v. VALERIE J. GRIFFITH, Defendant,

To: Valerie J. Griffith

You are hereby required to appear and defend the Complaint filed against you in the above entitled cause within thirty (30) days from the date of first publication specified herein, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!

You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically.

To “appear” you must file with the court a legal document called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at http://www.oregonstatebar. org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or tollfree elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. The relief sought in the Complaint is for the recovery of monies in the amount of $66,469.22 in unpaid amounts for room, board, care, and services; along with additional amounts for prejudgment interest, late fees, and the costs of collection.

Date of First Publication: August 12, 2025.

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David Cramer, OSB No. 113621\uc1\u10 620 SW Fifth Ave, Suite 300\uc1\u10 Portland, OR 97204\uc1\ u10 Phone: (503) 382-4211\ uc1\u10

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Attorneys for Plaintiff 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, & 9/2/2025, World, 417114

INVITATION FOR BIDS

City of Port Orford

Sealed Bids for the Vista Access Culvert Removal Project for the City of Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon (Owner) will be received by the City Recorder or Recorder’s designee at the City of Port Orford, 555 W 20th St, PO Box 310, Port Orford, Oregon 97465, until 2:00 p.m. (PDT) Sept 3rd, 2025 Bids received after this time will not be accepted. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud immediately following the specified closing time. All interested parties are invited to attend. Subcontractor declarations must be submitted to the above mentioned City representative no later than 4:00 p.m. (PDT) on the day of the bid opening. The work on this project is for public work. A brief description of the scope of work is provided below: Vista Access Culvert Removal Project - Base Bid: Furnish all labor, equipment, and materials as required for the Vista Access Culvert Removal Project consisting of the removal of three existing culverts, restoration of the project site, and all associated improvements. Bidding Documents may be examined at the following locations: Civil West Engineering Services, Inc. 486 E Street; Coos Bay, OR 97420 Ph: 541-266-8601; fax: 541266-8681

City of Port Orford 555 W 20th Street, PO Box 310 Port Orford, OR 97465

Bidding Documents can also be examined online at the following location:

To be eligible to Bid and be listed on plan holders’ list, bidders must download Bidding Documents and/ or purchase them from Engineer. Complete digital project bidding documents are available for Project #9826449 at www.civilwest. com under Current Bidding. You may download the digital plan documents for $22.00. Please contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free-membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of project documents is available for a nonrefundable price of $140 per set which includes applicable sales tax and shipping. Please make your check payable to Civil West Engineering Services and send it 486 E Street, Coos Bay, OR 97420. Please contact us at 541-266-8601 if you have any questions. Bidders must be qualified to perform the work properly and to comply with applicable laws and bonding requirements. Bidders must have completed at least 3 similar projects in the last 5 years. This contract is for public work and is subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. Prevailing wage rates for public works’ contracts in Oregon are required for this project. No bid will be received or considered by the Owner unless the bid contains: 1) a statement that bidder will comply with the provisions of ORS 279C.840 2) a statement as to whether the bidder is a resident bidder as defined in ORS 279A.120.

Dated this 12th day of August, 2025.

By order of: Melissa Radcliffe

Title: City Administrator 8/19/2025, World, 417452 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Misti Carr has been appointed as the personal representative for the Estate of Adele B. Lowry-Beglau, by the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Coos County, Case No. 25PB03798. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present them to the personal representative c/o Michael L. Cooper, Attorney at Law, 66 Club Road #200, Eugene, OR 97401, within four months of the date of publication of this notice or their claims may be barred. Date of publication of this notice is August 19, 2025. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney, Michael L. Cooper, Attorney at Law, 66 Club Road #200, Eugene, OR 97401; Phone 541-4840331. 8/19/2025, World, 417295

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Case No.: 24CV51881 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS GM FINANCIAL, Plaintiff, vs. MELISSA GEORGES and RAYDEN CHARNOCK; Defendants. To: Melissa Georges and Rayden Charnock You are hereby required to appear and defend the Complaint filed against you in the above-entitled cause within thirty (30) days from the date of service of this summons upon you, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, Plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. If you are a veteran of the armed forces, assistance may be available from a county veterans’ service officer or community action agency. Contact information for a local county veterans’ service officer and community action agency may be obtained by calling the 2-1-1 information service. Additionally, contact information for a service officer appointed under ORS 408.410 for the county in which you live and contact information for a community action agency that serves your area can be found by visiting the following link: https://www.oregon.gov/ odva/services/pages/ county-services.aspx and selecting your county. You can also access a list of Veterans Services for all Oregon counties by visiting the following link: https://www.oregon.gov/ odva/Services/Pages/AllServices-Statewide.aspx.

The relief sought in the Complaint is the replevin of the property described as: 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Date of First Publication: 8/5/2025 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP s/ John Thomas John Thomas OSB No. 024691 920 SW 3rd Ave, 1st Floor Portland, OR 97204 Phone: (971) 201-3200 Fax: (971) 201-3202 jthomas@mccarthyholthus. com Of Attorneys for Plaintiff IDSPub #0249521 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, & 8/26/2025, World, 416783 CITY OF COOS BAY PUMP STATION 27 & FORCE MAIN REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The City of Coos Bay is requesting proposals for a consultant or consulting firm to perform Special Inspections for the Pump Station 27 & Force Main Project. Proposals will be received via electronic means by Geneva Varga, Engineering Services Coordinator, until 2:00 PM local time on August 26, 2025. No proposals will be accepted after this time. The Request for Proposal is available from the City of Coos Bay’s website www. coosbayor.gov/bids. All questions can be directed to gvarga@coosbayor.gov. This project is being funded with a financial award from the Special Public Works Fund, funded by the Oregon State Lottery and administered by the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority. By order of: City of Coos Bay - Jennifer Wirsing, PE, Public Works Director 8/12/2025 & 08/19/2025, World, 417167

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND ELECTION TO SELL (ORS 86.771)

Obligation: That Promissory Note dated on or about October 15, 2021, in which Grantor promised to pay the sum of US$189,000.00 (One Hundred and Eighty-Nine Thousand United States Dollars) to Beneficiary with interest. Trust Deed: That Trust Deed recorded as Coos County, Oregon Instrument #2021-11691 recorded October 18, 2021.

Secured Property: Common: Vacant Land off 1st Street SE, Bandon, Oregon. Assessor: 28S- 15W- 25AD Tax Lot 2502. Legal: Lot 2, Block 1, Amended Plat of Breakwater Addition to Bandon, Coos County, Oregon; EXCEPTING THEREFROM the South 10 feet of Lot 2, Block 1, Amended Plat of Breakwater Addition to Bandon, Coos County, Oregon. Grantor: Barry C. Johnson. reference address: 2451 Birchwood Circle, Redding CA 96002. Beneficiary: Chris Llewellyn. reference address: P. O. Box 536, Bandon OR 97411. Original Trustee: Ticor Title Company of Oregon. reference address: P. O. Box 536, Bandon OR 97411. Successor Trustee: Robert S. Miller III, Attorney. reference address: 1010 1st Street S.E. Ste 210, Bandon OR 97411. On October 15, 2021, Beneficiary conveyed Secured Property to Grantor by Statutory Warranty Deed recorded as Coos County, Oregon Instrument #202111690 recorded October 18, 2021. Grantor concurrently promised to pay Beneficiary the sum of One Hundred and Eighty-Nine Thousand United States Dollars (US$189,000.00) with interest, and this obligation was concurrently memorialized by a Promissory Note made by Grantor payable to Beneficiary and secured by a Trust Deed on Secured Property recorded as Coos County, Oregon Instrument #2021- 11691 recorded October 18, 2021. Grantor Barry C. Johnson has defaulted on the Obligation secured by Trust Deed by failing to pay the balance owing on May 1, 2025. As of July 10, 2025, Grantor owes Beneficiary the sum of US$193,464.62 on the Obligation, with approximately US$50.9913 accumulating per diem since July 10, 2025, but not including the costs for a title guaranty, costs of contract servicing, Trustee’s Fees, Attorney’s Fees, recording costs, mailing fees, and other fees and expenses as may be authorized by Oregon law and the Obligation and Trust Deed. The Secured Property will be sold to satisfy the Obligation. The sale will take place on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 12:00pm Pacific Time at the front door to the office of the Trustee, at 1010 First Street S.E. Bandon, Oregon 97411. Requests for Information may be made under ORS 86.786.

The right exists under ORS 86.778 to have the proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by paying the entire amount then due, together with costs, trustee’s fees and attorney fees, and by curing any other default complained of in the notice of default, at any time that is not later than five days before the date last set for the sale.

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.

Robert S. Miller III, Successor Trustee of Trust Deed 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, & 8/26/2025, World, 416794

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of: JACOB WILLIAM BROWN, Petitioner, and KATI MARIE RHOAT, Respondent. Case No. 23DR16513

SUMMONS TO: KATI MARIE RHOAT, Respondent IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are required to appear and answer the Motion to Show Cause, filed by Petitioner Jacob William Brown, to modify custody, parenting time and child support filed against you in the above-entitled case within thirty days from the date of service of this summons upon you. If you fail to do so, the Petitioner will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Motion.

NOTICE TO KATI MARIE RHOAT READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!

You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “response”. The “motion” or “response” must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein (see page 2 for date of first publication), along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the intervenor’s attorney or, if the intervenor does not have an attorney, proof of

service on the intervenor. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may call the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at (503) 684-3763 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE OBJECT OF THE MOTION AND THE DEMAND FOR RELIEF

Petitioner has filed a Motion to Modify Custody, Parenting Time and Child Support, in the aboveentitled case, regarding Teagan Brown, a minor child of Petitioner and Respondent. Petitioner seeks modifying the current court order of Respondent having sole legal custody to Petitioner having sole legal custody, with Respondent having supervised parenting time. The specific requested relief: Petitioner seeks to have a court order modifying custody, parenting time and child support. Petitioner seeks to have sole legal and physical custody of Teagan Brown, a minor child, and award supervised parenting time to Respondent and to modify child support. The date of the first publication of this Summons is: August 12, 2025. /s/Jacques P. DePlois Jacques P. DePlois, OSB#290482 Attorney for Jacob Brown PO Box 3159, Coos Bay, OR 97420 (541) 888-6338 jdeplois@ lawofficesofjdeplois.com

8/12, 8/19, 8/26, & 9/2/2025, World, 417111

North Bend

• 6:31 am – Check welfare, Bayview & Simpson

• 7:20 am – Warrant service, 1900 Blk McPherson

• 7:35 am – Illegal camping, Meade & California

• 7:45 am – Check welfare, 2037 11th Ct

• 7:51 am – Harassment, 1010 Virginia Ave

• 8:25 am – Accident, Newmark St & Edgewood

Dr

• 9:04 am – Criminal trespass, 3390 Broadway Ave

• 9:26 am – Alarm, business, 2323 Paci c Ave

• 10:47 am – Theft, 2037 11th Ct

• 11:02 am – Counterfeit money, 484 Newmark St

• 11:06 am – Subpoena service, 835 California Ave

• 12:56 pm – Accident, noninjury, Virginia & Harrison

• 1:27 pm – Civil problem, 2477 Everett Ave

• 2:25 pm – Smoke, Newmark & EZ Mart

• 2:54 pm – Criminal trespass, 1890 Waite St

• 3:24 pm – Burglary, 2728 Sherman Ave

• 3:43 pm – Check welfare, North Bend Area

• 4:15 pm – Alarm, business, 2323 Paci c St

• 4:18 pm – Juvenile problem, 1611 Virginia Ave

• 4:57 pm – Juvenile problem, 2070 Everett Ave

• 7:31 pm – Driving while suspended, Lakeshore & Delores

• 8:44 pm – Driving while suspended, 2040 Broadway Ave

• 11:28 pm – Suspicious vehicle, 1611 Virginia Ave

• 11:32 pm – Suspicious vehicle, Ferry Rd Park

Coos Bay

• 1:57 am – Alarm, Business,

TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

The Trustee under the terms of the Trust Deed described herein, at the direction of the Beneficiary, hereby elects to sell the property described in said Trust Deed to satisfy the obligations secured thereby.

