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Treasure hunting in Gold Beach 1,000 glass floats being hidden in April

BY BREE LAUGHLIN Country Media Inc.

The folks at the Gold Beach Visitor Center are spreading the joy of treasure hunting one glass float at a time.

They are hiding 1,000 glass floats on the beach throughout the month of April.

About 250 floats are being hidden every week along a one-mile stretch of beach near the visitor center. The floats come in varying colors, and are 3” in size. They are being hidden at different times of the day, 7 days a week, so there is always a chance of finding one.

“Elmo

Williams Day” – Annual celebration returns to Brookings

this year to celebrate one of

most

residents, Academy Award winning editor, producer, and

Ruth Dixon, the lead at Gold Beach Visitor Center, remembers finding glass floats – “the real thing” – on the beach when she was a child. Glass floats of varying sizes and shapes were once used by fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their fishing nets, as well as longlines or droplines, afloat. Please

Williams. After retiring to Brookings in 1983, Williams and his family left a substantial legacy behind, living in the City for over 40 years until his passing in 2015, at the age of 103. The highly decorated filmmaker worked on a number of famous movies. Williams won two Oscars for his work. One on ‘Design for Death’, which won Best Documentary Feature in 1947. The other was for Best Film Editing, which Williams won for his work on the 1952 western ‘High Noon’. Williams was

nominated again for his work on ’20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’, for which he took home a Mousecar, Disney’s in-house Oscar equivalent. He is also known for his work on famous war movies like ‘The Longest Day’ and ‘Tora! Tora! Tora!’, which he produced. Williams was also an elected member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE). The honors society granted him the “Golden Eddie” award for Filmmaker of the Year in 1971. He later received the ACE Career Achievement Award for his life-long contribution to American filmmaking in 1990.

Starting at “high-noon” on Sunday, April 28, 2024,

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Coast Comedy Festival brings laughs to Gold Beach

BY DEAN BRICKEY

Country Media Inc.

COQUILLE — The second annual Coast Comedy Festival begins April 25 in three coastal cities and will include 10 shows on four nights in five venues, culminating with one headliner on the Sawdust Theatre stage Sunday, April 28. Soul of Wit Productions, founded by Ty Boice of Salem, is organizing the comedy series with shows in Newport, North Bend, Bandon, Gold Beach and Coquille. Boice grew up in Curry County. He said the Comedy Festival is “drawing national

A conversation with Congresswoman Val Hoyle

BY NATE SCHWARTZ Country Media Inc.

We were able to catch up with Congresswoman Val Hoyle of Oregon’s 4th District. In town to announce a workforce housing project, we spoke with Hoyle at length about the Coast’s housing crisis, her message to voters, and her track record on Capitol Hill

Q – It’s shaping up to be a contentious election cycle. How has the campaign trail treated you so far?

Hoyle – “I’m really focused on delivering for the district and developing relationships with people throughout the district. The fact of the matter is, this district goes from Curry County up to Lincoln County, and it’s a microcosm of the country. There’s very red areas, and there’s very blue areas, but this district was redrawn in redistricting to be predominantly a coastal district.

So, I focus on coastal issues: housing, ports, commercial fishing. Making sure that people have broadband. These are really critical issues, and I think if you focus on delivering for people, bringing their taxpayer dollars back without thinking about what party they’re in, makes a big difference. So come election time they’re like, ‘We know her. She’s worked really hard for us.’”

Q – On that note, what would your message be to voters who may be defaulting to the other side of the ticket?

Hoyle – “I think you’ve got to look at who shows up and delivers. The fact of the matter is, I focus on jobs, the economy, certainly the port of Coos Bay. There is not a person in DC who has talked to me that hasn’t heard about the opportunity for 8000 jobs in this private public partnership in the deep-water container port of Coos Bay. And, also on wildfire prevention and resiliency. Those are not partisan issues.

