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Three injured in shooting near Coos Bay

By DAVID RUPKALVIS

For The World

Three people were injured after gunfire broke out at a home on the outskirts of Coos Bay last week.

Sgt. Adam Slater with the Coos County Sheriff’s Office said none of the injuries appear to be life threatening and law enforcement it still working to understand the confusing scene.

Slater reported the sheriff’s office received a 9-1-1 call just after 1 p.m. Monday, June 26, to report gunshots fired at a residence in the 90000 block of Travis Lane in the old Barview area of Coos Bay.

When deputies arrived on the scene, they found three people with gunshot wounds and immediately activated the Coos County Major Crimes Team. The team is comprised of law enforcement representatives of the sheriff’s office, all

police departments in the county, the state police and the district attorney’s office.

After interviewing witnesses and investigating the scene, Slater said law enforcement learned three men went to the home on Travis Lane for reasons that are still unknown. The men, identified as Lane L. Klink, 55, Jeffrey S. Clement, 55, and Robert L. Peters, 45, got into a verbal argument with the residents of the home. The residents were identified as Heather Dewalt, 35, and Nathan McNeill, 38.

During the verbal altercation, the argument turned violent as both Dewalt and Klink fired weapons. When the shots ended Klink, Dewalt and McNeill were all injured. The three people were taken by ambulance to Bay Area Hospital.

At last report, McNeill was still in Bay Area Hospital in fair condition while

Dewalt and Klink were transported to River Bend Hospital for surgery to repair broken bones from the incident. Slater said there are still a lot of questions about what happened and why, saying “the number of rounds fired, who shot who, the reasons behind the altercation, and the suspect determination are still under investigation.”

After the shooting investigators obtained a search warrant for the residence on Travis Lane. During the search, investigators located a pipe bomb and immediately left the house to wait for the Oregon State Police Bomb Squad. The bomb squad disposed of the ordinance, and investigators were able to go back into the home Tuesday. As of press time, no charges have been filed in the incident as the investigation continues.

Commissioners close county forest roads

By DAVID RUPKALVIS

For The World

Coos County commissioners voted unanimously last week to close almost all county forest roads to vehicle traffic, but promised to continue to

discuss the issue.

Citing an increase in trash in county forests, commissioners voted to close the forest roads in an effort to cut the growing cost of having county employees remove the trash. The lone exception is Davis Creek

Road, where a group of residents promised to keep the area clean.

Commissioner Rod Taylor said the decision was not easy and he hoped it would not be the final decision.

“This resolution is not the end all,” Taylor said. “There

Troy Cribbins Replaces Rob Miles on City Council

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Troy Cribbins was appointed to the Coos Bay City Council’s vacant position last Tuesday, June 20. Cribbins filled the vacancy left by Rob Miles and will serve until November 2024.

are a few things to say about this. No. 1, I hate having to do this. I despise having to do this. This actually hurts my heart a little bit, and I’ll tell you why. I campaigned for this seat and one of the

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$153M to address Oregon’s behavioral health crisis

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Oregon legislative leaders have announced the $153 million Behavioral Health Care Delivery Budget Framework. The investments will help strengthen the state’s behavioral health workforce, stabilize mobile crisis funding, and support response and recovery resources to ensure access to high-quality, affordable services for everyone who needs them, according to the legislative leaders.

Part of the framework is House Bill 2757, which passed out of the House Revenue Committee on June 20. The bill will expand and build on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and programming for 9-8-8, the national suicide prevention hotline number launched in Oregon in summer 2022—a critical resource for Oregonians experiencing mental health crises, the

legislative leaders said.

The 2023-2025 Behavioral Health Budget framework builds from the $1.3 billion down payment the legislature made in the 2021-2022 biennium.

“To respond to the needs in our behavioral health system we must invest in community-

based services for Oregonians with acute needs,” Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber (D - Beaverton and SW Portland) said. “Expanding access requires a continued commitment to improving infrastructure, bolstering successful community models and expanding the

workforce.”

“Oregonians were clear that we need to get people the appropriate, high quality, and affordable care they need, Representative Rob Nosse (D - Inner SE & Inner NE Portland said. “Behavioral

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Cribbins has lived in Coos Bay for over 16 years and owns Access Rehabilitation, a physical therapy staffing company serving many different facilities requiring rehabilitation. He has also recently worked as the Director of Physical Therapy for Pacific Home Health and Hospice from 2019 to 2022.

Cribbins’s community service and engagement comes from multiple organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Oregon, where he serves as the Vice President of Board of Governors and as a member of the finance committee. He also serves as a board member for the Bay Area Hospital and Bay Area Hospital Foundation and is a member of the finance committee for the Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

“I truly care for my community, and I carry the same drive and compassion as it relates to our community with me, in my various current roles in community service,” Cribbins said in a letter to the City Council.

Cribbins joined four other candidates on the ballot: Ryan Truss, Roger Morgan, Michael Hicks, and Lee Ann Wander.

During the June 20 Council Meeting, Councilors blindly voted for their preferred candidate. Cribbins received four votes, with Wander receiving the remaining two votes.

“I want to thank you for your confidence in appointing me to this position. I look forward to serving for the staff members as well as the community,” Cribbins said during the councilor

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topics I campaigned on is I stood before the county forest gates and I said I’ll open these gates. “Well, you know, there was a lot of stuff I didn’t know when I said that. I didn’t know how depraved some of the Coos County citizens are in the way they treat our public lands.”

Taylor explained that county has been fighting nonstop to control the garbage being dumped in the forest as well as fires being set and left to burn.

Taylor said while the commissioners were acting at the regular meeting, they had also planned a work session discuss the issue further and to hear even more

public input.

Theresa Avery of Bandon was one of several public speakers, most who questioned the decision.

“The problem with this is deeper than just trash in county lands,” Avery said. “We know we have a large homeless problem, drug problem, so it’s deeper than just trash.”

Avery said she used to camp in Canada, and they set a $5,000 fine for litter. As a result, she said her campsite was always immaculate. She suggested the county establish major fines rather than close the roads.

“Many times, our fundamental rights, they will curtail those because some people are doing something wrong,” she said. “I see this the same way.”

Another speaker asked commissioners why they felt the need to act when they were holding a work session on the issue a week later.

“I don’t see why you have to pass this today if you’re going to have a work session next week,” he said. “I know for a fact if you pass this today, you’re never going to get it out. I suggest you table this until after the work session.”

Commissioner Bob Main said there was an urgency, saying there were two arson cases in the county forests over the last two weeks.

Two speakers urged commissioners to find a way to open more of the county jail, saying if more lawbreakers could be held in jail, it would diminish the

threat. Another person suggested installing a camera system that could be monitored by the emergency dispatchers.

After listening, Taylor said the biggest problem was regular people using the county forests as a personal dump.

“While the homeless population is certainly contributary to this is some way, that is a minimal problem,” Taylor said. “We have citizens of Coos County that go and unload entire pickup loads of garbage along the sides of the road.”

Taylor said closing the county forest may not end the problem, but it would limit the area law enforcement needed to enforce which would increase the likelihood of catching violators.

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Wanted Bandon man pulls a gun on deputy during K9 pursuit

turned onto Windhorst Lane and continued at a high rate of speed on the gravel road making it difficult for Chief Dhillon to see. Untimely, Chief Dhillon lost sight of the vehicle.

located Kyle hiding under a log in the creek.

COOS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

On June 22 at 10:37 a.m., Chief Cory Dhillon received information from the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center of Kyle R. Thompson’s (33) whereabouts. Bandon Police have been searching for Kyle as he has valid warrants for his arrest and has also committed new crimes.