A. PARTIES TO THE TRUST DEED: Grantor: BANDON OLD TOWN HOTEL PARTNERS, LLC, an Oregon Limited Liability Company Trustee: SHALA M. KUDLAC, Successor Trustee. Beneficiary: FRED GERNANDT

B. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY: See Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein.

C. TRUST DEED INFORMATION:

Dated: August 31, 2022

Recording Date: September 1, 2025

Recorder’s No: 2022-08198

Recording Place: Records of Coos County, Oregon

D. DEFAULT: The Grantor is in default and the Beneficiary elects to foreclose the Trust Deed for failure to pay the following: (1) The unpaid balance of the principal amount of $897,337.50 at 8% interest per annum, $116,432.60 interest accrued through April 30, 2025, and to continue to accrue each day thereafter through the date of sale; and (2) Reimbursement of title search costs of $2,100.00 paid by beneficiary.

E. AMOUNT DUE: 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 principal balance of $897,337.50 on September 16, 2023, leaving an unpaid balance of $897,337.50 at 8% interest per annum, plus $116,432.60 interest accrued through April 30,

2025, and to continue to accrue each day thereafter at $196.67 through the date of sale; $2,100.00 for title search costs, and foreclosure costs, recording costs, attorney fees, and amounts, if any, advanced by the Beneficiary pursuant to the terms of the Trust Deed and/ or applicable by law.

F. ELECTION TO SELL:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Beneficiary and the Successor Trustee, by reason of said default, have elected and do hereby elect to foreclose said Trust Deed by advertisement and sale pursuant to ORS 86.705 through ORS 86.815, and to cause to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash or certified funds, the interest in the said described property which Grantor had, or had the power to convey, at the time of the execution by them of the Trust Deed, together with any interest the Grantor or successor in interest acquired after the execution of the Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations secured by said Trust Deed together with the expenses of the sale, including reasonable charge by the Trustee as provided by law and the reasonable fees of Trustee’s attorney.

G. DATE, TIME, AND PLACE OF SALE:

Date & Time: October 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.

Place: Kudlac Law Office, 640 2nd St. SE, Suite B, Bandon, Oregon 97411.

H. RIGHT TO REINSTATE:

NOTICE IS FURTHER

ing cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed, and in addition to paying said sums or by tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses to the Trustee actually incurred by Beneficiary and the Trustee in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with the Trustee’s fee and attorney’s fee. I. NOTICE: THE FEDERAL FAIR DEBT PRACTICES ACT REQUIRES WE STATE THAT THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING DISCHARGE OF THE DEBT FROM A BANKRUPTCY COURT, THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, BUT ONLY ENFORCEMENT OF LIEN RIGHTS AGAINST THE PROPERTY. J. MISCELLANEOUS: In construing this Notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes the plural, the word “Grantor” includes any successor in interest to the Grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performances of which is secured by said Trust Deed, and the words “Trustee” and “Beneficiary” includes their respective successors in interest, if any.

NOTICE TO TENANTS

GIVEN that at any time prior to five (5) days before the sale, this foreclosure proceeding may be dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to the Trustee of the entire amount then due (other than a portion of the principle that would not have been due had no default occurred), and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of be-

If you are a tenant of this property, foreclosure could affect your rental agreement. A purchaser who buys this property at a foreclosure sale has the right to require you to move out after giving you notice of the requirement. If you do not have a fixedterm lease, the purchaser may require you to move out after giving you a 30-day notice on or after the date of

the sale. If you have a fixed-term lease, you may be entitled to receive after the date of the sale a 90-day notice of the purchaser’s requirement that you move out. To be entitled to either a 30day or 90-day notice, you must give the trustee of the property written evidence of your rental agreement at least 30 days before the date first set for the sale. If you have a fixed-term lease, you must give trustee a copy of the rental agreement. If you do not have a fixed-term lease and cannot provide a copy of the rental agreement, you may give the trustee other written evidence of the existence of the rental agreement. The date that is 30 days before the date of the sale is March 20, 2020. The name of the trustee and the trustee’s mailing address are listed on this notice. Federal law may grant you additional rights, including a right to a longer notice period. Consult a lawyer for more information about your rights under federal law. You have the right to apply your security deposit and any rent you prepaid toward your current obligation under your rental agreement. If you want to do so, you must notify your landlord in writing and in advance that you intend to do so. If you believe you need legal assistance with this matter, you may contact the Oregon State Bar and ask for the lawyer referral service at www.osbar.org, 1-800-4528260, P.O. Box 231935, Tigard, Oregon 97281-1935. If you