There were only 27 bills signed into law in the last [congressional] session and that’s less than any time since the Civil War. I got three bills signed into law. I work in a bipartisan way, I’m affective, and I actually am getting things done. Each one [of those bills] made a significant difference for the people in this district.

So what I would say is, you know me.

Mill closings have lasting impacts to local economies, families

I’m an eternal optimist but likewise remain a realist working to avoid unrealistic ideologies, however, it’s clear; that the future of our kids and grandkids couldn’t be of greater concern. Rural Oregon is under attack by the Metro Ruling Elite (M.R.E.).

The C&D Mill closing is manifesting more and more of the radical democratic policies in Oregon and throughout our Country. We’re slowly losing our Families and Middle-Income earners. Anyone with even a remote understanding of history knows that since time began, there has never been a society that survive the loss of their middle Class”. Oregon is blessed with the highest quality and fastest-growing trees on the planet. For a long time, I’ve consistently expressed my concerns about how the Governor is going to find the lumber to build 36,000 new homes each year? Contemplate just for a moment how counter to logic it is to import our lumber and export our jobs. I’ve also challenged that Oregon’s landlords, builders, and developers are being overtaxed, overregulated, overburdened, and devalued. This has got to change! They are leaving our state! The same is certainly true in how we treat and disrespect our struggling Farmers, Ranchers, Fisherman, and Small Businesses, 95% of which are represented by people who work hard, pay their taxes, and obey our laws.

The Metro Ruling Elite produces nothing for our culture yet has seized authority and grown increasingly hostile to our rural way of life. Their ambitions go unchecked in that to them “the end justifies the means. Maintaining their power at all costs. In my view they take, tax, waste, and oppress.”

Oregon’s M.R.E. could care less about diversity, equity, and inclusion. They

take us for granted while expecting us to continue caring for and providing for their needs including recreational. They disrespect our “diversity” of virtues, thoughts, faith, and even how we choose to raise our children. They have no regard for accepting in any “equitable” fashion our way of life and refuse to “include” us in any basic, accepting, and uniting way. Instead of seeing us as the good stewards of our Lands and resources that we are, they only see Rural Oregonians as consumers and polluters. Poverty instead of Prosperity is the result as we’ve seen historically time and again. Do we not see this now in every Oregon community. Please wake up Oregonians! It may be a long shot, however, through Wise Forest Management and Catastrophic Fire Prevention, I hope our future Lawmakers will establish Natural Resource policies that will support and bring our mills back. Laws that assure companies will not be subjected to the impossible, thus more forced, and tragic plant closings. I pray our citizens have had enough of these unnecessary devastations.

COURT BOICE, Oregon State

Representative – District 1 - including Curry and parts of Coos and Douglas Counties. Phone (503) 986-1401

Coos, Curry, and Douglas Counties – The beautiful Southwest Corner of OregonThe Timber Capitol of the World, Greatest Ocean, Most Pristine Rivers, Best Fishing, Finest Golfing, Healthiest Cranberries, Rarest Easter Lilies, and our World Wildlife Safaris – We invite you to visit soon.

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“My grandparents had a property where a lot of them washed up,” Dixon said. She remembers the happiness it brought her to discover the treasures. Now, she gets to see the joy on people’s faces when they find a glass float.

“How fun is it to offer something that gets people out on the beach in our area on a treasure hunt?” Dixon asked.

The city of Gold Beach has been offering hunts for glass floats since 2008 during the off-season, with a break during the pandemic.

Inviting visitors to hunt for glass floats during one of the slower times of year brought more business to the community and also showcased the beauty of the Southern Oregon Coast during the spring, according to staff at the visitor center.

In the past, the float hunt was held for multiple months, but due to weather and beach safety considerations, the float

hiding is now limited to a one-mile stretch of beach during the month of April. Floats are hidden a short distance (5 feet or so) on either side of the vegetation line, tucked under beach grass, washed up driftwood and even buried a little bit in the sand. Floats are not hidden down close to the waves or further up into the beach grass.