Chief Dhillon located Kyle and his vehicle, a black Dodge Caliber, and attempted to conduct a traffic stop with it. Kyle failed to yield and accelerated, driving down 11th Street toward Rosa Road. Chief Dhillon initiated a pursuit and continued chasing the vehicle down Rosa Road at speeds of 80 mph. Kyle

Several members from the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police and Bandon Fire responded to assist. After searching for a short time, Sgt. Slater from the Sheriff’s Office located the vehicle ditched in heavy brush at an address off Windhurst Lane.

Sgt. Slater immediately deployed K9 Cena to conduct a criminal apprehension track for Kyle while the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center assisted by setting up a perimeter of other available units.

K9 Cena tracked through “Brush,” however, that word does not give it justice, for about 300 yards. The “Brush” was so thick that moving this distance took approximately one hour. K9 Cena tracked deep into a drainage/creek area utterly overgrown with briars above, in, and on the sides. Sgt. Slater and K9 Cena continued to crawl on their hands and knees until they

Upon contact with Kyle, Cena’s tracking line had become tangled, and she could not get over the log to assist Sgt. Slater. While on his hands and knees, Slater began giving verbal commands to Kyle, who subsequently pointed a black semi-automatic pistol at Sgt. Slater’s head. Sgt. Slater immediately dove to the left into blackberries. However, his legs were left exposed in the creek due to the confinement of the area.

Once Sgt. Slater was able to fight the brush off his holster. He moved back into the creek and observed Kyle trudging through the brush to get away and Kyle was almost immediately swallowed up by the brush, making it impossible for Sgt. Slater to keep visual on him.

Sgt. Slater got Cena untangled, and they continued tracking for Kyle. Cena tracked for another 500 yards in thick “Brush” over the course of 3 hours; during the track, K9 Cena and Sgt. Slater were stung multiple times by bees, tracked down the middle of a creek, and

slid down several drop-offs.

Due to the day’s heat, terrain, and overall fatigue, Sgt. Slater called off the track at 3:30 p.m.

The Sheriff’s Office and the Bandon Police are actively looking for Kyle Thompson and now have probable cause for his arrest on the new charges of elude by vehicle,

elude by foot, menacing, unlawful use of a weapon, and felon in possession of a weapon.

Thompson is considered to be armed and dangerous. If you see him, please contact either the Bandon Police Department or Coos County Sheriff’s Office immediately at 541-396-2106.

Small Forestland Owners Receive Added Relief from the Private Forest Accord’s Impacts on Harvest

Last week, the Oregon State Senate passed House Bill 2161 B, a measure that will increase the value of small forestland owner forest conservation tax credit for Small Forestland Owners (SFOs) by increasing certified stumpage value by 25 percent.

“When the Private Forest Accord was passed during the 2022 Legislative Session, many of our Small Forestland Owners were negatively impacted by the loss of harvest potential and value on their forestlands of less than 5,000 acres,” said Senator David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford).

“These small forestland owners are family-owned businesses that play a critical role in our communities and their economies. Having many of these small forestland owners within my Senate District, I drafted this legislation to assist them and other SFOs across the state by increasing their forest conservation tax credit.”

Under current rules, a small forestland owner may apply for a forest conservation tax credit for an amount that is one half of the stumpage value (at time of harvest) retained between the inside edge of the small forestland owner minimum option and the edge of dry stream channel. For an

Schedule:

example, for Types I and II areas, in western forests with fish-bearing streams, the buffer is between 50-100’ for large forest owners, whereas the small forest owner buffer requirement is between 50-100’ from the stream edge, with similar stream type, stream size and tree type classification (based on regional soil quality).

“The bill as I originally drafted would have doubled the value of the credit to the full stumpage value at the time of harvest in all the retained area and would have eliminated certain watershed restrictions,” said Senator Brock Smith. “The forest riparian buffer zones would also not be applied on land that is designated exclusively for farm use. Violation penalties on these farmlands would have been reduced by half. The credit would have also applied to all timber retained at harvest.”

“I would have preferred my original language and the greater benefits to our Small Forestland Owners the base bill would have brought them. I am however glad we were able to work towards these increased benefits for these family small forestland owners and appreciate the support in these efforts,” Brock Smith concluded.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Daring robbery at the Marshfield museum! Priceless diamond stolen! A villain, wanted in five states, and unwanted in all the others, is hiding out in Coquelle City on his way back to his lair in Powers. An innocent and beautiful orphan, taken in by her wise aunt, are on their way from Broadbent to the big city of Marshfield and are staying the night in Coquelle City. A confounded confusion of two travel trunks sets events in motion and hilarity ensues. Will the villain make o with the diamond and the girl or will our brave young hero save the day?

suggests

By MICHELLE KLAMPE Guest Article

The Ontong Java Plateau, a volcanicallyformed underwater plateau located in the Pacific Ocean north of the Solomon Islands, is younger and its eruption was more protracted than previously thought, new research led by Oregon State University suggests.

The findings, just published in Science, also cast doubt on long-held assumptions that the formation of the plateau, which is roughly the size of Alaska, was the cause of a global deposit of black shale throughout the world’s oceans.

“This type of shale is formed when there is very limited oxygen in the ocean. This layer was formed about 120 million years ago and can be found preserved everywhere around the world in geological formations,” said Anthony Koppers, a professor of marine geology in OSU’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and a co-author of the study.

“A massive volcanic eruption like the one that formed Ontong Java Plateau could deplete the ocean of oxygen, and it was believed that this massive volcanic activity

and the shale deposits were connected. But our findings suggest that is not the case.”

Ontong Java Plateau covers roughly 1% of the Earth’s surface. The plateau is a fragment of the Ontong Java Nui, a superplateau that broke apart shortly after its formation, creating Ontong Java, Manihiki Plateau and Hikurangi Plateau.

Between 1973 and 2000, researchers drilled cores into the sediment and underlying basalt basement – amongst the thickest and oldest rock that form the Pacific oceanic crust –from several sites in the region and collected samples to study. The cores were collected using the scientific ocean drilling vessels

Glomar Challenger and JOIDES Resolution during the Deep Sea Drilling Project and Ocean Drilling Program funded by the National Science Foundation.

Past research using these cores suggested that Ontong Java was formed in a single, relatively short volcanic event about 120 million years ago, around the time of the shale deposit. But there have been concerns about the accuracy of the data used to make that determination, said Koppers, an international expert in large-scale geodynamic processes who also

serves as associate vice president for research advancement and strategy in OSU’s research office.

“Understanding the timing of these volcanic eruptions is essential to establishing a link between the eruptions themselves and the formation of the black shales,” Koppers said. “Establishing this causality is important to understanding large changes in ocean chemistry, similar to what is happening today through climate change due to human activity.”

Koppers and the study’s lead author, Peter Davidson, who worked on the project as a doctoral student and just completed his degree at Oregon State, replicated the original 1993 dating studies to see if they could achieve the same results while also taking advantage of major improvements in scientific techniques and in mass spectrometry equipment used in chemical analysis.

Using several of the same core samples from the original drilling projects, Davidson ran 40 experiments to try to replicate the earlier findings. Of the 40, a surprisingly large number – 38 – failed when applying modernday data quality standards.

“The new results showed that the

original samples were greatly affected by an unwanted process during the irradiation of the samples, which causes the ages to appear to be too old,” Davidson said. “This irradiation issue, called recoil, is a problem that could not easily be seen with the older equipment used decades ago, but our new, highly sensitive instrumentation can easily identify this problem.”

