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North Bend

By DAVID RUPKALVIS For

The World

The city of North Bend is looking at the possibility of building tiny homes as a means of easing the need for more middle-income housing.

During a council work session last week, City Administrator David Milliron told the council the city is

considering tiny homes to ease the housing crunch in the city.

“Part of the huge initiative at the state level now is all about housing and homelessness,” said Miliron.

“People are homeless because we have a housing issue and we have a housing issue because the market. We as a governing body declared specific properties as surplus

By SARAH KELLy For Country Media, Inc.

The 29th Annual Maritime Art Exhibit has opened its doors at the Coos Art Museum

The Coos Art Museum is once again holding their annual Maritime Art Exhibition. This year marks its 29th occurrence. The museum will be displaying a vast array of works from artists all over

the country. However, this juried show is not the only exhibit on display at the museum.

Also up for viewing are the “Of the Sea” exhibit, featuring maritime artist Debbie Daniels, the “Reserve Inspiration” exhibit and the “Changing Tides: The Art of Environmental Stewardship” exhibit.

The Maritime Exhibition is an annual juried art exhibit, funded by a generous grant from the oquille Tribal Community Fund. The

for the purpose of housing.”

Milliron said North Bend has been working on housing and homelessness with Coos Bay and the county. He explained that when the visitor’s center moves downtown, the old location near Simpson Park is on the surplus list. The area has previously been discussed as housing, Milliron said.

Milliron gave the city

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council examples of four tiny homes. Each of the homes is 500 square feet, all with a single-car garage. Milliron said the homes could house a family of two with one or two children.

“In looking at the visitor information center, when that is demolished, it gives us the opportunity to create a small home community with a courtyard,” Milliron said. “All

of them would have off-street parking because they all have garages. These homes would address your affordable housing issue in the city because each one of these would cost $7,000 to $9,000 to be built. They are actually quite affordable”.

Milliron said the city is considering two areas right

Bend to leave smoking rules unchanged

By DAVID RUPKALVIS For The World

The city of North Bend will not take stronger actions to limit smoking in city parks after the council discussed the issue last week.

During a work session, the council discussed amending its park ordinance to further restrict smoking, but without police and other staff to actively enforce such rules, the council decided to make no changes.

City Administrator David Milliron explained the city already has regulations against smoking near playgrounds in city parks.

“Right now, we already have signange on all of our playgrouns at all of our parks regarding smoking,” Milliron said.

He explained in researching the issue, city staff discussed it with Coos Bay. The city of Coos Bay does have an ordinance banning smoking in all its parks, but it is rarely enforced.

“They’ve given out one ticket, because they deem it unenforceable,” Milliron said. “It’s on the honor system. If a law enforcement officer does not see it, it’s unenforceable. They cannot write a ticket. Staff is not going to go in and enforce it. That is not their job.”

Milliron said Police Chief Cal Mitts said his department simply doesn’t have enough officers to enforce smoking regulations unless the cuuncil decided it was a priortiy.

“When you have a city that has two or three officers on duty at any time, and they are prioritizing calls, the likelihood they are going to divert due to a call of someone smoking at a city park, is very unlikely,” Milliron said.

The U.S. Forest Service latest update showed the 8,000 acre Flat Fire, two miles southeast of Agnes,

was growing north northeast. Fire managers are conducting reconnaissance for access points where firefighters can build fireline safely. Fire retardant was used to enhance a fireline on the northwest side of the fire Monday, July 17. Overnight the fire was expected to continue to be active.

Boice has sent the following letter to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and the Oregon Congressional delegation.

Milliron said city staff looked at the issue after a guest from Coos Health & Wellness brought it up to the council. After hearing from Milliron, the council members agreed making any significant changes was probably not the right move.

“I don’t see the point of spending money to make new signs,” Councilor Barbara Schultz said.

“I know the cops won’t respond to someone smoking, but maybe another citizen might say, hey there’s no

Photo by Sarah Kelly

Stephen Wright of Coos Bay’s metal piece titled “Vlad the Angler Fish.”

Photo by Sarah Kelly

Stunning alcohol ink and acrylic piece done by Susanna Bemetz of Newport titled “Moonlight Whale.”

Photo by Sarah Kelly

Imaginative oil painting done by Myrtle Point artist, William Shelton. The piece is called, “Jack Frost Visits the Oregon Coast.”

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now, the land where the current visitors center sits as well as property on Pittum Loop. That vacant land is often plagued with homeless issues.

“It is pretty enclosed. It would not impact any nearby property values,” Milliron said. “Each of them would be a rental. We could sell them. The downside of selling them is they no longer are our affordable homes.”

Milliron said the city is just at the beginning point of looking at the tiny home complex, but he believes it could be beneficial.

“This could be a pilot project. Since we’ve already surplussed the area, it would be a courtyard of tiny homes,” Miliron said. “If it works and works very efficiently, we could then look at the next step of our housing plan and authorize these as ADUs throughout the city.”

Public Works Director

Ralph Dunnam said the homes have a small footprint, and he believes up to 25 could be housed on the land where the visitors center currently is.

Milliron said rents would likely be between $650 and $800 a month,

“These are not a shelter. These are

meant more toward middle income,” Mayor Jessica Engelke said.

The councilors asked a lot of questions and some concerns about the proposed location.

“I would not be in favor of anything happening at Simpson Park other than restrooms,” Councilor Susanna Noordhoff. “I do not want to impact that park. I’m not in favor of anything on Pittum Loop. It’s the last undisturbed property in the city.”

Noordhoff also brought up a plan to build affordable housing at the old Bangor School, and said it might be best to wait until that project is finished.

“If this is not the opportunity, maybe it will be somewhere” Milliron said. “If this is not the area or the ideal, we will continue to work. But, again, we do not have land. If we did, that would have solved our camping issue.”

The land where the visitors center sits is on Urban Renewal land and could be built out with URA funds. Pittum Loop would likely require grant funding from the state.

“The conundrum I think for us is new property revitalization is what improves out tax rate,” Councilor Jenny Jones. “We have to get innovative around that because we don’t have

any land. We also can’t raise our fees more than the Social Security increase. We need to think of things like this.”

Noordhoff said she is not opposed to tiny homes, but she doesn’t want it near city parks.

“Don’t start battles in five different areas. Let’s focus on one,” she said.

But Jones disagreed.

“I don’t think that’s our luxury,” she said. “We are trying to start three of four fires and hope at least one or two will grow. At this point, we have to start of three or four things because things need to be done.”

Councilor Barbara Schultz said she strongly supports the idea.

“As a former renter, this price looks amazing to me. There is nothing less than 1,000 here,” Schultz said. “At this point, we’re not looking at a place. We’re

looking at moving ahead.”

“If this works, I might retire in one,” Councilor Pat Goll said. While the council had questions, most members were highly interested in the concept of tiny homes in North Bend.

“This concept is very powerful,” Jones said. “This is something that represents a truly affordable place. If we sold them, they would immediately become unaffordable.”

“I say bring us back more information about it,” Engelke said.

After the discussion, Milliron said city staff would continue to look into the idea and would bring the council further information.

“No decisions have been made. We’re still scratching and sniffing. We didn’t want to go down the path without council permission,” Milliron said.

Coos County marine deputy helps man with capsized sailboat on Tenmile Lake

On July 14 at around 1:15 pm, Coos County Marine Deputy R. Baker was patrolling Tenmile Lake near North Lake Marina when he observed a capsized sailboat with the sole occupant Ronald Nordquist (58), hanging onto the bottom of the boat.

Deputy Baker, with the assistance of a

bystander, managed to get Nordquist and the boat to a dock. Nordquist had lost his life jacket when the boat capsized, so Deputy Baker pulled him from the water.

With help from locals, Baker was able to upright the sailboat and start to de-water it. Nordquist was unharmed during this

North Bend installs

new fire danger sign

event.

After investigation, Deputy Baker learned that Nordquist was a first-time sailboat operator, and made an overcorrection error when high winds began to blow on the lake. Deputy Baker took this time to educate Nordquist regarding boating safety.

Fire season is officially here — and so is a new fire danger sign to alert residents of the increasingly dry conditions. North Bend Fire & Rescue installed a fire danger sign at Station No. 2 on Newmark Avenue. The fire danger sign, visible to drivers as they head west on Newmark Avenue towards Coos Bay, is North Bend’s first. The sign

was purchased thanks to the Office of the Oregon State Fire Marshal. Public Works has agreed to install a second sign in Gorst Park at U.S. Highway 101 South and Sherman Avenue. Coos Forest Protective Association determines the local fire danger. If fire danger reaches high, all outdoor burning is banned by the City of North Bend.