The folks at the visitor center ask that successful float hunters take only one float so that more people get the opportunity to find a hidden treasure.

In addition to treasure hunting on the beach, the Gold Beach Visitor Center also offers a Glass Float Shopping Treasure Hunt.

In the shopping treasure hunt, shoppers can buy items from participating shops to qualify to get a free glass float when they spend a minimum of $25.

Those who participate in the shopping treasure hunt can bring their shop receipt to the Gold Beach Visitor’s Center to receive their gift. Receipts will not be accepted after May 1.

This treasure hunting option is great for those who may not be able to physically get out onto the

A documentary by Vincent DiFrancesco. Megan’s journey is intertwined with the story of her crew, a group of young Americans who find themselves in the middle of nowhere with no phones, no technology, and up against the biggest challenges of their lives. They face rough water crossings, hard labor in exposed areas recently burned by wildfire, and workdays that start, and sometimes end, in the dark. The film includes interviews with Forest Service employees who provide context and history.

Thursday April 18:

(new),

– 1:00 pm improver, 1:00-2:00 pm intermediate. The Walking Group Azalea Park 11:00am Meet by Capella by the Sea. If raining meet at Brookings Harbor Shopping Center by the barbershop. For information 541-412-8664

Coon Tie Wednesday! Khun Thai Restaurant 6:00pm – 8:00pm Music at Khun Thai. Presenting the best in finger-style folk, blues, and country music every other Wednesday. Enjoy a fabulously tasty Thai meal set to music.

A Long Way to Nowhere, Journey across Oregon’s Kalmiopsis Wilderness Gold Beach Library, 94341 3rd Street, Gold Beach 6:00 pm

Bridge Chetco Activity Center 11:45am

Widows and Widowers Coffee Clique Community Center, Airport Way, Gold Beach 10:30am – 11:30am

Friday

April 19:

T’ai Chi Chetco Activity Center 9:00am – 10:30am

The Walking Group Azalea Park 11:00am

Meet by Capella by the Sea. If raining meet at Brookings Harbor Shopping Center by the barbershop. For information 541-412-8664

Saturday April 20:

Monthly Potluck Chetco Activity Center, 550 Chetco Lane 4:30pm

beach to hunt for treasures. It’s also a good rainy day option for visitors, Dixon said.

She says the staff at the Gold Beach Visitor Center look forward to the glass float month every year.

Bring your own or enough to share, either way, we share community and friendship.

Men’s Club Golf Salmon Run Golf Course 9:00am

Friendly team and individual play. Prizes, laughs, good food and drink. $65 annual fee (includes OGA membership). All skill levels welcome. For info call: Bob K. 701-269-7822.

Guided Hike Harris Beach State Park 11:00am

Join the South Coast Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon for a guided hike to appreciate our natural flora in its springtime splendor. Meet at the overflow parking, near the campground entrance kiosk. More details at https://www.facebook.com/ NPSOSouthCoastChapter.

Sunday April 21:

Monthly Potluck Chetco Activity Center, 550 Chetco Lane 4:30pm

Bring your own or enough to share, either way, we share community and friendship.

Monday April 22:

Line dance lessons Elks Lodge

Membership not required. $1 donation. 11:30-12:00 absolute beginners (new), 12:00 – 1:00 pm improver, 1:00-2:00 pm intermediate. Azalea Quilters Guild

“Seeing the excitement and enthusiasm of everyone who comes in to pick up a float map is contagious. Most visitors tell us it’s the joy of the hunt, not the find, which keeps them coming back. ,” Dixon said.

“With the bonus opportunity of the Glass Float Shopping Treasure Hunt and getting to choose their own float when they bring the receipt into the visitor center, it truly is a special time of year,” she said.

For more information about the annual glass float treasure hunt, go to: visitgoldbeach.com or stop by the Gold Beach visitor center for a treasure hunting map at 29592 Ellensburg Avenue in Gold Beach, OR.

