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admitted as much to Coos County Sheriff Craig Zanni and Sgt. Pat Downing during a post-arrest interview at the North Bend police department.

As Frasier spoke, Hagner sat quietly between his defense attorneys, clad in a navy suit, crisp white shirt and a blue patterned tie — a stark contrast with the rough-looking man in a jail jumpsuit who’d lumbered in and out of Judge Richard Barron’s courtroom over the past six months.

The district attorney told the jury police also obtained incriminating audio from a recorder placed in the back of a North Bend police car

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COQUILLE — The prosecution and the defense agree: Wayne Raymond Hagner shot and killed his wife Anna Lee Hagner during a summer visit with friends at the couple’s North Bend home.

Whether he did so intentionally is now for a 12-person jury to decide.

During opening statements in Hagner’s murder trial Tuesday afternoon, Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier told the jury there was no question Hagner had meant to shoot his 57-year-old wife.

The prosecutor said Hagner

where Hagner was temporarily detained.

“Approximately seven minutes into the recording, the defendant is heard to say, ‘Lord have mercy,’” Frasier said. “‘Anna, I loved you so much.’”

He also cited a letter written by Hagner from jail to his first wife in Arizona, in which the man said he had gotten himself into “a bit of trouble — 25 years worth.”

According to Frasier, the couple had been in their home at 2517 Marion St. visiting with two friends, Otto and Juanita Epping, when SEE TRIAL | A8

By Thomas Moriarty, The World

Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier explains the scene of Anna Hagner’s July 5 shooting death on the first day of the murder trail for her husband, Wayne Raymond Hagner on Tuesday afternoon in Coquille.

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New golf course to get public hearing

BY JOHN GUNTHER The World

The Curry County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed Pacific Gales Golf Course near Port Orford on Thursday in Gold Beach.

The commission also could vote on the project during the 7 p.m. meeting in the Curry County Annex.

In his report to the commission, which is available in the public services section of the county website (www.co.curry.or.us), interim Planning Director David Pratt recommends approval of the project, with a long list of conditions.

The 18-hole golf course would be built by Elk River Property Development LLC on 220 aces of the Knapp Ranch between Port Orford and Cape Blanco.

The development group will hold an informational session for local residents from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the American Legion Hall next to the Port Orford Community Center. A similar session held last week drew mostly positive input from the public, said Troy Russell, the local project director.

Because the golf course would be built on land zoned for exclusive farm use, a conditional use permit is required. The permit request was filed for Elk River Property Development LLC by Stuntzner Engineering and Forestry LLC. Conditions proposed by Pratt in his report recommending approval of the permit include: ■ Not having any playable golf course surfaces within 25 feet of a bluff overlooking the beach and Pacific Ocean (though the bluff will be vegetated for erosion control purposes).

By Alysha Beck, The World

Pam Dennis’ artwork is on display at Black Market Gourmet in Coos Bay. She designed the 2014 Oregon Coast Music Festival poster, which will be revealed Jan. 24.

Artist gets first shot at iconic festival poster

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BY TIM NOVOTNY The World

COOS BAY — This Friday night, Pam Dennis gets to officially cross another item off her bucket list. The Oregon Coast Music Association is unveiling her design as the official music festival poster for 2014.

The posters are an iconic part of a twoweek summer music festival that dates back to 1978 and draws more than 5,000 fans to its various venues each year.

Dennis is a member of the festival board.

She is also an artist, with some of her work currently on display at the Black Market Gourmet.

Art, she says, was always in her blood. She just figured it would be something that would have to wait for her full attention until retirement. That changed though when she went to work for South Coast Hospice in 2000.

“What you learn when you live with those who are leaving this earth is, if you are not going to do it now, when are you going to do it?” she said. “I always said ‘Oh, when I retire I’m going to do my artwork.’ You find out pretty quickly working at hospice (that), ‘You know what, if not now, when?’”

Long a fan of CBS Sunday Morning, it was about that time that Dennis started creating her own variations of the popular sun images that appear during that television show.

“That’s what this show’s about actually,” she said as she glanced around her creations at Black Market Gourmet. “They are colored pencil drawings. In 1999, before I went to work for hospice, I decided, ‘I love CBS Sunday Morning.’ (It’s) a really low-key, classy program and they do suns in between their stories. And you could tell they were SEE DENNIS | A8

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All taxpayers will have a harder time taking medical deductions.

In other changes for the 2013 tax year, the alternative minimum tax has been patched — permanently — to prevent more middle-income people from being drawn in, and there’s a simpler way to compute the home office deduction.

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cliff of tax increases and spending cuts. “We finally got some certainty for this year,” said Greg Rosica, a contributing author to Ernst & Young’s “EY Tax Guide 2014.”

Nevertheless, the filing season is being delayed because of the twoweek partial government shutdown last October. The Internal Revenue Service says it needs the extra time

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Coos Bay man jailed after Coquille burglary COQUILLE — A 30year-old Coos Bay man was arrested for burglary Sunday after sheriff’s deputies say they were led to him by a stolen cellphone's GPS locator.

Zachary Ryan Wilson is charged with first-degree burglary and first-degree theft in a connection with a Jan. 14 burglary near Coquille.

According to an affidavit filed Tuesday in Coos County Circuit Court, homeowners in the 56200 block of Baker Road returned that evening to find someone had stolen a num-

ber of their home electronics, including a flat-screen television and a cell phone.

On Jan. 19, one of the victims told deputies the cell phone had been turned on and its GPS locator was active.

When deputies followed it to a home in Bunker Hill, residents told them that Wilson had given them the flatscreen TV as part of a deal.

Deputies later arrested Wilson at his home in the 59400 block of Shady Spring Road and recovered all of the stolen property — with the exception of the cell phone.

Two accused of stealing rifle, laptop LAKESIDE — Two people were arrested Saturday morning near Lakeside after sheriff’s deputies say they stole a rifle and a laptop from an area home.

Arthur Calderon, 47, is charged with first-degree burglary, felon in possession of a weapon, first-degree theft and criminal conspiracy. His alleged accomplice, 43-year-old Casey Sue Boyles, also faces charges of first-degree burglary and criminal conspiracy.

According to the Coos

County Sheriff’s Office, residents of the 200 block of Sarah Lane were returning home when they saw Calderon run from their house into a waiting Mercury sedan.

A Coos County sheriff’s deputy eventually stopped the vehicle near the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and Wildwood Drive with the help of the U.S. Forest Service and Oregon State Police.

Deputies found Boyles, Calderon and a 35-year-old Donnie Mullanix inside.

According to an affidavit filed in Coos County Circuit

Court, Mullanix told deputies he hadn’t known of the burglary plans, and had ordered Calderon to ditch the stolen goods or get out of the car.

Another deputy later found the rifle and laptop in brush near the Lakeside airport where Mullanix had told them they would be.

A search of Calderon also turned up a six-bladed ninja star.

Both Calderon and Boyles were taken to the Coos County Jail.

The sheriff’s office says the investigation is ongoing.

Casting out to sea

Meetings WEDNESDAY Coos-Curry Housing Authority — 4 p.m., Housing Authority, 1700 Monroe St., North Bend; regular meeting.

Lakeside City Council — 6 p.m., city hall, 915 N. Lake Road; Lakeside; workshop.

Coquille Parks and Recreation Committee — 6 p.m., city hall, 851 N. Central Blvd., Coquille; regular meeting.

Cedar Crest Special Road District — 6:30 p.m., Ciraolo home, 63353 Juniper Road, Coos Bay; regular meeting.

THURSDAY Coquille Valley Hospital District — 7 a.m., Coquille Valley Hospital, 940 E. Fifth St., Coquille; regular meeting.

SATURDAY Coos Bay Public Schools Facilities Task Force — 9 a.m., Milner Crest Education Center, 1255 Hemlock Ave., Coos Bay; regular meeting.

Coastal Douglas Arts and Business Alliance — 9 a.m., Coastal Ceramics, 159 S. 20th St., Reedsport; regular meeting.

By Lou Sennick, The World

As waves crash out at the mouth of the Umpqua River, two fishermen try their luck off the south jetty near the U.S. Coast Guard watch tower early Tuesday afternoon.

Removing barred owls easier than thought

Coquille forensics wins awards COQUILLE — Coquille High School’s speech and debate team raked in top awards at the Logan Will Ultimate Challenge in Grants Pass this weekend.

Kaitlyn Dixon took first place in Lincoln-Douglas debate, third place in expository speaking and fourth place in the Ultimate Challenge.

Alexis Ladig and Eduarda Fabris each took second place in parliamentary debate.

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GRANTS PASS (AP) — It turns out that the mechanics of shooting invasive barred owls to make room for threatened northern spotted owls are cheaper and easier than some people had imagined.

Equipped with a specially modified shotgun and a remote-controlled digital owl caller, biologist Lowell Diller found that once he arrived at a known site, it took two hours and 23 minutes to call in, shoot and process a barred owl. He estimates direct costs at $100 to $150 per bird.

Done in conjunction with the California Academy of Sciences using a scientificcollection permit authorized by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the study represents the first look at the feasibility and cost of removing barred owls.

The study, the results of which were published online last month in Wildlife Society Bulletin, covered 73 barred owls killed from 2009 through 2012 on private timberland owned by Green Diamond Resource Co. out-

side Eureka, Calif.

It comes as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has started a $3.5 million experiment to see if killing 3,600 barred owls over six years in California, Oregon and Washington helps spotted owls, whose population has continued to decline despite designating 18.5 million acres of forest reserves for habitat.

The barred-owl trait that makes it a threat to spotted owls — that it will aggressively defend its territory — makes it an easy target for someone with a digital owl call, Diller said.

Diller said the data have not been analyzed, but in nearly 100 percent of places where barred owls were completely removed, spotted owls soon moved back.

Barred owls are bigger, more aggressive and less picky about food than spotted owls. They also need less territory. They started working their way from the East across the Great Plains in the early 1900s, and by 1959 were in British Columbia.

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In a typical encounter, the bigger female barred owl will fly into a spotted owl, knocking it off its perch. One or two body-slams is usually enough to convince a pair of spotted owls to look for a new place to live. Barred owls now cover the spotted owl’s entire range, in some places outnumbering them as much as 5-to-1.

The actual shooting represents less than 1 percent of the costs of surveys and other work that go into removing barred owls. All the owls were dispatched with one shot. Once one member of a breeding pair was collected, the mate usually returned within 10 to 15 minutes, and was also killed. Using ashotgun equipped with a perforated barrel extension to make it quieter made it easier to kill the surviving bird.

The biggest variable in time and cost is getting to known barred-owl sites, Diller said. In areas with existing roads, like the Green Diamond forests, it takes a couple hours of driving. In remote wilderness, it would take a day or more of walking.

Diller said that despite hunting all his life, he found it difficult, emotionally and ethically, to shoot the barred owls. They are very similar to

the spotted owl, which he had studied and admired for decades.

“People who don’t want to see it done like to also say it will be too expensive,” he said. “They try to include that as part of the reason that we shouldn’t do it. In my mind, we need to separate those two” issues.

While it is unusual to kill a raptor like an owl to protect a threatened or endangered species, it is not unusual to kill one animal to help another survive.

Paul Henson, Oregon state director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said the study answered important questions about managing the incursion of barred owls into spotted owl territory.

The experiment now underway will take it to the next level, from a few score birds to a few thousand.

“This is the first good technical quantitative evaluation of what it will take to do some of this,” he said.

Henson said it may only be necessary to remove 20 percent of the barred owls from the Northwest to provide enough refuges for spottedowl numbers to start recovering.

NB school board starts search for top administrator THE WORLD NORTH BEND — While North Bend schools interim superintendent Bill Yester settles into running the district, the school board is starting its search for a permanent leader.

At the board’s January meeting, board chair Megan Jacquot said a statewide or national search needs to begin immediately.

Board member Deb Reid suggested the board partner with the Oregon School Boards Association to conduct the search as the district did during its 2006 superintendent search.

“I’m really concerned about the timeline,” Reid said. “I feel like we’re already behind.”

A superintendent search committee — Reid and board members Doug Gauntz and Bob Adams Jr.— will update the board at its February meeting.

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Crews rescued after 2 vessels hit jetties BROOKINGS (AP) — The Coast Guard says crews have been rescued from two commercial fishing vessels that crashed into Oregon coastal jetties, one at Brookings, the other at Newport.

A Coast Guard boat rescued four people from the vessel Jo Marie on Monday night after it hit the Chetco River south jetty. They were given emergency treatment.

The Coast Guard said Tuesday the boat was still on the jetty, but no fuel pollu-

tion was reported. The Curry Coastal Pilot reported that only the upper part of the 62foot vessel could be seen above the water at daybreak Tuesday.

At Newport on Monday night, the vessel Eclipse reported it lost propulsion, hit a jetty, and began taking on water.

Three people were helped, one showing signs of mild hypothermia. The vessel was pumped out and towed away.

Thefts & Mischief COOS BAY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Jan. 20, 3:45 p.m., telephonic harassment, 56600 block of Lee Valley Road.

Jan. 20, 8:15 p.m., unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, 1700 block of Cottonwood Avenue.

COOS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Jan. 20, 8:27 a.m., theft of canoe, 2100 block of Southwest Boulevard.

Jan. 20, 9:43 a.m., theft of bike, 100 block of North Morrison Street.

Jan. 20, 11:53 a.m., theft, 700 block of Patrick Street.

Jan. 20, 1:34 p.m., theft, 100 block of East First Street.

Jan. 20, 8:51 p.m., shots fired, Fourth Street and Kruse Avenue.

Jan. 20, 10:41 p.m., theft of keys, 500 block of Ninth Street.

Jan. 20, 11:26 p.m., telephonic harassment, 2700 block of Woodland Drive.

Jan. 20, 11:46 p.m., disorderly conduct, 800 block of South First Street.

COQUILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT Jan. 20, 1:29 p.m., theft, 700 block of North Folsom Street.

Jan. 20, 5:40 a.m., theft, 63000 block of U.S. Highway 101, Coos Bay. Jan. 20, 10:25 a.m., burglary, 800 block of Jacobson Way, Lakeside.

Jan. 20, 12:14 p.m., criminal trespass, 93600 block of Viking Lane, North Bend.

Jan. 20, 6:10 p.m., shots fired, 63300 block of Shinglehouse Road, Coos Bay. Jan. 20, 10:21 p.m., criminal mischief, 94000 block of Airport Ridge Road, North Bend.

NORTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT Jan. 20, 10:26 a.m., criminal trespass, 2300 block of Pacific Avenue.

Jan. 20, 1:33 p.m., dispute, 1100 block of Winsor Avenue.

Jan. 20, 8:13 p.m., criminal trespass, 2200 block of Newmark Street.

Jan. 21, 1:44 a.m., disorderly conduct, Everett Street.

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Let voters decide on liquor sales The Oregon Liquor Control Commission knows there’s a good chance voters would choose to get the state out of the booze business if given the opportunity.

It doesn’t think that’s a good idea, and it’s fighting back.

To that end, it has given lawmakers draft legislation that would do some but not all of what a proposed initiative petition would do with regard to liquor sales in the state. The OLCC measure would make spirits far more accessible than they are now by allowing for their sale in groceries larger than 10,000 square feet.

What it wouldn’t do — and what the initiative would — is get the state out of the liquor business, except as tax collector. Currently, Oregon owns all the spirits sold in state-franchise stores. It purchases it, warehouses it and controls everything from pricing on down.

Were the initiative sponsored by the Northwest Grocery Association approved, nearly all that would go away. Grocers would buy direct, store for themselves and set prices according to their own needs. The state would continue to collect the same taxes on sales as it does today.

There also has been talk of approving the OLCC bill, then referring it to voters in the November election. There it would compete head-on with the privatization proposal, assuming enough valid signatures are gathered to put the latter on the ballot.

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Short of a legislative move to end OLCC’s absolute control of liquor,head-to-head ballot measures are the way to go. Both sides could make the case for what they believe is right, then let voters decide.

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Right to grow pot doesn’t mean right to stink up the neighborhood The legal right to grow marijuana for medical purposes should not confer the right to inflict overpowering odors on one’s neighbors.

And a city that attempts to protect everyone’s interests is doing what a local government should do.

At the moment, we’re speaking of Phoenix, although the issue is sure to pop up in other towns as well.

Phoenix officials are collecting information from other communities in the state and plan a study session later this month on a potential ordinance to regulate backyard marijuana gardens inside the city limits.