925 S Broadway St (Wendy’s Hamburgers)

• 1:57 am – Alarm, 925 S Broadway St

• 7:55 am – Theft, 1372 California Ave

POLICE BLOTTER

• 6:14 am – Civil problem, 1040 Sanford St

• 8:22 am – Alarm, 150 E Johnson Ave

• 8:24 am – Suspicious conditions, 862 S 2nd St

• 8:29 am – Disorderly conduct, Newmark & S Wasson

• 9:06 am – Accident, 45 E Lockhart Ave

• 9:32 am – Harassment, 577 9th Ave Apt A

• 9:59 am – Suspicious subject, 151 N 8th St

• 10:48 am – Illegal camping, Eastside Park

• 10:52 am – Warrant service, N 10th St & Mingus Pool

• 11:06 am – Illegal camping, 375 S 4th St

• 11:26 am – Warrant service, 365 D St

• 11:39 am – Suspicious subject, 411 6th Ave

• 12:23 pm – Driving complaint, Ocean Blvd & 34th

• 12:44 pm – Check, welfare, 183 Norman Ave

• 12:58 pm – Accident, 751 S 2nd St

• 1:03 pm – Criminal trespass, 1385 Newmark Ave

• 1:04 pm – Accident, hit & run, 1880 N 7th St

• 1:41 pm – Check, welfare, S 1st St & Johnson Ave

• 2:33 pm – Disorderly conduct, 3111 SE Ocean Blvd

• 2:38 pm – Counterfeit money, 1689 Applewood Dr

• 3:51 pm – Criminal trespass, 1201 S 11th St

• 4:09 pm – Driving complaint, Central & 13th

• 4:28 pm – Warrant service, 300 Country Club Rd

• 4:28 pm – Criminal trespass, 228 S Empire Blvd

• 5:00 pm – Alarm, 594 S Broadway

• 6:01 pm – Driving complaint, 3111 Ocean Blvd

• 6:36 pm – Located runaway, Newmark & S Morrison

• 6:42 pm – Burglary, 1041 Central Ave

• 7:54 pm – Check, welfare, 282 S 9th St

• 7:56 pm – Violation court order, 890 Oakway Dr

• 10:27 pm – Prowler, 992 Seagate Ave Coquille

• 1:38 am – Driving Complaint, 890 N Birch St

• 3:27 am – Intoxicated Subject, 890 N Birch St

• 1:38 am – Driving complaint, 890 N Birch St

• 3:27 am – Intoxicated subject, 890 N Birch St

• 2:15 pm – Park violation, 153 N Central Blvd

• 3:15 pm – Missing person, 306 W 5th St

• 4:00 pm – Harassment, phone, 61 E 1st St Reedsport

• 2:30 am – Warrant, Winchester Ave & S 2nd St, Reedsport

• 7:54 am – Ordinance Violation, S 2nd St & Fir Ave, Reedsport

• 8:15 am – Trespassing, West Railroad & F Railroad, Reedsport

• 10:21 am Ordinance Violation, 1575 US 101, Reedsport

• 11:38 am – Suspicious Activity, Safeway, Reedsport

• 2:43 pm – Parking Problem, 800 S Hill Dr, Reedsport

• 2:58 pm – Disturbance, Winchester Court Apartments, Reedsport

• 4:58 pm – Abandoned Vehicle, Barrone Park, Reedsport

• 5:33 pm – MVA (NonInjury), Highway 101 & 22nd St, Reedsport

• 5:44 pm – Suspicious Activity, 100 River Bend Rd, Reedsport

• 8:54 pm – Trespassing, 846 S Hill Dr, Reedsport

• Myrtle Point

• 8:08 am – Burglary, 1804 Spruce St

• 4:59 pm – Accident, Maple & Hwy 42

Tuesday 8/5

North Bend

• 12:00 am – Suspicious

vehicle, Broadway & Newmark

• 7:54 am – Criminal trespass, Pittam Loop

• 8:38 am – Subpoena service, 835 California Ave

• 9:28 am – Alarm, business, 1241 W Airport Way

• 9:36 am – Abandoned vehicle, Connecticut & Meade

• 9:43 am – Line down, McPherson & Colorado

• 9:49 am – Accident, Broadway & Newmark

• 10:15 am – Abandoned vehicle, Lombard & A

• 10:15 am – Threats, 1945 Arthur St

• 11:14 am – Driving while suspended, Tremont & Stanton

• 12:08 pm – Abandoned vehicle, 1733 Ash St

• 12:13 pm – Sex offender registration, 835 California Ave

• 12:50 pm – Park violation, Maryland & Union

• 12:51 pm – Disturbance, End of Ferry Rd

• 1:13 pm – Criminal mischief, 2477 Everett Ave

• 1:43 pm – Civil problem, 1611 Virginia Ave

• 2:26 pm – Check, welfare, 3959 Sheridan Ave

• 2:29 pm – Subpoena service, 835 California Ave

• 2:33 pm – Criminal trespass, 3229 Broadway Ave

• 2:53 pm – Threats, 2090 Inland Dr

• 3:20 pm – Check, welfare, 1900 Blk Sherman

• 4:00 pm – Disorderly conduct, Safeway & Virginia

• 6:08 pm – Illegal camping, 16th & Fir

• 6:35 pm – Illegal camping, 1811 Lincoln St

• 6:38 pm – Theft, 1611 Virginia Ave

• 6:39 pm – Harassment, phone, 1724 Maple St

• 9:29 pm – Suspicious conditions, 1303 Bayview St

• 9:59 pm – Driving complaint, 1735 Virginia Ave

• 10:41 pm – Criminal trespass, 3133 Broadway Ave Coos Bay

• 4:01 pm – Suicidal Subject, 958 N Collier St

Conditions, Alley Behind

298 S Wall St

• 6:12 am – Suicidal Subject, 808 S 5th St

• 8:31 am – Alarm, Test, 1775 Thompson Rd

• 9:22 am – Driving Complaint, S 10th St

• 9:40 am – Suspicious Conditions, 474 N Morrison

• 9:54 am – Alarm, Residence, 1023 Sanford St

• 11:22 am – Check, Welfare, 88 E Ingersoll Ave

• 1:53 pm – Loud Music, 509 N Main St

• 1:59 pm – ID Theft, 2730 N 15th St

• 2:02 pm – Accident, Commercial & Broadway

• 2:30 pm – Disorderly Conduct, S Empire Blvd & Newmark

• 2:31 pm – Attempt to Locate Drunk Driver, Newmark & McKays

• 3:59 pm – Warrant Service, 230 4th St

• 3:59 pm – Suspicious Conditions, 1453 Cedar Ave

• 5:06 pm – Disorderly Conduct, 200 N Broadway St

• 5:11 pm – Warrant Service, 200 E 2nd St

• 5:11 pm – Disorderly Conduct, 2021 Newmark Ave

• 5:17 pm – Suicidal Subject, 319 N Wall St

• 5:45 pm – Theft, 1530 Newmark Ave

• 6:35 pm – Shoplifter, 2051 Newmark Ave

• 6:43 pm – Check, Welfare, Coos Bay Area

• 7:09 pm – Warrant Service, 320 Warner Milne Rd

• 7:23 pm – Fraud, 555 S Empire Blvd

• 8:03 pm – Arrest, 295 Holland Ave

• 8:59 pm – Illegal Camping, End of Fulton Ave

• 10:12 pm – Dispute, 245 S Schoneman St

• 10:34 pm – Arrest, 705 S Empire Blvd 11:53 pm – Dispute, 461 S Morrison St Coquille

• 9:33 am – Criminal Trespass, 222 E 2nd St Apt 2

• 8:58 pm – Smoke, 700 Blk N Adams Reedsport

• 2:17 am – Juvenile Problem, 1977 Cedar Ave Reedsport

• 9:36 am – Parking Problem, Video Wave

• 10:38 am – Fire (Other), Mile Post 211 & Highway 101 Reedsport

• 10:56 am – Juvenile Problem, 1671 Highway 101 S Reedsport

• 11:42 am – Theft, Dollar General

• 11:51 am – Welfare Check, 823 S Hill Dr Reedsport

• 12:02 pm – Traf c Stop, Chevron

• 1:54 pm – Mental Subject, Winchester Court Apartments

• 4:27 pm – Noise Complaint, 2135 Greenwood Ave Reedsport

• 4:48 pm – Littering, Mindpower Gallery Myrtle Point • 3:49 pm – Dispute, 1535 Roseurg Rd

8/6 North Bend • 12:44 am – Alarm, business, 2323 Paci c St • 5:27 am – Assault, Domestic, 2908 Sheridan Ave

• 6:47 am – Illegal Camping, 1380 Sherman Ave (Simpson Park) • 7:33 am – Alarm, Business, 2651 Tremont Ave (Mill Casino)

• 8:52 am – Accident, Non Injury, Sherman & Virginia

• 9:35 am – Civil Problem, 3711 Sherman Ave

• 9:44 am – Subpoena Service, 3201 Tremont Ave (Kokwel Casino)

• 10:11 am – Warrant Service, 1810 Waite St • 11:40 am – Suspicious Conditions, 1585 Sherman Ave (Ashworths Ma)

• 12:16 pm – Check, Welfare, 1520 Sherman Ave

• 12:56 pm – Criminal Trespass, 3201 Tremont Ave

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• 3:10 pm – Park Violation, 1397 Sherman Ave (Bay Area Yamaha)

• 3:21 pm – Driving While Suspended, 1735 Virginia Ave (Safeway)

• 4:12 pm – Suspicious Conditions, 3120 Broadway Ave (Lavender Fo)

• 4:47 pm – Alarm, Business, 1100 Main St

• 4:56 pm – Alarm, Business, 2323 Paci c Ave

• 5:32 pm – Driving While Suspended, 3390 Broadway Ave

• 5:58 pm – Theft, 835 California Ave

• 6:53 pm – Unauthorized Use MV, 1733 Ash St

• 6:58 pm – Repossessed Vehicle, 2076 Sherman Ave

• 7:16 pm – Criminal Trespass, 2695 Broadway Ave

• 7:30 pm – Possession Controlled Substance, Harbor Ave

• 7:30 pm – Harassment, Harbor Ave

• 10:23 pm – Criminal Trespass, 1701 Newmark St (Bottledrop) Coos Bay

• 12:23 am – Illegal Dumping, Timberline Dr

• 1:17 am – Suspicious Subject, 192 Norman Ave

• 6:00 am – Theft of Mail, Central Ave & 3rd St

• 7:02 am – Check Welfare, 2051 Newmark Ave Walmart

• 7:41 am – Mental Subject, 1024 S 4th St

• 7:50 am – Illegal Camping, Newmark & Wallace

• 8:01 am – Driving While Suspended, Fenwick & Lakeshore

• 8:24 am – Mental Subject, 408 N Cammann St

• 8:55 am – Attempt to Locate, N City Limits

• 9:42 am – Threats, Coos Bay Area

• 9:52 am – Littering, 632 & 650 Anderson Ave

• 10:08 am – Mental Subject, 408 N Cammann St

• 10:12 am – Unlawful Vehicle, N Wall & Harris

• 10:21 am – Criminal Trespass, 479 Newmark Ave Silver Dollar

• 10:12 am – Unlawful Vehicle, 393 N Wall St

• 11:57 am – Dispute, 411 8th Ave

• 12:20 pm – Criminal Trespass, 289 LaClair St Advanced Health

• 12:52 pm – Mental Subject, 408 N Cammann St

• 1:11 pm – Check Welfare, 441 Noble Ave

• 1:42 pm – Criminal Mischief, 1916 N 14th St

• 1:52 pm – Traf c Hazard, Newmark & Ocean Blvd

• 1:56 pm – Criminal

Trespass, S 11th & Johnson

• 3:41 pm – Disabled Vehicle, N 10th St & Mingus Pool

• 4:14 pm – Unlawful Entry into MV, 270 S 2nd St

• 4:34 pm – Located Wanted Subject, 1055 Anderson Ave

• 5:06 pm – Fraud, 605 Village Pines Dr

• 6:09 pm – Dispute, N 7th & Hemlock

• 6:21 pm – Suspicious Conditions, Commercial St

• 6:27 pm – Dispute, 1260

Dakota Ave

• 6:49 pm – Civil Problem, 299 S Bayshore Dr

• 7:29 pm – Dispute, Maryland & Schoneman

• 8:07 pm – Stalking, 192 Norman Ave

• 8:19 pm – Fraud, 490 Shorepines Ave

• 8:26 pm – Assault, 1625 California Ave

• 8:51 pm – Warrant Service, Woodland & Hospital Way

• 10:01 pm – Mental Subject, 408 N Cammann St

• 10:34 pm – Misuse of 9-1-1, 408 N Cammann St Coquille

• 10:25 am – Disorderly Conduct, 207 E 1st St

• 10:54 am – Disturbance, 54 N Collier

• 1:58 pm – Suspicious Conditions, 250 N Baxter St

• 4:28 pm – Disorderly Conduct, 100 Blk N Collier

• 5:48 pm – Disorderly Conduct, 193 E 2nd St

• 8:07 pm – Disorderly Conduct, Central & 1st

• 9:28 pm – Water Problem, 58 W 5th St

• 9:51 pm – Disorderly Conduct, 54 W Hwy 42 (Valley Laundromat)

• 10:31 pm – Disorderly Conduct, 29 W 1st St (Uncle Randys Cafe)

• 11:51 pm – Disorderly Conduct, 155 E 1st St (Safeway)

Reedsport

• 2:05 am – Disorderly Conduct, 7-Eleven

• 1:23 pm – Ordinance Violation, Reedsport Lanes

• 4:51 pm – Welfare Check, 823 S Hill Dr

• 8:39 pm – Trespassing, Best Western

• 9:09 pm – Welfare Check, Best Budget Inn

Myrtle Point

• 5:50 pm – Harassment, Domestic, 639 4th St Apt C

• 8:47 pm – Deliver Emergency Message, 1220 Harris St Apt

Thursday 8/7

North Bend

• 4:15 am – Dispute, 2715 Stanton Ave

• 9:14 am – Illegal Camping, 1380 Sherman Ave Simpson Park

• 9:16 am – Driving Complaint, Hwy 101 MP 234

• 1:59 pm – Criminal Mischief, 2392 Ash St

• 2:00 pm – Driving Complaint, 2265 Newmark St Kozy Kitchen

• 3:30 pm – Fraud, 2352 Sherman Ave

• 4:40 pm – Criminal Trespass, 1760 Virginia Ave Green Lion Disp

• 6:17 pm – Suspicious Subject, Bayview & Buckingham

• 7:56 pm – Illegal Dumping, 1812 Myrtle St

• 10:29 pm – Shots Fired, Sherman & Maryland

• 10:48 pm – Custodial Interference, 2236 Everett Ave

• 11:19 pm – Suspicious Subject, 1570 Maple St Peterson Cat

Coos Bay

• 1:40 am – Fire, 1075 Newmark Ave

• 1:53 am – Alarm, 1123 California Ave

• 6:01 am – Alarm, Business, 260 2nd Ave

• 7:04 am – Theft, 962 Seagate Ave

• 8:00 am – Juvenile Problem, 1055 Anderson Ave

• 8:04 am – Misuse of 9-1-1, 408 N Cammann St8:07 am – Check, Welfare, S Broadway & Johnson

• 8:20 am – Theft From Vehicle, 1100 Blk S Broadway

• 8:53 am – Counterfeit Money, 1590 Newmark Ave (Taco Bell)

• 9:28 am – Subpoena Service, 1297 Ocean Blvd

• 9:29 am – Subpoena Service, 3201 Tremont Ave (Kokwel Casino)

• 9:53 am – Missing Person, Wallace & Newmark

• 9:54 am – Theft, 408 N Cammann St

• 10:25 am – Check, Welfare, 247 S 2nd St (Seven Devils Brewer)

• 11:21 am – Dispute, 985 Newmark Ave (Bay Area Athle)

• 11:32 am – Illegal Camping, Empire Lakes (John Topits Park)