16063 Driftwood Lane 5:30pm Monthly meeting.

Tuesday April 23:

Brookings-Harbor Garden Club Work Party Brookings Botanical Garden 10:00am – 11:30am

Come see how you can help.

Bridge Chetco Activity Center 11:45am

Line Dancing Brookings Elks Lodge 6:00pm – 8:00pm Donations requested.

Wednesday April 24:

T’ai Chi Chetco Activity Center 9:00am – 10:30am

Line dance lessons Elks Lodge

Membership not required. $1 donation. 11:30-12:00 absolute beginners (new), 12:00 –1:00 pm improver, 1:002:00 pm intermediate.

The Walking Group Azalea Park 11:00am

Men’s Club Golf Salmon Run Golf Course 9:00am

Friendly team and individual play. Prizes, laughs, good food and drink. $65 annual fee (includes OGA membership). All skill levels welcome. For info call: Bob K. 701-269-7822.

Thursday April 25:

Bridge Chetco Activity Center 11:45am

Widows and Widowers Coffee Clique Community Center, Airport Way, Gold Beach 10:30am – 11:30am

Friday April 26:

T’ai Chi Chetco Activity Center 9:00am – 10:30am

The Walking Group Azalea Park 11:00am

Meet by Capella by the Sea. If raining meet at Brookings Harbor Shopping Center by the barbershop. For information 541-412-8664

Meet by Capella by the Sea. If raining meet at Brookings Harbor Shopping Center by the barbershop. For information 541-412-8664

Saturday April 27:

Men’s Club Golf Salmon Run Golf Course 9:00am

Friendly team and individual play. Prizes, laughs, good food and drink. $65 annual fee (includes OGA membership). All skill levels welcome. For info call: Bob K. 701-269-7822.

Monday April 29:

Line dance lessons Elks Lodge Membership not required. $1 donation. 11:30-12:00 absolute beginners (new), 12:00 –1:00 pm improver, 1:002:00 pm intermediate.

Tuesday April 30:

Brookings-Harbor Garden Club Work Party Brookings Botanical Garden 10:00am – 11:30am

Come see how you can help.

Bridge Chetco Activity Center 11:45am

Line Dancing Brookings Elks Lodge 6:00pm – 8:00pm Donations requested.

Saturday night and Sunday night in Coquille. Doors open at 7 p.m. for all shows, said April Birkholz of Soul of Wit. The Bandon Show will be at the Sprague Theatre, 1202 11th St. SW. In North Bend, the festival will be at the Back Alley Pub, 1225 Virginia Ave., and in Coquille at the Sawdust Theatre, 120 N. Adams St. Tickets for all shows are $12 online at www.sowfunny.com plus fees, $15 at the door.

Headliner Sam Miller is “one of the West Coast’s fastest-rising comedians,” she said. He has been a guest on “The Bob and Tom Show” heard by 2.5 million radio listeners everyday. He was the runner-up in the 2021 Seattle International Comedy Competition and

won the Comedy on Trial Competition in 2017. He’s also performed with the Addicts Comedy Tour and at NA and AA conventions all over the Northwest. For three consecutive years, Miller won awards in “The Best of Olympia” issue of the Weekly Volcano. He also is on the bill in North Bend on Friday night.

Miller is 6 foot 6, weighs 360 pounds, been married for 11 years, has two children and has been clean and sober 14 years. “Sam likes to make jokes about what it’s like to be a sober parent,” Birkholz said. “He also likes to make jokes about what jail’s like in Yakima.”

Miller’s first album and special, “Round Trip,” was recorded and filmed under the tutelage of Grammywinning producer Dan Schlissel of Stand Up! Records, with which Miller

signed a three-album deal.

Headlining the Thursday night show in Gold Beach at The Landing North, 94321 Wedderburn Loop, is Carl Lee, who has toured the nation with great comics, such as Ron White, Mo’Nique, Bill Bellamy and John Pinette.