Mayor Jeff Bellah stressed the city has no

interest in debating the medical marijuana law, only in balancing the needs of patients and growers with the right of city residents to be free from noxious odors in their neighborhoods.

Mature marijuana plants exude a pungent smell that some compare to skunk spray.

Some residents whose neighbors grow medical marijuana say they have to limit their enjoyment of their own backyards in late summer because of the odor.

Oregon voters approved of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes. It’s now state law.

But growers of medical cannabis should not get some kind of special dispensation to annoy their neighbors simply because they are producing medicine that patients need.

If marijuana can be grown inside greenhouses or indoors so that the odor is contained, it should be permitted in residential areas. If not, cities are within their rights to restrict it through zoning.

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When it comes to the minimum wage, Oregon is in the right place. With our West Coast neighbors, we have the highest minimum wages in the nation.

Oregon voters made this decision in 2002 by ballot initiative. The striking thing about Oregon’s statute is that it indexes the state’s minimum wage to the consumer price index.

We were ahead of the nation in doing so.

Oregon’s minimum wage is $9.10, Washington’s is $9.32 and California’s will jump to $9 by midyear. Meanwhile, the federal minimum wage is $7.25. President Obama’s proposal to raise the federal minimum wage is strongly resisted by Republicans.

It is striking that not all rich people are in lockstep on holding down the minimum wage. The Christian Science Monitor reports this week the comments of two prominent executives who argue the need to raise wages. Josh Strauss is a portfolio manager for the Appleseed Fund. Bill Gross is known as “the most powerful bond manager of his generation.”

It proves nothing for America to race to the bottom — to compete with Third World countries for low wages. We are building an unhealthy social-economic structure. It must change.

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Our fears or our freedoms?

The day after 9/11, I called one of my friends and said we should write a “quickie” book on civil liberties in times of terror. We both knew what was about to happen; any half-serious student of constitutional law could figure it out. We, as a nation, were about to crack down.

And we did. Just as we did at the height of the Cold War. Just as we did during the first wave of anti-Communist frenzy, with the Alien and Sedition Acts. To be sure, there were limits. There was the wonderful story of White House counsel Alberto Gonzales rushing to the hospital bed of the ailing attorney general to try (and fail) to get him to sign off on an expansive surveillance program. There were limits, but not many.

Of course, that was the George W. Bush administration.

Barack Obama, himself a former professor of constitutional law, like my friend and me, was certainly familiar with the lessons of history. Candidate Obama pledged to close Guantanamo and protect civil liberties.

President Obama, it turned out, continued most of the policies of the Bush administration.

Even now, even in the wake of all of the news about the full extent of the NSA’s data collection program, the changes being proposed are far more SUSAN modest than many of the ESTRICH president’s supporters would like.

Columnist What has happened to Obama? He became the president. He started getting the daily briefings.

The basic “rule” for civil libertarians is not to ask whether you are comfortable with the decisions being made by the person making them now, but whether you would be comfortable if that power were in the hands of someone else. If Bush were still president, would Congress be holding impeachment hearings?

There is no question that the protests would be louder if a conservative Republican rather than a liberal Democrat were sitting in the Oval Office. The very fact that Obama is the one defending the NSA and rejecting drastic overhauls to its surveillance program, that it is the Obama Justice Department that is pursuing Edward Snowden and not the Bush appointees, gives some of us pause.

My students ask me: What should we do?

If I were a first-year teacher trying to prove I belonged in front of the classroom, I probably would have some kind of detailed answer.

But I’ve been doing this for decades, and I know what I know — and what I don’t.

What should we do? I don’t know.

Has the NSA overreached? Almost certainly. Have these surveillance programs saved lives? So we are told. Between the risk of overreaching and the risk of terrorism, which is worse? Easy.

Not long ago, a new exercise studio opened in my neighborhood, promising new techniques for tightening and toning, and a free 30-minute massage, to boot. I got a flier under my door. I checked out the website.

Once.

Ever since, almost daily, an ad pops up advertising the studio. Of course it’s not a coincidence. And the ad doesn’t just pop up on my home computer; somehow, someone has figured out that my phone and my tablet are connected to me. Somebody’s watching me,and not because they’re trying to save me from terror attacks. If I’m not troubled by that, why should I be troubled by the government’s collecting data on whom I telephone?

When I first started teaching the old antiCommunist cases, I used to wonder why people didn’t see that the government was going too far. Now I understand. Fear.

Letters to the Editor Heart goes out to transcriptionist I appreciate what has been written to the editor about outsourcing at the Bay Area Hospital. Elaine Kelly, and Jim and Nan Hammons were on the mark.

My comment is about one person. She is one of “The Ten.” She's a senior citizen and a transcriptionist. She had hip surgery shortly before the layoffs were announced. She is still recuperating and has no job to come back to. I talked to her last week and she will not be financially

able to live in Coos Bay any longer.

This process seems so cold and unfeeling. When I walk through that new, and very expensive, front door, I get a shiver.

Eugene LaRochelle Coos Bay

Open records should be open I am aghast at the exemptions to Oregon’s public records laws that were described in the Jan. 15 The World. It is clear that many in Oregon’s legal profession have

worked hard in recent years to undermine the will of the people.

I am a retired “non-attorney spokesperson” (to use the current popular term) who has had a great deal of experience over the years in perusing, using and explaining Oregon’s revised statues and administration regulations. I have lots of time on my hands and would love to spend it assisting any local attorney or group in working toward correcting this travesty. I can be contacted at 541-7563894.

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Christie’s ‘bully’ pulpit Governor Chris Christie saying, “I am not a bully” — and he actually did speak those very words — is as credible as former President Richard Nixon saying, “I’m not a crook.”

Yet embattled Gov. Christie is a bully, in the sense that he picks on people who are less powerful than he is — if not by picking on the mayor of a relatively small town, then by bulldozing individual teachers or regular citizens who dare to dispute him at public meetings.

“Bridgegate” is important because it involves more than politicians fighting with one another. It involves political appointees (and, quite possibly, their governor boss) who punish an adversary by taking it out on regular citizens, making them hours late to work and school and making it more difficult to get medical assistance, like an ambulance. One ambulance driver had to jump a curb and drive around a Christie-aide-caused traffic jam to reach a car crash involving multiple passengers.

The first “gate” scandal was Watergate. As the saying goes, Watergate was worse than a crime; it was a fruitless crime because Nixon would have won by a landslide without spying on his opponents. The same goes for Bridgegate. There was no political gain here, only spite.

Gov. Christie would have won by a landslide without trying to intimidate the Democratic mayor

of Fort Lee, N.J. He won the majority of women, half of Hispanics, and one-third of all D e m o c ra ts.

There may be something about being on DONNA the way to winBRAZILE ning by a landslide that Columnist makes politicians more reckless and arrogant.

(I wouldn’t know about how landslides distort one’s judgment, since I ran Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign that was decided by a few hundred disputed votes in Florida).

Christie is in a no-win position. Either he didn’t know what his staff members were doing, which means he’s a poor administrator, or Christie did know (or at least set the tone), which means he’s unfit to be governor, much less president.

I find it a red flag that Gov. Christie’s own account shows a passive attitude toward gross misconduct. As he tells it, he gave his staffers one hour to confess to any wrongdoing, and if no one confessed, then he’d tell the press his office had nothing to do with the traffic jam. Did he really expect guilty aides to confess, when he’d just told them their silence would be accepted as being innocent? Is this the approach former prosecutor Christie would have taken to

a wrongdoing?

Journalists immediately noticed when Christie,in his State of the State address, used the passive voice to talk about his responsibility in Bridgegate, saying, “Mistakes were made.”

Twitter lit up. Politico columnist Roger Simon tweeted: “Bridges were blocked. Revenge was taken.” To be clear, exacting political revenge on everyday citizens is much more than some unintentional “mistake.”

This scandal severely damages Chris Christie’s brand, that he is a show-no-favors, no-nonsense administrator, a bipartisan leader.

If several of your most trusted staff members, including your deputy chief of staff, go rogue without you catching on, then are you competent enough to be president — or even governor? If you’re that tone-deaf to your staff’s distorted values, how can you even be a federal prosecutor (as Christie was)?

We aren’t talking about complicated events in a desert town on the other side of the world,or even at an IRS office in Cincinnati. This is about what is going on right down the hall from the governor’s office and on the most-traveled bridges in the Northeast, bringing loads of complaints and media attention. This was right under his nose.

The essential quality that made Christie, a moderate Republican from New Jersey, plausible as a presidential candidate was that he

was not a traditional inside-thebeltway politician. This would go well against an immoderate rightwing primary field, and in a party that is stridently antiWashington. But what is moderate about a four-day traffic jam that he handled by giving his staffers an escape hatch — keeping silent?

Christie’s fervent struggle with weight loss, his brash, straight talk, his “let’s fix this now” demeanor gave him a crossover appeal that a moderate would not otherwise have in the GOP primaries.

Directly culpable or not for Bridgegate, Christie is nonetheless stained by running a political operation that “fixes” opponents — to the detriment of the people he serves. He became a traditional Washington insider politician, out for himself, and that will make him unappealing to the Republican primary audience for whom Washington is a foreign country.

The point isn’t that the governor’s staff went rogue; the point is that the governor either hadn’t a clue or went to sleep or went to Iowa (well ahead to the first contest in 2016). Actually, he’ll soon be on his way to Florida, a state that plays a vital role in the early primary process.

It’s too early to tell if this is the last we will hear from the governor.

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Man who doesn’t want marriage keeps attracting women who do DEAR ABBY: I am a 53year-old male who is fit, healthy and has a good job. I also have two failed marriages behind me, which have cost me dearly, both emotionally and financially. I have no intention of making that mistake again! I have been on my own for five years, and in that time I have had five relationships —always with women my age (give or take a few years).

My problem is that women my age seem to have only one agenda: marriage. One very nice lady finally clarified her feelings by saying that DEAR at this time in her life, she didn’t have time for “just dating” because in a few years she’d be 60.

I understand her dilemma, JEANNE PHILLIPS but I’m not interested in younger women. I try hard to make it clear at the beginning of any relationship that marriage is out of the question, and I don’t proceed with the relationship unless the lady wholeheartedly agrees. But somehow I have broken five good hearts, whose only transgression was falling in love with me. — NOBODY’S RETIREMENT HUSBAND DEAR N.R.H.: I admire your self-image. You must be doing something right to have the ladies lining up the way they are.However,you may not be as effective a communicator as you think you are if five different women failed to get the message you said you convey. I have several thoughts about your predicament: If your only fear of marriage is that you would again be cleaned out financially, a strong prenuptial agreement could help you avoid any problem if a third marriage didn’t work. However, if variety is what you prefer, then you should restate your message every few months as these relationships blossom. (Or you could move to a monastery and stop dangling yourself in the dating pool.)

DEAR ABBY: Once a year I type my ZIP code into a website to see who the registered sex offenders are in my area so I can be better informed and protect myself and my family. A photo, address and the charges attributed to the offender are posted on the site. My jaw dropped to the floor when I saw a man listed that I work with and see quite often. The picture looked recent.

I haven’t said anything to him. I have known this person for five years and thought he was a good guy who respected women. I’d like to think it was a one-time mistake and that he would never do it again. But would he?

Should I tell my teenage daughter who sometimes visits me in the office? Should I tell the other women who work here? If a co-worker knew this kind of information and showed it to me, I’d be grateful to know. What do you think I should do? — STUNNED IN THE CITY DEAR STUNNED: Tell your daughter to keep her distance from this co-worker.But before you drop this bombshell at the office, you should first discuss what you have learned with your employer.

DEAR ABBY: I hope you can help with this etiquette question. My son and his wife believe that when you finish a good meal, you toss your napkin on the now-empty plate.

They say this sends a message that the food was great.

I do not agree. Is placing a grubby napkin on the plate inappropriate behavior or is this legit? — NOT A NAPKINTOSSING DAD DEAR DAD: Your son and his wife need to re-read the chapter on table manners in their etiquette book. When a meal is finished and the plate is empty, diners should place their used napkins on the table BESIDE their dessert plate. It should not be placed on top of a dirty plate.

P.S. If they don’t own an etiquette book, it appears they could use one.

ABBY

Nation and Obituaries Snow, bitter cold on East Coast BOSTON (AP) — Snow blowers whirred and shovels scraped across sidewalks Wednesday as the Northeast started cleaning up from a winter storm that swirled up the coast, creating blizzard conditions on Cape Cod, disrupting government work in Washington and leaving behind bitter cold that sapped fuel supplies.

The storm stretched from Kentucky to New England but hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston. Snow began falling at midmorning Tuesday in Philadelphia and dumped as much as 14 inches by Wednesday morning, with New York City seeing almost as much. Manalapan, N.J., had the highest snowfall reading with nearly 16 inches.

The storm, which dropped more than a foot of snow in parts of Massachusetts, largely spared Boston, which got about 4 inches.

But it was slow-going on roads in New Jersey, where speed limits were reduced on the turnpike, and the New York metropolitan area, where authorities cautioned motorists about black ice. Commuters in Philadelphia and New York packed early trains or spent hours inching along roads in swirling darkness to get home the night before.

On Cape Cod, a blizzard warning through Wednesday afternoon kept business brisk at Aubuchon Hardware in Sandwich, where salt The Associated Press and snow shovels were popular. “The flow of A man walks on an un-shoveled sidewalk in the aftermath of a snow- customers is pretty steady, but everyone storm Wednesday in Philadelphia. waits until the worst of the storm to start

No school for kids across Northeast, except in NYC NEW YORK (AP) — A winter storm dumped a foot or more of snow and closed schools across much of the Northeast — but not in New York City, where it was a regular school day for 1.1 million students.

The storm stretched from Kentucky to New England but hit hardest along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston.

Snow began falling at midmorning Tuesday in Philadelphia and dumped as much as 14 inches by Wednesday morning, with New York seeing almost as much. Manalapan, N.J., had the highest snowfall reading with nearly 16 inches.

worrying,” manager Jeff Butland said.

About 3,000 commercial flights were canceled Tuesday into and out of some of the nation’s busiest airports, including in Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, where Logan Airport advised passengers to expect extremely limited domestic service at least through Wednesday morning. About 1,400 flights were canceled nationwide Wednesday, according to flighttracking site flightaware.com.

Former Va. governor, wife indicted

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Bob McDonnell had just been elected governor of Virginia when a wealthy businessman who had donated the use of his private jet during the Republican’s campaign requested a meeting at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York.

The governor-elect obliged and brought along his wife, Maureen, who during the meeting told Jonnie Williams she needed a dress for the inauguration the following month, according to a federal indictment of the McDonnells.

Williams agreed to buy

D I G E S T her an Oscar de la Renta gown, but a Bob McDonnell aide said it would be inappropriate, according to the indictment returned by a grand jury Tuesday.

The former Washington Redskins cheerleader and future first lady fired off an email to the staffer.

“I need to talk to you about Inaugural clothing budget,” the email said. “I need answers and Bob is screaming

about the thousands I’m charging up in credit card debt. We are broke and have an unconscionable amount in credit card debt already and this Inaugural is killing us!! I need answers and I need help, and I need to get this done.”

Gov.Christie finds allies among Hispanic leaders In New Jersey and beyond, some minority leaders usually aligned with Democrats are giving the Republican goverThe Associated Press nor the benefit of the doubt regarding controversies that The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows he Fiat 500 during a crash test. have enveloped his office.

Obituary Terri Lee Yantis May 23, 1953 - Jan. 15, 2014

A chapel memorial service for Terri Lee Yantis, 60, of North Bend will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson in Ave., Coos Bay with Pastor Don Berney of New Beginnings Christian Terri Yantis Fellowship officiating.

A potluck reception will follow at the Sawmill Events Center, 3491 Broadway Ave. in North Bend with a very special thanks to Randy and Becky Rema for hosting.

Cremation rites have been held at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crematory in Coos Bay. Terri was born May 23, 1953, in Roseburg to Robert and Dorothea (Whiteline) Yantis. She passed away peacefully Jan. 15, 2014, in Coos Bay with her mother, both of her sons and their wives, her sister and dear

friend Jill Hanson by her side.