Davidson then ran another set of dating experiments, applying the same analysis on another mineral phase of the original samples – a type of feldspar, or rock-forming mineral, called plagioclase.

“The data from the plagioclase is much higher resolution than past data and more importantly, it is entirely devoid of the recoil issue that skewed the original ages for the Ontong Java Plateau that were based on the basalt,” Koppers said.

The new tests showed that Ontong Java was up to 10 million years younger than expected and likely formed over several million years.

“All of the tests showed a high level of internal consistency in the ages measured and a remarkable reproducibility between multiple samples from the same volcanic eruptive units, providing

us with a tremendous degree of confidence,” Davidson said. “These results mean we can’t connect Ontong Java anymore to the anoxic event that led to the shale deposits. The dates no longer line up.”

The data also suggests that Manihiki Plateau is several million years older than Ontong Java, raising questions about theories that the two were once connected and broke apart. Instead, the findings suggest that volcanic activity may have started under the Manihiki Plateau and migrated hundreds of kilometers across the Pacific over time.

The finding is likely to cause some headscratching among scientists, Koppers noted, because there is no longer an explanation for the large oxygen-depletion event that left shale deposits around the world.

There is also a possibility that lower portions of Ontong Java are older, he said. The available samples from Ontong Java were drilled only into the top couple hundred meters of the plateau, whereas the plateau is a geologic megastructure up to 35 kilometers thick, with the top 8 to 9 kilometers considered the eruptive portion.

“In that sense, we

have only scratched the surface of Ontong Java,” Koppers said. Davidson hopes to continue the research by hunting down samples of older portions of the plateau and running new analyses using these modern techniques.

There are some areas in the Solomon Islands where up to four kilometers of the top of the plateau are exposed and could potentially be accessible.

“We hope that by targeting further samples from deeper in the volcanic stratigraphy, we can uncover potentially even older portions of the Ontong Java Plateau,” Davidson said. “It might be possible that these older portions of the plateau did cause the black shale deposition, but they might not.”

“These future studies should further help us understand Ontong Java, which is the largest volcanic feature on Earth’s surface, and how volcanic eruptions of this magnitude can potentially cause global environmental disruptions.”

Additional co-authors are Takashi Sano of the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tsukuba, Japan and Takeshi Hanyu of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in Yokosuka, Japan.

Updates from Coos County Fairgrounds

By GARY HAGA Guest Article

Just a quick update of the progress at the Coos County

Fairgrounds in preparation for this year’s fair. The new bleachers and bucking chutes in the main arena have been

installed. New light poles were installed by Pacific Power volunteers. We’ve begun putting together new picnic tables

donated by the Myrtle Point Rotary and a new roping chute has arrived.

There are a lot of events going on at the fairgrounds this summer with horse and livestock shows. Coming for the first

time to the fairgrounds will be a Mexican Bull Riding event.

Volunteers needed!

We still have a lot of projects to complete before the fair and we could sure use your help. Call the fair office if interested 541-396-

2200.

Thank you to our generous sponsors and donors that have contributed to this year’s fair!

See you at the fair –July 25-29, 2023

Gary Haga

Oregon State Fire Marshal asks Oregonians to keep firework use legal and safe

“Keep it legal, keep it safe” is the message from the Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM). The 2023 fireworks retail sales season begins June 23 and runs through July 6 in Oregon. The OSFM would like everyone to know which fireworks are legal to use, where fireworks can be used, and how to use them safely.

“We ask Oregonians to be responsible if they plan to use fireworks as part of their celebrations,” OSFM Assistant Chief Deputy Mark Johnston said. “Every year, we see fires and injuries because of improper use of fireworks or illegal fireworks. Our message is simple: keep it legal and keep it safe.”

To reduce the risk of starting a fire, some local governments in Oregon have firework sales or use restrictions in place. Check your local regulations and follow them where you live or where you may be traveling to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Consumer-legal fireworks can only be purchased from permitted fireworks retailers and stands. State regulations limit where those fireworks may be used. People who plan to visit public lands and parks are asked to leave all fireworks at home. The possession and use of fireworks are prohibited in national parks and forests, on Bureau of Land Management lands, on U.S. Fish and Wildlife properties, on state beaches, in state parks, and in state campgrounds. Fireworks are also prohibited on many private lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry.

For those who purchase legal fireworks, fire officials encourage

everyone to practice the four Bs of safe fireworks use:

• Be prepared before lighting fireworks: keep water available by using a garden hose or bucket.

• Be safe when lighting fireworks: keep children and pets away from fireworks. Never use fireworks near or on dry grass or vegetation.

• Be responsible after lighting fireworks: never relight a dud. Please wait 15 to 20 minutes, then soak it in a bucket of water before disposal.

• Be aware: Use only legal fireworks in legal places.

Oregon law prohibits the possession, use, or sale of any firework that flies into the air, explodes, or travels more than 12 feet horizontally on the ground without a permit issued by the OSFM. Fireworks commonly called bottle rockets, Roman candles, and firecrackers are illegal in Oregon without a permit. Officials may seize illegal fireworks and charge offenders with a class B misdemeanor which could result in a fine of up to $2,500. Those who misuse fireworks or allow fireworks to cause damage are liable and may be required to pay fire suppression costs or other damages. Parents are also liable for fireworks damage caused by their children.

The OSFM has published resources on its website regarding the sale and legal use of consumer fireworks, retail sale permits, and state rules for firework use and enforcement activities. Safety messaging and activities for kids can also be found on the OSFM’s fireworks page.

Massive underwater plateau near Solomon Islands is younger and its eruption was more protracted than previously thought, research

Patty Fitzpatrick Flett

January 26, 1951 – June 16, 2023

Patty Fitzpatrick Flett was born January 26, 1951, the daughter of Victor and Helen Fitzpatrick at Coos Bay and passed away June 16, 2023 at Coos Bay.

Patty graduated from Marshfield High School and later received her RN degree from SWOCC and worked at Coos County Health Department. She enjoyed gardening and camping. She was a kind and feisty person and never met a stranger.

Patty is survived by son, Sean Scorby and daughter, Shevani Scorby; daughter, Tracie Dodds and sons, Steven and Eric Dodds; brother, Leonard “Fitz” and Shawn Fitzpatrick and son, Zack and wife, Niki Fitzpatrick; sister, Marcelene Knight and spouse, Steve Sallee and her children, Owin Knight and Carrie Hazen; sister Jeannie Train and son, Kyle Train; numerous great grandchildren, great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Victor and Helen Fitzpatrick; brother, Tim Fitzpatrick; and brother-

Robert “Chief” Noah

June 5, 1965 – June 20, 2023

A Celebration of Life is planned for Robert A. Noah, 58, of Lakeside, on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Tugman State Park Gazebo. Please join us to celebrate Robert’s life, share stories, eat Robert’s favorite pizza and listen to music he enjoyed. All are welcome.

Robert was born on June 5, 1965 in Portland, Oregon and passed on June 20, 2023 in Lakeside. He was a longtime resident of Lakeside and many people knew and loved him. He was kind and gentle and along with his twin brother, Richard, helped countless people who were struggling and needed a friend, a meal or a place to stay. Robert was a good friend to many, a great uncle, and a great brother to Richard.

Robert is survived by his twin brother, Richard Noah; his older brothers, Fred Noah and Darrell Haskins; sister, Jeris Chavez; nephews, Sean Noah, Michael Noah and Dylan Noah; great nephew, Jackson Noah; nieces, Joeline Scharer, Krista Scharer and Tori Noah; family dog, Cooper; and girlfriend, Gloria Titus.

Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Laverna Noah; sister, Drexel Haskins; and his

Clayton L. Davis

1946 – 2023

Clay was born in Portland, Oregon on May 9, 1946. He left the world peacefully on May 4, 2023 at OSHU, Portland surrounded by his family, to the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival, his favorite band.

Clay loved his life in Coquille where he owned Davis and Juul insurance until he retired. He was a lifelong member of Rotary and served on the Coquille Valley Hospital Board of Directors for thirty years. He was grateful for his friends and always ready to be of service to his community.

Clay was proud of his Native American heritage as an enrolled member of the North Dakota Turtle Mountain Indian Tribe and he was proud to have served his country in South Korea during the Vietnam War.

His friend, Dennis Zielinski said of him, “He always treated me with patience, goodness, kindness, generosity, tolerance, and a fair measure of self-restraint; what the bible refers to as “the fruits of the spirit” (Galatians 5: 22-23).

He leaves a family who misses him; his daughters, Amanda, CMC US Navy and Angela Napue-Johnson; sister, Connie; nieces, Jennifer,

Claudia A. Richardson

November 16, 1946 – June 22, 2023

With heartfelt sorrow and a profound sense of loss, but also with thankfulness to God for her many years, our beloved Claudia Richardson, 76, of North Bend, went to be with the Lord on June 22, 2023. A Memorial Service will be held at Shoreline Community Church, 1251 Clark St, North Bend, Oregon at 1:00 pm on Saturday, July 15, 2023 under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary.

She was born November 16, 1946 to David and Anita (Feil) Lorenzana in Ventura, California. Claudia attended Holy Cross Catholic School, Santa Clara High School, and Ventura College. She is a descendant of the Olivas and Lorenzana families who were given a California Spanish land grant in 1847 called Rancho San Miguel.

in-law, Bruce Train.

A Celebration of Life will be held in August.

Arrangements under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 541 267-4216.

After marrying her husband, Dr. Steve Richardson, they moved to North Bend, Oregon where they raised their 3 children. Claudia had many hobbies and interests over the years including many years of dance lessons. She possessed a great love of music and travel, loved decorating homes, painting pottery, writing poetry, and designing jewelry. She had a passion for fashion. Her love of spoiling and caring for her friends and family was also a never-ending joy of hers.

Claudia is survived by her husband, Steve; sons, Tad & Holly Richardson, Corey & Kelly Richardson; daughter, Ashley Richardson; grandchildren, Brody, Chase, Trent, Hadley, and her fifth grandchild expected later this year; brother, Steve & Rose Lorenzana; sister, Cynthia & Doug

July 5, 1942 - January 3, 2023

Fred M. Mast, 80, of Coos Bay, Oregon, passed away on January 3, 2023. Fred had been unwell in recent years due to a complications from a stroke.

Sassen; and many nieces and nephews.

Claudia, you will forever hold a special place in our hearts. Your love, your laughter, and your vibrant spirit will continue to guide us as we navigate this world. May you rest in eternal peace, knowing that you are deeply loved and eternally missed.

Contributions in her memory may be made in Claudia’s name to the American Heart Association, 4380 S Macadam Ave Suite 480, Portland, OR 97239, in Claudia’s name. This gesture will not only honor her memory, but will also help others battling their challenging heart issues.

Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary, 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon 541/267-4216

longtime girlfriend, Penny Holbrook. Friends and family are encouraged to sign the online guestbook at www. coosbayareafunerals.com. Donations may be made in Robert’s name to the Lakeside McKay’s Market. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440.

Fred was born July 5, 1942 in Coquille, Oregon to Harry Mast and Priscilla (Miller) Mast. He was the great-great-great grandson of George Abernethy, Oregon’s first provisional governor.

Fred lived his entire life in Coos County. He grew up in Dora, Oregon. He attended Dora’s one-room schoolhouse and Myrtle Point Union High School. Fred belonged to the Junior Grange and Future Farmers of America.

In 1960, Fred married Peggy Leifeste and had two children, Paula and Carl. They divorced in 1977. Fred met his future wife, Susan on a blind date. They married in 1990. Fred and Susan were married for 32 years.

Fred worked for Roseburg Lumber Company for over 40 years. He

retired from the North Bend chip site. Over the course of his life, Fred enjoyed bowling, and golfing. Fred also loved cars and could identify makes and models from the 1940’s through the 1970’s. Fred was known for his fast driving especially when he would take visitors up to Dora and Sitkum.

Fred was known to be a hard worker and provider for his family. He was a true and loyal friend especially to Duane and Jerri Barzee. Fred was devastated when his lifelong friend, Duane passed away in 2006.

Fred is survived by his wife, Susan; daughter, Paula Mast Jeppesen and husband, Jim of Portland, Oregon; sons, Carl Mast of Roseburg, Oregon, John Brown and wife, Jeanine of Coos Bay and grandson, Kyle Brown of Eugene.

A Celebration of Life will be held on July 5, 2023, 2:00 pm at Pioneer Faith Church, 180 N Baxter St., Coquille, Oregon.

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Christopher “Chris” J. Common

A Celebration of Life will be held for Christopher “Chris” J. Common, 76, of North Bend, on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at the Coos History Museum, 1210 N.

Front Street in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www. coosbayareafunerals. com

Jessica, and Jaqueline from North Dakota; his wife, Charli; and many life-long friends. We were blessed to have him in our lives while he was here, and he leaves a forever empty space in our hearts.

There will be a reception to honor Clay on July 22, 2023, at the Coquille Valley Hospital from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm.

Jennie L. Jarrett

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Jennie L. Jarrett, 78, of Lakeside, will be held on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the

Death NOtices

Jennie Lee Jarrett, 78, of Lakeside, passed away on June 23, 2023 in Lakeside. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-7560440 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Laverna Edith Brown, 91, of Coos Bay, passed away on June 25, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-7560440. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

June E. Hickman, 83, of Coos Bay, passed away on June 25, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-7560440. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Tina Marie Eastman, 58, of Charleston, passed away June 28, 2023 in Charleston. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-2673131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Reedsport Church of God, 2191 Birch Avenue. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440.

Ruthie Mae Freeman, 88, of North Bend, passed away on June 28, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Fred M. Mast

Bandon second in OSAA Cup standings

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Bandon finished second for Class 2A in the annual OSAA Cup.

The final results for the Oregon School Activities Association award, sponsored by Pacific Office Automation, were released last week by OSAA.

Bandon finished with 2,057.5 points, trailing Kennedy in the final standings for Class 2A. Kennedy won five straight times from 2015-16 to 2019-20 before Regis won for the division last year. The award was not presented for the 2020-21 school year, when OSAA did not sponsor any championships during the pandemic.

Schools earn points for finishes by teams and individuals in sports and activities through the school year and also earn points when various sports teams or activities finish in the top 10 in the Academic All-State Program and a sportsmanship component for not having any players or coaches ejected from games.

Bandon won state titles in both girls track and in band and finished atop the Academic All-State standings for girls track as well. The speech and debate team and girls basketball team also earned trophies and the Tigers advanced to the state playoffs in football, boys basketball, baseball and boys and girls cross country.

Marshfield and North Bend both finished in the top 10 in the Class 4A final standings for the OSAA Cup.

Marshfield was seventh with 2,607.5 points and North Bend was eighth with 2,585. Scappoose won the classification with 3,215 points.

Marshfield won state titles during the year in volleyball and boys track and field.

North Bend was champion in band. Both schools had multiple other teams advance to state playoffs.

The champions in the other classifications were Jesuit for Class 6A, Summit for Class 5A, Valley Catholic for Class 3A and St. Paul for Class 1A.