• 12:06 pm – Criminal Trespass, 479 Newmark Ave (Silver Dollar)

• 12:06 pm – Fraud, 1020 S 1st St (Fred Meyer)

• 12:49 pm – Illegal Camping, 1084 S 2nd St (Diamond Shine Car)

• 12:52 pm – Check, Welfare, Coos Bay Area

• 1:13 pm – Driving Complaint, 10th & Central

• 1:23 pm – Located Wanted Subject, Empire & Lattin

• 2:08 pm – Check, Welfare, Coos Bay Area

• 2:11 pm – Criminal Trespass, 700 S Broadway St (Umpqua Bank)

• 2:21 pm – Criminal Trespass, 1313 N Bayshore Dr

• 2:36 pm – Illegal Camping, S Bayshore Dr (Coos Bay Board)

• 4:48 pm – Unlawful Entry Into MV, 385 N Wasson St

• 5:08 pm – Criminal Trespass, 1140 E Park Roadway

• 5:44 pm – Unlawful Vehicle, 2nd & Hall

• 6:30 pm – Assault, 408 N Cammann St

• 6:32 pm – Accident, 110 Ackerman St (Life Change Chu)

• 7:12 pm – Theft of Bike, 705 Johnson St

• 8:56 pm – Missing Person,

Johnson & 7th

• 9:02 pm – Criminal Trespass, 230 E Johnson Ave (Safeway)

• 9:29 pm – Deceased Subject, 1455 Village Pines Ave

• 10:47 pm – Warrant Service, 700 SE Douglas Ave (Roseburg PO)

• 11:56 pm – Suspicious Conditions, 1120 S Broadway St (South Coast) Coquille

• 5:48 am – Accident, MP 6.5 Hwy 42

• 6:50 am – Criminal trespass, 240 W Hwy 42 Hwy Deli Mart

• 12:56 pm – Disorderly conduct, E 4th & Elliott

• 1:17 pm – Disorderly conduct, Baxter St

• 1:45 pm – Disorderly conduct, 1st & Adams

• 4:43 pm – Check welfare, 510 E 4th St

• 8:20 pm – Road closure, Hwy 42 & Howe Reedsport

• 1:22 am – Security Check, Lions Park

• 1:36 am – Security Check, 100 River Bend Rd

• 3:08 am – Utility Problem, 146 N 4th St

• 10:46 am – Ordinance Violation, Reedsport Police Department

• 2:09 pm – Fire, 200 Coho Point Loop

• 4:25 pm – DUI, Reedsport Police Department

• 7:59 pm – Civil Dispute, 2803 Ridgeway Dr

• 11:13 pm – Suspicious Activity, Lions Park Myrtle Point

• 6:09 pm – Check, Welfare, Spruce St / 3rd St

• 7:32 pm – Check, Welfare, 635 Spruce St Friday 8/8

North Bend

• 12:27 am – Criminal Trespass, 1701 Newmark St Bottledrop

• 1:02 am – Suspicious Vehicle, Ferry Road Park Ferry Road

• 1:31 am – Located Wanted Subject, 1911 Newmark St Jurgens Jewel

• 3:08 am – Dispute, 2157 Connecticut St

• 7:40 am – Suspicious subject, Newmark & Tremont Ave

• 8:01 am – Criminal trespass, 1900 Virginia Ave

• 11:09 am – Burglary, 1452 Bay St

• 11:29 am - Harassment, 3667 Inland Ct

• 11:36 am – Driving complaint, Sherman Ave

• 12:34 pm – Theft, 3661 Broadway Ave

• 1:11 pm – Fraud, 1503 Virginia Ave

• 1:43 pm – Park violation, 2606 Broadway Ave

• 2:32 pm – Counterfeit money, 2002 Inland Dr

• 3:26 pm – Illegal camping, 1380 Sherman Ave (Simpson Park)

• 4:23 pm – Illegal camping, North Bend Boardwalk

• 4:57 pm – Forgery, 2131 Newmark St

• 5:34 pm – Illegal dumping,

1380 Sherman Ave

(Simpson Park)

• 5:49 pm – Driving complaint, Hwy 101 & Front St

• 6:00 pm – Driving complaint, 1845 Johnson St

• 8:04 pm – Threats, 2633 Sherman Ave

• 8:03 pm – Suspicious conditions, Oregon & Sherman

• 9:19 pm – Park violation, 1010 Virginia Ave

• 9:24 pm – Check, welfare, 2260 Ash St

• 9:28 pm – Dispute, 1735 Virginia Ave (Safeway)

• 9:39 pm – Dispute, 2273 Newmark St (KFC) Coos Bay

• 12:13 am – Driving While Suspended, Broadway & Elrod

• 1:42 am – Warrant Service, 1075 Newmark Ave (7 Eleven Empir)

• 1:44 am – Mental Subject, 1725 Newmark Ave

• 3:11 am – Suspicious Vehicle, Tidewater & Marine

• 3:20 am – Alarm, Business, 789 S Broadway St

• 7:39 am – Traf c Hazard, Ingersoll & 9th

• 7:45 am – Warrant Service, 300 Country Club Ln Eugene

• 8:02 am – Warrant Service, 604 Talent Ave Talent

• 8:44 am – Unlawful Vehicle, 1699 Myrtle Ave

• 8:56 am – Unknown Problem, 500 Central Ave

• 10:08 am – Illegal Camping, Empire Lakes John Topits

• 10:09 am – Suicidal Subject, Dead End of Fulton

• 11:11 am – Juvenile Problem, 2051 Newmark Ave

• 11:14 am – Unlawful Vehicle, 1075 Lakeshore Ave

• 11:16 am – Criminal Trespass, 310 N Wall St

• 11:51 am – Weapons Offense, 3111 SE Ocean Blvd Cascade Farm

• 12:01 pm – Shoplifter, 2051 Newmark Ave Walmart

• 1:04 pm – Suspicious Subject, Ingersoll & S Front

• 1:39 pm – Theft of Services, 190 Johnson Ave

• 2:37 pm – Illegal Camping, 2nd & Lockhart

• 2:47 pm – Assault, Shorepines Hts

• 2:49 pm – Disabled Vehicle, 3100 Blk Ocean Blvd

• 3:34 pm – Disorderly Conduct, 150 E Johnson Ave

• 3:35 P pm – Threats, 705 S Empire Blvd American Market

• 3:35 pm – Driving Complaint, 1020 S 1st St

• 4:11 pm – Illegal Camping, 295 S Broadway St Coney Station

• 4:22 pm – Suspicious Vehicle, Ackerman & Parkside Village

• 4:24 pm – Runaway Juvenile, 990 S 11th St

• 4:28 pm – Alarm Residence, 9165 Fulton Ave

• 4:34 pm – Criminal Trespass, 600 N Bayshore Dr Bayshore Che

• 4:50 pm – Check Welfare, 1005 Oakway Dr

• 4:57 pm – Overdose, 408 N Cammann St

• 5:11 pm – Suspicious Conditions, 2273 N Bayshore Dr Ace Hardware

• 5:26 pm – Accident Hit & Run, 997 Newmark Ave Chevron Empire

• 6:29 pm – Alarm Business, 3333 Walnut Ave Swoya Boys & Girls

• 6:32 pm – Threats, 295 S Broadway St

Friday, August 22, 2025

New boardwalk trail at South Slough Reserve

From the South Slough Estuary Reserve

Designed to protect a newly restored wetland and open the South Trail System to more visitors, this project helps more people connect with nature in meaningful ways.

CHARLESTON, Ore –

As part of the Wasson Creek Restoration Project, a new accessible boardwalk is being constructed on the southern part of the South Slough Reserve. This new boardwalk is independent of the popular Big Cedar Trail boardwalk and will allow visitors to the Reserve to traverse the estuaries edge in the Wasson Valley.

“This boardwalk is part of a longstanding goal of the Reserve to be more accessible, allowing people with different mobilities to access meaningful areas within the Reserve,” said Patricia Fox, Reserve Manager.

The new boardwalk trail will also be an education tool for the Reserve, especially for the many schoolchildren and community members that take advantage of the Reserve education programming.

The Oregon Department of State Lands enacted specific trail and forest closures as a public safety measure due to hazards from boardwalk construction and use of heavy equipment.

From August 1, 2025, to January 30, 2026, no forest activities are permitted in the Wasson Valley, including hunting. The South Trail System, including Fredrickson Marsh Loop, is closed August 11–22, 2025, and again September 1–October 1, 2025. South Slough Visitor Center trails remain open daily from dawn - dusk. Updates to closure will be made available through our website at

southsloughestuary.org or by calling the Visitor Center during normal business hours at 541-8885558.

Funding for the project comes from the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Habitat Protection and Restoration Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Coos Basin Coho Partnership, and Coquille Tribal Community Fund.

Recurring Events

Dance and Fitness Class

Every Monday (All year long, except holidays)

9:00am – 10:30am North Bend Senior Center 1470 Airport Lane Fun paced world music exercise class for women and men. New dancers are welcome. Free!

Free Community Yoga Classes

Every Monday 5:30pm – 6:30pm Coos Bay Library 525 Anderson Ave.

Beginner friendly yoga class led by Mona Dunham. No experience is necessary. Increase your exibility and strength, get centered, and enjoy a workout in a supportive environment. Wear comfortable workout clothes and bring a yoga mat if you have one. This Free event is open to everyone age 12 and up.

Preschool Storytime

Every Tuesday

10:30am North Bend Library

1800 Sherman Ave

Enjoy stories, activates, and a craft for children ages 2 – 5.

Memory Café Coos

1st Wednesday each month

North Bend Public Library

Older adults living with memory loss & their care partners are invited to an informal social gathering.

Yoga in the Museum

Every Wednesday

9:30am – 10:30am Coos Art Museum

County Line Dancing

Every Thursday 5:00pm – 6:30pm Upstairs at the Eagles Lodge 568 S 2nd St., Coos Bay $5 per person. Teaching step-by-step for beginners & advanced dancers too!

Baby Play

Every Thursday 10:30am North Bend Library 1800 Sherman Ave Enjoy stories, music and play designed to encourage the early literacy skills of children under 2.

Toddler Music and Movement

Every Friday 10:30am North Bend Library 1800 Sherman Ave

Enjoy music, moving and grooving for children ages 2-3.

Friends of Coos County Animals (FOCCAS)

Every Saturday 12:00pm – 3:00pm Pony Village Mall 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend

All of our adoptable cats and dogs live in foster homes. For more information, visit: https://friendsofcooscounty animals.org

Peaceful Democratic Rally

Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month

12:00pm – 2:00pm Coos Bay Boardwalk

200 S Bayshore Dr.

Do you have something you would like to express about the federal government? If so then come join us, meet a

community of like minded people, hold your sign up for passing motorists, and cheer on democracy.

Gospel Jubilee Concert and Open Mic

1st Sunday each month

Shoreline Community Church 1251 Clark St. North Bend

Each Jubilee begins with a one hour concert followed by one hour of Open Mic.