When Terri was just 5weeks-old, the Yantis family moved to Coos Bay and planted their roots. She graduated from Marshfield High School in 1971 and then married Larry Denton Dec. 31, 1971. Together they brought two amazing sons in to this world. Jason was born May 29, 1975, and Richard was born Nov. 22, 1977. Right away, Terri’s sons became her whole world. When her sons became fathers themselves, she became the most dedicated and loving grandmother who lived not only for her sons, but now her grandchildren too. She attended every event the grandkids had and loved them more than anything.

Terri was a member of the Argo Court No. 31 Order of Amaranth, past honored queen of Bethel No. 68, past grand junior princess of Oregon and past bethel guardian No. 68. She also was a member of Little Theatre on the Bay’s family and was the lighting director for many shows when her boys were young. She began

working at Reese Electric Jan. 16, 1988.

She was so dedicated to her work that she worked right up to her passing. She passed away one day away from her 25th year anniversary with Reese Electric. She truly loved her job and everyone she worked with.

They were like a second family to her.

She is survived by her mother, Dorothea Yantis; sons, Jason Denton and wife, Sandra and Richard Denton and wife, Chasity; grandsons, Wyatt and Braden Denton; granddaughters, Lanie and Maija Denton; sisters, Aletta Yantis-Shores and husband, Doug and Kathleen “Taffy” Potter and husband, Terry; many nieces, nephews; and great friends.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Arrangements are under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131.

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Death Notices R i c h a rd Ke n n e t h Windred — 71, of Coos Bay, died Jan. 19, 2014, in Coos Bay. Arrangements are pending with Myrtle Grove Funeral Service-Bay Area, 541-269-2851.

Na t h a n Dav i d L e e Millner — 13, of Coos Bay, died Jan. 17, 2014, in Coos Bay. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Hillcrest Elementary, 1100

Maine St., North Bend.

Arrangements are under the direction of Ocean View Memory Gardens Cremation and Burial Service, 541-888-4709.

Delores E. “Toots” Dague — 87, of Coquille, died Jan. 19, 2014, in Coquille. Arrangements are pending with Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service Coquille, 541-3963158.

John Franklin Crutchfield — 81, or Coquille, died Jan. 20, 2014, in Coquille.

Arrangements are pending with Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service Coquille, 541396-3158.

Glenn Arthur W i d m a rk — 93, of Reedsport/Gardiner, died June 28, 2013, in Vista, Ca. He was laid to rest in the Scottsburg Cemetery Jan. 17, 2014.

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what happens when a car’s front corner collides with another vehicle or an object like a utility pole. In the test, 25 percent of a vehicle’s front end on the driver’s side strikes a rigid barrier at 40 mph.

The test differs from the U.S. government’s frontal crash test, in which a car strikes a rigid barrier headon at 35 mph.

IIHS says hitting only part of the front end makes it harder for cars to manage the energy from a crash. In several of the subcompacts, the structures collapsed, which can exacerbate injuries because the air bags, seats and other parts get knocked out of position.

In the test of the Honda Fit, for example, the steering column pushed so far into the vehicle that the dummy’s head slid off the air bag and hit the instrument panel. IIHS said the Fit was one of the worst performers in terms of potential injuries to the driver.

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DETROIT (AP) — Subcompact cars fared poorly in new crash tests performed by an insurance industry group.

None of the 12 minicars tested got the highest rating of “good” from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The Chevrolet Spark was the only car that earned the second-highest rating of “acceptable.” Six of the cars — including the segment’s best-seller, the Nissan Versa — got the lowest rating of “poor.”

All of the cars were from the 2013 or 2014 model years.

“Small, lightweight vehicles have an inherent safety disadvantage. That’s why it’s even more important to choose one with the best occupant protection,” said Joe Nolan, IIHS’s senior vice president for vehicle research.

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Ukraine: 2 protesters killed with live ammo

MONTREUX, Switzerland (AP) — Peace talks to carve a path out of Syria’s civil war got off to a rocky start Wednesday as a bitter clash over President Bashar Assad’s future threatened to collapse the negotiations even before they had begun.

The dispute over Assad cast a pall over an international conference that aims to map out a transitional government and ultimately a democratic election for the country mired in fighting that has killed more than The Associated Press 130,000 people and dis- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, talks to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon prior to the Syrian peace placed millions. talks in Montreux, Switzerland, Wednesday.

While diplomats sparred against a pristine Alpine “You live in New York. I backdrop, Syrian forces and ference by saying that Assad region hostage.”

The Syrian response was live in Syria,” he angrily told opposition fighters clashed lost his legitimacy when he U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon. “I across a wide area from crushed the once-peaceful firm and blunt.

“There will be no transfer have the right to give the Aleppo and Idlib in the north protest movement against of power and President Syrian version here in this to Daraa in the south,activists his regime.

“We really need to deal Bashar Assad is staying,” forum. After three years of and state media said.

Just hours into the talks in with reality,” said U.S. Syrian Information Minister suffering, this is my right.”

Ahmad al-Jarba of the the Swiss city of Montreux, Secretary of State John Omran al-Zoubi told the two sides seemed impos- Kerry. “There is no way — no reporters after the day’s Syrian National Coalition had wavered up to the last sibly far apart. Complicating way possible in the imagina- speeches were done.

Syrian Foreign Minister minute on whether to attend matters, both Assad’s dele- tion — that the man who has gates and the Western-backed led the brutal response to his Walid al-Moallem said ter- the peace talks that have been opposition Syrian National own people could regain the rorists and foreign meddling largely opposed by rebel Coalition claimed to speak for legitimacy to govern. One had ripped his country apart. brigades in Syria. He said any man and those who have He refused to give up the discussion of Assad’s continthe Syrian people.

The U.S. and the Syrian supported him can no longer podium despite numerous ued hold on power would opposition opened the con- hold an entire nation and a requests from the U.N. chief. effectively end the talks.

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two protesters whose bodies were found Wednesday near the site of clashes with police were shot with live ammunition, prosecutors said Wednesday, raising fears that their deaths — the first after two months of largely peaceful protests — could further fuel violence on the streets of the Ukrainian capital.

Medics at the site said a third man died after he fell from a high point near a sports arena at the site of clashes, but Natalia Vishnevska, spokeswoman for the city health department, said that man survived the fall and was being treated in the hospital.

The protesters’ deaths fuelled fears that daily protests aimed at bringing down the government over its decision to shun the European Union for closer ties to Moscow and over human rights violations could turn even more violent.

Prosecutors said the two men were shot with live ammunition, and have opened a criminal investigation to determine who was responsible.

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said the police did not have live ammunition and charged that opposition leaders should be held responsible for the deaths.

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Rare blue diamond found in South Africa

NOAA: The world in 2013 was 4th hottest on record WASHINGTON (AP) — The sweltering year of 1988 first put global warming in the headlines and ended up as the hottest year on record. But on Tuesday, it was pushed out of the top 20 warmest by 2013.

Last year tied for the fourth hottest and 1988 fell to 21st.

The average world temperature was 58.12 degrees tying with 2003 for the fourth warmest since 1880, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.

At the same time, NASA, which

calculates records in a different manner, ranked last year as the seventh warmest on record, with an average temperature of 58.3 degrees. The difference is related to how the two agencies calculate temperatures in the Arctic and other remote places and is based on differences that are in the hundredths of a degree, scientists said.

Both agencies said nine of the 10th warmest years on record have happened in the 21st century. The hottest year was 2010, according to NOAA.

parties, meanwhile, issued a statement blaming President Viktor Yanukovych and his staunch ally Interior Minister Vitali Zakharchenko for the deaths.

The mass protests erupted after Yanukovych spurned a pact with the European Union in favor of close ties with Russia,which offered him a $15 billion bailout. They swelled to hundreds of thousands after a small, peaceful rally was violently broken up by police.

Seeing the government ignore their demands and opposition leaders unable to present a coherent plan or even select a single leader, radical protesters have clashed with riot police in Kiev since Sunday.

The deaths came on the fourth day of violent street battles between protesters hurling fire bombs and stones, and police firing back with tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. The bodies were found before police tore down protesters’ barricades near official buildings in Kiev and chased demonstrators away.

Riot police moved in on hundreds of protesters, dismantling barricades, beating many with truncheons and firing shots at some. One man was attacked by more than a dozen policemen,forced to take off his winter jacket, dragged away and was beaten again.

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Image taken Friday and made available by Petra Diamonds of a 29.6carat blue diamond which was recovered at the Cullinan Diamond Mine near Pretoria, South Africa. The stone is described as being of a vivid blue with extraordinary saturation, tone and clarity, and has the potential to yield a polished stone of great value and importance.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A mining company says it has found a rare blue diamond in South Africa.

Petra Diamonds says the 29.6-carat diamond came from the Cullinan mine, source of some of the world’s most famous diamonds. Cullinan lies near Pretoria, the South African capital.

Petra Diamonds said in a statement Tuesday that the diamond is a vivid blue with extraordinary tone and clarity, and could yield a polished stone of great value.

The Cullinan mine yielded the 530-carat Star of Africa blue diamond that is part of the British crown jewels.

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Weather South Coast

National forecast Forecast highs for Thursday, Jan. 23

Sunny

Pt. Cloudy

Cloudy

Seattle 38° | 50° Billings 16° | 40°

San Francisco 49° | 67°

Minneapolis -12° | -1°

Denver 17° | 29°

Curry County Coast Chicago 3° | 11°

New York 7° | 21°

Detroit 10° | 16°

Washington D.C. 13° | 27°

Los Angeles 49° | 72°

Atlanta 26° | 32°

El Paso 41° | 48° Houston 51° | 52°

Fronts Cold

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70s

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Northeast wind around 11 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

East wind 9 to 11 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. East wind 6 to 9 mph.

Jan. 23 Oregon weather Thursday, Tonight/Thursday City/Region Lowtemperatures | High temps Weather Underground forecast for daytime Jan. 23 conditions, low/high Forecast for Thursday,

WASH. Portland 35° | 50° Newport 40° | 56°

80s

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Temperatures indicate Tuesday’s high and Fairbanks 36 14 sno Philadelphia 28 04 .27 pcdy overnightShowers low to 5 a.m.

Fargo -01 .20 sno Phoenix 81Ice56 cdy Rain T-storms 04 Flurries Snow Hi Lo Prc Otlk Flagstaff 50 25 cdy Pittsburgh 19 -04 .01 cdy Albuquerque 54 29 cdy Fresno 69 43 pcdy Pocatello 43 15 cdy Anchorage 44 31 cdy Green Bay 05 -06 .04 sno Portland,Maine 13 04 cdy Atlanta 50 17 clr Hartford Spgfld 17 06 .04 pcdy Providence 21 09 .14 sno Lake effect snow showers will continue to be expected over the Atlantic City 32 07 .21 pcdy Honolulu 81 70 .18 rn Raleigh-Durham 51 22 .10 pcdy Austin Great Lakes 62 26 region, clr while will be dry and Houstonmost of 62the30Northeast clr Reno 55 23 clr Baltimore 34 05 .42showers pcdy Indianapolis 14 -02 .01over cdy southern Richmond Texas.

42 13 .13 clr cold.

Scattered will be expected Billings 51 31 sno Jackson,Miss.

48 21 clr Sacramento 70 34 clr Snow will over the central and Birmingham 45 be 16 expected clr Jacksonville 72 31 Rockies .30 clr St Louis High Plains.

16 13 .01 cdy Boise 29 24 cdy Kansas City 20 19 pcdy Salt Lake City 37 17 pcdy Boston 16 08 .11 cdy Key West 72 62 .33 clr Weather San AngeloUnderground 61 30• AP clr Buffalo 10 03 .01 sno Las Vegas 66 48 pcdy San Diego 77 58 pcdy 02 -13 clr Lexington Burlington,Vt. 32 -06 .12 pcdy San Francisco 68 44 clr Casper 42 19 sno Little Rock 37 20 clr San Jose 68 40 clr 66 32 clr Los Angeles Charleston,S.C. 78 60 pcdy Santa Fe 53 22 pcdy Charleston,W.Va. 31 02 .13 cdy Louisville 33 05 .05 pcdy Seattle 50 44 .02 cdy Charlotte,N.C. 54 21 clr Madison 04 -02 sno Sioux Falls 11 08 .01 clr Cheyenne 53 23 pcdy Memphis 34 16 pcdy Spokane 29 27 cdy Chicago 12 01 sno Miami Beach 73 53 .18 clr Syracuse 06 -12 clr Cincinnati 22 -07 cdy Midland-Odessa 59 31 cdy Tampa 70 45 .04 clr Cleveland 16 05 .02 cdy Milwaukee 10 00 sno Toledo 11 -10 cdy Colorado Springs 64 20 pcdy Mpls-St Paul 00 00 .02 clr Tucson 78 52 pcdy Columbus,Ohio 20 01 .01 cdy Missoula 40 24 sno Tulsa 30 18 clr Concord,N.H. 10 00 cdy Nashville 38 12 pcdy Washington,D.C. 37 09 .18 pcdy Dallas-Ft Worth 49 30 clr New Orleans 61 33 clr W. Palm Beach 74 49 clr Daytona Beach 73 39 .15 clr New York City 25 09 clr Wichita 30 18 pcdy Denver 63 20 pcdy Norfolk,Va. 54 16 .12 clr Wilmington,Del. 29 04 .30 pcdy Des Moines 12 12 sno Oklahoma City 38 22 clr National Temperature Extremes Detroit 13 -06 sno Omaha 19 18 sno High Tuesday 84 at Camarillo, Calif.

El Paso 63 35 cdy Orlando 76 42 .05 clr Low Wednesday -36 at Watertown, N.Y.

Lake Effect Snow Over The Great Lakes

Willamette Valley Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Areas of fog. Cloudy, then becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind.

Thursday Night: Patchy fog. Increasing clouds, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Friday: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Portland area Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Thursday: Areas of fog. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 51. Light wind.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

East northeast wind 13 to 16 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. East northeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

North Coast

Bend 27° | 43°

Salem 32° | 53°

Medford 31° | 52°

Tonight: Areas of freezing fog. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 30. Light east wind.

Thursday: Areas of freezing fog. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

Thursday Night: Areas of freezing fog. Increasing clouds, with a low around 33. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday: Areas of freezing fog. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.

Pendleton 26° | 41°

Klamath Falls

CALIF. 21° | 48°

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Oregon Temps Temperature extremes and precipitation for the 24 hours ending at 5 a.m. today.

Hi Lo Prec Astoria 50 44 0.08 Brookings 55 37 0 Corvallis 37 33 0 Eugene 39 33 0 Klamath Falls 53 16 0 La Grande 45 27 0 Medford 50 26 T Newport 50 43 T Pendleton 29 26 0 Portland 46 34 0 Redmond 42 19 T Roseburg 51 34 0 Salem 43 30 T

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FRIDAY

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SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Light northeast wind becoming east 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Northeast wind around 10 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southeast wind 11 to 13 mph.

Mostly sunny 60/38

Sunny 57/42

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. East northeast wind around 9 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 51. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

East wind around 16 mph, with gusts to 25 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55. East wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

IDAHO Ontario 23° | 35°

Eugene 30° | 51° North Bend Coos Bay 37° | 60°

Rogue Valley

Miami Miami 47° | 71° 70° 50°

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Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts to 18 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

East wind around 15 mph, with gusts to 23 mph.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 61. East southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Local high, low, rainfall Tuesday: High 48, low 37 Rain: none Total rainfall to date: 1.65 inches Rainfall to date last year: 1.47 inches Average rainfall to date: 7.25 inches

The Tide Tables To find the tide prediction for your area, add or subtract minutes as indicated. To find your estimated tidal height, multiply the listed height by the high or low ratio for your area. Tide ratios and variances based out of Charleston.

Location High time Bandon -0:05 -0:30 Brookings +1:26 Coos Bay +0:44 Florence Port Orford -0:18 Reedsport +1:11 Half Moon Bay +0:05

HIGH TIDE Date 22-Jan. 23-Jan. 24-Jan. 25-Jan. 26-Jan. Date 22-Jan. 23-Jan. 24-Jan. 25-Jan. 26-Jan.

A.M. time 3:53 4:34 5:22 6:18 7:18

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ratio Low time ratio .92 +0:02 .94 .90 -0:23 .97 .96 +1:28 .88 .86 +0:58 .80 .95 -0:17 1.06 .88 +1:24 .80 .91 +0:03 .96

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ft.

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TRIAL Scheduled to be four days Continued from Page A1 Wayne Hagner began acting unusually.