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?

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1st year shows large gain in people served, Spanish text and chat services

Oregon crisis counselors provided behavioral health support to more than 53,000 contacts in first year since transition to 988, according to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA).

Nearly one year since the nationwide launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, an analysis by the OHA shows Oregon’s crisis call centers answered more than 53,000 calls, texts and chats between July 16, 2022, and June 30, 2023.

The federal government announced on July 13, the addition of Spanish text and chat services. People who speak Spanish can now connect directly to Spanish-speaking crisis counselors by calling 988 and pressing option 2, texting “AYUDA” to 988 or chatting online at 988lineadevida.org or 988Lifeline.org.

Text and chat options to 988 first became available in English a year ago; Oregon’s call centers answered over 10,000 texts and chats during the first year of this service.

Overall, Oregon 988 call volume this past year reflects a 33% increase in calls to the previous, 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the same period a year prior. Oregon’s 988 crisis centers now receive an average of more than 4,000 calls and 850 texts and chats each month. This is an increase of approximately 500 calls per month.

Calling or texting 988, an easy-to-remember number, connects people with immediate behavioral health support. Those calling

from Oregon area codes connect with trained crisis counselors at Oregon’s two 988 call centers: Lines for Life, which serves people statewide, and Lines for Life, which serves people statewide, and Northwest Human Services, which serves area codes from Marion and Polk Counties. Lines for Life currently answers all English texts and chats for the state of Oregon.

988 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing compassionate care and support for people experiencing any type of mental health challenge, substance use crisis or thoughts of suicide or self-harm. Oregonians can also contact 988 for advice to support their loved ones, as well as get connections for local behavioral health care and referrals.

“We want everyone in Oregon to know that there’s always someone to talk to when you or your loved ones need help or are in crisis,” OHA Behavioral Health Director Ebony Clarke said. “If you or someone you know is struggling, please don’t hesitate to reach out to 988. It is free to call, text or chat with 988. Counselors will value your privacy, offer support and help you access further behavioral health care if you need or want it.”

Oregon’s call centers are meeting the needs of Oregonians in crisis, answering 988 calls within an average of 15 seconds. This wait time is after callers hear a national, prerecorded menu of options to connect with the Veterans Crisis Line (press 1), receive support in Spanish (press 2) or get

specialized support for LGBTQIA2S+ youth and young adults (press 3).

People with Oregon area codes who press “0” or stay on the line will connect with Lines for Life or Northwest Human Services. Cell phones with nonOregon area codes will connect with one of the other 200 nationwide Lifeline centers, a process the federal government is currently monitoring to improve access to local care and support.

Thanks to ongoing investments by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) and the Oregon Legislature, most recently under House Bill 2757 (2023), Oregon will ensure ongoing, sustainable funding and improvements for 988 crisis call centers and continue building the broader crisis care system.

“To have a resource such as 988 to help people right now is tremendous, as is Oregon’s historic choice to embrace a broader vision for the future of our 988 crisis system,” National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Oregon Executive Director Chris Bouneff said. “With 988, we finally have a focal point from which to develop the system and resources that will act like the behavioral health care system that people need.”

Often, calling, texting or chatting with counselors at 988 is all people need to get through their crisis. By connecting people with trained counselors that can empathetically listen to concerns and provide compassionate care and

support, Oregon’s 988 call centers are able to resolve or de-escalate nearly 97% of calls over the phone. When an in-person response is needed, 988 call centers partner with Oregon’s Community Mental Health Programs, which can provide mobile crisis intervention teams with qualified behavioral health professionals. 988 counselors are also required to follow the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Suicide Safety Policy, which outlines processes to request support from emergency medical services when there is a clear risk of harm to the caller or others. In most calls that need emergency services, the person in crisis has asked for this

support.

As 988 approaches its anniversary, OHA and its partners remain committed to continuous improvement of the crisis response system. This work is guided by people with lived experience and disproportionately affected communities, including through the Crisis System Advisory Workgroup and other community partners envisioning the crisis system Oregonians need.

“We hope that 988 and the crisis system will eventually, and more easily, connect people in need with equityand trauma-informed, community-based care,” Clarke said. “Thanks to new and ongoing investments from the

Oregon Legislature, we will, in the years to come, ensure there is always a behavioral health response available for anyone having a behavioral health crisis, so we can eliminate the pipeline to emergency departments and jails.”

Learn more about 988 in Oregon on OHA’s 988 web page. Watch a video about what to expect when you call 988. Find more information on 988, nationally, including social media and promotional materials in English and Spanish, through SAMHSA’s 988 Partner Toolkit. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.

Brock Smith pleased with legislative outcome

State Sen. David Brock Smith said he is pleased with the 2023 legislative session, saying many bills he sponsored were passed by the House and Senate. The bills Brock Smith sponsored that were approved included:

HB2426 – Boshart Davis - Authorizes self-service dispensing of Class 1 flammable liquids at retail dispensary.

HB2645 – MorganIncreases penalties for possession of certain amounts of fentanyl. Punishes by maximum of 364 days’ imprisonment, $6,250 fine, or both. Provides that delivery of fentanyl may be charged as commercial drug offense in specified circumstances.

Increases sentencing guidelines crime category level for delivery of fentanyl for consideration. Adds alternative manner of measuring fentanyl for purposes of calculating crime category level for certain offenses involving possession, delivery or manufacture of fentanyl. Provides that misdemeanorlevel unlawful possession of fentanyl is designated drugrelated misdemeanor for purposes of supervising entity and supervision funding, justice and municipal court jurisdiction and eligibility for earned reduction of

supervision.

HB2687 – Owens

- Authorizes State Department of Agriculture to issue public applicator licenses and public trainee certificates to employees of federally recognized Indian tribes for purposes of pesticide application on lands other than Indian country.

HB2689 – OwensProvides licensing exemption for person slaughtering not more than 1,000 rabbits for use as human food.

HB2725 – Goodwin

- Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from retroactively denying or reducing payment on claim after adjudication unless pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager agree that payment was incorrect due to clerical error.

Prohibits pharmacy benefit manager from imposing fees on pharmacies after point of sale. Requires pharmacy benefit manager, if denying or reducing reimbursement on claim, to provide notice to pharmacy of specific claim that is denied or reduced and explanation for denial or reduction.

HB3037 – Neron -

Directs Oregon State University Extension Service to collaborate with Department of Education for purpose of identifying and collecting student data relevant for

maintenance of outdoor school programs

HB3179 – HelmModifies definition of “renewable energy facility” for purposes of county permitting process for solar photovoltaic power generation facility. Requires county to require applicant for permit to establish solar photovoltaic power generation facility using certain number of acres to provide decommissioning plan that includes bonding or other security.

Prohibits Department of Transportation from discriminating against or favoring renewable energy facility when reviewing or granting application to place, build or construct on right of way of state highway or county road.

HB3211 – Gomberg - Authorizes holder of certain water right certificates that authorize storage of water for municipal use to change authorized point of diversion and place of use without losing priority of right under specified circumstances. Provides that authorization applies to applications for change filed after effective date of Act and before January 1, 2026.

HB3362 – Conrad - Allows County

Russell Joseph Stingley

November 11, 1955 – July 11, 2023

Russell Joseph Stingley passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Russell or SPUD as some knew him, was born on November 11, 1955 to Richard Thomas and Doris May (Hjorth) Stingley in Hillsboro, Oregon. He lived in Anchorage, Alaska and Boise, Idaho, as well as Coos Bay and North Bend, Oregon. He attended North Bend (Oregon) High School.

Russell worked for Washington

Crab Producers and West Coast Seafoods in Astoria and Coos Bay, Oregon, and Westport, Washington for 35 years retiring in 2012. On July 7, 2010, Russell married Lana M. Nickel in Aberdeen, Washington. He loved hunting, fishing, clam digging, the Lake Quinault area, and all the places he has lived in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Russell was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Doris Stingley; and sister, Cathy Stingley who recently passed. He is survived by his wife, Lana Stingley who resides at the family home in Grayland, WA; son, Alan Conquest of Phoenix, AZ, and Richard Nickel who resides at the family home in Grayland, WA; brother, Bruce Stingley of Eagle River, AK; sister, Susan Stingley of Boise, ID; and very special cousin, Tim Parker of Boise, ID.