Everyone is invited to come &/or bring a song to share. There is a sign-up sheet upon arrival. There is no charge to attend.

Complimentary refreshments will be available. Free will offering. Directions: from Hwy 101, take Newmark, turn right on Brussels, left on Lewis, then left to church. More information, call Tom 541-521-9596 (or) www. shorelinecc.us

Brownies and Board Games

1st Tuesday each month 4:00pm

North Bend Library

1800 Sherman Ave.

The North Bend Public Library is hosting a monthly get together for teens. Teens, ages 13 – 18, are invited to play their favorite games and snack on brownies. All games and refreshments will be provided, but teens are welcome to bring their favorite games to share.

CHM First Tuesday Talk

1st Tuesday each month

6:00pm – 7:00pm

Coos History Museum

1210 N Front St.

Admission price of $7 for non-member adults, $3 for youth, $5 for zoom regardless of membership, or FREE for CHM members in person. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Preregistration is encouraged. Reservations can be made

online at https://cooshistory. org/event-registration/, by phone at 541-756-6320 or register in person at the museum’s front desk. Walkins are welcome!

Coos Sand ‘n Sea Quilters

1st Thursday each month until June 2025 6:00pm

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 1290 Thompson Rd., Coos Bay New members are welcome to attend. Dues are $20.00 a year. A program is presented each month on quilt related topics. https:// coosbayquiltguild.com

Furry Friends Therapy Dogs, Inc Meeting

4th Thursday each month (Except 3rd Thursday in November & December)

Cedar Room Coos Bay Library

Are you interested in sharing your dog and making people smile? Meetings are open to any interested community members. 541-267-7427

Pacific Home Health and Hospice: Grief and Loss support group

1st Friday each month

12:00pm – 2:00pm

Kaffe 101 171 S Broadway, Coos Bay

All are welcome. For questions, call 541-266-7005.

Women’s Empowerment Book Club

1st Saturday each month 11:00am – 12:00pm Coos Bay Library 525 Anderson Ave.

Join our women’s empowerment book club where we read and discuss

books that celebrate the achievements and resilience of women from all walks of life.

Sketchbook Club

1st Saturday each month 11:00am – 12:00pm Cam Studio 187 Central Ave, Coos Bay Free.

Building Programs using Lego Building Blocks: Build it Saturdays 1st Saturday each month 12:00pm – 1:30pm Coos Bay Library 525 Anderson Ave.

Ages 0 - 14. Children under the age of 11 must be accompanied by an adult. No preregistration required. For additional information about programs being offered by the Coos Bay Public Library please contact the library by calling (541) 269-1101 x 3606 or visit the Library’s website at www. coosbaylibrary.org

Building Programs using

Lego Building Blocks: Build it Challenge

2nd Thursday each month 3:00pm – 4:00pm Coos Bay Library 525 Anderson Ave.

Ages 0 - 14. Children under the age of 11 must be accompanied by an adult. No preregistration required.

Use library’s brick collection to build. For additional information about programs being offered by the Coos Bay Public Library please contact the library by calling (541) 269-1101 x 3606 or visit the Library’s website at www. coosbaylibrary.org

The Coos Bay and North Bend Parkinson’s

Support Group 2nd Thursday each month 1:00pm – 2:30pm Coos Bay Public Library (Myrtlewood Room) 525 Anderson Avenue

The support group is sponsored by Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon (PRO). Local contact information: Aaron - 541.808.1336. Learn more about PRO’s services at www.parkinsonsresources.org

Oregon Bay Area Beautification 2nd Saturday each month 9:45am Locations vary; visit www.4obab.org/ for details Whether you’re someone who enjoys light duties or someone who’s ready to dive into more demanding tasks, we have a project for you.

The American Council of the Blind of Oregon, Southwest Chapter Meets September – May Every 2nd Saturday

The Venture Inn Restaurant 2265 Inland Point Dr., North Bend

For help and information please call 541-707-2226.

Free Admission to the Museum

Every 2nd Sunday 11:00am – 5:00pm Coos Art Museum 235 Anderson Ave

ASL Practice Place 3rd Thursday each month 12:00pm Zoom: bit.ly/3m6j2WG Attendees will have the

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opportunity to sign in ASL as a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is not a class, but we will provide ideas for conversational topics

This program is free and open to anyone who wishes to sharpen their ASL conversational skills. Register for this event @ https://bit. ly/3m6j2WG

Unlimited Book Club

3rd Thursday each month

6:00pm

Zoom

This meeting will be an opportunity for members to meet and discuss our current title, selected by book club members. Suggestions for future readings will come from members of Unlimited. Those interested are invited to attend the meeting, there is no obligation to stay.

To receive Zoom link for meeting, register for free @ https://bit.ly/3R6E57M

Arts and Crafts: Craft Takeout

Every 3rd Saturday

12:00pm – 6:00pm

Coos Bay Public Library

525 Anderson Ave.

Pick up a free monthly Craft Takeout kit each month.

Limit one Craft Takeout kit per person. Kits are available for pickup in the library while supplies last. A limited number of kits are available and are first come, first serve.

Spanglish: Spanish Conversational Program

Every 3rd Saturday 10:30am – 11:30am

Coos Bay Library

525 Anderson Ave.

Program is for those who wish to practice their Spanish conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to converse in Spanish as a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is NOT a class, but we will provide ideas for conversational topics. Beginners are welcome. Let’s talk! This program is FREE and open to anyone who wishes to sharpen their Spanish conversational skills.

Community Cooking with the Co-Op

Every 4th Thursday 5:30pm

Zoom: bit.ly/3powyqG

Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with Coos Head Food Co-op, will co-host Community Cooking With The Co-Op.

Coos Bay Library has teamed up with Coos Head Food Co-op to provide safe, easy, and healthy recipes to create at home. Join us virtually for this fun community event! This event is FREE and open to everyone.

Cam Studio Presents: Life Drawing Group

Every 4th Sunday

2:00pm – 4:00pm 187 Central Ave, Coos Bay $120 for 6 sessions. 21 and up. Register online at coosart.org

Special Events

Sawdust Theatre

“Recipe for Disaster”

“Camilla’s Culinary Quandry”

June 6 – August 30

Friday performances: 7:00pm Sunday matinees: 2:00pm 120 N. Adams St

“Recipe for Disaster” or “Camilla’s Culinary Quandary,” a melodrama based on the lives of (mostly) real characters from Coquille’s history, will grace the Sawdust Theatre stage this summer for its 57th season.

Tickets are $10 and are available at River Cities Realty, Inc., on the theatre’s website SawdustTheatre.com or at the theatre, before each performance, if seats remain unsold.

Expressions West 2025

Friday, August 15 –Sunday, October 12

Opening: Friday, August 15

5:00pm

Coos Art Museum

Explore the dynamic range of contemporary art from across the western United States in Expressions West 2025. This annual show brings together diverse artists working in all media, united by bold ideas, refined technique, and a shared western perspective.

Music on the Bay –Free Concert Series at Mingus Park

Thursday, August 21

7:00pm – Jordan Fletcher

Thursday, August 28

7:00pm – Ty Curtis

Thursday, September 4

7:00pm – Diggin Dirt

Thursday, September 11

7:00pm – Coos River Ruckus

Coos Bay Outdoor Amphitheatre at Mingus Park Coos Bay, OR Bring a picnic, enjoy food and beverages for sale, and dance in designated areas. No smoking, no dogs, and no parking at the pool.

More info:

MusicOnTheBayOregon.com

Facebook: facebook.com/

MusicOnTheBay

Contact: Adam Gould – 541953-8157

Art & Wine Tastings at Mindpower Gallery

Friday, August 22

Friday, August 29

Friday, September 12 Friday, September 26

4:00pm – 7:00pm

Mindpower Gallery 417 Fir Ave (Hwy 38), Reedsport

Enjoy wine tastings and rotating artist receptions on select Fridays. August 1 features Cooper Ridge Winery. August 22 includes an artist show and reception with Bob Keefer. August 29 highlights Triple Oak Wine Vault.

Gallery hours: Tue–Sat, 10:00am–5:00pm Tasting room: Thu–Sat, 2:00pm–5:00pm Appointments available. 541-271-2485

CCHS Bus Tour: Meandering Through South County Friday, August 23

10:00am Coos County Logging Museum 705 Maple St, Myrtle Point

The Coos History Museum invites you to a special day-long historical tour, “Meandering Through South County.” This guided bus tour explores the rich history of southern Coos County, with stops at sites like Warner/Wiley Farm, Dement Ranch, and Mast Farm. Additional highlights include Fort Catching, the Henry Hermann homestead, and Johnson Mill Park. The Logging Museum opens at 9:30am for pre-tour exploration. Tour cost is $50 per person and includes lunch and transportation. Space is limited; preregistration and payment are required.

info@cooshistory.org 541-756-6320 cooshistory.org/eventregistration/

Tummy Time Painting

Saturday, August 23 10:30am – 11:30am North Bend Public Library 1800 Sherman Avenue Babies 3 to 12 months old are invited for Tummy Time Painting, a gentle, mess-free introduction to color, texture, and sensory exploration. This fun, age-appropriate art activity encourages movement and visual stimulation while keeping hands and clothes clean. Caregivers and babies are welcome to drop in anytime during the event. nbservices@ northbendlibrary.org (541) 756-0400

Artist Loft Gallery Tent

Sale & Artist Reception

Saturday, August 23

10:00am – 6:00pm (Tent Sale)

Monday, August 25

5:30pm – 7:30pm (Textured Canvas Class)

Artist Loft Gallery 134 S. Broadway, Coos Bay

Join the Artist Loft Gallery for a full day of art, music, and deals! The Tent Sale features discounted books, gently used art supplies, frames, and more. Enjoy an Artist Reception with live music, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the chance to meet featured artists Patty Becker and Rachel Nadine.

Return Monday evening for a textured canvas class led by Patty Becker. Learn recipes and techniques for adding 3-D textures to your artwork. $35 per person, no materials needed—register in advance by calling or visiting the gallery.

541-736-4088

Country Bumkin Benefit

Horse Show

Friday, August 23 –Saturday, August 24

All day

Coos County Fairgrounds

This super fun, low-key horse show focuses on providing a safe learning environment for all horses and riders.

The event gives beginner riders and horses the chance to experience new and educational opportunities in a controlled, safety-first setting. Last year’s show featured 42 riders aged 3–65 and over 60 supporters each day.

Contact: Shania Lillie, Executive Director

541-733-5395

Improv series at Coos Bay Public Library

Saturdays:

August 23, September 13, 27 October 11, 25

10:30am – 12:00pm

Coos Bay Public Library

525 Anderson Avenue

The Coos Bay Public Library is offering an 8-week improv series followed by a performance showcase! Learn valuable skills while having fun. Improv builds selfconfidence, listening skills, communication, and more. This free class is open to all adults ages 18 and up.