After declining offers to take him to the hospital, Frasier said Hagner produced a handgun and fired two shots — one into the floor, and the other into the kitchen with the

By Alysha Beck, The World gun pointed at a downward Local artist Pam Dennis looks through some of her artwork at Black angle.

Market Gourmet in Coos Bay where her work is currently on display.

The prosecutor gestured to a police diagram of the home’s excited about the new poster floor plan to show the posiand that Dennis, a local artist, tions of the Hagners and the was given the opportunity to Eppings when the shootings create. occurred. He said Anna “We’re very fortunate to

By Thomas Moriarty, The World Hagner wasn’t visible to the have her do the poster this Eppings when her husband Wayne Raymond Hagner, left, listens to his defense attorney Robert Manske’s opening statements with coContinued from Page A1 year,” Metzger said. “She does fired the shot into the kitchen. counsel Allen Goldman on Tuesday. gorgeous, gorgeous work.”

Officers found Anna The first people to get a getting them from artists, or Hagner lying in a pool of blood will call law enforcement witManske said his client’s grade the charge to people on the street, and so I look at this year’s poster will on the kitchen floor when they nesses who can testify to responses to questions asked manslaughter. be association members at started drawing suns; just responded to the Eppings’ 911 Hagner’s unusual demeanor by Downing and Zanni during Hagner’s trial is scheduled the members-only Poster out of my head.” call of shots fired. their interview — including for four days. Frasier told following the shooting.

Preview Party on Jan. 24, Soon, some of those creTowels had been placed It’s precisely that odd being seemingly unaware of Judge Barron he plans to call from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. ations began showing up around her head to stem the behavior that Hagner’s the then-recent all of his witnesses on This year, however, during the broadcast. flow of blood from a gunshot defense is counting on to Independence Day holiday — Wednesday.

Metzger says they will be “Every one of them has a wound just above her left eye. undercut the prosecution’s show that he wasn’t in a norIf convicted of murder, accepting payment for story,” she said. mal state of mind at the time Hagner faces a minimum of Police found a .32-caliber case for murderous intent. memberships even at the The same could probably Robert Manske,who is rep- of his wife’s death.

25 years in prison. revolver with two spent carbe said about the posters cre- preview party itself. You can tridge cases in a green bag on resenting Hagner along with Barron had previously Reporter Thomas Moriarty ated each year for the festival. find out more about memlongtime public defender ruled that psychiatric evalua- can be reached at 541-269the couple’s bed. bership levels and prices on In this case, Dennis says it Frasier said bullets recov- Allen Goldman, told the jury tions wouldn’t support a 1222, ext. 240, or by email at was her perspective, as board their website at www.oreered from Anna Hagner’s head that the defense planned to defense of “extreme emotion- t h o m a s . m o r i a rt y @ t h e member of the music festival, goncoastmusic.org. and the kitchen floor were a present testimony that al disturbance,” but said worldlink.com. Follow him on If you can’t make the prethat helped guide her through Hagner had been on what Hagner’s attorneys could pur- T w i t t e r : ballistic match to the gun. view party, there are two the creation process.

Starting Wednesday, the Manske described as an sue a partial-responsibility @ThomasDMoriarty.

“Last year, (the poster) was other events that weekend: a district attorney says the state “emotional roller coaster.” defense, which might downconcert at 7-Devils Brewery very whimsical. This is even at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. more whimsical,” she 25, and an afternoon tea at the laughed. “Listen, I kicked income taxpayers could see Taxpayers who didn’t plan whimsy up a notch and I’ll tell Coos Bay Maonor from 2-5 their itemized deductions could find themselves with you one of the reasons I did — p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26.

Continued from Page A1 and personal exemptions big tax bills come April 15 — Posters and T-shirts with when you go to the festival phased out and pay higher and perhaps penalties for the image will be available for concerts, particularly the capital gains taxes — 20 per- under-withholding. purchase. a conWeltman, Barbara classical concerts, there’s a lot “It’s a snowball effect,” Continued from Page A1 For Dennis, she just hopes tributing editor to the tax cent for some taxpayers. And of white hair in the audience, there are new taxes for them said Dave Du Val, her contribution will help give guide “J.K. Lasser’s Your and I think it’s wonderful. to help pay for the new TaxAudit.com’s vice presisome indication of just how Income Tax 2014.”

■ Maintaining a 50-foot (But,) I feel so strongly health care law. dent of customer advocacy. setback from all wetlands on much fun these music festiNo change in the April 15 though that people don’t There are different Confused? vals can be. deadline, however. That’s set the property. A wetlands understand the variety of the “The complexities of the inspection also shall be com“I was kind of surprised, by law and will remain in income thresholds for each music that the festival proof these new taxes. tax code are only affecting pleted prior to the honestly, that they chose it,” place, the IRS says. duces.

An additional 0.9 percent those of us trying to read it,” development.

Dennis said. “But I’m really “We have jazz, we have ■ Having a professional reggae, we have marimba, we happy, and I hope when peo- Higher-income taxpayers Medicare tax, for example, National Taxpayer Advocate The tax legislation passed kicks in on earnings over Nina Olson said in an inter- archaeologist survey the site have blues, we have rock. Yes, ple see it, it helps them realize the joy of the festival. It’s not at the start of 2013 perma- $250,000 for married cou- view. and discuss findings with the the last week is classical, but Tax software makes a lot Coquille and Siletz tribes, who nently extended the George ples filing jointly and just for old folks, and it’s not it’s such a variety and I think just classical. It’s just joyful.” W. Bush-era tax cuts for $200,000 for singles and of those complexities invisi- will work with developers on an it’s important to invite the most people but also added a heads of household. Same ble to most people.

If you would like to see appropriate archaeological mityoung people in our commuAs a result, taxpayers igation and monitoring plan. top marginal tax rate of 39.6 for an extra 3.8 percent tax other samples of her work, nity to get them enthused might not realize they’re percent for those at higher on investment income.

If the project gets final about attending live perform- the Black Market Gourmet But the phaseout of per- being helped by a wide array approval, including any posincomes — $400,000 for display will be staying up ances. Theater as well. And single filers, $450,000 for sonal exemptions and of deductions and credits. sible appeals, construction of for them to get involved in the through February, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Due to possi- married couples filing jointly deductions doesn’t begin “They have no idea of the the first nine holes for the world of music and theater.” and $425,000 for heads of until $300,000 for married benefits they are getting course could be completed ble schedule conflicts, it is Kathy Metzger, co-presicouples filing jointly and through the tax code,” she this fall, with the other nine household. suggested you call ahead at dent of the Oregon Coast Music Association, says she is 541-269-0194.

On top of that, higher- $250,000 for singles. holes built next year. said.

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theworldlink.com/sports ■ Sports Editor John Gunther ■ 541-269-1222, ext. 241

Pirates hit midway point in first place Marshfield boys hold off Sutherlin to finish first half of league season at 5-1 ■

BY GEORGE ARTSITAS The World

COOS BAY — Exactly two weeks after taking down No. 1 ranked BrookingsHarbor at the Pirate Palace, Marshfield took down its second Goliath of the year.

The Pirates were able to knock off Sutherlin 55-51 at home on Tuesday, keeping No. 20 Marshfield alone atop the Far West League standings at 5-1. The Bulldogs entered the night ranked No. 2 in the OSAA power rankings, while Marshfield was No. 20 (the Pirates jumped three spots and Sutherlin fell one after the game).

Embracing the role of David hasn’t been

a challenge for the Pirates.

“It’s a lot better than being Goliath,” Marshfield head coach Doug Miles said. “(The team) likes it so I’ll go with it. It’s always better playing with a chip on your shoulder.”

With the game in the balance after Treven Anspach tied the contest at 51 with 49.9 seconds left, Marshfield tightened up.

Jake Miles, Rylee Trendell and Hunter Olson all hit key free throws in the last 75 seconds, going 5-for-6 as a group.

The Bulldogs’ last chance came when they were down two with 17 seconds to go.

Marshfield crowded around Jace Martineau on a deep 3-pointer and he couldn’t convert.

Trendell finished with a team-high 13 points and added six rebounds, but only saw glimpses — or “spurts” — of his team actually reaching its potential.

“Instead of (playing) in spurts, we have

to put a whole game together,” Trendell said.

“We can play a great quarter and a half of a game, but we just need to play a great four quarters. Once we get that going, we’ll be golden.”

The biggest spurt came when Austin Howerton got hot in the third quarter. The Pirates went on a 20-11 run to start the quarter, fueled by two 3-pointers from Kody Dean and eight points from Howerton.

Howerton finished with 10 points and had seven rebounds on the night. When Howerton has stretches like he did on Tuesday, he admitted that he feels himself get hot and just tries to keep it going.

“I felt like I was getting a streak going,” Howerton said. “I hit that first 3 and felt good going to the next shot and it just kind of progressed.”

Noah Caillier had a knock-out night for Sutherlin. He single-handedly got the

Bulldogs back in the game after Marshfield’s third-quarter run. Caillier scored 14 points in the second half on the way to a game-high 21 points.

After taking his team to the brink, Caillier was upset he couldn’t get the Bulldogs over that hump.

“I’m feeling bad,” Caillier said. “I’m disappointed because I know we could’ve played better, I know we could’ve won. I should’ve done more.”

Next up for Marshfield is a nonleague game up at Eagle Point on Saturday before the Pirates kick off the second half of Far West League play on Jan. 31 against Douglas.

The break from league play may give Doug Miles and the Pirates a chance to enjoy where they’re at halfway through the league slate.

“They’re mellow, they’re calm and they get things done,” Miles said. “We’re just starting to touch our potential.”

Bandon rallies for win THE WORLD

Brayden Schmitt.

Equally impressive, all but one of those players had at least one assist, led by the five assists of freshman Austin Layton (he also had four steals).

The Red Devils didn’t have a particularly good shooting night, finishing 18-for-59 from the floor (30 percent).

Bandon’s boys took the outright lead in the Sunset Conference standings Tuesday night, rallying from a halftime deficit to beat visiting Myrtle Point 65-61.

“It was an amazing second half,” said Bandon coach Ken Nice.

“We played great to stay with them. It’s pretty tough to stay with that team when they are shooting that way, especially when Cooper Stateler is playing the way he was.”

Stateler, one of Myrtle Point’s three high-scoring seniors, made nearly everything he threw up while scoring 35 points in the game, including making several tough shots over Bandon defenders, Nice said.

The Bobcats led by eight points after the first quarter and seven at halftime, but couldn’t hold on.

Quentin Coomer had 17 points to lead a balanced attack for the Tigers.

Logan Shea scored 16, Evan Henson 14 and Tristian Davidson 13.

Bandon improved to 4-0 in league play, while Myrtle Point fell to 3-1. Both lead their classifications in the hybrid league and are on pace for spots in the Class 3A and 2A playoffs, respectively.

Myrtle Point coach Dave Larsen gave credit to the Tigers after the win.

“It was the best game I’ve seen or been involved with in a long time,” Larsen said. “We had them down 12 and they came back and did what they needed to do.”

Larsen said the third quarter was the difference. Bandon outscored the Bobcats 21-11 to turn around the halftime deficit.

Myrtle Point’s Taylor Fischer hit four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, but Bandon held on.

Fischer’s only points came on the 3-pointers and Thomas Nathan was the only other Bobcat to score, with 14.

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Local Recap

By Alysha Beck, The World

Coquille’s Terrence Edwards jumps to the hoop against Glide’s Jacob Fricke during their game Tuesday night.

Defense sparks Red Devils to victory

BY JOHN GUNTHER The World

COQUILLE — All season, Coquille’s boys basketball team has thrived on defense.

That was the case again Tuesday night in a 50-26 win over visiting Glide, but Coquille coach Dan Cumberland also was delighted with his team’s ball movement.

“We had some aweus going.” some passes tonight,” The defense sparked a Cumberland said. “I 14-0 run to end the first See related photos at enjoyed that a lot.” quarter that turned an The Red Devils’ pres- www.theworldlink.com. early 6-4 deficit into a sure overwhelmed the comfortable lead the Red Wildcats, who committed 39 Devils maintained the rest of the turnovers, including 27 steals by contest.

Coquille.

By the end of the game, all nine “Everybody was doing their Coquille regulars had at least one jobs,” Coquille’s Joe Scolari said steal and most had more, includof the pressure defense. “It gets ing five each by Scolari and

Glide girls get big win

The pain of pro sports It’s been about 72 hours. I controlled myself as well as think I can talk about Sunday Richard Sherman does in post now. game interviews.

I don’t need to talk about the The entire fourth quarter, I game. couldn’t sit down. My legs The NFC champiSPORTS were involuntarily bounconship was what it was. ing so much my friends Richard Sherman was a started to get nervous. So punk. NaVorro Bowman instead I paced around a got broken. The Niners 6-by-6 room, making laps lost. around a leather sofa with It’s the kind of loss that my head fixated on the Oregon fans know a little ground. Consternation too well. If the NFC made it so I could only West’s best rivalry was a look up right from the question on the SAT, it snap to when the whistle would read “The I couldn’t tell you GEORGE blew.

Seahawks are to the why.

ARTSITAS Niners what Stanford is to For the past two days, the Ducks.” The Niners I’ve been a shell of myself. just can’t get over the hump, Like a zombie with a heartbeat especially in Seattle. and better hygiene. If there’s It was about as devastating a such thing as an emotional hangloss as I’ve felt since forever. over, I was nursing one on Worse than the Super Bowl.

Monday.

Maybe my worst ever.

This game did a lot more than And for what? All because 22 have me question Colin guys wear the type of laundry I Kaepernick’s ability to throw the choose to root for? deep ball with touch. It’s made me Sports obviously takes up a big question why on Earth do I care part of the pie chart of my life. so much?

The word “sports” is literally in my job title. But on Sunday, I SEE ARTSITAS | B3

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BY JOHN GUNTHER The World

COQUILLE — Last winter, Glide’s girls basketball team won a clutch game at Coquille to secure a spot in the Class 3A playoffs.

On Tuesday, they repeated the win on the Red Devils’ court, beating Coquille 40-36 and nearly securing the top seed for the Sunset Conference to this year’s playoffs.

Glide now has beaten Coquille in both meetings this year. With a win over Bandon in either of the final two meetings, the Wildcats will earn the top seed and a likely home playoff game.

“We really wanted this win,” Glide’s Kali Vickery said. “We knew this was a game we really needed to win.”

The Wildcats dominated the first three quarters and then held

By Alysha Beck, The World

Glide’s Kali Vickery steals the ball from Coquille’s Makala Edgar during the game Tuesday night. off a frantic Coquille rally in the fourth.

Glide led 32-17 entering the final quarter, but Coquille pulled within 37-36 on a free throw by Makala Edgar with 37 seconds to go.

Glide held on, with Elle Rappé

and Vickery each hitting a free throw, sandwiched around a turnover by the Red Devils.

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Sports No. 1 Sutherlin races past Pirates Marshfield ends the first half of the league season with a 3-3 record ■

BY GEORGE ARTSITAS The World

COOS BAY — After a string of three straight wins put Marshfield above .500 in Far West League play, the Pirates were humbled Tuesday by the best team in state, getting blown out by Sutherlin 53-22.

Sutherlin is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A and 15-0 on the year.

“There’s a reason they’re No. 1,” Marshfield’s head coach Bruce Bryant said.

“Championship ball clubs are going to play like that.

They don’t have any weaknesses, and if they did, we didn’t find any of them tonight.”

Sutherlin got off to a slow start, not scoring for the first 3:23 of the game. After Sutherlin’s Miranda Mendenhall hit the first 3pointer to put the Bulldogs on the board, Sutherlin rifled off a 16-0 run to jump up 196 and coast their way to a blowout.

The separation came with the way the Bulldogs shot the ball. In the first three quarters, before its reserves got in, Sutherlin went 8-for-15 from 3-point range. By the end of the game, Mendenhall was 4-for-6 from downtown and Kayce Mock was 3-for-4.

When his payers are hitting treys at that kind of clip, it makes Bulldogs Josh Grotting’s job that much easier.

RECAP

“When we have nights where we’re shooting like that, we’ll take opportunities from the outside,” Grotting said. “Anybody would be happy to shoot like that.”

Mendenhall had a gamehigh 14 points and Mock added 13 for Sutherlin.

Baily Garrett was one of the bright spots in an otherwise rough night for the Pirates. Garret led the Pirates with eight points and was active enough on defense to tally up three steals.

Savannah Thurman added five points and five rebounds.

