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Behind Thrifty Sisters’ Success North Bend’s Business of the Year BY NATE SCHWARTZ Editor
Every small business starts somewhere. Some from within on a dream, a passion, or a calling. For Mindy Madsen, now multi-award-winning owner of
Thrifty Sisters in North Bend, it came from family and one very important question: “My sister called me and said ‘You hate your job, you’re in pain all the time, what do you want to be when you grow up?’”
explained Madsen standing behind the counter at her Pony Village Mall location. “I don’t know, I have to grow See BUSINESS OF THE YEAR Continued on Page 3
Tsunami warning cancelled but provides reminder to prepare for emergency still warned against going out to the coast as tides and currents could In the evening on Tuesday July 29, an still be dangerous in the expected 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off of conditions. The warnings were Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula leading subsequently called off in the late to widespread tsunami warnings along morning of following day, July 30. Warnings like this, whether they the entire Pacific Coast of the United lead to substantial damage or not, are States. Despite the large swath of always opportunities to review your ocean between the Russian coast and emergency routines. There are loads Coos County, the earthquake tied for of resources available for anyone who the 6th most intense in the history needs help developing a plan. of recorded magnitudes. This is the The local Coos County Emergency strongest since the 9.1 magnitude Management program is a great quake in Tohoku, Japan back in 2011 local option for those resources, and which led to a devastating tsunami following their social media can be a that struck the Fukushima Nuclear great way to keep in the know about Plant. any potential emergencies. Please find some of their suggestions below, and Despite small tsunami waves 1-3 for more details you can visit: feet over the tide being expected to hit the coast later in the evening, See TSUNAMIS no damage was reported along the Continued on Page 3 Oregon coast. Coos County officials STAFF REPORT
BOEM rescinds designated Wind Energy Areas with clean, renewable energy. WEAs were originally established to identify offshore The Bureau of Ocean Energy locations deemed most suitable Management (BOEM) announced for wind energy development. it is rescinding all designated By rescinding WEAs, BOEM Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) is ending the federal practice on the U.S. Outer Continental of designating large areas Shelf (OCS), including proposed of the OCS for speculative projects off the Oregon Coast. wind development and is de“This action is being taken designating over 3.5 million in accordance with Secretary’s acres of unleased federal waters Order (SO) 3437 - Ending previously targeted for offshore Preferential Treatment for wind development across the Unreliable, Foreign Controlled Gulf of America, Gulf of Maine, Energy Sources in Department the New York Bight, California, Decision-Making – and the Oregon, and the Central Atlantic, Presidential Memorandum of the release states. January 20, 2025 – Temporary The proposed wind Withdrawal of All Areas on development along the Oregon the OCS from Offshore Wind Coast has sparked opposition Leasing and Review of the from state and local officials Federal Government’s Leasing since the projects were first and Permitting Practices for Wind Projects,” the BOEM states discussed in 2013. “I stand with my tribal friends, in a release issued July 30. the bipartisan coastal caucus The proposed locations off members of the legislature and the Oregon Coast included two lease areas totaling 194,995 acres especially my neighbors who live on the coast when we urged — one in the Coos Bay Wind Energy Area and the other in the caution until there is further Brookings Wind Energy Area — understanding of the impacts which have the potential to power of to the entire environment,” Oregon State Sen. Dick Anderson more than one million homes BY JEREMY C. RUARK Country Media, Inc.
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said when auctions for the two Oregon sites were announced in 2024 by the U.S. Department of Energy. “Sadly, this is a normal course of action for the federal government, who just provides
lip service to all of us versus actually listening to us. My office is engaged in doing whatever we can to slow the process down before there is no turning back.” State Rep. David Gomberg
told KOIN Portland that the Oregon Caucus cannot support See WIND ENERGY Continued on Page 16
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