The family asks that memorials are

Christena Malinda “Linda” Irish

February 7, 1949 – July 12, 2023

Christena Malinda “Linda” (Leach) Irish, born on February 7, 1949, passed away on July 12, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by her family.

Linda was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She had two children, Damon Olsen and Jarrod Olsen, with her first husband, Dwain Olsen. She later married Alva Irish.

Linda cherished her family, especially her grandchildren. She had a passion for the outdoors, painting and drawing, bingo, and playing card games. She was known as Chris at Prestige Property Management for which she was the Property Manager for 18 years. She loved to work with owners, tenants and various vendors throughout the years.

made to Lana Stingley and Richard Nickel at P.O. Box 290 Westport, WA 98595.

To share memories or to sign the online book of memories please visit www.harrisonfamilymortuary. com .Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Harrison Family Mortuary of Aberdeen.

Gregory Benjamin Sidney “Ben” Lea

November 10, 1986 – July 2, 2023

Gregory Benjamin Sidney “Ben”

Lea passed away July 2, 2023. Ben was born November 10, 1986, in Apple Valley, California, to Greg and Lorie Lea.

Ben was raised in Coos Bay, Oregon, where he developed a deep love for outdoor activities. He spent quality time with his dad hunting, fishing, and camping. He excelled in youth sports and enjoyed them to the fullest. Ben cherished the hours he spent riding on the sand dunes with his friends. He loved working with his hands and took great pride in seeing positive results of his efforts. Ben was devoted to his family and friends.

Ben is survived by his daughter, Ani and her mother, Jessica; sons, Tristan, Trenton, Trapper, Trehvor and their mother, Emma; sons, Arysen and Auden; daughters, Ivory, Emberly and their mother, Jade. Ben is also survived by his parents, Greg and Lorie Lea; sister, Leea and Lee Mason; nephews, Ryan, Carter, and Cooper; sister, Jessica and Saxton Paluch; nephew, Oliver; and niece, Aubrey; brother, Kyle Wick; Papa Bill; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Ben was preceded in death by two grandmothers whom he adored, Camille and Cork.

Ben’s family suggests donations be made in his name to: Youth Ministries, First Baptist Church, 310 South 6th Street, Thermopolis, WY 82443

William “Bill” Chapman Bradbury III

May 29, 1949 – April 14, 2023

Bill’s life will be celebrated at an informal drop-in event between 1-5 PM on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at the Coos History Museum, Coos Bay. Please bring a memory of Bill to share.

Bill died on April 14, 2023, while traveling around-the-world with

his wife, Katy Eymann. He is survived by his daughters, Abby and Zoë, and four grandchildren.

Many locals remember Bill as an onair newsman for KCBYTV in Coos Bay before he served this area as State Representative, State Senator, and

Melvin Rosema

Memorial Service for Melvin Rosema, 91, of North Bend will be Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 3 p.m. at Skyline Baptist Church, 3451 Liberty St. in North

Oregon Secretary of State. https://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Bill_Bradbury

Bend. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to American Bible Society https://americanbible.org/ or Alzheimer’s Association https://www.alz.org/.

Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Wes and Pauline Leach; her brother, Ron Leach; and her husband, Alva Irish. She is survived by her brother, David (Susan) Leach; her sons, Damon (Kristen) Olsen and Jarrod Olsen; grandchildren, Brandon, Casey, Marissa, and Anthony; great grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, and

cousins.

A Celebration of Life will be held on July 29, 2023 at 11:00 am at the Bay Area Church of the Nazarene in North Bend, followed by a reception.

Ronald Lawrence Perry

June 20, 1944 – July 11, 2023

On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, Ronald Lawrence Perry passed away at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Sharon; and three children, Bryan Perry of Vancouver, Brad and Sarah Perry of Pennsylvania, and Tami Perry of Reedsport; grandchildren, Garret, Chase, Josh, Kendra, Braden, Silas, Colevyn, and Keaten; one great granddaughter, Nova.

Ronald was born in Bremerton, Washington on June 20, 1944 to Robert and Bernice “Bunny” Perry. He grew up in Reedsport, Oregon, where he graduated Class 1962. He joined the Army out of high school where he was part of the Corp of Engineers stationed in Europe. Years later he got married at First Christian Church of Reedsport. He and his wife, Sharon moved to Portland where he started his maritime career as a deckhand for Willamette Tug and Barge. A few years later they moved to Battle Ground, Washington, which is where he traveled and followed every sport activity the kids played. If he wasn’t coaching, he was cheering.

In 1992 he accepted a job offer

with Foss Tug and Barge to be a launch operator of the tugboat, Arrow 2 in Astoria, Oregon. He settled in Ocean Park, Washington where he retired from the water in 2006. That same year he returned to his roots and took over his late stepfather, Jim DeWitte and Bunny’s tavern. The Waterfront Tavern and Lounge is where Capt. Ron took his calling as boss and cook.

Ron was an attribute to the old town, he donated too many events including his famous spaghetti feed for the dog shelter, and the family pizza night he hosted every year to welcome the carvers in Chainsaw Events. If he wasn’t in the kitchen he was out talking with the customers, which in return became friends. 2022 he would sell the tavern and do what he and Sharon long lived to do, travel. That took them on adventures across the US map. This trip home was filled with graduation, baseball games and birthdays that “Poppy” cherished. His family had a private gathering and will have a Celebration of Life at a later date.

Patricia Wilson McGriff

November 5, 1934 – June 28, 2023

Patricia Wilson McGriff, 88, passed away on June 28, 2023, at her home in Coos Bay. Pat was born in Coos County on November 05, 1934. She owned and operated Griff’s Seafood Restaurants in Coos and Curry Counties.

She is survived by her sons, John (Lela) Gilkison and Dan (Kathy) Gilkison; grandchildren, Ian (Michelle) Gilkison, Erik Gilkison, Kyle (Courtney) Gilkison, and Erin (Blake) Cam; 5 great grandchildren; ex-husband, Gerald McGriff; and step-children,

Doug (Melissa) McGriff, Marilyn (Tom) Slater and Lloyd (Peggy) McGriff. Graveside services will be held at Norway Cemetery on August 11, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. Online remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.westrumfuneralservice. com

Arrangements are under the direction of Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service – Myrtle Point Chapel, 541-572-2524

North Bend School District Announces New Director of Teaching and Learning

The North Bend School District’s new Superintendent, Vince Swagerty, is pleased to announce Dayna Cahill as the new Director of Teaching and Learning.

Death NOtices

Vere Everett Warner, 80, of Coos Bay, passed away July 14, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Steven E. Dorsey, 69, of Coos Bay, passed away on July 11, 2023 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440, www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Angelina A. Garcia, 19, of Utah, passed away on July 12, 2023 in Lakeside. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440, www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Stacy P. Barton, 41, of North Bend, passed away on July 12, 2023 in North Bend. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440, www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Dayna is a life-long North Bend resident and has a track record of success in North Bend. During her career, Dayna has served as an elementary teacher, a reading specialist, and most recently as the principal of North Bay Elementary School. She is an excellent communicator, a collaborative partner of staff and families, excels at improving district culture and climate, and successfully utilizes sound instructional practices and data to

improve instructional outcomes.

Dayna received her Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education from Eastern Oregon University and her Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership from Concordia University.

North Bend School District is fortunate to have such an outstanding leader join the central office leadership team where Dayna can continue to support all of our district schools.

Scriven wins most valuable teammate scholarship

State champion is one of three to receive honor from OSAA and National Guard

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The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) and the Oregon Army National Guard last week announced the winners of the 2022-2023 Oregon Army National Guard Most Valuable Teammate Scholarships. Junior Cameron Proudfoot of Heppner High School football, junior Daphne Scriven of Marshfield High School girls basketball, and junior Coralie Quist Knopf of McLoughlin High School choir each receive a $1,000 scholarship to the school, college, or university of their choice.

This is the first school year that the Oregon Army National Guard has sponsored the Most Valuable Teammate program. All varsity coaches of the 296 OSAA member schools were asked to identify the MVT of their team. Of all MVTs identified by coaches, one student-athlete was selected and recognized for each activity. Throughout the school year, a total of 25 student-athletes received recognition for exemplifying what being a teammate is all about:

— Leads by example

— Willing to play any role

— Works hard

— Displays a positive and energetic attitude

— Supports others

All 2022-2023 MVTs in OSAA-sanctioned activities are eligible to apply for this scholarship. To apply, MVTs must write a personal essay describing what they think makes a great teammate and provide examples of things they have done that demonstrate that description. They must also write a one paragraph synopsis describing their academic achievements, extra-curricular activities and/ or involvement with community-based organizations. Two letters of recommendation are also required.