The start wasn’t what the Pirates and Garrett hoped for, but if they can play up to Sutherlin’s level against weaker opponents, Marshfield could have a good second half of their league season.

“We kind of came out not ready to play,” Garrett said.

“Playing against other teams, we’ll be more ready. And if we play like that against other teams, we’ll be successful.”

Tracee Scott was forced out of the game in the third quarter after she landed awkward and aggravated her knee and ankle. She was seen on the sideline icing her leg, but Bryant said after the game he doesn’t anticipate it being anything serious.

The loss puts Marshfield at 3-3 on the year in Far West League play and 11-6 overall.

Marshfield’s next game will be on Saturday when they travel to Eagle Point for a nonleague contest.

“They shot the lights outs and that’s what good teams do,” Bryant said. “We’re going to move forward and use this to propel us forward.

We have a whole other half of league to play.”

the first round of league play.

South Umpqua 56, Douglas 43: The Lancers topped the Trojans for their second league win.

Erik Johnson had 21 points From Page B1 to lead the Lancers. Brandon Stewart scored 14 for Myrtle Point now faces Douglas. rival Coquille at home on Friday. Bandon visits GIRLS BASKETBALL Reedsport.

Gold Beach 56, Far West League Reedsport 40: The Brookings-Harbor 71, Panthers enhanced their North Bend 34: The Bruins chances of reaching the Class pulled away from the visiting 2A district playoffs by win- Bulldogs over the final three ning on their home court. quarters.

They now have two wins Iva Hart had 16 points and over the Braves and will reach Courtney Kay added 13 for the playoffs unless Reedsport Brookings-Harbor, which manages to beat Myrtle Point improved to 4-1 in league twice. play.

Dustin Carter had 20 Codi Wallace had 16 points and Jalen Robison and points and Damie Raef Williams added 10 each Zomerschoe added eight for for Gold Beach.

North Bend, which still is Bryce Roberts had eight seeking its first league win. points to lead the Braves.

Douglas 53, South Umpqua 47: The Trojans Far West League came from behind to win at North Bend 74, home, outscoring the Brookings-Harbor 65: Lancers 38-28 in the second North Bend was able to get half. perhaps its biggest win of the Katherine Miller had 18 season Tuesday, beating the points Douglas. for host Bruins.

Kaysaundra Maunu led the The Bulldogs led practi- Lancers with 14. cally wire to wire, and while Matt Woods led the way on Sunset Conference offense with 27 points, Myrtle Point 51, everyone who played for Bandon 40: The Bobcats got North Bend scored at least their first league win at the five. expense of the host Tigers.

“Offensively, we shared Morgan Newton had 20 the basketball as well as we points to lead the Bobcats. have all year long and on Hailey Iverson had 11 defense we did just enough,” points for the Tigers, still North Bend coach Tom seeking their first league win.

Nicholls said.

Gold Beach forfeits win Ty Roane had 17 points to Reedsport: The Panthers and Drew Matthews added 11 had to forfeit their victory for North Bend. Justin over the visiting Braves on Murray had 20 points and Tuesday after Gold Beach Ronnie Manley added 15 for accidentally used a player in the Bruins. too many quarters between The win puts North Bend the junior varsity and varsity at 4-1 in the Far West League games. and they have the chance to OSAA rules limit players move into a tie atop the to five quarters a night. standings with Marshfield at Gold Beach coach Chris the midway point of the Clark discovered the error league season if they can take after the game. out Siuslaw at home on “I am extremely proud of Friday. our girls basketball coach,” “This gives us a chance to Gold Beach athletic director keep moving forward,” Kevin Swift said. “He discovNicholls said about the game ered the mistake and owned Tuesday. up to it right away. Integrity The road win was a big is everything to me.” boost for the Bulldogs, who The Panthers suffered will have to visit both their first league loss, falling Marshfield and Sutherlin, the out of a tie for first place with team that handed North Glide.

Bend it’s league loss, during Reedsport and Gold Beach the second half of the league now also are tied in the race season. for the league’s two spots in B r o o k i n g s - H a r b o r, the Class 2A special district meanwhile, fell to 3-2 head- playoffs, each with one win ing into a home game against over Myrtle Point and one South Umpqua to wind up win over each other.

NB boys get win in Brookings

The Associated Press

Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant gestures and smiles after hitting a basket during Tuesday’s game against Portland.

Durant leads OKC past Portland OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers braced themselves for a late onslaught from Kevin Durant. They still failed to stop him.

The 6-foot-9 forward scored 11 of his 46 points in the final 3:23 to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Trail Blazers 105-97 on Tuesday night.

“When the basket is an ocean, you can’t really do much about it,” Portland guard Wesley Matthews said. “He’s been on a roll.”

Durant has scored at least 30 points for eight consecutive games, the longest such streak of his career. He made 17 of 25 field goals, including 6 of 7 3-pointers.

“He did what he’s been doing the last two weeks,” Portland guard Damian Lillard said. “You look up, he’s hitting 50 and 45 and 50 again and 40 and up.

We knew coming in that he’s been shooting the ball well.”

Reggie Jackson added 15 points for Oklahoma City (32-10), which took a one-game lead over Portland in the Northwest Division. Oklahoma City improved to 9-5 since point guard Russell Westbrook was taken out of the lineup after having surgery on his right knee.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 16 rebounds for Portland, but he went 1-for-8 from the field in the fourth quarter. Durant said Aldridge’s late struggles might have been a combination good defense by Kendrick Perkins and Serge Ibaka and the Trail Blazers being worn out from their loss to Houston the night before.

“Perk and Serge did a great job early on contesting LaMarcus’ jump shot, but he’s a great player and he was knocking them down,” Durant said. “In the fourth quarter, of course, after playing last

NBA Recap

BOYS From Page B1 But they got good looks throughout the night because of their passing and defense.

“We talk ‘We’ ball all the time,” Cumberland said, adding that the style works great with Coquille’s balance.

The Red Devils showed that balance in their scoring Tuesday.

Scolari had 10 points and Terrence Edwards scored nine in limited minutes due to a tender knee. Schmitt, Brad Romine, Drew Piburn and Brandon Bowen added six points each.

“It was a team effort tonight,” Cumberland said.

“It’s nice to see us clicking.”

Cody Cunningham and Jacob Fricke had seven points and six rebounds each, and

GIRLS From Page B1 went just long and Rappé made one more foul shot for the final margin.

Vickery, who had a fabulous game with 18 points and five steals along with handling the pressure defense of the Red Devils, said the Wildcats were able to keep their focus even as Coquille rallied.

“We stayed really composed,” she said. “We knew we needed to.”

Coquille’s problem wasn’t missed chances in the final minute, it was woeful shoot-

night, he’s a little tired. We forced him all the way out close to the 3-point line and made him shoot some tough ones and we were able to rebound and hit shots on the other end.”

Matthews added 21 points for Portland (31-11), which lost its last two games of a four-games-in-five-days road trip.

“Pissed,” Matthews said. “We’re not happy. Last year we were happy coming off a road trip at .500. We’re not that team any more. We didn’t come out with the right energy and the right mentality against Houston and they were ready for us. We came out with the right mentality early in this game and KD had a hell of a fourth quarter, so it’s bitter.”

Oklahoma City held Lillard to 14 points, well below his average of 21.4 points per game.

Portland led 93-90 when Durant was called for an offensive foul. Durant was unhappy after the call, and after Perkins was called for a foul, Durant, still frustrated, hit the scorer’s table and was issued a technical foul. Portland made two of the three free throws to go up by five. A fired-up Durant responded with a layup, then a 3-pointer to tie the score with 2:52 remaining.

“It was really a stupid, stupid reaction by me,” Durant said. “I could have hurt my team really badly. I was just more frustrated with myself, turning the ball over. I can’t hurt my team like that. This time, it went in our direction.

Next time, I’ve got to be smarter.”

Durant seemed to reach another gear after the technical, though. He hit a 3 with 48 seconds left to give the Thunder a 102-95 lead, then another with 26.8 seconds remaining to ice the game.

Heat 93, Celtics 86: LeBron James scored 11 of his 29 points in the fourth

quarter, Chris Bosh added 16 and the Heat blew an 18-point lead before rallying to beat the Celtics.

Brandon Bass scored 15 points, Kris Humphries had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and Jeff Green had 12 points for the Celtics, who outrebounded Miami 46-33 but shot only 39 percent.

Rajon Rondo, still coming around after returning from knee surgery, missed all eight of his shots, plus missed a pair of free throws with the Celtics down four with 44.4 seconds remaining. Avery Bradley, the Celtics’ other starting guard, was lost in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle.

Nets 101, Magic 90: Andray Blatche came off the bench and had a team-high 18 points and reserve forward Mirza Teletovic added 14 points as the Nets beat the Magic for their eighth win in nine games.

Joe Johnson and Paul Pierce each had 13 points apiece for the Nets.

Kings 114, Pelicans 97: Rudy Gay tied a career high with 41 points, and the Kings cruised to a victory over the Pelicans.

Isaiah Thomas had 20 points and 11 assists, while DeMarcus Cousins had 18 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for the Kings, who’ve won five of eight.

Tyreke Evans scored 17 for New Orleans, which trimmed a 23-point first-half deficit to six shortly before halftime, only to fall behind by 23 again in the third quarter.

Timberwolves 112, Jazz 97: Kevin Love had 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to help the Minnesota Timberwolves run past Utah and sweep a home-and-home set with the Jazz.

Gordon Hayward returned from a five-game absence to lead the Jazz with 27 points, but he was the only starter in double figures.

also combined for five blocks, to lead Glide. But the Wildcats weren’t able to get more than seven points in any quarter.

Tuesday’s game was important for Coquille, both in terms of playoff position and rebounding from last week’s one-point loss at Bandon.

“It was a good confidence booster,” said Scolari.

The Red Devils still have their eyes on the Sunset Conference title and the league’s top seed for the Class 3A playoffs.

Because they now have beaten Glide twice, they are in great shape for one of the league’s two playoff spots heading into two more big games.

Coquille visits rival Myrtle Point on Friday and then hosts Bandon next

By Alysha Beck, The World Tuesday for the second of three meetings with the Coquille’s Austin Layton lays a shot up against Glide’s Cory Finlay during the game Tuesday night.

Tigers.

ing the first three quarters.

The Red Devils scored just one point in the first quarter, quickly falling behind 10-1, and shot just 3-for-23 from the field in the first half.

Though Coquille warmed up in the fourth quarter, the final numbers still were very poor, and not just from the floor. The Red Devils finished 10-for-23 from the line, even after making five straight late in the game.

“We couldn’t hit the barn,” said Coquille coach Tim GeDeros. “I told the girls at halftime, we couldn’t hit the barn if we were inside it.”

Kaitlyn Hyatt had 11

points for the Red Devils, all but one in the second half after sitting much of the first two quarters in foul trouble.

Maddy Grant added nine points and a game-best 14 rebounds.

“Our shots just weren’t falling the first half,” said Grant, adding that the team has had a bad trend of starting too slowly.

In contrast, the Red Devils tend to finish strong, showing heart in the fourth quarter, she said.

“That’s one thing we talk about,” Grant said.

One thing the Red Devils can take comfort in is that

this year the league has two spots in the Class 3A playoffs, unlike last year when Coquille was denied a lone spot by the Wildcats.

“There’s still a playoff spot,” said GeDeros. “We just have to take care of Bandon.”

Coquille has beaten the Tigers once, and can virtually clinch its own playoff spot by beating Bandon at home next Tuesday.

Glide, meanwhile, can take comfort knowing it doesn’t need to win the third game against the Red Devils when Coquille visits Feb. 7.

“But we still want to win it,” Vickery said.

Wednesday,January 22,2014 • The World • B3

Sports ARTSITAS

Federer reaches semifinals MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Roger Federer rekindled his dominance over Andy Murray in Grand Slam matches and advanced to his 11th consecutive Australian Open semifinal with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 win Wednesday.

Federer clinched it on his third match point with an ace to set up a showdown with top-ranked Rafael Nadal, who beat Grigor Dimitrov 36, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7), 6-2.

Two of the leading contenders on the men’s side survived on a day when two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka was beaten 61, 5-7, 6-0 by Agnieszka Radwanska in the women’s quarterfinals.

Still, Nadal and Federer certainly had nervous moments.

Murray, who saved two match points in the third-set tiebreaker, has an 11-10 edge over Federer in head-to-head matches and won their last match in five sets in the Australian Open semifinals last year, but Federer has won four of five matches in majors.

The Wimbledon champion became agitated after a ruling while dropping serve late in the third set when he indicated that he thought the ball had bounced twice before Federer kept it in play.

Rightly or wrongly, it seemed to spark his resurgence, breaking Federer when the 17-time major winner was serving for the match in the 10th game, and then pushing it to a fourth set when he won six of the last seven points in the tiebreaker.

“They showed it twice on the replay,” Federer said of the bounce.

“It’s an umpire’s call. It looked good.”

After spending three months off the circuit following minor back surgery, Murray appeared to be in discomfort at times in the match, clutching at his lower back.

From Page B1

The Associated Press

Roger Federer celebrates after beating Andy Murray of Britain during their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open today.

“I was proud of the way I fought,” Murray said. “That’s the highest level I’ve played at in a long time. My serve slowed down a bit in the fourth set, especially the first couple points when I was getting up after the change of ends.”

After Federer won the opening game of the fourth set, the two played a 10-deuce game in which Murray saved six break points before Murray leveled. But Federer finally broke Murray in the eighth game then held serve to win the match in 3 hours, 20 minutes.

“I’m back,” Federer said. “It was a great game on many levels, not just physically ... but mentally, also.”

In the earlier match on Rod Laver Arena, Nadal received treatment several times for a nastylooking blister on the palm of his left hand that he said caused him to serve slower than usual. He fended off three set points in the third, including two in the tiebreaker, and won on his first set point.

He went up 2-0 in the fourth when he hit a passing backhand down the line on break point with Dimitrov standing at the net. At the end, Dimitrov appeared to wipe tears from his eyes with a towel as he walked off Rod Laver Arena.

Nadal acknowledged that Dimitrov let him off the hook with a wide forehand on set point in the third-set tiebreaker.

“It’s a tough moment mentally for an opponent,” Nadal said. “If that forehand from him goes in and he wins the third, I’m going to be fighting.”

Dimitrov said: “I’m a bit shattered. I came out expecting nothing less than to win.”

Azarenka’s loss meant both defending champions went out in the quarterfinals — Novak Djokovic lost to Stan Wawrinka on Tuesday, ending his bid for a fourth consecutive men’s title. Azarenka had been aiming for three in a row and other women’s title contenders Serena

Williams and Maria Sharapova didn’t even reach the quarterfinals.

Azarenka’s defeat left 2011 French Open champion Li Na as the only major winner in contention. Li, a two-time Australian Open finalist, next plays 19-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard.In the other semifinal, Radwanska takes on No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova, who routed No. 11-seeded Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0.

Radwanska mixed up her game cleverly to keep Azarenka off balance, and never let her settle into the game.

“She was aggressive. She was making everything. She was guessing right,” Azarenka said. “I was just playing a little bit too predictably.”

Warwinka plays Tomas Berdych in the first men’s semifinal Thursday, with Federer and Nadal set to play Friday night.

“We’ve had some epics over the years,” Federer said of the semifinal.

“I hope we can slug it out here in a couple of days.”

So far in the past month, I took a vacation day off work to drive down to San Francisco and watch the last game at Candlestick Park. I didn’t even have tickets.

Then I procured a toaster that burns the 49ers logo into my toast. And I didn’t just go and buy it at Bed Bath & Beyond. I took it from my parent’s house at Christmas. I don’t even eat toast, I just wanted it.

I’ve done all this and I’m not even in the top-10 percentile of crazy Niners fans.

There’s something about the passion that goes along with professional sports that is naturally unsettling to analyze.

It’s all so silly. Millionaires carrying, hitting or shooting a leather-bound ball better than other millionaires.

It’s pretty much irrefutable.

But still, at 7 p.m. Sunday, my week was ruined.

People say sports are an escape from the realities of life — and I assume for some it might be— but I wasn’t escaping anything after the NFC championship.

And after a couple of introspective days, that’s exactly why I choose to love sports.

The sheer fact that something about sports, whatever it may be, can make me have a breakdown of my nervous system makes it more than just overgrown boys playing a game.