North Bend City

Housing Authority

Regular Board Meeting

Tuesday, August 26

12:30pm

North Bend City/Coos-Curry Housing Authorities Office

1700 Monroe Street, North Bend

Zoom Meeting ID: 993 3961 7298

Passcode: 784560

The North Bend City Housing Authority Board will convene for its regular meeting to address ongoing and new business, approve prior meeting minutes, and hear reports from the Executive Director, Finance, Operations, and Maintenance. Public comments are welcome (maximum of three minutes).

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 12:30pm at the same location.

Coos-Curry Housing Authority Regular Board Meeting

Tuesday, August 26

4:00pm

Coos-Curry Housing Authorities Office

1700 Monroe, North Bend

Zoom Meeting ID: 984 9741 7226

Passcode: 817851

The Coos-Curry Housing Authority Board will meet to address regular business, including approval of previous meeting minutes, new business regarding Resolution 825 acknowledging the appointment of Beth BarkerHidalgo, and reports from the Executive Director, Finance, Operations, and Maintenance. Public comments are welcome (maximum of three minutes). The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 4:00pm at the same location.

Reedsport Planning Commission Hearing

Monday, August 26

Reedsport City Hall

451 Winchester Avenue, Reedsport

The Reedsport Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider a zone change and Comprehensive Plan Map amendment for 255 Riverfront Way. The proposal would rezone portions of the 2.56-acre site from Marine Industrial (M-3) to Commercial Marine (C-3). The applicant is 255 Riverfront Way LLC, c/o Robb Crocker.

Submit written statements by 5:00pm on August 25, or attend in person. planning@cityofreedsport. org 541-271-3603

Seabird Drive Traffic Calming Project

Wednesday, August 27

3:00pm – 5:00pm

Seabird Chapel Church of God 880 Seabird Drive

Join us for a community walk and conversation about potential improvements to Seabird Drive. We’ll begin with a brief presentation at Seabird Chapel, followed by a group walk to explore the corridor and discuss traffic calming and safety ideas. Seabird Chapel is wheelchair accessible, but the walk will not be.

bit.ly/seabirddrive

Cinderella (Youth Edition) by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Wednesday, August 27 –

Friday, August 29

7:00pm

Saturday, August 30

2:00pm

The Liberty Theatre 2100 Sherman Ave, North Bend

The Liberty Theatre brings to life the timeless enchantment of Cinderella with a lively youth edition performed by local kids ages 8–17. The show includes all the beloved songs, a condensed script, and a message suited for today’s audience. A summer camp tradition, this musical is filled with warmth, hilarity, and heart.

Tickets: $24; free for youth age 12 and under thelibertytheatre.org

Box office: 541-756-4336 kintner60@gmail.com 541-207-2418

Facebook: facebook.com/ thelibertytheatrenorthbend Instagram: @ thelibertytheatre

Bay Area Hospital

Quality & Patient Safety Meeting

Thursday, August 29

3:30pm

Bay Area Hospital

Myrtle Conference Room

The Bay Area Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Committee will hold an inperson meeting. To attend or request dial-in access, contact Tina Warlick at 541266-7923 or tina.warlick@ bayareahospital.org.

Camp Ubuntu

August 30 – 31

Camp Myrtlewood

Community-rooted learning, arts, movement, and play. Children will explore the beauty of their identities and the strength of their communities.

Camp Ubuntu is a completely FREE experience—no cost to families. Meals, transportation, supplies, and activities are all included. 20 slots available. Ages 8-12. Apply today: bit.ly/4m68vrw Applications are due by August 8th, if you have questions please email camp@southcoastequity.org

CHM First Tuesday Talk – The History of Oktoberfest

member adults, $3 for youth, $5 for Zoom regardless of membership, FREE for CHM members in person. Doors open at 5:30pm with time to explore the museum. Pre-registration encouraged at cooshistory.org/eventregistration/, by phone at 541-756-6320, or in person. Walk-ins welcome. Contact: education@ cooshistory.org

Conversations Beyond the Walk

Friday, September 5 1:00pm – 5:00pm North Bend Public Library Conference Room 1800 Sherman Avenue A free community training event featuring diverse panelists and open dialogue. Sessions include QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training, Lethal Means Safety Counseling, and a panel discussion. Sign in and visit vendors from 1:00–1:15pm. Register at eventbrite.com/e/ conversations-beyond-thewalk-tickets-1520163472869 lualhati.anderson@chw.coos. or.us

Find Your Wild 2025

Saturday, September 6 10:00am – 1:00pm

Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge 83673 N Bank Ln, Bandon Shoreline Education for Awareness will host Find Your Wild, a free, familyfriendly event featuring guided walks, crafts, games, storytelling, and more. Join rangers to learn about local plants, trees, and wildlife, play the migration game, create animal masks, and discover ways to protect pollinators. Registration is not required—drop in anytime during the event.

Contact: alexandra_cook@ fws.gov

More info: americaswildliferefuges. org/refuges/oregon-islandsnational-wildlife-refuge/

Mini McGinty Alzheimer’s & Brain Health Conference

Tuesday, September 9 10:00am – 2:00pm North Bend Public Library 1800 Sherman Avenue

The North Bend Public Library and Alzheimer’s Association present a free, single-day conference with sessions on Alzheimer’s and dementia research, brain health, warning signs, and local resources. Enjoy presentations from experts, lunch at no cost, and opportunities to connect with community support.

Register at tinyurl.com/ bp74z2bx nbservices@ northbendlibrary.org 541-756-0400

Shore Acres Garden Volunteer Days September 19 10:00am – 1:00pm 89526 Cape Arago Highway, Coos Bay

Volunteers can learn how to prune a rose or maintain a 100-year-old-lily pond as they work alongside rangers.

Be prepared to travel a short distance on uneven ground at the service site. Service will take place outdoors, and volunteers should be comfortable wearing work gloves and using hand tools. Closed-toed shoes are recommended. Wear something you don’t mind getting dirty. Gloves, hand tools and morning snacks are provided. Bring a lunch. Please contact Park Ranger Jess Hayward with any questions at Jess.hayward@ oprd.oregon.gov or 541-8883732.

required—drop in and earn volunteer credit.

nbservices@ northbendlibrary.org 541-756-0400

AAC 101: Supporting Communication

Wednesday, September 24 6:00pm

North Bend Public Library

1800 Sherman Avenue

Join speech-language pathologist Coletta Manske, M.A., CCC-SLP, for a free educational event on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. Learn what AAC devices are, how they support communication, practical strategies for use, and see live demonstrations. A Q&A and device demos will follow. Designed for parents, educators, therapists, and caregivers of people with complex communication needs.

nbservices@ northbendlibrary.org 541-756-0400

LEGO Club Friday, September 26

2:00pm

North Bend Public Library 1800 Sherman Avenue

Children ages 5–12 are invited to join the new monthly LEGO® Club at the North Bend Public Library. Build creative masterpieces with provided materials—just bring your ideas! Meets the fourth Friday of each month at 2:00pm. nbservices@ northbendlibrary.org 541-756-0400

Pancakes & Piggies Storytime

Friday, September 26

4:30pm

North Bend Public Library 1800 Sherman Avenue

Celebrate National Pancake Day with a special children’s storytime at the North Bend Public Library! Enjoy pancake-themed stories followed by a pancake snack from The Pancake Mill. Geared for ages 2–8, but all children under 12 and their families are welcome. nbservices@ northbendlibrary.org 541-756-0400

Coos History Museum Oktoberfest Fundraiser Saturday, September 27 5:00pm – 9:00pm

Coos History Museum 1210 N Front St, Coos Bay Join us for the second Annual Fundraiser Oktoberfest featuring Bavarian-style dinner, brews, live music from the Roseburg German Band, stein holding competition, cake walk, silent auction, and games. This 18+ event promises fun and purpose, with all proceeds supporting the Coos History Museum.

Tickets: $30 members, $35 non-members Available starting August 1 at cooshistory.org, at the museum, or call 541-756-6320 education@cooshistory.org

Coos Watershed 31st Birthday Bash Fundraiser Saturday, September 27

Millicoma Marsh & Eastside Boat Ramp

Celebrate 31 years of watershed stewardship with a service event at Millicoma Marsh, followed by an afterparty with food, activities, and live music at the Eastside boat ramp. More details coming soon!

To get involved or sponsor the event, email: admin@cooswatershed.org

Egyptian Theatre 100th Year Celebration

November 15

More information is available by calling 541-396-4563.

4:00pm – 6:00pm (Artist Reception with Live Music)

5:00pm

Tuesday, September 2 6:00pm – 7:00pm Coos History Museum 1210 N Front St, Coos Bay Join University of Oregon Professor of German History David Luebke for a special Tuesday Talk about the history of Oktoberfest! Get in the spirit for Coos History Museum’s Annual Fundraiser with this thrilling talk! Admission: $7 for non-

Bears & Books Teen Service Event Tuesday, September 23 4:00pm

North Bend Public Library 1800 Sherman Avenue

Teens ages 13–18 are invited to help assemble “Bears & Books” bundles for local children. Participants will stuff animals, pair them with books, and prepare them for distribution to encourage comfort and early literacy. Snacks and all materials provided. No registration

2:00pm – 3:00pm

Egyptian Theatre Members only. Dinner by Restaurante O. 3:30pm general public. $5 per person. Live music from the south coast trio.

• Silent auction Silent movie with live organ Live music

Drinks

• Singing and dancing Dress in your favorite 1920’s attire. Thank you for 100 years.

As I See It

The first story I am sharing this week is about one of the businesses that survived the Fire. The item was in the Jan. 21, 1943, Western World.

“The Bob-Otto Court (first photo), which survived the great fire of 1936 and for months afterwards became the civic center of Bandon, experienced a blaze at about 11 p.m. Wednesday night which gutted several rooms on the second floor of the main building. It is believed to have started around the chimney in the furnace room.

“Guests in several hotel rooms on that floor escaped in their night clothes. One army man, when aroused and found smoke in his room, went through the window and landed on top of an army truck parked outside.”

Responding to aid the fire department was the Coast Guard fire equipment. The Bob Otto Court was on the corner of Highway 101 and Elmira Avenue, now the site of a service station.

The second item appeared in the May 16, 1925, issue of Western World.

“Clifford Thorn (second photo) should receive a reward for his unique method of catching deep-sea fish. Clifford, Tom Thorn and Ted Morgan were enjoying an outing on Cape Blanco Sunday while getting specimens for the Thorn collection of deep-sea life. Clifford, who was busily engaged in collecting sea-urchins from a pool around a group of rocks, was considerably startled when an octopus or devil fish, measuring six feet in length, started after him. As he ran for the higher rocks the fish tried to follow him and finally hid itself among the rocks. The three men armed with rails finally succeeded in getting the devil fish ashore and ‘they brought him back alive.’” Cliff was the father of Donna Mason of

By Mary Schamehorn

Bandon. A headline in the Dec. 5, 1963, paper was headlined: “Bullards Park Adds Acreage at Lighthouse.”