“Carl has performed at the North Carolina Comedy Festival and Redwood Comedy Festival, and was featured on “The Bob and Tom Show” and NBC’s “Last Comic Festival,” Birkholz said. “You can also hear Carl on Heckleproof Podcast via your favorite streaming services.”

Lee also will headline the show in Coquille on Friday night and return to Gold Beach on Saturday.

Headlining the laughter Thursday night in Newport at Primal Tones, 2925 SE Ferry Slip Road, is

Brent Lowery, a Portland comedian who regularly performs throughout the Northwest. His online content has been viewed by millions,” Birkholtz said. He has opened for Kyle Kinane, regularly hosts the “Don’t Tell Comedy” shows in Portland and recently was named MVP of the 2023 City v. City Smackdown.”

Lowrey won the 2023 Seattle International Comedy Competition, where he was described as “a powerhouse joke teller who doesn’t break a sweat.” He helps run Don’t Tell Comedy shows in Portland, and founded LaughsPDX — the go-to website for all things Portland comedy. His online content has been viewed by millions,” Birkholtz said.

He also will headline the show Friday night in Gold Beach and Saturday night in Coquille.

Here’s the complete schedule for the Coast

Comedy Festival:

Thursday, April 25, Sam Miller in Bandon; Carl Lee in Gold Beach and Brent Lowery in Newport.

Friday, April 26, Sam Miller in North Bend, Carl Lee in Coquille and Brent Lowery in Gold Beach.

Saturday, April 27, Sam Miller in Bandon, Carl lee in Gold Beach and Brent Lowery in Coquille.

Sunday, April 27, Sam Miller in Coquille.

WHO: Soul of Wit Productions presents Headline Comedians Sam Miller of Olympia, Wash., Carl Lee, a Northwest funnyman, and Brent Lowery of Portland.

WHAT: Coast Comedy Festival

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Friday, April 26, Sam Miller in North Bend, Carl Lee in Coquille and Brent Lowery in Gold Beach.

Saturday, April 27, Sam Miller in Bandon, Carl lee in Gold Beach and Brent Lowery in Coquille.

Sunday, April 27, Sam Miller in Coquille.

WHERE: The Back Alley Pub in North Bend, the Sprague Theatre in Bandon, the Sawdust Theatre in Coquille, The Landing North in Gold Beach and Primal Tones in Newport.

WHY? To bring laughter to all who attend.

WHEN: Thursday, April 25, Sam Miller in Bandon; Carl Lee in Gold Beach and Brent Lowery in Newport.

HOW MUCH? Tickets are $12 online at www sowfunny.com plus fees, $15 at the door.

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• 9:59 700 block of Chetco Ave, forgery/fraud/bad check

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ii. JEANIE HENSLEY 0.1666 interest (1/6).

iii. NICKOLAS B. HENSELY 0.3333 interest (1/3).

iv. KYLE E. HENSLEY 0.1666 interest (1/6).

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Puzzle Answers

Val Hoyle

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We may have issues that we agree or disagree on, but for me I focus on the positive and making sure that I meet people where they are. That means we don’t have to agree all the time, but I always try and meet people where they are.”

Hoyle – “The place in my district that has the most vacancy is Eugene at 1.6%. Roseburg, the entire coast, has half a percent or

Q – To dial in to something more specific: The rising tide of homelessness on the South Coast has been of huge concern. Cities have been pushing back with their own ordinances, which have been met with legal challenges (I.e. Johnson v Grants Pass, St. Timothy’s v Brookings). Do you support these more restrictive ordinances, or do you think the solutions lie elsewhere?

The Langlois Lions Club is hosting a great event: “Get Rockin in Langlois,” a small town fair for rock aficionados and beach lovers Saturday April 27th 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. at the Lions Club 48136 Floras Lake Loop. Admission is free with an option to buy raffle tickets. The raffle features contributions from local businesses, artisans, and members of the Art by the Sea Art Gallery. Kids get a free rock of their choice on admission.

less vacancy. And that’s not just low-income housing, that’s middle-income housing, that’s high-income housing. I mean, Bay Area Hospital said they were trying to recruit a doctor, and the doctor could not find a house to buy or rent.