In Class 3A, Coquille finished 21st, Siuslaw was 23rd and Brookings-Harbor was 34th.

Also in Class 2A, Gold Beach was 28th and Reedsport 33rd.

In Class 1A, Myrtle Point was 32nd, Powers was 41st and Pacific was 88th.

The OSAA Cup was started in 1999 as a way to recognize overall excellence by schools in academics, activities and athletics.

The only South Coast school to finish atop the standings has been North Bend, which was winner for Class 4A in both 2013-14 and 2016-17.

North Bend also has been the most consistent performer among South Coast schools in the program, including finishing in the top 10 more than 15 times in either Class 4A or Class 5A. The school has been runner-up three times and third three more times.

Marshfield was second in 2017-18 and fourth in 201819.

Bandon’s previous best finish was third, in both 2014-15 and 2015-16, and the school has been in the top 10 more than 10 times. Coquille and Pacific each also have finished in the top 10 in the past six years, while Reedsport had a strong stretch from 2003 to 2005, finishing ninth or better three straight school years. Complete rankings for all the different classifications are available at www.osaa. org.

Churchill’s Kleinke sets national record in pole vault

Crater star breaks

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Churchill freshman pole vaulter Addison Kleinke added to her late-season momentum with a record-breaking performance in the Nike Outdoor Nationals on Friday at Hayward Field.

By clearing 13 feet, 6 ¼ inches, Kleinke not only improved on her state record of 13-4 ½ – set in the 5A championships – but she broke the national freshman record.

Kleinke finished fourth behind three older vaulters. The winner was Hana Moll (14-6), a senior from Olympia, Wash., who holds the high school national outdoor record at 15-0.

“I was super excited to go up against those girls,” Kleinke said. “I felt like it was going to be an amazing competition. The energy was so great. Going in, I really did expect to do something bigger than my last meet. I feel like I did, and I lived up to that. I’m happy about it.”

Kleinke made it over 13-6 ¼ on her second attempt. She failed on three tries at 13-10.

“I had two great attempts at 13-10. I was super excited about that,” Kleinke said.

It was the first time Kleinke had surpassed 13-6 since she

Prefontaine’s longstanding 2-mile mark

was an eighth-grader. She posted a winning mark of 13-7 ½ in the USATF Oregon High School Invitational at Putnam High School on June 10, but the validity of the measurement remains in question.

“I know personally that the bar was not at the right spot,” Kleinke said. “Everybody there knew.”

During her freshman season, Kleinke did not reach 13-0 until hitting 13-1 in the Grants Pass Rotary Invitational on May 6. She believes she has turned a corner late in the season.

“I feel like I’m finally starting to come back, starting to pull myself out of the rut,” she said. “I wasn’t making any heights over 12-8 for a really long time. I’m super proud of myself for being able to pull it out. It’s amazing to feel this way after being in that rut for so long.”

Breaking the national freshman record was a bonus.

“As soon as they said it was a national freshman record, I was like, ‘No way,’” she said. “I really didn’t know. I was super excited about it.”

Kleinke said Friday’s meet was “definitely a lot more pressure” than the state meet.

“I feel like state was more

been working on, to have fun, that kind of thing,” she said. “This meet was like, you’ve got this crazy competition, and it’s not just going to be about you at the end. All the little misses count toward where you’re going to place.”

Kleinke was thrilled to compete against Moll, whose twin sister, Amanda, owns the national high school indoor record at 15-1 ½.

“I look up to them so much,” Kleinke said. “It’s awesome to compete with them. I feel like every time I compete with them, we just get a little bit closer.”

Kleinke will compete in the USATF Junior Olympic state meet in Springfield on June 24-25, the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field on July 6-9 and the USATF National Junior Olympic meet at Hayward Field on July 24-30.

“I really want to get 14 feet by the end of the season,” said Kleinke, an online school student who competes for Churchill.

Add Outdoor Nationals: Kleinke helped lead a strong showing for Oregon athletes at Nike Outdoor Nationals.

Lake Oswego junior Mia Brahe-Pedersen repeated as national champion in the 200 meters in 22.43, beating her state record of 22.61, and

took the 100 in 11.11. She is No. 2 in national prep history in the 200, trailing only Allyson Felix (22.11).

Brahe-Pedersen also teamed with junior Rley Ha, sophomore Marina Turpen and junior Josie Donelson as Lake Oswego finished first in the 4x400. Their time of 3:48.49 improved on their state record of 3:48.78.

Oregon City senior Sophia Beckmon successfully defended her national title in the long jump (21-7). Beckmon was runner-up to Brahe-Pedersen in the 100 (11.35) and 200 (22.99).

Central Catholic senior Kyeese Hollands finished first in the javelin, throwing 164-5 ¼. The effort blew away her previous PR of 154-5 and moved her to No. 6 on the state’s all-time list.

Crescent Valley sophomore Emily Wisniewski and West Linn senior Anika Sukumar were runners-up in the 5,000 (16:10.16) and triple jump (39-4), respectively. Wisniewski’s time set a sophomore national record.

Barlow senior Micah Perry became the second Oregon boy ever to break 14 seconds in the 110 hurdles when he finished third in 13.95, taking .13 seconds off his PR. The state record of 13.73 was set by Bob Gray of David Doug-

las in 1988.

Crater’s boys won the 4,000 distance medley relay in 10:09.79 behind senior Tyrone Gorze, senior Aidan Chenoweth, junior Caleb Doddington and sophomore Josiah Tostenson.

Central Catholic senior Garrett Mackey placed second in the 2,000 steeplechase (6:03.05).

Pre-empted: Crater’s Gorze passed up Steve Prefontaine with his performance in the Brooks PR Invitational in Renton, Wash., last week.

Gorze completed the twomile run in 8:39.61, breaking the state record of 8:41.5 that Marshfield’s Prefontaine set in 1969.

Gorze assumed the lead after one mile but was overtaken by Simeon Birnbaum of South Dakota with about a half mile to go. Birnbuam pulled away to win in 8:34.10, the No. 2 time in U.S. high school history.

Lake Oswego’s Brahe-Pedersen also competed in the meet, renewing a 100 rivalry with Shawnti Jackson, a North Carolina senior who defeated Brahe-Pedersen twice last summer.

Coming off setting the national record (10.89) on June 3, Jackson edged Brahe-Pedersen 11.00 to 11.09.

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The Bandon High School band won a state title, one of two state championships won by Bandon in the last school year. Below, the Marshfield High School volleyball team celebrates its state championships. Marshfield also had two state champions in the school year, with the track team winning its second straight title.

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By RICK KNIGHT Writers on the Range

Driving back to Colorado State University with a van full of students after a day of working to heal some beatup land north of Fort Collins, I wondered: Could ecological restoration be a new form of outdoor recreation?

We’d spent the day building a sawbuck fence around a spring. From the spring, gravity would carry the water through a pipe to a stock tank in the middle of the pasture.

On this land protected by a conservation easement, cows would no longer drink, pee and poop while trampling the spring’s vegetation. The spring could recover while the cattle drank clean water elsewhere.

we often work with the nonprofit Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, a statewide grassroots group established in 1999. To date, it has completed over 1,000 projects on public lands assisted by more than 40,000 volunteers, who have contributed over $10 million in time and expertise.

Wildlands Restoration Volunteers includes people from both cities and rural areas who agree with what Wendell Berry wrote: “The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all, our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.”

Rick Knight

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Alonzo Tucker died as the result of a lynch mob who shot him first and then hung him from a light pole. I could care less which happened first. A white woman made a sexual assault allegation, there was no trial, no jury, no judge, and no legal representation. Mob mentality and racism were his true killers, it doesn’t matter how. The fact that you think it matters shows me you simply do not understand. Coos Bay is owed nothing.

