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The Coquille Police Department participates in a Safety Belt Blitz will provide the funds, but the city must match that amount by a certain percentage, usually half. COQUILLE — The Coquille Police “The goal of the program is to promote Department is participating in a Safety correct and consistent use of safety belts Belt Blitz and other periodic saturation and child safety seats,” said Kelly Mason, patrols focused on speeding and impaired program manager of the Oregon drivers. Department of Motor Vehicles Law enforcement agencies throughout Transportation Safety Office. Oregon are using federal funds from Sanders added, “In our case, there is a Oregon Impact for overtime pay to formula depending on each officers’ increase enforcement. During the Safety wages. Without doing the math, I believe Belt Blitz, patrol officers will educate the it is around 25 per cent, “so, the city pays public about safety belts and child seat the officers to work the traffic enforcelaws. Coquille Police are conducting the ment grant time.” first of three saturation patrols through Then the city reports to Oregon Impact Feb. 11. Police will repeat the saturation the time worked, match or overtime, the patrols May 20-June 2 and Aug. 19-Sept. number of traffic stops made, the number 1. of citations issued and for what, arrests, Coquille Police applied for and and other information. Once Oregon received four $2,500 grants last fall. The Impact is satisfied with the work done, it grants are intended to boost the city’s will reimburse the city for the overtime enforcement of Driving Under the worked, but not for the match time. Influence of Intoxicants (DUII), speeding, Oregon Impact’s goal is to end seatbelt use and distracted driving. impaired and distracted driving, said Katie “We were awarded all four grants, but Lee, Oregon Impact community resource opted to not do distracted driving just coordinator. The state program focuses on yet,” said Chief Scott Sanders. “Like all teen drivers and those who ride with grants, you must complete the work. We them. Oregon Impact works with middle are a small agency and wanted to ensure schools, high schools and colleges in we could get done what we took on. We Oregon and Southwest Washington. can always pick up the distracted driving More information is available from the later this summer once we get some of the Coquille Police Department, 541-396others completed.” 2114 or stop by City Hall, 851 N. Central Under the grant rules, Oregon Impact Blvd., to speak with an officer.
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Local seafood good for the heart, mind and conscience
percent of the seafood consumed on the Oregon Coast is not sourced locally. A study by the Berkeley School of Public Health found that around 85 percent of all seafood consumed by Americans is imported from foreign countries. In response, OCVA has launched Many on the Oregon Coast the Ocean Cluster Initiative choose to consume locally to help combat that trend. The sourced seafood products because initiative aims to help the Oregon of the freshness and quality, in Coast’s communities capture addition to supporting friends and more economic, public health, neighbors in the communities humanitarian and environmental where the seafood industry is a value from the local sea fare. pillar. It’s commonly known that One of the largest seafood in general is good for determinants of public health is the heart and mind, but locally the socioeconomic aspect of a sourced seafood carries even community. A locally based food more significant benefits for system in Oregon would support public health. Supporting our a diverse workforce with living local friends and neighbors in the wage job opportunities including fishing community also feels good. harvesters, processors, retailers A recent study by the Oregon and diverse support services. Coast Visitors Association The greater economic security a -- “Oregon Coast Synthesized community has, the healthier it Seafood Distribution Chain Model tends to be. Seafood also offers Project” by Hans Radtke and numerous health benefits. Shannon Davis -- found that 90 “An increase in local seafood
Local seafood doesn’t just taste better; it’s also better for our health.
consumption would substantially increase local nutrition and living wage jobs, both of which are social determinants of community health,” Oregon Coast Visitors Association Executive Director Marcus Hinz said. “Today, planes are leaving Oregon with our high-quality, third-party certified seafood, while we fly in uninspected, unverified seafood from around the world.” Fish and other seafoods do wonders for the cardiovascular system and can decrease the risk of heart-related death by roughly 17 percent, according to the Journal of American Medicine, and those with higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood, which come from seafood, experience lifespans that are extended by more than 2 years. The “Mediterranean” diet – which according to the New England Journal of Medicine drastically improves heart health – relies on significant fish consumption, along with nuts,
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olive oil and other foods. In one study, individuals on the diet saw their risk of cardiovascular disease reduced by a whopping 30 percent. It’s also good for the mind. The American Psychiatric Association found that regular fish consumers are nearly 20 percent less likely to suffer from depression, likely because of the omega-3 fatty acids prevalent in seafood. And seafood consumption by still growing children can improve intelligence. A scientific review headed by 13 leading dietary professionals found that seafood has profound effects on brain development in infant and adolescent children. And mothers who eat seafood during pregnancy increase the IQ of their children by an average of 7.7 points. In some cases, the gain reached 9.5 points. While the health benefits of seafood in general are undeniable, it’s even more crucial that the
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Airport district seeks budget committee applicants The Coos County Airport District (CCAD) is currently taking applications from interested persons in Coos County who would like to volunteer to serve on the District’s Budget Committee. The five CCAD Commissioners and five appointed Coos County residents make up the budget committee. Terms are for three years. The district’s fiscal year starts on July 1 and ends on June 30. Budget preparation usually occurs over the five months prior to the July 1 start of the new fiscal year. Generally, the Budget Committee meets one to three times in May to hear the budget presentation, study the proposed budget, and consider changes. Committee applications are due by 5:00 pm on February 15, 2024. The application is available online at www. cooscountyairportdistrict. com, or pick up a copy at the airport business office inside the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport terminal. Submit your application with a letter of interest by email to Airport Office Manager Amos Vorster, at Amos@ flyoth.com. You can also mail the application with a letter of interest to Coos County Airport District, 1100 Airport Lane, North Bend, OR 97459. If you have questions, call the Airport Administration Office at (541) 756-8531. CCAD owns the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport and provides a critical service to citizens on the south coast. It is also a vital part of the state’s aviation plan that links to the Oregon Transportation Plan, a long-range vision and policy foundation to guide transportation system development and investment.
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