Daphne Scriven is a member of the girls basketball team at Marshfield. She also participates in track & field and is the back-to-back State Champion in the 4A girls discus the past two years. In the classroom, Daphne has earned a 3.70 GPA while balancing sports and volunteering countless hours to extracurricular programs and projects. Daphne really

stands out for her service to her school and community. She is a member of the National Honor Society and Science National Honor Society, where she has been elected as the SNHS president for the upcoming school year. Daphne helps organize events promoting science education around her school, and aids with community service activities while serving as president. She was also elected External Affairs Officer of the Marshfield Charity Program, where she additionally spends a lot of time working with and supporting the ARK Project.

While volunteering over 80 hours in the ARK Project’s drop-in center, Daphne has put together over 200 hygiene bags that went out to children, youth, and their families that are experiencing homelessness. She has also helped wrap 575 gifts that went out to 135 children and youth in need across Coos County. As a teammate, Daphne leads warm-ups and practice sessions for underclassmen so that her team can continue to improve each

day. She shows up early and leaves practice late so that she can help and encourage others around her. Daphne is a great example of a teammate who leads by example.

Cameron Proudfoot is a three-sport athlete, participating in football, basketball, and baseball at Heppner.

In the classroom, Cameron maintains a 4.0 GPA while taking many honors courses as well as participating in a wide variety of extracurricular activities.

He is highly engaged in many programs, serving as a member of the Future Farmers of America and National Honor Society. He also provides leadership serving as the president of the Future Business Leaders of America, and was also elected by his peers to be an officer of the Technology Student Association to help develop/ implement programs and enhance the Oregon TSA. During his time as an officer in the TSA, he was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service award for his hard work, dedication, and quality of excellence. Through his

work in these extracurricular activities, Cameron was able to serve his community in a multitude of ways, such as organizing and running blood drives, assisting his community in clean-up efforts, as well as facilitating the construction process of a new local park and playground. As a teammate, Cameron is a servant leader both on and off the field.

On many occasions, he has woken up early before school to pick up his teammates and help them with their academics before school starts so they can participate in sports. He is the first to practice and team workouts, and spends countless hours helping his teammates improve.

Coralie Quist Knopf has participated in three activities so far in her time at McLoughlin, competing in cheerleading and tennis, and singing in choir. In the classroom, she has managed to achieve a 4.0 GPA while balancing a lot of extracurricular activities.

Coralie is a member of the Future Business Leaders of America, Key Club, Color

Guard, is the Student Representative for the District School Board, and serves as an ASB Secretary. Through participating and being a leader throughout her time at McLoughlin, she has been involved in many community service projects and school events. Coralie has lettered every year to date, and excels in the activities she is engaged in. She has placed second in state in choir, and earned the Choir Student of the Year award during the 2021-2022 school year. While competing in trap shooting, she took third place at nationals. As a teammate, Coralie is understanding of all her peers and prioritizes being inclusive of everyone. Occasionally, she has led the choir when the director is gone and involves everyone in decision making, while facilitating an environment of positivity and self-improvement. For more information on the Oregon Army National Guard Most Valuable Teammate program, please visit https://osaa.org/awards/ most-valuable-teammate.

Bandon band, Siuslaw golf team receive Team of the Month honors

Two South Coast programs received Team of the Month awards during the spring from the Oregon School Activities Association and Les Schwab Tires.

The Bandon High School band received team of the month honors for Class 2A in April and the Siuslaw High School boys golf team was honored in May.

SCAT swimmers compete in long course championships

Six members of the South Coast Aquatic Team competed in the 10-and-under OSI Arena Long Course Summer Championships in Albany in June.

Evalynn Ryback led the way for the team, competing in six events and earning at least a ribbon in all six of them.

Ryback, age 10, earned a medal by placing fifth in the

100-meter backstroke with a time of 1 minute, 34.25 seconds.

She also competed in the 200 individual medley (3:26.89), 100 breaststroke (1:53.22), 100 freestyle (1:23.68), 50 backstroke (44.75) and 50 freestyle (38.86).

Caitlin Abrahamsen, 10, competed in the 100 freestyle,

finishing in 1:29.43.

Kinley Andrews, 7, competed in the 50 backstroke (1:02.21).

Payton Andrews, 10, competed in the 100 breaststroke (2:06.38), 100 freestyle (1:29.37) and 50 backstroke (49.92).

Henry Teyler, 10, competed in the 50 backstroke (51.67).

Zoey Teyler, 8, competed in the 50 backstroke (58.10).

Several of the swimmers improved on their season best times, and coaches Sarah and Heather Perry said they were pleased with their efforts at the meet.

Heather Perry’s motto is “We work hard so we can play hard.”

Each month, one team was honored for each classification, with the winners chosen based on performance, dedication in the classroom and service to the community. The winners receive a commemorative trophy and $100 for their programs from Les Schwab Tires.

Photo by John Gunther/For The World

Marshfield junior Daphne Scriven heaves the shot put during the state track meet. Scriven, a two-time state champion in the discus, recently won a Most Valuable Teammate Scholarship from her role on the Marshfield basketball team.

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The South Coast Aquatic Team had six swimmers compete in the 10-and-under OSI Arena Long Course Summer Championships in Albany recently.

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Letters to the Editor

I support River Democracy Act

I recently spent a day enjoying the Siskiyou National Forest above Powers. I hiked up the trail to see the Champion Port Orford tree and the other old growth fir trees in the area. Since I hadn’t been up there for over 20 years, I was delighted to find that the big trees were still standing. Afterwards, meandering along the banks of the South Fork Coquille, I admired the crystal clear water that allows you to see every rock and pebble on the bottom.

I knew that Senators Wyden and Merkley had introduced a bill to increase river miles under the Wild and Scenic designation, called the River Democracy Act, and I felt grateful that 15 miles of the South Fork, including the Coquille River Falls, have been nominated to be included. Currently, 2% of Oregon rivers are Wild and Scenic, if passed, this act will increase that to 5%. Private property and state lands are not affected, protections only affect federal lands.

Once protected, the free flow of the river and values such as recreation, wildlife, fish, and clean water are safe guarded. Other actions such as restoration and fighting wildfire in the buffer zone are allowed.

Why do we need the River Democracy Act?

Oregon is loaded with rivers and streams, but only a small number of them are protected. We need to look to the future, and provide for clean drinking water, wildlife habitat for fish and eagles and osprey, and recreation opportunities.

More healthy streams mean a more resilient natural environment; this, more than anything else, is what will make life possible on this planet into the future. And why the word ‘democracy’ in the title? Because the senators invited the public to nominate their favorite rivers and tributaries; they received 1,500 nominations, making this a truly grassroots effort. I urge everyone to support passage of this River Democracy Act.

Bonnie Joyce Myrtle Point

Synthetic opioids a growing danger

In the ongoing opioid epidemic, synthetic opioids, like Fentanyl, have grown to be a major problem. An average of 57,834 people died from synthetic opioids in 2020. The number increased to 71,238 deaths in 2021.

Synthetic opioids are produced in laboratories but are made to look like prescription medications. The main issue with synthetic opioids is that Fentanyl is so widely used. Despite the fact that Fentanyl can be prescribed, some people have figured out a way to make it illegally.

Fentanyl is most frequently mixed with other drugs, such as methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin. This enables the dealer to increase sales and the scope of their offering. Sadly, the cost of this happening has resulted in a lot of overdoses involving other drugs. In 2020, 19,927 people

overdosed on cocaine. Then, it increased by over 4,500, reaching 24,538 in 2021. The same thing happens when people overdose on meth.

The number of overdoses increased from 24,567 in 2020 to 32,856 in 2021. It is well known that when buying any drug off the street, you run the risk of using fentanyl. You never truly know what is used to cut the drug.

Early on mild anesthetics and baby powder were some of the more popular ones. They are being cut with fentanyl in place of that.

Fentanyl is up to 90% less expensive than heroin for this reason. Due to its low detection risk, it is ideal for cutting other opioids. Due to the difference in potency between heroin and fentanyl, dealers are using fentanyl to increase their profits while allowing users to become more intoxicated.

The fact that 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be fatal to a person is the main issue that nobody is recognizing.