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My students had spent the day outdoors in the company of their classmates doing challenging physical work. At the moment, though, the young people were trying not to fall asleep as we neared town.

Yet all day I’d seen the light in their eyes, and I could tell they felt pride in learning and exercising skills they hadn’t had before. They also clearly liked the idea of giving something back to land that would never be developed.

This kind of volunteer work

— The Nature Conservancy got us involved — addresses many problems today that we’ve come to call crises: species extinction, climate change, soil loss, and the decline of both water quantity and quality. Fortunately, many nonprofit groups, along with some owners of private lands that are protected by conservation easements, offer people an opportunity to improve damaged lands.

In my home watershed of northern Colorado,

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At the end of the 20th century, scientists from around the world got together to measure our planet’s health. Shockingly, they reported that three out of every four acres of the Earth’s surface were in a degraded state.

The urgent global need to restore our damaged lands and waters has also caused the United Nations to name this the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (https://www. decadeonrestoration.org/).

It’s clear that we have yet to locate the sweet spot of a sustainable relationship with our world.

For humans to have a future on Earth, we need to reverse the erosion of soils, pollution of air and water, and weakening of the natural ecosystems that support us. Ecological restoration can attack those problems while also playing a critical role in the drawdown of atmospheric carbon dioxide, sending it back into the plants and soils where it belongs.

Although restoration and recreation have much in common, there is a major difference between the two.

While outdoor recreation fulfills oneself, ecological restoration gives back to the land. Not that benefiting oneself is bad; one of the reasons we recreate is for the regenerative powers of spending time in nature.

But adding restoration into the domain of outdoor recreation could go a long way to enhance our time outdoors. I’ve found that when a group acts to restore the health of soil, land, plants and animals, the people involved always feel better about themselves.

As author Robin Wall Kimmerer put it in “Braiding Sweetgrass,” “…as we care for the land, it can once again care for us.” By restoring damaged lands and waters, we still find joy in the outdoors, but we also give back to the home planet that sustains us.

Let’s seek out that work, turning it into something we do outdoors together, restoring lands and water while at the same re-creating ourselves.

Rick Knight is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is professor emeritus of wildlife conservation at Colorado State University.

Opinion: Bad Vaping Policy From the FDA

By BRIAN DARLING InsideSources.com

From liberal cities like Boston to conservative cities like Rapid City, South Dakota, big government policies are not popular. Residents of New York rebelled when the big-government policies of lockdowns caused chaos. Americans don’t like the government telling them what they can and cannot do.

One reason is the government has tormented them with mandates and shutdowns that have ruined many lives. After the aggressive government push for universal vaccination and masking during the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans learned that government power can be flexed in an unprecedented way that forces people to change behaviors.

I am vaccinated and wore a mask during the pandemic. Yet, I never believed that government should have the power to force people to be vaccinated, businesses to close, or schools to shut

down. Most Americans agree that the government flexed way too much power during the pandemic.

The power of the government to mandate is merely one piece of evidence that the government is getting too powerful. Another is the out-ofcontrol spending Americans are seeing from their government. The federal government is careening toward insolvency with more than $30 trillion in debt and annual deficits exceeding $1 trillion. Americans are angry that they must balance their family checkbook while the federal government runs massive deficits. The same government that used the power to enforce mandates is also spending our nation into oblivion.

Some in Washington are wasting time focusing on expanding government power in a way that does not address the top 20, maybe the top 100, list of issues of importance to the voting public. The increasing prices of food and consumer goods,

health is not one-size-fits-all, and there is no one way to approach it. But with this amazing budget package, we’re investing in key parts of Oregon’s infrastructure to meet people where they are.”

The investments include:

• $2.6 million for recovery schools (House Bill 2767)

• $37.1 million for Oregon Health Authority programming (SB 5525), including:

• $15 million for construction of additional substance use disorder (SUD) facility capacity

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government debt, cost of housing, stability of banks, jobs, excessive government power, and the economy are far more important than vaping. Yet, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is using resources to demand a government agency investigate one vaping company. Government power is being flexed because Schumer does not like the company selling vaping products in his state. This is bad policy. He has reopened his war on vaping with a demand that regulators stop a company from using thirdparty influencers on social media sites from helping to educate vaping users about the existence of its product. The New York Post reports that Schumer has targeted the vaping product “Elf Bar” for extinction, and he has demanded the “US Food and Drug Administration to investigate a hot, new Chinese-made e-cigarette that he believes is skirting American advertising laws by appealing directly to kids and

Care Provider Incentive Program (HCPIP)

• $3.1 million to advance training opportunities for pediatricians and child psychiatrists

• House Bill 2757 – dedicating funding for the 9-8-8, the suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline

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• $10 million through the Criminal Justice Commission to fund justice-involved mental health or substance abuse disorders (IMPACTS) grants (Senate Bill 5506)

• $4.9 million to Oregon Health Authority to fund jail diversion through CMHPs (Senate Bill 5506)

• $3 million for Department of Administrative Services to resource the Community Based Mental Health Services Risk Pool (Senate Bill 5506)

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teenager via social media.” He politicizes his message when he argues that the company markets “kidfriendly flavors.” The truth is that he wants to use the massive power of the federal government to get rid of a product he does not like.

Ironically, vaping products are commonly seen as a tool to get people off smoking cigarettes, and banning them will leave more Americans addicted. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that while the “tobacco industry spends billions of dollars each year on marketing cigarettes,” it is also true that “each day, about 1,600 youth try their first cigarette.” Federal regulators might want to focus on tobacco cigarettes rather than adults who want to vape as a substitute for traditional smoking.

If this war on vaping had anything to do with kids’ health, a consistent Schumer would not be pushing for decriminalization on the federal level of marijuana products that sell flavored

and provider capacity within the behavioral health system

• $40 million Other Funds limitation for opioid settlement investment in the 2023-25 biennium

The legislative leaders said several of the bills have already passed the floor or are part of various policy bundles, highlighting the intersectionality of the legislature’s work to address the behavioral health crisis from multiple angles this session.

“As a Registered Nurse, I have seen people of all different backgrounds, needs, and states come into care centers,” said “This budget means we can get people individualized, equitable care no matter who they are, where they live, or how much they make,” Representative Travis Nelson (D - N & NE Portland), vice chair of the Behavioral Health and Healthcare Committee and a State Hospital Board Member said.

Additional funding will be set aside for increased Medicaid reimbursement rates for behavioral

products. He is a cosponsor of the bill, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, that removes marijuana from the list of controlled substances. I support removing cannabis from the list, yet I recognize that some states allow the marketing of flavored products that appeal to adults. It is not unique for companies to advertise flavored CBD and THC gummies and Chocolate edibles. The argument that flavored vaping must be banned to protect kids from harm is not credible in this case. It is a bad policy for the Food and Drug Administration to impose more big-government policies on the American people. Schumer and others who support this flawed policy should stand down.

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“Oregonians are calling out for greater investment in behavioral health,” Senator Wlnsvey Campos (D - Aloha) said. “This package will provide meaningful relief to Oregonians with behavioral health needs and their families, by improving access to life saving and life changing care.”

“Behavioral health crises deserve appropriate, timely, and expert response,” Representative Tawna Sanchez (D - N & NE Portland), co-chair of Joint Ways and Means said. “This 988 allocation is a step in the right direction towards institutionalizing mobile crisis response funding.”