Whenever I meet someone from out of town, I immediately ask them if they like the local pro franchises. Sports are the only thing I can tolerate small-talking about. They’re the one thing my brother, father and any old friend from my past can talk about.

And they’re the one thing that can give me a panic attack for three hours and be more than ready to do it all over again next year.

It’s not rational, it’s sports.

Scoreboard Sutherlin 53, Marshfield 22

On The Air Today NBA Basketball — Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5 p.m, ESPN; Indiana at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m., ESPN. Men’s College Basketball — Wake Forest at Virginia Tech, 4 p.m., Root Sports; Duke at Miami, 4:30 p.m., ESPN2; Wyoming at Air Force, 6 p.m., Root Sports.

Tennis — Australian Open, women’s semifinals, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2; men’s semifinal, 12:30 a.m., ESPN. Hockey — Chicago at Detroit 5 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Golf — European Tour Qatar Masters, 2 a.m., Golf Channel.

Thursday, Jan. 23 NBA Basketball — Los Angeles Lakers at Miami, 5 p.m., TNT; Denver at Portland, 7:30 p.m., TNT and KHSN (1230 AM).

Men’s College Basketball — Teams TBA, 4 p.m., ESPN and ESPN2; Colorado at Arizona, 6 p.m., ESPN2; Middle Tennessee at Tulsa, 6 p.m., Fox Sports 1; BYU at Portland, 7 p.m., Root Sports; Oregon at Washington, 8 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Alaska-Fairbanks at St. Martin’s, 9 p.m., Root Sports.

Women’s College Basketball — Maryland at Virginia, 3:30 p.m., Root Sports.

Tennis — Australian Open, men’s semifinal, 12:30 a.m., ESPN. Hockey — Pittsburgh at New York Islanders, 4:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Golf — European Tour Qatar Masters, 2 a.m., Golf Channel; LPGA Tour Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, 8:30 a.m., Golf Channel; PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open, noon, Golf Channel.

Friday, Jan. 24 High School Girls Basketball — Siuslaw at North Bend, 6 p.m., K-Light (98.7 FM) and KCST (106.9 FM).

High School Boys Basketball — Siuslaw at North Bend, 7:30 p.m., K-Light (98.7 FM) and KCST (106.9 FM).

NBA Basketball — Los Angeles Clippers at Chicago Bulls, 5 p.m., ESPN. Golf — European Tour Qatar Masters, 2 a.m., Golf Channel; LPGA Tour Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, 8:30 a.m., Golf Channel; PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open, noon, Golf Channel.

Local Schedule Today W o m e n ’ s C o l l e g e B a s k e t b a l l — Lane at SWOCC, 5:30 p.m.

Men’s College Basketball — Lane at SWOCC, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 23 H i g h S c h o o l W r e s t l i n g — Douglas and Brookings-Harbor at Marshfield, 4 p.m.; North Bend, South Umpqua and Siuslaw at Sutherlin, 4 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 24 High School Girls Basketball — Far West League: Siuslaw at North Bend, 6 p.m.; Douglas at Sutherlin, 6 p.m.; South Umpqua at Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m. Sunset Conference: Coquille at Myrtle Point, 6 p.m.; Bandon at Reedsport, 6 p.m.; Gold Beach at Glide, 6 p.m.

Skyline League: Elkton at Powers, 6 p.m.; Pacific at New Hope, 6 p.m.

High School Boys Basketball — Far West League: Siuslaw at North Bend, 7:30 p.m.; Douglas at Sutherlin, 7:30 p.m.; South Umpqua at Brookings-Harbor, 7:30 p.m. Sunset Conference: Coquille at Myrtle Point, 7:30 p.m.; Bandon at Reedsport, 7:30 p.m.; Gold Beach at Glide, 7:30 p.m. Skyline League: Elkton at Powers, 7:30 p.m.; Pacific at New Hope, 7:30 p.m.

H i g h S c h o o l S w i m m i n g — St. Mary’s at Marshfield, 3 p.m.

High School Results BASKETBALL

Brookings-Harbor 71, North Bend 34 North Bend 12 7 8 7 — 34 Brookings-Harbor 15 18 19 19 — 71 NORTH BEND (34): Codi Wallace 16, Damie Zomerschoe 8, Alex Wilkinson 3, Hailey Finnigan 2, Kadie Forderer 2, Lindsey Henson 2, Shalah Collicott 1, Lizzy Dreveskracht, Gabby Hobson.

B R OO K I N G S- HA R B O R ( 7 1) : Iva Hart 16, Courtney Kay 13, Drew Farmer 9, Courtney Bay 8, Jordyn Keys 8, Mallory McDonald 7, Brenna Clarke 3, Vanessa Hernandez 3, Sophie Landau 2, Courtney Watwood 2, Francesca Farr, Alaura Marrington, Siena Worthey.

Douglas 53, South Umpqua 47 South Umpqua 10 9 13 15 — 47 Douglas 5 10 15 23 — 53 SOUTH UMPQUA (47): Kaysaundra Maunu 14, Emellee Mueller 12, Christina Kelley 8, Rory Petterson 7, Shelby Boyd 2, Mackenzie Davis 2, Heylea Lowell 2, Kristin Beebe, Lynzee Maunu.

DOUGLAS (53): Katherine Miller 18, Justine Bringhurst 8, Alex Richey 8, Dallas Rincon 8, Ally Schofield 5, Taylor Holcomb 3, Jean Rietmann 2, Nicole Richey 1, Erin Jackson, Darian Mitchell.

Sunset Conference League W L 4 0 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 0 4

Overall W L 12 2 6 5 10 6 5 7 7 6 2 9

Glide Gold Beach Coquille Reedsport Myrtle Point Bandon Tuesday’s Scores Glide 40, Coquille 36 Myrtle Point 51, Bandon 40 Reedsport won by forfeit over Gold Beach

Glide 40, Coquille 36 Glide 10 14 8 8 — 40 1 10 6 19 — 36 Coquille GLIDE (40): Kali Vickery 18, Amanda Hatley 6, Hayley Livingston 4, Elle Rappe 4, Shelby Fummerton 2, Heather Graham 2, Danielle Marlow 2, Sierra Mauro 2, Mikayla Moyers.

COQUILLE (36): Kaitlyn Hyatt 11, Maddy Grant 9, Makala Edgar 8, Tara Edwards 5, Marina Wilson 3, Katie Davidson, Nicole Romine, Ashley Thompson, Darian Wilson.

Myrtle Point 51, Bandon 40 Myrtle Point 15 9 15 12 — 51 Bandon 8 10 13 9 — 40 MYRTLE POINT (51): Morgan Newton 20, Bethany Meyer 8, Lyndzi Robbins 7, Grace Hermann 5, Amanda Harris 3, Christynn Evans 2, Marissa Dollarhyde 1, Aby Acuna, Karissa Henshaw, Madison McNeely, Alex Miller.

BANDON (40): Hailey Iverson 11, Savannah Williams 8, Raelyn Freitag 7, Toni Hall 7, Kori Nemec 3, Krista Peters 2, Liza Skeie 2, Alaina Hultin, Ally Richert.

BOYS

Far West League League W L 5 1 4 1 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 4 0 5

Overall W L 9 7 11 4 10 3 10 4 8 6 5 10 1 12

Marshfield North Bend Brookings-Harbor Sutherlin South Umpqua Siuslaw Douglas Tuesday’s Scores Marshfield 55, Sutherlin 51 North Bend 74, Brookings-Harbor 65 South Umpqua 56, Douglas 43

Marshfield 55, Sutherlin 51

GIRLS

Far West League League W L 5 0 4 1 4 1 3 3 1 4 1 4 0 5

Sutherlin 14 16 13 10 — 53 6 5 7 4 — 22 Marshfield SUTHERLIN (53): Miranda Mendenhall 14, Kayce Mock 13, Olivia Gulliford 11, Ricki Mock 3, Kylee Carson 3, Kazlyn Ciarno 2, McKenna Foley 2, Baylee Merrifield 2, Brittany Hanson 1, Cassidy Bell.

MARSHFIELD (22): Baily Garrett 8, Savannah Thurman 5, Katelyn Rossback 4, Jade Chavez 3, Desi Guirado 2, Tracee Scott, Carli Clarkson, Khalani Hoyer, Samantha Stephens, Hope Lott.

Overall W L 14 0 13 1 8 5 11 6 2 14 3 12 2 11

Sutherlin Brookings-Harbor Douglas Marshfield South Umpqua Siuslaw North Bend Tuesday’s Scores Sutherlin 53, Marshfield 22 Brookings-Harbor 71, North Bend 34 Douglas 53, South Umpqua 47

Marshfield 16 7 13 15 — 51 Sutherlin 13 9 21 12 — 55 MARSHFIELD (55): Rylee Trendell 13, Austin Howerton 10, Jake Miles 9, Kody Dean 9, Justin Cooper 9, Hunter Olson 5, Kasey Banks, Ty Bunnell.

SUTHERLIN (51): Noah Caillier 21, Treven Anspach 12, Jace Martineau 9, Harrison Harwood 4, Josh Fulton 3, Wryland McKnight 2, Wyatt McKnight, Jackson Shelton, Dustin Eakin.

North Bend 74, Brookings-Harbor 65 17 21 19 17 — 74 North Bend Brookings-Harbor 13 19 18 15 — 65 NORTH BEND (74): Matt Woods 27, Ty Roane 17, Drew Matthews 11, Luke Lucero 8, Levi Rider

6, Brody Lucero 5.

BROOKINGS-HARBOR (65): Justin Murray 20, Ronnie Manley 15, Calvin Watwood 11, Dexter Vaughn 8, Derek Hodge 5, Jacob Vaughn 4, Alec Darger 2, Shaine Graham, Cody Burroughs, Christian Edwards.

South Umpqua 56, Douglas 43 South Umpqua 10 11 15 20 — 56 13 7 9 14 — 43 Douglas SOUTH UMPQUA (56): Erik Johnson 21, Nathan Thompson 13, Cody Gray 7, Kevin Avery 5, Alex Thompson 5, Sam Gulliford, Marcus Loper.

DOUGLAS (43): Brandon Stewart 14, Houston Haeber 9, Cade Claughton 8, Triston Garnett 6, Isaac Morgan 5, Christian Osborne 1, Alex Brennan, Gillespie.

Sunset Conference League W L 4 0 Bandon 3 1 Myrtle Point 3 1 Coquille 2 2 Gold Beach Glide 0 4 Reedsport 0 4 Tuesday’s Scores Bandon 65, Myrtle Point 61 Coquille 50, Glide 26 Gold Beach 56, Reedsport 40

Overall W L 10 1 10 3 10 6 6 5 1 14 1 12

Bandon 65, Myrtle Point 61 Myrtle Point 16 15 11 19 — 61 Bandon 8 16 21 20 — 65 MYRTLE POINT (61): Cooper Stateler 35, Thomas Nathan 14, Taylor Fischer 12, Jake Miller, Billy Strain, Joshua Rangel.

BANDON (65): Quentin Coomer 17, Logan Shea 16, Evan Henson 14, Tristian Davidson 13, Shawn Peters 5, Mason Berry, Jon Wilhite.

Coquille 50, Glide 26 Glide 6 7 7 6 — 26 Coquille 18 13 12 7 — 50 GLIDE (26): Cody Cunningham 7, Jacob Fricke 7, Joe Hanson 6, Cameron Cunningham 2, Tanner Shaddy 2, Hunter Yokum 2, Tom DeBell, Cory Finlay, Trevor Melhoff, Cordell Moyers, Zach Steller.

COQUILLE (50): Joe Scolari 10, Terrence Edwards 9, Brandon Bowen 6, Drew Piburn 6, Brad Romine 6, Brayden Schmitt 6, Austin Layton 4, Zach Breitkreutz 3, Kai Griggs, Tim Smith.

Gold Beach 56, Reedsport 40 Reedsport 12 8 6 14 — 40 13 14 16 13 — 56 Gold Beach REEDSPORT (40): Bryce Roberts 8, Mike Mitchell 7, Haden Sams 5, Tyler Tresch 5, Prerak Bhakta 3, Shallon Zehe 3, Joe Hixenbaugh 2, Jordan Ragan 2, Chris James 1, Anthony Moe. GOLD BEACH (56): Dustin Carter 20, Jalen Robison 10, Raef Williams 10, Garrett Dolan 7, Mauricio Boydston 4, Skyler Floyd 3, Brandon Hensley 2.

Pro Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W Toronto 20 Brooklyn 18 New York 15 Boston 14 Philadelphia 13 Southeast Division W Miami 30 21 Atlanta 20 Washington Charlotte 18 Orlando 11 Central Division W 33 Indiana Chicago 20 17 Detroit Cleveland 15 7 Milwaukee WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W San Antonio 32 Houston 28 25 Dallas Memphis 20 16 New Orleans Northwest Division W 32 Oklahoma City 31 Portland Denver 20 Minnesota 20 Utah 14 Pacific Division W 29 L.A. Clippers Golden State 26 23 Phoenix L.A. Lakers 16 15 Sacramento

L 20 22 26 29 28 L 12 19 20 25 31 L 7 20 24 26 33

Pct GB .500 — .450 2 .366 5 1/2 .326 7 1/2 .317 7 1/2 Pct GB .714 — .525 8 9 .500 .419 12 1/2 .262 19 Pct GB .825 — .500 13 .415 16 1/2 .366 18 1/2 .175 26

L 9 15 18 20 25 L 10 11 20 21 29 L 14 17 17 26 25

Pct .780 .651 .581 .500 .390 Pct .762 .738 .500 .488 .326 Pct .674 .605 .575 .381 .375

GB — 5 8 11 1/2 16 GB — 1 11 11 1/2 18 1/2 GB — 3 4 1/2 12 1/2 12 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Brooklyn 101, Orlando 90 Miami 93, Boston 86 Oklahoma City 105, Portland 97 Sacramento 114, New Orleans 97 Minnesota 112, Utah 97 Today’s Games Atlanta at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

Dallas at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Houston, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Miami, 5 p.m.

Denver at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Thunder 105, Blazers 97 PORTLAND (97): Batum 1-4 0-0 3, Aldridge 1226 5-8 29, Lopez 5-10 0-0 10, Lillard 6-15 2-4 14, Matthews 7-15 3-4 21, Williams 6-10 0-0 13, Freeland 1-2 0-0 2, McCollum 2-3 0-0 5, Robinson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-86 10-16 97.

OKLAHOMA CITY (105): Durant 17-25 6-7 46, Ibaka 4-15 2-2 10, Perkins 2-4 0-0 4, Jackson 718 0-0 15, Sefolosha 2-3 0-0 5, Collison 1-2 0-0 2, Lamb 4-10 1-4 9, Adams 2-3 0-0 4, Fisher 3-7 2-4 10. Totals 42-87 11-17 105.

Portland 27 25 23 22 — 97 Oklahoma City 21 30 26 28 — 105 3-Point Goals—Portland 7-19 (Matthews 4-8, McCollum 1-2, Williams 1-2, Batum 1-2, Lillard 05), Oklahoma City 10-15 (Durant 6-7, Fisher 2-3, Sefolosha 1-1, Jackson 1-2, Lamb 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 52 (Aldridge 16), Oklahoma City 51 (Perkins 8). Assists— Portland 23 (Williams 9), Oklahoma City 16 (Jackson 5). Total Fouls—Portland 12, Oklahoma City 14. Technicals—Durant, Oklahoma City defensive three second. A—18,203 (18,203).

Pro Football

Pouncey, Miami Specialists (3) — Brandon Fields, Miami; J.J. Jansen, Carolina; Matthew Slater, New England Fullback (1) — Marcel Reece, Oakland

Tennis Australian Open Today Singles Men Quarterfinals Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Grigor Dimitrov (22), Bulgaria, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7), 6-2. Roger Federer (6), Switzerland, def. Andy Murray (4), Britain, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3.

Women Quarterfinals Agnieszka Radwanska (5), Poland, def.

Victoria Azarenka (2), Belarus, 6-1, 5-7, 6-0.

Dominika Cibulkova (20), Slovakia, def. Simona Halep (11), Romania, 6-3, 6-0.

Doubles Men Quarterfinals Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut (13), France, def. Leander Paes, India, and Radek Stepanek (5), Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-6 (4).

Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Robert Lindstedt (14), Sweden, def. Max Mirnyi, Belarus, and Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.

Women Semifinals Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (1), Italy, def.

Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Katarina Srebotnik (4), Slovenia, 6-1, 6-4.

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (3), Russia, def. Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears (8), United States, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.

Mixed Quarterfinals Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden, Australia, def. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Rohan Bopanna (2), India, 7-5, 6-3.

Zheng Jie, China, and Scott Lipsky, United States, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, and Bruno Soares (5), Brazil, 3-6, 6-4, 10-7.

NFL Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 4 Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44 New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24 Sunday, Jan. 5 San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10 San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 11 Seattle 23, New Orleans 15 New England 43, Indianpolis 22 Sunday, Jan. 12 San Francisco 23, Carolina 10 Denver 24, San Diego 17 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 19 Denver 26, New England 16 Seattle 23, San Francisco 17 Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 26 At Honolulu TBD, 4:30 p.m. (NBC) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2 At East Rutherford, N.J. Denver vs. Seattle, 3:30 p.m. (FOX)

Pro Bowl 2014 Pro Bowl Draft Picks Completion of Pro Bowl draft will take place Today (THROUGH DAY 1) TEAM RICE Quarterbacks (1) — Drew Brees, New Orleans Defensive Ends (1) — Robert Quinn, St. Louis Guards (3) — Jahri Evans, New Orleans; Ben Grubbs, New Orleans; Evan Mathis, Philadelphia Interior Linemen (3) — Marcell Dareus, Buffalo; Jason Hatcher, Dallas; Kyle Williams, Buffalo Centers (2) — Ryan Kalil, Carolina; Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets Specialists (3) — Justin Bethel, Arizona; Johnny Hekker, St. Louis; Matt Overton, Indianapolis Fullback (1) — Mike Tolbert, Carolina TEAM SANDERS Running Backs (1) — Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Defensive Ends (1) — J.J. Watt, Houston Guards (3) — Kyle Long, Chicago; Logan Mankins, New England; Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Interior Linemen (3) — Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay; Dontari Poe, Kansas City; Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Centers (2) — Alex Mack, Cleveland; Mike

Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 49 31 15 3 65 141 109 Tampa Bay 50 29 16 5 63 146 123 49 27 17 5 59 126 120 Montreal Toronto 52 27 20 5 59 150 156 50 22 19 9 53 141 155 Ottawa Detroit 49 21 18 10 52 122 134 50 20 23 7 47 120 151 Florida Buffalo 48 13 28 7 33 89 137 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 49 34 13 2 70 157 120 N.Y. Rangers 52 27 22 3 57 131 133 Philadelphia 50 25 19 6 56 137 144 Columbus 49 25 20 4 54 143 138 New Jersey 51 21 19 11 53 122 124 Washington 50 22 20 8 52 142 152 48 20 19 9 49 117 137 Carolina N.Y. Islanders 52 21 24 7 49 147 169 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 51 32 8 11 75 184 139 49 33 11 5 71 171 115 St. Louis Colorado 49 31 13 5 67 144 127 Minnesota 52 27 20 5 59 125 129 50 22 20 8 52 141 152 Dallas 51 22 22 7 51 125 152 Nashville 51 23 23 5 51 144 152 Winnipeg Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA 52 37 10 5 79 177 129 Anaheim San Jose 50 32 12 6 70 161 123 Los Angeles 51 29 16 6 64 131 108 Vancouver 51 26 16 9 61 129 128 49 23 17 9 55 141 149 Phoenix 50 16 27 7 39 111 159 Calgary Edmonton 52 15 31 6 36 132 183 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games Florida 4, Buffalo 3 New Jersey 7, St. Louis 1 N.Y. Islanders 5, N.Y. Rangers 3 Ottawa 2, Washington 0 Columbus 5, Los Angeles 3 Dallas 4, Minnesota 0 Toronto 5, Colorado 2 Vancouver 2, Edmonton 1 Winnipeg 3, Anaheim 2 Carolina at Philadelphia, ppd., snow Today’s Games Carolina at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

Montreal at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Calgary, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Carolina at Buffalo, 4 p.m.

St. Louis at N.Y. Rangers, 4 p.m.

Philadelphia at Columbus, 4 p.m.

Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 4:30 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHPs Dylan Axelrod, Parker Frazier, Brian Omogrosso, Omar Poveda and Zach Putnam; LHPs David Purcey and Mauricio Robles; C Hector Gimenez, INF Alex Liddi; and OF Denis Phipps on minor league contracts. Named Tommy Thompson manager of Winston-Salem (Carolina), Pete Rose Jr. manager of Kannapolis (SAL), Charlie Poe manager of Great Falls (Pioneer), Mike Gellinger manager of the AZL White Sox, and Vance Law assistant minor league hitting coordinator.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with OF Justin Maxwell on a one-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with OF Ricardo Nanita on a minor league contract.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Signed Cs Miguel Olivo and Griff Erickson to minor league contracts.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with LHP Antonio Bastardo on a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with OF Bobby Abreu and RHP Chad Gaudin on minor league contracts.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with C Ed Easley and INF Scott Moore on minor league contracts.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Clay Hensley on a minor league contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Indiana G Lance Stephenson $5,000 for violating the anti-flopping rules for the second time this season, during a Jan. 20 at Golden State.

CHICAGO BULLS — Traded G Marquis Teague to Brooklyn for F Toko Shengelia.

Women’s National Basketball Association ATLANTA DREAM — Named Angela Taylor executive vice president and general manager.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed P Dave Zastudil to a two-year contract.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Named Vance Joseph assistant defensive backs coach.

DETROIT LIONS — Named Joe Lombardi offensive coordinator.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Promoted Nicole Ledvina to vice president of human resources.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Named Mark Duffner linebacker coach.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIORS — Signed DL Marcus Forston to a reserve/future contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Announced coowner Gideon Yu resigned as president.

Promoted Paraag Marathe to president. Named Al Guido chief operating officer.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Named Jason Licht general manager.

Canadian Football League MONTREAL ALOUETTES — Announced the retirement of QB Anthony Calvillo.

SOCCER Major League Soccer COLORADO RAPIDS — Traded M Tony Cascio to Houston for an international roster spot. Signed F Charles Eloundou.

COLUMBUS CREW — Traded an international roster slot to Vancouver for a 2014 third-round draft pick.

COLLEGE INDIANA — Named Kevin Johns offensive coordinator and Larry McDaniel defensive line coach. Reassigned offensive assistant James Patton to tight ends and fullbacks coach.

JACKSONVILLE STATE — Announced the resignation of football coach Bill Clark.

LOUISIANA TECH — Named Manny Diaz defensive coordinator.

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE — Named Rick Comegy football coach.

NORTHWESTERN — Announced RB Venric Mark was granted a medical hardship waiver by the Big Ten and is eligible to return for a fifth season in 2014.

VIRGINIA UNION — Named Mark James football coach.

B4 •The World • Wednesday, January 22,2014

Sports Making his (extra) point

Players wanted A-Rod out of union THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY BARRY WILNER The Associated Press Roger Goodell doesn’t want to stand pat with the PAT. He’s suggesting potential changes in the extra point that, well, might have some legs.

The NFL commissioner says the extra point kick after touchdowns, which had a success rate of nearly 100 percent, is too automatic. Sure is.

And with few teams attempting 2-point conversion plays until desperation hits late in games, the old 1pointer from 20 yards is the way coaches go. All that does is draw yawns.

So Goodell wonders if the league can add excitement by making some major adjustments to the extra point, suggesting perhaps making a touchdown worth seven points instead of six, with teams having the option to run a play for another point.

But failing on that play would cost them a point.

Gimmicky, for sure. But if Goodell likes the idea ...

A look at how changes to the extra point would affect football:

How and who?

Passing any changes to the playing rules in the NFL is, unlike the extra point kick, no snap.

The competition committee meets with the players’ union at the NFL combine in February, where any new proposals or ideas are discussed.

It’s not unusual for the players to have input in potential adjustments, as they did recently on defenseless player penalties.

The powerful committee, chaired by Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay, meets for about a week in early March and comes up with any proposals, whether from the teams or union or, yes, the big boss.

At the league meetings later in March, the committee presents potential changes for discussion by all 32 owners, who can either vote on them or table them.

McKay said Tuesday: “We do anticipate the topic being discussed.”

Kicking around?

The idea of toying with the extra point is not entirely new.

John Mara, owner of the New York Giants and among the most influential members of the competition committee, says “it came up for brief discussion in past meetings, but no action was taken.”

It took the NFL years to come around on the 2-point conversion, which can be a pass or run play from the 2yard line — and under Goodell’s apparent preference, could be worth one point if the kick is eliminated. The 2pointer existed in the old AFL from 1960-69, and college football has had it since 1958.

But it was defeated several times in NFL owners’ votes before it passed in 1994 as part of a package of changes to help the offenses.

Yea and nay Coaches will hate any changes,particularly ones that would mean more decisions for them to make. They so rarely go for the 2-pointers until the fourth quarter, and are reluctant to do so then because, well, there’s nothing automatic about those attempts. Indeed, less than half (33 of 69) worked in 2013.

Kickers? They probably will shrug and practice their field goals — which is what they normally do regarding extra points anyway.

Will it happen?

It’s impossible to gauge the owners’ thinking, and a threequarters majority is needed to pass any rules changes.

“I know a lot of times when we’re at owner meetings, those things are brought up, and it’s great when you’re in those meetings because you hear all the different opinions that are brought up with that,” Jaguars coach Gus Bradley said. “I’m sure there will be discussions about that. I’m excited about hearing all those.”

Goodell doesn’t get a vote.

Then again,it sounds like he already has cast his.

NEW YORK — Several angry major league players wanted Alex Rodriguez kicked out of their union after he sued it last week, but staff lawyers told them expulsion was not allowed.

The players spoke Jan. 13 during a Major League Baseball Players Association conference call after Ro d r i g u e z sued the union and M a jo r League Baseball to overturn an arbitrator’s decision suspending him for the 2014 season and postseason.

Details were first reported Tuesday by Yahoo Sports and later confirmed to The Associated Press by a person familiar with the call. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no statements were authorized.

The union and Rodriguez spokesman Ron Berkowitz declined to comment on Tuesday.

All players in the major leagues are members of the union and pay $65 daily in dues, or $11,895 if a player is in the big leagues for a full season. Baseball’s labor contract specifies the union is “the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all major league players.”

The union will incur costs of defending the lawsuit by the New York Yankees third baseman, who claimed in the suit it “breached its duty of fair representation to Mr. Rodriguez.” The union retained Michael Rubin and Barbara J. Chisholm of the San Francisco firm Altshuler Berzon to defend it, according to a court filing Tuesday.

Sports Shorts

The Associated Press

Robert Quinn, defensive end for the St. Louis Rams, (L-R) Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, and Drew Brees, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, stand in front of the Pro Bowl trophy during a news conference for the NFL Pro Bowl Draft on Tuesday in Hawaii.

Pro Bowl selections begin, Rice takes Brees, Quinn HONOLULU (AP) — NFL great Jerry Rice is already bucking conventional fantasy football wisdom in a new Pro Bowl format inspired by the popular hobby.

Rice picked New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees and St. Louis defensive end Robert Quinn to anchor his Pro Bowl team on Tuesday, opting for a passer over a runner.

Rice made the selections in Hawaii after winning a coin toss against Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders.

Rice called tails.

The decision prompted Sanders to select Kansas City running back Jamaal Charles and Houston defensive end J.J. Watt for Sunday’s game.

“Don’t think we forget Jerry picked them first,” Watt said when asked whether the new schoolyard-style format would leave players with bruised egos.

The toss and selections started a new process for the NFL in selecting this year’s Pro Bowl teams. Rice and Sanders are serving as captains and general managers in charge of divvying up the NFL stars.

“I’m so pumped — I’m ready to run some routes,” Rice said at a news conference after winning the toss, picking his players and embracing them as active player captains.

“That’s exactly how I thought it was going to go,” Sanders said.

The toss gave Sanders and Rice another chance for good-natured trash talk in a game that’s become as much about showcasing their personalities as celebrating the accomplishments of the NFL’s best.

Rice and Sanders split up interior lineman, punters, fullbacks and special teamers during the first part of the draft, with the 22 picks announced on a tapedelayed show. Rice and Sanders went position by position, skipping the usual fantasy strategy of prioritizing positions — an element that will be in play Wednesday when the rest of the 60 players are divvied up.

Sanders picked Ndamukong Suh with his first defensive tackle selection, and then opted for Gerald McCoy and Dontari Poe. Rice grabbed Jason Hatcher and Marcell Dareus, and was assigned Kyle Williams.

Among guards, Rice picked two of Brees’ New Orleans teammates, Jahri Evans and Ben Grubbs, along with Evan Mathis. Sanders picked Marshal Yanda and Logan Mankins and was assigned Kyle Long.

Centers Mike Pouncey and Alex Mack went to Sanders, while Ryan Kalil and Nick

Mangold went to Rice. Rice picked Mike Tolbert at fullback while Sanders got Marcel Reece.

Sanders said Reece will not get the ball. “He’s blocking for that man over there,” Sanders said, pointing toward Charles.

Punter Johnny Hekker and special teamer Justin Bethel ended up on team Rice, while Sanders picked punter Brandon Fields and special teamer Matthew Slater.

The Pro Bowl coaches, of Chuck Pagano Indianapolis for Team Sanders and Ron Rivera of Carolina for Team Rice, selected long snappers as a need position. Pagano went with Carolina’s J.J. Jansen and Rivera responded in kind, going with Matt Overton of the Colts.

The second part of the draft will air live on the NFL Network.

NFL officials are hoping the new format is a recipe for a more competitive game on the field and higher ratings as the bulk of league fans look toward the Super Bowl on Feb. 2.

Brees said players know how to balance the demands of playing hard and avoiding injury.

“What it comes down to is just pride — pride in your effort and your performance,” Brees said.

One of the top players in CFL history will call it a career after 20 seasons

Buccaneers hire Licht away from Arizona TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hired Arizona Cardinals frontoffice executive Jason Licht to help coach Lovie Smith transform a team that hasn’t won a playoff game in more than a decade into a championship contender.

The struggling franchise plans to formally introduce Licht as the fifth GM in club history at a news conference Thursday.

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Vikings stadium ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging the funding plan for a new Vikings football stadium, eliminating a legal obstacle that threatened a last-minute derailment of the project.

Minnesota finance officials postponed a $468 million bond sale while the case was pending. After the ruling, the chairwoman of the government authority managing the construction said she believed the project could be kept on schedule, despite earlier worries about possible delays and cost overruns.

The nearly $1 billion stadium, on the Metrodome site in downtown Minneapolis, has a planned opening of July 2016.

OLYMPICS Stadiums will beef up Cook earns another spot security for 2015 season in the Winter Olympics

NEW YORK — Entering a big league ballpark will be a bit like going through an airport by 2015.

Major League Baseball told its 30 teams they must implement security screening for fans by then, either with handheld metal detection or walk-through magnetometers.

The Seattle Mariners announced that fans entering Safeco Field will have to walk through metal detectors starting with this year’s opener.

Phillies will give Abreu shot at making roster

PHILADELPHIA — Outfielder Bobby Abreu signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies and will be invited to spring training.

The 39-year-old Abreu was a two-time All-Star with the Phillies in 2004-05. He was traded to the New York JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — “The people who know me Mumme said. “All the jobs Yankees in 2006 and didn’t Hal Mumme’s head coaching in this business were not sur- I’ve had below the Division I play in the majors last year. career started at a small, pri- prised at all,” Mumme said. level were really fun and vate NAIA school.

“They know how I am and we’re going to have fun here.” PRO FOOTBALL Now he hopes it will end at how much I enjoy small colMumme said his time with Lions pick Lombardi to one, too. lege football.”

Jones at SMU — which uses a The 61-year-old Mumme This will be Mumme’s variation of the run and run team’s offense — best known as one of the seventh head coaching job.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — shoot that also put up big architects of the prolific Air His most high-profile job The Detroit Lions hired Joe Raid passing offense — was was at Kentucky from 1997 to offensive numbers — gave Lombardi as offensive coorhim the opportunity to tweak introduced as Belhaven’s new 2000, when he led the dinator. football coach Tuesday after- Wildcats to back-to-back his Air Raid philosophies. He The grandson of Hall of noon. bowls and coached quarter- said Belhaven would run the Fame coach Vince Lombardi It’s a big-name hire for the back Tim Couch, who was Air Raid II, though he was has been an offensive assissmall school, which has the No. 1 overall pick in the coy about details. tant for New Orleans since about 1,200 undergraduates 1999 NFL draft.