To read more on the subject, Overdoses at an All Time High (narcononnewliferetreat.org)

Matthew Goodson Denham Springs

Feed first responders first

My heart broke repeatedly over this last year as I watched First Responders leave restaurants at the Oregon Coast, in the Willamette Valley, and in the Rogue Valley before they were able to get their meals. I would like to propose to the people of Oregon and the take-out and fast food restaurant staff/management that First Responders Get Fed First!

Could we please allow our paramedics, ambulance personnel, police, fire fighters and all other First Responders to go to the head of the line as soon as they enter the restaurant? Could food preparers move their orders to the front of the queue and cook their meals first? In this way, those who serve us in lifesaving situations can be fed and energized to cover the needs of their communities . . . and it only costs us a few extra minutes of waiting in line.

I admit I have a selfish reason for requesting this: my daughter is a paramedic and a fire fighter, and I have heard her go without anything but snack bars to eat for an entire shift. It breaks my heart.

PLEASE consider talking to your local restaurants and fast food providers to support First Responders Get Fed First! Each of us can say “Please go before me” to our First Responders whenever we see them lining up to order food in hopes of eating before their next call comes in.

Bless those who care for us!

Robin Davis Medford

Thank you, Judge Beckerman

I would like to personally thank US Magistrate Stacie F Beckerman for dismissing the absurd case brought by Marc Thielman and his Gang of Twelve who, on October 8th 2022 filed a lawsuit against Coos and eleven other Oregon counties, as well as Secretary of State Shemia Fagan. Because the plaintiffs believe the 2020 election of Donald Trump was stolen, they sought to convince the court that the citizens of Oregon are suffering from “a profound crisis of confidence that constitutes de facto voter suppression and disenfranchisement,” and therefore want remedy.

The Plaintiff’s wanted Class Action status, on behalf of all of us who live and vote here in Coos County.

Thielson et al requested an elaborate system of surveillance for future elections, including creating what they call “forensic images,” without explaining what those might be.

They also based their claims about possible voting software manipulation on the case of Mesa county, Colorado, despite the fact that Oregon doesn’t use the same software.

They further alleged, without going to the trouble of producing evidence, that Oregon’s Vote by Mail is manipulated by “organized criminals.” The basis of most of these complaints to the court? Dinesh D’Souza’s notorious pseudo-documentary “2,000 Mules,” a movie so thoroughly debunked by law enforcement and election officials that his book (based on his movie), was recalled and re-edited.

Even the usually vocal Tea Party-founded selfappointed election fraud watchdog, True the Vote, disavowed the movie and book, and when you’ve lost them, you’ve lost.

This wasn’t the only lawsuit brought and dismissed by the Plaintiffs in this matter.

In March of this year, Judge Suzanne B Chanti dismissed the latest amended suit brought by election losers Diane Rich and Pam Lewis (also participants in the above action), against Coos County, County Clerk Dede Murphy, Melissa Cribbins, and John Sweet.

In this inelegant filing, the plaintiffs wrote 24 paragraphs alleging wrongdoing by any number of parties, in any number of ways.

That case was similarly dismissed on grounds of lack of standing, lack of evidence that any of the defendants had harmed the two, and because Plaintiffs have failed to meet the requirements necessary for establishing that a “justiciable controversy exists.” Had she known about it, she might also have mentioned

that harassing the County Clerk just because she’s a Democrat isn’t the best idea, either.

Magistrate Beckerman’s clear and very sane opinion is an enjoyable read. She describes Plaintiff Thielman’s cause of action as “unconnected to any particularized or concrete injury to Plaintiffs.” She ruled that this group of mostly election-losers had no standing to bring their action to the court. Without proper standing no lawsuit can go forward, even if the cause of action is valid (this one wasn’t).

Instead of establishing that by saying (whining?)

“We lost our elections, which harmed us!” the Plaintiffs attempted to rope the rest of us into their complaint by asserting that their “grievances are shared by the collective ‘people,’ rather than a specific subset of the general public sufficient to ‘warrant exercise of jurisdiction.” Their filing had claimed that a “lack of confidence in Oregon’s election system is shared “by all of Oregon’s citizens” and is “a statewide issue.””

Excuse us, Mr Thielman et al, but this statement is completely inaccurate. I don’t know how many so, unlike the 13 of you, I will not claim to speak for “the people,” but it is a fact that many, nay, most Oregonians are quite content to continue mail-in voting, which has been going on in one form or another since 1981.

Vote-by-mail has been so successful in Oregon that other states have implemented it. For those who don’t want to trust the mail, drop boxes are set up in various places around towns and counties, and this is how most of Oregon’s votes are delivered by the voters.

And yes, we’ve all heard of “ballot-stuffing,” but there has never been any concrete evidence that this is going on, despite all the MAGA screaming about it. As Magistrate Beckerman just demonstrated, facts matter, not your beliefs.

And not all of us are afflicted with the “generalized grievances,” as the court referred to the Plaintiffs’ emotional condition, though I do understand that they and other cohorts of MAGA Republicans live in this state of perpetual dissatisfaction. Except!

Except when they win their own elections, or when someone they want to win, wins his or hers. Then this flawed and crime-ridden system has somehow, miraculously, been fair! But only to the winners, not the losers apparently, even though in the last election, MAGA candidates both won and lost their elections in the same cycle, locally and

nationally.

Not one of the winners came forward to cry, “Fraud! I refuse to take up my elected position!”

And this is the heart of the matter. This particular grievance didn’t erupt in the population until the failure of President Trump’s re-election, which seems to have sent some people off the deep end and into insisting that US elections are regularly “rigged.”

This assertion has been disproved in literally dozens of (failed and dismissed) lawsuits, recounts (hand and machine), not to mention the huge settlement Fox News was just forced to pay to Dominion for slandering and libeling the company without a shred of proof that their voting machines in any way caused the failure of Mr Trump to prevail.

They’re still facing Smartmatic and will either have to settle again, or go to court and lose spectacularly. One can only hope that this drives Fox News out of business altogether. The citizens of the United States deserve to be told truths, not endless lies, as the emails and texts of Fox hosts such as Tucker Carlson made abundantly clear.

This proof that they all knew that the election was not rigged, and their own personal animus towards President Trump (“He’s a demonic force, a destroyer. I’ve been thinking about this every day for four years.” “I hate him passionately.” and “He’s not going to destroy us,” Carlson wrote, wrongly, as it turns out.), and the pressure to keep telling this egregious lie, was the main proof that Dominion and Smartmatic are able to bring to bear on the matter. The Fox News hosts all knew they were repeating lies to the American people and did it anyway, to please Mr Trump.

They feared his ire more than they feared losing their jobs or, most importantly, the trust of their fellow citizens. And the worst perpetrator, Carlson, ended up fired.

I suggest that Marc Thielman and co. take their lawsuit and lay it at D’Souza’s or Fox News’s door, where it belongs, instead of wasting taxpayer money bothering Oregon’s busy judges.

To read Magistrate Beckerman’s opinion, go to CaseText.com https:// casetext.com/case/thielmanv-fagan. You can find Judge Suzanne B Chanti’s opinion here: https:// www.documentcloud.org/ documents/23850170-202303-22-opinion-and-orderre-motion-to-dismiss-cooscounty

Tracy Hodson Bandon

North Bend removing fire risk

The North Bend City Council approved a contract for Outer Limits Construction in North Bend to masticate the underbrush on the west side of U.S. Highway 101 in and around Pittum Loop. The work will be paid for with a community wildfire risk reduction grant through the Office of the Oregon State Fire Marshal.

department is researching a grant-funded purchase of a Cat Skid Steer and Brushcutter to maintain the underbrush for years and address defensible space throughout the city limits. Defensible space is the buffer you create between a building and the grass, trees,

shrubs, or any wildland area that surround it.

Fire Chief Jim Brown coordinated an on-site demonstration of the proposed equipment for Public Works staff to engage and provide feedback on the use and value of such equipment.

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I really appreciate June Casagrande’s column on English grammer. I wish she had a lesson more than once a week.