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

On AUGUST 7TH, 2023, 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: 59286 Seven Devils Road, Bandon, OR 97411. The court case number is 22CV39534, where CIS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. is plaintiff, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF CLIFFORD E DOW AKA CLIFFORD EARL DOW AKA CLIFFORD DOW; ALTHEA DOW; WESTERN MERCANTILE AGENCY, INC.; LVNV FUNDING LLC; CROWN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; STATE OF OREGON; OCCUPANTS OF THE PROPERTY is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: http://oregonsheriffssales.org/

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TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE T.S. No.: OR23-952910-SW Order No.: 8782211 Reference is made to that certain deed made by, ANNE M. DAVENPORT as Grantor to First American Title, as trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., (“Mers”), as Nominee for One Reverse Mortgage, LLC, Its Successors and Assigns, as Beneficiary, dated 4/10/2014, recorded 4/22/2014, in official records of COOS County, Oregon in book/reel/volume No. fee/file/instrument/ microfilm/reception number 2014-02918 and subsequently assigned or transferred by operation of law to Mortgage Assets Management, LLC f/k/a Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. covering the following described real property situated in said County, and State, APN: 6532800 25S1334DD-02400 LOT 6, BLOCK 3, FIRST ADDITION TO MARSHFIELD, IN THE CITY OF COOS BAY, COUNTY OF COOS, AND STATE OF OREGON.

Commonly known as: 1267

S 10th St, Coos Bay, OR 97420 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.

The default for which the foreclosure is made is the grantors: BORROWER(S) FAILED TO MAINTAIN HAZARD INSURANCE ON THE PROPERTY, AND/OR FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROOF OF INSURANCE, IN VIOLATION OF THE TERMS OF BORROWER(S)’ HOME EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGE By this reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all obligations secured by said deed of trust immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to-wit: the sum of $60,947.57 together with interest thereon at the rate of 2.6530 per annum; plus all trustee’s fees, foreclosure costs and any sums advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms of said deed of trust.

Whereof, notice hereby is given that QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION F/K/A QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON, the undersigned trustee will on 9/19/2023 at the hour of 10:00 AM, 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 (if applicable) 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 the sale date. For Sale Information Call: 916939-0772 or Login to: www. nationwideposting.com

In construing this notice, the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter, the singular includes plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest to the grantor as well as any other persons owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, the words “trustee” and ‘beneficiary” include their respective

successors in interest, if any. Pursuant to Oregon Law, this sale will not be deemed final until the Trustee’s deed has been issued by QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION

F/K/A QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON. If there are any irregularities are discovered within 10 days of the date of this sale, that 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

TS No: OR-23-952910-

SW Dated: 5/10/2023 Quality Loan Service Corporation f/k/a Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington, as Trustee Signature By:

Jeff Stenman, President Trustee’s Mailing Address: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION F/K/A QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON 108 1 st Ave South, Suite 450, Seattle, WA 98104 Toll Free: (866) 925-0241

Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corporation f/k/a Quality Loan Service Corporation of Washington 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free: (866) 925-0241 IDSPub #0185913 Publishes on 6/13/2023 6/20/2023

Legislation to Assist the International Port of Coos Bay’s Potential Pacific Coast Intermodal Terminal Passes the Oregon Senate with Broad Bipartisan Support

Last week, the Oregon Senate passed House Bill 3382 B which allows the local government to adopt limited land use exceptions within the jurisdiction of the International Port of Coos Bay for channel improvements.

“I appreciate all of the work that has gone into

this bill and the support of my colleagues to move it forward,” said Senator David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford).

“With key investments by the state we achieved in another piece of legislation this session, HB 3382 is critical to having a streamlined clear process to allow the Port to alter its federal navigation

channels to accommodate ships and attract both public and private investment.”

Maintaining a deepwater port requires periodic maintenance to ensure that a minimum depth is provided for shipping vessels. House Bill 3382 B outlines circumstances under which a local government may

adopt an exception to land use planning goals related to estuarine resources for the International Port of Coos Bay.

“The potential Pacific Coast Intermodal Terminal at the International Port of Coos Bay will bring billions in investments and thousands of jobs to southwest Oregon.

Additionally, our producers will save considerable dollars in transportation costs, having a local facility for export, as well as our residents having goods delivered closer to home,” concluded Senator Brock Smith. HB 3382 B now awaits a signature from the Governor.

Cynthia “Cindy” Bodkin

Cynthia “Cindy” (Ring) Bodkin, loving daughter, sister, mother, wife and grandmother passed away surrounded by her family on June 23, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. Cindy was born on June 10, 1950, in Coos Bay to parents, Bill and Glenda Ring. After the passing of her mother, Bill married Mary Ring, who quickly became mom to Cindy.

As a child Cindy enjoyed spending time at the family ranch in Fairview. She and her siblings could be found swimming, riding horses and picking blackberries to pass the time.

Cindy graduated from Marshfield High School where she made lifelong friends and memories. She participated on the cheer team at Marshfield and met her first husband. A few years were spent studying at Oregon State University before the birth of their three children, Marlo, Kelsey and Luke.

Cindy later married Michael Bodkin and gained two sons, David and Ben. They shared a full house of school age children that became a closeknit family making lasting memories.

Obituaries

Cindy dedicated her career to education. She worked for over 33 years in the Coos Bay School District. She was very passionate about getting the opportunity to assist other Educational Leaders helping elementary age children learn the fundamentals of reading. Once retired she continued giving back to the educational community by staying active in PEO and their scholarship opportunities.

In her free time Cindy enjoyed golfing with her husband Mike. They regularly played and participated in yearly golf trips with wonderful friends, something to which Cindy always looked forward to.

Cindy had a profound love for her family. She could always be found at her children and grandchildren’s events and day to day activities. Her grandchildren quickly gave her the name of Grandma B, although fitting to her last name, she earned that term because she was the grandma with books and spent countless hours reading to all of them. Holidays were always extra special

times for her family. Cindy always added tenderness and love to her planning.

Cindy will always be remembered for her selfless, giving nature. She always had a positive outlook on life and gave others the benefit of the doubt. She never hesitated to provide a deep love and support to those surrounding her.

Cindy is survived by her husband, Michael Bodkin; daughters, Marlo (Kyle) Rood and Kelsey (James) Orr; sons, Luke (Jenny) McGriff, David Bodkin and Ben (Jamie) Bodkin; mother, Mary Ring; sisters, Kay (Kent) Mulkins, Janet (Paul) Gammon, Rhonda (Mike) Altenbach, and Denise (Willy) Layton; brothers, Jim (Lori) Ring and Mike Ring; grandchildren, Vanessa, Madee, Kaylee, Alexa, Aubrey, Carter, Ashtyn, Calli, Bradyn and Brooklyn.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Glenda Ring; brother, Hal Ring.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Coos History Museum on July 15, 2023, from 3:00 - 5:00. In

Education Funding Prioritized as Senate Approves Billions in Agency Budgets

Last week, the Oregon Senate passed a number of key budget bills to fund state agencies for the upcoming biennium, including historic investments in K-12 schools and higher education. Having previously received approval in the House, these bills now head to the governor’s desk for her signature.

“We have spent the entire session carefully crafting dozens of state budgets in order to fund the critical services that our state offers every day,” said Senator Elizabeth Steiner (D-Portland), Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.

“I am proud of the work we have done and believe that our collective hard work has resulted in budgets that will support Oregonians through the next biennium.”

$10.2 Billion to State School Fund (House Bill 5015)

The Senate gave final legislative approval to a historic $10.2 billion to the State School Fund for the 20232025 biennium, nearly $1 billion higher than current service level. When paired with local property tax revenues, total resources for K-12 schools

for the 2023-2025 biennium will reach an unprecedented $15.3 billion.