So we don’t have enough housing stock. That is the bottom line. We don’t have enough housing stock for workforce, so workers can’t afford to live in the places where they need to work. As we’re expanding, we were working with

the private company that wants to develop the port, North Point. When they put in their proposal, we said you also have to put in workforce housing.

This program where we got $4 million, with Mayor Engelke as the lead champion, we are going to be able to have housing for workers. My feeling is, I look in Washington County. They have done a really good job utilizing the resources they have to actually build more housing stock and address

homelessness. But we don’t have housing at any level, so I think we have to take a step back and not just talk about low-income housing.

When we look at people that are homeless on the street, whether it’s mental illness or it’s addiction, the fact is when we have more jobs and a strong economy, what we can see is that people do better. A rising tide lifts all boats, so I’m focusing on jobs and, again, building more housing stock.”

Q – If I may ask a fluff question, do you have a favorite horror movie?

Hoyle – “Oh absolutely. My favorite horror movie is a black and white movie, one of the final of that era and it’s called The Bad Seed. It is really well done, because it’s a psychological thriller, so you don’t see the blood and guts, but it is so supremely well done,” said Hoyle who cited the film’s use of shadows and its themes of nature vs nurture as her favorite elements.

Speakers: Geoff Ogle and Matt Vegar: “Tutorial on Rock Identification” 9 am -10 am Kent Gibson, fossil expert- national Katherine Palmer Award for avocational paleontology: “ My Fossil Journey.” 10:30 am -11: 30 am. Cody Easom: “ How to Make the Best of Rock Tumbling”, 1:30 am -2:30pm A new, most welcome addition: Bob Vernal, master large rock stacker: Demonstration of

Oregon Senate strengthens consumer protections in real estate transactions

services should understand what services they can expect from their agent and how their agent is getting paid. HB 4058 ensures that will happen on both the listing and buying side of the transaction Local legislators’ reaction Sen. Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City), a chief sponsor of the legislation, carried the measure. “With over 30 years of experience in real estate, I know how important transparency in written agreements are,” Anderson said. “Oregonians deserve these common-sense consumer protections.” said. Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-Prineville) introduced the bill.

Fatal crash on Hwy 101, Curry County

Highway 101 was significantly impacted on the morning of Monday, March 25, 2024, after a fatal two car collision near milepost 342, in Curry County.

The deceased, 75-yearold Warren David Laville of Gold Beach, was rear ended in his Chrysler 300

while stopped for an ODOT flagger heading southbound. Coos Bay resident, 55-yearold Vicky Rosinbaum, could not slow their Toyota Matrix in time. Laville was declared deceased at the hospital, but his wife, 74-year-old Mary Louise Laville, who

was in the passenger seat, was evaluated and treated. Rosinbaum was also transported to the hospital for evaluation.

The Oregon State Police were assisted by the Curry County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon Department of Transportation.

There is still an ongoing investigation into the crash. If anyone has more information about the incident, they are urged to reach out to their local authorities.

Our thoughts go out to those involved in the crash and their families.

Hiker group rescued from Rogue River Trail

Last week, The Curry County Sheriff’s Office 911/Dispatch received a call from Garmin International, reporting that they had received an SOS alarm from subscriber Ryan Olsen of Coos Bay. The report was that a group of ten juveniles and four adults were hiking the Rogue River Trail and were near Tucker Flats and the Rogue River Ranch. Dispatch was able to gather information that the group were all wet and cold due to

the inclement weather and that some of the boys had blisters on their feet and not able to continue. The Sheriff’s dispatch was able to make contact with Randy Shelman of Coos Bay, who had been with the group earlier but had left to hike out one of the boys that wasn’t feeling well. As it was dark, it was obvious that a rescue plan would have to wait until daylight. Friday March 29, 2024,