“You’ve got to buy a ticket 2007. on its main campus in downHe resigned in 2001 amid for that,” Mumme said with a Hank Aaron offers town Jackson. Mumme’s an NCAA investigation that grin. coaching tree includes other eventually led to sanctions.

Mumme said he’s proud of support for Sherman prominent Air Raid disciples Most of his success has the Air Raid’s popularity and NEW YORK — Baseball like Mike Leach (Washington come at relatively small that he keeps up with most of Hall of Famer Hank Aaron State) and Dana Holgorsen schools. He got his start at his former assistants. tweeted his support for (West Virginia).

Iowa Wesleyan in 1989 and “We’ve got our own little Seahawks’ cornerback Mumme spent the past also led Valdosta State (Ga.), Richard Sherman, who has season as the passing game Southeastern Louisiana, New cult following,” Mumme said received criticism for his rant laughing.

“We follow each coordinator at SMU under Mexico State and most against San Francisco receivJune Jones. The move to recently McMurry (Texas), a other around to clinics. I talk to all of them on a regular er Michael Crabtree followBelhaven was a stunner for Division III school. ing Seattle’s victory over the some, but Mumme says he Coaching at a small school basis and it’s been fun to 49ers in Sunday’s NFC likes the idea of coming back “is probably the most grati- watch them go on to really big championship game. to a smaller school. fying coaching you can do,” jobs and do well.”

Aaron told Sherman to “hang in there & keep playing as well as you did Sunday.

Excellent job — you have my support.”

Sherman thanked Aaron in a tweet, saying “your supMONTREAL (AP) — Montreal Alouettes es. Calvillo won three Grey Cups and played port is greatly appreciated quarterback Anthony Calvillo is retiring after in eight championship games. The five-time and very humbling.”

20 seasons in the CFL. All-Star was honored as the league’s outGonzalez gets another The 41-year-old player announced his standing player three times. decision Tuesday at a news conference in He led Montreal to Grey Cup victories in shot in the Pro Bowl which he fought back tears and also spoke in 2002, 2009 and 2010. After his last champiATLANTA — Falcons French in recalling an “amazing journey of 20 onship, Calvillo said he would need surgery tight end Tony Gonzalez was years.” to remove a thyroid lesion. named to his 14th and final Calvillo played his last 16 seasons with Calvillo appeared in just seven games last Pro Bowl as a replacement for Montreal and leaves as the league’s career year after a season-ending concussion on San Francisco’s Vernon leader in yards passing and touchdown pass- Aug. 17.

Davis.

‘Air Raid’ coach returns to his roots at NAIA school

The Falcons had a disappointing 4-12 finish after the 37-year-old Gonzalez postponed his retirement for one year. He trails only Jerry Rice in career catches and ranks fifth in yards receiving and sixth in touchdown catches.

Freestyle skier Emily Cook is going to her third Olympics after landing a spot on the U.S. team on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old aerialist finished 19th at the 2010 Games and 11th in 2006. She also was nominated to the 2002 team but missed because of an injury. She was given a spot on this year’s freestyle team after the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association went through dozens of calculations and possibilities.

Speedskater requests his family stay home JANESVILLE, Wis. — Olympic speedskater Tucker Fredricks has asked his family not to attend the Sochi Winter Games in Russia next month so he can concentrate on skating and not worry about their safety.

The athlete from Janesville will be competing in his third and last Olympics after finishing 12th in the 2010 Vancouver Games. His father, Dan Fredricks, told The Janesville Gazette that his son is worried about the family’s security.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Contest offers $1 billion for perfect NCAA bracket DETROIT — Correctly predicting the outcome of every game in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is no layup. There’s now a $1 billion prize waiting for anyone able to pull off the feat this spring.

Quicken Loans Inc. announced that it will team with investor Warren Buffett’s Omaha, Neb.-based Berkshire Hathaway on the “Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge.”

The Detroit-based mortgage lender says any qualified entrant who correctly predicts the winners of every game in the tournament will be paid in 40 annual installments of $25 million. A winner also can elect to receive an immediate $500 million lump-sum payment or share in that payment if there’s more than one perfect bracket submitted.

It’s a safe investment by Buffett’s group. ESPN has run a tournament challenge for the past 16 years and has never had a perfect bracket in over 30 million entries, including by President Barack Obama, according to the network.

Wednesday, January 22,2014 • The World • B5

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213 General $12.00

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$7.00 We are excited to announce an available position at First Community Credit Union at the Coquille Corporate Headquarters!

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207 Drivers Domino’s Pizza is hiring delivery drivers. Must be 18 and have a Licence, own car, insurance and clean driving record.

Apply at 3440 Ocean Blvd after 4:00PM.

WANTED: Log Truck Drivers Competitive wage, benefits.

Please Call 541-404-7606

210 Government Court Facilitator Oregon Judicial Department, Coos Circuit Court, Coos County Courthouse, Coquille, Oregon.

F/T position, salary: $2880-4687/mo.

Apply by 1/28/14. For the complete job announcement and application visit http://courts.oregon.gov/OJD/jobs/ and click on “Paid Positions”.

EOE

211 Health Care

NURSING STAFF NEEDED Southern Coos Hospital in Bandon, OR has positions available for RN’s and CNA II’s for all shifts in both ED and Med/Surg Great work environment, wages, benefits $5000 Hiring Bonus for FT RN’s hrsupport@southerncoos.org 541-347-4515 EOE; Tobacco Free; Vet Pref

213 General

at our Coos Bay Distribution Center. The Sales Manager will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Coos Bay Distribution Center: This includes managing sales, monitoring product inventory, supervising employees, overseeing facility maintenance and organizing the distribution needs of the Company along the Coast.

Job Requirements: A minimum of 5 yrs. sales & supervisory experience in a similar or related business (grocery, restaurant, food service, etc.)

Superior relationship management skills and an exceptional commitment to customer satisfaction Ability to work under pressure; organized and efficient use of time; set priorities to ensure tasks are completed accurately and on time Ability to work a flexible schedule including some weekends and holidays Must possess or be able to obtain a Class A CDL For more information and to apply please visit: www.umpquadairy.com We are a drug free workplace EEO

216 Law Enforcement The City of Coquille is currently accepting applications for the position of Lateral/ Certified Police Officer; Salary is $3432to $4380 per month, plus an excellent benefit package.

Job application and questionnaires available at www.cityofcoquille.org.

Closing date is January 31, 2014 at 4:00pm.

Care Giving 225 227 Elderly Care HARMONY HOMECARE “Quality Caregivers provide Assisted living in your home”.

541-260-1788 ISENBURG CAREGIVING SERVICE. Do you need help in your home?

We provide home care as efficiently and cost-effective as possible.

Coquille - Coos Bay - Bandon. Lilo Isenburg, 541-396-6041.

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COPY EDITOR www.theworldlink.com The World of Coos Bay, Ore., is seeking a versatile, experienced page designer capable of contributing to our print editions.

We’re looking for a designer who is energetic and passionate about the role journalism plays in a community.

The successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic team producing multiple pages on deadline while monitoring our wire services. The ideal candidate must have a good sense of modern news layout, headline hierarchy and news judgment. Top-notch communication skills also are key as you will need to be in constant contact with editors and reporters.

Experience working for a small daily or large weekly newspaper in layout design with some copy editing experience desired. This person will join a desk to design news, sports and features pages using a variety of software, including Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator and knowledge of News Edit Pro CMS would be a plus.

As part of Lee Enterprises, The World offers excellent earnings potential and a professional and comfortable work environment focused on growth opportunities for employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace. All applicants considered for employment must pass a post-offer drug screen and background check prior to commencing employment. To learn more about our paper, visit our website at http://www.theworldlink.com/.

Learn about our parent company at http://www.lee.net/.

For more information and to apply online go to www.theworldlink.com/workhere and be sure to attach at least five page design examples or include a link to where examples of your work can be viewed.

Certified Medical Assistant Dunes Family Health Care is seeking a half-time, experienced, team-oriented, and quality focused Medical Office Assistant.

Responsibilities include assisting physicians in the delivery of patient care; preparing patients for examination and treatment.

Email resume to dunes@luhonline.com

304 Financing $$EASY QUALIFYING real estate equity loans. Credit no problem.

Oregon Land Mortgage.

541-267-2776. ML-4645.

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404 Lost LOST: January 12, 2014 in Coos Bay area. Grey Cockatiel Bird. Call 503-568-5842

Real Estate 500 501 Commercial PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitations or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

403 Found Found: Pistol,Mckinny area. Call to identify.Claim by January 26, 2014. 541-260-7911

$55.00

Kohl’s Cat House

Beautiful Victorian home for lease.

2300sf, 3 bed 2.5 bh, fam rm, wood flrs, fresh paint. Fenced yard. N. Bend schools. Perfect for kids at end of street. lease to own as well. $1495/mo. 541-997-9805

Adoptions on site.

541-294-3876

Coos Bay 3 bedroom, den, 2 baths for Rent or Sale. 2400 sq. ft., approx 3 acres. $1250/month.

36x36 metal full barn available.

Ross Inlet road area.

Call Paul for details. 503-507-3690.

751 Antiques Price lowered more than half for Ocean Burial lots.

Call 360-989-0816 for details.

753 Bazaars 5 DAYS CLASSIFIED PUBLISHING IS BACK!!

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HOUSE FOR RENT: 3 bed, 2 bath new home. Stove & fridge included.

5 miles from Bandon. $1200 plus deposit.

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541-290-6172.

601 Apartments

Small Studio C.B. $350.

Studio N.B. $395. & $425.

1 bedroom N.B. $475 2 bedroom House C.B. $775.

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Coos Bay Large 2 bedroom, 1 bath, bay view, W/S/G paid.

On-site laundry. No smoking.

No pets, $525/mo + $550 dep.

541-297-6069 Move in ready! 3 bed Townhouse in a park like setting. Close to lakes, swocc and shopping, Stove, Fridge, Drapes, W/D hook ups, W/G pd. $530 mo. Apply at 324 Ackerman.

541-888-4762

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Garage Sale / Bazaars

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Milner Crest $875 2 bdrm 2 bath near hospital Enclosed sun porch, garage, lge master bdrm, lots of storage.

Big backyard/garden area.

2241 N.14th CB. Call 541-267-2297 or 541-297-3258

Best (includes boxing) 6 lines - 3 days $20.00 All ads will appear in The World, Bandon Western World, Umpqua Post, The World link, theworldlink.com and Smart Mobile.

610 2-4-6 Plexes

754 Garage Sales

One Bdrm. W/D Hookups//Shed.

No Smoking/Pets. 1969 Maple St. NB. $575 mo. $500 dep.

541-756-5761 Please leave message

Bandon: Estate Sale. 210 4th St. SW. Jan. 24-25 from 9-4pm.Tools, Collectables, Garden, Records, Pottery, Kitchen, Toys, Books, Tires, Household Misc. Items.

Wooded setting, fireplace, decks, view of bay and bridge.

2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths.

Tamarac 541-759-4380

701 Furniture For Sale: Queen size 4 Poster Bed w/ Beauty Rest Mattress, very nice. $100 541-991-6843

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776 Appliances

801 Birds/Fish 5 DAYS CLASSIFIED PUBLISHING IS BACK!!

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Pets (Includes a Photo) Good 5 lines - 5 days $12.00

Best (includes a photo & boxing) 6 lines -15 days $17.00

REEL Lawn mower for small yard.

Good condition. $25 obo.

541-756-8430

704 Musical Instruments

floor unit parking.

No pets. deposit.

Gemeinhardt 2SP flute w/case & cleaning rod; pads / good; needs some minor adjustment; great student flute; 541-271-0508; Reedsport $115.00 obo

Recreation/ Sports 725

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1984 Arima 17 ft. Outboard motor with a kicker. Lots of toys. Includes trailer. $15,000 OBO. 541-267-0424

$2500 obo. 541-297-3012

915 Used Cars 2012 Toyota Prius: 16k mi. 48 mpg.One owner, perfect condition, 14 months new. $22,000. Must see!

541-756-2144

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Small one bedroom, ground with w/d hookups. Limited Near CB library. No smoke. $475 rent/ $300 541.269.1024 475

903 Boats

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(includes boxing) 6 lines - 20 days $69.95

Good 6 lines - 5 days $15.00

Pets/Animals 906 4X4 1997 Ford Explorer, Manual V-6 800 New Brakes and Clutch. 135k

Craftmans front wheel drive, self propelled lawn mower. Good Condition. $150 OBO 541-756-8430

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KENMORE FREEZERLESS FRIDGE. 15 cu. ft. $140. 541-297-6027.

703 Lawn/Garden

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541-297-4834 Willett Investment Properties

Pet Cremation

5 lines - 1 day $12.00

Other Stuff 700

APARTMENTS AVAILABLE

808 Pet Care

901 ATVs

BAYFRONT TOWNHOMES

Rentals 600

LOST: Around 28 St, Coos Bay. Ben has a Red Collar. please help find him. Call 541-808-0526

For Rent, 3 bdrm, 2 bath manufactured home in Lakeside. Fenced yard w/ attached carport. Pets ok w/ approval. $800 1st and last plus $500 dep. 541-756-0592

612 Townhouse/Condo

402 Auctions ESTATE AUCTION SAT JAN 25, 2014 10A Preview Jan 24 9a-5a 93214 Arago Valley Ln Myrtle Point, OR Oak, Myrtle wood & Pine Hutches, treadle sewing machine, leather sofa, antique dining tables, oak barristers, cedar chest & trunks, curio & barrister cabinets, antique sideboard, dressing vanities, oak coffee table, end tables, dressers, nightstands, lamps, hall tree, mirrors, stained glass, china, collectibles, jewelry, Bose radio, washer * dryer, fridges, freezer, flatware, small kitchen appliances, utility sinks, dog pen, saddles, tack, racks, roto tiller, tile saw, carousel horse, camping equip. fishing, tools, patio furniture, gazebo, garden supplies and much more.

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803 Dogs Found & Found Pets

Umpqua Dairy Products is seeking a

802 Cats

$59.95 Two Yakima lockjaw bike racks, attach to any roof rack. $120 for both or $70 each. 541-297-8102. obo

3 years experience, Swing shift Wage DOE + benefits Call 541-404-7606

215 Sales

726 Biking

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under $200 total 4 lines - 3 days - Free

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We are excited to announce an available position for a

BANDON FOR RENT: furnished 1-story, 3 bd, 2 ba, 2-car gar, sundeck, great room. Beach access.

Off Beach Loop on Strawberry Dr. $1250 + util. 916-955-1985.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2014 You will finally be forced to make tough decisions that you have managed to avoid in the past. The only way to make progress will be to address any longstanding problems once and for all. You may not like change, but it will be necessary to accept it this year.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Knowledge will be the defining feature of your future success. Take part in anything that will give you an edge over the competition. A romantic interest will develop swiftly.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Look after any chronic health problems. Don’t cut corners with legal or financial concerns. Stay informed about any important matters and don’t allow stress to wear you down.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — A relationship may preoccupy you today. Remain calm and try to be fun and lighthearted. You will be emotional, and it’s better to be positive, affectionate and devoted than upset.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Now is not the time to pause and reflect. Move forward and reach for your goals. Professional matters could work out in your favor if you make an effort.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Decide what you need to do to update your image for the better.

Socializing with someone who inter-

541-269-1222 Ext. 269 to get started today. ests you romantically will have a positive outcome, but be careful not to move too fast.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Stop yourself before you overreact and do something you may regret.

You will lack important details about a situation that is bothering you.

Don’t make a hasty play.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Take advantage of any opportunity you have to travel today. If you can’t get away, content yourself with research. New information will help you plan your future.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Do whatever it takes to stay ahead of the curve. Concentrate on your work. Push your proposals forward without reservation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t let conflicting feelings paralyze you. Make decisions that will eliminate interactions with people who are causing you grief.You are at a crossroads in your life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Limitations are evident. If you carry on with your current approach, you will lose your footing. Focus on friends and creative endeavors.

Clandestine activities will blow up in your face today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — You will need to accept help from a capable person. If you go it alone, you won’t get off the ground.

This is not the time to rely exclusively on your own resources.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — You can’t trust anyone else to do your job correctly. If you wish to advance, you must show your worth to those with influence. Business trips are likely to be profitable.