“A lease was approved by the Oregon State Highway Commission that will add 34.5 acres of land to Bullards Beach State Park. The land surrounds the abandoned lighthouse (third photo) at the mouth of the Coquille river.

“The agreement for the lease was between the Highway Commission and the U.S. Corps of Engineers. It covers a period of 25 years at no cost to the Highway Commission.

“Acquisition of the property will provide Bullards with access to the mouth of the Coquille river. The Highway Commission plans to develop the park in the future and will eventually provide camping facilities.”

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Speaking of the lighthouse restoration project, the Coquille River Lighthouse Keepers

Foundation hosted a community party Saturday afternoon at Bullards Beach Park, which was attended by over 300 people and raised over $4000 toward the restoration, according to Foundation chairman Roger Straus, who thanked everyone for their generosity.

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“He’s our hero,” said Kelli Lafleur, Bandon, who with two other women and her husband were rescued from the churning Coquille River

bay Friday afternoon by a 24-year-old man from Meridian, Ida., who was crabbing at the dock with his parents, Cris and Richard Brown of Green Acres.

Lafleur said the four of them, who included two lifelong friends Nancy Nuell of Providence Forge, Va., and Lois DeBacker of Birmingham, Mich., along with her husband, Tom Fallon, were crabbing in the bay when their boat began to take on water.

Fortunately, the four, all retired, were wearing life jackets, or Kelli is pretty sure the story

would have had a different ending. Lafleur and Fallon lost their little dog, Dingo, who was found later under the overturned boat.

After they dropped their crab pots, they had gone out to view the lighthouse, and it was on their return trip that they noticed that water was coming into their boat.

On the dock, Richard Brown noticed that people in the boat were baling water, and he yelled to his son, Seth, that he needed to jump into their boat and head out to help the people, who by the time he got there minutes later, were already in the water.

“We weren’t in the water long,” said Lafleur, who like the other three are retired, “before we heard the sound of a motor and we knew someone was coming to our rescue. He is definitely our hero,” she said. She praised others who rushed to help as they were brought up to the dock. “They provided blankets to keep us warm, and showed us so much concern. I am really proud of our Bandon community.” She was concerned when she learned from a Bandon police officer, who arrived on scene an hour or so later, that the local department has no rescue boat. “Bandon really needs to have a boat,” she said. Their overturned boat was retrieved by Wayne Butler on the Prowler Charter.

and

Cris Brown said that they had planned to go on a deep sea trip with the Prowler Charter that day, but because of the weather forecast, it did not go out.

“I don’t know what would have happened to those people if our son hadn’t been at the dock to rescue them,” she said. “It was meant to

Francis Allen Tresler

Francis (Fran) Allen Tresler, 85, of North Bend, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2025, due to complications from Alzheimer’s. He was born on January 28, 1940, in Hackensack, Minnesota, to Walter and Mary (Kish) Tresler. His father came west looking for work and found it in Ash Valley, Oregon, just outside of Reedsport. Mary, Fran, and his sister Barbara soon followed, leaving Hackensack for Oregon, where they remained for many years. He spent his summers exploring the vast woods around his house, swimming in Loon Lake, and at summer camps in and around Reedsport, where the family eventually moved so Barbara and Fran could attend high school there.

Fran was a great football player at Reedsport High School, as well as a good wrestler. After high school, he attended the Oregon College of Education (Western Oregon University) on a football scholarship, where he also wrestled and ran track. He earned his undergraduate degree there in Early Childhood Education with an emphasis in English, as well as his master’s in teaching. At OCE he met his first wife, Arleen Iwamoto, and after graduating they moved to her home state of Hawaii. On the island of Kauai, Fran taught high school English and coached football at Kapaa High School. The couple also worked for the family business, Roberts of Hawaii, a tourism transportation company. Arleen and Fran had two children, Lorna Basquez (Tresler)

Obituaries

and Michael Tresler, who both reside on Kauai.

Fran moved to North Bend, Oregon in 1971 where his sister, Barbara Collier (Tresler) and her family lived, as well as his parents. Through his sister and friends, he met his second wife, Joan Lyon. Joan and Fran married in 1972. They built a home on the family driveway, Collier Road, by his parents and Barbara’s family. In Oregon, Fran started teaching at Glasgow Elementary, eventually moving to North Bay Elementary, and then ending his career at Bangor Elementary, a career that spanned for over 40 years. In 1991 he earned his master’s in special education and spent the last few years of his career at Bangor Elementary as their Special Ed teacher, where he was also the Vice Principal. Joan and Fran had two children, Melanie Symms (Tresler) and Jason Tresler, who both reside in the greater Portland, Oregon area.

Fran had many passions and volunteered in the community in multiple ways during his life. As mentioned, he coached football, he volunteered for many years as a fireman at North Bay Fire Department, he volunteered at local fish hatcheries, and he was very active at his church, St. Monica’s Catholic Church. Fran was always fit and lived a healthy lifestyle, and he loved the outdoors. He was an avid fisherman, sometimes going before work. He spent much of his retirement with his friends and family fishing on local rivers and beaches. Family

John “Craig” Neikirk

June 29, 1945 – August 6, 2025

John Craig Neikirk (June 29, 1945) passed away on August 6th following a brave battle with cancer. Janet, his beloved wife of twenty-three years, was by his side.

Craig was a creative spirit with a gift for building evident at a young age. He built his first teak sailboat at nine, building hot-rod cars by 15, before training as a master carpenter and craftsman in Carmelby-the-Sea. It was as a craftsman that his quest to create beauty was realized. Craig’s homes are prime examples of the ‘regional expressionist’ movement. Using the natural landscape as his guide, he designed homes to be a part of nature using large expanses of glass, exposed supports, and undulating roof lines to mirror nearby hills. A lover of nature, Craig believed good design could support a better world. Craig salvaged timbers, designing homes to maximize passive solar gain, and incorporated Spanish tiles to maximize thermal mass storage. Never content to ‘just’ design (or re-design) a house he would also build cabinetry, bespoke fireplaces, custom furniture, unique light fixtures, as well as design the landscaping. His art works in aluminium, steel, bronze, and clay further solidified the partnership between home and natural world. Craig truly achieved his goal of marrying functionality and beauty into his architecture and life.

Craig fell in love with the Southern Oregon Coast in the early 1970s and chose to build a life in what he considered ‘the most beautiful place on earth’. There are four of his custom homes in North Bend and Coos Bay, and numerous people have experienced the way he transformed a space into wonderfully warm homes that are treasured by generations of families. Many in the community fondly remember ‘The Golden Storehouse’, a unique

shopping arcade he designed and led construction of in the 1970s.

Everything Craig did was larger than life: his many accomplishments, friendships, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. He loved to share knowledge with others and encouraged those he met to strive for excellence in whatever craft they pursued. He is preceded in death by his parents (John and Muriel), brother Gerald, Cynthia, eldest daughter Tawni, and granddaughter Edna. He is survived by his soulmate Janet; children Jeff, Dana, Oscar, Alice, Annie, and Bridgit; bonus-children Holly, Emily, Angela, and Daniel; 19 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and countless friends.

A celebration of life has been set for Saturday, September 20, 2025. For information please visit: https://www. eventcreate.com/e/celebration-of-the-lifeof-craigneikirk

John Craig Neikirk, 80, of North Bend, passed away on August 6, 2025, in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www. coosbayareafunerals.com

vacations involved a lot of camping and fishing, mostly at Foster Bar on the Rogue River, but also on any good fishing lake in the Pacific Northwest and California. Besides fishing, Fran loved to go see his family in Hawaii. According to many of his students he was a beloved teacher and mentor.

Fran is survived by his wife of over 52 years, Joan Tresler; his children, Lorna Tresler – Basquez and her husband Gerald, and their children ( Grant, Teal and spouse Makana, great-grandchildren Lakota and Nevaeh ), Michael Tresler and his wife Christiane Nakea and their children ( Lindsey, Alexis, and Liwai ), Melanie Symms and her husband Will, and their children ( Liam and Tresler ), and Jason Tresler and his wife Kristal, and their children ( Rykin, Madden and Harper ).

Many thanks to New Friends of Coos Bay and South Coast Hospice for making Fran’s transition peaceful and comfortable.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 12-5 p.m. at North Bay Fire Station 1 off East Bay Drive in North Bend (near the Glasgow store). In lieu of flowers, please make donations to CASA of Coos and Curry Counties or South Coast Hospice.

Friends and family are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at www. coosbayareafunerals.com and www. theworldlink.com. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541756-0440.

Mary Lou Rickert

March 29, 1930 – July 06, 2025

At the age of 95, Mary Lou (Payton) Rickert passed away on July 6, 2025 in Coos Bay.

Mary Lou was born March 29, 1930, in Bend, Oregon to Otty and Etta Payton. She was raised in the Remote/Myrtle Point area and graduated from Myrtle Point High School. She made her way to San Francisco, where she met and married the Father of her four daughters Patti (Rich), Lisa (Doug), Gina (Tom) and Paula (Rod). After making her way back to the Coos Bay area in 1976, she worked and retired from Bay Orthopedic and Fracture Clinic, and Bay Area Hospital.

Mary Lou was a proud and loving Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother who cherished her family above all else. She will always be remembered for her daily texts & phone calls, big hugs, quick witted jokes, and her kind acts of giving. We will cherish her memory forever and will always be grateful for the time we had with her. She is survived by daughters Lisa (Doug) Bruce, Gina (Tom) Jones, and Paula (Rod) Nissen, her adored Grandchildren Anthony (Hannah), Andrea (Mikey), Hillary (Jaymes),

Louise Aleta Wilder

A graveside service for Louise Aleta Wilder, 88, of North Bend, will be held at 11am, Saturday, August

23 at Sunset Memorial Park, 63060 Millington Frontage Road in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals. com

Tina Margarita Pablo, 50, of North Bend, passed away on August 3, 2025, in Reedsport. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

James Allen Mattison, 85, of Coos Bay, passed away on August 7, 2025, in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www. coosbayareafunerals.com

Shirley A. Zufelde, 89, of Bandon formerly of Coos Bay died August 3, 2025, in Bandon. Private family services will be held. Cremation rites have been held at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crematory, Coos Bay under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Robert “Bob” Hooper, 74, of North Bend, passed away August 8, 2025, at North Bend. A Graveside service will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday August 20, 2025, at Ocean View Memory Gardens in Coos Bay under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216. www.nelsonsbam.com

Pamla D. Brown, 67, of Riverton, passed away August 9, 2025, at Riverton. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216. www. nelsonsbam.com

Scott Micheal McCart, 69, of Winchester Bay, passed away August 7, 2025, in Springfield. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Mary Beth Quaglia, 70, of North Bend, passed away August 6, 2025, at North Bend. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216. www. nelsonsbam.com

Doretta Jean Rutten, 92, of Sixes, passed away August 3, 2025, at Myrtle Point. Cremation Rites are under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216. www. nelsonsbam.com

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Ernest Dwayne Brown, 68, of Coos Bay, passed away on August 2, 2025, in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www. coosbayareafunerals.com

Obituaries

Reverend Jerold

Goetsch

August 1, 1945 - July 30, 2025

Just two days shy of his 80th birthday, Jerry Goetsch passed away in his sleep on July 30th, 2025. Jerry, or Jerry, was born to Francis and Marie (McIntire) Goetsch in Newman, California, on August 1, 1945. His older sister, Judith “Judy” (Goetsch) Byford had been welcomed four years earlier. He attended school in Biggs, California, where his parents taught agriculture and music. Jerry was an excellent student with a gift in science. He was voted Most Likely to Succeed in his senior year. The Goetsch family was active in the Biggs United Methodist Church, which was instrumental in bringing Jerry and his future wife, Roberta Kratz, together. They met at a church youth function and wed in the Biggs Methodist Church on March 2, 1968.