Sergeant Gray enlisted the aid of SAR member and USFS employee Steve Dicicco, who was very familiar with the upper Rogue and Trails. Dicicco and SAR member Will Tucker, deployed the Forest service Boat at Foster Bar and navigated the river to Gleason Bar, about four and a half miles from the Rogue River Ranch. From there Dicicco and Tucker hiked the trail and found the group near the Rogue River

Ranch. After checking medical status for which turned out to be sixteen individuals, they hiked back down to the USFS boat. Part of the team were then transported back to Foster Bar where Sergeant Gray was waiting in the Sheriff’s marine boat. The two boats then went back to the remaining subjects and transported them all back to Foster Bar where they were shuttled down river by vehicles.

Oregon Institute of Technology

2023-2024 Winter Term Dean’s List

The following students have been named to the 2023-2024 Winter Term Dean’s list at Oregon Institute of Technology. Recipients of the honor achieved a 3.30 to 3.69 grade-point average.

Naomi Elliott of Brookings (97415) studies

Biology-Health Sciences

Patrick Runge of Brookings (97415) studies

Business Management Option

Lillian Stockton of Brookings (97415) studies

Pre-Nursing Gen Study

About Oregon Institute of Technology

Founded in Klamath Falls in 1947, Oregon Institute of Technology is the premier polytechnic institution in Oregon. Offering bachelor’s,

master’s, and a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Oregon Tech has exceptional programs in engineering, health technologies, business, technology, communication, and applied sciences. Our programs prepare students to be effective participants in their professional, public, and international communities through applied, relevant

learning and professional practice. Oregon Tech has a residential campus in Klamath Falls; an urban, industry-focused Portland-Metro campus in Wilsonville; an online campus; and offers degrees at Boeing Seattle and at other sites. Visit www. oit.edu to learn more about Oregon Institute of Technology.

events. Refreshments will be made available. Brookings film lovers and history buffs alike should be sure to attend the celebration of one of Brookings’ most famous figures.

Retirement

of Curry County Treasurer announced

Curry County Treasurer David Barnes announced his resignation publicly before the Board of Commissioners at the April 3, 2024 Business Meeting.

Barnes recounted coming into the position three years ago when the long-time treasurer, Deb Crumley, was scheduled to retire and the Treasurer elect was found to be unable to serve. Upon the abrupt departure of the subsequently appointed interim Treasurer, Barnes was appointed to the position.

He expressed gratitude to Deb Crumley, Julie Swift, and Cena Crook for facilitating a seamless transition and “making sure he had adequate knowledge to complete the job”. In 2022, Barnes was elected to the office of Treasurer by over 7,000

citizens of Curry County. He said he was “proud and humbled” to be elected and stated, “never in my wildest dreams did I ever expect to be elected to a public office – especially one such as this.” Barnes strongly recommended that Deputy Treasurer, Nick Vicino, whom he described as “qualified, conscientious and morally capable to handle the duties of the office” be appointed to the position in his absence. He said he was impressed with Vicino, the “future of the County.

Accolades were given to the new Finance Director, Keina Wolf, in part due to her “encyclopedic knowledge of Oregon State Finance laws and Treasury laws. All three Commissioners thanked Barnes for his service and the historical

knowledge he brought to the Office during his term. Chair Alcorn expressed his thanks considering the many challenges faced by Barnes during his tenure. Treasurer Barnes ended his statement by thanking the Curry County Citizens. “Words cannot express my gratitude for the trust you have put in me to be your Treasurer.” He said it has been his honor and privilege to serve. Treasurer Barnes’ resignation will be effective April 30, 2024. The Board of Commissioners moved to appoint Deputy Treasurer, Nick Vicino, as interim Treasurer effective May 1, 2024. His interim role will fill any gaps in the position during the process of appointing a new Treasurer to carry out the remainder of Barnes’ term.