Marci Hawthorne Bandon

The North Bend Fire Department identified the area from the walking trail west of Highway 101 across Pittum Loop to the bluff as a high-fire and high-risk area for wildfire. The agency responded to 10 brush fires in that location last year. The fire

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Coos County Planning Commission and Board of Commissioners are holding public hearings to consider File # AM-23-002/ RZ-23-002/ACU-23-033

(Ordinance Number 2307-007PL) In the Matter of Amending the Coos County Comprehensive Plan Designation for property located southeast of the City of Bandon. The subject property is identified as Map Number Township 29S, Range 14W, Section 07, Tax Lot 2500, Tax Account Number 3089701 and this is a plan map amendment to change the plan designation from Agriculture to Forest and official zone map from Exclusive Farm Use to Forest with a Mixed Use Overlay. This will also include the property in the mixed-use designation.\~

The property owner is The property owners are Larry Paul and Bonnie Riley.

The property contains 5.01 acres and currently is vacant with an existing septic system, well and driveway. The property owner is also requesting to site a Forest Dwelling (Template). This proposal is subject to Article 5.1 Plan Amendments and Rezones, Coos County

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS PROBATE DEPARTMENT No 23PB05163

NOTICE TO INTERESTED

PERSONS

In the Matter of the Estate of Glen S. Singer, Deceased Notice is hereby given that Robert Alan Singer has been appointed as the personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned personal representative in care of the undersigned attorney at: 444 N. Fourth Street, Coos Bay OR 97420, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, as stated below, or their claims may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the above proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. Dated and first published July 25, 2023.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of the Estate of ROBERT DANIEL RAY aka ROBERT DANIEL MORALES by TRAVIS J. MORGAN, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, Petitioner, vs. THE ESTATE OF EVALINE MINERVA BOWEN, deceased, and all UNKNOWN HEIRS, that may claim any right, title lien or interest in the property described herein, Respondents. Case No. 23PB01996 SUMMONS

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for the City of Coos Bay - 2023 Streets Project will be received by Greg Hamblet, Operations Administrator until 2:00 PM local time on August 15th, 2023, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read at 500 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, OR 97420 and no Bids will be received after this time. The Project is for construction of: Eastside Roads (E Street between 5th Ave. & 2nd Ave., 3rd Ave. between E Street & D Street, and 1st Ave. between D Street & C Street. Work includes the following main items: Cold plane pavement removal, asphalt concrete pavement, full depth asphalt removal, with foundation stabilization, demolition work and other misc. items associated with street rehabilitation.

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All pre-Bid questions and responses will be posted on QuestCDN. A non-mandatory prebid meeting will be held on August 3rd, 2023 at 10:30am at Coos Bay City Hall. This contract is for public work and is subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 regarding prevailing wage rates. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities or informalities in connection with the bids. No Bidder may withdraw their bid until thirty (30) days after the bid opening.

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3.2 Agricultural/Forest/ Natural Resources, 5.3 Agricultural Lands, 5.4 Forest Lands and Volume I, Part II Sections 3.1 Agricultural Lands, and 3.2 Forest Lands, Coos County Zoning and Land Development Ordinance Section 4.6.100 Forest and Forest Mixed Uses

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Robert Alan Singer 1450 Washington Ave, Savern, MD 21144 Personal Representative Megan K. Kronsteiner, OSB 076190 Scarborough, McNeese, Oelke & Kilkenny, PC Attorneys for Personal Representative 444 N. Fourth Street, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420 Phone (541) 982-5678

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Public Auction

The Fortress Self Storage 1503 Ocean Blvd NW Coos Bay, OR 97420 541-888-5521

The following unit will be sold at Public Auction

Starting August 15, 2023, at 9:00 am

Ending August 22, 2023, at 9:00 am for non-payment of rent and other fees. Auction to be pursuant to Auction Rules and Procedures for Truax Holdings. Rules are available at the facility office. All bidding will take place ONLINE at bid13.com

Unit #214 Mike Roe

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Published: July 25 and 28, 2023

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REQUIRED to appear and defend the Petition filed against you in the above entitled action which Petition includes claims to quiet title and declaratory relief related to the real property referenced below within thirty (30) days from the date of first publication of this summons, and in case of your failure to do so, for want thereof, petitioner will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the Petition, to-wit: For a judgment declaring the encumbrance described as:

Dated: October 19, 1973

Vendor: Edgar Bowen, Personal Representative of the Estate of Evaline M. Bowen, deceased

Vendee: Robert Ray and Jean Merle Tracey

Recording Date: January 26, 1977

Recording No: 77-01001237 null, void and no legal effect as to the property described as The East 50 feet of Lots 12 and 13, Block 37, MAP OF NORTH BEND ON COOS BAY, OREGON, in Coos County, Oregon. And declaring the estate of Robert Daniel Ray to be entitled to possession thereof free of any estate, claim, title, lien or interest of the heirs, devisees and assigns Evaline Minerva Bowen and all other person or parties unknown claiming any right, title, lien or interest in the property through the document described as Coos County Recorder document #7701-001237.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT:

READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY!

You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal document called a “motion” or “answer”. The “motion” or “answer” must be

given to the court clerk or administrator with 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the petitioner’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service of the plaintiff. If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service at www.oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 or toll-free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636. The motion or answer or reply must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the requiring filing fee.

First published: July 11th, 2023

DANIEL M. HINRICHS, PC

By: /s/ Daniel M. Hinrichs, OSB 925915 Attorney for Personal

Representative

Published on July 11, 18, 25 and August 1, 2023

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES GARY DAVIS, Deceased. Case No. 23PB05797

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that Tamara A. Flynn has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them , with vouchers attached, to the personal representative, c/o Daniel M. Hinrichs, Attorney at Law, 590 Commercial, Coos Bay, OR 97420, within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court- Probate Department, 250 N. Baxter, Coquille, OR 97423, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative, Daniel M. Hinrichs, Attorney at Law, 590 Commercial, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420. Dated and first published July 25, 2023.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OREGON FOR COOS COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estate of MARJORIE ANN SHERRILL Deceased, Case No. 23PB05927

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that Kathryn Sherrill has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the claim, with proper documentation, within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, as stated below, to the Personal Representative at the office of GOULD LAW FIRM, P.C., 243 W. Commercial, P.O. Box 29, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420, or the claim may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, 250 N. Baxter Street, Coquille, Oregon, 97423, the Personal Representative or the attorney for the Personal Representative.

Dated and first published:

July 25th 2023

Kathryn Sherrill

Personal Representative

32468 Dillard Road Eugene OR 97405 (541) 285-7612

Published on July 25, August 1 and 8, 2023

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Matter of Establishing Fees for Services and Revising

Existing Fees

Notice is hereby given that the Coos County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on August 2, 2023, at 10:30 am at The Owen Building located at 201 N. Adams St, Coquille, OR 97423, Coquille, Oregon to consider revising existing fees for county services. Fees that will be considered include but are not limited to Coos County Community Development.

Date: 7/17/2023 Robert

“Bob” Main, Chair, Board of Commissioner

Published on July 25, 2023

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Wildfire

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NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

Notice is hereby given that Karen Gillentine has been appointed personal representative of the Estate of Kelli J. Ritter, by the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Coos County, Probate File No. 23PB05836. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby notified to present the same to the said personal representative, at the office of the personal representative at Strohman Ford, LLC, 1400 Executive Parkway, Suite 300, Eugene, OR 97401 within four months from the date of the first publication of this notice or their claims may be barred. Date of the first publication of this notice is July 18, 2023. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, the personal representative, or the personal representative’s attorney, Kirk Strohman, Jr., Strohman Ford, LLC, 1400 Executive Parkway, Suite 300, Eugene, OR 97401; Phone 541-345-4312.

Published: July 18, 25 and August 1, 2023

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Legal Notice

EZ MINI STORE 1293 Ocean Blvd NW Coos Bay, OR 97420 will be selling the following Storage Units at Public Auction, August 1, 2023 at 10:00am for NonPayment & Other Fees: Aina Weaver, Unit#85

Published on July 18 and 25, 2023

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OREGON FOR COOS COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estate of AUSTIN L. HOWELL Deceased, Case No. 23PB05976

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Karl Howell has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the claim, with proper documentation, within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, as stated below, to the Personal Representative at the office of GOULD LAW FIRM, P.C., 243 W. Commercial, P.O. Box 29, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420, or the claim may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, 250 N. Baxter Street, Coquille, Oregon, 97423, the Personal Representative or the attorney for the Personal Representative. Dated and first published:

July 25th 2023

Karl Howell

Personal Representative

63397 Sierra Road Coos Bay OR 97420 (541) 297-6375

Published on July 25, August 1 and 8, 2023 The World and ONPA (ID:367654)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF Coos [Probate Department] In the Matter of the Estate of Frederick Henke Reidies, Deceased Case No. 23PB05370 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jessica Annette Reidies has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached to the undersigned personal representative at 13933 E Jewell Avenue, Aurora, CO 80012, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the Court or the personal representative. Dated and first published on July 11, 2023.