The State School Fund is the primary funding source for the general operations of school districts and education service districts, paying for needs including teacher salaries, textbooks, school supplies, desks and building maintenance.

These districts serve more than 552,000 Oregon students in K-12 schools.

“From the beginning of session, legislative leaders were clear that one of our priorities needed to be fully funding our K-12 schools and students,” said Senate President Rob Wagner (D-Lake Oswego). “Our young people are our future. There is little more important we can do with our budgets than fund our schools and prepare our students for the future.”

The money in the State School Fund is distributed based on a formula to ensure schools across the state are getting approximately the same funding per student, weighted for certain student and district characteristics.

“We need to attract the best and brightest

teachers to our schools to ensure our students get the educational opportunities they deserve,” said Senator Lew Frederick (D-Portland), co-chair of the Joint Committee On Ways and Means Subcommittee On Education. “This budget is a direct investment in Oregon’s future.”

$3.7 Billion to Higher Education (House Bill 5025)

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission is set to receive $3.7 billion to ensure Oregonians seeking postsecondary education in the state can obtain a high quality education no matter where they choose to attend.

The commission’s primary role is overseeing strategic planning for the state’s postsecondary education system.

It is responsible for allocating funds to public postsecondary education institutions, approving new degree and certificate programs, licensing private postsecondary institutions, making budget and policy recommendations to lawmakers and administering state financial aid.

“Higher education

is the vehicle to achieve launch velocity from poverty into the middle class and beyond,” said Senate President Rob Wagner (D-Lake Oswego). “I’m proud the Legislature is helping uplift Oregonians with this budget.”

Included within this budget is $1 billion for the Public University Support Fund and $800 million for the Community College Support Fund, the primary funds for operational expenses at the state’s universities and community colleges.

The Oregon Opportunity Grant student financial aid program will receive $308.4 million and the Tribal Student Grant program will be funded on a continuing basis with $24.2 million.

Billions Go to Other Critical State Agencies

The Senate also passed budgets for early childhood education, health care, local transportation projects, environmental quality improvements and more, collectively committing billions of dollars to ensure Oregon’s agencies can continue offering the services Oregonians expect their government to provide.

Incumbents win Coos-Curry seats

By DAVID RUPKALVIS

For The World

After a long and often heated election cycle, voters in CoosCurry Electric Cooperative overwhelmingly voted for no change.

Just more than 2,600 voters cast ballots with incumbents

Cheryl McMahan and Daryl Robinson coasting to reelection.

The election for the board of directors seats was debated heavily largely due to the current board’s decision to move the co-op into the home Internet market.

Challengers Sue Gold and Gayle Wilcox decried the move, saying that taking on debt to open Beacon Broadband

put the entire co-op and its members at risk. During the election, the challengers said the co-op members, as owners of the organization, were personally on the hook if Beacon Broadband was not successful.

They also said there is enough competition in Coos and Curry counties, with for-profit companies such as Ziply Fiber and Spectrum offering highspeed Internet in the counties.

But when the voters made their decision, they opted to keep the board in place.

In the Southern District 1 & 2 seat, which covers the Brookings and Harbor areas, McMahan received 1,663 votes to 883 for Sue Gold. Gold is a former

county commissioner, but that experience did not sway voters.

In District 4, which includes the Port Orford and Langlois areas, Robinson received 1,502 votes to 850 for Wilcox.

According to a press release from the co-op, the CCEC board of directors’ election was administered by SBS DirectVote, an independent election service vendor with an established election process. SBS has a sophisticated chain-of-custody for election mailings to ensure accuracy and the highest level of security.

Elected directors will each serve three-year terms.

Among the agencies funded were the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Department of Early Learning and Care, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Emergency Management.

“These budgets reflect the values Oregonians sent us to the Legislature to uphold,” said Senate President Rob Wagner (D-Lake Oswego). “With these budgets, we are investing in the projects and programs that will make a difference in the lives of Oregonians across the state.”

Some of the items that were funded yesterday included:

• $1.18 billion to the Department of Early Learning and Care for child care subsidies, child care and early learning programs, and family and provider support (House Bill 5013).

• $162 million to the Department of Education for the high school graduation and college and career readiness fund (House Bill 5014).

• $5.6 billion in general fund ($18.5 billion total funds) for the Department of Human Services

to fund programs supporting children, aging people and people with disabilities (House Bill 5026).

• $39.9 million general fund ($148 million total funds) to support Vocational Rehabilitation programs to facilitate people with disabilities finding and retaining jobs (House Bill 5026).

• $963.2 million in general fund ($1.6 billion total funds) for child welfare programs, including child protective services, foster care and youth homelessness support (House Bill 5026).

• $143.5 million to the Department of Emergency Management for the 911 Emergency Response program (House Bill 5017).

• $717 million to the Department of Environmental Quality for programs ensuring healthy air and waterways and managing hazardous waste and contamination (House Bill 5018)

lieu of flowers the family asks for contributions to be made in Cindy’s honor to: PEO Scholarship Fund. PEO Chapter AS, c/o Treasurer Liz Cowden, 3874 Vista Dr., North Bend, OR 97459.

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A 25-year-old man strikes UTV with his truck and flees the scene during UTV Takeover

and Churchill remained to assist the victims.

With the assistance of the United States Forest Service, Deputy Smith located the gray truck. After a thorough investigation, Deputy Smith confirmed that the truck driver during the accident was Kyle Anderson (25), despite trying to elude being seen, and he also was driving with a suspended license.

at around 6:08 p.m., Coos County Dispatch Center received a call about a crash within ODNRA near Sand Camp 104. Deputies M.R. Smith, Gray, and Churchill responded to the area.

Upon arrival, deputies learned that the occupants of a 2020 Can-Am Maverick had been struck by a gray truck, and the driver had fled the scene. Deputy Smith left the scene to locate the truck while Deputies Gray

Anderson was issued a criminal citation for Driving while suspended, Hit and Run-Injury, and several other citations by the United States Forest Service.

Before SB48, Anderson would have been booked into the custody of the Coos County Jail and held. All crimes against Anderson now meet the mandatory release criteria, and it was essential to keep all deputies in the dunes available to maintain their efforts during UTV Takeover.

Merkley: Nearly $700 Million Coming to Oregon to Enhance Broadband Access Across the State

Oregon’s U.S.

Senator Jeff Merkley applauded the news that a total of $688,914,932.17 in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program funding is heading to Oregon. These new federal investments—which are part of President Biden’s Internet For All program—will help ensure Americans in every corner of the country have the opportunity to be connected. The projects funded by these grants will help provide individuals, families, and businesses the devices and resources they need to

benefit from affordable and reliable high-speed internet.

“I have been a longtime supporter of internet access and equity and ensuring all individuals, families, and businesses have access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet wherever they live,” said Senator Merkley. “These investments are huge for Oregonians in every corner of the state, and especially in rural Oregon. Increasing access to broadband and internet-enabled devices means better, stronger, more connected communities.”

The investments

from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program are delivered through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) which is funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The program provides over $42.45 billion across the country to expand high-speed internet access by investing in planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs. This latest funding brings the total amount invested in high-speed internet access in Oregon to over $1 billion since President Joe Biden took office.

In today’s increasingly interconnected society, high-speed internet is more important than ever to accessing job and

business opportunities, education, and telehealth services.

Rural communities have too often been left behind in broadband

development, and this funding is another important step towards delivering high-speed internet across rural Oregon.