Sweeping drug addiction law presents challenges

BY JEREMY C. RUARK Country Media, Inc.

Gov. Tina Kotek has signed into law the sweeping measure, HB 4002, the Oregon Legislature passed to combat the state’s fentanyl drug addiction and overdose crisis.

Among other elements, the law puts in place a new misdemeanor penalty for possession of small amounts of hard drugs, with opportunities for defendants to avoid jail if they enroll in programs that aid in their recovery and potential treatment.

The new misdemeanor penalty starts in September, with jail time only required when defendants violate or fail their probation. The misdemeanor penalty unwinds the drug decriminalization of Measure 110, which Oregon voters passed in 2020. Measure 110 put a $100 citation system in place with no criminal penalty for possession of small amounts of hard drugs.

does your organization see as the challenges for police agencies in Oregon, especially small, rural police departments, in implementing the specific law enforcement aspects of this law?

Kevin Campbell: There are a number of challenges for law enforcement agencies as they implement this new law. Here are a few

Country Media has reached out to the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police Executive Director Kevin Campbell for insight into the challenges law enforcement may face with this revised drug law.

Country Media: What

bulleted thoughts: Oregon has one of the lowest officer per thousand population ratios in the United States and we are facing an ongoing workforce challenge that prevents many of our police agencies from filling

critical vacancies. As of 2022, only Washington State had a lower officer per thousand ratio. The new programs envisioned by HB 4002 will require resources to implement that will strain the already limited resources of small departments.

The workforce crisis is also an obstacle to Oregon’s efforts to increase drug treatment capacity. With these realities in mind, partnerships and collaboration are paramount. Oregon has a history of collaboration that has served us well in times of resource scarcity. Fentynyl is a game changer and the endless flow of the deadly drugs into the state is very difficult to interdict. Federal steps to drastically reduce the flow of dangerous drugs into the United States is absolutely critical and is a component of the crisis that state and local governments cannot address.

Preliminary CDC overdose death statistics for the 12-month period ending September 2023 reveals Oregon with the highest increase in overdose deaths at 41.55%. The national average increase was 2.1%. https:// www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/ vsrr/drug-overdose-data. htm

Access to drug treatment in Oregon is one of the lowest in the country which limits options for

police officers and behavioral health professionals who are seeking to deflect those struggling with addition into programs.

Country Media: What recommendations and guidance can your organization provide to police agencies, such as Cottage Grove and Lincoln City, to help those agencies overcome the challenges with this new state effort.

Campbell: The Oregon Association Chiefs of Police along with the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association, Oregon District Attorney’s Association, League of Oregon Cities, Associated Oregon Counties Department of Public Safety Standards and Training and County Behavioral Health are hosting a May 9 implementation symposium in Salem designed to help agencies benefit from successful models that already exist and efforts underway to create new programs designed to address our addiction crisis.

Country Media: What is your message to our communities about what the impact of this adjustment to the law means?

Campbell: Successfully addressing Oregon’s profound addiction and fentanyl overdose crisis will require time, unprecedented collaboration and

an ongoing commitment on the part of leaders of every level of government to invest in building critical drug treatment and stabilization capacity.

The legislature made some significant investments in inpatient drug treatment/stabilization beds during the 2024 Legislative Session but they will need to continue to make significant investments in 2025 and beyond.

Components of the legislation that recriminalize possession of dangerous drugs and that create pre-arrest deflection programs designed to connect those struggling with addiction to programs and services don’t take effect until September. Their success will depend on adequate drug treatment resources and new collaborative partnerships between law enforcement, county behavioral health programs and community-based organizations.

Components of the legislation that go into effect immediately are those focused on drug dealers and include important tools for prosecutors and increased penalties for those who are dealing drugs in parks, outside treatment centers and outside temporary residence shelter.

Ben Botkin of the Oregon Capital Chronicle contributed to this report.