/s/ Jessica Annette Reidies Personal Representative PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Name: Jessica Annette Reidies

Address: 13933 E Jewell Avenue, Aurora, CO 80012 Phone No. 720-808-0919

Published on July 11, 18 and 25, 2023 The World and ONPA (ID:366961)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS PROBATE DEPARTMENT

In the Matter of the Estate of: Anthony Charles Tillotson, Decedent. Case No.: 23PB04874

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative.

All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative at 477 Bennett Ave, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, (mailing: PO Box 119, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420) within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorneys for the personal representative, Stebbins & Co, LLC, 145 Central Ave, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420. Dated and first published July 11, 2023

John Tillotson

Personal Representative

Published: July 11, 18 and 25, 2023 The World & ONPA (ID:366885)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE

GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned personal representative at Lawrence Finneran LLC, Attorney at Law, 405 North Fifth Street, PO Box 359, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice or they may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by this proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorney for the personal representative. DATED and first published this 11th day of July, 2023. Patricia S. Landes Personal Representative Published on July 11, 18 and 25, 2023 The World and ONPA (ID:367021)

The Chetco River has a weather anomaly. In the afternoons - the winds are toward the ocean, pushing west; This effect is why the town of Brookings has such nice warmer winter weather.

As and if the Flat Fire likely continues burning generally Southwest... upstream on the Illinois; it tops out into the Chetco drainage which is commonly known as the “Chetco Effect”... It may take the fire in the exact opposite direction... about due west to Brookings. Already happened once – almost twice. This time it undoubtedly will happen faster.

Communities of Pistol

River and Gold Beach of course are also at risk and potentially even Smith River California.

The 2017 Chetco Bar took 191,000 and the 2018 Klondike likewise destroyed 176,000 acres. EACH cost a staggering $80 plus million dollars to fight!

(Yes – Fact: combined $ 170 million in 18 months in my county!) The fuels now are quicker and more volatile per brush regrowth due to multiple previous Mega Fires; Biscuit, (Still the largest Fire in Oregon History), the Collier, Chetco Bar repeatedly prove this.

ACTION NOW: Declare a wise and legitimate emergency -

Override Congressional Laws stopping designated wilderness areas – No Equipment Allowed. This misguided approach is brutally dangerous to our communities. Also we know without debate – millions and millions of our wildlife are incinerated – their instincts help them normally escape healthy-normal fires, but they cannot survive our tragic Curry Nuclear Fires. History proves what follows will work and Save Lives, Property, Wilderness, Watersheds, Fish and Wildlife. ACTION NOW!

• Immediately open and improve

all relevant and advantageous roads.

• Seasoned Loggers and Fire Fighters (now in their 60’s and 70’s) – Experienced people on D-7 dozers... cutting lines on critical ridge tops.

• Hand crew ‘Back Burns’ can help off the ridges, but are very risky. That work must have unanimous consent between USFS, ODF and CFPA prior.

• Aviation work to cool both sides down.

• Hand crews catch the spots. We should never forget, the Chetco Bar Fire (started on

July 12th, 2017) on August 22nd many will remember; it exploded, roaring West – unstoppable as it traveled 18 miles in less than 40 hours. I believe answered prayers dramatically turned it North as it fizzled within just 4.5 miles of the Brookings City Limits. Our Curry Fire History is invaluable data.

The outlined steps herein either happen OR we know the fire will not be checked. We cannot again wait for late October Rains –futile and unacceptable! The risk of loss of property and life is immense. We could lose towns or worse.

Hoyle Votes ‘No’ on House-passed NDAA

Last week, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) voted against the House-passed National Defense Authorization Act. After the NDAA passed in the U.S. House Armed Services Committee with strong bipartisan support, Rep. Kevin McCarthy and House Republican leaders allowed a series of unrelated controversial amendments on a range of social and privacy issues to come the floor. The base bill also did nothing to rein in billions in Pentagon spending or take tangible steps to stop our country’s involvement in endless wars.

Congresswoman Hoyle supports many of the national security and policy priorities laid out in the committee-passed

version of the bill –including a pay increase for military service members and provisions that lower their housing, healthcare, and childcare costs. But the inclusion of unrelated controversial amendments around abortion policy; the removal of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs important to military recruitment and retention; and attacks on commonsense climate change policy made the bill unsupportable.

“It is unacceptable for Kevin McCarthy and House Republican leaders to use poison pills in the NDAA when a real debate on military policy and security is needed. You can’t say you care about our service men and women

and then cram a bunch of poison pills into a previously bipartisan bill that they knew would make it difficult to pass.

I am concerned about the continued increase in the defense budget without enough focus on supporting our service members,” said Rep. Hoyle.

Rep. Hoyle’s Bipartisan work

Throughout the 118th Congress, Rep. Hoyle has worked across the aisle on legislation to take back Congress’s constitutional war powers authority. She was disappointed the NDAA didn’t include provisions to restore Congress’s checks on the president. She introduced a bipartisan amendment to prohibit U.S.

involvement in the war in Yemen that has not been authorized by Congress.

She also cosponsored bipartisan amendments to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Syria, and to repeal the 1991, 2001, and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMFs), which have been misused by presidents of both parties to wage endless wars around the world.

Parts of the NDAA

Supported by Rep. Hoyle

She strongly supported a welldeserved 5.2 percent pay raise for military servicemembers, the largest pay raise in 20 years. She also supported provisions to lower

housing, healthcare, and childcare costs for military families; strengthen the Department of Defense (DOD) civilian workforce; and, eliminate contraceptive co-pays for one year for military spouses and families.

She cosponsored a bipartisan amendment to rein in mass surveillance by preventing the federal government from being able to freely purchase Americans’ private data. This amendment passed by unanimous voice vote.

She cosponsored an amendment to protect access to reproductive healthcare for military servicemembers, but the Republican House majority did not allow a vote on this amendment.

Hoyle also supported amendments to require the Department of Defense (DOD) to pass an audit to account for potential waste, fraud, and abuse of U.S. taxpayer money, to help rein in excessive Pentagon spending.

Congresswoman Val Hoyle represents Oregon’s newly drawn fourth congressional district, which includes Benton, Coos, Curry, Lane, and Lincoln counties as well as part of Douglas County. Representative Hoyle serves on the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources. Visit https://hoyle. house.gov/ or follow @ RepValHoyle for more information.

event is also sponsored in part by the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay and is sanctioned by the American Society of Marine Artists. This maritime themed exhibit allowed for artists to submit their works of art using a variety of mediums ranging from oil and watercolor to basswood and metal. The walls of the Maggie Karl and Vaughan Galleries are lined with art that is sure to spark one’s imagination and delight each who visit.

Ribbons were awarded by either board members or the Port Authority. Honorable mentions were also awarded, as well as the Director’s Choice and Best of Show ribbons. Both the Director’s Choice and Best of Show went to a pastel work titled “Offshore Wind” by Brookings artist, Les Cornish. According to the museum’s Marketing Coordinator, Natalie Laswell, the show’s featured artist, Debbie Daniels, was asked to award the Best of Show ribbon. Daniels picked Cornish’s work because she felt that, “It looked good both up close and from far away,” recalled Laswell.

Dutch Mostert of North Bend was awarded the Port of Coos Bay ribbon and an honorable mentions ribbon for his oil painting, “Oregon Escort Passing Coos Head.” The

large painting does an amazing job capturing every detail on both water and land. According to Laswell, Mostert and Don McMichael started the maritime show back in 1994.

Just outside the juried exhibit is the Perkins Gallery where featured maritime artist Debbie Daniels has her own breathtaking works on display. Daniels, who is a selftaught oil painter has been painting for four decades. Her works can be found all over the U.S. among permanent collections at hospitals and corporations, such as Google in Seattle. Daniels explains her work stating, “My paintings rarely have a horizon line so that the viewer is immersed in the up-close details of our surroundings.” It takes her approximately four to six weeks to finish each of her beautiful pieces.

Head upstairs at the museum where the maritime show continues.

The Mable Hansen Gallery is hosting the “Reserve Inspiration” exhibit, which features five coastal artists sharing their works. Theses artists looked to the Oregon Marine Reserve for creative inspiration. A mixture of media was used ranging from scientific illustrations, pyrography and ceramics.