Jerry built his first radio at 12 years old. He was an amateur or “HAM” radio operator, holding call signs N7LTT and KF7RU. Jerry earned many awards through HAM contests and made scores of contacts, or QSOs, at the national, provincial, county, and state levels. Jerry made several friends as part of the amateur radio community.

After attending various colleges, Jerry enlisted in the Air Force in 1965. Staff Sergeant Goetsch was trained as a Russian linguist in Indiana, Illinois, and New York. In language school, he met his future brother-in-law, Doyle Byford. Jerry was stationed in Japan, Turkey, and

April 8, 1956 – July 20, 2025

A Celebration of Life was held for Howard Gavette, 69 of Coos Bay, Oregon on August 17th, 2025.

Howard Gavette was born on April 8th, 1956 in Los Angeles California, and went to be with Our Lord on July 20th, 2025. He worked at Weyerhaeuser as a logger and rock crusher, motorcycle, and automotive mechanic then later as a Service Manager at Honda World for many years. Organizations which he was a member of were: President of the local Bay Area Sportsman Association, member of the Coos Basin STEP program, Northwest Steel Headers Association, and The Ancient Free Masons of Oregon, and an active member and officer of the Myrtle Point Sportsmen’s Club for many years.

Survivors include a Son, Eugene

be that the fishing trip was canceled.”

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There are no words to describe the magnitude of the 125th Women’s Amateur Championship hosted by Bandon Dunes

(West) Germany during his eight years in the service as an intelligence specialist. In Germany, daughter Tanya and son Erik were born.

Upon returning to the United States with two children and a dachshund, the family moved to Portland, Oregon, so Jerry could attend Multnomah School of the Bible. He completed his degree in theology and became an ordained minister at his first pastorate, Langlois Community Church in Langlois, Oregon. Daughter Sarah was born just prior to Reverend Jerry’s move to his second pastorate at Standish Bible Church in Standish, California. Daughter Anna joined the family at this time. Jerry completed his final pastorate at Memorial Community Church in Triangle Lake, Oregon. After over three decades as a pastor, Jerry continued to fellowship with others, leading services at care facilities and holding Bible studies in his home. Jerry was predeceased by his parents. Jerry is survived by his wife of 57 years, Roberta; sister Judy (Doyle) Byford; children Tanya (Darren), Erik, Sarah (Brian), and Anna (Louis); grandchildren Jessyka (Dylan) Chephren, Celeste, and Orion; several nieces and nephews; and beloved pets and grandpets.

Those who wish to honor Jerry’s memory are invited to make a donation for his beloved wife, Roberta, in her continued care: Roberta Goetsch, P.O. Box 40473, Eugene, OR 97404

Grants available to document, preserve and share Oregon history

Salem - The Oregon Heritage Commission is offering grants for qualified projects for the conservation, development, and interpretation of Oregon’s cultural heritage. Awards typically range between $3,000 and $20,000. Projects can include anything related to Oregon heritage, and priority will be given to projects that preserve, develop or interpret threatened heritage resources or heritage resources of statewide significance. The grant application deadline is October 2, 2025.

Projects funded by the Oregon Heritage Grant may include collections preservation and access, exhibits, oral history projects, public education events, organizational archives projects, films theatrical performances, teaching traditional practices, public history interpretation, organizational planning that supports heritage resources, and more. Previously funded projects included a variety of projects around the state.

“We hope to see projects from a variety of types of organizations that engage Oregonians with heritage resources across the states and encourage the documentation, preservation, and sharing of diverse perspectives of Oregon’s story.” states Katie Henry, Oregon Heritage Commission coordinator.

more complex and accurate depiction of Oregon’s historical events.

Increase Access to Heritage: Strive to engage more community members and visitors in local heritage by increasing awareness of resources and making them available to diverse audiences and potential stakeholders.

Promote the Value of Heritage: Share the economic, cultural, and educational value of heritage with the public and decision makers to inspire awareness, funding, and respect for long-term preservation of Oregon’s heritage.

Howard Gavette of Coos Bay, a Sister Fran (Gavette) Walker and her spouse

Bruce Walker of North Bend, a half Sister Karen (Gavette) Sauers of Ocean Shores, WA. Grandchildren, Vincent, Brian, Kyle, and a Great Grandson Weston. Numerous Nieces and Nephews. Longtime and close, special friends, Shanna (Gavette) and her spouse Tim Stillion of Coos Bay. Howard was preceded in death by his Mother, Clarice Pauline Gavette and his Father, Russell Cooke Gavette, and his Brother, Russell (Bud) Gavette. Howard will best be remembered as a loving and compassionate man who was an avid lover of his Labrador companions, fishing, deer and bird hunting, and boating out to get “the big one.” Also flying his Cessna Airplane when time and health allowed.

Golf Resort last week. Megha Ganne, who will be a senior at Stanford this fall, bested Brooke Biermann Sunday to reign as champion. Several hundred people walked the course while thousands of others watched on The Golf Channel the last five days of the championship. Friday afternoon, I was

invited by Marie and Jeff Simonds to watch the golfers tee off in the quarter final round from the comfort of my lawn chair. To say that events like this have put Bandon on the map is an understatement. One broadcaster called Bandon Dunes,” one of the premier golf destinations in the world,” and urged people

Applications are submitted online. There is plenty of support for preparing them. “Our goal is to support organizations of all sizes all over the state in their valuable work. We provide assistance in the application process,” notes Kuri Gill, grants and outreach coordinator. Oregon Heritage grants programs staff is happy to discuss projects and review applications in advance in addition to assisting with the online application system and providing translation services on request.

Registration is required for a free online workshop, Tuesday, August 19, 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. which addresses the application questions and explores the online application system. A recording will be available for two weeks following the workshop with registration.

The grant directly supports the four Oregon Heritage Plan goals:

• Include More Voices: Expand the narrative of history told and preserved in the state to capture previously excluded or marginalized voices for a

to visit if they had never been here. The Golf Channel really captured the beauty of Bandon Dunes!!

The weather Monday and Tuesday was superb (warm and pretty much windless) and scores were low ... until the winds really picked up Thursday and Friday before they calmed down quite a bit Sunday to a cool breeze. It was interesting watching the golfers, whose average age was 19+, adjust for the wind, which some said reached gusts of 45 miles an hour at their peak.

Pursue Best Practices: Pursue professional standards and best practices related to heritage processes, standards, and organizational management to ensure healthy, sustainable heritage organizations.

The Oregon Heritage Commission is comprised of nine people representing Oregon’s heritage and geographical diversity who have been appointed by the Governor. There are nine advisory representatives from state agencies and statewide organizations. The commission’s mission is to secure, sustain, and enhance Oregon’s heritage by ensuring coordination of heritage initiatives by public and private organizations; advocacy on its behalf; education of the public about its extent and value; and promotion and celebration of its diversity.

To learn more about the grants or for translation assistance, visit www. oregonheritage.org or contact Kuri Gill at Kuri.Gill@oregon.gov or 503-9860685.

operations entity. The Bandon School District provided space to operate in a building behind Ocean Crest.

The last day of operations will be at noon on Aug. 29. The interim director Chanel Brown said “Baby Promise and Preschool Promise are available to assist you in finding new placements for your children.”

I spoke with one of the parents affected, who had two children at the center, one a year and a half old and the other is 4. The cost for two children was $2,500 a month.

controlled substance (heroin) and criminal mischief. Alora Lattimer, 33, was arrested on the same charges. Both were taken into custody without further incident.’

On Sunday evening, a homeowner reported that two people had broken into his house in the same area and were taking a shower. They were alleged to be the same two that were charged earlier.

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This is the ninth USGA tournament hosted by Bandon Dunes, starting with the Curtis Cup in 2006, and 11 more are scheduled over the next 20 years.

* * * Parents received a letter in late July about the closure of Bandon Community Child Care Center due to staffing shortages and a critical loss of funding.

According to an article in the World in 2019, the opening of the center was the result of a collaboration between public and private sectors to ensure full time highquality care. South Coast Business Employment Corporation, Inc., was the managing fiscal and

Bandon Police officers are investigating a series of mail thefts reported in the Ohio Avenue Southeast area. “If you believe you’re missing mail or notice anything or anyone suspicious, please contact Sgt. Matt Whitmer at 541347-2241 as soon as possible. Stay alert and don’t hesitate to report any unusual activity. Let’s work together to keep our community safe,” said police department spokesman.

Another post on Facebook said they are also hitting the 11th Street area.

On Aug. 6, around 6:30 p.m. the Bandon Police Dept. was notified of a possible criminal trespass in the 1100 block of First Street NE. Upon the officers’ arrival, a subject fled on foot. In spite of assistance from the Sheriff’s Office K-9, the subject was not immediately located because he fled into a densely populated area. Later the two individuals were arrested at separate times at the original location. Nickolas Mikes, 36, Bandon, was arrested for first and second degree burglary, possession of a

* * COMING EVENTS: The Meet and Greet at Bandon Fisheries Warehouse at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 12, featured Brenna Watkins, Southern Coos Hospital patient financial counselor, who answered questions about Medicare enrollment.

The Bandon History Museum will host the Aug. 19 program, featuring parishioners from Holy Trinity Catholic Church who will share anecdotes about the church. The GBA-sponsored Art and Wine Walk was Friday, Aug. 15, from 5 to 7, with glasses sold at the glass picnic shelter at the Port.

Seabird Drive Traffic Calming project meeting, City of Bandon, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 3 to 5 p.m. at Seabird Chapel Church of God, 880 Seabird Drive. BHS All School reunion Saturday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m., Bandon Fisheries Warehouse.

Bandon Cranberry Festival, Sept. 12-14, Old Town Bandon. Sprague Theater 25th Anniversary Celebration, Sept. 27, with dinner at 5:30 p.m. and the concert at 7 in the Sprague Theater.

Highway 101 six miles south of Bandon will be closed for the weekend of Sept. 19-21 to install a large culvert.