The Atrium Gallery houses the final exhibit in this showcase, “Changing Tides: The Art of Environmental Stewardship.” This is a collection of works from The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Northwest

Chapter and Oregon Chapters, Oregon Botanical Artists and the Pacific Northwest Botanical Artists. These groups put forth work from a number of their members.

Pieces include works done in ink, colored pencil, acrylic and mixed media, among other mediums.

The Maritime Art Exhibit will be running throughout the summer, from

July 8 to Sept. 22. The captivating show may be viewed during the Museum’s normal business hours. Admission to the exhibition is $5 general and $2 for students, veterans and seniors. Entry is free to those who are members of the museum. For business hours and additional information please visit the Coos Art Museum’s website: CoosArt.org.

The Coos Bay Police Department arrested a Coos Bay man on attempted murder and other charges after responding to reports of a stabbing and a man chasing a person with a knife.

On July 16 at approximately 2:05 p.m., North Coos 9-1-1 Center (NC911) received multiple reports of a stabbing and a man chasing a person with a knife in the 300 block of Anderson Avenue. NC911 dispatchers relayed information to CBPD officers, the Coos Bay Fire Department and Bay Cities Ambulance.

On arrival, CBPD officers found one adult stabbing victim, with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect, also at the scene, was identified as 38-yearold Anthony Cornett of Coos Bay. Witnesses told officers that Cornett had threatened one person with a knife, attacked and stabbed a second person and had also tried to stab a third person while holding them down. Cornett had been held down by citizens following the attacks until officers arrived.

Cornett was arrested and transported to the Coos County Jail on charges of two

counts of attempted murder, three counts of menacing, three counts of unlawful use of a weapon, and one count of assault in the second degree.

The Coos Bay Police Department was aided on scene during this investigation by the North Bend Police Department and the Oregon State Police.

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to validate unit of land that had been approved for recognition that was later revoked after sale to innocent purchaser. Sunsets January 2, 2025. Until April 1, 2024, allows additional appeals to Land Use Board of Appeals challenging certain land use approvals based on forgery for noninnocent purchasers.

HB3410 – RayfieldAppropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission for distribution for purposes related to outdoor recreation economy. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Business Development Department for purpose of awarding matching grants to membership organizations and business accelerators in outdoor gear and apparel industry.

Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services to provide grant to Regional Rural Revitalization Strategies Consortium to plan for and develop housing. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to Oregon Business Development Department to award grants to county fair operators in response to negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on county fair operators’ earned revenue. Limits biennial expenditures from lottery moneys allocated from Administrative Services Economic Development

Fund to Oregon Business Development Department for purpose of awarding grants for formation, improvement and operation of small business development centers. Appropriates moneys to Oregon Department of Administrative Services for distribution to Oregon Coast Visitors Association to be expended on various projects. Appropriates moneys from General Fund to State Department of Agriculture for purpose of funding grant program related to establishments that process and sell meat products. Extends sunset of grant program. Appropriates moneys to Higher Education Coordinating Commission to fund new program established to support strategic investments in maritime workforce development programs and activities.

HB3426 – GrayberRequires 9-8-8 crisis hotline centers to have policies and train staff on serving firefighters and other first responders HB3458 – McLain - Limits issues that may be basis for appeal of land use decisions where local government amends comprehensive plan or land use regulations.

HB3596 – Nosse - Allows person to practice surgical technology at health care facility if person has completed and is certified by specified apprenticeship program.

HB3632 -- KropfIncreases statute of limitations for first degree sex crimes to 20 years after commission of crime or, for minor victim, any time before victim attains 30 years of age,

whichever occurs later.

HCR1 – MarshCommends Southern Oregon University on its 150th anniversary and for being an inclusive, sustainable university for the future that guides all learners to develop knowledge, capacities and audacity to innovate boldly and create lives of purpose.

HCR12 – Helm - In memoriam: Frank Moore, 1923-2022

SB53 – Findley - Adds members of household and domestic partner of candidate to list of persons who may not be employed to open ballot envelopes, handle ballots, prepare ballots for counting or count ballots. Limits personnel authorized to verify signatures on ballots to match personnel authorized to count ballots.

SB57 – FindleyRemoves prohibition against sale, offer for sale, maintenance or control of female cattle of beef breed that have not been vaccinated against brucellosis.

SB406 – WeberRequires certain cities and communities in Tillamook County to allow middle housing on residentially zoned lands, to adopt housing production strategies and to accommodate estimated housing needs upon lands inventoried as buildable lands.

Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services and Housing and Community Services Department to include those cities and communities within Oregon Housing Needs Analysis. Requires Department of Land Conservation and Development to adopt rules establishing deadlines for those Tillamook County cities and communities to

meet urbanization requirement and authorizes Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt rules to allow cooperation among those cities, communities and county to meet those requirements.

SB420 – PattersonDirects Department of Human Services to provide specified services to individuals with brain injuries and to convene Brain Injury Advisory Committee. Requires department to report to Legislative Assembly during oddnumbered year regular sessions on services provided and number of individuals served.

SB507 – Golden - Makes certain changes to farm direct marketing law.

SB628 – LieberRequires health benefit plan and health care service contract coverage of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome.

SB643 – KnoppModifies provisions relating to sales of homemade foods

SB644 – KnoppAmends requirements relating to wildfire hazard mitigation for development of accessory dwelling units on lands zoned for rural residential use.

SB718 – GirodProvides that year in which Governor declares that drought exists, or is likely to exist, within county does not count toward period of time for forfeiture of water right for nonuse for holder of water right within county. Removes reference to repealed

federal law

SB816 – Manning

- Modifies duration of Family Abuse Prevention Act restraining orders.

SB864 – HansellProvides that person who voluntarily fights wildfire on private forestland is not civilly liable for injury to person or property resulting from good faith performance of firefighting efforts.

SB931 – Meek

- Authorizes Environmental Quality Commission to adopt rules for determining whether community or area-wide sewerage system is available for purposes of sewage disposal system construction permit.

Prohibits Department of Environmental Quality from determining community or area-wide sewerage system is available unless sewerage system is within 200 feet of property to be served. Sunsets prohibition on January 2, 2025.

SB955 - Appropriates moneys from General Fund to support implementation of AgriStress Helpline in Oregon.

SB957 – HansellExpands types of prior convictions that increase offense level for crime of public indecency. Modifies crime of luring a minor to include engaging in sexual conduct in immediate presence of minor for purposes of inducing minor to engage in sexual conduct.

SB1034 – Manning - Department from State School Fund for purpose of paying costs of educational services provided through programs operated by military department for at-risk youth.

SB1040 – Anderson

- Directs Department of Early Learning and Care to establish and administer by rule pilot program for childcare micro centers. Requires department to report to committee or interim committee of Legislative Assembly related to early learning and care no later than September 15, 2025. Sunsets January 2, 2026.

SB1052 – TaylorModifies crimes related to involuntary servitude and human trafficking. Establishes affirmative defense for human trafficking victims. Directs Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to classify subjecting another person to involuntary servitude crimes as specified crime categories when victim was under 18 years of age at time of offense. Provides that certain evidence concerning victim of human trafficking involving involuntary servitude is not admissible. Extends statute of limitations for civil action based on violation of conduct constituting involuntary servitude or human trafficking. Requires alcohol service permittee to report suspected human trafficking on licensed premises. Directs Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to include human trafficking investigation training in minimum training required for basic police officer certification. Directs Department of Justice to develop training for certain state agencies concerning human trafficking awareness and prevention. Requires employees designated by specified agencies to annually complete training SCR2 – ThatcherRecognizes and honors service members of Oregon National Guard.

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The Miracle Ear Foundation

The Miracle Ear Foundation

Special Notice State Employees

Special Notice State Employees

Since 1990 Miracle-Ear Foundation™ has been providing hearing aids, follow-up and educational resources to people with hearing loss who demonstrate personal inability to financially provide for their hearing health needs. do this because we believe everyone in our community deserves quality hearing instruments.

Since 1990 the Miracle-Ear Foundation™ has been providing hearing aids, follow-up care, and educational resources to people with hearing loss who demonstrate personal inability to financially provide for their hearing health needs. We do this because we believe everyone in our community deserves quality hearing instruments.

You may qualify for a hearing aid benefit up to $4,000 every 4 years. Call for eligibility status.

You may qualify for a hearing aid benefit up to $4,000 every 4 years. Call for eligibility status.

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